Classic Mode

Music Trade Review

Issue: 1920 Vol. 70 N. 12

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THE MUSIC TRADE
50
REVIEW
MARCH 20, 1920
NEW DESIGN FOR BIG STASNY SIGN
Monster Electrical Display on Top of Times
Square Building to Be Used by Music P u b -
lisher for Remainder of the Year
A. J. Slasny, of tho A. J. Slasny Music Co.,
who some time ago startled Hroadway w'.tli a
big electric sign situated on the top of the 1
Times Square Hotel Building, and which is
readily seen from either Broadway or Forty-
s('cond street, now announces that he lias con-
tracted for this space for the balance of the
year. A new design with special electric effects
is now completed and w 11 be installed very
shortly. Several new s ngs will be exploited in
the space and the sign will not be changed again
for several mouths. The numbers for this pub-
licity have been selected with great care and
their merits have been demonstrated before be-
ing given this special exploitation.
It may be of interest to the trade to know
that the sign, which is ninety by forty-nine feet,
is one of the largest in the theatrical district.
When the copy for the sign is changed it re-
quires a force of forty-eight men to accomplish
the task. Despite the work involved, the ad-
vertising company which leased the space does
the work without undue loss of time and in-
variably such signs arc dark hardly more than
one or two nights.
The Dennis B. Owens, Jr., Co's., Inc.
LATEST HITS
Moondrift
A classical Waltz-Ballad by SIDNEY B. HOM OMI* and CHAS. LEWIS.
The Bridge That Crosses Over Lover's Lane (Ballad)
SIDNEY B. HOKOMB and (LAY D. WHITE.
Dreams That By Bring
You Back to Me and If I Go
Wrong
Walt*-Ballad
Blues
By JOHN E. SALISBURY and WILLIAM H. HATCRAFT.
Hush-a-Bye Baby
A Lullaby by HOWARD WADE and ARTHIR VANX.
You'll Be Sorry You Made Me Pay
Prettiest Waltz ever written. By LEN FLEMING.
I've Got the Blues for the Swanee Shore
By FARRELL and S1ZKMOKK, the writers of 'Mall Houfir Blues."
If You Were Up in the Sky (Fox-Trot)
By EDGAR RAY and LEX FLRMINtt.
Alamo Blues
By BENJAMIN F. SHARP.
Artists are iiHlnir these number*.
Write for Dealers' Prices and Big Bulletin of ••Hits" and big SELLERS by "Hit" writer*.
The Dennis B. Owens, Jr., Company, Inc.
(Tbe Garden of WalUes)
FIFTY COMPOSERS RESPOND
Muaic Publithmrt
Submit Compositions for Performance by the
New Symphony Orchestra
Dept* MB.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
FEATURING "VENETIAN MOON"
Artur Bodauzky's request for American music Music Dealers Paying Particular Attention to
Window Displays of Remick & Co. Numbers
for performance by the New Symphony Orches-
tra at three rehearsals in April, first announced
"Venetian Moon" is one of the biggest sell-
last November, is said to have produced about
fifty such works now submitted for considera- ers in the catalog of Jetome H. Remick & Co.
tion. The judges who, with Bodanzky, will pass As a dance it is having success in a large way.
on the compositions have been named. Those
who accepted are, in alphabetical order: Frank
Mamrosch, Lawrence Oilman, Rubin Ooldmark
Maurice llalperson, James O. lluneker, Charles
Isaacson, Fritz Kreisler, Franz Kneisel, Alex-
ander Lambert, Leonard Liebling, Francis Mac-
millen, Daniel Mason, Perceval Monger, II. V.
Osgood, C). O. Sonneck. Jacques Thibaud, Al-
bert Wolff and Kdward Ziegler. The contest
is still open and manuscripts will be accepted as
kite as April 1.
