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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
64
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
PACIFIC COAST DEALERS ARE PEEVED BALL AND BRENNAN WITH LEO FEIST NEW EDITION OF THE "GANG SONG"
Several Prominent Houses Take Exception to
the Stand of the American Society of Authors,
Composers and Publishers—Refuse to Handle
Orchestrations of Members
Announced that Noted Song Writers Have Made
New Connection—Have Been Unusually Suc-
cessful in the Popular Song Field
"Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" with New
Words Makes Strong Appeal to Soldier
Boys—Sung at Review of "Rainbow" Division
Wh If the prospects of much money held
forth by the American Society of Authors, Com-
posers and Publishers has apparently made a
strong appeal in the East, especially to the pub-
lishers and sony writers who are members of
the association, the same spirit of satisfaction
does not prevail in the Far West, according to
present indications. It appears that some time
ago a representative of the society made a trip
through the West and enlarged upon what the
organization was going to do to restrict the
use of musical numbers controlled by its mem-
bers to orchestra leaders and others who were
willing to pay the required fee. Since that time
there have been some sharp letters received from
prominent dealers on the Pacific Coast—letters
that have set local publishers thinking, if noth-
ing more. One prominent concern has gone
so far as to refuse to handle band and orchestra
music published by members of the society and
other dealers have also threatened to take such a
step.
Announcement was made late last week by
Leo Feist, Inc., that Ernest R. Ball, the com-
poser, and J. Keirn Brennan, the lyricist, who
have been connected with the writing staff of M.
Witmark & Sons for a number of years, have
joined the Feist forces. The announced change
is one of the most important that has occurred
in the popular music field for a long time.
Ernest Ball has written song after song that
has won the hearts of the music-loving public.
Probably his first notable song, and one whose
sales reached a large figure, was "Love Me and
the World Is Mine." This was followed by a
number of other successes, most of which ap-
peared in the Witmark high-class catalog or
the Black and White Series. About two years
ago Mr. Ball formed a writing partnership with
J. Keirn Brennan, and under that arrangement
they have turned out several songs each season
which have been accepted as among the ballad
hits each year. Among these are "You're the
Best Little Mother God Ever Made" and "Turn
Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday."
"Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here," written by
D. A. Esrom and Theodore Morse and which
is being published by Leo Feist, Inc., is now
ready for distribution. The song has already
had some unusual publicity and from the present
outlook it should become a standard number as
well as a very popular "gang" song. Below are
reproduced some extracts from local papers
showing some of the prominence this song' has
acquired:
WRITERS SIGN UPWITH STASNV CO.
Wm. J. Hart and Edward Nelson Join the Staff
of That Successful House
Will J. Hart, manager of the professional de-
partment of the A. J. Stasny Music Co., and
Edward Nelson, his writing partner, have signed
a contract with the Stasny Co. for a term of
years. This is the result of their success in
placing several popular songs in the Stasny
catalog and of making a success of the pro-
fessional department of that concern. Besides
being the authors of the song, "When Yankee
Doodle Learns to Parlez'Vous Francaise," they
are also responsible for "Kiss Me Pretty," a
new novelty song which is becoming quite
popular.
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LERMAN . S NEW MUS | C
SERIES
'At the Zoo" the Title of a New and Interesting
Collection of Piano Pieces Published by Hinds,
Hayden & Eldredge, New York
Joseph William Lerman, the well-known
composer of standard music and teaching pieces
which have gained more than usual favor, has
recently brought forth a series of piano sketches
under the title "At the Zoo." The numbers all
have that individuality which marks the works
of Mr. Lerman, and predictions are made that
the series will win great popularity. There are
five numbers in the series, "Gentle Gazelle,"
"Wild Hare," "Camel Ride," "Monkey Shines"
and "King of the Forest." The publishers,
Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge, Inc., have brought
the series out in a very striking title page which
should prove very effective as a means of at-
tracting attention to the series. It is done in
a number of colors and depicts a number of
children running about, while in the background
are a camel, an elephant, and other animals.
