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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1906 Vol. 42 N. 25

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THE
MUSIC TRADE! REVIEW
lines, to whom President Bowers paid his re- Mr. and Mrs. Buckley and Vic Leonzo have
spects in good set terms at the publishers' con- added "The Good Old U. S. A." and "Keep on
the Sunny Side" to their new act, "A Busy Man-
Business Rather Quiet Although Activity Pre- vention held last week. -Every word he uttered
ager."
was
true,
and
the
culprits
took
their
medicine
vails in Trying Out Songs for Fall Con-
sumption— High-Class Music in Good De- stoically. They were like the little boy who com-
RECENT MUSIC.
mand—President
Bowers' Remarks Ap- mitted the naughty act—they hadn't anything
to say."
proved—Analysis of the Situation.
REVIEW OF TRADE CONDITIONS.
1KOM M . WIT MA UK & SONS.
Along the line of publishing houses engaged in
producing popular music by the cord, business is
of the quiet order, notwithstanding the skyrocket
statements of irresponsible establishments, who
are always busy—in their own minds. It is
often no easy matter to obtain a truthful state-
ment of trade affairs, excepting in a few quar-
ters where reliability is the keynote, so prone is
the average publisher to believe "hot air" is al-
ways in order when the business outlook is dis-
cussed. The present condition is universal, with
exceptions, of course; that is where the hits come
from, and they are almost as scarce as hen's
teeth, with good sellers representing a diversity
of origin. Trade is no worse than is usual at this
time of year, and prospects are much brighter
for the coming season than in last June. Jobbers
are doing little, and dealers credited with selling
"stacks of stuff" are taking stock and looking
wise.
Publishers of the highest class of music are
now making up for time lost during the strike of
the engravers, finishing up work interfered with,
if not totally suspended, then. This will keep the
houses in this classification busy for weeks,
and sales are keeping up fairly strong. Few, if
any, new publications of note will be brought out
until late in August or early in September, and
from a glance at the advance lists compositions
of importance and editions of value and salability
are then contemplated.
A publisher of more than usual acumen, in
speaking of conditions in music publishing, said
to The Review: "No one expects to do a whole
lot now, but notwithstanding the general feeling
this way, here and there a pretty strong tone is
noticeable. The one supreme hit of the year,
much to the surprise of the wiseacres, is the Eng-
lish comic ballad 'Waiting at the Church,' and it
threatens to reign for months yet. 'Bill Simmons'
is also selling like hot cakes, and a few others
look decidedly good, and that is all from a strictly
trade point of view. To be sure, the high-grade
publishers are doing their regular steady business,
and are not subject to the attacks of 'heart fail-
ure' so common with their colleagues in popular
Complete Tocal score and Separate Numbers of
"THE ROSE OF THE ALHAMBRA"
Book and Lyrics by CHAS. EMERSON COOK.
Music by LUCIUS HOSMBR.
Featuring the well-known prlma donna,
Mme. LILLIAN BLAUVBLT.
Supplementary Songs in the following productions :
Vocal.—"Those Songs My Mother Used to
Sing," by Karl L. Hoschna; "Love Me To-day;
Julian Edwards has scored one more success To-morrow May Never Come," by Ernest R. Ball;
to his long list of light operas and musical come- "The Circus Band," by Neal Harper; "A Sweet-
dies. His compositions can always be relied heart for Every Day," by Seymour Furst; "Fonda,
upon as possessing that necessary quality that
I'm Fond of You," by Leu Fleming; "Anna,
makes them "go," and which may be termed in Hanna, from Montana," by W. C. Kreusch; "Use
the broad sense "popular." In "His Honor, the Diplomacy" (in the "Social Whirl"), by Harry O.
Mayor," which recently made its bow to New Sutton; "Thelma," by James W. Casey. Instru-
York audiences, the music is dainty, yet spark- mental.—"The Nodding Tulip," by George J.
ling, and is acknowledged as being far above the Trinkhaus; "Martinique," intermezzo, by William
average in musical comedies.
Loraine.
