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THE MUSIC TRADE
50
REVIEW
MAY
11, 1918
RUSSELL 0 . WEISS SOME TRAVELER
TED BARRON DIRECTS CONCERT
"BLIGHTY" SONG MAKING PROGRESS
Spends Nine Months Covering Entire Country
for Sam Fox Co. Publications—States That
He Found The Review Everywhere
Puts Over Fine Affair for Benefit of Woman's
Homeopathic Hospital
"Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" Gaining
Strength Over Here
Admiral Usher and his staff were the guests
The Chappell & Co. song "Take Me Back to
of the Woman's Homeopathic Hospital at the Dear Old lilighly," which had a very large sale
Sam Fox Publishing Co., returned recently from concert given on Thursday afternoon at the on the other side, is beginning to show some of
a four months' trip through the South and Strand Theatre, under the direction of Ted Bar- that popularity in the United States. The song
Southwest in the interests of the Fox Co.'s pub- ron, the proceeds of which will be used to send when first introduced in this country looked like
the Woman's Homeopathic Hospital Unit to one of the biggest numbers of the season, espe-
France to care for the wounded American sol- cially in view of the fact that "Blighty" at that
diers there. Mischa Levitzki, the pianist; May- time was receiving much in the way of free pub-
Peterson and Leon Rothier, of the Metropolitan licity. Its sales at first were not startling, prob-
Opera House, and Sara Gurowitsch, 'cellist, as ably because of the fact that the house of Chap-
well as Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey, of "Over pell had a large number of fast-selling songs,
the Top" fame, appeared at the concert.
and two very distinct hits, "Keep the Home
Fires Burning" and "Pack Up Your Troubles
in Your Old Kit Rag" (and Smile, Smile, Smile).
BUSY PROFESSIONAL OFFICES
During the past few weeks, however, "Take Me
McKinley Music Co. Have Much of Interest to Back to Dear Old Blighty" has been having
ever-increasing sales, and it now promises to
Professional Singers
be one of the most popular of the summer
The professional offices of the McKinley Mu- songs. It is the work of A. J. Mills, Fred God-
sic Co., 145 West Forty-fifth street, New York, frey and Bennett Scott.
are among the busiest in town at the present
time. The firm has a long list of songs with
NEW BALLAD STILL GOING
which the vaudeville singers are very much
pleased and they have several numbers of the "Forever Is a Long, Long Time" Proving Big
patriotic order which can be recorded as hits.
Feature of Artmusic Catalog
Among these probably none is being received
with more enthusiasm than "There's a Little
The Artmusic, Inc., ballad "Forever Is a
Blue Star In the Window," which from week to Long, Long Time" is one of the most sought
week seems to increase its popularity. Vincent after numbers in the firm's catalog. This is true
Sherwood, the general manager of the New regarding those who desire to sing it and from
York offices of the company, is well pleased with the demands of the trade wishing to buy it.
the results his professional department is getting. Saul Bornstein, manager of the above company,
Russell O. Weiss
is well pleased with the results received in his
lications. Just previous to leaving for the South
efforts to make the number popular and is find-
Mr. Weiss had returned from a trip to the
ing no trouble in getting the profession to sing
Pacific Coast lasting from August 1 until De-
Harold Flammer, the publisher of high-class it. Artmusic, Inc., have endeavored to make
cember, so that he lias been on the road for music at 56 West Forty-fifth street, is the owner every publication they have issued distinctive
practically nine months.
of the copyright of "Mother, My Dear." This in words, melody and in the title pages, and have
Mr. Weiss declared that he found conditions song is proving very popular, and is being sung succeeded admirably in their endeavor.
most satisfactory, and was particularly pleased by some of the best-known concert stars. It
by the congenial hospitality shown by the aver- is also being recorded by all the talking machine
NEW STASNY MANAGER EN ROUTE
age music dealer, which made it a* pleasure to companies.
solicit his business. He will now remain at head-
Earl Burtnett, who was recently appointed
quarters until the fall, when he will leave again
manager
of the San Francisco office of the A. J.
Two
Sensational
English
for the Pacific Coast.
Stasny Music Co., is now on his way to the
Ballad Successes
"It might interest you to know," said Mr.
Coast. He will call on the trade in St. Louis,
Weiss to a representative of The Review, "that
Kansas City, Denver and other large centers on
everywhere throughout the country, from New
his
way out.
York to San Francisco and from Winnipeg to
New Orleans, there was hardly a music store
in which I did not see a copy of The Music
NEW ADDITIONS TO FEIST STAFF
Trade Review, and I have found that music
Among the recent additions to the Feist pro-
dealers in general seem to be very interested in
fessional and writing staff are Mel Morris, for-
your publication.
In many instances when
merly with Remick & Co., and Jack Mahoncy,
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter
showing them a new Fox number I would hear
who has been connected with the Feist forces
the remarks 'Oh, yes, I saw the announcement
62 West 45th Street
NEW YORK
in the past.
of it in The Music Trade Review.'"
CLEVELAND, O., May 6.—Russell O. Weiss, of the
NEW PUBLISHER HAS GOOD SONG
"Somewhere a Voice is Calling"
"The Sunshine of Your Smile"
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
BOSTON
Publishers
WALTER JACOBS
t •©•worth S t .
BOSTON, MASS.
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"See Dixie First"
Oliver Ditson Company
BOSTON
N E W YORK
Anticipate and tupply Every Requirement erf Mtufe
Peelers
White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
The Song of the Moment
"KEEP THE HOME-
FIRES BURNING"
(Till the Boys Come Home)
TWO BIG SUCCESSES
"SEND ME A CUE"
By GEOFFREY O'HARA
High Voice
"CARkTON"
By N. F. WOODBURY
Low Voice
Destined lo be the mo»t popular of war long•
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
41 East 34th St.
The camp • o x favorite
HUNTZ1NGER & DILWORTH
NEW YORK
159 West 57th Street
NEW YORK
PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS AND ENGRAVERS OF MUSIC
Main Offices: 62-64 Stanhope St., Boston.
Branch Houses: New York and Chicago.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engraven and Printers
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF
TITLE FOR ESTIMATE
311 Wast 43d Street
New York City
"KHAKI BILL"
The Favorite Song of the National Army
"EB'RY ROSE
Is Sweeter lor de Rain"
Going by the thousands
The Dealers' Opportunity
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JOHN BARNES WELLS
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IS CENTS FOR A LIMITED TIME
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