Music Trade Review

Issue: 1918 Vol. 67 N. 17

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THE
OCTOBER 26, 1918
MUSIC
TRADE
51
REVIEW
THE REAL AMERICAN INSTRUMENT
SOME HOLIDAY SPECIALTIES
DEATH OF MICHAEL E. SCHOENING
The Banjo Was Invented in America, and Has
Always Been Associated With American
Music—How Its Popularity Has Developed
C. Bruno & Son, Inc., Featuring Toy Pianos
and Music Boxes for Holiday Trade
Pioneer Musical Merchandise Importer Passes
Away After a Brief Illness
It has long been the custom of musicians (the
high-brows) to look askance at the mandolin,
the banjo, the guitar and all kindred instru-
ments, but this great war in which we are en-
gaged has brought to light the fact that the
instruments that really appeal to the boys who
need amusement are not flutes, piccolos, clari-
nets or saxophones, almost all of which would
be easier to carry about, but are the fretted in-
struments.
These instruments have, of course, been the
favorites of college boys for years, but recent
years have seen a remarkable development both
in the manufacture and in general standard of
the music and playing of the instruments.
The only real American instrument is the
banjo—the instrument that was first made pop-
ular by negro minstrels and was for a long time
supposed to be the negro's instrument. This
instrument is said to have been invented by one
Sweeney, a Southerner, in the days before the
Civil War.
Whether this be true or not its development
has at least been due to Americans. There
have been many excellent players, but the one
name that stands out above them all as an artist
is that of Alfred A. Farland. He it was who
proved, by his marvelous technic, his musical
insight and his untiring devotion to the best in
music (which is still unabated) that the banjo
was not merely an instrument suited to jigs
and breakdowns, but was really capable of tak-
ing its place in the sun as a musical instrument.
He was the first to adapt and really play such
masterpieces as the Mendelssohn violin con-
certo, Beethoven sonatas, the Liszt arrangement
of Paganini's "Campanella," and dozens of sim-
ilar works. That the banjo is loved by thou-
sands of people from all corners of the land is
shown by the enormous sale of phonograph
records made on the instrument.
PERFECTS SNARE DRUM MECHANISM
WASHINGTON*, 1). C, October 21.—John E.
Winne, Troy, N. Y., was last week granted Pat-
ent Xo. 1,279,627 for a snare-drum, one-half of
which he has assigned to Frederick C. Claessens,
same place. The principal object of the inven-
tion is to facilitate adjusting the snare-mecha-
nism and rendering the same operative or in-
operative at will.
I WILL BUY
FOR CASH
Sheet Music and Small Goods
Peate's Music House,
Utica, N. Y.
RUNQ
THE OLDEST AND
LARGEST MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE HOUSE
INAMERICA
Exclusively Wholesale
ESTABLISHED 1634
Michael E. Schoening, head of the firm of M. H.
During the past few weeks C. P.runo & Son,
Inc., 351 Fourth avenue, New York, musical Schoening, 26 East Twenty-second street, New
York, musical merchandise importer and whole-
saler, died at his home, 568 West 112th street,
New York, last Thursday after a short illness.
Mr. Schoening, who was sixty-three years of age
at the time of his death, was one of the pioneers
of the musical merchandise industry in New
York and numbered among his personal friends
music dealers and jobbers from coast to coast.
A solemn requiem mass was celebrated at the
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, on
Monday morning, which was attended by a large
number of friends of the deceased.
Attractive Bruno & Son Music Box
merchandise wholesalers, have received large
H. L. HUNT GETS HUN HELMET
orders from their dealers for toy pianos and
musical boxes. The dealers, realizing the tre-
H. Iy. Hunt, manager of the musical merchan-
mendous shortage of musical merchandise,
placed their orders well in advance of require- dise department of C. II. Ditson & Co., is the
proud possessor of a genuine Hun helmet fresh
from the battlefields. The helmet is inscribed
"To H. L. Hunt from Sergt. R. Hinckley," and
was captured at one of the recent offensives in
which the Yanks played a considerable part.
Sergt. Hinckley is a member of one of the mili-
tary bands and plays a double B helicon. The
trophy was sent in appreciation of the many
courtesies that C. II. Ditson & Co. have ex-
tended to the boys.
DAMPING DEVICE FOR SNARE DRUMS
WASHINGTON, I). C, October 21.—Harold A.
