Music Trade Review

Issue: 1910 Vol. 50 N. 17

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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
sued a new novelty song which promises well. isters to human welfare."—Herbert Spencer.
It is "One of the Uncle Sam Girls," by Helen H.
"The worth of art appears most eminent in
Pease, of Detroit, a newcomer in the ranks of music."—Goethe.
composers whose songs are published locally.
"What passion cannot music raise and quell?"
The new number is dedicated to Augusta Glose, —Dryden.
the well-known vaudeville headliner, to whom
"Exalts each joy, allays each grief."—Arm-
the song is restricted as to public performance. strong.
Henry I. Marshall, of Shapiro's, has just com-
"The medicine of the breaking heart."—Hunt.
posed the music for a new "Chantecler" song.
"A genuine and natural source of delight."—
The words were written by Albert Bagley, a Sir J. Hawkins.
lyric writer well known in London, who has
"The chief recreation of tired humanity."—
Songs published by various firms are among returned to New York after an absence of five Kay.
"Of all delights, the most exquisite."—Dr. Tul-
the numbers heard in "Madame Sherry," the years. The new song, unlike many of the recent
musical production now running in Chcago. Of "Chantecler" offerings, has a theme really loch.
"Has the power of making heaven descend to
most of these great things were expected when apropos of the subject of the present craze. It
arrangements were made for their presentation will be submitted to Mr. Shapiro on his return earth."—Japanese Proverb.
"The sacred emblem of Truth, Peace and
in the piece, and some of the songs have met ex- to this city to-day, and may be published by him
pectations. It has remained for a "dark horse," later. Mr. Bagley is the author of several suc- Order."—E. Smith (1707).
"There is no truer truth obtainable
however, if a song may be so called, to carry off cessful songs published in London by Francis,
Day & Hunter and the Empire Music Publishing
By man than conies of music."—Browning.
the chief honors as a hit of the show. This is
Co. The latter firm, now owned by C. M. Roher,
"The seed of many virtues is in such hearts
"Dublin Rag," written by Harold R. Atteridge
was the venture undertaken in London by Sha- as are devoted to music."—Luther.
and Phil Schwartz, and published by Leo. Feist.
piro & Von Tilzer, but soon abandoned by those
"One of the most forcible instruments for
It is sung by Elizabeth M. Murray, a former
former partners.
training, for arousing and for governing the mind
vaudeville star, who has made a decided hit in
and the spirit of man."—Gladstone.
an Irish character in "Madame Sherry." The
"The voice of pray'r."—Sherer.
Chicago Daily News said of the song: "Miss
JUST WHAT IS MUSIC?
"The handmaid of religion."
Murray's song, 'Dublin Rag,' made the greatest
There is probably no musician who has not
"Rouses the soul to fearless deeds of daring
kind of a hit." The Examiner said: "When
Elizabeth Murray sang her big song, 'Dublin tried to define music. It is not only a difficult and valor."—Acton.
Rag,' she sang it without the aid of choristers. definition to give in an original form, hut the "The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with any concord of sweet
3he made it entirely her own and won the greet- chances are that if you evolved one you would
find that it had been given a year or a few cen-
sounds,
ings of the night." The outcome of the feat of
Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils."
interpolation is an individual triumph for the turies ago by someone else. We all know what
music is, but how to put it Into words? The
—Shakespeare.
manager of the Feist Chicago office.
subject
is an interesting one to musicians and
Another illustration of the principle that a
has excited the imagination of many great think-
NO " 'SCUSE ME TO-DAY" FOR HARRIS.
song may lie more or less quiescent for months
ers and philosophers. Most of them say what
and finally enter upon activity that means large
music does, rather than what it is. An interest-
It is a far cry from the composition of love
sales, after its publishers have about given up
ing collection of opinions is given below, with ballads to jury service in a notorious murder
hope for more than a moderate success for it, is
the names of the authorities expressing them:
trial, but that is the latest example afforded by
afforded by "Was I a Fool?" a ballad written and
Chas. K. Harris of his well-known versatility.
"The
poetry
of
sound."—Encyclopedia
Britan-
published by Chas. K. Harris some six months
Mr. Harris, whose new song, "It's Always June
nica.
ago as his regular seasonable offering of the time.
