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MUSIC TRADE
VALUE OF COOPERATION.
How Certain Music Dealers Gained Results
Through Assisting Locally the Great Cam-
paign for the Century Edition of Music.
THAT there is to be noted a disposition on the
part of vaudeville singers to dodge the suggestive
songs which formerly some of them, chiefly "small
timers," inflicted upon audiences.
THAT this applies to the inane numbers, based
on extracts from some classic—"Chopin Rag,"
"Liszt Glide," or whatever the names are.
THAT Cincinnati is the latest city to start the
scourging of sketches and songs.
THAT at Keith's Theater, in that city, recently,
several acts were forced to cut out certain songs
and jokes.
THAT twice daily is the order for "The Choco-
late Soldier" at the Lyric Theater, London.
THAT Charlie Deane, once a well known song
writer in London, has died in desperate poverty^
and a benefit is to be held for his family.
THAT the difference is—they don't hold the
benefits in New York.
THAT this is as near as one theatrical paper got
to what it meant to say: "Bessie Abbott, a for-
mer vaudevillian, is to be the prima donna in
Puccini's new opera, 'Ysobel.'"
THAT there are only four mistakes in that;
count 'em.
THAT Irene Franklin will play a few weeks in
vaudeville before appearing at the new Fields'
Wintergarten as a joint star with Lew Fields, her
manager.
THAT the English company which presented
"Our Miss Gibbs" in this country sailed for Lon-
don on December 7.
THAT Elizabeth Murray, who has made a Feist
song, "Dublin Rag," one of the hits among the
many in "Madame Sherry," is refusing all offers
to return to vaudeville.
THAT "Mother" was not driven out into the
cold, after all, but is safely housed at the Circle
Theater for an indefinite period.
THAT "The Girl and the Drummer" is soon to
reopen on the road, with New York as its ulti-
mate destination.
THAT a song which Remick & Co. do not seem
to be saying much about, but which is a melodious-
ly artistic hit for such singers as are using it is
"Sugar Moon."
THAT with Maurice Shapiro in Europe and
George Walter Brown in Chicago, the "Shapiro"
professional department falls to Edgar Selden,
who was already writing lyrics with one hand
and running the whole business with the other.
Arthur Hammerstein is to become an impresario
on his own account,, having already arranged with
Edward Locke for a book for a musical play, lo
be produced on January 23 in Syracuse, N. Y.
REMICK
REMICK
REMICK
The new selling campaign of the Century Music
1'ublishing Co., New York, whereby an army of
canvassers has been covering every section of the
country for the purpose of introducing the Cen-
tury edition to thousands of music lovers, has been
loses one of Its most pofTuiar young | (
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FREE TRADING STAMPS
WITH SHEET MUSIC
By special arrangement the W. F .
Frederick Piano Co., 422 Fifth ave-
nue, local agency for the Century edi- ofl
tion of ten-cent music, will hereafter en
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give absolutely free with each ten-
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cent purchase of Century music a 1.8
Hamilton coupon. This coupon is re-
deemable by the Hamilton corpora-, To
tion of New York, guaranteed re-
sources $1,000,000. Valuable prem-
iums are given.
Arrangements have also been made
whereby Hamilton coupons can be
exchanged for green trading stamps.
Stamp collectors will appreciate this
innovation in the sale of sheet music,
as every home having a musical in-
strument uses sheet music and will TJ
take advantage of this great offer.
The Century edition of the ten-cent
music contains fifteen hundred of the
standard compositions of the world,
all sold at ten cents a copy. The W.
F. Frederick Piano company carries
the entire catalogue of ten-cent
musie.
The public is invited t o examine
the music—all printed from good
clear plates on best paper, and with
each ten-cent purchase a coupon is
i given free equal to an "S. & H." green
trading stamp.
Hamilton coupons can be exchang-
ed or redeemed at the local store of
the Sperry • Hutchinson Co., (Green
(Trading Stamp), 552 Fifth avenue,
McKeesport.
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particularly successful in certain sections owing to
the manner in which a number of dealers have co-
operated with the publishers in their work. Nat-
urally the efforts of the dealer in his own com-
munity directs a large stream of music lovers to
his store.
