JUNE
13
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
14, 1919
SELLERS
TWO BIG
Thousands are being planted as memorials to our
fallen heroes
COMING HOME
By Charles Willeby
Words by KILMER,A.E.F.
JOYCE
Over three hundred thousand sold
A song of simple beauty, full of the pathos, love and SPIrIt
of the day, but not war words. A song both for the concert
stage and the home.
TREES
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Music by
CARL HAHN
Killed in action, july 3 0, 1918
I think tlJat I slJa l1 lIeyer see
A poem lovely as " tree,
A tree whos e hungry mouth is pre~t
~\g' uin s t th e swee t e:..l l'tb's ftO\Vill g"
In·eas t.
A
tree thllt look s <1t . {;ou all
Hear the Edison record . by Anna Case I
..\11(1 ]i f t s h (-H' l eafy arlllS to IH;IY,
A tre(~ rh:.1t tlJ;lY in SlIlllmer Weal'
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ne~t
o f rob i ns in ber hili]".
U p o n w h ose bosom ~no\-v b<:l~ l a iu,
\\'h o intim,'tel y Ih'e~ wit h raill,
P oelli s are m ane hy fools Ii ke m e,
But on l y God cn ll If'" lie a tree,
A Song of Unusual Beauty
Published in three keys,
A SUCCESS
Price Sixty Cents
Price Sixty Cents
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"BLACK & WHITE" SERIES POPULAR
Well-Known Editi'On Publis hed by M. Witrnark
& Sons Has Met With Unusual Success Dur
ing Past Season-Contains Host of Numbers
That Have Earned Right to Popularity
Th e collection of sec ular and sacred compo
si ti ons pub li slled by M, Vlitma rk & So ns, known
as th e "B lack and
\i\f hi te Se ri es," is a
good cr iterio n of th e
t r e n cI o f popula r
taste in music these
days, The "Black
and V\lhite Series"
has long been recog
ni zed as a catalog
com prising songs of
m u c h merit. The
The "B , & W." Trade-Mark we ll-known circular
trade-mark that app ears o n e very t it le page of
thi s co ll ect ion has co m e to be a sy mbol fo r
numb e r s of unu s ual Qualit y, a nd bo th during th e
wa r and s ince the s igning o f the a rmi s tice th e re
ha s bee n a notable increase in the, number of
m e rit or io us so ngs added to the series, and the
publish e r s are taking great pains t o impress
upon music-lovers of America that the y are to
rec e iv e th e best through thi s collection that
.\m e ric a can yield ,
A mong the authors, composers and the works
that ha ve b ee n contributed to th e "B lack and
V\'hit e Ser ies" a re " Molly," by Rida J o hn so n
Yo un g a nd Vic tor Herbert, w hich is being fea
tur e d by John McCormack ; "Kiss M e Agai n,"
n ow r ecogni ze d as a classic ; "l~ing O ut, Swee l
Be ll s o f P eace," b y \ Villiam H, Ga rdner and
Caro Roma, a number which is hav ing a very
large sa le; Frederick W, Vanderpoo l's song
"Values," wh ich is being sung by m a ny promi
nent concert s ingers, and :\rthn[' A , Pe nn's
simpl e but appealing song "Smilin' Through,"
and hi s ballad, which, while n ot new, is r eally
among the so ngs that are r ecogn ized as the
more s ll ccessfu l ones, "The Ma gic of Your
Eyes," and "Sor ter Miss You ," by C lay Smith .
O th er Ilumbers from the pe n o f Fred e rick 'vV.
Va nderpoo l are: " I Did No t K now." "Regret,"
"My Litt le S unfl ow er," :' 'Nea th' th e A utumn
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BUFFALO, N , Y, June 9,-Jazz music is having
a noticeabl e run in this city at the present tim e,
The hot w eat her ea rly in the month caus ed a
temporary s lowing up of sales, but Olt the wh o le
the ~ heet music business has been excellen t
si"cc the jjrst o f the yea r.
Tn addition to the
populal- jazz music ot he r songs in high favor
a re " :M ick ey," " C ho ng" a nd " \nything I s Nice
if It Comes From Dix ie la nd ."
T he c la ssic
so ngs be in g s un g by John McCormack are a lso
ve r y popular jn B uffal o these days, -Or ienta l
J1lusic from the modern musical comedies is
also the vog ue. for these songs are nearly· all
written in dance ti me,
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The sale of s heN music to music teachers has
lessened som ew ha t la t e ly, as they are planning
for their vacatiolls, O ther customers who are
going on th e ir sUlTlme r trips are beginning to
order musi c by mail.
There is pract ically no
demand fo r wa r S <) II g' S 110 \\ adays,
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Moon ," "So n s of Da w n and Twilight," "Ye
Moallin' Mountains," "Song of the .\d velltu r er
Rold" and "Love and Roses,"
vVorks by Ar
thur A, Pe nn include such favorites as "Mine
Honor and :My Love," "They Shall Not Pass,"
"Sunrise and You" a nd "lvIighty Loneso me,"
.\s it should be, Ernes t R. Ball is well rep
resented in th e se ri es,
-'\,mon g his numb ers
are: "Five Little Songs," the lyrics of which
we re contribut ed by ]. Keirn Brennan, a ll of
w hich ha\'e esta blis hed themsel ves a s favorites,
His ne w ball a d , " To-day, To-morro w and F o r
e\ er," a lso occ u pies a promine nt place in thi s
catalog,
The "B lack and \;Vh it e Series " also includes
snch well-know n !lumbers as "Who Knows," "] 11
Flanders Fields," "The Little st of All," "No
Voice But Yours ," "Freedom for ,\11 Fore ve r,"
"Your Eyes," "YIy Dear," "Honey, if You Only
Knew," ":My. Rosary for You," "Moth er M a
chree," "Gypsy Love Song" and the inte rna
tional fa vo ri te "There's a Long, Long TraiL"
It is hard to talk a bout the " Black and 'W hit e
Ser ies" w ith out m e ntionin g a long li st of other
numbers whic,h ha ve beco me fa vorite s, and it
w<.'u ld hardl y d o t o a v o id at least m en tioning
some of th e principal s ucc esse s among the
sacred songs, including "Teach Y1e to Pray,"
"The Silent Voice," "An ge l of Light Lead On,"
"God Shall vVip e Away A ll Tears," "It ,"Vas for
Me," "I Com e t o Tbee," and a Ile\-V numb er from
F, V\I, Vand e rp oo l' s pen en titled "\Vith Love He
Clean ses Eve r y Sin,"
It