Music Trade Review

Issue: 1919 Vol. 69 N. 26

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DECEMBER 27, 1919
MUSIC TRADE
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BAREFOOT TRAIL"
BOSTON MUSIC PUBLISHERS ENJOY A MUSICAL EVENING
Meeting of the Local Association Last Week One of the Most Interesting Ever Held—Members
and Guests Display Much Talent—Planning for Big Session in February
BOSTON, MASS., December 20.—The meeting of
the Boston Music Publishers' Association at the
Parker House on Wednesday night was one of
the most enjoyable occasions ever held since
the organization came into being twelve years
ago. It was a "musical night" not soon to be
forgotten and the program was one to reflect
the highest credit on President Harry B. Crosby
and his fellow officers.
Following the dinner, to which more than
sixty members and guests sat down, President
Crosby conducted a short business session. The
resignation as a member of Walter Jacobs, elect-
ed secretary and treasurer at the last annual
meeting, was read, but it was moved and finally
voted that while the association reluctantly
would accept his resignation as an officer—his
request being entirely due to pressure of work—
it could not lose him as a member of the organ-
ization, so he will retain his membership. Ref-
erence was made to the death of Mr. Silver, of
Silver, Burdett & Co., publishers. The chair
named Charles Thompson, Dr. James A. Riley
and Banks M. Davison a committee to select a
set of officers to be reported at the February
meeting, which, it was announced, will be a New
England retail dealers' night, at which George
W. Pound will be present. President Crosby
announced that as he would be absent from the
city at that time on a long business trip the
vice-president, James A. Smith, would act in his
stead, and in order that the latter's labors might
be properly supplemented he named Clarence A.
Woodman, William T. Small and Charles
Homeyer a committee to help make the occasion
an unusual one in order that Mr. Pound might
meet with a warm welcome. President Crosby
then turned the meeting over to Walter M.
Bacon, who acted as toastmaster for the rest
of the evening.
• The first to be introduced was Vice-president
James A. Smith, who read a paper on "The
Twentieth Century Business Motto," in which
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NEW YORK
he emphasized the importance of having sales-
men who took a keen interest in their employer's
business, who were always well groomed, alert,
courteous and full of tact and common sense.
He said there were two kinds of advertising, the
printed and the personal. Through the former
a house met the masses (referring to newspaper
and magazine advertising), while in the latter
case it was face to face with the customers—
there was an immediate personal contact once
the customer crossed the threshold of the store.
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Some Impressions of the Boston Publishers
The salesman should make a good impression
at the start and he should always try to human-
ize his talk, get on intimate ground with his
customer. The motto of a store should be
service first, last and all the time.
Another guest to entertain the gathering was
Joseph A. Campbell, assistant corporation coun-
sel for the city of Boston, and as he has literary
aspirations he used some of his humorous
poems—some in dialect—not a few of which
have been published, by way of entertaining the
company. Anecdotes, too, played a pleasant
part before he had resumed his seat. Harry G.
Houghton, of the Boston Music Co., was on the
program for a talk on "Some Problems in the
Music Business," but the hour being late this
was postponed until a subsequent meeting.
In between the addresses a musical program
was interspersed. This was opened by the Bos
ton Music Publishers' Male Quartet, which made
its initial bow on this occasion. As a matter of
record, their names are here given: Eugene M.
Deming, first tenor; William T. Small, second
tenor; Dr. William A. Reilly, first bass; William
J. Reilly, second bass. The Boston Orchestral
Players, seven of them, were heard in a group
of the compositions published by the Boston
Music Co.; Miss Irene M. Farren and Miss Ruth
Helen Davis sang some of the Oliver Ditson Co.
publications, with Charles F. Manney at the
piano; Miss Rosetta Key sang two of the Ar-
thur P. Schmidt Co. pieces, to the accompani-
ment of H. R. Austin; A. Ralph Tailby was
heard in two of the White-Smith Co. publica-
tions. Altogether it was a most enjoyable eve-
ning.
