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THE
MUSIC TRADE
43
REVIEW
the only song in the history of the theater that
was called for, two weeks in succession. The
Is Webb Rockfellow Miller of the Miller Pub- song, "When You Want Me, Write, and I Will
Come to You," which also has exquisite slides
lishing Co. of Chicago.
prepared by Mr. Miller himself, is a song that
should live for years. "A Little Boy Lost" is a
(Special to The Review.)
decided novelty with attractive pictures, the
Chicago, 111., August 3, 11108.
A rising young composer who is likely to be title page showing a little tot running down the
heard of in the near future is Webb Rockfellow road, and is a number that will appeal to young
Miller, of the Miller Publishing Co., of this city. and old alike. During a visit to Mr. Miller's
Mr. Miller has lived here all his life and is home recently the writer was shown the "den"
strictly a product of Chicago. He has already which has furnished the inspiration for much of
been heard of in the literary field, as in 1903 his music. The room is verily a picture in
he wrote and published a novel entitled "Things itself. The walls are hung in two-tone ingrain
That Dreams Are Made Of," of which some four paper, a narrow flemish oak shelf molding run-
editions were sold in a few months, and which ning around the room. On this odd vases, curios,
received a most favorable reception from both and valuable souvenirs are displayed, many of
press and public. Mr. Miller has several other which the owner has obtained during his exten-
stories in preparation, but he is now giving the sive travels. Many beautiful pictures, some of
major part of his attention to the music pub- which were painted by Mr. Miller himself, adorn
lishing business. For the past two years he has
been writing both the words and music of his
songs, to say nothing of instrumental numbers,
preparing title pages, and going into the business
in a thorough and systematic manner, until now
he is ready to put before the trade some really
high-grade numbers. "Come Back My Sailor
Boy," of which an elegant set of slides has been
prepared, was sung with the greatest success at
the Orpheum some two weeks back, and it i,5
A CLEVER YOUNG COMPOSER
been good paper, strong binding, music pages of
attractive typography; and, most Important of
all, the arrangement of every selection possesses
that quality or genius or experience, or what-
ever you like to call it, which has made every
one of these folios universally popular, and in-
stantly so, from the very day of publication."
For the purpose of assuring English song
writers and composers that Congress will proba-
bly soon offer them protection against the
"canned music" concerns, Henry Staton, a New
York lawyer and president of the music firm of
Samuel French, is now in London. "At the pres-
ent time," said Mr. Staton, at the Savoy Hotel,
in that city, "the copyright law in the United
States is so inadequate that nothing can be done
to prevent the perforated music sellers and the
phonograph firms from reproducing music that is
supposed to have been copyrighted. I have been
in the thick of the music copyright fight, and I
think there is little doubt that the ne.xt Congress
will so amend the law that the mechanical re-
producers of music will be made to pay royalties
to the authors and composers whose words they
wish to record."
is a significant fact that
I T although
music business gen-
erally has been "hit hard" recently,
"CENTURY EDITION"
"IN GERMANY
sales have held their own, which
means that many people purchased
ten cent music because they wanted
to economize, and becoming ac-
quainted with
That Great New German Novelty Song
with English and German Chorus.
By FRED FISCHER
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FRED FISCBER MUSIC PUB. CO.
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1431-33 Broadway, New York City
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Thompson's 1908 Hits
" I WISH I HAD A GIRL"
"COMMON^ SENSE"
"BASEBALL"
and a lot of others.
Ask your Jobber for them
THE THOMPSON MUSIC CO.
Wabash Ave.
THE TEACHER'S
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the walls, and bits of bric-a-brac artistically
placed, form a pleasing picture. One coiner is
devoted entirely to Indian trophies and relics,
collected by the owner, in several visits to the
Crow reservation in Montana. By far the most
interesting objects in the room are a bedspread
bearing the date of 1779, woven by Mr. Miller's
grandmother, and a chest brought to this coun-
try by one of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1621, which
has been handed down from one generation to
another. In short, Mr. Miller is about as versa-
tile a genius as the Windy City boasts. His
most marked talent, however, seems to be his
music and song poems. "The Prophecy/' for
instance, promises to become a religious classic.
From "THE DAIRYMAIDS'*
( W o r d s b y M . E. ROURKE)
"MARY McGEK." "I'D LIKE TO MEET YOUR
FATHER." "CHEER UP GIRLS," "I'VE A MILLION
REASONS WHY I LOVE YOU." "NEVER HARRY
A GIRL WITH COLD COLD FEET."
Hinds, Noble & Eldredge have recently issued
a most attractive little catalog of their "Most
Popular" music folios, containing complete lists
of the contents of their various albums, all of
which have met with unbounded success. Mr.
Noble informed The Review that he had a num-
ber of folio novelties in mind for the fall trade,
particulars of which he will give later. "We
propose to make our series of albums complete
in every detail," said Mr. Noble. "As the trade
is well aware, our strong points in the past have
From THE LITTLE CHERUB"
"MEET ME AT TWILIGHT." (W»rdi by F. Cllilord
Harris). "UNDER THE LINDEN TREE," (Words
by M. E. Rourke).
From "THE MORALS OF MARCUS"
"EASTERN
T
MOON." (Words by M. E. Ronrke).
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