When You're in Love," is now in press, was
"The
art
of
the
beautiful
and
pleasing."—
This clever and appealing number has now sur-
chosen as the second juror in the trial of Albert
Quintillian.
prised everyone connected with the Harris staff,
"The artistic union of inarticulate sounds and "Wolter. During his attendance in court this
including Mr. Harris himself, by jumping into
week the affairs of the house of Harris, "the
rhythm."—National
Encyclopedia.
the lead among his publications. For the first
"The universal language which, when all other largest publishers of production music in the
few months the sales were of only moderate
world," have been ably conducted by Meyer
volume, but they gathered headway as the merits languages were confounded, the confusion of
Cohen, general manager for Harris. I t is said
of the song became known in a quiet way, and Babel left unconfounded."—Prof. Wilson.
that the hustling composer-publisher, who was
"Miraculous
rhetoric!
excelling
eloquence!"—
have reached a total that was never really ex-
drawn for the jury in the Thaw trial, but was
pected. It is a semi-high-class ballad, written Izaak Walton.
"A kind of inarticulate, unfathomable speech, not allowed to serve, did not even offer, in the
by Mr, Harris after hearing a woman at a per-
present case, to sing " 'Scuse Me To-day."
formance of "A Fool There Was" say that the which leads us on to the edge of the infinite."—
Carlyle.
hero of that play had been a "fool" to give his
"The mysterious language of a remote spiritual
SHAPIRO IS AGAIN ON THE JUMP.
all for the sake of love. "In the City Where
Nobody Cares" and " 'Scuse Me To-day" are realm.."—Hoffmann.
Maurice Shapiro, the music publisher, left this
"All deep thought is music."—Carlyle.
Harris ballads which follow the one mentioned
city last Sunday on an extensive business trip,
"The
harbinger
of
eternal
melody."—Mozart.
in point of sales. "Somewhere" remains one of
in the course of which he was scheduled to visit
the standard sellers in this country and Eng- "Next to theology."—Luther.
Washington, D. C , Buffalo, Cleveland, Pitts-
"The
highest
of
all
science."—Bach.
land.
"The fine art which more than any other min- burg and Chicago. His object was to visit the
. The De Luxe Music Co., publishers of the
Shapiro stores and music departments and the
well-known de luxe edition of sheet music and
trade in general, and in Chicago he intended to
books, have issued a very artistic series of selec-
get some final information as to the outlook for
THEODORE MORSE'S NEW HITS !
tions from the favorite operas. The series has
his contemplated new store in that city. Mr.
the heading "Opera Gems," and includes twenty-
Shapiro is due to return to New York to-day. He
three numbers from different operas for which
"MOLLY LEE"
"KITTY CRAY"
made a similar trip over the route mentioned
the music-loving public has shown preference.
"HE'S A COLLEGE BOY"
about two months ago.
The title pages are handsome works of art,
" R E D C L O V E R " (Song and Intermezzo)
1 rinted in three colors and so presented as to
" B L U E F E A T H E R " (Song and Intermezzo)
You could have had these once for 5 cents. Take
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
give the effect of other shades. The covers are
our new issues and you'll get better ones.
uniform, except, of course, that the different titles
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PHONOGRAPH RECORDS ARE - ^ K K
Music Engravers and Printers
are properly displayed. . The series is issued in a
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MADE FOR ALL OUR SONGS ^^&
SEND
MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OP TITLE
manner in keeping with the "de luxe" policy
Theodore Morse Music Co.
FOR ESTIMATE
of the company and is deserving of a wide sale.
1367 Broadway, New York
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The Head Music Publishing Co. have just is-
THE
LATEST
SONC
HITS!
The Greatest Ballad Published In I
America
" C-H-l-C-A-G-O."
"Way Out In Utah."
" O h ! You Tease."
"Do You? Don't You? Will You? Won't You?"
" Sometime, Sweetheart Mine, Somewhere."
"Mary Jane, She's Got Another Sister."
"Airy Fairy Castle Land."
"Red Fern."
"Happy Rag."
ORDER THESE FROM YOUR JOBBER.
The House of Christopher
Grand Opera House Building, Chicago
"IN THE CITY
WHERE NOBODY
CARES "
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By Chas. K. Harris
If
31 W. 31«tSt.,NewYork
M E Y E R COHEN, Mgr.
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BOB WHITE'S
BIG HITS
" Hello Angel Face "
" Every Girl I Get 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 "
" Merry Mary, Marry Me "
" Come Right In, Sit Right Down, and Make Yourself
At Home "
" If Your Heart Is Right You Can't Do Me a Wrong "
" Meet Me Cindy By The Cinder Pile "
BOB WHITE, the Modern Music Publisher
121 PLYMOUTH STREET, CHICAGO
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TH
TflEREVIEWflEARS
THAT GUS Edwards is laying plans looking
toward the incorporation of a new music pub-
lishing company.
