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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
JANUARY 18, 1919
WHO IS SEEKING A BARGAIN?
THE COLORS OF HUMOROUS SONGS
FRENCH TEXT FOR "MOTHER" SONG
Amateur Song Writer Willing to Sell Brand
New War Song for $500 Cash
Yvette Guilbert Offers Some Interesting Com-
ments on How to Put the Proper Expression
Into the Rendition of a Comic Song
The Meyer Cohen Music Publishing Co. are
now issuing their leading song, "That's What
God Made Mothers For," with the French text
by A. Bollaert. Leo Woods wrote the words
and music of the number, and during the past
six months it has held the lead as the most
popular song in the firm's Catalog despite the
fact that they have had several other very suc-
cessful songs.
A young up-State lady offers through The Re-
view a brand new war song to any publisher
who wants to strengthen his catalog. The lady
does not want to let the number go on a roy-
alty basis, but will consider an offer of $500
cash. The melody is ordinary, the arrangement
poor and the lyrics—but why speak of them?
Name and address furnished on application.
Probably the young lady has read the accounts
of the thousands of dollars received by song
writers for numbers that required only a few
minutes to write, and then believed it all.
Yvette Guilbert, the singer of international re-
nown, has just written an extremely interesting
book on "How to Sing a Song," in which she
gives some advice that may be accepted as au-
thoritative. One of the interesting passages of
the book refers to the proper method of sing-
ing* a comic song, and Mme. Guilbert takes oc-
casion to declare that comic songs may be clas-
sified according to colors. She says:
"Every human being possesses a certain
amount of sensitiveness, therefore even an aver-
age artist may be able to interpret adequately a
tragic song or a tragic dramatic action. How-
SINGING ARTMUSIC NUMBERS
ever, to be able to impregnate one's self with
Among the new vaudeville stars who have comic spirit requires a natural gift.
been added to the list of those singing Artmusic,
"I have chosen for each shade of the comic
Inc., numbers is Hattie Lorraine, of Lorraine & spirit a different color—gray, red, purple and
Westoni. Miss Lorraine is singing "All For vermilion.
One and One For All," for which she has had
"Gray indicates a quiet and refined gayety.
a special costume made. Miss Lorraine also It should produce what we call so elegantly in
sings the above firm's "Waters of Venice."
French 'le sourire du coin de la levre' (a smile
at the corner of the lip)."
J. L DILWORTH TO TOUR WEST
Red is the color of farcical songs, Mme. Guil-
bert thinks. She illustrates her conception of
J. L. Dilworth, of Huntzinger & Dilworth, will
the way the red mood should be interpreted by
leave Monday on a visit to the trade in the
a peasant song of a lad who dresses in his
Middle West. Mr. Dilworth warns all dealers
tc have their pencils sharp, as he expects to Sunday best to go and call on his girl, slips in
sell some substantial orders of "When I Come the mud as she opens the door to him, gets up
again, confused and humbled; is about to em-
Home to You."
brace her, when the girl's mother appears and
calls him an awkward lout and he slinks away.
TO FEATURE ARTMUSIC HIT
Purple songs, Mme. Guilbert says, she called
Adele Rowland, the musical comedy star, will formerly immobile songs—because no gesture,
shortly open a vaudeville engagement at the hardly any coloration of the voice—should indi-
Palace Theatre, New York. Among the songs cate the comedy. Their humor is in their mean-
which will have a prominent place in her reper- ing—their double meaning, even.
"The listener of the song should not hear, but
toire is the Artmusic, Inc., number, "Oh, You
see, the raillery in your eyes; you will accen-
Don't Know What You're Missing."
tuate purposely the lack of meaning in your
voice. You must be a comique-a-froid, perhaps
SOME NEW FEIST NUMBERS
it may be translated a cold-storage comic."
Vermilion, one gathers from Mme. Yvette's
Among the new numbers just published by
Leo Feist, Inc., are "Dreaming Sweet Dreams of book, is the color of coarse, slapstick comedy—
Mother," "What Do You Mean by Loving grimaces of face as well as of voice. She does
Somebody Else, When Your Love Belongs to not illustrate it, for Mme. Yvette has never been
Me?" and "Salvation Lassie of Mine."
a vermilion artist.
"Such antics are useless," she asserts, "ex-
R. L. HUNTZINGER OUT OF SERVICE cept to impoverished artists who cannot pro-
voke a laugh in any other way."
R. L. Huntzinger, senior member of the firm
of Huntzinger & Dilworth, returned to New
"ARABIAN NIGHTS" A SUCCESS
York early last week after spending several
"Arabia-n Nights," the oriental intermezzo one-
months in the service of Uncle Sam.
step, published by T. B. Harms & Francis, Day
The Standard Music Roll Co., Orange, N. J., & Hunter, is proving one of the most popular
in their weekly bulletin are featuring two num- dance numbers of the season. The publishers
bers from the catalog of Waterson, Berlin & are giving the number much publicity, and they
Snyder, "Good-bye, France," by Sergeant Irving look for it to rival in popularity anything in the
Berlin, and a novelty number, "Come on, Papa," instrumental line they have issued in recent
by Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby.
seasons.
HAUNTING HAWAIIAN LOVE SONG
Sweet Hawaiian
Moonlight
(Tell Her of My Love)
Song or Waltz
Very Popular
T McKINLEY MUSIC CO. 7'
Pace & Handy, originators of the "BLUES,
specialists in rags and Southern ballads, offer
TWO SENSATIONAL HITS
The Kaiser's Got the Blues
(He's Got Them Weary Blues)
By BROWN and BANDY
A Good ManlsHard to Find
SEND FOR CATALOG
PACE & HANDY MUSIC CO., Inc.
1547 Broadway (Gaiety Theatre Bldg.), NEW YORK
TO RECORD McKINLEY SONG
Ernest Hare, the well-known baritone, and
who has had much experience recording for the
talking machines, will, at an early date, record
the coon song published by the McKinley Music
Co., "You Can Have It, I Don't Want It."
FEIST SONG n r T H E "FROLIC"
A new Feist song, "I Want to Shimmie," has
been introduced into the new Ziegfeld "Frolic"
by Bee Palmer and has proven a decided hit.
INTRODUCING "SUNSHINE"
Byron Gay and Louis Weslyn have written
the words, and Neil Moret the music of a new
high-class song entitled "Sunshine," published
by Daniels & Wilson, Inc.
Earl Burtnett, sales representative of the
A. J. Stasny Music Co. and a well known com-
poser, was a visitor in town during the recent
holidays.
SONGS THAT SELL ON SIGHT
Quit Calling Me Hon'
As Sung by Sophie Tucker
Send Me My Girl
The Busted Blues
If you were ever broke you'll enjoy this one.
PRICE 7c each.
Dealers write for samples.
SAY NUFFIN, It's for the Best
A 30c number. Your price 15c.
C. ARTHUR FIFER MUSIC CO., Quincy, ID.
New York Office 1547 Bdway.
C. C. CHURCH & COMPANY
60 ALLYN ST., HARTFORD. CONN.
Successor, to CHURCH, PAXSON & CO.. New York
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
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