Music Trade Review

Issue: 1917 Vol. 64 N. 20

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
4,000,000!
Copies of
"Century Edition"
were sold in 1916!
Best music procurable—plus
national advertising — plus
dealers' co-operation—
were three great factors that
made "Century's" year a record
breaker!
It's a mighty interesting prop-
osition.
Are you getting your share?
Century Music Pub. Co.
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
WITMARK TO PUBLISH "H1TCHY K 0 0 "
New Show Will Open Next Month With Ray-
mond Hitchcock as Star
A new musical revue, under the title of "Hitchy
Koo," is scheduled for production at the Cohan
and Harris Theatre on June 4 next. The star
of the piece is Raymond Hitchcock, who will
he supported hy a splendid company, including
Grace La Rue, Billy Rock and Frances White,
Bardini and Leon Errol. The lyrics and music
of "Hitchy Koo" are by E. Ray Goetz, who, with
Mr. Hitchcock, is responsible for the production
which Julian Mitchell will stage. After play-
ing a week at. Atlantic City "Hitchy Koo" will
come direct to New York and open as aforesaid.
M. Witmark & Sons will publish the score.
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MREVIEWflEARS
THAT the music publishers who are members
of the Music Publishers' Protective Association
are having many a laugh these days at the pro-
fessional singers who write in and can't under-
stand that the publishers really mean to discon-
tinue paying singers for the rendering of songs.
THAT Arthur Green, who is co-author with
Billy Jerome in the novelty song sensation, "If
I Catch the Guy Who Wrote Poor Butterfly,"
is some little publicity agent.
THAT his latest efforts along the above lines
is to have the words of the chorus of his new
song on the backs of his cards.
THAT Jerome Keit, sales manager of J. H.
Remick & Co., has had such a busy spring sea-
son it has caused him to lose weight.
THAT their long practice in knocking out song
hits to performers should prove of great as-
sistance to song writers in knocking out hits to
the same performers on the baseball field.
NEW COMEDY SONG IS A SUCCESS
First Edition of "If I Catch the Guy Who Wrote
Poor Butterfly" Sells Out Quickly
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Can't Go
Wrong
With ti
eist So
The "Jazz"
Fox Trot
Now Ready |
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success, "Hawaiian Butterfly")
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SPECIAL PRICE TO DEALERS
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a copy if you attach this
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Advt. to your order
The Wm. Jerome Publishing Corp. reports
that the first edition of the new comedy song:
LEO. FEIST, Inc., FEIST Bldg., New York
"If I Catch the Guy Who Wrote Poor Butter-
fly" was sold out almost as soon as the number
SOLDIERS HELP TO SING SONG
was off the press, and that the song has caught
on remarkably fast both on the stage and with
music buyers. Rush orders are now being re- Adele Ritchie Puts Over Pemick Hit, "It's
ceived by telephone and telegraph. Mr. Jerome . Time for Every Boy to Be a Soldier" With
Great Success at Keith's, Boston
suggests that the number be stocked in an-
ticipation of further demand created by the sing-
Adele Ritchie, well-known vaudeville star,
ing of the number in many vaudeville houses.
The title page of the song in two colors is has been creating a sensation at Keith's The-
funny enough to be framed and to attract atten- atre, Boston, during the week, singing J. H.
Remick & Co.'s patriotic hit: "It's Time for
tion in any window or on any counter.
Every Boy to Be a Soldier." Miss Ritchie suc-
ceeded in getting twenty-four soldiers from the
forts in the vicinity of Boston to assist her in
singing her number. As a result it got a tre-
The most complete collection of National and
Patriotic Songs ever published—includes the
mendous reception.
IsThis Book inYourWindow?
National Song of every Nation in the world
JUST ISSUED
"The P a r a d i s e ol
Your Dear Eyes "
" Bubbles "
"Pass the Butter"
"Tribute to the National
Guard, Army and Navy"
A Ballad by Schuyler Green and Cnas. Miller
A Song that will Live !
Our boys will soon go to the front, one
of mine among them. Shall we ©ffer
them a toast before they go? I know
your answer—it will be -yes!
Special Offer this Week: A Regular Piano
Copy and Orchestration, IS Cents.
None Sent Free
Entr'acte by Silvio Heln
Novelty Fox-Trot by H. Stanley Hasklns
CARL MILLEGRAM PUBLISHING CO.,Inc.
25 West 45th Street
NEW YORK CITY
B. A. KOELLHOFFER, Music Publisher
560 South 10th Street
Newark, N. J.
Another Hit!
"If I Catch the Guy Who
Wrote Poor Butterfly"
Get In at this price.
7c per copy
Write for Special Offer to Dealer*
HINDS, HAYDEN&ELDREDGE, i.c.