THAT this report will soon be verified, and
for other words besides "ye gods and little
fishes!" help yourself from the dictionary.
THAT William H. Penn, who withdrew last
Saturday as manager of the New York office of
the Music House of Laemmle, will srek a much-
needed rest before re-entering the music pub-
lishing business.
THAT Mr. Penn has been in poor health for
fome time, this being given as the primary cause
of his withdrawal.
THAT the Laemmle headquarters are hence-
forth to be in this city, with Homer Howard in
charge, assisted by Raymond A. Browne.
THAT Irene Franklin is playing her farewell
to vaudeville again this week.
THAT the famous singer of "Red Head" will
positively play her farewell week in vaudeville
next week.
THAT the week beginning May 2 will mark the
farewell appearance in vaudeville of Mrs. Burt
Green.
THAT with only eight characters and no chorus
"Madame Troubadour" would seem to have
strayed too far from the beaten path of success-
ful musical productions ever to find a place
among them.
THAT "Dope," a "rag two-step" published in
Milwaukee, is dedicated "to the music journals
and press in general," but we don't use it.
THAT an original song has just been published
—"Waltz Me Till I'm Weary, Dearie."
THAT you might think it was like "Waltz Me
Around Again, Willie," but it isn't, except in
general idea and title.
THAT Henry B. Harris has denied to Acton
Davies, dramatic critic of the Sun, admission
to the Hudson Theater because the critic slighted
the former's production, "A Skylark," now at the
New York Theater.
THAT Marie Dressier, in "Tillie's Nightmare"
(Harris) will follow "The Yankee Girl" (Sha-
piro) into the Herald Square Theater, where
Blanche Ring has scored success in the latter
production.
THAT "A Skylark" will move to-night from the
New York Theater, but will undoubtedly have a
great vogue in other cities, as "The Goddess of
Liberty" has had after a brief stay on Broadway.
THAT Hauerbach and Hoschna will shortly en-
gage upon a work in which Hyams and Mcln-
tyre will appear, backed by Joseph M. Gaites
and the Witmarks.
fit
THE FLIRT"
SHE'S HERE!
GET ACQUAINTED!
This is the classiest little instrumental
number out and will be a money maker
for you, Mr. Dealer.
Ask her uncle (your jobber) about her,
or write to her parents,
FRIEDRICH & MILES
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day
& Hunter
HARRY LAUDER'S
SONG HITS
Successful Songs in
"KITTY GREY." "FLUFFY RUFFLES'
"GIRLS OF GOTTENBERG." Ac.
Eastern Representatives ol
Clayton Summy Publication!
Complete Stock of Bote & Bock
and N. Simrock of Berlin
1431 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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THAT the singers of comic songs in London
have taken Rostand's play, "Chantecler," as the
theme for their humor for the time being.
THAT "The flirting Princess" (Harris) ended
its run in Chicago last Sunday, holding the sea-
son's record for the largest number of perform-
ances of one show in that city.
THAT Tom Quigley, manager for Shapiro in
Chicago, will be in Atlantic City this summer,
where he expects to have a very busy time boost-
ing the prints which Shapiro is turning out in
rapid-fire fashion these days.
THAT while Blanche Ring and Reine Davis are
scrapping over "Clap Hands," the song is being
used by. Grace La Rue in "Molly May" at her
unmolested leisure.
THAT as Harry Williams and Edgar Van Al-
styne will be responsible, respectively, for the
lyrics and music of "The Comic Supplement,"
which is slated for the New Amsterdam Roof
this summer, J. H. Remick & Co. will presumably
be the publishers.
The Albright Music Co., located at 195 Wa-
bash avenue, it is understood, will also remove
to 302-304 Wabash avenue very shortly.
Joe Harris, western.manager for Chas. K. Har-
ris, took a run from French Lick Springs last
week to root for the "Cubs" on their invasion
of Cincinnati to inaugurate the baseball season.
In spite of such an ardent supporter, however,
the bears were trapped.
The White Sox baseball team opened their
season here last Thursday . at the South Side
grounds and any number of local sheet music
fans witnessed the initial game. One of the
features of the day was the lively work of a
local band, which gave a program of the popular
hits. A Remick quartet, with the aid of mega-
phones, gave "Gray Bonnet," "Silvery Moon,"
"Big Night To-night" and several other numbers,
to the delight of the fans. A baseball song,
written extemporaneously by one of the quartet,
was also used as a means of awakening enthusi-
asm.
