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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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repeats the success of "Kiss Me, Dearie," "Angel Yorkers. "The Land of Used to Be" has a
Face" and "Come Right In, Sit Right Down, charming refrain, and "The Haunted Pool" is a
Practically No Changes in Location on January
and Make Yourself at Home," which are going good bass song. In one respect "The Goddess
1—That Shapiro Store—Another $7,000 Song
big. S. O. Von Achen, the Modern general rep- of Liberty" is pleasantly remarkable. It has no
— W i l l Rossiter the Purchaser—Working on
resentative, is now in Indianapolis in the course clowning, no German comedian, and no white-
New Musical Comedy—Bob White's New
of a general Southern trip and is said to be doing ducked naval officer. The music is by Joseph E.
Song—Some Interesting Personalities—Sum-
yeoman service.
Howard, and the book by Adams and Hough.
mary of the Week's News.
F. J. A. Forster, the Chicago jobber, left this The score and all the numbers are published
week to spend the holidays with relatives at by Chas. K. Harris.
(Special to The Review.)
Masslllon, O.
Chicago, 111., Dec. 24, 1909.
The daily papers this week took occasion to
Outside of the removal of the Remick profes- announce the engagement of Al W. Brown, of "I PUBLISHING EXPANDS DURING YEAR.
sional department to its new location in the Want to Go to the Ball Game," "Won't You Come
Majestic Building, the first of the year will wit- and Float Me?" and "Kiss Me" fame. His fiancee, Twelve Months Just Past Have Been Profitable
for Some Music Houses, but by no Means for
ness practically no changes of quarters among Miss Laura Slater, was tendered a linen shower
All—Some Figures of Business Growth.
the local sheet music fraternity, although this week.
several concerns are said to be dickering for the
Bert Van Alstyne, of the prolific team of com-
Steady growth of the music publishing busi-
newly vacated quarters in the Grand Opera posers, Williams & Van Alstyne, arrived in Chi-
House Building. Regarding the proposed open- cago to spend the holidays. While Mr. Van Al- ness as a whole marked the year 1909 in the
ing of a State street store by Shapiro, nothing styne thinks New York City a great town, he music publishing industry. That it was not a
further is known, except that negotiations are has his domicile in Chicago. He called around profitable year for all publishers, of this or any
still pending and will probably be consummated at Hillman's and found "Golden Arrow," "When other city, there is no question. It is equally
true, however, that some of the houses in the
by February 1.
I Fell in Love with You" and "Sunbeams" hav- principal cities have good reason to feel satisfied
Not since the sale the early part of the year ing excellent sales.
with the showing that they find on the credit
of the Thompson Music Go.'s "I Wish I Had a
side
of their ledgers. The situation has devel-
Girl" to Remick for the consideration of $10,000
GODDESS OF LIBERTY" OPENS WELL. oped wherein profits are the result of business
has the purchase of any composition occasioned
the comment heard regarding the buying of Musical Comedy at Weber's Theater Promises sagacity almost exclusively. Granted the pos-
session of salable songs, business ability alone
"Meet Me To-night in Dreamland" by Will Ros-
to Duplicate Success Already Made in Chi-
can win to a position among the leaders.
siter. The ballad was written and published by
cago—Several
Catchy
Songs—Chas. K.
Definite figures as to the growth of the busi-
Lieo Friedman and it is understood that he is
Harris the Publisher.
ness are, of course, not to be had in Incontro-
to receive $7,000 as the purchase price. While
vertible form. One statistician, however, has es-
it has been out but a few months, it is said to
"The Goddess of Liberty," which opened at
have had a large local sale. Readers of The Weber's Theater last week, has already given timated that in New York City there has been
Review will remember that it was regarding evidence of being about to repeat in New York an increase of more than 300 per cent, in the
this number that Friedman instituted the charge the success which, as presented by another com- output of sheet music, music books and other
of plagiarism against a New York publisher last pany, it has achieved in Chicago. One accus- musical publications in the nine years since
summer. The court convened in the music es- tomed to attending each new musical produc- 1900. He gives these figures: 1900, $853,800;
tablishment of Lyon & Healy and both publish- tion that is given on Broadway might think 1905, $2,160,600; 1909, $3,566,600, an increase of
ers, accompanied by their pianists, were on this latest piece a bit old-fashioned and weird, more than $2,700,000. The industry that em-
hand. After due deliberation the court decided but there is no question as to its pleasing the ployed 215 wage earners in 22 establishments
in 1900 had 331 employes in 43 houses in 1905,
that there were no grounds for the claim.
audiences. The principals have made decided and 456 in 56 concerns in 1909, their salaries and
Now in preparation are the book, lyrics and hits, which, of course, means that the production
score of a new musical comedy by Hough, is entitled to most of the credit for that event, wages amounting to $600,000 per year.
