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THE: MUSIC TRADE: REVIEW
PUBLISHERS GET TOGETHER.
Weekly Meetings Held to Discuss Important
Business, Notably the Copyright Bill—Lead-
ing Houses Represented.
The difficulty of holding meetings of the Music
Publishers' Association of the United States at
times when conferences of the members would
be beneficial, without entailing considerable ex-
pense, not to mention the inconvenience and
trouble, determined the New York publishers to
get together weekly and discuss their affairs, es-
pecially the pending Kittredge copyright bill,
which they favor. Two of these meetings were
held within the past two weeks, and the third
occurred Wednesday at the Hotel Navarre, their
trysting place, where an informal luncheon is
served on the "Dutch" plan or every man pay-
ing his own score. In other words, the New
York houses are of the opinion that the officers
of the national association, instead of being at
the center of publishing affairs in the east, are
located at distant points, and it is therefore no
easy undertaking to call a meeting of the execu-
tive committee in an emergency. Both of the
committeemen on copyright are in Boston, and
this has also hampered the metropolitan pub-
lishers.
At any rate these circumstances, coupled with
the desire to be in close touch while copyright
legislation is pending, led the New York pub-
lishers to resolve upon having weekly sessions,
at the last of which the following temporary
officers were elected: Chairman, J. L. Tindale,
with G. Schirmer; secretary, B. T. Paull, of the
E. T. Paull Music Co.; Walter S. Fischer, with
Carl Fischer, treasurer. Various committees
were appointed, namely: Publicity—consisting
of Fred. Belcher, with Jerome H. Remick & Co.;
Isidore Witmark, of M. Witmark & Sons; Fred.
B. Haviland, of the F. B. Haviland Publishing
Co.; Fred. Day, of Francis, Day & Hunter. Wash-
ington—Chas. K. Harris, Leo Feist and Jay Wit-
mark. Financial and vigilance committees were
Important Announcement
Our Position of Sole Selling Agents for the
Georg Rosey Publishing Company permits
us offering their successful numbers
Sta.nda.rd American Airs
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HINDS, NOBLE
31 West 15 tK Street. New York City
"RED DOMINO"
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in the Meadow
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" THE BIRD
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" PETITE
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ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF TITLE
FOR ESTIMATE
226 WEST 26th STREET, NEW YORK CITY
TWO
GREAT
NEW MUSICAL COMEDIES
"THE GIRL AND THE GOVERNOR."
night In Tannaaua.
JOS. W. STERN
& CO.
also named. In fact, every member is on some creased popularity will follow it wherever it goes,
committee. The committee on publicity were in and that Mr. Edwards as well as Mr. De Angelis
executive conference Friday afternoon last at will find their new play a winner, far exceeding
the Witmark building, being in session until late. their expectations. The songs include: "I Am
It is the purpose to form a local organization to So Fair," "Farewell, Fond Dreams," "The Heart
be known as the National Copyright Association, of a Sailor True," "I Would Like a Frank Opin-
but which will be in no wise antagonistic to the ion," "I'd Die of Love of You," "You Kiss Like
Music Publishers' Association of the United This," "Who Would a Bachelor Be," "The Bull-
frog and the Nightingale," "Have You Heard It
States.
Firms attending these meeting follow: E. S. Told That Way Before," "Let Gloomy Thoughts
Cragin, of Chas. H. Ditson & Co.; Geo. Maxwell, Go Hang!" "Said the Governor" and "That's the
of Boosey & Co.; Max Dreyfus, of T. B. Harms Kind of Noble Savage That I Am." The publish-
Co.; Chas. K. Harris; Fred. Day, of Francis, ers are M. Witmark & Sons.
Day & Hunter; H. R. Stern, of J. W. Stern
DECISION HAS BEEN RESERVED.
& Co.; W. T. Eastman, with Chappell & Co., Ltd.;
E. T. Paull, of E. T. Paull Music Co.; Fred. E.
Belcher, with Jerome H. Remick & Co.; Leo The motion to show cause why Jerome H.
