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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
McKINLEY CO.j;ELEBRATES.
TO CELEBRATE SONG'S CENTENARY.
Joins the Celebration of the Hyde Park Busi-
ness Men's Association—Company Issuing
Some Excellent Numbers for 1914 Which
Promise to Break Some Records.
Baltimore Plans to Mark the Hundredth Anni-
versary of the "Star-Spangled Banner" with
a Ten-Day Festival of Elaborate Proportions
Next September—Some of the Prominent
Men Interested in the Movement.
English managers pay Americans huge salaries
for any other reason than their superiority is
manifestly absurd."
A QUESTION 0F_ROYALTIES.
The scene was the office of a song publisher, the
(Special to The Review.)
popular brand, and a young man whose intellect
CHICAGO, I I I . , January 5.—The accompanying
(Special to The Review.)
had not yet caught up with his years was puzzling
illustration shows the big building of the McKin-
BALTIMORE, MD., January 6.—Baltimore is at over some of the firm's accounts. He called him-
ley Music Co. as it appeared during a recent cele- work on its plans to make the centenary of "The self the business man, as it was his duty to keep
bration of the Hyde Park Business Men's Associa- Star Spangled Banner" a national event of 1914 the books and pay the royalties. The words of the
tion, in which section the company is located.
and to group around it notable celebrations of song had been selected from a volume of Edgar
The new year brings with it every prospect of
patriotism and peace. The successful defence of Allen Poe's poems. The composer had called reg-
a continuance of the remarkable business that Baltimore at North Point and Fort McHenry com- ularly and received his share of the royalties. But
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prised the final battles the verse writer's had remained in accumulating
which preceded the figures on the books. Looking up from the ac-
Treaty of Ghent, and counts with a puzzled and annoyed expression, the
these will be empha- young man angrily ejaculated:
sized. The range of
"Why in thunder don't that guy Foe come ir
the celebration will and collect his royalties?"
include Washington,
Annapolis. Frederick
A CURIOUS_SURVIVAL.
and the whole of the
One of the most unique musical organizations
Chesapeake Bay, with
of the 1 world is that known as the "Worshipful
the main program and
Company of Musicians" of London. No one
the climax in Balti-
knows just when this association was organized,
more. The National
but it is known that the first royal charter was
Star Spangled Ban-
granted in 1469 (216 years before the birth of
ner Centennial Com-
Bach). The organization is, however, much older,
mission has been in-
and dates from the time of the minstrels. This
corporated.
fraternity was one of the most ancient of the
Honorary presidents guilds of London, and was formed to provide the
are Woodrow Wil- people of London with music. It was also privi-
son, William H. Taft leged to license persons "to practise or teach the
and Theodore Roose- arts, mysteries or occupations of music and danc-
velt. The vice-presi- ing for lucre, or gain, within the city of London
dents are the Vice- or liberties thereof." The company now makes it-
P r e s i d e n t of the self educationally useful iby founding scholarships,
United States, Thos. giving medals to deserving students and holding
Decorated Building, McKinley Music Co., Chicago
Marshall; Champ competitions. One composition owned by the com-
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favored the company in 1013. In this year the Clark, Speaker of the House of Representatives; pany made a profit of £866.
company did not only an immense business with the admiral of the n^vy, the general of the army,
the dealers, but also did a large mail order busi- Governor Goldsborough, of Maryland, and the
SONG COUPONSJWITH SMOKE.
ness direct in localities where dealers seemed to present Governors of the other seventeen States
"Song
coupons" are being given away by the
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overlook the possibilities that lie in a sheet music which constituted the L nion in 1814. The active
department.
president is James H. Preston, Mayor of Balti- Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. to boost the sales
on Dubec cigarettes in Philadelphia, says Printers'
Some of the popular leaders of the McKinley more.
Ink. The songs offered are those that are popular
line in 19.13 that bid fair to make continued and in-
The program will begin with a pilgrimage
on
the local stage. One recent advertisement had
creased sales in 1914 are: "Sing Me the Rosary," Thursday, September 3, to twelve sites of historic
for
a headline the title "What a Fool I'd Be" and
"Garland of Old-Fashioned Roses," "Just Like the interest along the Patuxent River and to the
the
first line of the song, which was being sung
Rose You Gave" and "I Will Love You When the grave at Upper Marlboro of Dr. William Beanes,
by
Sadie
Burt in the "Passing Show."
Silver Threads Are Shining 'Along the Gold." E. for whose release Key visited the British fleet.
Clinton Keithley, the new professional manager Later, while detained on the cartel ship Minden,
If you are a salesman, tuner or traveler, and
for the McKinley Co., and author of many popu- Key, in view of the bombardment of Fort Mc-
r . « ' ' » T> position, forward your wants in an ad-
lar compositions, is credited with much good work Ilenry, was inspired to write his famous song.
vertisement to The Review in space not to ex-
in popularizing these numbers.
The regular program will begin with exercises
The McKinley Music Co.'s plant possesses one for Patriots' Day, Sunday, September 6, when the ceed four lines and it will be inserted free of
of the finest presses in the world, on which high- speakers will be Vice-President Marshall and charge and replies sent to you.
ciass work for covers is produced, and D. W. Speaker Clark. Other special addresses, with ap-
Foster, one of those connected with the company propriate music and decorations, will occur
Another Beautiful Ernest R. Ball Ballad
who has given this phase of the business much throughout the city. On the second day there will
study, says that the effect on the buyer is remark- be special ceremonies centering around the frigate
able, and cites the big sales of "Ain't You Coming Constellation, the oldest vessel in the American
Back to Old Virginia?" "The Robins Bring Memo- navy.
ries of You," "I Was Seeing Nellie Home," and
The celebration will last ten days. There will
others, the covers of which are most artistic.
be a great Chesapeake regatta off Fort McHenry,
William McKinley, president of the company, is and an aviation meet with demonstrations of avia-
promising the production very shortly of some tion in relation to warfare.
Lyric by
numbers that he predicts will break all previous
records.
THE POORj\MERICAN
George Graff
GOOD-BYE, MY LOVE,
GOOD-BYE
WHY
REJOICED.
"Did the play have a happy ending?"
"Comparatively so. All money was refunded
after the second act."
We Are the Publishers o ' the Waltz Song
Success
"Just Because It's You"
From Ivan Caryll's New Musical Comedv
Success
"The Little Cafe"
CHAPPELL & C O . , L t d .
41 East 34th St., - NEW YORK
347 Yonge St.,
TORONTO
Is Getting It in London These Days—Jokes,
Songs and Slang All the Rage, However.
A despatch from London says that some news-
papers in that city are again making an outcry
about the predominance of American artists play-
ing in vaudeville in this city. W. R. Titterton,
the critic, writes :
"It is disgraceful how we have allowed the al-
leged humor of America to monopolize our va-
riety stage. The Yankee comedian isn't, funny,
his jokes are old as Adam, yet you find him every-
where drawing a higher salary and elbowing bet-
ter men off the boards.
"We could run an all-British revue a jolly sight
better than these blustering Yankee importations.'"
Of course American artists win -solely on their
merits, and those merits are more critically judged
than those of native performers. The idea that
Formerly in our
Standard (high-
price) catalog,
we have now
placed it in the
Popular catalog,
which makes it a great number for
your Popular Counter
Stock up—you'll need them
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