The fact that musical comedies are born in
Adams and Howard, which is expected to be for without catchy songs and clever lines even
New
York, scores of them in a season, makes this
completed the latter part of January and will be the fine work of Edward Abeles and May De
put on at the Princess Theater at the time "The Sousa would have been unavailing. Neither of city the natural and convenient place for the
Goddess of Liberty" closes its local engagement. those artists had been seen in musical comedy publication of the words and music. The fact,
The latter, which has already passed the 200th here for several seasons, and Miss De Sousa has also, that it is in New York that all the great
foreign singers and instrumentalists make their
performance mark, is generally conceded to be been abroad for three years.
appeal for American favor results in the stimu-
one of the distinct musical successes of the sea-
Opinion seems to be divided as to the catchi- lation of the business of publishing concert
son. The name of the new production has not est song in the piece. Some experts say that
yet been disclosed, but it is needless to say that "Here's to the Last Girl" is "worth all the others music. Thus it has been that New York for more
the music will be published by Chas. K. Harris. put together;" others that the best number is than half a century has been the musical center
Bob White, the Modern Music Publisher, has a waltz song, called "If All the Moons Were and the music publishing center of the country.
just written a new number which he expects to Honeymoons." Both were sung by Miss De
It is reported that Mascagni has signed a con-
bring out about the first of the year. It is en- Sousa, and the audience were humming or whis-
titled "Every Girl I Get the Other Fellow Steals" tling them on their way out. Another success- tract, the consideration being $100,000, to pro-
and is predicted to be another "I Wish I Had a ful number is "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her duce his new opera "Isabeau" in New York next
Girl." It will surely be in good company if it Now," but this was already known to New vear and conduct, it himself.
WITH THE CHICAGO PUBLISHERS.
HEAD HAS HITS
(George W. Head, Jr.)
WORLD'S GREATEST BALLAD
An Endless Chain of Sales of This Song Will Start
From First Purchase.
Best Ballad Since the Time of Jenny Lind
HEAD-WESTMAN PUBLISHING CO., Inc.
1416 Broadway, Cor. 39th Street, New York
GUS EDWARDS IS HIMSELF AGAIN!
"MY COUSIN CARUSO"
"SCHOOLMATES"
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"MY OLD LADY"
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By Ned Way burn and George Byrd Dougherty «Jk
Hit of Shubert's New Casino Theatre Success
f I
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ftf "Military Mary Ann"
"The Land of Love"
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"La Petite Parlsianna"
^ "My Slst'Tetrazln" I 5 T o f " T K e Midnight Sons"
I! The
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TREBUHS Publishing
Co., (Inc.)
EDWARD LASKA, Gen'l Manager.
New York City j \
) ' 1416 Broadway,
Publishers of Shubert Musical Attractions
"ANOTHER REALLY GREAT BALLAD"
This is the opinion of everybody
WAS
The Hit of "Follies of iqog "
"I'M AFTER MADAME TETRAZZINI'S JOB" 6 0
Le'o Edwards' Two Biegest Sellers
" LORD, HOW HE CAN LOVE"
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'' THIS ROSE BRINGS MY HEART TO YOU "
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60
We have absolutely no telling agency arrangement
with anyone anywhere.
Gut Edwards Music Pub. Co., '531 Broadway, N. Y. cuy
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in "The Girl and the Wizard"
Other successes In the same production
:'
"Without You The World
Don't Seem The Same"
With bigger and better song hits than ever!
The Hit of "Miss Innocence"
'I WONDER IF YOU'RE LONELY* J|
CHAS.
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A
FOOL?"
By Chas. K. Harris
W. 31 at St., New York
K.HARRIS, 31 MEYER
COHEN, Mgr.
ALWAYS YOU
A beautiful sentimental ballad
that is very popular.
VICTOR KREMER CO.
152 Lake Street, Chicago, III.
BOB WHITE'S
BIG HITS
" Hello Angel Face "
" Every Girl I Gel the Other Fellow Steals "
•• Kiss Me Dearie "
" Won't You Love Me "
" Come and Tease The Moon with Me "
" A Tear, A Kiss, A Smile "
"Watching and Waiting For You "
" M e r r y Mary, Marry M e "
" Come Right In, Sit Right Down, and Make Yourself
At Home "
" If Your Heart is Right You Can't Do Me a W r o n g "
" Meet Me Cindy By The Cinder Pile "
BOB WHITE, the Modern Music Publisher
121 PLYMOUTH STREET, CHICAGO