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CONSTANTLY GROWING IN FAVOR.
One of those real catchy coon songs, with the
spirit of the lazy Southern "pussons" expressed in
its every note and word, where the strumming of
the banjo is the dominating chord, is "In Banjo
Land," one of the new numbers recently published
by the Jerome & Schwartz Publishing Co. Even
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
S. S. KRESGE & CO. OF CHICAGO FEATURING "MOCKING BIRD RAG.'
(Special to The Review.)
i av j s h window displays of this number, with
excellent results, to judge by the crowds gathered
round the music counter. A reproduction of the
gave
Chicago, 111., July 23, 1912.
"Mocking Bird Rag" is the title of a new and
irresistible novelty
song that is prov-
ing to be the sen-
sation of the hour,
as far as Chicago
is concerned. It
was introduced to
the city by the
clever c h a r acter
singer,
Gene
Greene, who is
now in the twen-
ty-fifth week of
h i s engagement
here and winning
at every perform-
ance a half dozen
encores in a.storm
of applause for his
artistic rendition
of this melodious
number.
ICE CREAM CONES
"Mocking Bird
Rag" may be said
to have taken the
city by s t o r m.
From the start it
was
whistled and
though it is so young, it has already made a hit
s
u
n
g
on t h e
and is being sung by such well-known-vaudeville
headliners as Miss Fanny Brice, Siddons and Katie, streets, and is now
the most popular
(iibbs and Henderson, etc.
number with cafe
and restaurant or-
MUSIC PUBLISHING IN CHICAGO.
chestras.
The words are
Writing in the Chicago, 111., Post, Kaiieton
by
J. B r a n d o n
Hackett places the value of the music trade busi-
Walsh, author of
ness in Chicago as "worth" $30,000,00(1 a year. In
" F o r Killarney
u;'i analysis of the various departments of the in-
and You," and the
dustry the publishing and selling of sheet music
is referred to as the weakest. In this connection' music by Charles
Karleton Hackett says: "The total sheet music T. Straight; both
busiress amounts annually to $l,-VMi,0OI>, but the a r e c a p i t a 1 1 y
matched as re-
publishing of music is not as important a factor
gards brightness
here as compared witli the East. Sorry to admit
and originality of
inferiority in any department, but if the music
Sheet Music Window That Attracted Much Notice.
publishing business of the country amounts to
theme, and a wide
S. S. Kresge & Co. display is herewith given.
$.'10,000,000 Chicago has a mighty small part of it.'" and lasting vogue for this captivating song may
"Mocking Bird Rag" is published by M. Witmark
confidently be expected.
& Sons.
F. F. Woolworth & Co. and S. S. Kresge & Co.
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NEW MUSICAL PLAY.
"The Love Birds," a new musical play by Her-
bert Thomson and J hann C. Schmid, will shortly
be produced for vaudeville by one of the well-
known producers. The little operetta is said to be
very funny.
Heard
Everywhere!
Not a Hit that will die but a seller that will live
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