Van Yalkenburg, of Oakland, Cal., has just been
granted Patent No. 1,281,107 on a damping de-
vice for snare drums. This invention relates to
Toy Piano Featured by Bruno & Son
means for preventing any vibrations when the
ments in order to receive merchandise in time drum is not in use, the principal object being
for the fall and holiday season.
to provide a vacuum bellows for damping the
In order to take care of the demands of its snares whereby rapid changes in the vacuum
trade it was necessary for the House of Bruno supply wilF not affect the position of the damp-
to scour the market for toy pianos and mu- ing device. Another object of the invention is
sical boxes, but fair-sized shipments were re- to flexibly mount the damping pad whereby the
ceived last week, and deliveries are now being same may be always in uniform contact through-
made to the dealers. There is always an active out the length of the snares.
holiday trade for this class of merchandise, as
these instruments always please the children.
No quarter for the foe, but many quarters for
Thrift Stamps. Buy some to-day.
JOHNFRIEDRfCH&BRO.
SEND FOR
OUR
CATALOGUES
OLIVER DITSON GO.
Largest Wholesale
Musical Merchandise
House in America
BOSTON, MASS.
Buegeleisen & Jacobson
M anutacturera
Importers and Jobber* of
MUSICAL
MERCHANDISE
Attractive Specialties
M o d e r n Service
ESTABLISHED ISM
WEWANN
Sprier Quality MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Victor Distributer*
Victor Distributors
DURRO
AND
STEWART
Chestnut Stre.t, Philadelphia, Pa.
Established over half a century
113 University Place
NEW
YORK
Black Diamond
Strings
THE WORLD'S BEST
National Musical String Co.
N e v Brunswick, N. J.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
52
OCTOBER 26,
1918
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
"TELL THAT TO THE MARINES'
Two Prominent Publishers Announce Songs of
That Title Based on the Weil-Known Marine
Corps Poster—Waiting for Results
Inspiration is a wonderful thing. Proof is
found in the fact that two sets of song writers
were apparently impressed with the same idea
at about the same time, with the result that
both M. Witmark & Sons, and the Waterson,
Berlin & Snyder Co. have announced songs
bearing the title, "Tell That to the Marines."
The Witmark song has words by Sergt. B. S.
Barron, U. S. N., and music by Gus Edwards,
together with the title page reproducing the
well-known marine poster. The W., B. & S.
song is by Al Jolson, Harold Atteridge and
Jean Schwartz, and is being featured by Al
Jolson in "Sinbad" and Frank Carter in the
"Follies." Coming events are awaited with in-
terest.
LIZA LEHMANN, COMPOSER, DEAD
Noted Woman Composer Passes Away in Lon-
don in Fiftieth Year
Liza Lehniann, the song writer, is dead at
her home in London, according to word received
here. She was a daughter of Rudolph Lehmann,
the artist, and granddaughter on her mother's
side of Robert Chambers, the Edinburgh pub-
lisher. Born in 1868, she studied music in Rome
and Wiesbaden, appeared as a soprano singer
for nine years, and in 1894 was married to Her-
bert Bedford. The following year her famous
song cycle, "In a Persian Garden," after Fitz-
Gerald's verses from Omar Khayyam, was first
sung in London by Mine. Albani, Hilda Wilson,
Ben Davies and David Bispham. She also
composed "The Daisy Chain." songs from
"Alice in Wonderland," a light opera, "The
Vicar of Wakefield," and a musical comedy,
"Sergeant Brue," as well as Shakespearean songs,
piano pieces and incidental music for plays.
SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES
"THERE'S AN ANGEL MISSING FROM
HEAVEN"
" K E E P YOUR FACE TO THE SUNSHINE"
" O N THE SIDEWALKS OF BERLIN"
'WHEN AUNT DINAH'S DAUGHTER HANNAH
BANGS ON THAT PIANO "
"YOU CAN HAVE IT, I DON'T WANT I T "
"0
KIDDO"
"WILL THE ANGELS GUARD MY DADDY
OVER THERE ? "
"OLD GLORY GOES MARCHING
ON"
"THERE'S A LITTLE BLUE STAR IN THE
WINDOW"
"I'M HITTING THE TRAIL TO NORMANDY"
' WHEN THE KAISER DOES THE GOOSE STEP
To a Good OI<1 American Rag:"
"WAY DOWN IN MACON,
GEORGIA
I'll 1»' SlnUin' Georgia Mine"
"MOONLIGHT
BLUES WALTZ"
"HAWAIIAN MOONLIGHT VALSE"
" L E T ' S KEEP THE GLOW IN OLD GLORY "
•• LET THE CHIMES OF NORMANDY BE
OUR WEDDING BELLS"
"SWEET HAWAIIAN MOONLIGHT "
Tell Her of My Love
Pershing's Crusaders
MARCH—MILITAIRE
E. T. Paull's Latest and Best March Composition
Special permission was granted to the E. T. Paul] Music <"o. by the V. S. (iovenmient
mittee on Public Information, to use the special official design and title of
PERSHING'S
authorities. Com-
CRUSADERS
For E. T. Paull's New Military March Number
n r < < * I ? D C This i s positively u sensational musical number that will sell on sight. Through gov-
13EiULiEjIfLiS eminent expenditure it is the most widely advertised name of modern times. The
title page in five colors is a thrilling and up-to-date work of art. Nothing published in years will attract
the attention and interest of the public so much as a window display of this ploce.
