Music Trade Review

Issue: 1917 Vol. 65 N. 26

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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SOCIETY PLANS STRONGER CAMPAIGN CANADIAN EDITION OF "OVER THERE"
PRAISE FOR NEW BALLAD NUMBER
American Society of Authors, Composers and
Publishers Lays Plans for Next Year
Leo Feist, Inc., Issue Special Version For Over
the Border—Add French Words
Dorothy Jardon and Many Others Featuring
New Gilbert & Friedland Song
At a recent meeting of the American Society
of Authors, Composers and Publishers, plans
were laid and steps taken for carrying on a more
progressive campaign in the interests of the
society during the coming year. Despite strong
opposition the society has grown to a point
where it now holds contracts aggregating $86,000
for the public performance of the works con-
trolled by its members, and it is felt that means
can be found for increasing that income mate-
rially during 1918. The society plans among
other things a more efficient collection method.
Leo
which
Cohan
edition
Gilbert & Friedland, Inc., the new publishing
house of which Wolfe Gilbert and Anatol Fried-
land are the head, recently received a telegram
from Dorothy Jardon, the well-known singer,
in which she congratulated them on their new
ballad, "Are You From Heaven," and incident-
ally gave it as her opinion that it would be a
tremendous success. This is in addition to the
numerous other greetings from a host of stars
including such names as Belle Baker, Chilson
Orhman, now playing at the Winter Garden,
and Sam Ash of the same cast. May Naudain
also sent them a letter of congratulation and
stated she intended to use their new number.
Feist, Inc., publishers of "Over There,"
they recently purchased from Geo. M.
for $25,000, recently released^ Canadian
of the song carrying a Canadian version
WITMARK FAVORITES AT HERO LAND
A remarkable event was the song fest given
in the city recently at Hero Land, under the
able direction of Harry Barnhart. His Glee Club,
comprising men selected from among the boys
of the national army at Camp Upton, came down
specially from Yaphank and joined forces with
a number of voices from Mr. Barnhart's New
York Community Chorus. Every number on
the program was listened to with unbounded
enthusiasm. No less than three of the biggest
favorites proved to be from the catalog of M.
Witmark & Sons, namely, "Mother Machree,"
"There's a Long, Long Trail," and "Somewhere
In France Is the Lily." All of them were sung
superbly.
PUBLISH FINETNEW NUMBER
"In Arcady" With Words by Carolyn Wells and
Music by Joseph McManus, Just Issued by
Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge
Among the new songs issued by Hinds, Hay-
den & Eldredge, Inc., is "In Arcady," a number
with words by Carolyn Wells, and music by Jo-
seph McManus. Miss Wells, of course, needs
no introduction, as her poems and not a few
of her songs are well known. The words of
this new song originally appeared in Lippin-
cott's Magazine and represent a work of great
beauty; The music by Mr. McManus is of a
Title Page of Canadian Edition of "Over There" very high standard and is a splendid addition
THE LATEST REMICK PUBLICATION of the words. The new issue also contains the to the Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge catalog, which
Jerome H. Remick & Co. announce their French text of the song written by Louis Dela- is composed of music of the very highest class.
latest song entitled "Sweet Little Buttercup," mare. While "Over There" is typically an The publishers have given this new song a title
composed by H. Everett Paley, lyrics by Al American patriotic war song, it has already been page of very artistic merit and produced in sev-
eral colors. The artist seems to have strived
Bryan. The number is described as one with quite popular in Canada and the new Canadian
for a cover design which would fittingly grace
edition
promises
to
make
it
more
so.
As
a
the "simplest" kind of a melody and a great
die work it encloses.
lyric. The professional staff of the Remick con- matter of fact, in order to make an edition
which
would
represent
the
spirit
of
Canada,
a
cern is featuring this number and a big cam-
DE GOGORZA USING MOTZAN SONG
paign to popularize it is under way. No song very small number of words were changed.
in recent years has created so much enthusiasm Herewith is reproduced the title page of the
Otto Motzan, composer of "That's Why My
as "Sweet Little Buttercup" has done with the Canadian number, again demonstrating that the Heart Is Calling You" and a number of other
house
of
Feist
intend
to
make
their
prediction
Remick staff.
good that "Over There" will reach the two- high-class ballads, recently received a letter from
Emilio de Gogorza, who recorded the above
million
mark.
PIANO DEALER WRITES NEW SONG
number for the Victor Talking Machine Co. Mr.
O. W. Lane, well-known piano and music
de Gogorza writes he is using the number in
ISSUE SEVERAJJVEW NUMBERS
dealer in Gloucester, Mass., has published a
all his concerts and it is always well received.
new patriotic song entitled "When Uncle Sam Compositions by J. Quallan Dixon Published He praises the number and says it is one of
by the Sovereign Publishing Co., Buffalo,
Gets Ready," for which he supplied both words
the best songs of its class he has ever sung.