"SECRETARY BAKER REVIEWS 'RAINBOW
DIVISION'
"The secretary arrived at the reviewing point'at 10:15
o'clock, and a minute later the great review was under
way, the Eighty-fourth Brigade of Infantry, led by its
commander, Brig.-Gen. Brown, heading the miles-long
column. Behind the General came the oand of the One
Hundred and Sixty-seventh United States Infantry, for-
merly the Fourth Alabama, and the tune the band played
wasn't 'Dixie,' as everybody thought it would be, but the
more modern composition which bears the title of 'Hail,
Hail, the Gang's AH Here.' "•—New York Times, Septem-
ber 24.
" 'Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here' was chanted a dozen
times to-day at Barracks JS9 over on tfie west side of the
camp, and a clear tenor voice rang out over all the rest.
And no wonder, for 'The Caruso of the navy' is in the
army now. He is among the boys from the Gas House
District, who have just arrived here. But before telling
more about the singer it should be understood that this
song is by way of becoming the Camp Upton anthem.
"So, if 'Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here,' isn't the best
song to express the feelings of the new soldiers from little
old New York, what is? asked a Second Lieutenant, U. S.
R., who used to be a shining light on Broadway before he
went to Plattsburg."—New York Evening VVorld, Sep-
tember 21.
"NIGHTS OF COLUMBUS" SONG A HIT
New Witmark Number Full of Humor and Has
Good Melody
A splendid novelty song with a new and
clever twist has just been published by M. Wit-
mark & Sons. It bears the tide "I've Heard
About the Nights of Columbus, But Where Did
He Spend His Days?" and is the work of Will-
iam A. Wilander and Billy Vanderveer. It tells
the story of the awkward query put by one
Tim Clancy to his history instructor, and the
amusing perplexity of the pedagogue in trying
to find a satisfactory answer. The words are
clever and there is a good tune attached to
them. Songs that carry a good laugh are few
and far between, and the profession and public
generally will extend all the heartier a welcome
to the "Nights of Columbus" because it more
than fulfils the requirement for a satisfactory
comedy number.
THREE SUCCESSFUL SOLDIER SONGS
Now to Be Found in the Catalog of Chas. K.
Harris—"Break the News to Mother" Still in
Popular Demand—Other Good Features
Chas. K. Harris has three original soldier
songs, all of which are in very good demand.
One reason for their success is that they do not
follow the usual run of songs in that class, but
all of them carry that distinction which marks
them the work of Chas. K. Harris.
"Break the News to Mother," according to all
reports, is one of the biggest successes this
season despite the fact that it is not a new num-
ber. The fact that it is a "mother" song proba-
bly accounts for some of its popularity. "I'll
See You Later, Yankee Land" is a march song
?nd has been so favorably received as to com-
pletely exhaust the entire first edition of 25,500
copies. The last Harris success in the patriotic
line is "Yankee, He's There, All There," which
is described as an Irish comedy waltz song dif-
ferent in lyrics, theme and music from any song
published this year.
The Morgan Music Co., Murphysboro, 111.,
has moved its business to a new location at 14
Walnut street, that city.
'JEROME H.REliICK&Ca'S
^Sensational Son^ Hits^
"DOWN SOUTH EVERYBODY'S HAPPY"
"SOMEWHFRC ON BROADWAY"
••SHE'S OIXIF ALL THE TIME"
"SO LONG MOTHER"
"WHERE THE BLACK EYED SUSANS
GROW"
••ALONG THE WAY TO WAIKIKI"
"AIN'T YOU COMING BACK TO
DIXIELAND"
"SWEETEST GIRL IN TENNESSEE"
"YOU'RE A GREAT BIG LONESOME
BABY"
"SAILING AWAY ON THE HENRY CLAY'
'•CHINA DREAMS"
"WHERE THE MORNING GLORIES
GROW"
"SOUTHERN GALS"
"I'LL COME SAILING HOME TO YOU"
"CHERRY BLOSSOMS"
"SO LONG SAMMY"
"IN THE HARBOR OF LOVE WITH YOU*
"FOR YOU A ROSE"
"THERE'S EGYPT IN YOUR DREAMY
EYES"
"SOME SUNDAY MORNING"
"I'M YOURS WITH LOVE AND KISSES'
"LAST NIGHT"
JEROME H. REMICK & CO.
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