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THE
TRADE NEWS_FROM CHICAGO.
The Business Outlook—W. C. Polla in T o w n —
A McKinley Success—Jerome H. Remick
Touring the West—Goetting's New Quarters
—Other Items of General Trade Interest.
(Special to The Review.;
Review Office, 195 Wabash avenue,
Chicago, 111., Nov. 19, 1906.
Business, while by no means stagnant, is not
showing all of the activity that has been ex-
pected. The large jobbers have all placed their
orders for recent issues, but retail dealers are
ordering with some freedom, and the quantity of
business coming to hand on folios in particular
shows that they are anticipating an excellent
holiday business. There is, of course, little do-
ing around the professional offices here, either of
Eastern or local publishers. The professionals
are even over the pruning and changing period,
and have their numbers pretty well fixed for the
season, / ^ ^ s u a l , the pruning and changing
period aforesaid brought to light some marked
surprises. Songs that at the opening of the
theatrical season gave promise of becoming pro-
nounced hits and of enjoying long popularity
speedily sank into innocuous desuetude, while
others that did not seem to catch the taste of
the larger centers are coming up beautifully on
the road.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
ting, the big jobber of New York and Spring-
field, Mass., is getting the ample headquarters
which he recently leased on the ninth floor of the
Masonic Temple fitted up in excellent shape. A
large stock will be carried in Chicago, and the
Western trade can depend upon getting prompt
service. Mr. Fuchs has sold no less than 5,000
copies of Edwards' "I Can't Make My Eyes Be-
have" since Anna Held commenced singing it at
the Illinois.
"THE MAN ON THE STREET."
T.
P. O'Connor Entertained in London—Im-
portant Announcement from Register of
Copyrights—Herbert's New Light O p e r a -
Fake Publishers Becoming Too Numerous.
Following the excellent example established by
the American publishers, the cable announces
that Sunday evening the Duke of Argyle pre-
sided at a dinner, at the Hotel Cecil, London, to
T. P. O'Connor, M. P., to celebrate the passage
of the British music copyright act, for which he
is chiefly responsible. There was a notable com-
pany of over two hundred persons present, in-
cluding several members of Parliament, repre-
sentatives of all branches of the musical profes-
sion and of literature and the drama. All the
speakers praised Mr. O'Connor's energy and skill
W. C. Polla, New York manager for the Victor in pushing a measure that will prove beneficial
Kramer Co., has teen visiting Chicago for the to the musicians of all lands whose works for
past few days, introducing his successor to the so long have been pirated in the United King-
"Gondolier," entitled "Cinderella," and which dom. This would have been a great opportunity
seems destined to become a bigger success than to have presented the resolutions adopted in
any of his previous compositions. The latest commendation of Mr. O'Connor's efforts by the
song from the house of Kramer, "Won't You Let Music Publishers' Association of the United
Me Put My Arms Around You?" bids fair to ob- States.
tain a place in popular favor second only to "Not
Because Your Hair Is Curly." Miss Elaine, by
Thorvald Sol berg, register of copyrights, has
the way, is featuring "Won't You Put," etc., with
notified
those interested that the printing and
great success over the Northwestern circuit.
distribution of the "Catalogue of Copyright En-
Anna Held, now in her fourth week here in tries" has been transferred from the Treasury
the Parisian Model, is making a tremendous hit Department to the Library of Congress. These
with the kissing song and her other Witmark title-entries are transmitted, by provision of the
numbers.
law, "to the collectors of customs of the United
The McKinley Music Co. are having a big de- States and to the postmasters of all postofflces re-
mand on "Sonora," by Percy Wenrich, one of ceiving foreign mails, * * * and the Secre-
their latest introductions, "Made in Germany," tary and the Postmaster General are hereby em-
taking its place a& one of the most popular of powered and required to make and enforce such
rag-times, and "Good-bye, Mary, Dear," is a new rules and regulations as shall prevent the im-
war march song which is making a distinct hit. portatioti into the United States, * * * of all
The Albright Music Co.'s publications are much articles prohibited by this act." The fee charged
appreciated by the purveyors of "canned music," for Part 3, containing the registrations for music,
to use Mr. Sousa's pet phrase. The Perforated is $2 annually. This catalogue is to be published
Music Roll Co., of New York, have just made hereafter in four parts, the separation in distinct
records of "Os-ka-loo-sa-loo," "Love's Own portions being more convenient to persons di-
Waltz," "Parting Hour Waltz," "Panama Rag" rectly concerned, and at less cost.
and "The Black Laugh."
