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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
60
APRIL 20,
1918
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
COMPOSERS' SOCIETY IS UPHELD
NEW SONGS IN "YOU KNOW ME, AL"
NEW EDITION OF PATRIOTIC SONG
Supreme Court Decides That It Is Within Its
Rights in Collecting Royalties From Theatres
Al Piantadosi & Co. to Publish Interpolations by
Leon De Costa
Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son Reissue "His Buttons
Are Marked U. S." in Elaborate Form
Leon De Costa, who is in New York as musi-
cal director of the Twenty-seventh Division
(New York's Own) musical farce, "You Know
Me, Al," has two numbers which have been
interpolated in the show. The songs are being
published by Al Piantadosi & Co., Inc. De Costa
has a long list of numbers for which he wrote
both the words and music, and is well known
in musical circles throughout the country, hav-
ing, among other things, been musical director
of a number of shows, including "Alma, Where
Do You Live?" While here he placed a number
of songs with some of the standard publishing
houses, several attractive numbers of which will
appear in the catalog of Chas. H. Ditson & Co.
CHICAGO, III., April 15.—Carrie Jacobs-Bond &
Son are putting out a new edition of their pop-
ular patriotic march song, "His Buttons Are
Marked U. S.," the words of which are by Mary
Norton Bradford, and the music by Carrie
Jacobs-Bond. This song is a high-class number
and was first published by Bond & Son in 1902.
The lyrics are written around the story of a
baby girl who is talking about the buttons on
the uniform of her soldier daddy. The cover
design in itself is a work of art, showing the
little girl standing on a step holding a service
flag of one star in her hand and waving at the
passing troops.
for Performance of Works
The New York Supreme Court has decided
that the American Society of Authors, Com-
posers and Publishers is perfectly within its
rights in collecting fees from theatres for the
public performance of the compositions of its
members. The decision was in the suit brought
by the 147th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue
Company to restrain the society from collect-
ing royalties on that basis from the company's
theatre. Justice Goff in his decision says:
"After considering the argument of counsel
and their briefs I am of the opinion that the
defendant association is exercising only its law-
ful rights. It existed before the incorporation
of the plaintiff and was engaged in the same gen-
eral work before the plaintiff's existence. The
association is formed for lawful purpose and I
find no exercise of any coercion. The insti-
tution of legal actions by individual members of
the association for violation of copyright is
justified for the protection of income from their
music.
"Plaintiff wishes to use the product of the
author's labor, ignoring copyright, free of any
charge whatever except the actual purchase price
of the printed musical score. There is no re-
straint of trade through any act of the associa-
tion."
"SOLDIER'S ROSARY" IS POPULAR
The new song, "A Soldier's Rosary," published
by the A. J. Stasny Music Co., looks like the
biggest seller the house has ever issued. All
the branch offices of the company report the
sales as steadily mounting, and that the song is
being received by both the professional singers
and the public with enthusiasm. The publishers
are carrying on a continuous campaign in the
song's behalf and are using a number of novel
ideas to attract attention to the number.
RIOT
WITH THE ROOKIES
Wild and Woolly Rube Recruiting Song
About tbe Boys from Pumpklnvllle
coon-Goon
we're on our
to WAR
E. T. PAULL SONG HELPS LOAN DRIVE
"Hurrah! for the Liberty Boys, Hurrah!" Being
Strongly Featured Just Now
The E. .T. Paull Music Co. is carrying on a
publicity campaign calling the attention of pro-
fessional singers to their new patriotic song,
"Hurrah! for the Liberty Boys, Hurrah!" Their
efforts seem to be meeting with success, and
the song appears to be very promising. The
Strand Theatre Orchestra is using the number
at every performance of late and linking the
number up with the Third Liberty Loan drive
to which the song lends itself admirably.
