Music Trade Review

Issue: 1920 Vol. 70 N. 1

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JANUARY 3, 1920
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
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BLAZE THE WAY
BAREFOOT TRAL"
the profit to the dealer was so small that sales
of such numbers were taken entirely out of his
hands.
With numbers now readily retailing at 30
cents the dealer is again coming into his own in
the distribution of popular songs and instru-
mental selections. He, however, has by no
means clear sailing. He must be wide awake or
he will again see fast-selling numbers distributed
by syndicates. He must display the goods, stock
in sufficient quantities, co-operate with publish-
ers to the fullest extent and pay his bills prompt-
ly. If he does this he will get his share. If not,
the cream of the big sellers will be purchased
from those merchandising concerns which are
pursuing up-to-the-minute methods.
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.'S
New Hit Ballad
18 Cents
PLANS FOR MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS
SOME NEW STASNY NUMBERS
Special and Elaborate Programs to Be Carried
Out in New York Schools During Music Week
A. J. Stasny Music Co. Meeting With Great
Success in Popularizing New Numbers
The spirit of music will fill the schools during
New York's Music Week, from February 1 to 7,
inclusive. At least one assembly in every school
will be devoted to the city-wide music festival.
Class demonstrations and a special lesson deal-
ing with the appreciation of good music are
included in the program.
For the high schools of New York a compe-
tition is scheduled between various orchestras,
of which there are twenty-four in the city. A
prize will be give^n.
George H. Gartlan, music superintendent of
the New York schools, announced that all are
preparing to make Music Week memorable. He
said:
"Music does more to develop the child cultur-
ally than any other force I know. The present
generation is not inclined to place much impor-
tance upon the little niceties of life. The things
that make for good breeding are not greatly
stressed. Music, properly taught during ado-
lescence, will serve as a refining influence.
"According to the latest system of teaching
music in public schools, pupils have an oppor-
tunity for creative work. They invent their own
melodies, write their own lyrics and set well-
known poems to music. The spirit of song, its
appeal to the imagination, was overlooked in
the desperate attempt to force the mechanics
of music upon the young mind. I am highly
enthusiastic about Music Week."
The new song, "I'm Waiting for To-morrow
to Come," recently released by the A. J. Stasny
Music Co., in their 30-cent catalog, has swiftly
taken a prominent position in point of sales in
many of the music stores throughout the coun-
try. It is a number that the orchestras play
frequently and after a short campaign in any
city its melody impresses its hearers to such
an extent that it is sure to be hummed or
whistled everywhere. Besides the above, "Lulla-
by Land," "My Gal" and a novelty fox trot,
"Take Me," carrying a very clever lyric, are
having big sales in the catalog.
'MANDY" RELEASED BY BERLIN
Jack Zipp to Take Charge of Cleveland Office
of Gilbert & Friedland, Inc.
"Mandy," the big song and instrumental suc-
cess in this season's, Ziegfeld's Follies, has been
released to the profession for general use by
Irving Berlin, Inc., the publishers. This num-
ber has already attained a good measure of
popularity and the additional publicity which it
will now get through professional channels will
no doubt add greatly to its popularity.
HAROLD ft FROXT
B HENRI KUCKMHM
The Sam Fox Pub. Co., Cleveland, O., are
placing their songs "Love Me" and "One Sweet
Day" with many of the professional singers in
vaudeville.
FEATURING NEW BALL BALLAD
"Let the Rest of the World Go By" Will Be a
Winner, According to Present Prospects
Ernest Ball's "Let the Rest of the World Go
By" evidently has qualities which will make it
among the most popular of any numbers he has
ever written. The publishers, M. Witmark &
Sons, are behind it with a big campaign, in pro-
fessional circles it is being used by hundreds
of performers, and professional copies and or-
chestrations in all keys are being forwarded to
the proper channels in order to give it additional
publicity. The lyrics are by J. Keirn Brennan.
