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THE: MUSIC
TRADE
51
REVIEW
"Billiken Man," "Yama, Yama," "My Wife's How Much You Have to Know in Order to Know
Gone to the Country," and "Big Cry Baby in the How Little You Know" (the amusing comedy
song), "I'm Awfully Fond of You," "Boy o'
Moon."
THAT the Pittsburg Sun says Sam Doty sing- Mine," "I Want a Man" (Paula Edwards' new
Suffragette song), "Love Sick," etc., etc.
ing "That Italian Rag" (Leo. Feist) is as good
THAT it's a pretty slow publisher who cannot an Italian as Harry Lauder is a Scotchman;
Regarding Mr. Weslyn's future theatrical
go to Vienna these days and return with a half- which is saying a little, if not some.
plans it may De mentioned that he will reappear
dozen great Viennese "successes."
in vaudeville in the near future, in an original
THAT Louis Weslyn announces to his friends in
THAT the retrain of "I Wonder Who's Kissing
the "profession" that he has signed an exclusive comedietta entitled "Around the Corner," in
Her Now" and "1 Dream in the Gloaming of
contract with M. Witmark & Sons for all his which he will be supported by the gifted singing
You" is undeniably a good one.
comedienne, Miss Louise Richmond.
future compositions.
THAT we don't know who heard it first but THAT Paris now has the "Chanteclerette," a
admit that the second fellow showed excellent new dance in which the exponents imitate the
REMICK & CO. ISSUE "SCRIBBLES."
judgment.
movements of the residents of the poultry yard.
"Sam Speck's Scribbles" is the title of an in-
THAT anent jury service Chas. K. Harris says.
teresting bulletin which Jerome H. Remick & Co.
"Never again—if possible."
THAT Meyer Cohen says there is nothing the LOUIS WESLYN WITH THE WIT MARKS are sending out this week. The bulletin contains
some very interesting and well-written notes of
matter with the music business, such trouble as
Well-Known Writer of Songs and Sketches
the Remick publications, with "news" and inci-
may exist being due to those engaged therein.
Signs Contract with That Firm for All His dents pertaining thereto, presented in approved
THAT William Morris, Inc., thinks a lot of
Future Musical Works.
press agent style. The bulletin will probably be
one Cissie Cuiiette, the advance heralding of
issued every week. One item of interest this
whom as a singing comedienne has come close
Louis Weslyn, late of Weslyn & Barron, the week states that a new musical setting for "My
to breaking the world's record.
well-known vaudeville team and song writing Country, 'Tis of Thee" has been found which will
THAT Miss Curlette, on arriving in America,
duo, signed a contract a few days ago with M. prevent the English believing we are still sing-
will probably not be visited by more than a
ing "God Save the King." Remick & Co. are pub-
hundred representatives of music publishers.
lishers
of the new melody and it is stated that
THAT each said representative will have with
this is being adopted by schools throughout the
him the scores of the only real hits of the season.
country and meeting with recognition by virtue
THAT Henry W. Savage has lost his suit in
of its stirring martial air and splendid harmony.
Cincinnati to enjoin the German Stock Company
of that city from presenting "The Merry Widow"
TALE OF JTJROR HARRIS TOLD I N SONG.
in German.
THAT T. T. Paull, head of the E. T. Paull
"Little Bobbie's Pa" wrote the words of a song
Music Co., now located at 243 West Forty-second
in the New York American in commemoration of
street, is soon to make a trip to Europe.
the jury service which Chas. K. Harris recently
THAT Theodore Westman, composer of several
performed in the Wolter trial. Bobbie's "father"
successful songs and until recently a music pub-
i-; William F. Kirk, who also writes lyrics for the
lisher, has joined the staff of the Ted Snyder Co.
house of Harris, and the following travesty was
THAT Phillip Kornheiser, the new profes-
announced as a "laff" on his old college chum,
sional manager for Leo. Feist, set such a hustling
Charley:
pace when he "cinched the job" that he doesn't
Twas a rainy day in April, a day of darkest jjlooin ;
The eourl room seemed exactly like the inside of a tomb.
dare slow up now.
A words-and-music writer, known as J u r o r No. 15
THAT the "Alma" waltz, a seductive little lilt
Was challenged l>.\ a lawyer who thought he wouldn't, do.
The wordK-aiid-iniisir writer rose in his chair that day
from "Alma, Wo Wohnst Du?" (J. H. Remick &
And to the judge and lawyers he appealin^ly did s a y :
Co.), the German musical farce now running in
<'irom s.
" D o n ' t l a k e me o f f o f t h e j u r y ,
Chicago, is rapidly going the rounds in that
Don't leave me out in the cold;
city and will soon rival the "Every Little Move-
Meyer t'ohen will 'tend to the office
Where all my sheet music is sold.
ment" waltz from "Madame Sherry."
Don't turn away stern a n d scornful,
. T h a t doesn't seem decent of y o u ;
THAT all kinds of foolish stories are being told
Don't lake me off of the jury,
of Harry Williams and Egbert Van Alstyne
I'll write a new soiifj if you do."
being kept under lock and key by Frederic
Perhaps the awful threat had effect, for Mr.
Witmark & Sons, by the terms of which this
Thompson until they should finish the musical
firm will, in the future, acquire the publishing Harris stayed on the jury.
numbers for "The Comic Supplement," the sum- rights to all his musical works. Mr. Weslyn
mer show to be produced -by Thompson.
The offices which the Gus Edwards Music Pub-
is a former newspaper man of wide experience,
THAT the "patter" song has hit London hard
having been at various times connected with lishing Co. occupied at 1531 Broadway before the
at last, and singers there are "scrapping" over
prominent newspapers in different parts of this bankruptcy petition was filed against them a few
the rights to sing various such numbers.
country, and was, upon one occasion, a special weeks ago have been reopened. Gus and Leo
THAT a new review at the Empire, London, is correspondent in Paris, France. He began writ- Edwards are doing busine.-s there, not using as
thoroughly permeated with American music and
ing songs and vaudeville sketches while still yot the name of any "company." Professionals
ideas, among its numbers being "Harvest Moon." doing newspaper work, achieving his first suc- soom to be the principal callers at present.
cess with an interpolated number in "The Wizard
of Oz," called "The Witch Behind the Moon."
Mr. Weslyn followed this up with many suc-
cessful songs, and has been a prolific writer
We are publishers of
from the start. The majority of his composi-
"Echoes of the Parade"
tions are published by M. Witmark & Sons. He
A military march pronounced by all band and
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Among the recent song successes which bear
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