Billee Taylor is singing with great success "I
"The Music and the Maid," the new musical
Guess I'll Take the Train Back Home," pub-
play, with A. Baldwin Sloane as composer, and
lished by the J. T. Branen Co. The Pan-Ameri-
Allen Lowe supplying the book, will have its pre-
can Quartette is winning reported encores with
miere at Providence, R. I., December 17. The
"Everyone Was Meant for Someone," words by
title of Victor Herbert's new light opera, which
Jeff T. Branen and music by Evan Lloyd, whose
he is writing for Joe Weber, is "The Magic
"You're an Indian" is still a big seller. "In the
Knight," paraphrasing Wagner's "Tannhauser."
Shade of My Bungalow," "Don't Be So Shy" and
The musical numbers are said to be among the
"Why Don't You Spend Something Else Besides
best ever written by this talented composer, and
the Evening?" are Branen numbers which have
a special company, entirely different in artistic
met with a gratifying amount of popular favor.
standing from that heretofore seen in this pop-
Jerome H. Remick is now on a trip through the ular New York music hall, has been engaged.
middle and Eastern States, visiting the various The publishing rights of these productions are
stores in which he owns the sheet music depart- controlled by Chas. K. Harris.
ments. He will go to New York, and on his re-
turn will spend a week in Chicago. The fine new
George L. Standen, of the Publishers' Distribut-
building of Jerome H. Remick & Co., at 68-70
Farmer street, Detroit, is nearing completion, ing Co., the new jobbing house which is making
and the firm expect to. move into it before the a hit for fair and honorable dealing with legiti-
first of the year, when they will have one of the mate music dealers, has been on a selling trip
most complete music publishing plants' in the for the past week, scoring his usual success.
country. The first issue that will be turned out
in the new plant will be the "Dance of the June
Among the latest issues from M. Witmark &
Bugs," which they recently purchased from Sons are the following: Vocal—"Take a Sail in
Rohlflng, of Milwaukee.
My Boat," by Nat D. Mann; "The Heart of a
Schuyler Sisters start on the road this week, Sailor Is True" (in "The Girl and the Gov-
singing two of Sol Bloom's latest successes, ernor"), by Julian Edwards; "She's So Much
Like Her Mother," by Ernest R. Ball; "Light and
"Carissima" and "Roses at Twilight."
F. W. Hager, of Helf & Hager, New York, is a Free," by C. A. Egener. Instrumental—"Bill Sim-
mons," two-step, by G. A. Spink; "Society
visitor this week.
R. D. Fuchs, Western manager for A. H. Goet- Belles," two-step, by Harry L. Stone.
The so-called fake publishers are becoming
more numerous and bolder in their questionable
methods than ever. The number of people—out-
side of the regular and known writers of music
and captivating lyrics not so easily gulled—in
private life who are being "taken in" make up
a long list. The Review is importuned for in-
formation respecting these concerns daily, and
the inquiries are many and curious. They are
usually referred to the publishers of recognized
standing as the proper people to deal with.
RECENT INCORPORATIONS.
The C. L. Partee Music Co., music publishers,
with offices at 23 East 20th street, New York,
have incorporated with a capital of $25,000.
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Louis H. Ross Music Publishing Co., Boston,
music publishers, have incorporated, with a capi-
tal of |5,000. President, Louis H. Ross, Arling-
ton, Mass.; treasurer, Hallie C. Blake, Winthrop,
Mass.; clerk, John R. Heard, Roxbury, Mass.
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Among the incorporations filed with the Secre-
tary of the State of New York on Monday was
that of the Madden Music Co., of New York;
capital, $10,000. Directors, Edward Madden, G.
E. Riggin and W. K. Hill.
HAVILAND AND THE CHEAP STORES.
The so-called "cheap" stores are making such
inroads on the trade of the accepted and recog-
nized music dealers as to seriously jeopardize the
regular handlers of sheet music. Complaints to
publishers have been many and insistent, and in
obedience to this sentiment the F. B. Haviland
Publishing Co. have sent out the following gen-
eral notice:
"It may be of some interest to you to know
that this company does not believe in supplying
its publications to the stores that retail music
for ten cents throughout the United States and
Canada, and will use its best endeavors to pre-
vent said stores from selling its publications
henceforth at that price. We positively will not
do business with these stores at any price, and
whenever we can secure evidence that any per-
scns or jobbers are selling our goods to these
stores we will raise such jobbers' rates. We
do not countenance a continuance of the meth-
ods which are tending to ruin the sheet music
business, and will at all times use our utmost
efforts and endeavors to stop it. The legitimate
music dealer must be protected by the publish-
ers in this matter, and this company will do all
ir. its power to protect the dealer. There are
many tricks in this as well as other trades, and
at times it seems almost impossible to trace the
source of the supply. We, however, shall make
strong endeavors to do so and put a stop to it."
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