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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
STOCK TAKING THE ORDER OF THE DAY IN BOSTON TRADE,
Publishers
Interested as to Kind of Record the Year Has Made—Important New Publi-
cations Under Way by Leading Houses—Trade News of the Week.
(Special to The Review.)
BOSTON, MASS., January 2.—Stock taking is the
order of the moment among the Boston music
publishers, and there is more interest than usual
perhaps in making inventories, because of what
the trade has been weathering the past year.
'Traveling men are all home and are not likely to
start out until near the middle of January. There
is a lull in publications, as not much will be put
out for the present. While this is true of most
houses, there are one or two which have new
compositions on the press and these may be looked
for by the trade speedily.
At the B. F. Wood Co. things are quiet, but the
house is getting some good reports from its Lon-
don branch, where, it appears sales of music are
showing surprising advances despite the war con-
ditions. That a season of prosperity is being ex-
perienced is certainly encouraging.
Two of Cadman's songs are on the way at the
White-Smith Co.'s establishment. One called "A
Knighthood Song'' is the first song to be issued
by this popular composer especially for a man's
voice and its very title suggests sterling virility.
This will be out some time next week. A second
song by the same composer which will speedily
follow bears the curious title of "The Hidden
Song." As the year closes the house reports a
good business considering what trade has had to
contend with in nearly all departments of com-
mercial life. The company's annual meeting will
take place during the first half of January here in
Boston.
Your correspondent has been privileged to see
a copy of the teachers' price list of music books
issued under date of January, 191o, by the Oliver
Ditson Co. It is most concisely gotten up, with a
most convenient index. Also for the new year there
has been issued by the same company a complete
catalog of piano music which contains as a frontis-
piece a portrait of Oliver Ditson, the founder of
the house, and opposite it a picture of the Old
Corner Bookstore at the corner of Washington
and Schools streets, for ten years occupied in part
by Parker & Ditson and later by Oliver Ditson.
There also are illustrations of the present Boston
and New York buildings occupied by the firm.
There is a group of new publications by the Dit-
son house in which conspicuously are some songs
THE BROADWAY SUCCESS
"TO-NIGHT'S
THE NIGHT"
Music by Paul A. Rubens.
The Only Way
$0.60
I'm a Millionaire
60
Please Don't Flirt with Me. .60
Pink and White
6o
Stars
6o
Around the Corner
6o
I Could Love You If I Tried. .60
Vocal Score
2.00
Selection
1.00
Waltz
60
by Charles Fonteyn Manney, whom the house is
happy to claim as one of its own staff. The latest
song in Mr. Manney's group is "Softly Soundeth
Through My Soul," the words of which are trans-
lated by Mr. Manney from the German of Heine.
"O .Radiant Hour," styled a marriage song, words
and music by Frederick Stevenson, is put out in
exquisite shape, for which there may be organ or
piano accompaniment with obligati for violin, 'cello
and harp. John M. Steinfeldt has a new piano
composition, "Le Desir," and there is "The Land
Immortal," song by William T. Miller, songs by
Frederic Knight Logan, "Far and Near" and
"Where the Purple Heather Blooms"; songs by
William Dichmont, including "Where Violets
(irow," "Witch-Woman," with words by Celia
Harris and music by Deems Taylor, and a new
song by Eugene Cowles, "Beneath de Willers in de
Grass." A piano selection is "The Wood Nymph"
by Cedric W. Lemont.
The January issue of The Musician has for its
front cover a likeness of Hugo Wolf, with an
article on this Viennese composer by Edwin
Hughes. There are a number of informing articles
and the usual amount of inspiring and entertain-
ing music.
Mr. Thompson, of C. W. Thompson & Co., re-
ports that he finds things picking up considerably
and he anticipates an improvement as the new year
progresses. His Christmas trade was somewhat
better than had been looked for. A window which
he is now exhibiting displays a group of the songs
of Hallett Gilberte, who as a composer has made
more or less of a success over in New York dur-
ing the past two winters. A recital of one of Mr.