Remick & Co., publishers, should not be re-
Feist; Isidore and Jay Witmark, of M. Witmark strained from publishing numbers written by
& Sons; Fred. B. Haviland, of the F. B. Haviland William Jerome and Jean Schwartz, which was
Publishing Co.; Walter E. Fischer, with Carl to have been argued before Judge Greenbaum,
Fischer; J. L. Tindale, with G. Schirmer; White- New York Supreme Court, Part I., Monday, was
Smith Music Publishing Co. and the B. F. Wood postponed until yesterday, when decision was re-
Co.; Walter M. Bacon, with the White-Smith served. The complainants name $25,000 as the
Music Publishing Co., Boston, attended last approximate amount due them on royalties. The
week's meeting.
ttiles named in the bill include "Bedelia," "Back
In connection with the running talk on the to the Woods," "In Cincinnati," "Rip Van Win-
Kittredge bill, Mr. Tindale stated, on behalf of kle Was a Lucky Man," "Mr. Dooley," "Dear Old
his firm, that in making contracts with their Manhattan Isle," "Piff, Paff, Pouf" selections, "I
composers it was agreed that the writer reserved Fell Off the Water Wagon," "Get the Money,"
the right of his music for all manner of mechan- "Honey, Love Me All the Time" and "The Ham
ical or automatic playing instruments, talking Tree Barbecue."
machine records and other reproductive devices.
Irene Lee and her "Kandy Kids" are featuring
BOSTON PUBLISHERS ORGANIZE. "Arrah Wanna"; so is Pauline Moran, Flemen
and Miller, The Bradfords, and Lee Tung Foo.
Preliminary Meeting Monday and Permanent This big song hit is from the F. B. Haviland Pub-
Organization Planned.
lishing Co., and written by Drislane and Morse.
Sidden Brothers used "You Never Can Tell by the
(Special to The Review.)
Label,"
by Drislane and Morse, at Pastor's, New
Boston, Mass., Feb. 12, 1907.
G. W. Thompson, Walter Jacobs and C. A. York, last week. Reading Sisters were singing
Woodman, a committee from the preliminary or- "Crocodile Isle" at Keith's Union Square last
ganization of the Boston Music Publishers' As- week.
sociation, met to-day at the Hotel Epicure to draw
A. Louwien has purchased the piano business
up a tentative plan for organization. Little was of J. B. Viano in Bellville, Texas.
done except to formulate a plan, which will be
presented at an adjourned meeting of the music
publishers of the city Friday (yesterday) after-
noon. The music publishers of this city have
been considering for some time the advisability
"THE TOURISTS," by Buraside &nd Kerker
of organizing into a compact body, for social
"THE SOCIAL WHIRL," by Herbert and Kerker
intercourse and to discuss matters of business
"THE ROSE OF ALHAMBRA," by Cook and Hosmer
interest, particularly the present and proposed
Complete Vocal Score and Special Numbers
copyright law. Primarily, it is that they may get
better acquainted with each other. C. A. Wood-
Song Hits from t h e "Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer"
man, manager Dept. A of the Oliver Ditson Co.,
"DON'T
YOU WANT A PAPER,DEARIE?" POKER LOVE
has taken a, great interest in the matter, and
"BAG PIPE SERENADE," by Jerome D. Kern
has received able support from Walter Jacobs
and Mr. Thompson. A full list of officers will
T. B. HARMS COMPANY
probably be chosen at the next meeting.
126 West 44th St.
NEW YORK
HITS!
"Where the Mississippi Meets the Sea"
AND
•• S W EEXHEARX"
MELVILLE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
55 West 28Ui Street, New York
If Julian Edwards, when composing the music
for "The Girl and the Governor," had had Jeff
De Angelis perpetually before him, showing his
many funny-sidedness, he could not have written
anything more fitting for this favorite among
light opera lovers. However this may be, it
seems evident that Mr. Edwards intuitively
wrote measures and songs and flowing melodies
brimming over with life and quaintness for the
fun-producing De Angelis. "The Girl and the
Governor" is cast in a different mould from
many of the musical plays, and the songs are un-
usually attractive, bright and catchy; in fact,
they are the songs that everybody wants to sing
and hear.
The plot of the play is laid in South America,
and gives opportunity for the display of gorgeous
settings and costumes; but it must be confessed
that De Angelis has found just what he needs in
"The Girl and the Governor" to allow his talents
to be displayed at their best. There is a certain
snap and go about the piece that characterizes
De Angelis as the whole thing, and one cannot
imagine the play without his central figure, any
more than "Hamlet" with Hamlet left out. There
is no doubt from the way success sets its seal
upon "The Girl and the Governor" in the differ-
ent cities where it has been playing that in-
Another Chappell Production Success.
Spriixg Chicken
Music by IVAN CARYLL and LIONEL MONCKTON.
Real Song Hits of Same Are:
"I Don't Know But I Guess."
"Coquin de Printemp."
"In Rotterdam.
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
PUBLISHERS' DISTRIBUTING CO.
51 West 28th Street, New York
JOBBERS ONLY
We do NOT PUBLISH Music, SELLING AGENTS
exclusively.
Carry Mualc of all the Publiahers. We solicit the
Sheet Music Business of Dealers throughout the country.
Orders properly taken care of and goods promptly shipped.