Departing from his usual custom, Mr. Ed-
FROM JKHUME I I . KKMK'K & CO.
wards, in "His Honor, the Mayor," worked in
Vocal.—"Everybody Gives Me Good Advice," by
collaboration with Alfred E. Aarons, the latter Kendis & Paley; "Fancies," by Fleta Jan Brown;
being no stranger to music-loving people through "The Sea Is My Sweetheart," by Chas. Shackford;
the large number of musical comedies credited "Down by the Old Village Green," by R. B. Stir-
to his score. The press and the public alike are ling.
unanimous in their praise of "His Honor, the
Mayor," which recently made such a great hit.
APPEAL FROM THE BRASS BAND.
The songs which are introduced abound in va-
riety and vivacity, the favorite ones being "Mili-
A Western weekly publishes the following ap-
tary Willie," "She's All My Own," "A Little Like peal from the local brass band, whose members
Me," "I'll Travel the Links with You," "No Won- seem to believe, with many others, that true
der the Men Won't Wed" and "The Milliner genius is never appreciated:
Girls."
"The brass band wishes to request that if in
the future it plays any composition that offends
A PIANIST LOST IN CANADA.
any person or persons, no effort, may be made by
anybody to break up the band. The band en-
A Canadian music critic writing of the work deavors always to deliver the goods, and if it
of a local pianist, recently, bubbled forth in the does not at any time succeed in this it would
following effusion: "Mr.
not only played
like to be allowed at least to finish in a musi-
his music with brilliant virtuosity of execution cianly fashion."
and contrasted touch, but coaxed from his in-
strument many lovely gradations of tone in
"Smile on Me," that remarkably clever compo-
cantabile, and in pianissimo passage of velocity,
a beautiful limpidity of tone, and an evenness sition is one of the most convincing songs of the
that made the notes suggest well-matched day to the singer and to the hearer. Multitudes
pearls." And further on "Mr.
's inter- are singing it everywhere, and it is a common
pretation showed thoughtful care, suggestive- thing to hear the rythmical refrain whistled
ness in the way of throwing new light upon everywhere. "Smile on Me" is a topliner with
the compositions, and an originality that, while Loona & Dale and Lottie Hyde in their specialty
having character, did not disregard the ex- acts.
plicit directions of the music pages as to essen-
Mills and Morris have returned to town after
tials."
a six months' trip out West and will shortly
Alter reading the foregoing one can but
open on the eastern circuits, making a special
wonder why a pianist of such talent should re-
feature of "Crocodile Isle," by Drislane & Morse.
main in the obscurity of the Provinces when the
JULIAN EDWARDS' LATEST OPERA.
entire world would afford an appreciative field
for such work and why a critic with such a
poetic nature should devote his energy to prose
in the musical columns.
HAVTLAND SONGS AT THE SEASHORE.
EDNA MAX'S New Musical Play,
"THE CATCH OP THE SEASON."
"RAINING"
By Jerome D. Kern
BHUBBBT BROS.' English Musical Comedy Success,
"THE EARL AND THB GIRL."
"HOW'D YOU LIKE TO SPOON WITH MB."
Mar. C. Eugene's hit, "IN ROSBLAND" Intermeuo
Published bv
T.
B. H AR MS C O .
26 West 44th St.
BLANCHE
NEW YORK
RING'S
"Come Take a Skate With Me"
In " H I S HONOR THE MAYOR"
and thewe other hits:
"If a Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me," "Some-
body's Sweetheart I Want to Be," "I'll Do Anything 1
in the World for You," "Two Dirty Little Hands/
"When the Green Leaves Turn to Gold," "In a Little
Canoe With You," "Pocahontas," "You Can't Give
Your Heart to Somebody Else and Still Hold Hands
With Me," "Kiss Me Once More Good-Night," "Na-
poli," "Cherokee" and "The Hurdy Gurdy Man."
PUB. BY Gus Edwards Music Pub. Co.
1512 Broadway, New York
One of the big hits at Young's Pier, Atlantic
City, N. J., was the act of Deery and Francis, who
featured "Just a Little Rocking Chair and You"
and "Keep on the Sunny Side." The Four Shan-
nons are singing "Starlight" and "The Good Old
U. S. A.," while C. Mora continues to feature
"Starlight" and "The Good Old U. S. A." at
Steeplechase Pier, at the same place.
Innis and Ryan were personally complimented
by the manager of Keith's, Boston, on the way
they sang "The Good Old U. S. A." and "Keep on
the Sunny Side."
