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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
52
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
HAWKES & SON AGENCY TO SCHIRMER
G.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Schirmer Acquires Exclusive Agency for
Prints of British House for United States.
We have acquired the exclusive agency for the catalogue of
The prominent publishing house of G. Schirmer
announced this week that they have acquired the ex-
clusive agency for the catalog of Hawkes & Son,
London, for the United States, the catalog in-
cluding, among other valuable features, the music
This includes the Operetta "AROUND THE MAP," which had a most successful
of the operetta "Around the Map," which recently
had a successful run in New York, and the famous
run in New York, and the
military band and reed and brass band journals
Renowned MILITARY BAND and REED AND BRASS BAND JOURNALS
published by that house.
All orders for these publications should be sent to
Among the composers who have exclusive ar-
rangements with Hawkes & Son, and whose works
will be handled in the United States by Schirmer,
are Herman Finck, Charles Ancliffe, Adolf Lotter
and others. Mr. Finck is the author of "In the
LEO EDWARDS NOW PUBLISHING.
SOME ELABORATE TITLE PAGES
Shadows" and composer of "Around the Map."
Successful Composer Opens Offices in the Astor
Ancliffe's new waltzes include "The First in the Offered in a Recent Series of Publications
House Theatre Building—Has Three Ex-
Placed on Market by the Oliver Ditson Co.
Land," "Smiles, Then Kisses," etc. All these go
cellent Numbers to Offer the Trade.
to Schirmer under the new arrangement, together
Among the recent notable additions to the pub-
with the stock in the New York branch of Hawkes
After a number of years of successful connection
& Son opened some months ago, and the shipments lications of the Oliver Ditson Co. are several selec-
with the music publishing trade of New York as
tions of a new series with most elaborate illus-
now on the way from London. The local offices
a publisher and composer, during which time he
trated title pages; a decidedly new departure for
of Hawkes & Son will be closed.
was a member of the Gus Edwards Music Publish-
the Ditson Co. The first numbers to be offered
ing Co. and later wrote a number of successes for
with the new title pages include "At Dawning," by Charles K. Harris, Leo Feist, Inc.—including "Isle
A NEW COPYRIGHT TANGLE.
Charles Wakefield Cadman; "Whispering Hope,"
d'Amour" •—and G. Schirmer, who published his
President's Proclamation Anent Protection ir
by Alice Hawthorne; "Wondrous Rose," by
music for "The Passing Show of 1915" and some
Mechanical Reproduction Brings Up Dispute.
Eunice Waite Burnham, and "Woodland Chimes," concent numbers, Leo Edwards has embarked in
by H. Wakefield Smith. The title of the last num- business as a publisher on his own account with
The Order of Council and the proclamation of
President Wilson regarding the extension of rights ber, showing a twilight scene in the woodland, offices in the Astor Theatre Building, Forty-fifth
represents a most artistic conception, and in com- street and Broadway, New York.
covering mechanical reproduction under the Copy-
mon
with several other titles is printed on egg-
right Acts of the United States and England to
Mr. Edwards' first numbers as a publisher in-
the citizens of the respective countries has ap- shell paper. The colorings in the reproduction of
clude his "Pierrot and Pierrette" waltzes, to which
the flowers and the scenes in general are most
parently not given to the American representatives
Adelaide and Hughes have been dancing through-
natural and should add materially to the salabil-
of the British houses the relief they sought. The
out the country and which Mr. Edwards considers
itv of the numbers so favored.
makers of records are inclined to question the
the equal to "Isle d'Amour." He also has a clever
right of the President to make the proclamation
number in "Irish Love," a charming ballad with
HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE MOVE. lyrics by Alfred Bryan, and also a novelty num-
retroactive, and claim that the proclamation only
became effective on the date it was issued instead
ber, "Yoodle-ee Yoodle-ee-You," which is being in-
Owing to the recent heavy increase in their busi-
of on January 1, 1915. Also the mechanical people
troduced by Al Jolson, and in Gus Edwards' Revue
ness, Hinds, Noble & Eldredge, publishers of the
do not want to pay royalty on records made after
and other productions.
"Most Popular" series of music books, and also of
January 1, 1915, from masters from which records
sheet music, have been forced to move their of-
had been made and sold before that time. Other-
GOOD SONG FOR FIGHTING MEN.
fices to larger quarters at 11-15 Union Square West.
wise everything is clear and harmonious.
If
the present troubles between the United
The transfer of the offices occurred on March 1,
and the company is now in the desirable and con- States and Mexico continue Chappell & Co. will
A HALF CENTURY IN MUSIC.
venient position of having its offices and stock order a large, fresh addition of their song, "Keep
the Home Fires Burning," for the benefit of the
Antonio De Novellis, prominent as a conductor rooms on one floor.
fighting men and their friends at home. Mean-
of light opera, and most at present conductor for
while "Keep the Home Fires Burning" is forging
"The Road to Mandalay," at the Park Theatre,
ahead very rapidly on its own merits.
celebrated on Monday evening the fiftieth anni-
John O'Malley, the Irish tenor, has just returned
vresary of his musical career. Signor De Novellis
was born in Italy; was the conductor of an from a very successful tour of the United States
orchestra in Salerno before he was twenty, and and Canada. March o, at the banquet of the
Fourth Degree, K. of C, in the Hotel Astor, New
for six years of his career was a conductor of
York, Air. O'Malley sang Witmark's "Mother Ma-
grand opera.
chree" into the telephone receiver while K. of C.
banqueters at San Francisco listened.
KORNHEISER IN THE WEST.
HAWKES and SON, LONDON
For the United States
3 East 43d Street
Q. S C H I R M E R
New York
"MOTHER MACHREE" HAS LONG TRIP.
Sensational
Phil Kornheiser, manager of the professional
FEIST PROFESSIONAL ADDITION.
department of Leo. Feist, Inc., is at present on a
Miss Joyce, formerly with the F. B. Haviland
month's trip through the West, and will visit the
offices of his company in Chicago and St. Louis Co., has recently joined the Leo. Feist staff. She
in addition to making other stops before return- will have charge of the pushing of the house's
numbers with bands and orchestras.
ing to headquarters.
NAT'AN
The biggest song hit
16c in small orders
15c in orders for 100 or over
KENDIS. 145 West 45th Street. New York City
FOX TROTS
WALTZES
"UNDERNEATH THE STARS"
"THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME"
"KANGAROO HOP"
GERALDINE"
TINKLE BELL"
"ROSEMARY"