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Conducted by B. B. Wilson
THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS, COMPOSERS AND PUBLISHERS.
New Organization, Based on French Society of
Composers
ties
for
and
All
Publishers
Public
of
Music
Performances
Held
of
Same
Name,
Formed
at
Meeting
of
Authors,
in New York Last Week—Plans to Collect Royal-
Copyrighted
Music.
GETTING INTO A BAD HABIT.
Several
ing
facturers
ing
If present plans materialize the publishers of all
classes of music in the United States, ranging
from ragtime to the classics, will be richer to the
extent of several hundred thousand dollars
through the efforts of the American Society of
Authors, Composers and Publishers, which was
organized at a meeting of the music publishers
held at the Hotel Claridge, New York, on Friday
of last week, and at which practically every rep-
resentative publishing house in the city was rep-
resented.
The new society, which is the outgrowth of
considerable agitation and several preliminary
meetings of publishers, is designed to force the
payment of royalties for the public performance
of any copyrighted musical works by orchestras
and other musical organizations, including cabarets
of no matter what character. The society is de-
signed along the lines of the French society of
the same character, which has been successful in
collecting royalties for its members in excess of
$1,000,000 annually. The new society will also
seek to protect the interests of its members in the
matter of mechanical reproduction of music either
by music rolls for player-pianos or of talking ma-
chine records.
A feature of the meeting at which the organi-
zation was perfected was the mingling together on
equal terms of the composer of the latest ragtime
hit and the composer of the successful opera for
mutual protection, and it is safe to say that no
gathering of composers and publishers was ever
held before that was so thoroughly representative
of every department and class in the industry.
The president of the new Amefican Society of
Authors, Composers and Publishers is George
Maxwell, managing director for G. Ricordi & Co.,
probably the largest publishers of operatic music
in the world. The board of directors is divided
into classes representing the authors, composers
and publishers, and is made up of the following
men: For the publishers—Frederick E. Belcher,
secretary of Jerome H. Remick & Co.; J. Wit-
mark, of M. Witmark & Sons; George Maxwell,
G. Ricordi & Co.; Walter Watterson, head of the
VIENNA IN GRIP OF RAGTIME.
Ernest
Verdayne,
New
Society
York
Composer
Sets
Two-Stepping.
American ragtime is all the rage in Vienna now.
and with the tango banned the carnival season is
being swamped with the American two-step.
Ernest Verdayne is the man who has dared 10
attempt gratifying ragtime upon the Vienna waltz.
The elite, as well as the dancing bourgeoise of
Music
Publishers Complain
Machine
Are
Advance
Record
Getting
and
Music
That
Talk-
Roll
Manu-
Careless About
Secur-
Permission
to
Reproduce
Watterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., and M. Drey-
Musical Compositions.
fuss, of T. B. Harms, Francis, Day & Hunter.
The composers are represented by Victor Herbert,
Several complaints have been made recently re-
Gus. Kerker, Raymond Hubbell, Irving Berlin, garding the apparent carelessness of some talking
Silvio Hein, Harry Carroll and Gus Edwards, and machine record and music roll manufacturers in
the authors' committee on the board is made up
securing permission from the music publishers be-
of Harry B. Smith, Glen McDonough, John L. fore they reproduce the music or the words and
Golden, George Hobart and William Jerome.
music of any desired number. As a matter of
fact instances of such carelessness in looking after
The society will be incorporated at once. There
are several hundred applications for membership details are becoming quite frequent to the annoy-
and President Maxwell in an interview stated that ance of those publishers who are a trifle particu-
the membership is expected to run into the thou- lar about knowing when and by whom their publi-
cations are used for mechanical reproduction and
sands in a short time.
"The Society of Authors, Composers and Pub- action is threatened if the powers that be in the
lishers," said Mr. Maxwell, "is built on the lines field of mechanical music do not show a desire to
of the same organization which has ruled the music be a little more observant of the provisions of the
field in France, Germany and Italy for many years. law in adapting musical numbers to their particular
In France the society collects more than $1,000,- purposes.
The recording of a song on a music roll or talk-
000 from public performances each year, and this
ing machine record and advising the publisher of
is divided among its members. We will be able
to collect more than that every year right here the fact after the work is done is all very well
in New York, and the amount collected around providing the publisher is anxious to release that
particular song. When one concern reproduces a
the country will run into many millions.