Gilberte's latest songs is scheduled for Steinert
Hall on the forenoon of Tuesday, Jan. o, at
the Music Lovers' Club concert, when several well-
known singers will take part. Mr. Thompson has
two of Mr. Gilberte's songs on the way and they
should be out in the course of a few weeks.
"BATTLE OF NATIONS" READY SOON.
Latest E. T. Paull March Now in Hands of
Printers and Will Be Delivered to the Trade
at an Early Date—An Excellent Piece.
Work on E. T. Paull's latest descriptive march,
"The Rattle of the Nations," is progressing rapidly
and satisfactorily and the new number will be ready
for the trade well before the end of the present
month. The handling of the elaborate title page in
a series of colors has meant a great amount of
work, but it is now in the hands of the printers.
Mr. Paull started working on certain sections of
the march as long as two years ago, and before the
present war was thought of. Through careful re-
arrangement and the injection of much new mate-
rial, however, the number has been developed to a
point where it is thoroughly descriptive of a
modern battle. The demand for the new march
from the trade, even before it has been published,
indicates great success for the number.
THE BALLAD SUCCESS OF AMERICA
"Suppose I Met You
Face To Face"
By CHAS. K. HARRIS
SOLD WHEREVER MUSIC IS SOLD
CHAPPELL & CO.
41 East 34th Street, New York.
LONDON-347 Yonje Street, Toronto - MELBOURNE
INCREASE IN REMICK
& CO. SALES.
Several Numbers That Are in Particularly
Heavy Demand at the Present Time.
According to the report of the sales department,
the business of Jerome II. Remick & Co. has
shown a remarkable gain during the past few
weeks, including the holiday season, in the matter
of sales. "At the Mississippi Cabaret" and "I
Want to Linger" are the leaders in the demand,
with "Chinatown. My Chinatown," "On the 5.15"
and the new ballad, "Over the Hills to Mary,"
well in the running. There has also recently been
published a new number by A. Seymour Brown.
"Oh, What a Beautiful Baby," designed to be a
successor to "Oh, You Beautiful Doll," and which,
it appears, will come close to attaining the popu-
larity enjoyed by the latter song.
MUSIC OF GAIETY SHOW IN DEMAND.
"To-Night's the Night" Proves One of the Suc-
cessful Musical Comedies of the Season.
"To-i\ T ight's the Night," the musical comedy
from the London Gaiety Theater, now being pre-
sented at the Shubert by the original English cast
and chorus, has proven one of the successes of the,
present season, where failures have been so fre-
quent. The show, (if the standard Gaiety type, is
full of good music from the pen of Paul A.
Rubens, among the most popular of the numbers
being "The Only Way," "Please Don't Flirt with
Me," "I'm a Millionaire," and others. Chappell &
Co., Ltd., are the publishers.
MUSIC FOR "SONG OF SONGS."
A. H. Woods said this week that Andreas Dippel
had expressed a desire to acquire rights to "The
Song of Songs,' which would enable him to present
the Sheldon-Sudermann drama in the form of an
opera. His idea was to have Puccini write the
music. No arrangement has been made to this end,
but Mr. Woods is considering the matter.
WANTS OFFJCIAL MUSICIAN.
The professor of music in the University of Wis-
consin advocates the creation of "the office of
official musician in nation, State and municipality."
To make the plan complete it should provide for
Federal regulation of music.
"THE BEST" IS ALWAYS THE "CHEAPEST"
STILL 200% PROFIT!
CHICAGO
McKinley Music Co. NEWYORK
Publishers of the
FAMOUS McKINLEY
10 CENT MUSIC
Announce the publication of new cata-
logs for 1915, containing
50 NEW NUMBERS
comprising 29 Piano Solos, 11 Songs and
10 Violin and Piano Duets (Humoresque,
Barcarolle, Etc.)
Better Music, Better Paper, Better
Titles but No Increase in Price.
Free Catalogs with Stock Orders. We
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Our Music Is Staple as Wheat or Corn.
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CHAS. K. HARRIS
Broadway and 47th Street
MEYER COHEN, Mgr.
N e w York
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
CHICAGO
NEW YORK