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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
DECEMBER 20, 1919
Remarkable Waltz Song Success. On All Records and Rolls
WEEPING WILLOW I>AN€
Chicago
McKINLEY MUSIC COMPANY
N e w York
Victor November Record
Emerson November Record
"Fairy Land," "Dreamy Alabama," "My Cairo
Love," "Think, Love, of Me," "Peggy," and "O,
Publishers and Dealers Close Successful Year— What a Pal Was Mary."
General Trend Toward Music of the Better
Lipman, Wolfe & Co.'s sheet music depart-
Class—Prices Have Advanced Slightly But ment is having a wonderful run in what is
known as semi-classic sheet music. Songs like
Demand Has Continued Steady
"The Bells of St. Mary's" and "I'll Build a
PORTLAND, ORE., December 13.—Sheet music deal- World in the Heart of a Rose" are great favor-
ers are experiencing what they call a wonder- ites. Every Saturday this department features
ful year. While prices have increased in nearly a lot of popular songs and these Saturday sales
every line, so has the volume of trade. Oregon have become famous. Mr. Erwin, manager, said
Eilers probably carries the largest and most that they pack the people in their musical floor
complete line of classical music in the North- every Saturday from 9 in the morning to 6 in
west. The year at Eilers has been one of re- the evening.
markable activity. There have been so many
Taylor C. White, manager of the Remick
concerts given by high class artists that the Song and Gift Shop, says the publishers are
musical intelligence and interest of the people getting out a better class of music than they
of this city has been stimulated and perfected formerly did, and that this is no doubt due to
to such an extent that the call for the very the fact that higher prices are asked for music.
best in both local and instrumental music is Mr. White says there is very little call for 15
more than double what it was a year or so cent music and that 15 cent music is hard to
ago.
sell even when sales are pushed. Mr. White
In the popular sheet music department of has arranged his sheet music counters in such
Eilers, of which Miss Mae Ross is in charge, a manner that over one-third of the space is
the prospects are good for even a better year used for 30, 35 and 40 cent publications. Dealers
than this year has been. Miss Ross says that in Portland are raising 30 cent publications to
the trend of popular music is toward a better 35 cents and most of the 35 cent ones to 40
class. Each season has its own particular style, cents. The best selling songs at present are
music changes as fashion in dress changes, but "I'm Climbing Mountains" (this is hav'ng a
Miss Ross notices a decided tendency for songs great sale in the Northwest and is another
of better sentiment than has been the case for Remick hit), "My Isle of Golden Dreams,"
"You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet," "Lullaby
a long time.
Louis Mack reports a wonderful year. Mr. Time," "Tell Me," and "Your Eyes Have Told
Mack, who is well known as a sheet music ex- Me So." The sheet music sales of the Remick
pert, started in business for himself a year ago in Song Shop are practically double those of last
a small way. He has now 60 x 40 feet of shelving year, and the sales force has been increased.
packed with music, trebling the stock with which Mr. White also has charge of the sheet music
he started such a short time ago. Mr. Mack
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says that last year was an abnormally good one
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in the music business and attributes part of his
success to that feature of the trade, but present
conditions give every indication that the coming
BY IRVING BERLIN
year will be as successful as the year which is
Biggest
instantaneous
hit in the history of
drawing to a close. Such songs as "I'll Build a
the Music Business
World in the Heart of a Rose," "Ashes of
Dreams," "How I Love a Summer Day," have
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become popular. Some of what are called the
NEW
YORK PRODUCTIONS
"popular songs" that are having big sales are
SHEET MUSIC TRADE ON THE COAST
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Price for December, 18c
department of the Meier & Franks department
store, which was opened in August and has had
a phenomenal growth. Mr. White is preparing
for an increase in business for 1920.
DOLLY CONNOLLY IN NEW SHOW
Dolly Connolly, the singing comedienne, who
for the past ten weeks has been appearing in the
(Greenwich Village Follies, will appear in the
new musical play by Percy Wenrich, to be
produced shortly. •
Irving Berlin, Inc., have adopted as their
slogan the following: "Standards of the World:
Sterling on Silver, Irving Berlin on Songs."
"SWEET HAWAIIAN MOONLIGHT"
Tell Her of My Love
"WHITE HEATHER"
Paramount Picture Song
"YOU CAN HAVE IT, I DON'T WANT IT"
"WHEN YOU HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS"
"WHEN I MET Y O U "
"WEEPING WILLOW LANE"
" O A S I S " (Oriental Song)
"HAWAIIAN ROSE"
" I WOULDN'T DO IT FOR ANYBODY
BUT YOU "
"IN MY GARDEN OF LONG A G O "
i WONDER WHAT'S ZE MATTER WITH MY
OOLA-LA"
"DIXIE MOON"
"E-YIP-YOW YANKEE BOYS"
Welcome Home Again
" 0 LADY, STOP ROLLING YOUR E Y E S "
" K E E P YOUR FACE TO THE SUNSHINE"
" A T THE SHIMME-SHA-WABBLERS' BALL"
" DALLAS BLUES " (Song and Piano)
"MOONLIGHT BLUES WALTZ"
"SWEET HAWAIIAN MOONLIGHT VALSE"
"VICTORIOUS AMERICA M A R C H "
IRVING BERLIN, Inc., 1587 B'way, N.Y.
HUGO FREY'S
Latest and Best
"NOBODY EVER"
VOCAL FOX TROT
A POSITIVE WINNER
C. C. CHURCH & COMPANY
60 ALLYN ST.. HARTFORD. CONN.
Successors to CHURCH. PAXSON & CO.. New York
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
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TITLE FOR ESTIMATE
321 West 43d Street
New York City
Published by
T. B. HARMS & FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER
SONGS
That Reach
Every Heart
Tremendous
Sellers
A. J. Stasny Music Co
56 W. 45th St., New York
We Are the Publishers
of the Terrific
Song Success
Roses of Picardy
Featured by JOHN
McCORMACK
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
41 East 34th Street
NEW YORK
347 Yonge Street
TORONTO, CAN.
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
BOSTON
Publishers
WALTER JACOBS
8 Bosworth St.,
Publisher
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BOSTON, MASS.
Oliver Ditson Company
BOSTON
NEW YORK
Anticipate and supply Every Requirement of Music
Dealers
White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS AND ENGRAVERS OF MUSIC
Main Offices: 62-64 Stanhope St., Boston.
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