The accompanying clipping from the Daily
News, McKeesport, Pa., indicates how at least one
concern, the W. F. Frederick Piano Co., have suc-
ceeded in impressing the music loving public in
their locality with the importance of the movement
and of the value of the Centurv edition. As a re-
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JEROME H. REMICK & CO.
181 West 41st St.,
New York.
REMICK
Caro Roma and Ernest R. Ball Give Concert
at Waldorf-Astoria—Others as Soloists Pre-
sent Numbers Effectively.
Mine. Caro Roma and Ernest R. Ball, the well-
known composers, presented a long program of
original compositions last Tuesday evening in the
ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria. Miss Elizabeth
Spencer, soprano, sang several dramatic numbers
written by Mme. Roma with unusual expressive-
ness and power. Harry McClaskey, tenor, sang
"Thy Lips Are As Twin Roses" with fine artistic
feeling. This composition, dedicated by Mine.
Roma to Enrico Caruso, was enthusiastically re-
ceived and had to be repeated. Mr. McClaskey
also sang "Allah, Give Me Mine," an Arabian
song, music by Ernest R. Ball and lyrics by Caro
Roma. Unlike many so-called Arabian songs,
this one really seems to express the mystery and
poetry of the East. Sixteen other compositions
of Mme. Roma and Mr. Ball were sung during
the evening.
Four specially arranged songs for the Von
Feilitzsch Quartet were sung by them with grace
and vigor, the voices blending with excellent ef-
fect. Also on the program were W. Stanley
Grinsted, basso; John E. Pinkham, organist, and
Hans Kronold, 'cellist. Both Mme Roma and
Mr. Ball conducted their own works. Mme. Roma
is a Californian by birth and is well known all
along the Pacific Coast. She began her career
when a child, and since a few years later has been
singing in operas and concerts. When her en-
gagements permit she enploys her time writing
music and lyrics and is said to be the only woman
who not only writes the music and words of her
songs but plays them herself.
SHEET MUSIC IS FREE OF ENTRY.
By a recent decision of the United States Board
of General Appraisers, in St. Louis, sheet music,
it is reaffirmed, is entitled to free entry to this
country under the classification of manuscripts.
General Appraiser Fischer made the following de-
cision : "The samples in evidence are manuscript
music, and we are of the opinion that said goods
are entitled to free entry under paragraph 609,
tariff act of 1897, as manuscripts. The provision
for 'manuscripts' in the free list is unqualified,
while the provision for music in books or sheets
(paragraph 403) is subject to the clause 'not spe-
cially provided for.' We hold that manuscript
music is specially provided for as 'manuscripts.'"
VICTOR KREMER
Real Live Sellers
The Season's Sweetest Ballad. By Edgar Selden
and Herbert Ingraham.
"NIGHT AND DAY 11
Established Ballad Success. By Herbert Ingraham.
REMJCK
"All That I Ask 01 You Is Love"
"You Are The Ideal 01 My Dreams"
3 Keys. Brauen and Lloyd.
"Dear Old Tennessee'*
"THE ANGLE WORM WIGGLE"
By Alice Field and Harry L. Newman.
"SHE'S A PATIENT OF MINE"
COLLEGE SONGS
STANDARD MANDOLIN SOLOS
STAR SONGS FROM THE GRAND OPERAS
THE WORLD'S FAVORITE MELODIES
POPULAR SONG PIECES
CLASSIC FOLIO, Vol. I.
CLASSIC FOLIO, Vol. II.
Remick always does things well. This is a
line of folios'you can't duplicate.
Write for prices.
REMICK
THEIR WORKS SUNG EXCLUSIVELY.
rr^SHAPIRO'S
FIVE BIG HITS
by I. Maynard Schwartz and Harry S. Lorch,
an over night hit.
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REMICK
suit of the notice the sales showed a lively increase,
and still more pleasing results are looked for when
the canvassers resume their work after the holi-
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la My Flying Machine"
By Al. Bryan and Fred Fischer.
by Chris Smith.
Big hit from Jumping Jupiter.
"Any Little Girl That's A Nice Little Girl
" DON'T FORGET ME DEARIE"
Ky Thus. J. Gray and Fred Fischer.
Is The Right Little Girl For Me"
J. B. Walsh and A] W. Brown.
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