Music Trade Review

Issue: 1920 Vol. 70 N. 15

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
APRIL 10, 1920
REAL SONG HIT MUST MEAN NOTHING
This Is the Opinion of Neal R. O'Hara as Of-
fered Recently in the New York Evening
World—The Effect of Prohibition Outlined
At one time or another every columnist, or
humorous writer for daily papers, takes occa-
sion to try out his wit on the songwriter, some-
: times with good effect, sometimes not. Neal R.
•O'Hara, who runs the humor column in the
New York Evening World, last week took his
fling at the songwriters, and managed to offer
some ideas on songwriting that are not en-
tirely original but are worth thinking over. In
discussing the songwriting art as it is now
constituted Mr. O'Hara said in part:
"Songwriting now is a difficult art. The suc-
cessful lyric carpenter to-day must forget his
rhyme and reason, provided he ever had either
or both. He must forget everything but royal-
ties before success is assured. A song hit
to-day must mean nothing at all, which is why
the 'Star-Spangled Banner' will never be one
of our six best sellers.
"The words without music should always
sound hopeless—about one-half as hopeless as
they sound with music.
"The song art's progressed in the last few
years. 'Everything Is Peaches Down in'——-has
got it all over 'Marching Through Georgia.' The
Swanee River's gone dry, so far as song is con-
cerned:—they now write their lyrics on Mobile
Bay. When the rag writer's up against it, he
goes South for the words of his song. Virginia,
Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia make softer
picking for the song boys than all the cotton
there. The map of Dixie is to the songsters
what a flask of grape juice is to W. J. Bryan.
It keeps 'em in tune.
"But prohibition has changed the song biz.
Songwriters gave us 'The Alcoholic Blues' as
soon as the nation went blooey. Then 'The
Key to My Cellar' was such a seller it was
hard to get 'em off the key. To-day the entire
complexion of songwriting's changed. A tune
that mentioned moonshine five years ago was
a tune about love. Now it's a tune about licker.
'Down by the Old Mill' now means a gin mill.
To-day they sing of raisins instead of peaches,
and the Golden West gives way to the cake of
yeast. The O. K. on a song to-day means that
some one like Omar Khayyam composed it."
POSTCARD AS A GLOBE TROTTER
Piece of Advertising Sent Out by Daniels &
Wilson Goes to Germany and Back
A postcard sent out several months ago by
Milt Hagen, advertising manager for Daniels
& Wilson, music publishers of New York and
San Francisco, which advertised the firm's songs
"Bow-Bow" and "Sally, Shame on You," en-
joyed a unique experience. It was addressed to
an orchestra leader in New York, who, however,
had left with an army band for Germany, the
card following him to Munich, Bavaria, but the
addressee had meantime returned to the United
States. A relative in Germany received the card,
which was reforwarded to the United States,
and the orchestra leader, who had in the interim
gone to Chicago, finally was the recipient of
this much-traveled piece of publicity at his
Windy City address.
INDIANA MOON
By ARTHUR FREED and OLIVER G. WAI.XACE, composer of "Hindustan."
A brand new waltz that is sweeping: the West like a prairie fire. Literally sweeps you off your feet!
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You remember MORET'S "Sllckey" and "Peggy," now meet their charming little sister, "Sally"—
Some Girl!
BOW-WOW
Fred Fisher, Inc., has been appointed sole
selling agent for the Al Piantodosi, Inc., num-
ber, "I'm the Good Man That's So Hard to
Find." The number will be published as a
- 10-cent issue.
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Get This Right
Alabama Moon Is a Lucky Strike!
A Melodious Melody
What is a Melodious Melody? It is more than a Melody
—a ringing, singing strain that you can't forget. Everybody
is wild about the dreamy swing of this crooning moonlight
song, it's a melody you can sing, whistle and hum.
Now Being Featured Everywhere
10,000 orchestrations and song copies sent to orchestras
and singers all over the universe.
Accepted by Every Leading Talking Machine
and Player Roll Company for
Early Release
SEND IN YOUR ORDER—DISPLAY COPIES AND RECEIVE
YOUR SHARE OF ITS GROWING POPULARITY
If You Are a Live Wire Dealer
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The biggest and best orchestras In New York are playing this wonderful one-step and comedy hit.
