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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
valued attaches of the house, is on her vacation,
dividing her time between the Cape and Bar Har-
At the Instigation of the Oliver Ditson Co.
bor, Me.
Various Publishers Will Arrange Unique
Considering that so many of his force are away
Display of the Works of Charles Wakefield
on vacations, Walter Jacobs manages to get his
Cadman—"A Masque of Dead Florentines,"
publications out on time, and the business of the
a New Ditson Publication—Walter Jacobs a
house is being pushed ahead in commendable man-
Busy Man-^What Other Houses Are Doing.
ner. With each succeeding month both The Ca-
denza and Jacobs' Orchestra Monthly are show-
(Special to The Review.)
ing marked improvement both in matter and
Boston, Mass., Aug. 31, 1912.
make-up.
The Oliver Ditson Co. is making a great deal
The B. F. Wood Music Co. has had a very busy
of the songs of Charles Wakefield Cadman, and it
month, and the prospects are splendid for a re-
\, the purpose of the company, which is disposing
markable season. The company's traveling men
of a great many of this popular composer's pieces,
are all out and are sending in large orders.
to have a Cadman window during the month of
Some new publications just put out by the Wood
October. The plan is to invite the other Boston
Co. include the following, all of which are des-
music publishers handling Cadman's songs to con-
tined to be popular: "Dream Pictures," a collec-
tribute material to the window, these concerns
tion of ten pieces for piano, by Jules Devaux and
being the Boston Music Co., C. W. Thompson & another, "Danse Carnavalesque," by the same com-
Co., White-Smith Music Publishing Co., and poser; a group of piano compositions by A. Tellier,
Charles W. Homeyer & Co. Simultaneously with
which are comparatively easy and include "The
the Ditson display these same concerns will like-
Steersman's Song" and "An Autumn Legend," and
wise have similar displays in their windows, so a pretty waltz, "Dream Visions," by Forbes Glynn,
that five music stores will be adequately advertis-
which has a very handsome cover. Among the
ing Cadman at the same time.
vocal pieces is a sacred song, "The Light of
"A Masque of Dead Florentines" is the name of
Heaven's Own Day," words and music by C. S.
a publication put out by the Ditson Co. The text
Briggs, and eight little musical pictures, as they
is by Maurice Hewlett and the music by Ernest
are called, by Mae Aileen Erb, two of which,
R. Kroeger. It is dedicated to Arthur Farwell
"The Little White Kitten" and "Blue Eyes, Brown
and is intended for recitation, union chorus and
Eyes," are especially simple and dainty.
piano. The preface tells us that the first per-
Joseph M. Daly reports a large business with
formance of "A Masque of Dead Florentines" in
the usual keen demand for the popular songs which
its present form took place at St. Louis February
his house publishes. Joseph Mittenthal, who r is
1, 1911. The Musician, as usual, contains a quan-
associated with Mr. Daly, has been over in New
tity of good things for the teacher, pupil and lover
York for a week.
of music, including readable articles touching the
Banks M. Davison, of the White-Smith Music
art and musical compositions as well.
Publishing Co., is home from his delightful and
Visitors to the Ditson Co. this month have in-
restful vacation at Hyannis, down on the Cape,
cluded Harold Orth, of Denver, Col., who is con-
and while away honored the townspeople by play-
nected with a music house in that city, and who
ing the organ in the Congregational Church one
was East on his vacation. Mr. Orth is son of Sunday. Walter M. Bacon, treasurer of the com-
John Orth, famous in the musical life of Boston
pany, is spending his vacation up in New Hamp-
for a number of years. Another caller was J. A. shire. E. M. Read, St. Louis, manager of the
Kane, of the house" of Theodore Presser, of Phila- Estey Organ Co., was a caller at the White-Smith
delphia.
Co. lately.
