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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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WILL NOT_PAY ARTISTS
CONFERENCE OF STASNY MANAGERS
"HIS LITTLE WIDOWS" IN NEW YORK
Music Publishers' Protective Association An-
nounces That no More Fees Will Be Given to
Performers for Singing Popular Songs
Meet in New York to Map Out Campaign for
Handling the Success "Just You"
New Musical Comedy Proves Full of Excellent
Music and Is Well Received
The managers of the branch offices of the
A. J. Stasny Music Co., which are located in
the East, held a get-together conference on Sun-
day last. Those who attended were Earl Burt-
nett, of the Philadelphia office; Robert F. Win-
ningham, of the Boston office, and Billy Schuy-
ler, of the Pittsburgh branch.
The necessity of the emergency meeting arose
through the big demand for the Stasny latest
release which, in two weeks' time, has sold
over one hundred thousand copies. The new
number is entitled "Just You," and has one of
the most catchy melodies heard in a ballad in
some time. The words also are of great merit,
and the number is an immediate winner wher-
ever it is demonstrated. The title page is
printed on pebbled paper, in many colors, and
is a very artistic piece of work.
A. J. Stasny, head of the Stasny concern, has
on order for over two hundred thousand copies
of the number now with his printers, and at the
rate the demands are arriving the above order
is just a starter.
G. M. Anderson's and L. Lawrence Weber's
musical play, "His Little Widows," had its New
York premiere before a large and enthusiastic
audience at the Astor Theatre on Monday night
and scored an immediate success.
The book and lyrics are by Rida Johnson
Young and William Cary Duncan, and the music
is by William Schroeder, and all have done won-
derfully effective work. The New York audi-
ence proved no less responsive than those in
Detroit and Pittsburgh, where the production
had its try-out.
An excellent cast gave fine portrayals of the
various roles and the music was a revelation.
Few performances seen here for many seasons
has had so many really excellent melodies, most
of them of the whistling and humming type.
The principal ones are "That Creepy Weepy
Feeling," "In Cabaret Land," "I Need Someone's
Love," "Oh, You Girls" and "I Want 'Em All."
The music is published by Jos. W. Stern & Co.
From present indications the production will
have a long stay on Broadway.
Announcement was made this week by the
Music Publishers' Protective Association, an or-
ganization of music publishers which had its
inception in October last, and which is affiliated
with the Vaudeville Managers' Protective Asso-
ciation, that on and after May 7 no vaudeville or
cabaret singer or performer will be paid by
association members for the rendering of songs.
The organization comprises the majority of
the publishers in New York and Chicago, and
while up to this writing there are several large
publishers who have not as yet signified their
intentions of joining the body it is thought be-
fore the time limit expires for the acceptation of
charter members of the new association the
organization will have succeeded in getting their
signatures to applications for membership. The
time set for the publishers who have been pay-
ing performers in the past and who have not
as yet joined the association so as to partake of
its benefits, expires Wednesday, May 9.
The action on the part of the publishers is
not alone to cut down the expense of popular-
izing songs, but is also in answer to the com-
plaints of the vaudeville managers and booking
agents who have registered in the past some
vigorous complaints against the acceptance of
fees by performers for the singing of songs.
The smaller publishers look upon the new
action with especial favor as many of them see
in the new method of placing songs with per-
formers a better opportunity to popularize their
numbers. It is not thought that vaudeville
singers will protest the new move.
The Song of
The Flag That Will Live
Forever
"STARS AND STRIPES"
(You are the Flag for me)
Stand by the President
Help spread the True Spirit of Americanism.
Special Rate to Dealers. Great Lyrics, Great Melody.
Sample copy 15c. Orchestration 10c. Band 25c.
THE CINCINNATI MUSIC PUB. CO.
"H0NG4C0NG" NIGHT A HIT
Rocco Vocco, Chicago Manager for Leo Feist,
Inc., Puts Over Clever Publicity Stunt
CHICAGO, ILL V April 30.—Rocco Vocco, man-
ager of the branch office of Leo Feist, Inc.,
this city, not being satisfied with putting over
the "Hawaiian Butterfly" party at Guyon's
Paradise, Crawford avenue and . Washington
boulevard, recently with great success, suc-
ceeded on Thursday night of last week in put-
ting over another whirlwind attraction at the
same place.
The latest party was the "Hong-Kong"
party, and over thirty Feist songsters from the
Chicago office were the means of entertaining
the crowd, and the Feist jazz song sensation,
"Hong-Kong," was the feature number of the
program. It was a great success in everyway,
the decorations were all of an oriental nature,
and gave a Chinese appearance to the entire
garden. The crowd was one of the largest
of the season, and the whole affair was one of
the best staged and well carried out entertain-
ments of the year.
BOX 58, CINCINNATI, OHIO
PATRIOTIC SONO CONTEST
New York Herald Offers Six Prizes for Patriotic
Marches and Songs
The New York Herald has announced a new
song contest open to every composer and song
writer for the purpose of securing some new
march songs. A gold, a silver and a bronze
medal are offered for the three best march songs
(words and music) and three handsome silver
trophies for the three best patriotic songs
(words and music). The competition closes on
June 15. The newspapers state that the desire
is to secure a march or song that will have
the standing of "Yankee Doodle" in the Revolu-
tionary War, "The Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" in the Civil War, or "There'll Be a Hot
Time in the Old Town To-night," during the
Spanish-American War.
i—WAR TIME HITS—i
We're All For Uncle Sam
From Shore to Shore the Country O'er
G. L. KING BECOMES OFFICER
Be True to the Folks Back
G. L. King, professional manager of Boosey
& Co., recently passed a successful examination
as first lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve Corps
of the United States Army. Mr. King will
probably be one of the first officers from the
ranks of the music publishers.
Sit r i O i n e As Sung by Our Soldier Boys
March of the Nations
The March of U. S. and Our Allies
HAMILTON S. GORDON
141-145 West 36th St.
" I AIN'T GOT NOBODY MUCH"
AND NOBODY CARES FOR ME
"WHEN SHADOWS FALL"
"PARADISE BLUES 1 '
O PRETTY PAPA! PRETTY PAPA!
"MY FOX TROT GIRL"
"DOWN THE SUNSET TRAIL TO
AVALON"
I'll TRAVEL ON TO YOU
"DARLIN'"
"IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN
DREAMLAND"
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE
"ON THE ROCKIN' ROSALEE"
"THE HOUR OF MEMORY"
HUMORESKE VOCAL
"SING ME THE ROSARY"
"TAMBOURINES AND ORANGES"
FOX TROT
"MOONLIGHT BLUES WALTZ"
"PUSSYFOOT"
FOX TROT
"MARY PICKFORD WALTZES"
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"If You Ever Get Lonely"
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