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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
55
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
TO RAISE ASSOCIATION DUES
Members of Greater New York Music Pub-
lishers' and Dealers' Association Take Action
at Special Meeting This Week
A number of members, including officers and
committee heads of the Music Publishers' and
Dealers' Association of Greater New York, met
at the Imperial Hotel on Monday evening of
this week, for the purpose of discussing ways
and means for creating a greater and more gen-
eral interest in that organization among the
music publishers, dealers and allied trades. Va-
rious opinions were voiced, and it was strongly
suggested by one member that permanent club-
rooms should be secured for the association.
The financial requirements of such a plan, how-
ever, serve to discourage it, and the final result
was that a resolution was signed by ten of the
members asking that the by-laws be changed
to provide for annual dues of $25, instead of
$10 at the present time, the action to be taken
at the regular meeting of the association next
month. The $25 will pay for four dinners per
year, as is the present practice, but the dinners
will be more elaborate, but with less formality,
and it is planned to have a substantial balance
in the treasury at the end of the year as the
basis of a fund to provide future clubroom fa-
cilities.
"Another Romberg Hit"
BACHELOR GIRL AND BOY
G. SCHIRMER, Inc.
Publish the SONG SUCCESSES from
THE GIRL FROM BRAZIL
A Musical Play presented by
Messrs. SHUBERT, at the 44th St. Theatre, N. Y.
Lyrics by MATTHEW WOODWARD
Music by SIGMUND ROMBERG
Published Separately, 60c. each
My Senorita
BACHELOR GIRL AND BOY
Some Day
Stolen Kisses
THE RIGHT BRAZILIAN GIRL
Ivy and Oak
Then Love Will Come
Like the Fjords
Childhood Days
Oh, You Lovely Ladies of Scandinavia Come Back, Sweet Dream
Special Introductory Offer to the Trade—Write for Prices
3 East 43d St.
G. SCHIRMER
New York
MAY ABANDON 10=CENT STORES
Increased Cost of Production Will Probably
Force Popular Publishers to Raise Wholesale
Prices Beyond Ten-Cent Limit
With the high cost and general scarcity of
paper publishers of popular ten-cent sheet music
are very much pressed to supply the field at the
current price. The enormous increase in the
price of paper and inks, and higher cost of
labor accompanying this condition, has brought
publishers to the point where they are consider-
ing abandoning the ten-cent store.
Up to the present period publishers have
stood all the steadily rising costs without resort-
ing to a raise in price to the dealer. This was
done by reducing costs wherever possible, cut-
ting the amount of paper used, etc. The point
has been reached, however, where further sav-
ings along that line are almost impossible, so
publishers will be forced to cover their losses
in some other manner, namely a rise in price
to the dealer and the consequent desertion of
the ten-cent store as a means of distribution.
Some of the losses to publishers can be realized
when it is stated that the cost of orchestrations
alone have increased 100 per cent, in the last few
months.
Even in the standard library editions, pub-
. Ushers have had to meet losses and in every
case where contracts for that class of publica-
tions were made prior to the increased rates of
paper all are being filled at a loss.
However, as far as the popular music is con-
cerned from the average sheet music dealer's
point of view, the rise in publishers' prices will
again open a field to them, which was taken
away at the advent of the ten-cent store. Most
dealers will prepare to take advantage of the
new conditions when they arrive and accept the
handling of popular music as a lost sheep re-
turned to the fold.
GET NEW BRITISH SOLDIER SONG
Chappell & Co. Secure Rights to New Success,
"Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-
Bag," Which Is Popular with the Troops
Chappell & Co this week announce that
through arrangements with the T. R. Harms Co.
they have secured the rights in the United
vStates of the newest popular British soldier
song, "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old
Kit-Mag," with words by George Asaf and music
by Felix Powell. The number is best described
as a song of philosophy and is being sung by
the troops as they march along. Tt is a cheer-
ful piece and should become distinctly popular
on this side. As a matter of fact, there is al-
ready a demand for it. owing to the reports of
the song that have reached this country through
the mails.
The chorus itself tells a lot and is as follows:
"Pack ui> your troubles in your old kit bag
And smile, smile, smile,
While you've a lucifer to light your fag,
Smile, boys, that's the style.
What's the use of worrying?
It never was worth while, so.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag,
And smile, smile, smile."
HARRIS REPRESENTATIVE ON COAST
Irving M. Wilson to Look After Interests of
Chas. K. Harris in the Far West
Chas. K. Harris has appointed as a personal
representative for San Francisco and the entire
Pacific Coast Irving W. Wilson, who will have
his office at 975 Market street, San Francisco.
Mr. Wilson has been in the music business
for over ten years, has enjoyed considerable
progress as a composer and will place a number
of his future publications with Mr. Harris. In
his new position Mr. Wilson will take care of
both the professional and business ends of the
business in the Pacific Coast territory.
COLLECTING_ROYALTIES
English
Association Secures Royalties
Cost of Only 10 Per Cent.
at a
TheCopyright Protection Society (Mechanical
Right), Ltd., of London, in its latest semi-annual
report, states that the collection of fees for its
members for a mechanical reproduction and
public performance of their work was made at
a cost of only 10 per cent. The members there-
fore received 90 per cent, of the total amount
collected. There are publishers in the United
States who feel that was such a society to collect
royalty here on a 10 per cent, basis the copy-
right owner would soon realize about 100 per
cent, more in mechanical royalty than he does
at the present time.
^THE GREAT THREE STAR MUSICAL COMEDY SUCCESS OF THE SEASON. Charles Dilllngham presents Raymond Hitchcock In
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Music b y PAUL A. RUBENS
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"Dance With Me" - - - 60
(SUIIK bv Jus. Santley a m i Ivy Sawyer)
"Cinderella"
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" On a Saturday Afternoon» 60
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Vocal Score
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Published by
LONDON
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd., 41 East 34th Street, NEW YORK
TORONTO