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THAT Joseph Howard, with a pained expres-
sion, siiys reason "The Goddess of Liberty" closed
in Boston last Saturday was simply that the
three weeks' engagement was over.
THAT "The Goddess" will open next season,
as big as life, no matter what may be the cul-
mination of little things like injunctions and
"angels."
THAT Edward Laska, of the Shubert forces,
formerly manager of the Trebuhs Publishing Co.,
is quite peevish over the discovery that a western
publisher has issued a song with a title similar to
one that Edward brought out five years ago.
THAT "I'd Like to Marry You" is a title like
"I Would Like to Marry You," all right, but real
publishers admit that a popular song is "dead"
in considerably less than five years after its
birth.
THAT Chas. K. Harris, who acquired several
"dead" songs when he took over the otherwise
live catalog of the Trebuhs Co., is said to have
taken up arms for the Laska number.
THAT it does not seem like Chas. K. to insist
that the dead are alive, and we doubt if he pro-
poses to fight to the death over the matter, any-
way.
THAT the western publisher at least has the
satisfaction of knowing he has "broken into" New
York, even if he did have to use a crowbar.
THAT Felix Feist, as manager of Leo. Feist's
production department, has arranged to have five
songs interpolated in "The Echo," when that
former vehicle of Richard Carle's opens at the
Globe Theater, this city, in August.
THAT Count Anatol Friedland expects to buy
a big touring car when his share of "$3,000,000"
begins to come in,
THAT William Frederick Peters, who wrote the
music that turned "My Cinderella Girl" (Chi-
cago) into a musical comedy, is, incidentally,
under a contract with Leo. Feist for a term of
years.
THAT "Squaw Colleen," a new song issued by
the Head Music Publishing Co., and written by
Harry De Costa and Joe McCarthy, has a clever
idea and vigorous swing that ought to help some.
THAT Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Crawford sailed for
Europe last Saturday en route to Mr. Craw-
ford's home in Gullane, Scotland.
THAT Mr. Crawford has re-engaged with Joseph
M. Gaites for another year, will reappear in
"Three Twins" and then star in a new piece
which will be published by the Witmarks.
THAT Harry Williams and Egbert Van Alstyne
will return to vaudeville after the launching of
"The Comic Supplement," or "Girlies," or what-
ever name is to be given the new review.
THAT the music of "A Barnyard Romeo," by
which smelly title the burlesque on "Chantecler"
has to be known, is by a Vienna composer named
Belu von Uy.
THAT the theatrical season of 1910-1911 will
mark the end of the Herald Square Theater,
which must give way to the encroachment of
realty deals.
THAT the management of "Tillie's Nightmare"
have not begun to worry yet, for that successful
musical comedy may not stay at the Herald
Square that long.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
REMICK USESJENTIRE BUILDING.
played, as heretofore. A full line of classical and
educational works will also be maintained.
Different Departments Occupy Whole of Four-
Story Structure on Broadway Where New
"Song Shop" Is Located—Big Illuminated
Sign to be Erected.
WESTERN PUBLISHERS MORE ACTIVE.
Music publishers west of Chicago have been
giving unmistakable signs of late that they are to
Various departments of Jerome H. Remick & make a bid for some of the business that has
Co. will occupy the whole of the four-story build- fallen to. their colleagues in that western metrop-
ing at 1343 Broadway, where the new "song olis and even those farther east. On the surface
shop" of that company was opened last week. of things it would seem that there is no reason
None of the space is to be sublet, so that the why songs published in Iowa or Kansas, other
Remick business now has two buildings in this things being equal, should not command, after
city for i,ts development. That the expense of proper exploitation, as ready a sale as those
maintaining a four-story structure in one of the publications which enjoy the prestige of being
busiest parts of Broadway is a heavy one goes issued by houses in Chicago or New York. One
without saying, and the new undertaking will be western publisher who has come to the fore
watched by all music publishers with interest as lately as a competitor for business, regardless of
exemplifying the great growth which it is pos- location, is the J. P. Hingtgen Publishing Co., of
sible for an individual music publishing business Lamotte, la., who are a t present featuring a
to attain.
novelty number called "I'd Like to Marry You."
