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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
AUGUST 24, 1918
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
INTERESTING COPYRIGHT CASE
United States Court Allows $560 Damages for
Use of Song on Theatre Programs
SAN FKANCISCO, CAL., August 15.—Music pub-
lishers and other members of the sheet music
trade are much interested in the progress of
the action brought by Alma Crowley, author of
"My California Rose," against Turner & Dahn-
ken for infringement of copyright, the song hav-
ing been printed on 7,000 programs of the Tivoli
in May, 1914, without permission of the copy-
right owners. The United States District Court
awarded damages of one dollar per copy or
$7,000 in all, but the award has been cut down
to $560 by the Circuit Court of Appeals. The
hitter court held that the sale of the song
through regular channels would have netted
Miss Crowley only eight cents per copy and
awarded damages on that basis.
KLAW & ERLANGER'S PRODUCTI ON OF THE NEW MUSICAL PLAY
THE GIRL BEH HND THE GUN
Book and Lyrics by GUY BOLTON and P. G. W< ODEHOUSE
(Waltz Song)
SOME DAY WAITING WILL END .60
Back to the Dear Old Trenches . . .60
I Like It
60
That Ticking Taxi's Waiting at the
Door
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The annual outing of the Greater New York
Music Publishers' and Dealers' Association was
held on Tuesday of this week at Massapequa
Inn, Massapequa, L. I.
The party left from Chas. H. Ditson & Co.'s
store at 10 a. m. in private automobiles and a
large touring car which had been chartered for
the day. Arriving at Massapequa shortly after
noon a luncheon was served and the afternoon
was spent in various sports, including baseball,
quoits, swimming, etc. Entertainment was pro-
vided throughout the dinner, served in the eve-
ning, and an orchestra was on hand to encour-
age those who desired to dance. The complete
story of the outing will be found in these col-
umns in the next issue of The Review.
DANIELS & WILSON MOVE
$2.00
Waltz
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A Happy Family
I've A System
Oh! How Warm it is Today
Selection .
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CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd., 41 East 34th St., New York
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$1.00
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Fox-Trot
60
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347 Yonge St., Toronto
MELBOURNE
LONDON
The Lyrics »re published b y special arrangement with
T. B. HARMS and FRANCIS. DAY & HUNTER, NEW YORK
OUTING OF LOCAL ASSOCIATION
Trade Members Have Their Usual Good Time
at Massapequa Inn
THE GIRL BEHIND THE MAN BE-
HIND THE GUN
60
THERE'S LIFE IN THE OLD DOG
YET
60
THERE'S A LIGHT IN YOUR EYES .60
Vocal Score
Music by IVAN CARYLL
Copyright MCMXVII by Chapp.
ell & Co., Lid. All Rights Reserved
THE NEW HIPPODROME SHOW
"ROSE ROOM" PROVING A HIT
"Everything" Opened at the Big Playhouse on
Thursday Evening—Is a Success
New Song and Fox-Trot, Published by Sherman,
Clay & Co., Gaining in Popularity
The new Hippodrome production for the sea-
son, entitled "Everything," opened at the big
playhouse on Thursday evening of this week
and proved as elaborate and satisfying as the
several previous Hippodrome productions under
the direction of Charles Dillingham. Of course,
one of the interesting features of the new show
was the abundance of music, the list of com-
posers resembling a section of "Who's Who"
among the musical lights, and including Lieut.
John Philip Sousa, Sergt. Irving Berlin, John
L. Golden, Percy Wenrich, William Jerome,
Raymond Hubbell, Harry Tierney, William
Daly, Joseph McCarthy and J. F. Mahoney. A
review of "Everything" will appear in these col-
umns next week.
Recent reports from dealers throughout the
country show that "Rose Room," a song and fox-
trot, published by Sherman, Clay & Co., is be-
coming quite popular and its sales are increasing
steadily. While the number was an immediate hit
as a dance selection, the song itself is now
coming in for much popularity. The lyrics are
original and clever and with a melody that
blends so harmoniously it is assured of great
success. E. P. Little, manager of the music
department of Sherman, Clay & Co., is to be
congratulated upon the acquisition of the num-
ber.
Daniels & Wilson, music publishers, of New
"OH, LOOK" IN CHICAGO
York and San Francisco, have moved their New
York offices from the sixth to seventh floor of McCarthy & Fisher, Inc., Doing Well With
145 West Forty-fifth street, New York. The
Score of This Musical Comedy
move into larger quarters was to meet the ever-
growing business of the concern.
"Oh, Look" is now playing at the LaSalle
Theatre, Chicago. This is the musical show
that had a long run at the Vanderbilt Theatre,
H. I. AVERY ON WESTERN TRIP
New York, and which was taken over by Elliott,
Herbert I. Avery, business and sales man- Comstock & Gest, the prominent producers.
ager of Artmusic, Inc., and the Broadway Music The score is published by McCarthy & Fisher,
Corporation, left late last week on a trip to visit Inc., and among the leading song numbers are
the trade in the Middle West. Mr. Avery will "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," "Typical, Top-
ical Tunes" and "A Kiss for Cinderella."
visit all the larger trade centers.
SING "OVER THERE" IN FRANCE
At the first showing in Paris of the new mo-
tion pictures of actual fighting by American
troops on the Marne. of the series "America's
Answer," one of the bands of the United States
Army furnished the music and when they played
"Over There" the whole assemblage sang the
words. This is taken to indicate the universal
acceptance of the song.
TAKE OVER FORSTER OFFICES
McCarthy & Fisher have taken over the Chi-
cago professional offices of F. J. A. Forster.
Ed Keough, Chicago manager for Forster, will
join the McCarthy & Fisher staff, and will han-
dle the professional business in that city.
CONSTERNATION IN POTSDAM AND ALL GERMANY!
The Mastersingers' War Song
WE'RE R
We're building a bridge to Berlin, to Berlin, to Berlin.
• We're going to get the Kaiser and hi* Potsdam Crew.
UILDING A
RIDGE TO
E R L I N
Words by
C. K. GORDON
BART. E. GRADY
CHORUS
We're building a bridge to Berlin, to Berlin, to Berlin.
There'll be Yankee Doodle doin's when the boys come through.
Sung by the Mastersingers with overwhelming success in the principal Eastern Cities
READY NOW—INTRODUCTION PRICE TO DEALERS 10 CTS. EACH, FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY
Orders received up to and including Sept. 14th filled at 10 eta. per copy—after that time regular rates
OLIVER DITSON COMPANY, 178-179 Tremont St., Boston
CHAS. H. DITSON & CO., 8-10-12 East 34th St., New York