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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
52
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
FORMATION OF THE MUSIC PUBLISHERS' BOARD OF TRADE.
OPERA O^FILMS NOW.
Announcement of Plans for Eliminating Pronounced Evils in Publishing Trade Causes Much
Favorable Comment and Hope That Trade Will Pull Together for the Trade's Good.
Franchetti's "Germania" Shown as Movie at
Strand Theater. '
Franchetti's opera "Germania" was shown in
from using the songs, must also be stopped. On
the whole, there are some interesting develop- the moving pictures at the Strand Theater
ments to be looked for, both in and out of the last week. The Casa Ricordi, the oldest music
publishing house in Italy and an institution of his-
trade.
What one publisher who has refused to join torical importance, has allowed certain of the
the Board for the time being, and another pub- operas it has published to be made into so-called
lishing house which has not even been asked, are picture plays by one of the Italian companies. The
go.ing to do in the matter appears to be worrying first o.f the reels is "Germania," which had a few
those in the organization much more than it is productions at the Metropolitan Opera House. It
the concerns on the outside who do not appear is one of the lame ducks of opera, but the story
lends itself well to the uses of the movies. Luigi
to be affected by the dire predictions.
After the paying of singers has been attended lllica made a picturesque succession of scenes out
to, the professional copy evil will receive atten- of the struggles fo.r freedom in Germany at the
tion as will the distribution of free orchestrations, beginning of the nineteenth century. Historical
but the question of fixing prices will be left severe- characters appear, and there is a rather inscrutable
ly alone until the present Federal laws change. love story somewhere among the scenes of con-
Anyhow, the publishers figure that if they can cut spiracy, rebellion and battle.
down unnecessary expenses as planned, the price
RAGTIME ISJ*EAL MUSIC.
question will not loom up nearly as large as it
does at the present time though higher wholesale
A defense of ragtime music was forthcoming
prices still be most desirable.
from Albert Carre, who. distinguished himself
Another important matter that is interesting both as director of the Opera Comique and of the
the publishers is the proposed actio.n against those Paris Opera, after he had listened to the University
talking machine and music roll companies who of California Glee Club, which gave its final con-
demand liberal discounts on royalties from the cert at the Majestic Hotel, in Paris, France, last
two cents allowed by law and insist in deducting week.
a certain percentage from royalties paid for
"That's real music," said M. Carre, "because it
"damaged" goods. The publishers claim they are is individual. It conveys a picture of national
going to. find out why there should be any dis- color. Those who, rail against ragtime don't know
counts from what the law expressly allows them what they are talking about."
for mechanical reproduction rights.
The California boys return to their native land
Whatever the accomplishments of the new next week.
Board of Trade, and it is to be hoped that they
EARL CARROLLJLEAVES FEIST.
will be many, it has been proven that the publish-
ers of popular music can get together in harmony
Earl Carroll, who has for some years been
and for mutual welfare. If they will stick to- connected with the professional and production
gether, one thoroughly desirable result will have departments of Leo Feist, Inc., and who has
been accomplished even if the real reforms are written a number of songs published by that house,
few and far between.
including "Isle D'Amour" and "Beautiful Roses,"
severed his connection with that concern on July
REMICK & CO. MOVES IN DETROIT.
HARRIS SONGS IN PHOTO DRAMAS. 4 and has not announced any plans for the future,
although several offers arc under consideration.
Leases Present Building to Grocery Concern "After the Ball," with Herbert Kelcey and Effie
Shannon in the Star Roles, Soon Ready for
and Will Remove This Month to a New
SAYING SOMETHING.
Building on Fort Street, Near Cass Avenue.
Production—Other Harris Songs to Follow.
The Music Publishers' Board of Trade is going
(Special to The Review.)
