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FliHRUAKV 16, 1918
THE
51
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
A. J. STASNY ON WESTERN TRIP
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Campaign on "When Yankee Doodle Learns to
Parlez Vous Francais" in Cleveland Necessi-
tates Special Call for More Stock
A. J. Stasny, head of the A. J. StaMiy Music
Co., recently started on a six weeks' trip visiting
the trade in the Middle West and Far West Ca-
nadian territory. While in Cleveland, (.)., he put
on a campaign in hehalf of his "When Yankee
Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais," and it
went over so well that he was compelled to call
his New York headquarters on the long distance
phone in order to have copies of the song rushed
to that point. During his stay over fifteen thou-
sand copies of the number were shipped to the
()hio city. Some of the success o.f the number
there was no doubt due to the fact that the
Anna Held "Follow Me" show, in which the
song is featured, was in town, as was also
Juliette Dika, who is traveling over the Keith
circuit and using "When Yankee Doodle Learns
to Parlez Vous Francais."
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'Carry On"-
WE ARE THE PUBLISHERS OF THE WORLD'S TWO
GREATEST BALLAD SUCCESSES
"ROSES OF PICARDY"
Word* by FRED E. WEATHERLY
REFRAIN
Hoses .ire shining in Picardy,
In tlie hush of the silver dew;
Koses are flow'rini? in Picardy,
P.ut there's never a rose like you.
Music by HAYDN WOOD
And the roses will die with the summertime.
And our roads may be far apart;
Rut there's one rose that dies not in Plenrdy,
'Tis the rose that I keep in my heart.
"KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING"
Music by IVOR NOVELLO
Words by LENA GUILBERT FORD
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BUCKEYE CO.'S LATEST BALLAD
VICTOR HERBERT URGES MORE BANDS
GOOD MUSIC SALES IN KANSAS CITY
Publishers Predict Big Things for "My Own," Pleased With Recognition of Music's Value by Increase in Prices Has Not Deterred Buyers, De-
clares Chas. S. Ege, of Ege & Heard
Government and Believes That There Should
Which Has Just Been Released
Be More Military Bands Organized
KANSAS CITY, MO., February 11.—Charles S.
The Buckeye Music Publishing Co., Colum-
INDIANAPOLIS. ]ND., February 11.—Victor Her- Ege, of Ege & Heard, sheet music dealers, has
bus, O., have just released, a new ballad, "My
< •vvn," with lyrTes by Charles Roy Cox, and bert, who conducted the Cincinnati Symphony found that the higher price of the better class
music by Howard F. Stroup. The company is Orchestra at the Murat Theatre here last week, of music has not reduced the trade in that
making a strong drive with the number, adver- in a statement to the press said that he consid- class. He had rather expected that perhaps
tising it liberally and widely, and expresses faith ered as important the first step the Government the people who had been paying for the better
in the prophesy that it will be one of the most lias made in recognizing officially the impor- music might fall off and try to be satisfied with
popular ballads of the country in the near fu- tance of music in the well-being of soldiers, and cheaper music, but they want what they want
ture. 'My Own" is produced with a very at- he heartily endorsed the building of auditoriums whatever they have to pay for it The sheet
tractive title page, has a lyric that is sensible, at the various military camps similar to that music business has held up during January won-
and is provided with a fascinating melody. The built at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, where the Cin- derfully well, despite not only general condi-
music has been arranged in a most attractive cinnati orchestra, under the direction of Mr. tions, the higher cost, and the lack of coal in
manner. The company are also continuing their Herbert, played in opening the auditorium Mon- Kansas City, but despite the necessity of having
to substitute other pieces for those that the
drive on the two songs recently featured in an day night.
advertisement in the Saturday Evening Post,
He pleaded for the enlarging of the United customer might have originally wanted. "We
"My Flower of Italy" and "The U. S. A. |?ill States military bands under the direction of have foun'd that the people who buy sheet music
Lav the Kaiser Awav.'
accomplished musicians who, he said, should are tolerably easy to deal with," said Mr. Ege.
have a higher rank than that of sergeant, the "I have really been surprised to find that when
rank usually held by the director of the U. S. they cannot get what they came in for, they are
bands. He added that good music should re- willing to take something else. Indeed, I be-
ceive the support of both the Government and lieve they are often rather glad to get something
Wild and Woolly Rube Recruiting Song
About the Boys from Pumpklnvllle
the municipalities of America, in order that the else than what they had in their minds when
people may learn to love it and regard it as they entered the store. There must be a cer-
part of their necessary education. Mr. Her- tain thrill in getting a new sort of music and
bert's son, Clifford Victor Herbert, is a lieu- entering field* not previously explored."
tenant in the Ordnance Department, and is ex-
pected to leave for France soon.
RIOT WITH THE ROOKIES
NEW FIRM DOING WELL
Douglas & Newman Report New Number Be-
ing Featured By Several Headliners
The new firm of Douglas & Newman is re-
porting good progress. They are concentrating
their efforts at the present time on "When I
Come Back to You" (We'll Have a Yankee
Doodle Wedding) and "You'd Better Be Nice
to Them Now," two songs which are proving
good sellers. Among the stars on the vaude-
ville circuits using the above numbers are Pat
Ivooney, Julian Eltinge, Wellington Cross, Car-
ter DeHaven, Cummins & Mitchell and Innes
and Rvan.
DYED=IN=THE=WOOL FIRST NIGHTERS
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
7 cents
McKinley Music Co.
Mose (iiimble and Jerome Keit, of J. H.
Remick & Co.; Maurice Abrahams, of Kalmar,
Puck & Abrahams, and George H. Bliss, of the
Q R S Co., journeyed all the way to New Haven
on Thursday of last week to attend the premiere
of "Sinbad," the new Winter Garden show.
£2£?.r<
The distinctive ballad that
is reaching the hearts of
all lovers of good music
"Forever
Is A
Long, Long
Time"
ARTMUSIC, Inc.
145 West 45th St.
NEW YORK