CLEVELAND'S SHEET MUSIC TRADE
Irving Berlin, Inc., Open New Branch—Sam
Fox Co. Very Active—Some of the Numbers
That Are Selling Well—Items of Interest
CLEVELAND., O., December 22.—Lou Handman,
who is in charge of the Cleveland branch ot
Irving Berlin, Inc., music publishers, reports an
unprecedented business on the eve of the holiday
period. This firm now has two branches in
Ohio, one in Cleveland, the other being in Cin-
cinnati, in charge of Clifford Burns.
The Sam Fox Publishing Co. reports the
"biggest ever" sales of sheet music put forth
by this house during December. Demands for
music for the holidays came to the Fox con-
cern from all quarters of the world. Locally
the demand also greatly increased over that a
year ago. The Robert L. White Music Co.,
McMillin's, and other stores report big in-
creases. Managers of the big five and ten cent
stores handling sheet music say they never
saw such a call for popular songs. Player
rolls have also had their inning this December.
"Pretty Kitty Kelly," an Irish waltz number
by Harry Pease and Edward G. Nelson, is
among the biggest hits of the season. This is
put out by the A. J. Stasny Music Co., New
York.
Cleveland will be well represented at the
quarterly meeting of members of the Music
Publishers' Association, scheduled for New
York, February 3, during the week of the con-
ventions and the Music Show.
Paramount Picture Song
The melody ot this song Is used eight
times at each showing of this
great Him
Very Popular Ballad, 7 Cents
Chic
NewYork
"° McKinley Music Co.
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DECEMBER 27, 1919
"CHINA LILY" COMING ALONG
One of Several Feature Numbers in the Catalog
of Bob Chamberlin
Bob Chamberlin, the music publisher of
Chicago, apparently has a hit in "China Lily."
(Think of Me). The number, in addition to be-
ing a song heard quite frequently in profes-
sional circles, is having more than the usual
popularity as a dance selection. In addition to
"China Lily," the firm are at present featuring
"There Blooms a Rose," "Love Song Just at
Evening," "The Land of Make Believe," "Pussy
Willow Time," and "Let Your Troubles All Go
Up in Smoke."
"The Land of Make Believe" is a novel num-
ber of unusual merit and as the publishers are
giving it some good publicity it should have a
big sale. It is issued on pebbled paper and car-
ries one of the most attractive as well as artistic
title pages seen in some time.
MAUDE FULTON AS COMPOSER
"GOLDEN
SONGS FROM THE GOLDEN WEST"
T L J C1VT YOU'LL KNOW WHAT O I I T C
1 l l l l i l N IT MEANS TO BE O L t U H i
A song-ballad that is appealing to the hearts of thousands—soon millions.
The price may advance any time
Get it while it's new—TODAY.
ROSE OF ROMANY
A Gypsy Ballad Beautiful 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
ANOTHER WALTZ SUCCESS
PROFESSOR H. W. PARKER DEAD
Well-Known Actress Enters the Ranks of the Prominent Composer and Director of Music at "Just Another Kiss" Being Featured in a Big
Popular Songwriters
Way by Publishers
Yale University Dies at Daughter's Home
Maude Fulton, the well-known actress and
playwright, is again demonstrating her versatil-
ity by appearing as the author of several songs,
all of which are being published by Daniels &
Wilson, Inc., well-known music publishers of
New York and San Francisco. Among these
are "Singapoo" (Song of the East), which, ac-
cording to reports, has already had sales of the
entire first edition. "Singapoo" is described as
a charming novelty number with music by Neil
Moret, composer of the successful "Mickey"
song. Other numbers by Miss Fulton are
"Love's Rainbow" (When You Are Away),
"Raggedy Man" and "Honey," at present re-
stricted songs, but which will be issued for the
orchestras in a short time.