Knickerbocker Quartette are rehearsing "The
Good Old U. S. A." and "Crocodile Isle," and
have added these two new song hits by Drislane
and Morse to their clever act this week.
Kaufmann Brothers had to respond to four en-
cores at Erbe's, North Beach, each time they
sang "Just a Little Rocking Chair and You" and
"The Good Old U. S. A." Tommy Burnett is
also making a special feature of these songs at
Canarsie, N. Y.
^Francis, Day & Hunter's^
POPULAR HITS
Waiting at the Church
50 cts.
(The Craze of New York)
Valse Royale
-
-
60 cts.
Beautilul French Waltz
By Alfred Margls, Composer ol "Valse Bleue")
FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER, 15 w. 30th St.. New York A
LOOK!
HAPPY HEINE
IS THE MOST TALKED OF
MARCH T W O - S T E P.
Do you play it?
JEROME H. REM1CK & CO.
45 West 28tti Street,
New York
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THE MUSiC TRADE
"THE MAN ON THE STREET."
Record Manufacturer Criticizes Publishers and
the Copyright Bill—Changes in Measure Be-
fore Next Fall—Gus Edwards' Suit for
Royalties—Other Items of Interest.
REVIEW
sidered when legislation is under discussion, no
matter what it may be. The other kind are not
worth a thought, being wholly theatrical, and not
infrequently dishonest in their methods." After
this delivery the talking machine man felt better.
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"Music Buyers' Monthly," and the genial and
capable manager of the firm's press bureau, re-
signs from the company to-day (Saturday) to
assume the management of Jessie Mae Hal!, his
wife, known as the "dainty doll comedienne." Al
has the good wishes of everybody in his new
field of usefulness, in which he has great ex-
perience.
From what can be gathered in different and
That the talking machine contingent at Wash- differing quarters, many changes will be made in
ington during the hearings on the copyright bill the copyright bill before it is reported to either
were sore against the publishers was only too the Senate or House. As a matter of fact, a
Wednesday week Cooper, Kendis & Paley
evident. Commenting on the so-called secret ses- copy of numerous amendments to the measure stepped into the music publishing arena nt 110
sions of the copyright conference, a record manu- was furnished both the Register of Copyrights West 40th street, New York. The event was cele-
facturer, who particularly aroused the ire of and the Librarian of Congress, but somehow they brated by friends of the new firm, professional
the music people, said to The Review: "The pub- were either ignored or lost in the shuffle. At and otherwise, as the senior partner came into
lishers do not want much—I don't think. They any rate, when the time came for their presenta- his majority on that date. The "reception" ter-
came to Washington with a bill of their own, tion to the committee they were non est. But minated at midnight. Cooper's new song, "Just a
mind you, dealing entirely with their private the publishers were subsequently promised these Little Fond Affection," was sung and played
business. It had twenty-eight sections, and was amendments would be incorporated at the next scores of times. The rooms of the firm are hand-
as long as the proverbial moral law. But they printing of the bill.
somely fitted up.
hopped off their egotistic perch mighty quick
Gus Edwards, of "The House Melodious," a
when it came to the formal framing of the bill
What has become of Tarns and tlie Bennett
for the serious consideration of Congress. Every- writer of a host of successful songs, has com- bill? The scheme was neatly sidetracked by the
body knows publishers of popular music at least menced suit against F. A. Mills, a fellow pub- new copyright bill, and a quietus placed on the
see nothing but themselves, want the earth and lisher, to recover royalties on a number of com- preposterous proposition. This is a good time to
have the nerve and no hesitancy in asking for positions, and which, it is alleged, have been push that $250,000 damage suit against Ditson,
it, especially if they can get it without cost. To withheld for several years. The royalties are Schirmer, Boosey, et al.
be sure, there are honorable exceptions to this admitted due, but have not been paid over to
arraignment, and these few are the real business Gus, because Mills charges him with a violation
STERN & CO.'S BULLETIN.
men of their line, who recognize that other in- of contract, and it is this the courts will be asked
terests and people, absolutely sincere in their to determine. Among the songs involved are
May Belfort, one of the cleverest singing come-
contentions besides themselves, are to be con- "Zanzibar," "Could You Be True to Eyes of
Klue?" and "I Love Only One Girl in This Wide, diennes in vaudeville, and now playing the Keith
Wide World," and several others. The amount theaters, has added Benjamin Hapgood Burt's
XWO GREAX HITS!
involved is considerable. The case has been at "Robinson Crusoe's Isle" and "Milo" to her song
the point of trial several times, but postpone- repertoire, preparatory to a ten weeks' engage-
''Where the Mississippi Meets the Sea"
ments have intervened with the final adjudica- ment at the Palace Theater in London. Miss
AND
Marie Cahill's success with the former number,
tion.
