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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
JULY 5, 1919
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
PAULL SECURES NEW NUMBER
Gets Rights to "Armenian Maid," New Oriental
Song and Fox Trot
Announcement has been made by the E. T.
Paull Music Co. that they have secured the pub-
lishing rights for the new Oriental song and
fox trot entitled "Armenian Maid," music by M.
Alexander and words by Wilbur Weeks.
Special permission has been secured by the
publishers to dedicate the work to the little
Armenian maid, Aurora Mardiganian, who is
being featured in a film production, "The Auc-
tion of Souls," based upon her actual experi-
ences in Turkey during the war. Because of
the unusual circumstances connected with the
case and the publicity and attention the film as
well as the girl are attracting, the E. T. Paull
Music Co. considered it wise to secure the
rights for the number.
The music is of a very original Oriental
nature and the melody has haunting character-
istics. The words themselves are quite appeal-
ing. The publishers feel that the number will
become a great favorite and many musical ob-
servers have likewise stated that it is destined
to become popular.
There is little doubt that the national pub-
licity and attention both the girl and the film
are receiving will help to make the song
popular.
ANNA CASE AS A COMPOSER
Anna Case, the Metropolitan Opera soprano,
is pianist as well as singer, frequently accom-
panying her own songs. Recently she composed
a song, the inspiration and theme received from
the warbling of a robin near her window. It
is extremely vocal and rushes to a beautiful
climax. In addition the poem is from her pen
and she will sing the song for the first time
next month, using it in all her programs there-
after. It is called "Song of the Robin," pub-
lished by Harold Flammer, Inc:, and a great fu-
ture is predicted for it.
Wonderful Waltz Song Hit
Yon Hear It Everywhere
U»ed by All Acts and Orcheitrai
COMPOSERS WRITING SHOWS
FEIST NUMBERS IN ENGLAND
Many Advantages of Being the Author of a Suc- Half of Numbers Played at Great Ball in Lon-
cessful Musical Show Induce Composers to
don Were Feist Publications
Try Their Hands in This Field
Among the song successes which are the rage
It would appear from the long list of com- in England are many American popular num-
posers and authors who are writing or threaten bers. Leo Feist, Inc., recently received a report
to write musical shows for the coming season on the Grand Australasian Peace Ball, held at
that there would be an overproduction of such Piccadilly Hotel, London, in May. The report
offerings. During the past season several shows stated that out of twenty-four numbers pro-
of- which the music and lyrics were written by grammed twelve of them were Feist songs,
authors who had never before acquired a repu- among which were "Strutters' Ball," "K-A-T-
tation for writing musical comedies were a suc- Y," "At the Jazz Band Ball," "Jazzing Around,"
cess. This has undoubtedly encouraged others "1 Want to Shimmie," "Fidgety Feet," "Full
to follow in their footsteps.
of Pep," and "By the Camp Fire." The Lon-
Very often the hit of a musical production don Daily Sketch stated in reporting the above
is an interpolated number and this, too, tends affair: "The Australasian Peace Ball at the Picca-
to encourage the average composer to write dilly Hotel the other night was a crowded and
songs for musical comedies. From his stand- cheery affair w'th plenty of go to it, especially
point there are many inducements. Firstly, the when the band played, appropriately enough,
song is featured, generally by a star. The show 'By the Camp Fire,' a rather infectious tune
tours the country and if it is especially suc- that you hear all over London nowadays."
cessful there may be several road companies as
well. A song that is a distinct hit is invariably
FEATURES "PAHJAMAH" IN FILM
recorded by all the talking machine and player
roll companies, and the author's royalties from New Stern & Co. Number Used Very Effectively
these sources are at times quite large. Fur-
in Wallace. Reid's Latest Picture
thermore, unlike in some seasons past, inter-
polated numbers are now retailed at thirty cents,
A unique and interesting novelty is being
thus giving the composer'and author the added used in conjunction with Wallace Reid's latest
royalty that accrues from a contract on a feature picture, "You're Fired." In one of the
song selling in the high-class or production scenes, showing him engaged as the xylophone
catalog.
player of an orchestra, he wields the hammers
During the past season, with the increased of the instrument in a most amusing fashion.
interest in music, it has been demonstrated that The musical composition selected for the one-
a number that becomes popular can readily be step which he is supposed to play is "Pahjamah,"
placed in the thirty-cent catalog. When its the new hit, by S. R. Henry and D. Onivas,
popularity arises from its being featured in a writers of "Indianola," "Kentucky Dream," etc.
production there can be no dispute under present At the Strand Theatre, New York, where the
conditions as to its salability at such a price. picture was exhibited recently, the orchestra, un-
These facts, with the fact that the author gains der the direction of Carl Eduarde, rendered
added prestige as a writer or co-author of a "Pahjamah" in a very artistic manner, assisting
musical show, hold out inducements to the am- the effect of the situation. Jos. W. Stern & Co.
bitious that can hardly be resisted.
are the publishers.
PUBLISH NEW SMITH NUMBER
Jerome H. Remick & Co. have signed E. Ray
Goetz for a period of years to write exclusively
G. Ricordi & Co. are the publishers of a new for their firm. A number of songs from his
Joseph C. Smith composition, entitled "Coo- pen will shortly be published by them.
Coo," a song and fox-trot. In a letter to orches-
tra leaders Joseph C. Smith states that he is
compelled to play the number six times at the
very least at every dance.
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