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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
their mutual interests, then contract or no con-
TRADE NEWS FROM CHICAGO.
tract, the song writer shows wisdom in writing
exclusively for the man who shows him results. Business Improving—Dixie House in New
For after all, without congeniality any contract
Publishing House—Rossiter's New Compo-
whatsoever, although legal, may not lie binding.
sitions—Some Kremer Issues—Other News.
has been sadly missed, not only by the writer,
but by his ho?t of friends in this city.
Welcome Mr. Cohan.
The news that George M. Cohan, in conjunc-
tion with Mr. Sam Harris, is about to enter the
music publishing field is auspicious inasmuch as
Mr. Cohan has in the past proved himself to be
a young man of strong individuality. Just now
the music publishing world is sadly in need Oif
individuality. Still Mr. Cohan, who of late
years has been successful in practically all his
undertakings, is likely to meet his Waterloo in
his new departure unless he is willing to grap-
ple with problems which his publishing brethren
have long since declared unsolvable. We imagine
that Mr. Oo'han knows his theatrical associates
fairly well and therefore he is not likely to sub-
mit to the shyster theatrical managers' miser-
able system of blackmail and it seems almost
ridiculous to suppose that the theatrical mana-
gers' parasite will receive any courtesy at Mr.
Cohan's hands. But this is not material. He
will have to learn maybe that it is the retailer
who is the backbone of the music publishing
business. The man who sells music at a profit
for all concerned, the man who keeps the pub-
lishing business on the basis of a business, and
not as a means of advertising department-store
wares which oftentimes are not worth the paper
they are advertised on is the man who should
be considered. The Review extends the hand
of welcome to Messrs. Cohan & Harris and
sincerely hopes that they will stand by the bridge
that carries them over—the legitimate retailer,
first, last, and all the time.
(Special to The Review.)
Review Office, 196 Wabash Ave.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 22, 1908..
Chicago music publishers generally say busi-
ness is improving at quite a rapid rate and that
orders are larger than at any time since the
late unlamented panic struck us.
The Dixie Music House have just moved from
their former location on the third floor of 134
Van Buren street to larger quarters on the sec-
ond floor of the same building where they will
enjoy the increased facilities necessitated by
their rapidly growing business. In the new place
they will fit up a cosy reading room for the en-
tertainment of their visitors. As the trade is
aware, the Dixie people confine themselves to the
publication of high grade band and orchestra
music.
Tell Taylor, who plays the lead in the "Girl
Question" at the La Salle Theater, together with
Leighton and Leighton, have gone into the music
publishing business under the name of the Star
Music Publishing Co. They are publishing sev-
eral "hits."
Among the latest appearances from the press
of the McKinley Music Co., are "I'm Saving Up
My Money for a Rainy Day," "A Girl Like You
Would Do for a Boy Like Me to Woo," and "Dixie
Darlings," an intermezzo two-step, all of them
being by McDonald and Wenrich.
Among the good band and orchestra numbers
recently I;rought out by the Victor Kremer Co.,
are "A Cozy Little Flat," two-step; "There's No
Time Like the Night Time to Spoon," medley
COHAN & HARRIS ORGANIZE
waltz; "Monterey" and "Sweet Pickles."
A Company to Publish the Plays and Compo-
President and Manager Chandler of the Na-
sitions of George M. Cohan—A Chat With tional Music Publishing Co is well satisfied with
F., A. Mills.
current business.
Will Rossiter's latest compositions are "Some-
George M. Cohan and Sam H. Harris are to
body
Lied," "Wait for Me by the Mulberry Tree,"
incorporate the Cohan & Harris Music Publishing
Co., under the laws of New York to commence "Wish Me Good Luck on My Journey," "When I
business on March 1. The new firm will not only Go Marching with Georgie," and "When the
handle all of the compositions and plays of Moon Plays Peekaboo."
A new departure in the music show line has
George M. Cohan, but also* those of other song
writers and play producers. F. A. Mills has been inaugurated by Harry Bidney, formerly
heretofore handled all of George M. Cohan's Chicago manager for Joseph W. Stern & Co., in
musical efforts and the firm will still retain the conducting a midnight vaudeville at the States'
listed catalogue of Cohan compositions placed on restaurant under the Republic building.
L. Albert, the composer of "Cherry," has writ-
the market prior to January 1, 1908. To The
Review Mr. Mills said, "As George M. Cohan is ten "The Sugar Plum Intermezzo," which is pub-
probably one of the most successful song writers lished by Jerome H. Remick & Co. Another popu-
in America it is natural that after writing for lar recent number by this house is a march and
years on a royalty basis he should desire the en- two-step "Captain Willy B. Brown," by Benjamin
tire profit on his work. Of course, I am sorry to Hapgood Burt.
lose him, as apart from the fact that his songs
have been a source of enormous revenue to me,
GEO. MAXWELL DUE THIS WEEK.
we always have been, and remain the best of
George Maxwell, (Boosey & Co.) who has been
friends. If he gets all the luck in his new ven-
ture that I wish him, George M. Cohan will be in South Ameiica for the past six weeks on the
the largest and most successful music publisher trail of the inevitable music pirate, writes our
"Man on the Street" a most interesting letter,
in America."
dated Hotel Iturbide, Mexico, in which he says in
Paul West asks us to deny that he is under part: "I expect to be in New York by the end of
contract to write exclusively for Jos. W. Stern next week. This has been a most trying trip, with
& Co., or indeed anyone else. "Misleading state- some very curious experiences." While hoping to
ments have been circulated," writes Mr. West, shortly present some of these "curious ex-
periences" to our readers, we can assure Mr.
"which cannot be too quickly contradicted."
