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THAT both M. Witmark & Sons and Francis, highest terms of The Review. "As an advertis-
Day & Hunter's press agents must be working ing medium," he said, "it has exceeded my fond-
overtime.
^
est expectations, and a s a trade newspaper it
THAT a West Virginia newspaper just to hand seems to have- struck an individual course for
looks as though it were published in the in- itself. So long as it continues to help the trade
terests of these two enterprising firms.
by fair and honest criticism it must increase its
THAT Ed. Marks, the "sparring partner" of Jos. patronage and consequently demand support," all
W. Stern & Co., looked particularly happy this of which, as we have previously observed, is par-
last week.
ticularly cheering.
THAT when asked how the music rate war
was progressing, he replied: "The department
A CLEVER ARTISTE.
B. F. WOOD MUSIC CO.,
stores are paying dividends."
6 East 17th Street, New York,
THAT the title-page of the new Stern ballad
Miss Louise Dresser is one of those gifted
VOCAL.
by
Alfred Solman, "Only an Old Fashioned Cot- actresses whose personality directly appeals to
. $0.50
My Violet (Thompson)
tage," must have cost a small fortune.
INSTRUMENTAL.
her audience as soon as she makes her appear-
Celeste Valse Lente (Arthur L. B r o w n ) . . . .
THAT Francis, Day & Hunter have a new ance. This attraction is due as much to her
.50
The Royal Trumpeters (Arthur L. Brown).
.50
novelty song by Dick Temple, entitled "Why
Can't You Try and Love Me Just a Little. It
Would Mean Such a Lot to Me," which has a most,
agreeable melody.
THAT "the most popular" series of song albums
published by Hinds, Noble & Bldredge, are cer-
THAT what I. Waldman Teschner lacks in tainly well named.
"tact" he makes up in fidelity to the firm he
THAT Victor Kremer Co. are doing extremely
serves.
well with the new numbers which they have
THAT he is terribly incensed because The Re- lately published.
view cannot justly lavish unstinted praise on
THAT F. B. Haviland are said to be the or-
everything done by Jos. W. Stern & Co.
iginators of the "Morse" code of music.
THAT he apparently holds the opinion that a
THAT the vogue which Theo. W. Morse's songs
trade-paper should be conducted firstly in his are having is unique.
interests. Secondly, in the interests of the trade
THAT Chappell & Co. are congratulating them-
in general.
selves over the Frohman ultimatum "that no song
THAT "the House of Hits" and every other interpolations are to be put in 'Miss Hook of
publishing house for the matter of that, will Holland.' "
receive a square deal in these columns without
THAT this opera by the versatile Paul Rubens
any humbug or misrepresentation.
can certainly stand on its own merits musically.
THAT the H. J. Wood Co. have a very good lit-
THAT Blanche Ring is singing a delightful lit-
tle song in "You're the Brightest Star of All tle "coon" song in "the Gay White Way," en- remarkable individuality as to her personal
My Dreams."
titled "Only 'de Moon 'an You" (Boosey & Co.). charm which is as remarkable as it is apparent.
She is the possessor of one of the sweetest
THAT the way in which the business of Leo
THAT Wm. Penn is hoping that his new song,
Feist has been conducted during his illness does "Won't You Blow Bubbles With Me," will rival and at the same time "peculiar" voices of any
immense credit to Edgar Bitner, who has proved in popularity his famous "Honeysuckle and the comedenne on the American light opera stage.
Her especial forte is singing comedy and
himself untiring in his anxiety to serve his Bee."
"chief."
THAT the Willis Woodward Co. are going novelty songs, and never was she better fitted
than in her present one which she is featuring
THAT Harry von Tilzer in a breezy letter ahead slowly but surely.
asks "The Man on the Street" to use every effort
THAT "Babbalina," their new two-step, is being in Lew Fields' comedy success, "The Girl Be-
hind the Counter," at the Herald Square Theatre,
to popularize his songs.
played by the orchestras.
THAT Harry's songs usually succeed in be- THAT tne Publishers' Distributing Co., the well New York.
The Song "Just Because He Couldn't Sing
coming popular without any apparent effort on known jobbers of 28th street, New York, report
Love
Me and the World is Mine," offers golden
anybody's part.
that business is picking up.
