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JANUARY 11, 1919
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
IRVING BERLIN AS A FREE LANCE
SELECT NEW LUNCHEON PLACE
SOME MORE FEIST PUBLICITY
Well-Known Song Writer Severs Connection
With Waterson, Berlin & Snyder—Plans for
the Future Rather Vague—Still in Army
Local Music Publishers to Hold Wednesday
Luncheons at Browne's Chop House in Future
Elaborate Advertising Campaign on Featured
Numbers Planned for Near Future—Will In-
clude Special Announcements in the Saturday
Evening Post and Other Publications
The big news in the popular music publishers'
field for the New Year is that Irving Berlin on
January 1 severed his connection with the house
of Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, after having been
associated with that house for twelve years, or
eser since he broke into the song writing game.
Although it is stated that Mr. Berlin had re-
ceived flattering offers from a number of pub-
lishing houses, it is understood he will, for a
time at least, act as a free lance and may estab-
lish a publishing business on his own account.
At the present time he is directly interested
in some production music, and it is rumored that
he will turn the publication work of that music
over to T. B. Harms & Co. At the present time
Mr. Berlin is a sergeant in the U. S. Army,
stationed at Camp Upton, and his latest works
included the writing and production of the very
successful soldier show "Yip, Yip, Yaphank,"
with its big hit, "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up
in the Morning."
Irving Berlin probably ranks as the best-
known song writer in the country today, and
since his first big hit, "Alexander's Ragtime
Band," has been responsible for many songs
that have sold at the rate of a million copies or
more. He first joined the staff of the Ted
Snyder Co., and when that concern was re-
organized as Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, with
Henry Waterson as the controlling factor, he
secured a minority interest in the concern.
SINGING ARTMUSIC NUMBERS
Juliette Dika, the well-known vaudeville en-
tertainer, is having much success singing the
Artmusic, Inc., numbers, "Forever Is a Long,
Long Time" and "One for All and All for One."
The past week she has been billed at the Al-
hambra Theatre, New York, and from there she
is booked over the larger circuits.
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Arrangements have been made for the'holding
of the regular Wednesday luncheon of the
Greater New York Music Publishers' and Deal-
ers' Association at Browne's Chop House, 1424
Broadway, near Fortieth street, in the future.
The music men will be provided with a private
room and a table d'hote luncheon will be served
at $1. The restaurant has also agreed to serve
the individuals as they arrive in order that those
having appointments need not be delayed wait-
ing for latecomers. The first luncheon in the
new quarters was held on Wednesday of this
week, with a very good attendance, which is ex-
pected to increase.
STASNY SALES STAFF MEETS
Semi-Annual Gathering of Sales Staff of Stasny
Music Co. Held Last Week
The sales staff of the A. J. Stasny Music Co.
held their semi-annual meeting during the latter
part of last week. Among the problems taken
up at the conference was the selection of four
songs for a big campaign for the forepart of
this year. This will include a big drive by the
professional department as well as a national
advertising campaign, which will include a half-
page advertisement in one of the late February
issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Among
those who attended the meetings were Earl
Burtnett of the San Francisco office, Tom Hus-
ton of the Philadelphia office, Robert F. Win-
ningham of the Boston branch, Tom Martin,
traveling representative for the New England
States and the eastern part of Canada, Harry
Bernhardt, city sales manager, and A. J. Stasny,
head of the firm.
JOS. ROACH OUT OF GERMAN PRISON
In a recent list from Washington containing
the names of Americans in German prison
camps who had been released the name of Jo-
seph Roach, brother of J. T. Roach, manager of
the music department of Hinds, Hayden &
Eldredge, Inc., appeared. It is understood he is
now in England and will shortly sail for this
country.
Earl Carroll, well-known song writer and
composer, who for the past eighteen months
has been in the U. S. Aviation Service, has re-
ceived his discharge with the rank of first lieu-
tenant, and will resume his musical work. Mr.
Carroll was very successful as an aviator, and
was selected as an instructor at Mineola.
Saul Bornstein, of Artmusic, Inc., has been
confined to his bed during the past week, owing
to an attack of grippe.
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GUS EDWARDS HIT IN NEW ACT
Gus Edwards himself is back in vaudeville,
assisted by three other clever people, and in a
most taking and agreeable act. He opened in
Memphis, and is due next in New Orleans, from
where he goes to Chicago. Of course, his songs
are the big feature of the act, but there's one
among them that appears to be a genuine hit.
This is his "Welcome Home, Laddie Boy, Wel-
come Home," which is almost as good a song as
Gus Edwards ever penned, than which no great-
er praise is necessary. Other acts of all kinds
are already using this song, which is published
by M. Witmark & Sons.
EARL CARROLL OUT OF ARMY
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On Sunday, January 19, Leo Feist, Inc.,
will have a full-page advertisement in the Roto-
gravure Section of the New York Tribune fea-
turing three songs from their catalog. In ad-
dition they will also carry a full-page announce-
ment in the Saturday Evening Post, issue of
January 18.
"The Navy Took Them Over and the Navy
Will Bring Them Back," "Mother, Here's Your
Boy" and "Tn the Land of Beginning Again"
are the songs receiving this publicity, and each
of them has already been made popular on- the
vaudeville stage and other places of entertain-
ment.
In all the announcements special prominence
is given to the fact that not only can these songs
be had at all sheet music stores, but they can
be procured for the player-piano and talking
machine. During the year just past Leo Feist,
Inc., have carried out some enormous advertis-
ing campaigns and with the above announce-
ment it appears they are to carry publicity in
behalf of their songs for the year 1919 on an
even larger scale. As a matter of fact, national
advertising to help sell songs has been a fea-
ture each season for a number of years past
with that house, and there is no doubt that at
the present time when they make an announce-
ment to the trade of a forthcoming campaign all
the dealers co-operate. This not only includes
sheet music dealers, but also those handling talk-
ing machine records and player rolls.
T. B. HARMS & FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER
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SONGS
"After All"
"Madelon"
"Till We Meet Again"
'A Little Birch Canoe and >You"
"Smiles"
"Blue Ridge Blues"
'Give A Little Credit to The
Navy"
"You Don't Know"
"Tackin' 'Em Down"
'Comprenez-vous Papa"
I n thf Land Where Poppies
Bloom"
"On the Road to Calais"
"ITEverything"
"I'll Say She Does"
JEROME H. REMICK & CO.