C. W. Thompson & Co. always are able to keep
"The Heart of Farazda," an Arabic song cycle,
their basement show windows filled with an at- of which mention has been made in this depart-
tractive display of publications. It is the plan of
ment several times, is out and is creating a strong
the house to give some one particular composer
impression everywhere. The volume is dedicated
prominence each week, and lately Lulu Maye
to Marie. O'Meara, a widely-known singer in the
Lockwood's works have been having the call. The West. Three piano compositions, of which the
author's picture adorns the center. Mr. Thomp- house justifiably expects much, are by Emiliano
son has returned from Plum Island, on the New
Renaud. One is an Ave Maria, which follows the
England shore, and managed to have a restful
Schubert melody; another is a Berceuse and is in
time. At present Mrs. Ella Hopkins, one of the the nature of a delicate cradle song. A third is
called "Vieux Menuet." The Ave Maria, by-the-
MILLION COPY HIT
bye, is dedicated to Mark Hambourg, the famous
pianist. Mr. Davison says there is every indica-
tion that the house will be tremendously busy
Also New Hits
this fall.
New WHEN WE WERE SWEETHEARTS New
New
UNDER THE OLD OAK TREE New
CARO ROMA GOES TO PARIS.
New
WAY DOWN SOUTH
New
Weil-Known Composer-Lyricist to Open Studio
New
RAG RAG RAG
New
in the French Capital and Will Give Recitals
New
THAT SUBWAY RAG
New
of Own Compositions.
New
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
New
Caro Roma, the distinguished composer-lyricist,
will shortly sail for Europe, where she has planned
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
to remain for one year.
Yielding to the importunities of her many friends
and admirers in the French capital, the well-known
artist has decided to establish a studio in the
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American quarter, where she will give recitals of
her own songs and ballads, many of which, trans-
lated into the French language, are already widely
popular there.
Among the many women composers who have
added greatly to the volume of good music in this
WALTER JACOBS
117 Tremont St.
BOSTON, MASS. country, none seems destined to be more appre-
Publisher of
"Kit* • / Spring." "Somtr Day When Dreamt Com* Trut." ciated than Mme. Roma. Not only does she fur-
And Some Other* World Famous
nish the musical setting for her splendid songs, but
in some instances the lyrics as well.
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•i N«w Yotk aad
"Barber's Bear" and "Ragtime Eyes" are being
very well received by the large audiences who fre-
quent the United Time houses as sung by the
"Texas Gal," Miss Blanche Bishop. "Barber's
Bear" and "Ragtime Ey.es" are both new songs pub-
lished by the Jerome & Schwartz Publishing Co.
PUSHING TWO STRONG NUMBERS.
House of Feist Enjoying Most Successful Period
in Its History—A Ballad with a Present and
Future—A New Record for August.
The house of Leo Feist, Inc., is at present en-
joying one of the most successful seasons in its his-
tory, according to the reports of those behind the
guns at headquarters, due largely to the fact that
the Feist imprint is on two numbers which are
well up in the forefront of the season's list of hits.
"When I Get You Alone To-Night," a lively num-
ET YOU ALONE 10 NlGtiT
her that has proven a general favorite both with
performers and the public, is one of the big sellers,
while "That's How I Need You' 5 is one of the
ballad successes of thf season and has developed so
rapidly, especially for a ballad number, that at
times the available stock has not been sufficient to
meet the demands. Edgar Bitner, the Feist sales
manager, states that during the month of August,
which, by the way, was one of the heaviest in the
history of the house, the stocks of the two numbers
mentioned were continually at low ebb and some-
times entirely.depleted, despite extra efforts on the
part of the printers. As it stands now those con-
nected with the House of Feist are not worrying as
to what will happen when the fall season is under
full sway.
An Unusual
Announcement
We have decided to place
ERNEST R. BALL a n d GEORGE GRAFF'S
Latest and Greatest Song Success
Till the Sands of the
Desert Grow Cold
In Our Popular Catalog
Already it is going big, but at the new
price it will become
The Greatest Ballad Hit
of the Present Time
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