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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DECEMBER 28, 1918
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
STASNY HOME FROM MIDDLE WEST
SINGERS WANT SPECIAL SONQ
THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST SINGER
Artists Demand Numbers That Not Only Are Jack W. Lewis Warbles in Public at the Tender
Age of Eighteen Months
Good, But Have Special Appeal, Declares
Harold Flammer, Music Publisher
A. J. Stasny, of the A. J. Stasny Music Co.,
Herewith is reproduced the photograph of
returned late last week from the Middle West,
Harold Flammer, the well-known New York
what is probably the
where he spent several weeks visiting the trade. music publisher, feels optimistic over the com-
youngest singer in
Mr. Stasny reports that business during the ing year as regards the demands for sheet music
t h e w o r l d , cer-
month of December has not decreased as is and music in general. He says:
tainly o n e of t h e
usual during the holidays. The demands for
"I believe we have come through a very se-
youngest w h o h a s
several days before Christmas were even larger rious crisis. The influenza, in the short time
s u n g in p u b l i c .
than earlier in the month. The above firm have that it was rife, seems to have done more harm
J a c k W. Lewis is
increased their business over 100 per cent, dur- to the music business, proportionately, than the
the y o u n g man's
ing the year 1918, and with the addition of sev- entire war. We feel now, however, that busi-
name, the son of L.
eral new songs to their catalog they expect to ness is on the way toward a big boom. Last
W. Lewis, manager
start out the New Year with a good demand for month was the biggest month we have had since
of the m u s i c de-
their publications. At the present time "It's we have been established.
partment of Wool-
Never Too Late to Be Sorry" is the feature
"The great question with us has been, not so
worth's
Portland,
number of the catalog with "Some Day" run- much, 'What to publish,' as 'What not to pub-
Ore., store. He is
ning a close second.
lish.' In all we have had nearly two thousand
now
eighteen
manuscripts submitted to us, most of them ex-
months old, but has
ceptionally good ones. Our problem, now, is
been singing since
MUSIC IN FIVE BROADWAY SHOWS
chiefly to broaden out our catalog so that the
he w a s f i f t e e n
With the opening of "Listen, Lester," "Some- particular wants of various artists can be sat-
months of age. He
Jack W. Lewis
body's Sweetheart" and the soldier show, "Atta- isfied.
sings "Over There,"
boy," in New York next week Shapiro, Bern-
"We are learning every day that singers are "America," "K-K-K-Katy" and other popular
stein & Co. will act as publishers of the music not looking just for good songs, but for songs songs.
of five Broadway attractions. The two other of a certain type. There are many instances
shows now running are "The Melting of Molly" which could be enumerated to explain what I
DINNER FOR MAURICE GOODMAN
and "Little Simplicity."
mean; here are a few: When we have a call
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for a good ballad we suggest 'Mother, My Dear,
The Music Publishers' Protective Association
by Treharne, a song already obtainable on the tendered Maurice Goodman, counsel for the or-
COMING FROM AUSTRALIA
records of four different companies. Should ganization, an elaborate beefsteak dinner last
In a recent letter to Meyer Cohen, of the a soprano desire a brilliant concert song we sug- week at Healy's restaurant. The affair was well
Meyer Cohen Music Co., Fred Albert, of Albert gest 'Dance the Romaika,' by Harriet Ware, a attended, and the feature of the evening was the
& Sons, Sydney, Australia, states he contem- waltz song. For a contralto who requires a presentation to Mr. Goodman of a handsome
plates a trip to this country in the very near fu- song with a strong climax we have 'Supplica- silver service in appreciation of his services to
ture, accompanied by his wife and daughter.
tion,' by Frank LaForge. This song is al- the association.
ready familiar to audiences from coast to coast
through its singing by Mme. Matzenauer. If a
SINGING ARTMUSIC NUMBER
NO HOLIDAY JSLUMP IN SALES
singer wishes a song in dialect with a refrain we
Francis Renaul, the Parisienne fashion plate, suggest 'Little Brown Baby,' by Karolyn Wells
Reports from the various Remick retail stores
and a feature attraction in vaudeville, is sing- Bassett. Walter Kramer says of this song, 'A show the Christmas season has brought no lull
ing with great success "Forever Is a Long. charming song.' The two children's songs, in the demands for sheet music. The above
Long Time" and "Somewhere Someone Is Wait- by Frank LaForge, and 'Kisses,' by Gertrude stores, of course, primarily feature music, but
ing," two numbers published by Artmusic, Inc. Wilson, are samples of such material, et cetera, if they can do a normal business in that line at
ad infinitum."
this season it only shows that others can do so
if they get away from the idea that the de-
mands
for music are not so good during the
SELECT NEW LUNCHEON PLACE
holidays.
IT WILL LIVE LONG AFTER THIS
The Greater New York Music Publishers' and
BIG WAR IS OVER
Dealers' Association, who have been holding
Allan & Co., of Australia, sold the American
their Wednesday luncheons at the McAlpin Ho- rights to "Every Hour My Prayer Shall Be God
tel, will shortly after the first of the year have in Heaven Watch O'er Thee," to Chappell & Co.
a special room set aside for them at Browne's
Chop House. The officers of the association
feel with the new location and with the reputa-
tion Browne's has for food and service that the
attendance will tax the capacity of the reserved
space.
Publisher Declares That There Is No Sign of
Usual December Business Slump
Greatest Song We Ever Published!
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/JEROME H
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ATTRACTIVE NEW BALLAD
Dave Harris, Val Trainor and Willie Weston
are the authors of a new ballad entitled "We'll
All Need Forgiveness Some Day," published by
the Meyer Cohen Music Publishing Co. Profes-
sional copies of the song are now being placed
in the hands of vaudeville and cabaret singers
and the publishers expect the number to be one
of the leading songs in their next year's catalog.
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"I WANT TO LOVE YOU
ALL THE TIME"
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(The Popular Composer)
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"Till We Meet Again"
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