The "white lights" of Broadway are to receive Another is William Marx, of Wichita, Kan., who
added brilliance within the next few days from has brought out several of his own compositions
a large illuminated sign which is to be erected —a method, by the way, by which a number of
on the front of Remick's Broadway building. the most successful publishers of to-day started
This will be 40 feet high and 20 feet wide, and in business. The songs which Mr. Marx is
will be made up of 750 incandescent lamps. This featuring have very attractive title pages. The
sign will be utilized to advertise Remick publica- verses of the various numbers are of a genuine
tions to the crowds which throng Broadway at lyric quality and the music shows decidedly
night. The first song to be so illumined will be ambitious effort and graceful skill.
"Silver Bell," a new Remick number, with music
by Percy Wenrich and words by Edward Mad-
HEAD'S SONGS ACTIVELY FEATURED.
den. The sign will face the opposite side of
Broadway, and not toward Forty-second street.
Continued activity prevails in the offices of
It will be a fac-simile in electric lights of the
the Head Music Publishing Co., in spite of the
title page of the song named.
time being near the close of the season. S.
The Broadway Music Store, as the "song shop" Clarance Engel, manager of the professional de-
is officially known, occupies the entire first floor partment, makes the following report of the re-
of the building. The visitor is struck at once cent doings under his direction. Among the acts
by the harmony of color which abounds in pro- already using McCarthy and DeCosta's new Irish-
fusion and gives the store a distinctive tone. Indian number, "Squaw Colleen," are Howard
Its arrangement carries out ideas which P. E. and Howard, Jeanette Young, Stella Tobin and
Belcher, general eastern manager for Remick & Marion Miskell. "Without You the World Don't
Co., originated for the establishment. The depart- Seem the Same" continues to be used success-
ment having charge of all the Remick eastern fully by James Bradley, Bill Robbins, The
retail stores is to be moved from Forty-first Church City Four, and others. The Three White
street to the second floor of the building on Kuhns report that "While Under the Jungle
Broadway, where William Phillips, manager of Moon," as sung by them, never fails to score
this department, will be appropriately situated with a double encore. Tom and Stacia Moore
for the work. The basement and third floor will are also using this number with great effect.
be used as stock rooms.
Rena Grossman, who has been singing at Pabst's
A "college shop" is being installed on a bal- (Harlem), is featuring "Without You."
cony above the rear of the "song shop," and
novelties of all sorts will he displayed there for
college youths and their friends. The novelties
FOUR BIG SELLERS BY WM. MARX
will include steins, banners, posters, pipe racks
and other familiar articles suitable for the "den."
In connection with the "college shop" will be a
" Don't Forget That We Were Playmates"
department of picture framing. The fourth floor
" When The Evening Turns To Gray "
will be devoted to a department for photograph
developing and printing, to be conducted in con-
"Where The Brazos River Flows"
nection with the line of Eastman cameras and
" A Peacetul Country Home"
supplies which will be carried on the first floor.
Popular music will be sold at 20 cents per
WM. MARX, Music Publisher
copy, the price that prevailed at the old "song
251 Ida Avc, Wichita, Kan.
shop" at 1339 Broadway. As only a few doors
Sample copies free to Dealers interested
away is a department store making a specialty
of selling popular hits at 7 and sometimes 6 cents
per copy, the Remick policy of selling at 20 cents
at the Broadway store is a noteworthy one in
ALL READY DEALERS!
view of the cry against low prices that is now
sweeping the country, and in spite of the fact
"RIDE ME IN A BIG BALLOON"
that Remick & Co. have not been exactly noted
By Harry D. Kerr.
for boosting wholesale prices for sheet music.
"When You Marry A Girl For Looks"
In addition to the Remick prints, the most
By Harry D. Kerr.
popular numbers of other publishers will be dis-
" Don't You Worry, Little Girlie "
By "Dick" Hanch.
"THE CHANTECLER CRAZE."
(Great Comic March Song)
" C - H - l - C - A - G - O . " " O h ! You Tease."
" Sometime, Sweetheart Mine, Somewhere."
" Happy Rag."
" Red Fern."
"Do You ? Don't You ? Will You ? Won't You ?"
"Gridiron" March Two-Sie P "Drop a Line to Cupid"
" I f I Let You Sit Beside Me."
"Mary Jane, She's Got Another Sister."
"Way Out In Utah." "Airy Fairy Castle Land."
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