"The society has not been formed to make a song under such conditions, however, it is more
fight upon anyone or to stir up any trouble. The than likely that other concerns will follow the lead
writers and publishers are given protection under with the result that the publisher may not become
the copyright laws of the United States, and until aware of the fact and not be sure that he receives
now that protection has never been carefully the royalties that are due him. With the big com-
brought into use. When orchestras play the music panies slipping such deals on the publisher there
of our members they will have to pay for the right arises a suspicion in the minds of certain publishers
to do so. That is only fair, and the laws of the that there may be some little company that is mak-
country make it possible for us to see that the col- ing mechanical reproductions of music without ad-
vertising the fact to any extent, perhaps forgetting
lections are made.
"There is really nothing new in our plans ex- to send out the regular royalty statements.
cept the getting together of the men interested
MANUSCRIPT SOCIETY TO MEET.
to protect their rights. The rights have always
been there, and now we will enforce them."
The Manuscript Society of New York will have
To the orchestra leaders in popular restaurants, the third private meeting Friday evening, February
hotels and theaters who in the past have had or- 27, at the National Arts Club, Gramercy Park,
chestrations of the latest popular and operatic suc- with a varied program. Bertha Remick of Boston
cesses not only sent to them free but actually has provided a series of tone pictures, which she
forced upon them, the formation of the new so- plays on the piano and ideal harp, illustrated by
ciety will probably bring its full share of woe. Mildred Anderson in dance and rhythmic panto-
Still if the music is worth playing it is worth
mime; five songs for contralto, by Beatrice Bunn,
paying for.
of St. Louis, will be sung by Maryone Martin;
two piano pieces by Eleanor Everest Freer will
Vienna, is gliding to negro melodies mingled with
lie played by Lisbet Hoffmann; three songs for
"Blue Danube" strains and has gone mad in the
baritone by John Prindle Scott will be sung by
popular swirl.
William Simmons, and the composers will be at
The "mad composer," Verdayne, is a young New
the piano.
Yorker, London and European bred. Verdayne's
real name is Ernest Austin, but since there is an-
The Morgan Music Co., Murphysboro, 111., has
other composer of that name he had adopted a
leased a room next to its present store and will
pseudonym.
enlarge its quarters.
FEATURING NEW^FEIST BALLAD.
Al. Piantadosi's latest ballad, "You Broke My
Heart to Pass the
Time Away," published
rwi A \ T / ^ / \ f T 1 ! C Owing t0 l ^ e P r e s e n t Tango craze-and the consequent demand
by Leo Feist, Inc., is
Y / Y I N v l U l 1 I k j for Tango Dance music, we have secured the publishing
anH collinrf ridhts fnr fhp II S A nf rho fftllnwinO Tnndn*
being featured by the
staff of that house in a
AMAPA
particularly energetic
THE GROSSMITH TANGO
[Le vr»i Tango Bresilien)
Composed by R. Penso
manner at the present
By J. Storoni
This is on Melodies from the popular song " Tommy won't you
time, and from the re-
This duncr was first iniruducrd in Paris by Arlette Dnr«ere
leach me how to o n t o " from "The Girl on the Film". Thii
and cunse^urntly became very popular (here la*t season. The
Tango was first popular in London owing to it's introduction
ception that has been
drmund here for tame is tremendous.
into this production, and is now nightly danced by Geont* Oros-
umiih in the same production here.
accorded the number
PHYLLIS TANGO
many members of the
IN ANDALUSIA
By Paul A. Rubens
This was made popular by its introduction into the bittitest suc-
profession a n d t h e
Tango
cess of the Condon season. "The Girl from Uluh" It is rapidly
By Albert Sinnay
Feist forces are begin-
becoming at popular as Rubens other tanso Thr Argentine."
This tango by the celebrated Hungarian composer is the late-lt
ning to feel that the
Novelty
Tango
in
London,
where
it
Aral
made
its
appearance,
EL CLAVEL
in spite of the fact that it is of Hungarian origin.
ballad will equal the
[The Carnation) Tango
By Pedro de Zulueta
record of "The Curse
CHAPPELL
&
CO.,
Ltd.
This tanjo is quite new over here, but it is tremendously well-
of an Aching Heart,"
known in London at the Tanilo Teas anil the TanC" Niiihi Clubs
41 East 34th Street,
New York
which have recently been formed
the tremendous success
period
only.
of a season or so ago.
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