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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
75
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
N. Y. MUSIC PUBLISHERS AND DEALERS HOLD BEEFSTEAK
Quarterly Affair of Association One of the Best Ever Held—Prominent Members Parodied in
Song—Gus Edwards' Entertainers Help Add to the Merriment—Those Present
The big beefsteak dinner given by the Greater
New York Music Publishers' and Dealers' As-
sociation on Wednesday evening of last week,
at Castle Cave, New York's famous eating place,
was one of the most successful affairs ever held
by the organization. An unusually large at-
put on by Gus Edwards and his troupe of
girlies.
Hardly had the crowd of merry-makers been
seated when a number of very dignified pub-
lishers composed themselves into a quartet and
the evening's fun was on. This impromptu
Just Before the Fun Started at the New York Music Publishers' Beefsteak
tendance was on hand and there was not a
disappointed member or guest, all thoroughly
enjoying everything from the moment the photo-
graph was taken until the close of the show
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quartet first of all sang a number dedicated
"to our secretary" (wishing him all the hair
he needs), which was sung to the tune of "Over
There." Below is given the lyrics of the num-
ber:
all the way from Australia on a visit to the local
trade.
Although there arc many organizations in the
sheet music trade, it is believed that there is
no one that gathers so many new members to-
gether under the spell of good fellowship as the
Greater New York Music Publishers' and
Dealers' Association. Joy simply flows—not
just oozes—at their gatherings, and it is not
always liquid joy at that. Those present were:
Phil Kornheiser, J. A. Decatur, J. F. Glass-
macher, E. L. Hoffman, R. Hepp, C. A. Meier,
Frank J. Flynn, J. T. Roach, Ben Baer, Hugo
Meyer, Felix Meyer, Fred Kraft, Adolph Steu-
terman, C. C. Church, Otto P. Schroeder, C. H.
Peters, Jay Witmark, E. B. Marks, Meyer Co-
hen, Geo. Hilbert, B. M. Beck, "Jack" Bliss, R.
A. Koontz, C. A. Keller, A. S. Schoen, Wm. N.
Draper, Lewis J. Finks, Felix Arndt, Saul Born-
stein, J. S. McDonald, J. M. Priaulx, Louis J.
McLarry, F. C. Steckert, Wm. A. Walling, Otto
Jordan, E. J. King, Sam Fox, E. A. Gunther, P.
Heinecke, A. Gordon, W. L. Coghill, A. H. Card-
well, Aaron Shirk, Mack Starcks, Mark Nelson,
Maurice Abrahams, V. D. Walsh, John D. Schulz,
Fred Gretsch, Chas. Schloz, G. G. Luckhardt,
B. N. McClelland, B. P. Sibley, Arthur Conrow,
A. B. Furlong, Thos. H. Hines, Julius C. Weiss,
Michael Keane, Lawrence B. Ellert, Chas. Tait,
from Australia, and Gus Edwards.
SUCCESSOR TO "POOR BUTTERFLY"
T. B. Harms Co. Issues "I'm Coming Back to
You, Poor Butterfly," With Words by An-
drew Donnelly and Music by Hubbell
There is a saying to the effect that light-
ning never strikes twice in the same place, but
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter be-
lieve that the demand that struck them for
"Poor Butterfly" should strike again for the
song termed its successor and entitled "I'm
Coming Back to You, Poor Butterfly." The
new number has words by Andrew Donnelly
After they got that off their chests and the and music by Raymond Hubbell, composer of
three rousing cheers which followed had died "Poor Butterfly." It has already been intro-
away, and members had partaken of refresh- duced with considerable success.
ments to encourage them further they sang a
song dedicated to Joseph M. Priaulx, the presi-
dent of the association, entitled "Poor Old Joe,"
and rendered to the tune of "Old Black Joe."
There was also a number dedicated to the
treasurer, Joe Glassmacher, sang to the tune of
"I May Be Gone for a Long, Long Time," and
referring to the fact that after the treasurer
pays for the evening's entertainment there will
probably be little more than fare over to Jer-
sey left in the association's treasury.
CHARLES DILLINGHAM
Felix Arndt, the well-known composer and
FRECTSTONE
pianist of note, then favored the gathering with
a piano solo, from which time on he was at
the association's mercy, being called upon time
after time to accompany those who felt the
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need of singing. Maurice Abrahams, however,
R.H.DURNSIDE
came to his rescue and during the latter part
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of the evening they divided the work fifty-fifty.
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The surprise of the night was the Gus Ed-
wards troupe of singers and entertainers, headed
by the inimitable Gus himself. They put on a
show as only a Gus Edwards troupe can, sing-
ing all the latest songs and ending up with Mr.
Edwards' new war song, "Laddie Boy."
Among the guests of the evening was A. Steu-
terman, formerly an organist in one of the local
churches, but who is now a member of Battery
A, 306 Field Artillery, stationed at Camp Up-
ton, New York. While singing "Laddie Boy,"
the girls in the Gus Edwards troupe took a fancy
to the young man in uniform and made him take
a leading part in the entertainment.
Although Sam Fox came all the way from
Cleveland to attend the beeksteak he found that
he was out-distanced by Chas. Tait, who came
"Over Bliss, old Jazz Bliss
We must all make a fuss over him,
For he always hustles, he always bustles,
His notices are full of vim,
Drink his health, in your beer,
For he got the whole bunch of us here,
It's not over, not nearly over,
But here's darned good luck to you,
Jack Bliss, old dear.
(Tune "The $25,000 Song")
Note: Please Sing, Don't Jazz.
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