Music Trade Review

Issue: 1910 Vol. 50 N. 19

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furnished the composer, the name of the com-
position for which he obtained them, the name
of the publisher to whom he delivered them. The
Music Publisher Adopts Original Method Whereby Composers and Authors Are Assured of Fair publisher's receipt, taken in connection with the
Dealing—They Will Even Be Confident of This Themselves—Something Entirety New in guild record, would furnish the double record.
The Publishing World Which Will Interest Our Readers.
The most solicitous interests involved are the
reputable publishers themselves, who desire to
Nevermore need a composer or author of a doubt the honesty of practically all the publish- purge the business of that element of publishers
song feel dubious as to the sum of money paid ers, and it was in justice to the honest ones that who have been the danger mark of the business.
him in royalties, irrespective of whether his Mr. Feist conceived this plan.
Mr. Feist's plan will doubtless create a sensa-
"Under the new plan a copy of music found tion and be hailed as the beginning of a new
doubt be justified. Never, that is, as far as Leo
Feist, music publisher of this city, is concerned, anywhere without the stamp must either be a era in American music publishing, as well as
and it is probable that other publishers will pirated copy or an unofficial copy—such copies, abroad.
adopt a plan similar to one which Mr. Feist has whenever found, to be confiscated by the pub-
The "book authors" should be keenly inter-
lisher, the writers or their agents, although it is
just put into operation.
ested in the outcome, and they might well form
The new plan is for the composer whose work expected that the dealers will not handle any an organization among themselves for the same
Mr. Feist undertakes to publish to provide music not bearing the official royalty stamp.
object, the same purpose, and the same hoped-
"In making his periodical settlement of royal- for results.
stamps made according to a registered device of
the composer's, one of which is to be glued on a ties the publisher will pay royalty on as many
special space on each copy of music that the pub- copies as there are stamps used, and as the
lisher sells. The stamp will correspond, in a stamps can be furnished only by the composer, WHAT THE RECENT OPERA DEAL MEANS.
way, to the revenue stamps that the government an exact adjustment cannot be avoided.
The announcement made last week that Oscar
has placed on packages of cigars, say, although,
"The reform this plan must inevitably bring
Hammerstein
retires from the grand opera field
of course, no revenue is involved in the use of about is as important to the honest publisher as it
the music stamps themselves. The idea is that will be unwelcome to the dishonest one. Its sim- in favor of the Metropolitan Opera Co., means
each copy of music sold must have a stamp at- plicity obviously will exact fair dealings remorse- that there is now an opera "trust," to use a word
tached, and for the stamps that the publisher lessly. The rumored unfair manipulation in the which is overworked, because none other has yet
does not return to the composer on "settling business which has been perpetrated heretofore been coined of equal expressiveness. Mr. Ham-
day" he must pay a sum as royalty correspond- by some publishers ceases immediately this sys- merstein is now believed to have received $1,000,-
ing to the fixed value of such stamps not re- tem is in effect. There can be no understate- 000 instead of the $2,000,000 at first reported.
turned. Originally, of course, the composer or ment of sales to composers, and the royalties per The former Manhattan singers will sing at the
author hands over to the publisher the stamps copy to be paid will naturally have to be esti- Chicago and Philadelphia houses, and possibly in
to be used as described. In announcing this mated and agreed upon on a business basis con- Baltimore, as well as at the Metropolitan Opera
plan, which is an innovation that may revolu- sistent with the price at which the goods are re- House. When the season opens next fall the
Metropolitan, through its working agreement
tionize royalty contract making, the house of Leo. tailed.
