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THE MUSIC TRADE
44
REVIEW
DECEMBER 21, 1918
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
INCREASE IN PRINTING PRICES
Special Announcement! !
Publishers Will Probably Have to Bear Burden
of Increased Wages Granted to Printers
The music publishers have cause to view with
S . R o b e r t s , the composer of "Smiles" and other well-known hits
some concern an early increase in printing prices
has just completed his brand new ballad
which they will be called upon to meet, in view
of the fact that the War Labor Board has
granted to members of the various unions and
the printing trade, including pressfeeders, press-
men and compositors, wage increases ranging
from $3 to $6 a week, and in some cases amount-
which is now ready for the trade. Published in 3 keys
ing to an advance of 25 per cent. The increase
will without question be passed on by the em-
Retail Price 60c. Special introductory offer for 30 days 1 2 i ; c .
ploying printers to the publishers, inasmuch as
in lots of 50, smaller quantities 15c.
the increases in wages are too large to be ab-
sorbed by the printer himself.
Send your order to your jobber or to
Just how the publishers will meet the situa-
tion still remains to be seen. By reducing the
size of the sheet music and eliminating the mid-
dle sheets they have cut reduction costs to the
limit in that direction, and in the case of pop-
WUNDERLICH PLANS EXPANSION
SOME NEW STERN & CO. NUMBERS
ular music particularly have little opening for
KANSAS CITY, MO., December 16.—Harry Wun- Interesting Additions to the Already Strong Cat-
increasing the wholesale prices of their music.
alog of This Publishing House
Developments will, therefore, be awaited with in- derlich has bought the sheet music department
which has been operated in his store for the past
terest.
According to a recent announcement of Jos.
two years by Ege & Heard, and Charles Ege
'SOMEBODY'S SWEETHEART' TO OPEN will manage the department. Mr. Wunderlich W. Stern & Co., the well-known music pub-
is planning to make the sheet music and musical lishers, S. R. Henry and D. Onivas, the com-
"Somebody's Sweetheart," a new musical com- merchandise section an attractive one, through posers of "Indianola" and "Kentucky Dream"
edy with book and lyrics by Alonzo Price, and which important service can be rendered the (the new waltz), have another melody ready in
"Pah-Ja-Mah," an oriental, not easily-forgotten
music by Antonio Bafunno, will open in the public, and especially the Wunderlich clientele.
strain. They are also responsible for the new
New Central Theatre, New York, on Monday
ballad success "Tears." Shelton Brooks, writer
night of next week. Among the song numbers
NEW PACE & HANDY HIT
of "Strutters' Ball," has contributed "The Love-
in the show are "Twinkle," "Girl of My Heart,"
"Song of the Fiddle," "Somebody's Sweetheart"
Pace & Handy Music Co., Inc., are the pub- sick Blues." Mr. Brooks contends that the
and "On the Wings of Doubt." T. B. Harms lishers of a new song by Deecort K. Hammitt "Blues" should be a real darky love-song, and
and Francis, Day & Hunter publish the score.
entitled "I Want to Love You All the Time." if so, he has struck it in the above number. The
This number is well known in the West and writer of "Draftin' Blues" has tried his hand
RECORD SONGS ON MUSIC ROLLS
Northwest, and there seems to be a good reason again, and this time brings forth two new comic
to believe it will have a great success in the conceits, "Vampire Blues" and "Frenchy Koo."
The last work of the late popular pianist and
J. Russel Robinson and Pete Wendling have East as well.
composer, Felix Arndt, is a number that is at-
recorded "Ev'rybody Shimmies Now" and
tracting more than the ordinary share of atten-
"Don't Cry, Little Girl, Don't Cry" for the Q R
STRONG CATALOG FOR NEW YEAR tion. It is entitled "My Gal's Another Gal Like
S Co. The former number is the big hit from
Galli-Curci."
the catalog of Chas. K. Harris.
Chas. K. Harris is about to start the New Year
with one of the livest catalogs he has had in
TO 6000 McKINLEY AGENTS
some seasons. Among these are two tfallads,
G. C. MACK WITH_PACE & HANDY
"Will You Be There?" and "Why Did You Come
George C. Mack has been appointed business
Into My Life?" In the novelty line he has a
blue number entitled "I'm Tryin' to Teach My manager of Pace & Handy, Inc. Mr. Mack was
Sweet Papa Right From Wrong," and a new formerly with Will Rossiter, of Chicago, and is
song, but one that is being sung by a long list of well known in the West, where he teamed up
vaudeville entertainers, called "Ev'rybody Shim- with Ernie Erdman, Art Sizemore, Roy Barton,
mies Now." There are also other songs in the Bob Allen, Guy Shrigley and other well-known
Chicago song writers.
catalog that seem to have a promising future.
"
LONESOME, THAT'S ALL"
RICHMOND, Publisher, 145 West 45th St., N. Y. City
46 New Numbers
and New Catalogs
Now Ready for 1919
YOU ARE SURE TO HAVE CALLS
Better Music, Better Paper, Better Titles
ENTERPRISE CO. BUSY
150% Profit on
The Enterprise Music Supply Co., the well-
known music jobbers, are now carrying a com-
plete list of rolls made by the Standard Music
Roll Co., Grange, N. J. They have greatly en-
larged their player roll department and now
have ample space in that section for a greatly
increased business. The above firm is also fea-
turing the Emerson line of records.
FAMOUS
McKINLEY
10 CENT MUSIC
SONGS THAT SELL ON SIGHT
Quit Calling Me HoiT
As Sung by Sophie Tucker
All of the Best Reprints and more
Big Selling Copyrights than any
other 10 Cent Edition.
Send Me My Girl
The Busted Blues
Free catalogs with stock orders. We pay
for your advertising. Our music is as staple
as wheat.
Write for samples.
If you were ever broke you'll enjoy this one.
PRICE 7c each.
Dealers write for samples.
SAY NCFFIN, It's for the Best
A 30c number. Your patoe- 15c.
Chicago McKINLEY MUSIC CO. New York
C. ARTHUR FIFER MUSIC CO., Quincy, III.
New York Office 1M7 Bdway.
Music Dealers, Attention ! ! !
This Little Ballad Keeps the
Printers Working Overtime
"I WANT TO LOVE YOU
ALL THE TIME"
By DEECORT K. HAMMITT
Your copies are^ ready—A steady teller—
Special prices now.
PACE & HANDY MUSIC CO., Inc.
1547 Broadway,
New York. Gaiety Theatre Bid?.
"NIGHT IS FOR LOVING
AND DREAMING"
Words by Leonard Cooke
author of
"SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE"
Music by Arther F. Tate
composer of
"SOMEWHERE A VOICE IS CALLING"
Published by
T. B. Harms, and Francis, Day & Hunter