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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
AUGUST 24, 1918
"CLANCY" IN GREAT DEMAND
NEW G. & F. STANDARD CATALOG
STASNY SONGS FOR RECRUITING
Harris Soldier Song Proving Great Favorite
Among Lovers of Irish Numbers
Gilbert & Friedland Offering Some Pleasing
Numbers in New Edition
"Skipper" Dowd Using Several of That Com-
pany's Numbers in Campaign for Navy
Among the many songs in the catalog of Chas.
K. Harris which are meeting with favor this
season is Lou Klein's "If You Hear Them
Calling Clancy" (He's My Boy), a soldier song
of the comedy type, but, like most Irish songs,
In addition to their regular popular numbers,
Gilbert & Friedland have just issued a G. & F.
standard catalog containing "Calling Me Back
to the Hills," "The Fairest Little Daisy That
Grows on the Hill," and "Any Old Port in a
Storm." The new catalog is showing up well
with the dealers. "Dancing to the Sugar Tune"
is said to look like another "Waiting for the
Robert E. Lee." Mr. Friedland's "You Cute
Little Soldier Boy" will be featured in "Toot,
Toot," which opens for a month's run in Chicago.
Tn almost every agency being used by the
Government to bring the war to a successful
conclusion music is playing a part. And in the
United States Navy where the enlistments are
obtained by the volunteer method, music is one
of the chief drawing cards for focusing the at-
tention of the prospective recruit. "Skipper"
"IF YOU HEAR THEM CALLING CLANCY'
Dowd, of the United States Navy, who is mak-
ing a tour of the theatres of the country in or-
der to bring the need of the water forces of
the country for man-power before the eligible
young men of the country, believes greatly in
the value of music as a recruiting aid of the
"SUMMER NIGHT" VERY POPULAR
first rank.
Number Published by Al Piantadosi & Co., Inc.,
Dowd is some little entertainer from all re-
Proving Most Successful
ports, giving description and showing motion
pictures of sea-life and singing patriotic songs,
"Oh, Moon of the Summer Xight," published all of which he does excellently. On his present
by Al 1'iantadosi & Co., Inc., is proving one of tour he is using three numbers from the catalog
the most successful numbers ever placed on of the A. J. Stasny Music Co., "When the
the market by that firm. It has a very appeal- Yanks Come Marching Home," "A Soldier's
ing melody, which no doubt is the cause of its Rosary" and "Soine Day."
being popular as an instrumental number as well
as a successful song. It has been recorded for
OFFER NEW PATRIOTIC SONG
the music roll and talking machine record com-
panies and in other ways has shown its popu-
Fairfield & Heaton, music publishers of Has-
larity. While it is true it made a favorable im- tings, Neb., have a song entitled "Comrades,"
pression as a summer number the 1'iantadosi described as a patriotic song of love and friend-
lirm expects it to be one of the leading numbers ship. The number, according to reports from
in the fall catalog.
dealers in the State in which it is published, is
Title Page of New Harris Number
having a good sale and the publishers now con-
filled with a sentimental combination that 'EVERYTHING IS PEACHES' GOING BIG template making it nationally known. J. A.
Fairfield is responsible for the music; he was
certainly is not a drawback to any number.
Chas. K. Harris has been giving the song much New Feist Number Promises to Develop Into the author of a number of songs some years
a Substantial Success
ago. Byrdie M. Fairfield, his wife, is the au-
publicity and this, together with the fact that
thor of the lyrics. The number is catchy and
it is much in demand by vaudeville artists who
Grant Clark, Milton Ager and Geo. W. Meyer has much promise.
are anxious for Irish numbers in a season in
which they are not too numerous, has made it are the authors of a new song entitled "Every-
quite popular. A very attractive title page has thing Is Peaches Down in Georgia." The num-
been given the song as the accompanying re- ber is no doubt one of those selected by the ATTEND FUNERAL OF ANNA HELD
production shows. This has served to make it a Feist staff at their annual convention, for im-
At the funeral of Anna Held on Wednesday
mediately thereafter a campaign to popularize
favorite window display number.
the above number was inaugurated. The song of last week, many prominent members of the
is now one of the biggest sellers in the Feist theatrical and musical publishing world attended.
J. T. ROACH HEARS FROM BROTHER catalog and after "K-K-K-Katy" and "I'm Sorry The Witmark Quartet sang "Abide With Me"
I Made You Cry" looks like the coming favorite. and "Lead, Kindly Light," as part of the mu-
J. T. Roach, manager of the music department
sical service.
of Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge, Inc., publisher of
GIRL BEHIND THE GUN" COMING
sheet music and music books, is in receipt of a
Two Sensational English
letter from his brother Joseph, who is now a
"The
Girl
Behind
the
Gun,"
a
musical
comedy
Ballad Successes
prisoner in Germany. The letter was quite
cheerful considering the position of the writer, by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, with
but that seems to be the mood of all our boys music by Ivan Caryl, opens at Atlantic City on
Monday and after a week's stay will have a
over there no matter what befalls them.
three weeks' engagement in Philadelphia, open-
ing in New York in the middle of September.
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