THAT the same presumption is had as to the
Webb Rockefeller Miller, of the Miller Music
summer show a t the Casino, as Jerome and Publishing Co., announces that he will soon
Schwartz will write the lyrics and music.
bring out a song by Harry -D. Kerr, the well-
THAT Chas. K. Harris' turn comes at the Broad- known New York writer, entitled "Ride Me In
way, for the "review" at which house Glen Mac- a Big Balloon," which looks like a big summer
Donough and A. Baldwin Sloane have nearly number. Mr. Miller says he will also shortly
completed the lyrics and score.
publish a new song by "Dick" Hanch which
promises to be a long-time favorite. Bobby
Woolsey, with Powell & Cohan Co., writes that
CHICAGO PUBLISHERS MOVING.
"Look Important" is the best song he has had
since "Nobody." The Jamaica Plain singing and
Several Firms Seek New Quarters—Theodore
dance orchestra of Boston say they are scoring
Morse Leases Suite in Oneonta Building—
with "Emblem of the Red, White and Blue" and
Homer Howard Off to New York to Man-
"Will You Love Me the Same Always?"
age Music House of Laemmle—Baseball
From all over the country come favorable re-
Craze Aided and Abetted by Songs.
ports of satisfied professionals using the material
of the House of Christopher catalog. The Will-
(Special to The Review.)
iams Duo, now at Mineral Springs, Tex., write
Chicago, 111., April 16, 1910.
As the first of May draws closer preparation that they are "nitting" with "Happy Rag," "Red
for removals among the local music publishing Fern" and "Oh, You Tease." Frechette & Fri-
houses goes on apace. Probably never before gone, those "frolicsome kids," on the eastern
have there been so many changes at one season circuit, are scoring with "Do You, Don't You,
among the local sheet music fraternity. The Will You, Wont You." The Scheffer Twins, at
local office of the Music House of Laemmle, now Sidney, Australia; Martinez & Martinex, at
located in suites 601-2-3 Oneonta building, will, Davenport, la.; The Minstralee Trio, at Gales-
on or before the first of the month, be removed burg, 111.; Chas. Le Roy, Ben Greenfield, at Fort
to the headquarters of the Laemmle Film Ex- Wayne, Ind.; The Orpheum Minstrels. The Big-
change, at 196 Lake street, where in the future Four Quartet and many others are all enthusi-
the local business will be conducted. Theodore astic over the Christopher catalog.
The Empire City Quartet, who are featured for
Morse, of New York, it is understood, has already
leased suite 6(14 in the Oneonta building, and the the next two weeks at the American Theater, are
rest of the Laemmle quarters will be occupied creating a tremendous sensation with their two
by the York Music Co., which will be repre- new songs. "Just for a Girl" and "Shaky Eyes."
sented here by Jules Von Tilzer. Homer Howard, Both of these songs are said to be going well in
general manager of the Laemmle forces, leaves the East, and are being introduced to Chicagoans
to-morrow for New York City, where he assumes in an auspicious manner by the quartet. The
charge of the branch in that city, vice William songs are published by M. Witmark & Sons, of
H. Penn. Mr. Howard carries with him the best New York and Chicago.
wishes of his host of Chicago friends in the
trade.
Tell Taylor, manager of the Star Music Pub-
lishers, is now located on the fourth floor of the
We are publishers of
Grand Opera House building, suite 40, where he
"Echoes of the Parade"
is prepared to vigorously push his catalog.
A military march pronounced by all band and
The publishers over on Wabash avenue are
orchestra leaders to bo t h e best Grand Kiilri»c
March and l'arade n-ieco written in years.
just as active in their removals as their brethren
Send for our special order blank with offer
to dealers.
on Clark street. A. H. Goetting's Chicago branch
is to-day removing to the John Church building,
Remember! We do not sell to 5 and 10 cent stores
one door south of their present quarters.
The National Music Co. have just signed a
MILLER MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.,
lease for the third floor of the building at 302-
515
So. Hermitage Avenue, Chicago.
304 Wabash avenue, where they will remove in
a fortnight.
MR. DEALER:
HAVILAND'S HITS!
" I'm Awfully Glad I Met You."
" I Want a Girl From Yankee Doodle
Town."
" Under The Irish Moon."
''Monkey Doodle Dandy." (jungle Song)
Our new-issue proposition is of interest to every dealer.
Send for it.
THE F. B. HAVILAND PUBLISHING CO.
1 2 5 West 37th Siroot, Now York.
D E A L E R S
Are you selling these songs?
" Calling Dear Come Home," Barn Dance
"Loving Loving all the Time"
" Day Dreams"
" When the Honeymoon is Over "
"There Is Something We Have Missed"
Published by
CARRIE
FOWLER
812 Ferguson Bldg. -- Springfield, 111.

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