•*S W EETHEART"
and the fact that, it is no longer restricted, has
MELVILLE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
Frederick A. Waite, widely known through his created a big demand for this original song crea-
55 West 28th Street, New York
connection with the W. W. Whitney Music Pub- tion. Among the more recent headliners using
lishing Co., Toledo, O., of which he was vice- it are Harry Gilfoil, Daisy Harcourt, Amelia
president and manager since 1880, died there Somerville, Sager Midgeley, George W. Day, Geo.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
June 12 of cerebral hemorrhage. For some time W. Reynolds and many others.
Music Engravers and_Prinlers
he was engaged as a teacher of music in the pub-
Lottie Gilson, "The Little Magnet," is featur-
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF TITLE
lic schools of Coldwater, Mich., and in 1872 he ing the following numbers from Joseph W. Stern
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went to Toledo and became identified with the & Co.'s catalogue, viz.: S. R. Henry's ballad hit,
226 WEST 26th STREET, NEW YORK CITY
Whitney Co., and when it was incorporated was "After They Gather Ihe Hay," and Hen jam in Hap-
made vice-president and general manager, a posi- good Burt's "Waltz Me, Bill." She is also using
tion he held up to the time of his death.
"Milo."
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George Cohans song, "You're a Grand Old Rag,"
in his musical comedy, "George Washington, Jr.,"
is being harshly criticised, and properly so, for
its flippant reference to "Old Glory." At the
meeting, Friday evening last, of Theodore Win-
throp Camp 81, Sons of Veterans, of Chelsea,
Mass., in commemoration of Flag Day, Cohan's
"old rag" term was characterized as "an insult to
the American flag." A committee was appointed to
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poser. The committee consists of A. A. Norton
and William E. Gilman of Camp 81; Mrs. H. W.
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iams of Camp 81 ladies' auxiliary.
Al Trahern, editor of Jerome H. Remick & Co.'s
Two New Musical Comedy Successes,
""
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If one was a witness in a celebrated piracy case,
in which conviction was followed by months of
imprisonment on the part of the guilty person;
or in any way connected with the prosecution,
they had better give New Jersey a wide berth.
The aggrieved gentleman, since his release from
the stern clutches of the law, is nursing his wrath
and laying in wait with warrants of arrest
for everybody against whom he can trump up
charges before a very easy-going justice.
HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR,"
By Campbell ft Skinner and Edwards ft Aarons,
Now playing at the New York Theatre, New York.
"THE
MAN FROM NOW,"
By John Kendrick Bangs ft Manuel Klein,
Now playing at the Tremont Theatre, Boston, Mass.
Both, these pieces are on for a run.
ORDER. NOW.
M. WITMARK ©. SONS, Witm^rk Buildiivg, NEW YORK
IN P R E S S :
" O N THE SHADY S I D E " a n d " I ' M NOT PARTICULAR," written and sung by
Clifton Crawford in "Seeing New York," at the Wistaria Grove, New York Roof.
G. W. BACHMAN'S SUCCESS.
G. W. Bachman writes that he has never had a
more pleasing and successful repertoire than the
Witmark popular hits, which include: "Only a
Message From Home, Sweet Home," "Because
You Were Only an Old Sweetheart of Mine,"
"Good-night, Beloved, Good-night." "Will You
Love Me in December As You Do in May?" "In
My Merry Oldsmobile," "Take Me to Your Heart
Again," and "Star of My Life."
"Priscilla"
Intermezzo
&nd Two-Step
'SINCE
FATHER
WENT
TO WORK"
BAIXADS
Down Where M o h a w k
F l o w n , Oolrfen Autumn
Time Sweet Elaine, Eve-
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Sweet Home, Heart's To-
night in Tenm-nsee.
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Crusoe's
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