"Just Another Kiss" is the very original title
Prof. Horatio William Parker, organist, com-
poser and Director of Music at Yale University, of a waltz recently published by the Maurice
died last week of pneumonia at the home of his Richmond Music Co. J. & N. Hilbert are re-
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Semler, in Cedarhurst, sponsible for the melody and I. Caeser has
L. I. He had been ill three months. Prof. written the lyric. Jack Robbins, alias "Young
Parker was fifty-six years old. His wife, Mrs. America," has already placed his whole or-
Anna Parker, and daughters, Mrs. Semler, Mrs. ganization behind this number, and from reports
George Achelis of Woodmere, and Mrs. W. now gathered from various parts of the coun-
Harwood Mattheis, of Baltimore, survive him. try it would seem that rarely has a waltz met
Prof. Parker was born in Auburndale, Mass. with such unanimous appreciation and approval
He received his musical education at Munich. on the part of orchestra leaders. Stephen
His compositions won wide recognition, and Levitz, assistant manager of the Richmond
Cambridge University, England, and Yale Uni- offices, states "Just Another Kiss" is "just an-
versity awarded him honorary degrees.
other hit."
With Brian Hooker, Prof. Parker eight years
ago composed the opera "Mona," which won a TO COSTUME "PATCHES" PUBLICITY
$10,000 prize offered by the Metropolitan Opera
Company. His last important work was an ode
While the G. Schirmer, Inc., number
FOUR NEW NUMBERS
to Yale's dead in the World War.
"Patches," by Lee S. Roberts and J. Will Cal-
The new publishing firm of Van Alstyne &
lahan, has already been admitted to what is
Curtis, Chicago, 111., have just released four
termed
"the hit class," the publicity department
VOCALSTYLE CUTS SONQ HIT
songs, "Give Me the Good Old Days," "Mis-
of the above publishers has not let down in the
sissippi Shore," "Till the Shadows Have
The Fisher Thompson Music Pub. Co., seems least in exploiting this unusual song. Their
Flown" and "Springtime." Egbert Van Alstyne to have been fortunate in its endeavors to make present plans call for much publicity in behalf
and Loyal Curtis are the heads of the new or- the song, "I've Been A-Lougin' for You," very of this number during the coming year.
ganization. Van Alstyne, by the way, was for- prominent as a popular number of this sea-
merly on the writing staff of J. H. Remick & Co. son's catalogs. Since opening the New York
A NEW OPERETTA
office in the Exchange building, 145 West Forty-
Chas. Cuivillier, who composed the score for
fifth street, the song has been heard quite fre-
"The
Lilac Domino," is having a new operetta
quently in Eastern territory. The latest me-
chanical reproduction company to record "I've produced in London entitled "The Sunshine of
Been A-Longin' for You" is the Vocalstyle the World."
Music Roll Co., Cincinnati, O.
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.'S
New Hit Ballad
18 Cents
DEATH OF LUIGI ILLICA
IN THE AFTERGLOW
THE SENSATIONAL SONG SUCCESS
OF THE YEAR
Luigi Illica, Italy's foremost grand opera
librettist, died last week. In all he gave the
words to fifty operas, including works by Puc-
cini, Mascagni, Cilea, Giordano and Franchetti;
the librettos of Mascagni's "Iris" and Puccini's
"La Boheme" were written by Illica, who also,
aided by Giacosa, developed the libretto of
Puccini's "Madame Butterfly."
The Words by J. WILL CALLAHAN
The Music by FRANK H. GREY
Need We Say More ?
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"Peter Gink," the one-step published by Wal-
ter Jacobs, Boston, Mass., has probably had as
great popularity over as long a period as any
number of the instrumental order issued in re-
cent years. It is still played by the orchestras
everywhere, and it is being used quite frequently
in vaudeville. Jos. Green, the well known xylo-
phone soloist, played it on every program dur-
ing the recent tour of Sousa's Band.
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James Kendis and James Brockman, of the
firm of Kendis & Brockman, who have been
writing song hits with great regularity during
the past twelve months, are shortly to enter
vaudeville, according to recent reports.
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HINDS, HAYDEN & ELDREDGE, Inc.
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