N. Y.—Making Specialty of Novelty Songs
and music. It is an excellent march number
and is already in considerable demand locally.
LATEST BARNHOUSE PUBLICATION
The Sovereign Publishing Co., of Buffalo, N.
Y., has recently released several new songs, the
products of the pen of J. Quallan Dixon, who
has written a_number of very successful songs.
Among these new numbers is a patriotic war
song entitled "Go, My Son, God Bless You."
Two other songs in the new list are "You Don't
Know Everything," and a new ballad, "My Love
Is for Thee," both of which have been well re-
ceived wherever they have been heard.
"WHEN THE
KAISER
GOOSE-STEP
TO
A
AMERICAN RAG"
T1OES
GOOD
THE
OLD
"THE DIRTY DOZEN"
Coon Song Hit
"WAY DOWN IN MACON, GEORGIA,
I'LL, BE MAKIN' GEORGIA MINE"
"GIDDY GIDDAP!
GO ON!
GO ON!
WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO WAR"
"I'M A GOOD KIND MAMA LOOKIN'
FOR A IiOVIN' MAN"
"SWEET COOKIE MINE"
'LET'S GO BACK TO DREAMY LOTUS
LAND"
"WHEN A BOY SAYS GOOD-BYE TO
HIS MOTHER
And She Gives Him to Unrle Sam"
"STEPPIN" ON THE PUPPY'S TAIL"
"GHOST OF THE SAXOPHONE"
"THE HOUR OF MEMORY"
Humoregke Vocal
"A-M-E-R-I-C-A MEANS
I Love You M y Yankee Land"
• I AIN'T GOT NOBODY MUCH
And Nobody Cares for Me"
"WHEN SHADOWS FALL"
"DOWN THE SUNSET TRAIL TO
AVALON"
"DARLIN' "
"MY FOX TROT GIRL"
"ON THE ROCKIN' ROSA LEE"
"MOONLIGHT BLUES" WALTZ
COHAN'S SONG TOJELP RED CROSS
One of the features of the "Cohan Revue" of
1918, to be presented on New Year's Eve at the
New Amsterdam Theatre, will be Geo. M.
Cohan's latest song: "They're Over There, But
Their Hearts Are Over Here." The new num-
ber is heralded as a second "Over There," and
the royalties are to be donated by Mr. Cohan
to the Red Cross.
"GOING UP" IS PRODUCED
"Going Up," an elaborate musical comedy ver-
sion of James Montgomery's "The Aviator,"
with book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and
James Montgomery, and music by Louis Hirsch,
was presented in New York for the first time
at the Lyric Theatre on last Tuesday night and
was accorded an enthusiastic reception. The
score is published by M. Witmark & Sons.
TO RE=ENTER PUBLISHING BUSINESS
CHICAGO, III., December 24.—Milton Weil, who
has been engaged in the music publishing busi-
ness in this city on several occasions in the
past, has arranged to enter that field again.
Henry L. Watson, who wrote "Khaki Bill,"
the very successful song published by C. L
Barnhouse, Oskaloosa, la., has been placed under
contract by that publisher and has just con-
tributed a new number to the catalog entitled
"Djown Our Way," described as a "rural jazz,"
and which is being used by a number of singers
in vaudeville.
JEROME H.REMICK&qXS
.Sensational Son£ Hit
SONGS
•FOR YOU A ROSE"
"SOME SUNDAY MORNING"
"SO LONG MOTHER"
"SAILING
AWAY
ON
THE
HENRY
CLAY"
"DONT TRY TO STEAL THE SWEET-
HEART OF A SOLDIER"
"ROCK-A-BYE LAND"
"MY MOTHER'S EYES"
'SWEET PETOOTIE"
"WAY DOWN THERE (A DIXIE BOY IS
MISSING)"
'SOUTHERN GALS"
"MAYBE SOMETIME"
"SO THIS IS DIXIE"
"THE BRAVEST HEART OF ALL"
"WHERE
THE
MORNING
GLORIES
GROW"
•LAST NIGHT"
INSTRUMENTAL
"IN THE SPOTLIGHT" (Waltz)
"CUTE AND 1'RETTY" (Fox Trot)
"CAMOUFLAGE" (One Step)
"COLUMBIA" (One Step)
"SMILING SAMMY" (Fox Trot)
JEROME H. REMICK & CO.
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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MREVIEWflEARS
They Said We Were Crazy
When we planned and carried out a national
advertising campaign to feature
CENTURY EDITION
Non-copyright music that anybody can pub-
lish if they want to make the investment and
take the chance.
