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THE
AUGUST 16, 1919
MUSIC TRADE
47
REVIEW
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
LAWRENCE ELLERT WITH SCH1RMER
Well-known Sheet Music Man to Cover South-
ern Trade for That House
Lawrence li. Kllert, one of the best-known
figures in the music publishing field, who was
long connected with the New York office of the
B. F. Wood Music Co., of Boston, has severed
his connection with that firm and has assumed
a position with G. Schirmer, Inc.
Mr. Ellert has over seventeen years' experi-
ence in the sheet music field, and probably
knows every leading sheet music dealer in the
United v States. His position with the Schirmer
organization will be along trade channels, for his
broad experience and counsel will be a welcome
addition to that organization. It is understood
that Mr. Ellert will take a trip through the
South before the end of the summer.
Shortly after the declaration of war Mr. Ellert
was ordered with the Seventh Regiment to
guard the Aqueduct. His efficient service in this
commission led to his appointment as range
officer and later as instructor to the military
training commission.
PUBLISH THREE NEW SONGS
MUSIC DEALERS
Send for sample copies and price lists of tlie following .songs,
by IiOK OIIAMBKKLIN:
CHINA LILY, PUSSY WILLOW TIME, WHEN JOHNNY COMES MAKC'1IIN(>
HOME, THE LAND OF MAKE RELIEVE mul A LOVE
SONG JUST AT EVENING.
Orchestrations of the first three by HAU11Y T. ALFOKD.
These numbers have real merit and charm. Wonderfully attractive covers.
Sell wherever displayed. Are being used by hundreds of Vaudeville and Chau-
tauqua acts throughout the country.
BOB CHAMBERLIN MUSIC PUB. CO.
< hic;i K o, III.
Room No. 327, 312 South Dearborn Street
WITMARKS BUY TWO NUMBERS
LEONCAVALLO DIES IN ITALY
Will Feature "Kitchen Stove Rag" and "Bo-La-
Bo" in Energetic Manner
Composer of "I Pagliacci" and "Zaza" Expires
in Rome at 63
M. Witmark & Sons have acquired the pub-
lishing rights of two novelties from the Geo.
Fairman catalog, Frisco's "Kitchen Stove Rag"
and a new Egyptian fox-trot, "Bo-La-Bo." The
latter number is described as one of the most
engaging and catchy novelties issued in some
seasons, and is proving a popular number with
the dance orchestras. The new publishers will
immediately inaugurate a big campaign, giving
publicity to both of the above issues, and they
are very enthusiastic over the promising future
of "Bo-La-Bo," which they expect to sweep the
country.
A dispatch from Rome dated August 9 says
that Ruggiero Leoncavallo, the composer, is
dead.
With Mascagni and Puccini, Leoncavallo
formed the famous trio of modern Italian
operatic composers. He never attained in Italy
the popularity of the others. He was born in
Naples, Italy, in 1856, and received his musical
education at the Conservatory there. For a
long time he was forced to support himself by
piano teaching, playing in cafes, and as a wan-
dering musical artist in France and England.
His greatest success was "I Pagliacci," which
is ranked by many critics as the greatest of
all the great Italian melodramatic operas.
Among his other operas were "I Medici,"
"Cesare Borgia," and "Zaza." He composed a
"La Boheme" before that of Puccini, but
Puccini's work has had by far the greatest suc-
cess.
Charles Huerter, of Syracuse, N. Y., has writ-
ten three new secular songs. "Never the Night-
ingale" is an art song with a beautiful climax,
an exquisite accompaniment finely spun, and
a flowing melody. His "Indian Lament" is a
characteristic song, full of color and appeal.
BLIND MUSIC PUBLISHER DIES
"Into Your Garden," issued in two keys, is per-
Archibald J. Holmes, president of the Holmes
haps his best. This song should have a tre-
mendous sale-. All three are published by Music Co., Middletown, N. Y., recently died in
that city. Mr. Holmes was a successful pub-
Harold Flammer, Inc.
lisher, despite the fact that he had been totally
blind since youth. He was an exceptionally
"THE VAMP" PROVES SUCCESS
fine musician and had a remarkable knowledge NEW SONGS BY JOHN PRINGLE SCOTT
of musical instruments, particularly the piano,
"The Vamp," the new Oriental fox-trot of
John" Pringle Scott's two latest sacred songs,
Hyron Gay, published by Leo Feist, Inc., is one which he had made a life study. He was the
of the most successful songs in the Shubert publisher of a number of successful songs, some "Depart From Me" and "There Is a Land of
Pure Delight," have just been issued in two
show, "Gaieties of 1919," now having a success- of them having national popularity.
keys bv Harold Flammer, Inc.
ful run in the Forty-fourth Street Theatre.
Gilbert & Friedland, Inc., have opened up a
branch office at 240 Woodward avenue, Detroit.
Mich., with Chester Carpenter as manager.
The melody of this song Is used elgbt
times at each showing of this
great 111m
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