The motion picture feature film or photo drama to stop paying singers fo.r singing songs—that
DETROIT^ MICH., July 6.—Jerome H. Remick has
based on "After the Ball," and with the scenario ought to make a lot of song writers realize they
leased the three-story building occupied by Jerome written by Charles K. Harris, writer of the song, are not half as great as they thought they were.—
H. Remick & Co., music publishers, and the Je- is now practically completed at a cost of nearly Thomas J. Gray, in Variety.
rome H. Remick Printing Co., at 68-70 Library $20,000 and will receive its first public presentation
avenue, to Sam S. J. Gettieso.n and his brother, of
in August. The cast presenting the piece is a
Toledo, who will install there September 1 what notable one and is headed by Herbert Kelcey and
is said to be the largest retail grocery store in Effie Shannon, Belasco stars, who will make
Detroit.
their first appearance in motio,n pictures in the new
The Remick companies will remove soon to films. Mr. Harris has arranged to prepare motion
the second and third floors of the Houghton- picture scenarios from several of his other song
Jaco.bson Printing Co.'s new building on Fort
successes, among them " 'Mid the Green Fields of
SONG HITS
street, West, beyond Cass avenue. These two Virginia" and "Break the News to Mother."
Alice of Old Vincennes
floors, with the clear floor space which they af-
Diane of the Green Van
ford, will give the Remick companies about 20,000
One Wonderful Night (You Told
PUCCINI OPERETTA FOR DIPPEL.
square feet, the same amount of room that they
Me You Loved Me) Song
have. It is said that Mr. Remick is getting a big
Puccini, the well-known operatic composer, has
Sing Me the Rosary
rent for his old quarters.
written an operetta for Andreas Dippel, who will
When you Sang "The Palms" to
produce it in New York when he opens his season
Me
of light opera next fall. Mr. Dippel, who himself
THE LATEST ENGLISH SONG SUCCESS
DANCE SUCCESSES
suggested the theme, has scored heavily, not only
Oyer a Quarter Million Copies Sold in England and the Colonies.
Hesitation
Waltz, by Klickman
by securing the operetta for America, but by cap-
Thanks for the Lobster, Tango
turing the performing and publishing rights for
Dream Waltz from "Tales of
the rest of the world besides.
No happenings in the popular music publishing
field for some years past has caused the stir oc-
casioned by the final formation of the Music Pub-
lishers' Board of Trade, and the announcement of
its plans for reforming unsound trade conditions
and eliminating certain pronounced evils.
Several years ago 'Charles K. Harris stated to
the writer: "The publishers will not get together
to remedy trade conditions until the lowering o.f
prices and the cost of exploitation reach a point
where the publishers must come together to save
themselves." According to recent developments,
Mr. Harris shines as a true prophet, for the pub-
lishers have actually been forced for self-preserva-
tion, to band together.
In deciding to stop payments to professional-
singers, orchestra leaders and others, the buying
of "benefit" tickets, advertising in programs and
other similar means of exploitating their songs
and cutting into their profits, which are small
enough under any consideration, they are facing
a big contract full of possibilities good and bad,
and much depends upon how willing the members
of the new Board are to stand together under the
pressure that is sure to be brought to bear upon
them by singers and others.
It is a well-known fact that in many cases when
singing acts have gone to booking offices to. ar-
range for vaudeville time they have been offered
a reduction in salary and told to get the balance
from the publishers for featuring their songs.
According to a theatrical paper, the professional
singers are planning to retaliate by demanding
that acts made up of music publishers or song
writers or their employes be denied booking over
the vaudeville circuits. They also demand that
the practice of a singer of turning over a sco,re
or more of popular songs to the orchestra leader
for the purpose of shutting out other perfo.rmers
McKINLEY
SUCCESSES
little Grey Home in the West"
By HERMANN LOHR
Published in four kayai Bb (A to D), C, DbandEb.
Price 60 Cents
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
41 East 34th St., - NEW YORK
Canadian Branch> 347 Yong* St., TORONTO
One of the novelties to be heard in London this
year is "The Go.lden Cock," the last opera of
Rimsky-Korsakoff, which he did not live to com-
plete. It is based on a most fantastic romance.
"Sunbeam Sue," a thoroughly pleasing ballad
by Leo Edwards and Will D. Cobb, has just been
added to the catalog of Charles K, Harris.
Hoffman"
One Wonderful Night, Hesitation
Waltz
In Search of a Husband, Tango
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
NEW YORK
CHICAGO