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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
REASONS FOR INTEREST IN MUSIC
John C. Paine Advances Some Thoughts in Ex-
planation of the Greatly Increased Interest in
Music Everywhere Apparent Since the War
It has been realized for some time by the pub-
lishers of sheet music and others that the de-
mand for music, which was greater than nor-
mal during the war period, has even increased
since the signing of the armistice. One example
of this increased demand is the fact that Leo
Feist, Inc., report that the sales of "Rose of No
Man's Land" were the largest of any song they
ever published, and this, coming from a house
that has long been known as one which markets
a song with a thoroughness and efficiency that
leaves little room for improvement, proves a
greater interest in music.
That the additional interest is felt by the va-
rious branches of the industry goes without say-
ing, for after all it is sheet music that makes all
other music and musical products as they are
known to-day possible, and that branch of the
industry can with good reason be referred to as
a criterion.
There have been a number of theories ad-
vanced as to just what has led up to this
greater interest in music. A new theory, and
one that appears to have a sound basis, was ex-
pressed on Wednesday of last week by John
C. Paine, of the Victor Talking Machine Co., in
an address before the Talking Machine Men, Inc.
He described the demands for music before the
war with the present-day demands, and showed
that the war had developed this demand and the
present-day desire for music had greatly in-
creased. He explained this by showing that be-
fore the war in all our life, especially in our pub-
lic schools, we had been facing a problem, that
is, "Imperialism vs. Democracy." The schools
taught materialism and our whole training had
a tendency to run away from democracy.
"Democracy springs from the heart, therefore
it is spiritual. During the war we were thrilled
and we were seething with democracy. Spirit-
ually we gave it birth, and from spiritual devel-
opment follows cultural development and the
highest form of cultural development is music,"
he said.
Continuing, he showed the demand for music
would increase and continue on and on until the
piosperity that will befall the industry through
such spiritual and cultural development will be
away beyond the best-laid schemes of any of his
hearers.
"On the Ozark Trail" is the title of a new
song published by Jos. W. Stern & Co., an-
nounced as the successor to the famous "Didn't
He Ramble." It is already proving its right to
be classed as a big hit.
Pace & Handy, originators of the "BLUES,"
specialists in rags and Southern ballads, offer
The Song the Sunny Southland
Sings"
"Satan, I'm Here"
"Oh! Death Where Is Thy Sting"
"Ringtail Blues"
"Hooking Cow Blues"
"Who Have You Been Loving
Since I Went Away"
"Remember"
"The Kaiser's Got the Blues"
it
(He's Got Them Weary Blues)
By BROWN and HANDY
"A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
SEND FOR CATALOG
PACE & HANDY MUSIC CO., Inc.
1547 Broadway (Gaiety Theatr* Bids.), NEW YORK
NEW COPYRIGHT CASE IN COURT
MARCH 29, 1919
"MY CAIRO LOVE" GETS GOOD START
Ricordi & Co. Seek to Secure Ruling on New Sam Fox Number Originally Introduced by the
Phase of Situation in Action Against the Co-
Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
lumbia Graphophone Co. Started Recently
"My Cairo Love," one of the successes from
A suit involving a question that has never the Sam Fox Publishing Co.'s catalog, was orig-
arisen before in regard to the Copyright Act will inally introduced by Joseph Knecht, one of the
shortly be decided in the United States District most famous orchestra leaders in the country,
Court, the hearings having been lately held be- with his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra.
It has
fore Judge Mayer. The action was brought by been played nightly by them for some time and
G. Ricordi & Co., Inc., against .the Columbia is one of the featured numbers of the program.
Graphophone Co., asking that the court issue an The Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra is known from
injunction restraining the defendants from man- coast to coast and, besides having hundreds of
ufacturing and selling records of a song, "Dear admirers who always visit the above hostelry
Old Pal of Mine."
for the purpose of hearing it play, thousands of
Our copyright laws do not protect the rights talking machine records played by the orchestra
of Canadian composers in regard to their me- reach the public each year.
chanical royalties, and as Lieut. Gitz-Rice, one
of the authors of the song in question, is a
Canadian, while his co-author, Harold Robe, is HAS A "LIVE ONE" IN "PETER GINK"
an American, the question of whether any part
Walter Jacobs, the Boston publisher, has an-
or parts of the royalties for mechanical repro- other good-looking hit in his catalog in "Peter
duction are due the plaintiffs is to be decided. Gink," a lively instrumental number by George
The decision will establish a precedent, and is L. Cobb, and frankly reminiscent of some of
anxiously awaited by the American publishers.
Grieg's best work. The number has proven dis-
BERLIN TO OPEN OFFICES
Trving Berlin, the well-known song writer,
who has during the past few weeks been carry-
ing on negotiations with a number of publishing
houses for his new works, will go into business
for himself, according to a recent announcement.
It is understood he is now making arrangements
for a centrally located office.
tinctly popular with bands and orchestras, and
as a piano selection, and has also been recorded
on records. Incidentally, it has been reported
that "Peter Gink" is distinctly popular with the
doughboys in France.
SECURES THE AMERICAN RIGHTS
Leo Feist, Inc., have acquired the American
riyhts of "Make Him Forget He's Been Away,"
b> Ivor Novello, composer of "Keep the Home
SUCCESSOR TO "K-K-KATY"
Fires Burning," and "Margery Grey" and the
"Thop Your Thuttering, Jimmy," is the title "Little White Road," from Acherberg, Hopwood
of a clever lisping song announced as the suc- & Crew, the well-known English publishers.
cessor to "K—K—Katy," published by Leo Feist,
The Pace & Handy Music Co., Jnc, are send-
Inc., the idea of the song being that Jimmy gets
back at Katy by calling attention to the fact ing out to the talking machine dealers circulars
featuring a number of their songs. Reproduc-
that while Jimmy stutters Katy lisps.
tions of the stars who sing their numbers for
the records are given a conspicuous place in the
FEATURING McKINLEY NUMBERS
material.
Among the vaudeville artists featuring Mc-
Kinley Music Co. numbers are Mary Montrose
and Girlie, who recently placed "You Can Have
It. I Don't Want It" in their repertoire. The
professional department of the above publish-
ing house is finding the demand for this song
among the vaudeville acts to be heavy.
Phil Moore, who during the past few years has
been connected with several popular music pub-
lishing houses, recently was released from the
army, after serving Uncle Sam for almost three
years. He is now connected with the sales staff
of the Meyer Cohen Music Co.
THE Sensational Oriental Intermezzo
"Arabian Nights"
Song
Intermezzo
By
One-Step
M. DAVID and WM. HEWITT
Published by
T. B. HARMS & FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER
HAUNTING HAWAIIAN LOVE SONG
C. C. CHURCH & COMPANY
Sweet Hawaiian
Moonlight
60 ALLYN ST.. HARTFORD. CONN.
Successor* to CHURCH. PAXSON & CO.. New York
(Tell Her ot My Love)
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TITLE FOR ESTIMATE
Song or Waltz
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Very Popular
ffi McKINLEY MUSIC"CO. ISA
We Are the Publishers
of the Tremendously
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"WAITING"
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