REVIVES OLD DANISH WAR SONG
New York Man Publishes Revised Version of
Song That Spurred the Danes on in Their
Victorious War With the Prussians
Probably because he felt there were not enough
new war songs of American composition to meet
the demand, a man in the Bronx section of
New York has resurrected and remodeled a
patriotic song sung by the Danes when they
walloped the Prussians seventy years ago and
thereby preserved their independence.
The
verse stanza of the song, of which a number of
copies have already been sold, would do credit
to George Cohan, and reads:
I heard my Country's call, I heard my Country's call;
A summons to us all; yes, a summons to us all.
I shook my Daddy's fist; my Mother dear I kissed,
And told her how it was 1 felt that now I must enlist.
Hut when I said good-bye to my girl so sweet and true,
She told me that as nurse she, of course, was going too.
So I am off to fight—for Liberty and Right,
Hurrah!
Hurrah!
Hurrah!
WESTON S. WILSON JOINS THE NAVY
Miss Ethel Broaker Succeeds Him in Charge of
New York Office of Daniels & Wilson, Inc.
We'ston S. Wilson, of the San Francisco firm
of Daniels & Wilson, Inc., joined the navy late
last week and was called immediately to Wash-
ington, arriving there Monday.
He has for
some time been in charge of the New York of-
fices of the company, and the Eastern business
has developed very fast under his direction.
Previous to his enlistment he was turned down
four times in his efforts to enlist in the army.
The Eastern office will now be under the di-
rection of Miss Ethel Broaker, who for some
time past has held a responsible position with
the company.
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
7 cents
McKinley Music Co.
The Meyer Cohen Music Co. has acquired the
publishing rights for Blanche Merrill's "My
Syncopated Melody," a number which has
already had much success. It is being featured
in vaudeville by Marian Harris.
FOUR NEW DITSON BOOKS
A Quartet of Valuable Works Just Added to the
Ditson Edition for Teachers
The Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, Mass., have
just issued four new volumes as features of the
Ditson Edition. All four books are designed
particularly for the use of teachers and students
and are fully up to the Ditson standard for
volumes of that type.
The new series includes a book containing
fifty selected studies, by Johann Baptist Cramer,
edited by Hans Von Bulow, and translated and
revised by B. J. Lane; a series of "Easiest
Studies in Velocity," by Cornelius Gurlitt, and
edited by Karl Benker; "Twenty-eight Melo-
dious Pieces on Five Notes" and for four hands
by Anton Diabelli, and a volume on "The Art
of Singing," by Heinrich Panofka. All four
books are bound in uniform style and should
find a welcome place in the teacher's library.
"OH, LOOK!" TO HAVE LONG SEASON
The musical comedy "Oh, Look!" is, accord-
ing to the latest reports, to play for some time
to come in New York, this to include a num-
ber of weeks in other houses throughout the
city after it leaves the Vanderbilt Theatre.
There is also a report that it will tour the coun-
try. The music of the show is having good
sales. Especially is this true of "A Kiss for
Cinderella" and "Typical Topical Tunes." The
score is published by McCarthy & Fisher, Inc.
'JEROME H.REIIICK&CO.S"
.Sensational Son£ Hit
SONGS
"SWEET LITTLE BUTTERCUP"
"ON THE ROAD TO HOME SWEET
HOME"
"DON'T TRY TO STEAL, THE SWEET-
HEART OF A SOLDIER"
"WHAT ABE YOU GOING TO DO TO
HELP THE BOYS?"
"BING BANG BING 'EM ON THE
RHINE"
"YOU'RE IN STYLE WHEN YOU'RE
WEARING A SMILE"
"BLUEBIRD"
"SOME SUNDAY MORNING"
"FOR YOU A ROSE"
"SO LONG MOTHER"
"WONDROUS EYES OF ARABY"
"CHEER UP FATHER
CHEEB UP
MOTHER"
"DERBY DAY' IN DIXIE"
"THERE'S A LUMP OF SUGAR DOWN
IN DIXIE"
JEROME H. REMICK & CO.