THE RESULT HAS BEEN
That 35,000,000 readers of leading maga-
zines have learned to know and ask for
CENTURY EDITION
Dealers who are handling Century Edition
are feeling the stimulated demand.
Dealers who are not handling Century Edition
are losing real money.
Investigate and $tock Century Edition now
Century Music Pub. Co.
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
TO BAR USE OF RED CROSS EMBLEM
Music Publishers Forbidden to Use Insignia on
Title Pages of Songs
No longer will it be safe for music publishers
to decorate the title pages of their patriotic and
semi-patriotic songs' with figures or designs
showing the insignia of the Red Cross. It ap-
pears that the use of the Red Cross emblem has
become so common as to embarrass the Ameri-
can Red Cross organization and as a result steps
will be taken to eliminate its use, except in the
recognized manner. The Red Cross emblem is
duly protected by law.
A number of publishers have already been
notified of the Red Cross Society's contemplated
action and have arranged to issue new title
pages in place of those that give offense.
SONG WRITERS MAKE CHANGES
A number of shifts of song writers have been
announced to occur the first of the year or
before, as is usually the case at this season.
Among the changes thus far made public is the
withdrawal of Henry I. Marshall from the Re-
mick & Co.'s staff, and of Chas. McCarron, the
lyric writer, from the Feist organization.
McKinley's New Song Success
THAT according to announcements those re-
sponsible for the book and music of the forth-
coming production of "Words and Music" are
Wm. Shakespeare and Ludwig Beethoven, the
old reliable team.
THAT in these times of stress even the amount
saved on authors' and composers' royalties may
mean success' or failure.
THAT now is the opportunity for some live
producer to offer a little play with book by
Homer and music by Pan, just to make the
librettists and song writers feel good.
THAT "Flo-Flo," a new version of Fred de-
Gresac's vaudeville offering, "The Bride Shop,"
is proving quite popular.
THAT Mr. deGresac has contributed the book
and lyrics, and Silvio Hein the music.
THAT S. Ernest Philpitt, formerly manager of
the American Music Store and now operating
his own chain of establishments in Florida and
Washington, D. C, was a visitor to New York
last week.
THAT some of the publishers are already be-
ginning to figure on next year's hits.
THAT quite a number of local song writers
are now in the military or naval service.
THAT among the most recent to don a uni-
form was Allan J. Flynn, author of ""There's a
Green Hill Out in Flanders."
THAT it is understood that two well-known
sates managers from two leading publishing
houses will shortly enter "the publishing field
for themselves.
THAT at this season of the year there are
always many rumors afloat of changes of offi-
cials, resignations, etc., and of the entry of
composers, authors and salesmen into the ranks
of the publishers.
THAT this year, however, the usual number
of such rumors is increased many fold.
THAT the past year saw a number of com-
posers and authors enter the field as publishers
and almost without exception they seem to be
making good, which speaks well for the pub-
lishing business during the period.
THAT there seems to be a large number of
"Daddy" songs on the market and more coming
every minute, mostly of a patriotic order.
THAT it is a change anyhow from the "Mother"
songs which have been holding the leadership
for so long.
THAT we have another song which takes in
all the boys in the family, which will likely be
followed by one including all the girls.
IsThis Book inYourWindo w?
The most complete collection of National and
Patriotic Sonars ever published—includes the
National Sonar of every Nation in the world
Cant Go
Wron£
With
We Wish You
A HAPPY
and
PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
LEO.
F E I S T , Inc., FEIST Bid*., New York
AN EVEN DOZEN SUCCESSES
Excellent Showing Made by Waterson, Berlin
& Snyder at End of Big Season
Completing one of the most successful years
in the history of the house, Waterson, Berlin
& Snyder, the well-known publishers, state they
have just an even dozen songs in the hit class
to finish the season. The numbers now being
featured include "I'm All Bound Round With
the Mason-Dixon Line," "A Baby's Prayer at
Twilight" (For Her Daddy Over There), "In
San Domingo,". "Whose Little Heart Are You
Breaking Now," "Blue Bird," "Someone Else
May Be There While I'm Gone," "The Dixie
Volunteers," "My Sweetie," "Joan of Arc,"
"How Can I Forget," "Meet Me at the Station,
Dear," and the big instrumental number,
"Paddle Addle." All these songs are having
good sales and a number of them have already
been accepted as hits.
BRINGS SUrn)VER SONG
Thos. J. Flanagan, music publisher of Syra-
cuse, N. Y., has brought suit to enjoin the Song-
land Music Publishing Co. from publishing or
distributing the song "Where Is My Mama?" of
which he claims to be the author, although using
another name on the title page.
Joe Howard's Greatest Success
m APPEAL
3
KIND
Write for Special Offer to Dealers
HINDS, HAYDEN&ELDREDGE, he.
11 Union Square West
New York'City
M.WITMARK&SONSS

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