THAT F. A. Mills is kept busy supplying the
THAT "Don't Worry," which Rose & Snyder opportunities for this clever artiste, who, need-
demand for George M. Cohan's music in "The lately published, is becoming wonderfully popu- less to say, makes the most of them. The num-
ber is published by*M. Witmark & Sons.
Talk of New York."
lar.
Somebody Loves You, Dear (Hawley)
Stephen (Buikhardt—Orlob)
Sweet Mercedes (Spencer)
Texarkana (Heed—Ball)
The (Jirl I've Seen in Dreams (Ilauerlmch—
Hoschna)
Tho' I Try I Cant Forget You ((iould)
Wai I Swan, Kbenezer Frye (Hurt)
When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Sixteen (Moore—
Ball)
Won't You Take ;i Uttle Walk (Sutton)
INSTRUMENTAL.
Butterflies and Flowers—Intermezzo (Krousg) . . . .50
Charme d'Amour (Love's Spell) Valse lente (Ken-
dall)
.r>0
Happy Days-—March, Two-Step (Maurice Levl).. ..30
M&VIEWflEARS
"The Tune Th*t
Tlcklts"
Punch & Judy
Interim zzo
Two Step
BALLADS
"She Was a Grand
Old Lady"
" hen Someone
Rtally Care«"
"Hymns of the Old
Church Choir"
"Down in
the Old Cherry
Orchard"
JOS. W. STERN
& CO.
" The House of Hits "
102-104 W. 38th St..
New York
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"RAMBLING
ROSE"
"I'd Like a t ittle Loving
Now and Then"
"With You in Eternity"
" Bob Whit* Is WhUtllng
In the Meadow"
Millie Union's
Bi£ Hit
"MY VERY
OWN"
"All that She
Gets from the
Iceman Is Ice"
"THE GLOW
WORM"
Hit of the "Girl
Behind the
Counter"
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Mnslc Engravers and Printers
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We are the Publishers of the most
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TO1V1
RAYMOND O'NEILL'S OPTIMISM.
Quite the most cheering episode of the past
week was the optimism shown by Raymond
O'Neill, eastern manager for the McKinley Pub-
lishing Co., of Chicago, who in conversation with
a Review man, showed some really startling fig-
ures as to the amount of late business done by his
firm in the face of the supposed slump which
has lately disturbed the world of music publish-
ing. Mr. O'Neill, like all thinkers, says but little
and that is invariably much to the point. Order-
ing in the books of the McKinley Co. he pointed
out a gain of no less than 17 per cent, for the
months of November and December, 1907, on
the sales in the corresponding months of last
year. We give this news to the trade gladly, as
it is further proof—if, indeed, proof were needed
—that "scare" is responsible for the condition
of the music trade during the past six weeks.
Mr. O'Neill also took occasion to speak in the
" THE ROYAL GEWGAW "
Two-step Intermezzo
"You're the Sweetest Girl I Ever Knew'
BaJleid
"BABBALINA"
Two-step Idea.1
JONES
"THE SKATING RINK GIRL"
By EDWARD GERMAN
Waltz Song
CHAPPELL & CO.,
17 West I7lh Street
NEW YORK
WILLIS WOODWARD (Si CO.. Inc.
48 West 28th Street
NEW YORK
"Miss Hook of Holland," a musical comedy by
Paul Rubens, had its initial American production
on Monday last at the Columbia Theatre, Wash-
ington, D. C. From all accounts its success was
instantaneous. The music will be reviewed at
length in a later issue. Messrs. Chappell are the
publishers.
PUBLISHERS DISTRIBUTING CO.
SI West 28th Sfreet, New York
JOBBERS ONLY
We do NOT PUBLISH Music. SELLING AOENTS
exclusively
Carry Music of ill the Publisher*. We solicit th«
Sheet Mutlc Business of Dealers throughout tho country.
Order* propsrljr liken eare of and goods promptly shipped.
The House that Publishes
"School Days."
Also the real song successes
'That's What the Rose Said to Me,"
"See Saw,"
"I Just Can't Make My Eyes Behave."
GUS EDWARDS MUSIC PUB. CO.
1512 BROADWAY,
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NEW YORK