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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1918 Vol. 67 N. 24

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THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DECEMBER 14,
1918
NEW ASSOCIATION IN PHILADELPHIA
Local Sheet Music Dealers to Complete Organi-
zation Plans Shortly—Swisher Now a Feist
Jobber—Many Numbers in Demand
PHILADELPHIA, PA., December 9.—The sheet
music business in Philadelphia—like all its
kindred in trade, has been strikingly good this
fall, and the local dealers have never been as
well off as they are at present. They are get-
ting unusually good prices—a higher price than
they ever before obtained, and the many mu-
sical shows here and the popularity of the player-
piano and talking machine altogether is making
the sheet music business most profitable. There
are a great many hits on the market at present
and this aids in keeping the dealers busy.
A sheet music dealers' association is being
formed in Philadelphia and there have already
been three or four informal meetings held at
Theodore Presser's music store. The object is,
of course, to improve the conditions in the sheet
music trade. One thing they will attempt to
do is to raise the price on the popular 10-cent
editions to 15 cents, but this they will have some
trouble in doing, as all of the 5 and 10-cent
stores in Philadelphia sell these same numbers,
and they, of course, will continue to sell them
at 10 cents. The association has, however, suc-
ceeded in raising the price on the light opera
hits from 30 to 35 cents and this price is being
charged generally, only one of the department
stores failing to raise the price.
Robert H. Durbin, the advertising manager,
and Herbert J. Tily, the general manager of the
Strawbridge & Clothier store, have written the
words and music to two songs—Mr. Tily the
music, which are entitled "My Soldier in
France" and "Love's Message O'er the Sea."
They are published by Theodore Presser, and
are very attractive in words and music.
George Fields and L. P. Morsback, in south-
ern Philadelphia, have gone into the sheet music
business on a large scale and have been very
successful.
The five best sellers in Philadelphia at pres-
ent are: "Rose of No Man's Land," "Till We
Meet Again," "I Wish I Could Sleep Until My
Daddy Comes Home," "Everything Is Peaches
Down in Georgia" and "I'm Glad I Can Make
You Cry."
M. D. Swisher, the music publisher, of this
city, has accepted the "jobbingship" of the Leo
MEYER COHEN MUSIC PUB. COMPANY, Inc.
CATALOG OF SONGS:
"That's What God Made Mothers
For"
"My Syncopated Melody Man"
"When the War is Over"
"There's a Vacant Chair in Every
Home To-night"
"Mothers of France"
"My Mary's Eyes"
"Calling, Sweetheart, for You"
COPIES CAN BE HAD FROM ALL JOBBERS
MEYER COHEN MUSIC PUB. CO., Inc., 1531 Broadway, NEW YORK
MEYER COHEN, President
Feist publications, and will carry a stock of
these publications in large quantities in order
that the Philadelphia trade will be well taken
care of.
All of the Philadelphia dealers are of the
opinion that the tremendous sale of players this
fall and winter has materially helped the sheet
music dealers. That is a development that has
helped make the sheet music business prosper-
ous, all the dealers agree.
"THERE'S AN ANGEL MISSING FROM
HEAVEN"
"KEEP YOUR FACE TO THE SUNSHINE"
"ON THE SIDEWALKS OF BERLIN"
'WHEN AUNT DINAH'S DAUGHTER HANNAH
A PROGRESSIVE YOUNG FIRM
Maxwell Silver Justly Proud of Record Made
by Gilbert & Friedland During Past Year
Just about a year .ago Gilbert & Friedland
opened up their own publishing firm. Since
that time they have made good progress and
to-day this young firm is proving quite a live
one. Maxwell Silver, the general manager of
"WAITING" PROVING A SUCCESS
Song That Has Made Such a Hit Abroad Is
Also Well Received in This Country
"Waiting," the great new song, strikes much
the same psychological chord as "Keep the
Home-Fires Burning," and if present indications
mean anything at all it will even become as
popular as that great song. We understand
that the song sold over a million copies in the
first six months of its publication abroad, and
it is still going well. The refrain, which starts
"When I hear the gate a-swinging," is so very
catchy and melodious that to hear the song
once is to remember a part of the air, and this
fact is, no doubt, the reason that the song has
made such a hit. Although scarcely known in
this country, so far the song has met with im j
mediate success and before long it will probably
be hummed, sung and played from coast to
coast. Chappell & Co. are the publishers of the
number.