Feist makes this statement:
"Under the present system it has been pos- with the Boston Opera Co., and its stock owner-
"This plan should work a far-reaching and sible for some publishers to command the mar- ship giving it absolute control of the newly
long-needed reform and correct abuse by which ket by offering royalties ridiculously high—too formed Chicago Grand Opera Co., will be dictat-
the unscrupulous few have brought much dis- high for any publisher who makes a true ac- ing to composers, singers, conductors, musicians
credit upon the honest many in the music pub- counting. The publishers, therefore, who have and all others whose livelihod comes from the giv-
lishing industry. The fact that a few publish- lived up to their contracts and have paid the ing of grand opera.
ers have given dishonest royalty statements to agreed upon royalty on each and every copy
F. H. Burt, of the local Remick forces, has
composers has caused almost every writer to sold have been at a great disadvantage. To this
real impediment to honest and fair dealing, often been away on an extensive business trip.
crippling the upright publisher, was added the
annoyance of the shady reputation given the
music publishing business generally."
Mr. Feist's plan, we learn further, contem-
plates a double-barreled protection. In the first
place the composer may register the stamp of his
device in the United States Patent Office, as a
trade-mark, and any attempt to counterfeit his
stamp will become exceedingly dangerous, as the
offense, contemplating fraud, is decidedly crim-
inal. Ultimately, or as soon as he has tried it
out thoroughly in his own dealings, Mr. Feist
contemplates enlisting the composers in the or-
ganization of a protective guild which would fur-
nish all members With its own regi tered stamp
device for the purpose just described. There
would then be a double check on all transactions.
The guild would record the number of stamps
By AL PIANTADOSI,
Creator of Italian Character Songs.
FEIST'S ROYALTY PLAN AN INNOVATION.
Read what The Evening
Mail, America's Best even-
ing paper, has to say about
the Famous
THAT
ITALIAN
RAG
CENTURY
EDITION
TEN-CENT SHEET MUSIC
"Easily the best proposition in
the musical world; none better
at any price."
Can be had wherever music is sold.
CENTURY MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
1 178 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
A Hit of Hits!
ii
EVERY LITTLE
MOVEMENT"
By OTTO HAUERBACH and KARL HOSCHNA
The reigning Musical Hit from
"MADAME SHERRY"
H E A D HAS HITS
(George W. Head, Jr.)
WORLD'S GREATEST BALLAD
"Without You The World
Don't Seem The Same"
An Endless Chain of Sales of This Song Will Start
From First Purchase.
Best Ballad Since the Time of Jenny Lind
THE HEAD MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
U16 Broadway, Cor. 39th Street,
New York
Now Playing at Colonial Theatre,
Chicago
Sung, Whistled and Hummed Everywhere
A POSITIVE HIT!
A PROVED SELLER!
Orders poured in the very day after this
song was first sung at Hammerstein's
Victoria Theater.
GOING STRONGER EVERY D A Y !
BY
LEO. FEIST, NEW YORK
SONGS FOR EVERYBODY!
"PLAYTHINGS
THAT'S ALL"
By John W. Bratton.
"MOTHER"
By Cooper & Frederics.
" I N THE SAME OLD WAY"
Greatly in Demand.
Order Now
By Nat D. Mann.
"WHEN YOU DREAM OF THE GIRL YOU LOVE"
By Leo Edwards.
M. WITMARK & SONS, Publishers
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LONDON
PARIS
"GO ON, GOOD-A-BYE "
By Brown & Murphy.
VICTOR KREMER COMPANY
108-1 10 Randolph Straet, CHICAGO, ILL.
(Opposite Garrick Theatre)
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THE MUSIC TRADE
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York City, where the singer is booked in the
near future.
News of the Musical Comedies—Remick Man-
Otto Frey, who for several years has been as-
ager on Eastern Trip—Felix Feist a Visitor
sociated with the local office of M. Witmark &
—Some Winning Feist Numbers—Pushing
Sons, has joined the forces of the Victor Kremer
THAT Henry B. Harris still cherishes faith in
Witmark Songs in Vaudeville—New Miller
Co. Otto is a hustler and has a wide acquaint-
Number—Otto Frey With Kremer—Other
ance among the professionals. Bessie Wynn, the possibilities of "A Skylark," which has not
News of the Week.
late of the "Miss Nobody from Starland" show, fared very well financially after an initial out-
has made arrangements to go into vaudeville, lay of some $30,000.
