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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE REVIEW MEAR5
B A N G !
Century advertisement guns again turned
on the public. Shots count when fired
from such publications as:
SATURDAY EVENING POST
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL
COSMOPOLITAN
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION
McCALL'S
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
MOTHER'S MAGAZINE
and others
10,000,000 readers are directed to you
for "Century Edition." This sort of
sales co-operation deserves your hearty
support.
Century Music Pub. Co.
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
THAT we now have another prominent addi-
tion to the ranks of the "Boy composers."
THAT Ivor Novello, who wrote the war-time
song hit, "Keep the Home Fires Burning," is
only twenty years old.
THAT the Brown Bros., of saxophone fame,
are now featuring the Feist song "At the Dark-
town Strutters' Ball" in the musical comedy suc-
cess "Jack o' Lantern."
THAT Leo Feist, Inc., by the way, seems to
have the habit of buying page advertisements at
$5,000 each.
THAT the Liberty Loan campaign measures up
with the recent recruiting campaign in the op-
portunities offered song pluggers.
"THAT the National Conservation Commission,
since sugar is so scarce, has taken the Water-
son, Berlin & Snyder song "My Sweetie" as
their official song.
THAT another good title that could well be
adopted by the same organization is "We Don't
Get as Much as We Used to."
THAT Chas. K. Harris states "Break the News
to Mother" is a national song and will rank in
the class with "Dixie," "Star Spangled Banner,"
"America," etc.
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" Send immediately 20,000 copies
your ne«v song 'I D O N ' T W A N T
TO GET WELL' which I think is
the greatest song ever written. Ship
5,000 by express, 15,000 by freight."
(Signed) S. S. KRESGE GO.
Chicago
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THAT E. B. Marks, of Jos. W. Stern & Co., is
a very enthusiastic worker in the Mitchel ranks.
THAT Mr. Marks has succeeded in getting
LEO FEIST, INC., NO PARTY IN SUIT splendid
support from the other publishers for
Had No Connection With Case in Chicago In- his efforts.
volving "The Livery Stable Blues" vs. "The
THAT reports from Chicago are to the effect
Barnyard Blues"—Publish Latter Number
that the cabarets in that city appear to be
In reports from Chicago published in The doomed, owing to the pressure being put on
Review recently regarding the suit brought by them by liquor interests, police and reform so-
Max Hart and the Dixieland Jazz Band vs. Roger cieties.
THAT musical plays seem to hit the popular
Graham regarding the status of "The Livery
Stable Blues" and "The Barnyard Blues," it is fancv in New York this season.
stated that the suit had been brought by Leo
ENTERTAIN EDWARD T. LITTLE
Feist, Inc. This was an error. Leo Feist, Inc.,
published "The Barnyard Blues," but had no
Some of the members of the Greater New
part in the action, their whole interest in the
matter being as publishers and distributors. York Music Publishers' and Dealers' Associa-
They will continue to handle "The Barnyard tion entertained Edward P. Little, of Sherman.
Blues." The McKinley Music Co., Chicago, will Clay & Co., of San Francisco, at a week-end
continue to act as distributors for "The Livery outing at Massapequa Inn, Massapequa, L. I.,
last week. Among those who attended were
Stable Blues."
J. M. Priaulx and J. F. Gassmacher, of Chas.
H. Ditson & Co.; Michael Keane, Boosey & Co.;
TO PRODUCE '^THE STARQAZER"
Geo. H. Bliss, Q R S Music Co.; Maurice Abra-
"The Stargazer," a new musical production, ham, Abraham, Kalmar & Puck, Inc.; J. T.
with book by Cosmo Hamilton, music by Franz
Roach, Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge, Inc.; Mau-
Lehar, and lyrics by M. C. Woodward, will
rice Richmond, Enterprise Music Supply Co.,
shortly be presented by the Shuberts. The
and Felix Meyer, Karczag Publishing Co.,.Inc.
piece will open in New England, and will be-
gin its season at the Majestic Theatre, Boston,
on November 5.
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BUSINESS GOOD WITH B. F. WOOD CO.
New Prints Issued by Company Proving Suc-
cessful—New Series of Hurlstone Ballads
BOSTON, MASS., October 29.—The B. F. Wood
Music Co. reports that business throughout
the summer and thus far in the fall has proven
thoroughly satisfactory in every way, with a
bright outlook for the future. The company
has issued a number of new publications that
have proven successful, and which include a new
series of the popular Hurlstone ballads. J. M.
Skilton, formerly connected with the Theo. Pres-
ser Co., of Philadelphia, has joined the B. F.
Wood Co. staff as traveling salesman, and is
now on his first trip.
GET RIGHTS TOJJLIGHTY SONG
Chappell & Co. announce they have secured
the American rights for "Take Me Back to Dear
Old Blighty" from the Star Publishing Co.,
Ltd., London. The number has been quite a
success on the other side not only with the sol-
diers but with the entire English public. The
song is written and composed by A. J. Mills,
Fred Godfrey and Bennet Scott.
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