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AROUND THE BOSTON TRADE.
Meeting of Boston Music Publishers' Associa-
tion This Week—President Wood Expected
to be Re-elected—Charles Bodzin Visits New
York—The
February
Musician—Walter
Jacobs' Latest Offerings.
(Special to The Review.)
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
BELCHER BACK_FROM CALIFORNIA.
Eastern Manager for Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Completes Successful Trip to Pacific Coast—
New Music Stores Opened There.
Fred E. Belcher, the eastern manager of
Jerome H. Remick & Co., returned to New York
on Thursday of this week after a trip to the
Pacific Coast and intermediate cities lasting a
little over a month. On the way Bast from Cali-
fornia he stopped at Chicago and Detroit to see
how Remick affairs were going during the ab-
sence of the head of the firm from the latter
city. In Chicago Mr. Belcher conferred with
Mose Gumble, manager of the New York profes-
sional department of the Remick firm, who has
been spending a week or so in Chicago.
Mr. Belcher had a profitable and interesting
trip. Aside from the results achieved in several
t ities the chief features were the opening of new
Remick music stores in San Fra-ncisco and Los
Angeles. Mr. Remick will probably return to
his home office in Detroit next week.
ager of the New York office of the Music House
of Laemmle, and is one of the few such man-
agers who can compose successful songs while
they hold down the business end, is placing
others of his numbers with various productions.
Associated with him in the Laemmle house is
Raymond A. Browne, who has written the lyrics
of a number of songs of which Mr. Penn has
composed the music.
From the recently established London branch
of the Ted Snyder Music Co. comes word that
that firm's "Roses and Memories" is being played
at a series of high-class concerts by August Van
Biene, the famous 'cellist, and is greeted by great
applause wherever given. Another Snyder num-
ber, "The Star, the Rose and the Dream" is also
meeting with growing favor in the English
metropolis. Two novelty songs i-sued by the
Snyder house, ''Yiddle on Your Fiddle" and "That
Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune," have already
achieved success in vaudeville. "Next to Your
Mother Whom Do You Love?" is one of the bal-
lads of which this firm make a special feature.
"Red Clover" is the title of a new Indian song
published by the Theodore Morse Music Co. It
embodies a new idea in songs of this nature and
has a quaint, "raggy" refrain that promises well.
It is also arranged as a buck dance. The firm
are still featuring "He's a College Boy" as one
of their leaders.
Boston, Mass., Feb. 10, 1910.
The meeting of the Boston Music Publishers'
Association is scheduled for this Thursday
night, for the election of officers, etc. There
is no doubt that B. F. Wood, who has been filling
out the unexpired term of Mr. Schirmer, will "be
elected for another full year. It is known that
Mr. Wood has a number of plans in mind for the
development of the association and the broaden-
ing out of the music industry. He is one of the
most broad-minded men in the profession, widely
known, widely experienced and very popular, and
the association has developed greatly since his
official connection with it.
Charles Bobzin is back, after a short trip to
New York city in the interests of the Oliver
Ditson Co. The February bulletin of new music
by this company Is just out, and contains an
unusual offer of Easter music for choirs, etc.,
and announces a willingness on the part of the
company to send samples. The February num-
Words and music of the chorus of "In the City
ber of The Musician is unusually attractive, hav- Where Nobody Cares" were recently published
ing for its cover a very artistic Valentine pic- in New York daily papers as the piece de resist-
JOBBER PRAISES HAVILAND SONGS.
ture. There is an exceptional variety of valu- ance of the sheet music offerings of one of the
Says
Present Demand Indicates Big Orders
able artticle.3 of a historical, biographical and leading department stores. Chas. K. Harris, the
Soon—Publisher Enlarges His Quarters in
pedagogic nature, and the supplement of music publisher, says that although he is opposed to
New Zealand Building.