THAT Mr. Harris intends to revive the piece in
(Special to The Review.)
and makes her first appearance next week at the
Chicago, 111.. April 30, 1910.
Majestic. She will sing a new Kremer song the fall, with some changes in the cast and rear-
rangement of the libretto.
"My Cinderella Girl," with William Norris, entitled "Mother," which listens like a real hit.
THAT "The Girl of My Dreams" will be the title
which has been holding forth at the Whitney
Lulu Jones Downing, the well-known Chicago
Theater for several weeks, has been converted publisher, last week gave a recital at the Wo of the new musical comedy which Karl Hoschna
into a musical comedy and a group of choristers man's Club of Evanston. Mrs. Downing is a has composed for Hyams and Mclntyre, and M.
will be added next week. "Miss Nobody from talented pianist as well as a successful composer, Witmark & Sons will, of course, publish the
Starland" begins its fourteenth week at the Prin- and her work never fails to receive the enthu- music.
THAT Mr. Hoschna will also be the composer
cess and the house is as crowded as ever. Rich
siastic appreciation of her audiences.
ard Carle and his company of singers and
Stanislaus Stange, the librettist of "The Kiss- of a new production for Henry B. Harris, to be"
dancers will go on playing "The Echo" at the ing Girl" (Harry Von Tilzer) and "The Girl in produced next fall.
THAT Atlantic City is to be the scene of more
Studebaker for an indefinite length of time. the Taxi," both of which have appeared at the
Madame Sherry" will remain at the Colonial. Cort Theater, is now working upon another song "boosting" this summer than ever before.
It is a bright musical play, notably cast, richly attraction for that theater which will be put on
THAT the Jos. Morris Co. have leased the store
set, and deservedly popular. Mabel Hite and in the near future.
of Victor Friessinger at St. James place and
"Baseball" Donlin, in "A Certain Party," will
"The Gay Hussars" will ornament the stage the Boardwalk.
remain at the Garrick for another week.
THAT Remick's reopening will take place half
of the Chicago Opera House week after next.
J. B. Kalver, business manager for Jerome H. The musical comedy comes well recommended.
a block below, and Shapiro will have two stores,
Remick, leaves this week on a general Eastern
one of which is already open.
trip of about a month's duration. "We are hav-
THAT Ted Snyder \va^ looking the Boardwalk
FELIX FEIST BOOSTS PRODUCTIONS.
ing wonderful success with our new song, 'I'll
over recently with a view to opening a summer
Make a Ring Around Rosie,' " said Mr. Kalver,
music store.
Felix F. Feist, manager of the department of
"and it is my firm belief that the number will be musical productions of the house of Leo. Feist,
THAT the "Follies" on the New York roof this
one of the summer's biggest hits."
returned to New York this week from a three summer will be another of the "reviews" which
Publishers are generally becoming settled in weeks' business trip, in the course of which he J. II. Remick & Co. will publish.
their new quarters and are picking up the busi- visited Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati, and one
THAT when members of the cast of "Molly
ness reins again.
or two intervening cities. The purpose of his May" grew nervous the other day over reports of
Felix Feist, composer, and associated with his trip was to place with the trade orders for the financial embarrassment for the producer, Byron
brother, Leo Feist, in the music publishing busi- production music which Leo. Feist publishes, and
Chandler, the backer, and husband of the lead-
ness, was a local visitor this week. He says the also to make arrangements looking to the acquisi- ing woman, Grace La Rue, exhibited $17,000 in
Feist catalog is much in demand throughout the tion by that publisher of the publishing rights to real money in lieu of argument.
country and expressed much gratification with
That Cissy Curlette, the singer whom William
some new musical comedies. He (Felix Feist)
the results being produced by Local Manager says he met with excellent results on his trip, Morris, Inc., will "present" here next week as the
Stone and his cohorts here. Before leaving for and has reason to feel very well satisfied with latest vaudeville capture, will sing songs that
the East via Cincinnati, Mr. Feist heard Richard
what he accomplished. Some interesting an- are not published, nor even printed.