ADD MR. ZIPP TO THE STAFF
"Zipp" is sometimes used as a synonym for
"pep." When the word is used in this connec-
tion it is generally conceded that L. Wolfe Gil-
bert and the publishing firm of Gilbert & Fried-
land, Inc., have at least a fair share of that
spirit. Now, however, they have added to their
stock of the commodity. Jack Zipp, formerly
of the vaudeville team of Zipp & Moran, has
been placed upon the Gilbert & Friedland staff,
with headquarters in Cleveland. It is expected
that this gentleman will "zipp" things up for the
Gilbert interests in the Ohio city.
Mr. Dealer:
ORDER DIRECT
Are you after "Dead Stock" or "Live Stock"?
We are the publishers of that Pronounced Hit and Phenomenal Seller
"I've Been a-Longin' for You"
This number was sung by an act in New York City recently for the first time, and they had
to respond to three encores; one orchestra leader has just written us that the first time he
played it at a dance it took nine encores. What would be your idea of a number that shows
these qualities? With nearly 9,000 orchestras and hundreds of acts, musical shows and enter-
tainers using this number, we expect to sell a million copies of this song before it is discarded.
Are you prepared to meet your demand?
,
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Very truly yours,
Fisher Thompson Music Pub. Co.
Rlalto Theatre Bldg., Butte, Mont.
145 W. 45th St., New York City
Or from the Following Jobbers
F. J. A. Forster Music Co.
Chicago, III.
McKinley Music Co.
Chicago, III.
J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co.
Kansas City, Mo.
Crown Music Co.
New York City
Plaza Music Co.
New York City
Enterprise Music Supply Co.
New York City
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
JANUARY 3, 1920
MORET UNDER EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT
All His Recent Compositions Being Published
by the House of Daniels & Wilson, Inc.
In order to set aside rumors to the contrary,
Daniels & Wilson, Inc., of New York and San
Francisco, announce that Neil Moret is writing
exclusively for that house. The question arose
when a song" written by Moret a number of
years ago was rcpublished by a well-known
house.
Moret is the composer of such successes as
"Mickey," "Yearning," "Peggy," etc., and with
Maude Fulton he recently wrote "Singapoo,"
"Raggedy Man" and "Honey." He has also
collaborated with Louis Weslyn in writing
"Sally," "Rose of Romany," etc., all the fore-
going numbers being published by Daniels &
Wilson.
SOME NEW DITSON PUBLICATIONS
Interesting Series of Songs Just Issued by the
Prominent Boston Publishers
One of the recent publications of the Oliver
Ditson Co. that is of unusual interest is a cycle
of songs, under the title "The Rocky Road to
Dublin," by Tom Dobson. There are six songs
in the cycle, all of them of unusual character,
and the volume is bound in a manner distinctly
original.
Other Ditson publications include a new song
by Gitz-Rice, "You Can't Drive My Dreams
Away"; a new negro melody by William Arms
"GOLDEN SONGS FROM THE GOLDEN WEST"
T L J V1VT YOU L
' L KNOW WHAT O I I T C
1 O I L IN IT MEANS TO BE O L I U H I
A song-ballad that is appealing to the hearts of thousands—soon millions. Get it while it's new—TODAY.
The price may advance any time
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
DANIELS & WILSON, Inc.
NEW YORK OFFICE
145 WEST 45th STREET
San Francisco
DEATH OF LOUIS J. DIEMER
"GRANNY" SELLS WELL ON RECORDS
Prominent French Composer Passes Away at
His Home in Paris
Song Success Listed by Both Victor and Colum-
bia Companies—Gilbert's Latest Number
Announcement is made of the death in Paris
last week of Louis Joseph Diemer, a widely
known pianist and composer. He was born Feb-
ruary 14, 1843, in I'aris.
Louis Joseph Diemer started his studies with
Marmontel at the Paris Conservatoire. He spe-
cialized in ancient music and established the
Societe des Anciens Instruments. Pieces were
Fisher, "Little Wheel a-Turnin' in My Heart," written for him by Widor, Saint-Saens, Lalo and
as well as new numbers by Cecil Forsyth, Frank others. Among his compositions are a concerto
St. Leger, Alexander MacFadyen, Janet M. for piano and orchestra, concerto for a violin
and orchestra and other works for the piano.