TO FEATURE FRENCH COMPOSITIONS
SOME OF OUR SUCCESSES
"Little Boy that Never Was"
"1 Love to Dance an Old Fashioned
Waltz"
"Over in Hero Land"
"Watch the Bee Go Get the Hun"
Service Song—"Spirit of U. S. A."
"Come On, Boys"
"For Every Tear You've Shed I'll
Bring a Million Smiles"
"Cheer Up, Mother, It's All Right Now"
Bory Osso, of the Franco-American Music
Co., announces that the firm was organized to
facilitate the publishing of French composition
in this country. The firm could be described as
being affiliated with the Agency of the Society
of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music
of France, as Mr. Osso is closely connected with
the latter organization and knows the needs of
the French publishers thoroughly, because of his
long association with the trade.
Maxwell Silver on the Road
the firm of Gilbert & Friedland, Inc., is proud
of the record the firm has made, and he an-
nounces that they have had no less than five
hits in their first year as publishers. Among the
most prominent of these are "Are You From
Heaven," "While You're Away" and "Chimes of
Normandy." At the present time they are fea-
turing "Singapore" and "Santa Rosa Rose."
AN EXQUISITEi SONG
Dedicated to John McCormack
BANGS ON THAT PIANO"
"YOU CAN HAVE IT, I DON'T WANT IT"
" 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 Old American Bait"
"WAY DOWN IN MACON, GEORGIA
Our Best Wishes for
A Pleasant Christmas
and
A Prosperous New Year
to
THE TR4DE
I'll be Miikln' Georgia Mine"
"MOONLIGHT BLUES WALTZ"
"HAWAIIAN MOONLIGHT VALSE"
"LET'S KEEP THE GLOW IN OLD GLORY "
" LET THE CHIMES OF NORMANDY BE
OUR WEDDING BELLS "
"SWEET HAWAIIAN MOONLIGHT "
C. C. CHURCH & CO.
Tell Her of My Love
Successors to Church, Paxson& Co.
60 ALLYN STREET
HARTFORD, CONN.
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THE MUSIC TRADE
DECEMBER 14, 1918
REVIEW
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HAVE HAD SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Joseph W. Stern & Co. Make Excellent Report,
Especially for Month of November—Some of
the Numbers That Have Shown Up Well
The house of Jos. W. Stern & Co. have had
a most successful year and a recent announce-
ment by the company stated that in the month
of November they had increased their sales of
songs over 100 per cent., and closed the month
with orders for over 60,000 copies of songs on
back order. Among the songs during the season
with which the above firm had great success are:
' I ' m Glad I Can Make You Cry," "I'm Crazy
About My Daddy," "Indianola," fox trot; "Ken-
tucky Dream," waltz; "Your Lips Are No Man's
Land But Mine," "When I Gets Out In No
Man's Land I Can't Be Bothered With No
Mule" and "My Little Rambling Rose." None
of the above, however, had more success than
"Kentucky Dream," both as a song and waltz
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
TO THE TRADE
and to our many clients who have favored us with their patronage and have
found
"ENTERPRISE"
service their kind of service for over 25 years.
We are proud of our many customers—of our established record—and our goal
will always be to keep our service at the high standard which has made us so
many friends.
145 WEST 45th STREET
NEW YORK CITY
MAURICE RICHMOND, General Manager
Enterprise Music Supply Co.,
Distributing agents for:
Standard Music Roll Co.', Emerson Phonograph Co. and
Wall-Kane Needles
M REVIEW HEARS
THAT the dealers and publishers all report a
good year; always ending up with the statement
that "Of course, our expenses were bigger."
THAT those making the statement appear to
be giving themselves an "out" for the arrival of
the income tax collector.
THAT the publishers of peace songs are find-
ing as much competition with their numbers as
was present with the original war numbers.
THAT it is a common statement that we prob-
ably shall not have another war for a hundred
years, thereby giving everyone plenty of time
to create a song hit on peace lines.