Carle in "The Echo" sing a couple of their songs nouncements anent the publishing of new musi-
THAT a "wise" manager learned this fact when
and also journeyed up to the Colonial to hear cal productions may be made by him later. Five he cabled to London for a list of her songs, on
Elizabeth Murray sing "Dublin Rag" in "Madame successful song interpolations have been made learning what a splurge Morris was to make over
Sherry." Mr. Feist also visited the stockyards, by Leo. Feist in "The Echo," the musical comedy her.
but denied that he has in mind any contemplated
THAT a London singer, Albert Whelan, is hav-
in which Richard Carle is appearing in Chicago.
song on the high cost of living.
ing success with "My Cousin Caruso" and "My
These are "I'm Very Strong for Peaches," "Let
The Sears-Wilson Music Co. have secured quar- Georgie Do It," "Way Down in Cotton Town." Sist' Tetrazzin'."
ters in the building at 59 Dearborn street and
THAT these songs were previously tried there
"Skiddy-Mer-Rink," and "Wine, Wine, Wine."
will open up this week.
without the singers accomplishing much with
Montrose McCoy is creating a great sensation
them.
'TILLIE'S NIGHTMARE" ON BROADWAY.
in vaudeville by his clever rendition of "Take
THAT Whelan makes them "go" only because
Me With You in Your Dreams" and "Those
"Tillie's Nightmare," a musical production, he gives an explanation with each song, telling
Songs My Mother Used to Sing," both of which the book of which was written by Edgar Smith, tho audiences all about the burlesque intended.
are published by M. Witmark & Sons. The and the music by A. Baldwin Sloane, had its THAT the composer of "My Sist' Tetrazzin',"
Three Orioles are captivating their audiences New York opening at the Herald Square Theater
Anatol Friedland, had a taste the other day of
with "In the Garden of My Heart," "Good Night on Thursday night of this week. The produc- the strong-arm methods which the officials at the
Dear" and "Arcadia." Huggins and Barry are tion, which is one of Lew Fields' ambitious ef- moving picture houses inflict on the New York
using several high class numbers of M. Wit- forts, had already had a prosperous season else- audiences which actually pay money to have
mark & Sons with great success, viz., "Caris- where, having played in Chicago for six weeks, these methods tried on them.
sima," "Love Me and the World Is Mine" and Philadelphia for five weeks, and having been
THAT after being thrown out of the theater
"To the End of the World With You." "The given in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Bal- and arrested (because he did not like being
Boy Who Stuttered and the Girl Who Lisped" is timore, Washington and Pittsburg. The music herded in a crowd and seeing nothing) he was
being featured by Payne & Lee, and Henry Stone is published by Chas. K. Harris, who expects the discharged in the Jefferson Market Court.
is using "Just For a Girl" in his act, and says local demand for it will be large.
it is the best song he has had for some time.
Another song from the pen of Harry D. Ken 1 ,
In the "tingle-tangle," or vaudeville, portion of
of the music copyright fame, entitled "When the German comedy, "Die Griinhornen" ("The
We are publishers of
You Marry a Girl for Looks," will be issued by Greenhorns"), presented recently at the Irving
"Echoes of the Parade"
the Miller Music Publishing Co. next week. This •Place Theater, Miss Elsa von Bostel sang "Temp-
number will be used by Fred Duprez at Atlantic tation Rag" and scored a hit. The song is pub-
A military march pronounced by all band and
orchestra leaders to be the best Grand Entree
City this week and at Proctor's Theater, New lished by M. Witmark & Sons.
March and Parade piece written in years.
WITH THE CHICAGO PUBLISHERS.
MREVIEWflEARS
MR. DEALER:
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"Airy Fairy Castle Land."
"Red Fern."
"Happy Rag."
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By Chas. K. Harris
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Columbia Theatre Bldg.
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