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY KATES WILL BK GIVEN
E. T. PAULL MUSIC CO., 243 West 42nd Street, New York
PRAISE FOR McKlNLEY SONG FOLIO
PAULL MARCH POPULAR
Government Official Writes Interesting Letter
Endorsing the "Army and Navy Song Folio,"
Published by the William McKinley Music Co.
"Pershing's Crusaders" Meeting With a Very
Pleasing Demand
Kmmett J. Scott, for years private secretary
to the late Booker T. Washington, and now spe-
cial assistant in the office of the Secretary of
War, Washington, D. C, has just sent a letter
to William McKinley, of the McKinley Music
Co., speaking highly of the "Army and Navy
Song Folio," issued by the McKinley concern.
The letter reads as follows:
"War Department, Washington.
"October 3, 1918.
"Mr. William McKinley:
"My dear Sir—I wish to thank you most
heartily for your kindness in sending me a copy
of your 'Army and Navy Song Folio.' The
collection is of the highest quality artistically,
and I am sure the 'boys' overseas will be greatly
inspired by the singing of the patriotic melodies
included therein. You are rendering in this way
a service that merits the warmest commenda-
tion at the hands of the nation and our people
everywhere.
"The boys over there will send up 5,000
prayers for you for the copies you are sending
them. With best wishes for your continued suc-
cess, I am, very truly yours,
"EMMETT J. SCOTT."
The song folio referred to has had a wide dis-
tribution among the boys in the military and
naval forces, many thousands of copies having
been distributed to them through the generosity
of Mr. McKinley. Dealers in all sections of
the country are experiencing an excellent de-
mand for these folios, as they make most ap-
propriate gifts for soldiers and sailors over here
and also over there. The volume contains
words and music of a carefully selected list of
songs, popular, patriotic and folk, and is doing
its little bit in a most important way to help
maintain the morale of the men in the service
aa well as the folks at home.
LIVE PIANTADOSI NUMBER
"Oh, Moon of the Summer's Night" is prov-
ing one of the best numbers in the catalog of
Al Piantadosi & Co., Inc. Many leading vaude-
ville singers are using the song, and according
to reports in the trade it has promise of having
a very large sale. Allan FJynn is the author
of the number.
John Vogler, of the star? of Boosey & Co.,
has been called to the colors and will be sta-
tioned at Fort Hancock, N. J.
The E. T. Paull Music Co. recently received a
letter from Willis McGee & Co., music dealers
of Potsdam, N. Y., in which was enclosed a large
order for E. T. Paull's new march, "Pershing's
Crusaders." They stated that after displaying
their initial order of ten copies on their counter
they were sold within two hours. Other let-
ters recently received by the company seem to
show that no other number published by E. T.
I'aull has had such a favorable reception in so
short a space of time.
McCORMACK TO FEATURE SONG
Boosey & Co. to Publish American Edition of
"I Shall Meet You" •
"I Shall Meet You" (The Home Coming), a
song which has been very popular in England,
is being published in an American edition by
lioosey & Co. While the number is distinctly
high class both the poem and melody should
have a popular appeal. It will shortly be in-
troduced by John McCormack, at the continu-
ation of his concert tour. . The words are by
E. M. Chesham and Wilfred Sanderson, who is
responsible for so many successes, is the com-
poser.
'<>,•!
'JEROME H.REMICK&COX
.Sensational Son^ Hit
SONGS
•SMILES"
•I LOVE YOU MORE FOR LOSING
YOU A WHILE"
•WHEN WE MEET IN THE SWEET BYE
AND BYE"
•WE'LL BUILD A RAINBOW IN THE
SKY"
•THERE'S A LUMP OF SUGAR DOWN
IN DIXIE"
•SWEET LITTLE BUTTERCUP"
•ON THE ROAD TO HOME SWEET
HOME."
•YOU'RE IN STYLE WHEN YOU'RE
WEARING A SMILE"
•M<\NDY AND ME"
•WHEN WE WENT TO SUNDAY
SCHOOL"
•RAGTIME MOSE'S BOMBOSHAY"
•MY GIRL FROM THE SOUTHLAND"
BLUEBIRD"
"N* EVERYTHING"
JEROME H. REM1CK & CO.
^Sr. Nn»1fciiK CITY|Q? WIcsrFiirT ST.

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