Maxwell of a hearty welcome back to the local
John W. Sneed has been appointed receiver for realm of music publishing, where his delightful
the S. B. Waggoner Piano Co., Knoxville, Tenn. personality and much-sought after companionship
NEW MUSICAL COMEDIES
"THE TOURISTS," *>y Burasid* tnd Karker
"THE SOCIAL WHIRL," by Herturt and Kerkar
•THE ROSE OF ALHAMBRA," bv Caok and Hasmar
Complete Vocal Score and Special Numbers
Son* Hits from the "Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer
"DON'T YOU WANT A PAPER, DEARIE?" POKER LOVE
"BAG PIPE SERENADE," by Jaroma D.Kara
T. B. HARMS COMPANY
1431-1433 Broadway
NEW YORK
i H t O . BENDIX PUBLISHING CO.,
1431 Broadway, New York.
VOCAL.
Alice—Waltz Song (Ilenneberg)
$0.60
Killarney, My Home O'er the Sen (F. Knight—
Logan)
50
Story Book Days (Broadhurst—Kerker)
50
.1. HAYDEN-CLAUENLMJN—Three Love Songs :
Give Me a Flower, Dear Love
75
Jealousy
75
The Sea and the Shore
75
INSTRUMENTAL.
Secrets (Louis Gottschalk)
60
BOOSEY & CO.,
9 East 17th Street, New York.
VOCAL.
A Cycle of Life (Simpson—Ronald) :
No. 1. Prelude
]
No. 2. Down in t h e Forest (Spring)
|
No. 3. Love. I have Won You ( S u m m e r ) . . . j-*$1.00
No. 4. The Winds Are Calling (Autumn) . .
No. 5. Drift Down. Drift. Down ( W i n t e r ) . . J
('lose t h e Book ( Hueffer—Dyer)
60
Farewell In t h e Desert
(Weatherby—Adams)
Db, Kb and F
60
Fly Little Note (La Gallienne—Engelhardt)
60
Hey Ho, Prince Rupert (Tearle—Trevaisa)
60
Ix>ve's Quarrel (Ixn-d Lytton—Cyril S c o t t ) , G
and Bb
60
"Requiem," and "Bright Is the Ring of Words"
(R. L. Stevenson—Peel)
60
The Book and the Rose (Simpson—Woodforde—
Fiuden) G a n d Bb
60
There Are Birds In The Valley (Housman—Liza
Lehmann)
60
Well a Day ( M o r r i s - - R a n d e g g e r )
60
When Shadows Play (Simpson—Scott) Kb and G . . .60
When t h e Night with Stilly Silence ( P a r i s h Rob-
ertson)
' .60
INSTRUMENTAL.
JOSEPH
HOLBUOOKE— Six
Pieces
Piano :
March
Valse Lente
Moorish Dance
Alia Napolitana
Recollection
Reconciliation
Valse Caprice (Cecil Hazlehurst) .
• P r i c e net.
for Violin a n d
60
60
60
60
60
60
(JO
Separate numbers 00 cents each.
CHAPPELL & CO.,
37 West 17th Street, New York.
VOCAL.
An Invitation (Mrs. Geo. Batten)
$0.60
A Song of Spring (Teschemacher—Clifford)
60
In the Great Unknown (Fairfax—Guy D'llardelot) .60
Jest: Her Way (Sylvester—Aitken)
60
Lighterman Tom (Baron—Squire)
60
On the Road to Tipperary (Arthurs—Leslie Stu-
art)
60
Speak but One Word (Teschemacher—Lambert) . . .60
Spring Flowers (McGeoch—Johnson)
60
INSTRUMENTAL.
Away Down Indiana (Cremioux—Boldt)
60
Whispers of liOve—Waltz on Popular Songs (Harry
Fragson)
00
GUS EDWARDS,
1512 Broadway, New York.
VOCAL.
If You Must Make Eyes at Some One, Won't You
Please Make Eyes at Me? (Wood—Leo .Ed-
wards)
$0.50
You'll Never Know What Love Is Until I Love
You (Cobb—(ins Edwards)
50
LEO FEIST,
134 West 37th Street, New York.
VOCAL.
For the Red, White and Blue (Rosenfeld)
$0.50
I Never Knew What Love Was Until I Met You
(Rose—Monroe)
50
My Rancho Maid (Mabel McKinley)
50
Not for Me (Bessie Wynn)
50
The Man Who Fights the Fire (Feist—Nathan).. .r>0
Time Will Tell My Love for You (M. J. Stone).. .50
INSTRUMENTAL.
Jieautf' Supreme Waltzes (L. Maurice)
50
Seeing Paris (C. II. Mougeol )
50
Senora Waltzes (Joseph Nathan)
50
Step Lively:- March Two-step (Schwartz)
.")(>
FRANCIS, DAY & H U N T E R ,
15 West 30th Street, New York.
VOCAL.
As Yon Walk Down the Strand (Harrington—
Tntel
$0.50
I W-I-Double-L,
I Won't
(Cunliffe—(Hover—
Kind)
50
Oh, the Merry Widow (Mills—Scott)
50
She Hasn't Done Her Hair Up Yet (Hayden-Clar-
endon—'Rogers)
50
When Yon Are Near (Jones —Kelly)
50
Women Get the Rest of It (Hook—Cunliffe)
50
The Biggest Song Hit Since the Days of Dolly Gray
"DON'T WORRY "
Written and Published by the SONG MAKERS
ROSE & SNYDER, 42 West 28th Street
Authors of "I Wonder If You Miss Me," "Bonnie Jean," "He Walked Right In," etc., etc.
sole selling Agents, x . B. HARMS CO., 1431 Broadway, N e w York