is out of the ordinary. Just now the Oliver Dit- the department store methods and makes such
son Co. are having an exceptional demand for establishments pay full price after a given song
"Things are certainly beginning to look like
their edition of "The Messiah," edited by Percy has been out a certain number of days, he al- old times—like the old Howley, Havlland &
Groetschius. This is a new edition in which Han- most feels pleasantly disposed toward them when Dresser days."
del's original score is kept absolutely.
they seek to popularize his output in so expen-
Thus ejaculated one of the prominent music
Walter Jacobs is coming to the fore with his sive a manner. "Let them popularize a song jobbers of this city the other day in the office of
original "Jim-a-da-Jeff" song, and a syncopated and create a demand, and the regular dealers F. B. Haviland, the head of the music publish-
dance, "The Russian Pony Rag," just issued. The can get their price for it," says Mr. Harris.
ing house bearing his name. A representative
latter edition is the largest first edition ever
"Santa Fe," the new cowboy song published of The Review happened to be present, and
printed of an instrumental piece, so far as by J. H. Remick & Co., is one of two numbers heard the jobber congratulate Mr. Haviland on
known. Don Ramsay is the composer. "The which have pushed Williams and Van Alstyne. the improvement shown in the latter's business
Star of Love is Burning," by the same composer, the song writers who are now appearing in this year. His lemarks are given here as well
is now being sung by Aubrey Pringle, Harry vaudeville, into headline positions. The other is worthy of trade record:
Prince, Joe Burns, John Kearns, Lyllian Yvonne "What's the Matter with Father?" another Rem-
"Orders are coming in especially well for three
and others in Vaudeville with great succejs. The ick number. Remick & Co. announce that "Santa of your songs—'You've Taught Me How to Love
trade is taking hold of this number in such a Fe," on which they lay particular stfe?s, is not You,' 'I'm Awfully Glad I Met You,' and 'You'll
way that the publisher thinks it is going to restricted.
Come Back,' " continued the jobber. "I'll be
sweep the country. Telegraphic orders are re-
This firm are also featuring "Sing, Kate, Sing," sending in some big orders to you soon."
ceived daily for the "Kiss of Spring" waltz and one of the song hits in Henry W. Savage's musi-
Mr. Haviland explained later that his busi-
"Whirling Over the Ballroom Floor." "Why Did cal production, "The Love Cure." This is a ness has improved fully 50 per cent, since the
You Break My Heart?" is gaining in daily sales. comedy song by Benjamin Hapgood Burt, and is opening of the year. He ascribed this partly
The band and orchestra departments and the now released.
to the general gain in business which followed
Cadenza are now on a very sound foundation
"When Rosalie Sings 'Ciribiribi'" was intro- the opening of 1910, and partly, as was to be
and growing rapidly. In fact, the Jacobs business duced three weeks ago in Boston by Laura expected, to the merit which he claims for his
shows expansion in all lines.
Gnerite in "Dick Whittington." It is published publications. One immediate result of the bet-
by Shapiro, who says he understands that ter showing has been an enlarging of the firm's
"pirates" have already stolen title, melody and quarters in the New Zealand building in West
idea. Aside from the unpleasantness of this Thirty-seventh street. A new professional room,
proceeding, and its accompanying lack of profit with piano, has been opened, making four in
or possible lessening thereof, the piracy is, of all. A new stockroom has also been leased, so
course, certain proof of the song's merit. Mr. that the firm occupy nearly the entire second
Shapira himself declares it to be "one big noisy floor of the building. One might be excused
riot." The song has been released for general for thinking that the title of the new Haviland
performance.
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song, "You'll Come Back," was well chosen.
Among the interpolations in Henry W. Sav-
age's "The Love Cure" on its tour will be Will-
The White-Smith Co., of Boston, are making
iam H. Penn's terpsichorean novelty "The Halle- even more than usual a feature of Easter music
lujah Dance," by the principals and full com- this year. They are bringing out new editions
pany. Success for the number is predicted by of "Will You Come?" "Watchman, Tell Us of the
t h o e who have heard it., Mr. Penn, who is man- Night." and others.
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