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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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Conducted by B. B. Wilson
artistic manner by the house. The three "Desert"
CO-OPERATION J*RINGS RESULTS.
compositions of Mrs. Ross are taking splendidly
Interest of the Dealers in the Exploitation of
About Forty Members of Association Attend
everywhere. It will be recalled that Mme. Schu-
"Valse June" Results in Heavy Sales of
Informal Dinner and Discuss Business—
mann Heink has been using "Dawn in the Desert"
Sam Fox Co. Number—An Example of Ef-
Oliver Ditson Co. Employes to Have "Get-
with great effect, and now "Night in the Desert" is
fective Window Arrangement.
Together" Session—New Publications Of-
to be featured by Mme. Gerville-Reache, while the
fered by Various Houses—Other News Items.
third of the triology, "Sunset in the Desert," is to
The enthusiactic manner in which music dealers
be taken up by still another famous singer shortly. throughout the country have been featuring the
(.Special to The Review.)
''The Cadenza," which Walter Jacobs publishes, Sam Fox Publishing Co.'s great success "Valse
BOSTON, MASS., October 24.—Forty members of
the Boston Music Publishers' Association sat "down is about reaching its twenty-first year, and having June" can be no better illustrated than by the ac-
to dinner at the Winter Place Restaurant a few arrived therefore at the estate of man it is priv-
nights ago, and Dr. James A. Reilly presided over ileged to speak its own mind as to its future. In
the occasion in his own inimitable way. Some January it accordingly will reach the public as a
business matters were given discussion, after somewhat amplified publication with a handsome
which Stanley Nichols, a well-known local enter- cover in three-color effect, and a name that has
tentatively been suggested, for it will be the
tainer, kept the company amused for nearly an
hour relating humorous stories, most of which "Piano and Plectral Periodical," and it will make a
strong bid for the favor of professional pianists
were new to the members.
Thursday, November 12, has been selected for and the "movies" and will largely confine its field
the annual "get-together" of the employes of the to that of light music. This does not mean that
Oliver Ditson Co., and everyone is anxiously look- "The Cadenza" is to lose its identity for the lovers
ing forward to the event, as these annual occasions of the string instruments like the banjo and the
guitar.
are always thoroughly enjoyable.
Business at the Oliver Ditson Co. is picking up
considerably and the call from schools and acade-
NEW REMlCKJfMJBLICATIONS.
mies, not to mention music teachers, has done much New Song by George M. Cohan Being Strongly
to enliven the situation. George W. Furness is
Featured—Other
Numbers by Jerome &
home and except for short trips is not likely to
Schwartz and Clare Kummer.
go away again until after the holidays.
Jerome H. Remick & Co. have announced the
Professor George Coleman Gow, head of the
music department of Vassar College, was a visitor publication of the latest song by George M. Cohan,
in Boston a week or so ago. He was entertained and the first number written by Mr. Cohan for
several years. The title of the number is "Have
at luncheon at the Boston Art Club by Professor
Macdougall, of Wellesley, and included in the a Heart—Have Mine," and possesses the distinct-
company were W. J. Baltzell, editor of The ive Cohan quality of being singable. The new
Musician, and Banks M. Davison, of the White- song has received considerable attention from th.>
profession.
Smith Music Publishing Co.
Among other new Remick numbers are "Down
The Oliver Ditson Co. has just learned that the
Boston school committee has voted to adopt the in Waterloo," by Alfred Bryan, Albert Gumblc
"Valee June" Window Display Made by Empire
public school method for the violin issued by Dit- and Jack Wells; "Chinatown, My Chinatown," by
Music House, Spokane, Wash.
son. This is in use in more than fifteen school Wm. Jerome and Jean Schwartz, and "No Place
companying photographic reproduction of the dis-
centers in New York City, where there have been Like the U. S. A.," by Clare Kummer.
play window of the Empire Music House, Spo-
more than 1,000 applications for the privilege of
kane, Wash., which was arranged for the purpose
using the method. The method is by Albert G.
of featuring "Valse June" exclusively and in which
Mitchell, assistant director of music in the Boston
public schools.
The New Amsterdam Corporatian has been there was nothing to detract attention from the
The B. F. Wood Music Co. is finding business granted a certificate by the Secretary of the State main object. The window combines artistic quali-
good considering the general situation, and C. C. at Albany for the purpose of conducting a pub- ties with simplicity and proved most effective in
Dugan, of the company's traveling staff, who is lishing business, with a capital of $10,000. The increasing the sales of "Valse June" in that section
still on the road, has been quite successful on his incorporators are S. H. Speck, J. C. and A. of the country. In fact, wherever the dealers paid
particular attention to their displays of "Valse
present trip. Letters received by the Wood Co. Schmid, 1906 Shunk street, Philadelphia.
June" the results as indicated by sales were im-
from d'Auvergne Barnard, the company's London
mediate and satisfactory.
representative, state of the conditions abroad that
DEATH OF AARON FEIST.
while business is far from good there appears to
be no scarcity of money and the financial situation
Aaron Feist, brother of Leo Feist, head of the
THE "BEST" IS ALWAYS THE "CHEAPEST
is being kept well in hand.
house of Leo Feist, Inc., died in St. Luke's Hos-
STILL 200% PROFIT!
The White-Smith Co. has just put out "A pital, New York, on Thursday of last week. Mr.
Lover's Litany," by A. Walter Kramer, with poem Feist was born in New York and was fifty-four
NEWYORK
CHICAGO
by William S. Brady. Mr. Kramer, who is well- years old. He had retired from active business
known in New York for his musicianly qualities, some years ago.
Publishers of the
has on several occasions submitted compositions to
the White-Smith Co., but in the present instance
the house genuinely feels that it has secured a
notable contribution to current vocal selections.
"The Crimson Rambler," for piano, by H. L.
Announce the publication of new cata-
Heartz, and "Lady Lavender," another piano com-
logs for 1915, containing
position, by Cecil Wynne, have been issued in most
50 NEW NUMBERS
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