11 Union Square West
New York City
HAVE YOU GOT THESE?
" Sometime "
18c per copy
"M-i-s-s-I-s-s-i-p-p-i"
18c per copy
"There's
Girl." Only One Little
By Geo. M. Cohan
7c per copy
Wm. Jerome Publishing Corporation
Strand Theatre Building,
NEW YORK CITY
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IHE
MAGIC
OF
Winn's Practical Method of
Popular Music
and Ragtime Piano Playing
Book No. 1
Book No. 2
Standard Numbers that Sell on Sight at
"50% Profit for the Dealer"
A Trial Order From Your Nearest Jobber
Will Convince You
WINN SCHOOL OF POPULAR MUSIC
Established 1900
155 West 125th Street, New York
Correspondence Solicited
By
ARTHUR
A.PENN
EYES
M.WITMARK C SONS f* t
Wirmapk Building, Newark 1*
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THE
CONTESTS FORJWTRIOTIC SONGS
Newspapers and Societies Displaying
Energy in That Direction
Much
Those ambitious song writers who have been
grinding out patriotic songs in great numbers
and having them refused by regular publishers
may find hope in the contest now being con-
ducted by various newspapers. At the present
time in New York the New York Herald, the
Globe and Life are all conducting contests to
bring forward new patriotic songs, and the
newspapers and societies in other sections of the
country are conducting contests to the same end.
WRITES NEW PATRIOTIC SONG
B. A. Koellhoffer, 560 South Tenth street,
Newark, N. J., has composed and published a
new patriotic number of much merit, entitled:
"Tribute to the National Guard, Army and
Navy." The number has been particularly well
received by the trade and highly praised by those
who have heard it, and is now being considered
for recording purposes by music roll and .talk-
ing machine companies. The number is in a
sense the result of inspiration, for Mr. Koell-
hoffer's son is a member of the First Regiment
New Jersey National Guard now on duty.
NEW BALLAD BY^CHAS. K. HARRIS
It seems as though Chas. K. Harris, ever so
often, writes a song which he can put in his
permanent catalog, the latest of these being
"A Study in Black and White." To follow up
his success he has written a new high-class num-
ber entitled "Light o'Love," which will probably
prove very successful.
Chas. K. Harris is the publisher of the big
Van & Schenck's hit, "Miss America," of which
that popular singing team are the authors, and
which is proving one of the most successful
numbers in their repertoire.
Wolfe Gilbert has kept in line with the ma-
jority of song writers and given us a patriotic
number. The Gilbert song is published by the
Globe Music Co., and is entitled "Let the Flag
Fly."
Two Sensational English
Ballad Successes
"Somewhere a Voice is Calling"
"The Sunshine of Your Smile"
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter
62 West 45th Street
NEW. YORK
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
BOSTON
Publishers
WALTER JACOBS
8 Bosworth St.,
publisher
BOSTON, MASS.
BOSTON
NEW YORK
Anticipate and supply Every Requirement of Music
Dealers
White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
£
All Lovers of the Allied Sister Republics, France
and America."
Ditson Patriotic Collection Going Big—Wood
Volume three of "The Tuneful Yankee" has
Co. Reports Active Demand for New Num- been issued by Walter Jacobs. It contains both
bers—Good Things in "The Tuneful Yankee" vocal and instrumental numbers, and there is
a good amount of profitable, wholesome reading
IJOSTON, MASS., May 14.—"Patriotic Songs of
America," published by the Oliver Ditson Co., for music lovers. This new magazine has made
is something that is having an enormous sale, a pronounced hit with the trade ever since the
and the cover breathes with fervor of the most publication of the first number. Walter Jacobs
ardent kind, for an American flag with a sol- was over in New York lately on business con-
dier and sailor stand forth in the red, white and nected with his large and growing interests.
Reference already has been made in The Re-
blue. There are twenty-two songs in the col-
lection, some of them old-time favorites^ which view to the new patriotic song of William T.
did duty at the time of the Civil War, and others Miller, of the Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano
• recently put out. William Arms Fisher and Co., entitled "We're Right Behind You, Uncle
Charles Fonteyn Manney, of the Ditson house, Sam." The piece was put into the hands of
are included among the composers, the first- C. W. Thompson & Co., and it was off the
named with "Columbia's Banner on the Sea,"" presses a few days ago. It is one of the most
stirring of the many new songs dealing with
and the latter with "Old Glory Is Waving."
