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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
McCORMACK'S CONCERT TOUR.
Singing Some Witmark Songs Which Have
Won Favor Wherever Heard.
John McCormack, fresh from his Australian
victory, returned to America recently by way of
San Francisco. The eminent tenor won high
praise from the Australian critics and is delighted
with the warmth of his reception in that country.
MREVIEWflEARS
THAT poor collections constitute the chief cause
for worry for a number of publishers.
THAT it is not always the biggest hit that makes
the most money for the publisher. The selling
cost often puts the big total on the wrong side of
the ledger.
THAT Abe Holzmann, well known as a composer
of marches, has joined the staff of Jerome H.
Remick & Co.
THAT Frank Pixley and Gustave Luders, of
"King Dodo" and "Prince of Pilsen" fame, have
again joined hands after several years of separa-
tion, for the purpose of writing a new musical
comedy.
THAT despite the sale of the building in which
his business is located, Leo Feist will still con-
tinue to do business at the same old stand for
some months to come.
THAT two recent additions to the Witmark pop-
ular catalog are "Raggin' the Old Virginia Reel,"
written by Ben Deely, Arthur Green and George
Jones, and "I Like a Girl with a Smile Like
You," by Ben Deely and George Jones.
Both
numbers are somewhat out of the common both in
words and music.
THAT Johnnie Nestor, the popular tenor known
as "The little man with the big voice," recently
appeared at the Plaza, Washington, where he
made a decided hit with a repertoire composed
of Witmark numbers.
THAT there is a nice little music publishing busi-
ness in New York for sale at the proper figure.
JOHN MCORMACK.
Every seat was taken in the great building where
Mr. McCormack sang and his appearance on the
stage was the signal for a furore. One of his
songs achieved a widespread popularity. It is en-
titled "Thinking of Thee," and was written and
composed by Caro Roma. McCormack's fine voice
and the beauty and dramatic value of his songs all
combined to his success. The leading Australian
papers, notably the Music News, in their re-
views of his concert spoke highly of this ballad,
saying: "There is a charm about this little number
that will make it a worthy successor to "I Hear
You Calling Me."
Mr. McCormack is now making a tour of the
principal cities on the way East, and is singing
"Thinking of Thee" at all of his recitals. He is
also singing two of Chauncey Olcott's songs,
"Each Day Till I Die" and "Mother Machree."
M. Witmark & Sons publish all three.
PIANTADOSI IN VAUDEVILLE.
Noted Composer Makes Debut at Hammer-
stein's This Week in Support of Anna Chan-
dler—Acts Like a Veteran—Puts Several of
His Songs Over in Excellent Style.
lowed several very strong acts, their success was
instantaneous, which may be attributed both to the
good work of the team and the class of songs
they chose. The songs used in the act, which
were composed by Mr. Piantadosi, and all of
which appear to be in the hit class, were "Move
Away Up in My Heart," "Who's Going To Do
Your Lovin' When I'm Gone," "Wops! My Dear,"
"Your Daddy Did the Same Thing Fifty Years
Ago," and "Whose Loving Darling Are You?"
The manner in which they were sung left little to
be desired. Leo Feist is the publisher.
"HOUN' DAWG" SONG GERMAN?
Friend of Baltimore Physician Claims to Have
Discovered Original Song in Old Book in
Germany Dated 1499.
According to a report from Baltimore the now
famous "Houn' Dawg" song with which Missouri
hopes to sing Champ Clark into the Democratic
nomination for the Presidency at the Baltimore
convention was not born in the Ozark Mountain^,
az is popularly supposed. The lines are said to
be those of a German cradle song written in or
prior to 1499. Here are the words in the orig-
inal German :
Jedesmal ich in's Dorfchen komm'
Stossen die Jungens Mein' Hund herum.
Mir ist's egal was sonst sie thun—
Sie duerfen nicht stossen mein' Hund herum.
The literal translation is as follows:
Every time I come into the little village
The boys knock my dog around.
It's all the same to me what else they do,
They must not knock my dog around.
Victor Kremer Co., '"•SKST
Publishers of
The air of suppressed excitement which per-
meated the professional rooms of Leo Feist this
week was duly accounted for when it was learned
that Al. Piantadosi, the noted composer of Feist
hits, had made his debut in vaudeville at Ham-
merstein's in company with Anna Chandler on
Monday. Although it w,.s Mr. Piantadosi's first
appearance -on the vaudeville stage, he went to it
like a veteran and did not exhibit the slightest
nervousness. .His able support of Miss Chandler,
who was in excellent voice, resulted in every num-
ber making a strong impression on the audience.
Despite the fact that Chandler and Piantadosi fol-
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LITTLE PUFF OF SMOKE.GOOD NIGHT"
"HONEY SAL"
"SING ME AN IRISH COME-ALL-YE"
"RAGGED EDGES"
"MOTHER"
"WHY DON'T THE BAND PLAY DIXIE"
Victor Kremer Co.,
732 SHERMAN ST*
CHICAGO
WORLD WIDE HIT
Down By The Old Millstream
IVI.
WITMARK & SONS
Have acquired the exclusive publishing rights of that
SENSATIONAL SONG SUCCESS
"THEY GOTTA
QUIT KICKIN' MY
DAWGAROUN'"
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New York
San Francisco
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BOSTON
Publishers
WALTER JACOBS
1«7 Tremont St.,
BOSTON. MASS.
Publisher of
"Kiss of Spring." "Some Day When Drtarns Com* Trut."
And Some Others World Famous
OLIVER
DEMAND
WITMARK A SONS
Chicago
Order from your Jobber, or,
Grand Opera Houae Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL.
The most talked-about song since "Hot Time in the Old Town To-night."
BE PREPARED FOR THE ENORMOUS
Every dealer should have it; also,
"DAVY JONES AND HIS MONOPLANE"
"WHEN WE WERE SWEETHEARTS"
"BUCKWHEAT CAKES"
"FARE-THEE-WELL"
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Paris
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