Grace and others.
SOME POPULAR NUMBERS
SOME NEW FEIST SONGS
Among the songs in the Waterson, Berlin &
Snyder catalog which are showing great ac-
tivity are "What's the Good of Kicking" (Let's
Go Round With a Smile), "All the Quakers
Are Shoulder Shakers," "How Sorry You'll Be"
aid a new lullaby song entitled "Bye-Lo." In
addition to these numbers Walter Donaldson'.-;
"You're a Million Miles From Nowhere (When
You're One Little Mile From Home)" has
quickly taken a position of prominence in the
catalog.
Among the new songs issued by Leo Feist,
Inc., are: "It's the Smart Little Feller Who
Stocked Up His Cellar" (That Gets All the
Beautiful Girls); "Oh, Mother, I'm Wild," and a
new Dixie song which without doubt is destined
to be heard quite frequently, entitled "Throw
Out That Mason and Dixon Line."
150% Profit on
FAMOUS
McKINLEY
10 CENT MUSIC
To 6000 McKINLEY Agents:
40 NEW NUMBERS
NEW BASKETTE NUMBER
Billy Baskette, who has been the author of
a number of hits during the past few seasons,
recently wrote a song entitled "I'll Dance My
Way Right Back to Dixieland," the words of
which are by Grant Clarke. McCarthy &
Fisher, Inc., have just released the song.
NEW NUMBERS BY GILBERT
L. Wolfe Gilbert, who has been touring the
Middle West in vaudeville, has been spending
the holiday in New York. While here he has
released a number of new songs for his catalog
which are being published by Gilbert & Fried-
land, Inc., of which he is the head.
Dr. Anselm Goetzl is the author of several
specially written songs for the production
"Aphrodite," of which "Alexandria" is the most
prominent.
Both the Columbia and Victor companies are
featuring, with attractive advertising matter,
their records of L. Wolfe Gilbert's success,
"Granny," which both companies released in
December. A heavy sale of the record of this
song is anticipated in view of the large sales of
the number in sheet music form throughout the
country.
Another Gilbert success has been launched in
the form of a comedy song, "Will It Ever Be
the Same Again?" which Mr. Gilbert himself
presented for the first time from the stage of
the Majestic Theatre in Chicago, where he
played last week.
"HAND IN HAND AGAIN" POPULAR
Jerome H. Remick & Co. apparently have a
1'ig success in the ballad, "Hand in Hand Again."
This song is from the pens of Whiting and
Egen, authors of "Till We Meet Again," which
was without doubt one of the biggest hits of
the past season, or for that matter, of many
seasons.
T. B. HARMS NUMBER RELEASED
T. B. Harms and Francis, Day & Hunter have
released to the profession the song "Swanee,"
by I. Caesar and Geo. Gershwin, a number from
Ned Wayburn's revue, which has been playing
the Capitol Theatre, New York, the largest mo-
tion picture house in the world.
FEATURING THREE HITS
Sherman, Clay & Co., well known music pub-
lishers and dealers on the Pacific Coast, are
making a big professional drive on their num-
bers, "Reaching for the Moon," "Pals" ' and
"Ole Virginny."
Chas. K. Harris has issued a new popular
story song, entitled "When the Lotus Flowers
Bloom in China Land."
and New Catalogs
BE SURE TO GET
Now Ready for 1920
'DRIFTING ON'
YOU ARE SURE TO HAVE CALLS
That Waltz Song success by those hit writers
Better Music. Better Paper. Better Titles
Howard Johnson and Jos. H . Santly
All of the Best Reprints and more
Big Selling Copyrights than any
other 10 Cent Edition.
-AND-
'WITH YOU, MY OWN'
Free catalogs with slock orders. We pay
for vour advertising. Our music is as
*tnp!e us wheat.
Write for samples.
Jimmie Flynn and W . M. Orest
Chicaeo MCKINLEY M U S I C CO. New York
A Beautiful Ballad Fox Trot by
Special prices for the next 3 0 days to dealers
who will feature them.
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