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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
cided to include it in their popular catalog, which
means that it is to be sold at a price that alone
Sam Fox Publishing Co., Cleveland, O., An-
should cause it to develop into a tremendous sell-
nounces "Valse June" as Ready for the Mar-
ing factor. In addition to placing the number in
ket—First Composition by Lionel Baxter to
the popular list, the publishers also announce a lib-
Be Published Under New and Exclusive
eral introductory price to dealers. When the new
Contract—Offered at Popular Price.
waltz was first announced and before the market-
ing plan had been completed numerous dealers
The Sam Fox Publishing Co., of Cleveland, ()., placed advance orders for copies, and saw that
the most successful publishing house in the Middle orders in some cases were running up to several
West, recently made an important contract for the thousand copies each.
exclusive .publishing rights in the United States for
the works of Lionel Baxter, a composer with an
A NEW E. T. PAULL NUMBER.
enviable reputation both here and abroad, and in
this connection announces as ready for the market " E . T. Paull's Hesitation Waltz" to Be Placed
the first of Mr. Baxter's compositions to ibe pub-
on the Market at an Early Date—Is of an
lished under the new arangement. The new num-
Original and Interesting Character—"The
ber is "Valse June.' 1 the number with a beautiful
"Egyptian Glide" Proving Popular.
melody am! which should prove particularly popu-
The E. T. Paull Music Co., West Forty-second
street, New York, which recently put on the mar-
ket the "Egyptian Glide," announces that within
the. next two or three weeks the company will
have ready for the trade a new hesitation wait/
K. T. Paull and to be known as "E. T. Paull's
Hesitation Waltz." Those who have heard the
new number "in the rough," as it were, have been
enthusiastic regarding its excellent qualities, the
piece being made up of four distinct movements,
all of them full of harmony.
"The Egyptian Glide," by Alexander Maloof, a
clever and original tango, and with a two-step and
turkey trot arrangement by E. T. Paull, has found
much favor with orchestra leaders throughout tlu-
country, and the result is a demand of substantial
proportions from the trade.
PUBLISHES NEW WALTZ SUCCESS.
WHY
Regards to Broadway' and the other 'Life's a Very
Funny Proposition After All.' 'Moon, Moon, Moon'
of "The Gingerbread Man' and 'The Glow Worm,'
from 'The Girl Behind the Counter' would bear
repetition. 'Waltz Me Around Again, Willie,'
which 1 sang in 'His Honor, the Mayor,' has by no
means outlived its usefulness, while my 'Yip-I-
Addy' and 'Rings on Her Fingers' will never grow
old."
HYAMS & McINTYRE^ IN VAUDEVILLE.
John Hyams and Leila Mclntyre, that clever duo
of musical comedy artists, are once again in vaude-
ville. They made their rebut at the Palace Theater
recently, and immediately thereafter were booked
for the balance of the season in the principal
vaudeville theaters of the East. Among the num-
bers they are using are several that have become
famous through their rendition of same in the
NOT REVIVE THE OLD SONGS?
Blanche Ring Declares That Good Songs Are
Scarcer Than Pearls at the Present Time and
Suggests That Old Successes Be Revived Just
as Are Operas—Publishers Take Notice.
"'It is harder to get a good song than it is to
match a rare pearl," says Blanche Ring, the clever
comedienne, who is credited with developing a
lar just at this time, owing to the fact that k is score or more songs into great popular hits.
speciall adapted to the hesitation or Boston.
"I've been fortunate in getung a half-dozen
"Valse June" is not starting off from the mark, good, rollicking numbers for my new piece, 'When
as owing to the success of the number abroad, the Claudia Smiles,' but I've seen a dozen musical
reputation of Mr. Baxter and the work of the Sam shows that wouldn't average one good song apiece.
i'ox Publishing Co., advance orders for the num- Why is it, then, that some manager does not try
ber on hand at the time of publication made neces- a revival of many of the songs that have set the
sary an initial edition of 100,000, with prospects nation whistling the last fifteen years?
that it must be repeated at a comparatively early
"Operatic revivals are popular at present. 'Pina-
date. "Valse June" has been a favorite selection fore,' 'The Bohemian Girl,' 'Patience,' 'The Pirates
with prominent authors throughout Europe an.l of Penzance,' 'Robin Hood' and 'Iolantbe' have all
also America for some time past, but despite the been resurrected and the audiences are enthusiastic
reputation of the number the publishers have de- over 'I'm Called Little Buttercup,' 'For I'm an Eng-
lishman,' T Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls,'
'Brown October Ale' and 'Oh, Promise Me!'
"If it is possible to revive these operas why
Ernest R. Ball has written many successes,
wouldn't
a musical comedy with a dozen song hits
but none that will achieve a greater popu-
from the past decade be a 'go'? The story would
larity than his latest
be new, the comedy would be new, the production
would be new and only the songs would be familiar.
"The field of songs to select from is almost limit-
less. 'Sweet Marie' certainly would bear reviving.
'Annie Rooney,' as sung by the late Theresa
Vaughn in '1492,' was popular a dozen or more
years ago. 'Navajo,' sung by Marie Cahill in
'Nancy Brown,' was the'forerunner of dozens of
LYRIC BY
Indian songs. 'Mary Jane's Top Note,' from 'The
Girl from Paris,' would not be a bad selection.
GEORGE GRAFF
'In the Good Old Summer Time' and 'Sweet Sat-
urday Night' came out about the same time and
ALREADY HUN-
DREDS OF THE
would prove as popular to-day as they were then.
BEST SING I NG
The former was one of my early successes.
ACTS ARE USING
" 'Dolly Gray' and 'Tommy Atkins' were song
IT
hits for a time. When it comes to selecting Irish
songs, there is my 'Bedelia,' 'Clancy,' which Frank
Lalor first sang in 'Comin' Through the Rye'; 'Har-
SLOGAN: STOCK UP
rigan,' written by George M. Cohan, for his play,
'Fifty Miles from Boston,' and 'Peggy Brady,'
from the 'Isle of Spice.'
Witmark Bldg., 144-146 West 37th St.
" 'I'm Sorry' was one of the hits of 'About
NEW YORK CITY
Town.' George M. Cohan had two distinct hits in
Chicafo
San Francisco
London
Paris
Mtlbonrne
'Little Johnnie Jones,' one of them being 'Give My
Another "BALL" Triumph
"WHILE THE RIVERS
OF LOVE FLOW ON"
M. WITMARK & SONS
"'Girl o,f My Dreams." and "When Love is Young;"
besides these, they are using a little novelty num-
ber, "Won't You Meet Me Out in Wichita?" writ-
ten especially for them by l-leta Jan Hnnvn, and
in all their experience they have never had any-
thing that has been more successful. M. Witmark
& Sons publish all their numbers.
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Commercial Articles May Be Sent There Only
by Parcel Post.
Postmaster Edward M. Morgan issue a warning
this week to exporters to Uruguay with reference
to the postal regulations of that country. Many
complains have been received of the confiscation of
articles which have bet'ii sent by the ordinary post
to Uruguay.
The postmaster now points out that the dispatch
of commercial articles by any but parcel post to
Uruguay is prohibited, but any article may be sent
there >by parcel post su'bject only to the ordinary
customs duties.
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