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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
BOSTON MUSIC FOR EXPORT DEMAND
Some Good Orders Being Received from Central
and South America and Satisfactory and
Permanent Business Connections Formed.
(Special to The Review.)
BOSTON, MASS., March 30.—One of the interest-
ing things to report favorably on this month is the
call that is coming to music publishers from both
Central and South America, and the connections
now being formed will doubtless prove the begin-
nings of a good trade later. The reason for this
new trade relationship is the European war, for
v/ith commerce now cut off music is one of the
things that these Southern republics must look to
the North for. The question of how much the
war would affect business has often been dis-
cussed lately, and so far as vocal music is con-
cerned it was a foregone conclusion that the
United States could not furnish what was wanted;
but this is not true of instrumental music. It is
of local importance that only a few days ago a
Boston music publisher received a good sized draft
from a man in Guatemala, a person the Boston
publisher never heard of, and with the draft was
a good order for instrumental music. It is not
unlikely that other houses can tell the same story,
and it is all very interesting as showing the begin-
ning of bigger things.
CARRYING ON AJiREAT CAMPAIGN.
J.
H. Remick & Co. Going After Records in
Pushing "I'm on My Way to Dublin Bay,"
Both Professionally and Through the Trade.
There have been few, if any, cases in the trade
where quicker action on a new song has been
obtained than has been the case in connection with
signed for the publication of the song than
the professional department of the Remick house
dropped about everything else and concentrated on
the new number. Large spaces were used for ad-
vertisements in the professional papers, cartoons
and large advertisements in the daily papers of
the large cities and a host of leading professionals
enlisted in the cause. The result was that there
was hardly a ''big-time" theater in the East in
which the new song was not heard during the
week following its introduction. In the sales de-
partment similar activity prevailed, and copies of
the number were distributed broadcast. If ever a
song "made good" through energetic exploitation
it should be "I'm on My Way to Dublin Bay."
The accompanying reproduction of a cartoon on
the song indicates the manner in which it was
featured in the various prominent New York
daily papers.
Frank Fogarty, Bessie Wynn and Maggie Cline
are among the well-known singers who are using
"I'm on My Way to Dublin Bay."
HEARING ON SUIT OVER SONG.
Case of T. B. Harms, Francis Day & Hunter
Against Joseph W. Stern & Co. Postponed
for a Week—Interesting Developments.
In the United States District Court, before Judge
Lacombe last Friday, Joseph W. Stern and Ed-
ward B. Marks, in answer to the injunction suit
brought against them and Joseph W. Stern & Co.
by T. B. Harms and Francis, Day & Hunter, for
infringement of copywright of the music of "Oh,
Those Days," one of the song hits of "Maid in
America" at the Winter Garden, claimed that they
had the right to publish the composition by a con-
tract between the defendants and Sigmund Rom-
Good-byel I'm
on my •way
To dear old Dub-tin Bay,
That's why Tin feel - In' gay,
For ohl I
know
Sweet Mol - ly - 0 .
My c o l - lean,-fair to see.
Is-wait- in' there for m e ,
Her heart with love a . bubble- in
On Dulkl-in
-Bay.
ONE MILLION COPIES
will be sold of these 3 big instrumental lifts. We picked
then a* our "Big" ones for 1915 and we are going After
"good and forte." You ktiow what that meant.
SILVER FOX
FOX TROT
An instantaneous iure tire Ragjry Fox Trot I
hit by Henry Lodge. We are having calls for |
it everywhere.
A LA CARTE
ONE STEP
Abe Holrmann's jingling, tingling, ringing I
one step, A sensational instrumental number.
GERALDINE
VALSE HESITATION
The catchiest, most melodious and charming
waltz published.
A musical masterpiece by
Henry Lodge.
JEROME H. REMICK & CO.1
THE HOUSE THAT MADE INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC FAMOUS IN AMERICA
.DETROIT, MICH.
NEW YORE, N.
REWARDS FOR THE AMATEURS.
F. F. Proctor Theatrical Enterprise Holding a
Prize Contest for Songs by Amateur Song
Writers—Three Cash Prizes Are Offered.
There is still hope for the amateur song writer
who has, perhaps, tried to break into the "big
tinu" of the popular music game and failed. The
F. F. Proctor theatrical enterprise, which operates
the Fifth Avenue Theater and several other
vaudeville houses in New York, is now conduct-
ing a contest for amateur song writers with $50
in prizes to be divided among the contest win-
ners. The first prize will be $25, the second $15,
and the third $10, and the winners will have the
additional reward of hearing their songs sung by
professionals on the stages of the Proctor thea-
ters. According to the announcement, the contest
will close on April 6.
McKINLEY'S TREMENDOUS HIT
Cartoon on "I'm On My Way to Dublin Bay" in the New York Journal.
Stanley Murphy's new number, "I'm on My Way
to Dublin Bay," which is published by Jerome H.
Remick & Co. Hardly had the contract been
We are the publishers of
THE SONG OF SONGS
(Chanson do cocnr brise)
Marie by Moj«
Three Keyi: Ab, Bb and D
Send 12 Cent* for Sample Copy
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
41 L 34th St., NEW YORK
Caaadiu Branch
S47 Toast St., TORONTO
berg, the composer, which the courts have de-
clared was invalid.
Attorney Max D. Josephson, for the plaintiffs,
asked for a delay that he mignt prepare answering
affidavits and the case was postponed until Friday
of this week.
Harms and Francis, Day & Hunter have asked
the court to issue an injunction restraining Stern
from publishing or selling the music of "Oh, Those
Days!" and have given notice that they will claim
damages amounting to not less than $5,000 for
infringement. Affidavits introduced by the plain-
tiffs show that the music published by Stern,
entitled "Oh, Those Days Fox Trot," and that of
the Winter Garden song, "Oh, Those Days!" is
identical. Romberg's name appears on the Stern
publication as composer.