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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
DECEMBER 20, 1919
A PSYCHOLOGICAL SONG SUCCESS
Geoffrey O'Hara's "There Is No Death" an
Answer to the Great Question Which the
World Is Asking—Words by G. Johnstone
Lambert Murphy introduced for the first time
at his recital in Boston Geoffrey O'Hara's new
song, "There Is No Death," and made a decided
impression. The words of this number are of
interest at the present time and are by the mas-
ter poet, Gordon Johnstone, who wrote the
words of "Christ in Flanders." The following
excerpt from one of the well-known writers is
not without interest:
"Perhaps at no time in the history of the
world has the question of immortality been
so insistent. A topic that had become almost
the exclusive theme of the church is now
pleached, taught and lived in that vast temple
whose walls are the four winds, whose roof
the sky and the world its auditor.
"Scientist, soldier, scholar, priest and way-
farer find themselves absorbed in that mystery
of mysteries—death. The literary sect have for-
saken the more commonplace fires of life to light
their torches at the altar of the Unknown. The
quest is on. Men like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
Sir Oliver Lodge and Basil King have renounced
their ambitions to question what men have
called the unquestionable—and they must be
answered. What their intimate world-message
will be only God knows—it will come in the
very Voice of the Great Unknown itself. We
have at least one answer. It comes from Gor-
don Johnstone, whose poem 'Christ in Flan-
ders,' with music by Ward-Stephens, is still the
inspiration of the song-world. Upon the com-
pletion of his famous post-war poem the poet
pushed out in the darkness with what he terms
his 'feeble taper.' And he is back—back with
the ringing discovery: 'There Is No Death!'
The music, by Geoffrey O'Hara.'is a very trum-
pet call to the soul. This is a song triumphant
—an epic in music. A song for all creeds, for
belief and unbelief—a universal message. Where
is there greater consolation than is found in the
opening lines:
" 'I tell you they have not died,
They live and breathe with you;
They walk here at your side,
They tell you things are true.'"
Although the song has only just been issued
it has been used in manuscript for some time.
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ROSE OF ROMANY
A Gypsy Ballad Bsautiful by Neil Moret. composer of " MICKEY." and Louis Weslyn, writer of "SEND ME AWAY WITH
A SMILE." Sung with success by Henry Burr
THREE MORE GOOD SELLERS: "BOW WOW," an instrumental one-step; "WON'T YOU
COME BACK TO TOKIO," a novelty, and "SUNSHINE MARY," ballad
NEW YORK OFFICE
145 WEST 45th STREET
DANIELS & WILSON, Inc.
San Francisco
SOME NEW DITSON PUBLICATIONS
ON TOUR TO THE PACIFIC COAST
Interesting publications issued by the Oliver
Ditson Co. include: "Lord Howe's Masquerade,"
a Revolutionary legend in choral form for
mixed voices, the music by N. Clifford Page, and
text by Frederick H. Martens. A particularly
attractive volume contains a collection of Pas-
tourelles of the Fifteenth Century, brought to-
gether by Yvette Guilbert, the noted artist,
and which makes a most valuable addition to
modern music literature. Other volumes decry
the School Credit Piano Course for the Fourth
Year, and a collection of six character sketches
for piano and violin, by Arthur Hartmann.
Chas. M. Daniels, Weston S. Wilson and Louis
Weslyn, of the firm of Daniels & Wilson, re-
cently left New York for the Pacific Coast. In
addition the party was accompanied by Mrs.
Daniels, Mrs. Weslyn and Maude Fulton, the
well-known playwright and actress. The mem-
bers of the above firm are to spend several
months on the coast, as it is their intention to
prepare much material to be issued during the
coming season.
Milt. Hagen, who has been manager of the
San Francisco office of Daniels & Wilson, has
arrived in New York to take charge of the
headquarters here.
GOOD PUBLICITY FOR FEIST SONG
Leo Feist, Inc., have recently been getting
some unusual publicity for their song "Just
Like the Rose," a new number recently added to
their 30-cent catalog. The publicity mentioned
has been appearing in the New York Journal
and in one of the late issues of that paper a
drawing by C. D. Batchelor depicted the artist's
idea of the song as well as the thematic.
ANOTHER W. B. & S. SUCCESS
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder describe their new
song, "You're a Million Miles From Nowhere
When You're One Little Mile From Home," as
a million-dollar ballad. The song has words
by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young, with music by
Walter Donaldson. The publishers feel that it
is the biggest thing since "Oh, What a Pal
Was Mary."
BO=LA=BO AN EGYPTIAN NOVELTY
"Bo-La-Bo," the Geo. Fairman song, one-
step and fox-trot, described as an Egyptian
novelty, published by M. Witmark & Sons, is
being given much publicity by its publishers.
No song in recent months in the Witmark
catalog has been taken up more enthusiastically
by that organization.
"MIAMI WALTZ" POPULAR
Chappell & Co.'s big success, "Miami Waltz,"
from all appearances, is to be one of the most
successful instrumental numbers of the waltz
variety which has been published in years. In
addition, it is having good popularity as a song.
FAVORITE MARCHES (Instrumental)
A NEW "APHRODITE" SONG
" O B the Square" (Columbia Record)
A novelty number which has been issued by
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, inspired by "Aphro-
ditje," the spectacular success now playing
the Century Theatre, is entitled "You'll Have
to Pin a Nightie on Aphrodite (if You Want to
Keep Married Men Home)."
' 'The American Red Crosi"
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THREE BIG HITS
2 Songs—" My Garden that Blooms in the Night "
" M r . Moon-Chaperon"
1 Instrumental—" Jolly Shriners " march
ORDER OF YOUR JOBBER
BE SURE TO GET
'DRIFTING ON"
That Waltz Song success by those hit writers
Howard Johnson and Jos. H. Santly
-AND
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PA NELL % MUSIC CO.,
PITTSBURGH. PA.
The Meyer Cohen Music Co., of which the late
Meyer Cohen was president, is to continue in
business, with Willie Suffes, vice-president of
the company, in charge.
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