Another popular edition is "The Ditson Com- war and the United States, and is now receiv-
munity Chorus Collection," which contains fifty- ing much attention from the public.
three numbers, some of which are hymns that
are known to all lovers of sacred music. In
LEW PORTER WITH KARCZAG CO.
trre series of "My Favorite Songs," those of
Lew Porter, a well-known singer, who has
Alma Gluck are the latest to be collated. been connected with several prominent publish-
There is a handsome picture of this singer and ing houses, has joined the professional staff of
a brief biographical sketch. Messrs. Edward S. the Karczag Publishing Co., Inc., and will spend
Craigen, W. J. O'Meara and Frank N. Gould, of most of his time in plugging for the ballad,
the New York house of Charles H. Ditson & "A Tear, a Kiss, a Smile."
Co., were recent visitors to Boston. The new
Ditson Building in Tremont street is looming
STERN & CO/SJNEW NUMBER
up conspicuously, and its marble front is being
Recently Jos. W. Stern & Co. acquired the
favorably commented on everywhere.
The
building promises to be among the handsomest song "Somewhere in Delaware," and since that
occasion the number has been receiving no lit-
on this thoroughfare.
The B. F. Wood Music Co. is finding business tle attention from professional singers. Its sale
very good, all things considered. It hears reg- also has been quite lively according to all re-
ularly from its London representative, but con- ports.
BOSTON PUBLISHERS KEEP BUSY
signments of goods to the other side are not as
heavy as formerly because of danger from non-
delivery, there having been many losses of this
character within the past year, a situation that
is shared by many dealers. Some new music
lately published by the B. F. Wood house are
the following: "There's a Bird in My Heart,"
words and music by C. W. Krogmann; three
piano pieces, "Wood Nymph's Revel," "Song of
the Brooklet" and "Song of the Savoyard," by
Felipe Martinez; "Poinsettia" and "Sweet Lav-
ender," both for piano, by Litta Lynn;' two
songs without words, "Mignonette" and "Mys-
tery," by Pauline B. Story; "The Fairies' Lul-
laby," by Arthur L. Brown; "In Forest
Shadow" and "Caprice," both for piano, by
Grace White.
The Oliver Ditson Co. has just put out for
distribution among its customers an attractive
folder with the words and music of "The £>tar
Spangled Banner" and "The Marseillaise." On
the cover are the crossed flags of France and
America, and at the. top are the words "For
PRINTERS AND ENGRAVERS OF MUSIC
Main Offices: 62-64 Stanhope St., Boston.
Branch Houses: New York and Chicago.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engraven and Printers
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF
TITLE FOR ESTIMATE
311 W e i t 4 3 d Street
N e w York City
The Song of the Moment
"KEEP THE HOME-
FIRES BURNING"
('Till the Boys Come Home)
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
41 East 34th St.
NEW YORK
O-R-D-E-R
Red, White, Blues
Mister Buzz Saw
Alpine Sunset, Valse Romantlque
Valse Egyptian
The Jubllator March
Visions of Madrid, Spanish Serenade
Th Isle of Palms
A Night In June, Serenade
W« PublUh an Excellent Line of Teaching MIMIC
FROM ANY JOBBER OR
Cljurrlj, Jaxamt attii (Horn pang
G. L. BARNH0USE, OSKA £° s O! £ IA
IJ*7-II*» BROADWAY, NEW YORK
• Church-Paxsou & Co. have joined the ranks
of the publishers of patriotic songs. Their num-
ber, which is already released, is entitled. "For
Freedom and Humanity," and according to re-
ports is quite a stirring song.
Two Wonderful Ballads
"ATEAR,AJOSS,ASMILE"
"THAT'S WHY MY
HEART IS CALLING YOU"
Music b y OTTO MOTZAN
KARCZAG PUB. CO., Inc.
62-64 W. 45th St., 7th Floor, New York
CHAS. K. HARRIS
BIG HITS
"See!Dixie"First"
Oliver Ditson Company
PUBLISHERS,
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
"THOU SHALT NOT STEAL" (A Heart
Away) ( N e w )
"MY LITTLE CHINA DOLL"
"GOME BACK" (LET'S BE SWEET-
HEARTS ONCE MORE)
"IT'S A LONG, LONG TIME SINCE I'VE
BEEN HOME"
"YOU CAME, YOU SAW, YOU CON-
QUERED"
"AT THE HULA HULA BALL" (New)
"A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE"
"SONGS OF YESTERDAY"
"STORY OF A SOUL"
"ALL I WANT IS A COTTAGE, SOME
ROSES AND YOU"
"LOVE ME ALL THE TIME" ( N e w )
"LET HIM MISS YOU JUST A LITTLE
BIT" (And He'll Think More of You)
INSTRUMENTAL
"SKATING WALTZES"
"AMERICAN HEARTS" (March) i
"GRASSHOPPERS HOP"
"'NEATH THE HAWAIIAN MOON"
(Ukulele Waltzes)
CHAS. K. HARRIS
Colombia Theatre Baildinf, Broadway and 47lk Street,
New York

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