ORIGIN OF "INDIANA MOON"
" I n d i a n a Moon," one of the new songs in
the catalog of Daniels & Wilson. Inc.. of New
York a n d San Francisco, which is having a
good sale in Western territory, came into exist-
ence in rather a unique manner, according to
Mill l l a g e n of the New York office of the com-
pany. Originally it was played by three or-
ganists in the cities of Tacotna, Seattle and
Portland, following which it became quite p o p -
ular in N o r t h w e s t e r n Stales. It has shown up
so well that the publishers will probably make
a campaign upon it.
Display of Remick Hit at Kresge Store
and as a song its popularity is undisputed. The
sales have increased so rapidly that dealers
everywhere are giving it window displays. An
especially attractive display was shown recently
in the windows of the S. S. Kresge store in
Detroit, a reproduction of which appears here-
with. "Venetian Moon" is the type of a number
that jumps intn immediate success. While the
Remick organization have spared no expense in
its exploitation, the fact that it is recognized
everywhere as a number of unusual merit leaves
little for them to do in this regard.
ERLE & LEO PUB. CO. ORGANIZED
One of the recent entries into the music pub-
lishing field is the firm of Erie & Leo Publish-
ing Co., Charleston. 111. The members of this
firm were in vaudeville and musical comedy for
many years. They were the producers of the
miniature musical comedies, "Sherry's at Six"
and "And Then Some." Among the songs in
their catalog are "There's a Good Time a-Com-
ing" and "Ciood-by, My Honey, I Am Gone,
(ionc, Gone."
JOE MCCARTHY SAILS FOR LONDON
Joe McCarthy, well-known song writer, and
who is responsible for the lyrics of the musical
comedy " I r e n e , " now playing successfully in
\ T ew York and London, mailed for Kngiand early
this month.
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MARCH 20,
THE MUSIC TRADE
1920
REVIEW
51
MAKE RECORD IN PLACING SONGS
Norman Spencer and Joe McKiernan
Quick Recognition in New York
The Song and Dance Triumph of the Country
Win
Norman Spencer and Joe MeKiernan, the
Frisco song-writers, who are free-lancing in
New York, have established a record for them-
selves in the short period they have been here.
They have already placed the following songs
in various catalogs: "Cuban Moon," with Jack
Mills, Inc.; "Slow and Easy," Waterson, Berlin
& Snyder, Inc.; "Don't Take Away Those
I'lues," Jerome H. Remic-k & Co.; "Sad Eyes,"
Jack Mills, Tnc; "You're Wonderful When You
Smile," Sherman, Clay & Co.; "Where Did You
Get That Kind of Loving?" Daniels & Wilson,
Inc.; "Then You'll Know What It Means'to Be
Blue," Daniels & Wilson, Inc.; "Kashmir," Jack
Mills, Inc.
Their headquarters are at the Daniels & Wil-
son office, 145 West Forty-fifth street. New
York.
" CLOUDS "
(That Pass in the Night)
SONG
"Wond'ring"
" Tents of Arabs "
" Romance "
B. D. NICE & CO , 1544 Broadway, NEW YORK
NATIONAL PUBLICITY FOR FEIST
F. E. KNEELAND FINDS TRADE GOOD
Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly
Used to Advertise Popular Song Catalog
Traveler for Harold Flammer, Inc., Keturns
From Trip Through East—Some Excellent
Sacred Songs Being Featured by This Firm
Leo Feist, Inc.. inserted full page advertise-
ments on some timely popular numbers in the
Saturday Evening IVst of March 13 and in
Collier's Weekly of March 20. The two publi-
cations in question, it is understood, have over
eight million readers, and in addition to the
publicity mentioned the same songs are being
exploited in various other channels, includinjj
the vaudeville and band and orchestra fields'. The
songs featured are "Beautiful Hawaiian Love,"
"At the Moving Picture Ball" and "There's Al-
ways Two Sides to a .Story." In addition, all the
other active numbers in the Feist popular cata-
log are mentioned in the publicity.
CARRIE JACOBS=BOND ON STAGE
Carrie Jaeobs-llond, the well-known com-
poser, is now appearing as a headliner in the
big time vaudeville houses of the Hast. She is
shortly to make her appearance in W w York
City, probably at the Palace Theatre.