THAT as yet no song writer has adopted the
slogan of the Pershing boys, "Hell, Heaven or
Hoboken by Christmas," although almost every
other war catchline has been so used.
THAT Meyer Cohen is the publisher of a new
song by Rachel Story and Leo Wood entitled
"God's Service Flag of Love."
CompUtr Copies on Sale at all mum dealer^
THAT "The Better 'Ole" show, which has in
orsent diner by the publishers
on receipt of '30 cents
»?-ui
it several musical numbers, will have a number
of road companies on tour starting late this
J year. *
THAT G. Howlett Davis, of the Standard Mu-
Title Page of "Kentucky Dream"
selection. During the past few weeks this num- sic Roll Co., has written a song entitled "Now
ber has gained in popularity at a rapid rate and That the War Is Over," and it is said he has
there is hardly a representative orchestra in the several offers from publishers who wish to buy
country that is not featuring it. Its sales have the rights.
THAT the rescinding of the curtailment order
been mounting steadily and from present indica-
tions it should be one of the big song and dance by the War Industries Board was about as
numbers of the year. Jos. W. Stern & Co. are welcome news to music publishers as it was to
indeed to be congratulated on being its publisher. the record recording companies themselves.
THAT with the new agreement as-to the royal-
Gus Edwards, the well-known composer, is ties on word rolls which was recently decided
again appearing in vaudeville, featuring his own on by the publishers and the music roll com-
song, as well as Cobb's "Welcome Home, Laddie panies the revenue from that source will reach
Boy" (Witmark).
a substantial size.
of the World
HEARTS Hearts
Featured in D. W. Griffith's supreme triumph
OP THE
WORLD
" Hearts of the World "
A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS
I SONG |
7Y 2 c
| WALTZ |
ECHO MUSIC PUB. CO., 145 W. 45th St., New York—Seattle, Wash.
THAT Lee S. Roberts, writer of "Smiles," has
written another fox-trot entitled "After."
THAT Irving Berlin has at last denied writing
at least one song, the number being "Mother,
Take Down Your Service Flag, I Am Now at
Pelham Bay."
THAT the recent death of that veteran music
publisher, P. J. "Pat" Howley, has caused gen-
eral regret among his many friends in the trade.
THAT Cohan's "When You Come Back"
proved the winner in song contest at Proctor's
Twenty-third Street Theatre.
THAT several publishers, as usual, kept their
pluggers busy at the.Six-Day Bicycle Race at
Madison Square Garden this week.
THAT Watcrson, Berlin & Snyder have pur-
chased from the Oxford Co., Detroit, a new
Irish song entitled "That Tumble-Down Shack
in Athlone," which won in a recent song con-
test.
MAY JOIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meeting of Publishing Men Held Last Week to
Consider Joining, But No Decision Reached
A meeting of the directors of the Music Pub-
lishers' Association of the United States and a
committee of the New York publishers, ap-
pointed to meet to consider ways and means
for forming a new association, which would be
affiliated with the Music Industries Chamber of
Commerce, was held on Wednesday afternoon
of last week at the Republican Club. No de-
cision was reached in regard to taking definite
action at the present time, but it was the sense
of those present that such a move which would
include practically all the representative pub-
lishing houses as members was quite feasible
and would, no doubt, if it was unanimously sup-
ported, meet with much success. While future
meetings were considered, it was thought that
with the approaching holidays these should be
put off until some time after the first of the year.
The progress made so far was considered good,
and there is no doubt that a few more get-to-
gether conferences, and with a practical program
mapped out, some definite action will be taken.
GEO. M. COHAN SONG WINS PRIZE
At the song contest the other night at Proc-
tor's Twenty-third Street Theatre, Geo. M. Co-
han's song, published by M. Witmark & Sons,
"When You Come Back And You Will Come
Back, There's the Whole World Waiting For
You," won the prize.
BAND or
ORCHESTRA
15c.
SONG
March Song, Waltz Song (Each 3 Keys), Band, Orchestra,
Solo or Duet for All Instruments. Address any Jobber.
Solo
Duet 10c.

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