Kate Koskopp, of Mt. Clemens, Mich., is the
composer of two numbers, "Kathleen" and
"Daddy's Baby Oirl." She is also the publisher
of the songs.
I-'rank K. Kneeland, traveling representative
of Harold Flammer, Inc., has just returned from
a trade trip to Canada, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
points in the East. He found conditions favor-
able everywhere, and the outlook for business
during the coming months to be most healthy.
Harold Flammer, head of the above firm, in
a recent statement said: "During the month
of February we made more progress in point
of sales than in any mouth since the establish-
ment of the business. The sacred numbers of
the catalog especially are showing up well. As
a matter of fact every such issue has been in
more than one edition."
The firm is at present featuring the following
Easter compositions: "Easter Message," "Ride
On," "Hark, Ten Thousand Voices" and a new
Easter song by John Prindie Scott, "Christ
Is Risen."
ANOTHER SINGER APPEARS
Harry Carroll, the well-known song writer,
is the proud father of a brand-new son, Harry
Carroll, Jr. Mr. Carroll already has a daughter.
June, live years old.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR MARCH!!!
1 5 cents per copy
"ON THE ROAD TO ARABY"
A Desert Story
FOX-TROT
SONGS THAT SELL
ORIENTAL FOX-TROT
By Gene Quaw
The Overnight Hit
Became a Hit Immediately
Will Last a Long Time
15
cents
NEW DITSON PUBLICATIONS
Several
Interesting Songs and Instrumental
Numbers Found in Recent Lists
Among the recent publications of the Oliver
Ditson Co., Uoston, are included a number of
excellent songs and instrumental numbers:
"Some of the Time I'm Lonely," words and
music by Francis W. Hatch; "Dreaming Alone
in the Twilight," words by Carl Clemson. and
music by Hartley Moore; "The Wreck of the
'Julie Plantc,' " words by William It. Druni-
mond, and music by Godfrey O'Hara; several
easy teaching pieces for the piano by W. Ber-
wald; "Cathedral Shadows," for the organ, by
Alfred T. Mason, and piano selections by Fred-
eric K. Farrar, Charles Hucrter, George W.
\\ arren and others.
TO AFRICA TO STUDY MUSIC
Roland W . H a y e s , N e g r o T e n o r , to Study the
Beginning of N e g r o Music
Roland \V. Hayes, the well-known negro
tenor, will sail shortly for Africa, where he in-
tends to spend several years in the study of the
origin and beginnings of negro music. His trip
will include recitals in London and I'aris. After
that he will devote himself wholly to research
work. H e is the first of his race to u n d e r t a k e
such a mission.
"I am going to the places where civilization
began, to gel at the heart of things, to live
the life of a regular native from their viewpoint,
and entirely forget that 1 have ever been a
civilized m a n , " he said recently. "I believe that
only in this way can I really trace the origin
and p r o g r e s s of a type of music which I am
sure may well become a leading factor in the
cultured world.
"I don't see why the negro as a race should
not make a very definite contribution to the
music ol the world. W h y shouldn't our music
be as vital and as beautiful ;i> the music of the
Russian, the French, the G e r m a n s , the Italians?
"1 don't know just where I am going and 1
don't know just when I am coming back, but
my trip is the great a d v e n t u r e for me, a n d I
hope that it may have very definite and profit-
able results.'"
The Sensational High Grade Ballad
Already selling in large quantities on Victory
(instrumental) and Superba word roll No. 1357.
Backed by an aggressive advertising campaign
SUNG and DANCED to EVERYWHERE
Order TO-DAY from us or from your jobber
Attractive window advertising matter furnished
VICTORY PUBLISHING CO., 102 W. 42nd St., New York
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Poem by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
Music by Davis and Elliott
Published for High and Low Voice
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RETAIL 35c
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MUSICAL ART PUBLISHERS
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ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY

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