TRIANGLE CO. BRANCH IN BOSTON
The Triangle Music Pub. Co., 145 West
Forty-fifth street, New York, has just opened
up a branch office at 228 Tremont street, Bos-
ton, Mass., of which Henry Wolpert has been
appointed manager.
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APRIL 10,
THE MUSIC TRADE
1920
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REVIEW
PLEASING CONCERT AT DITSON'S
PI'1'l'IMMMMMMM'IHlfH'tH'IUH'l
Young American Baritone Sings Ditson Songs
in Recital in Harp Room of New York Store
DOES THIS APPLY
TO YOU ?
Every Century Ad. in nine of America's Big-
gest Magazines tells the readers to "go to their
dealer for "CENTURY," and "If the dealer
cannot supply it—WE WILX."
Many are sending to us for "Century Music,"
claiming "Their dealer did not have in stock
the copies they wished." We don't like that,
as We want you to get the business.
For your own protection against loss in
profits and disappointment to your customers,
it would be well to lay in a good supply of
the better selling Century numbers.
Asking your trade to wait till you order
what they wish encourages them to look else-
where for "better Service."
Century Music Pub. Co.
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
SINGING "BOATS OF MINE"
Florence Macbeth, the well-known soprano
of the Chicago Opera Company, sang "Boats of
Mine," by Anne Stratton Miller, at the Tuesday
niusicale of the Genesee Valley Club, Rochester,
N. Y., recently. She used this same attractive
song in Peoria very recently and is singing
it on her entire Western tour. Harold Flammer,
Inc., are the publishers.
"Monsieur Beaucaire," the musical show which
had such a successful run in New York City,
opened in Boston on April 5, and will run in
that city for the balance of the season, accord-
ing to present plans.
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RE MICK'S
t LATEST SONG HITS X
"Venetian Moon"
"I'm Always Falling In Love with
the Other Fellow's Girl"
"The Hen and the Cow'
(Only a Dream of the Past)
"In Yonr Arms"
"Your Eyes Have Told Me So"
"My Isle of Golden Dreams"
"Darktown Dancin' School' 5
"Hand in Hand Again"
"When He Gave Me You"
(Mother of Mine)
JEROME H. REMICK & CO.
NEW YORK
DETROIT
Lieut. Paul Parks, one of our best young
baritones, lately returned from service in the
army abroad, who was one of the assisting artists
in a concert program in the Harp Room of
Chas. H. Ditson & Co., in the Ditson Building, 8
East Thirty-fourth street, New York City, on
Saturday afternoon, March 27, possesses an ex-
ceptionally fine baritone voice of splendid qual-
ity, tone, range and power united with good
diction, dramatic force and an attractive per-
sonality.
Lieut. Parks, before enlisting in the United
States Army, was a member of the Havlicek
Concert Co. He was severely wounded in the
battle of the Argonne and was discharged from
the hospital in December, 1919. He has now
returned to a musical life with renewed vigor
and ambition.
Lieut. Parks is a pupil of the veteran vocal
teacher, George Sweet, who enjoys the reputa-
tion of having been the teacher of the late Fran-
cis King Clark, George Ferguson, Katharine
Bloodgood, Florence Mulford, Maud Lilian
Berri, as well as the late Reginald de Koven
and Mrs. de Koven.
The selections rendered by Lieut. F'arks at
Ditson's were as follows: "A Tanto Amore,"
from "La Favorita," by Donizetti; "The Victor,"
by Burleigh, "I Know a Hill," by Whelpley,
and "Campane a Festa," by Vanzo. Lieut. Parks
has in preparation a number of the latest Dit-
son songs which he will feature in all his future
programs. Among these are "The Wreck of the
Julie Plante," by Geoffrey O'Hara; "Miss Kitty
O'Toole," by Protheroe; "Consecration," by
Manney, and "Joshua," by Chadwick.
This young man's voice will stand being heard
many times and we look forward to the same
with great interest in his progress.
\bu can't go
wrong with
any'Feist'
Song"/?
" Broadway Gets a Surprise "
(Burns Mantle in "Evening Mail")
"What's in a Name?"
The most unusual and the most
beautiful musical revue New
York has ever seen.
THE SONG HITS
What's in a Name?
My Bridal Veil
That Reminiscent Melody
Write for Dealers' Prices
LEO
F E I S T , Inc., FEIST Bldg., New York
FAVORITE MARCHES (Instrumental)
" O B the Square" (Columbia Record)
' 'The American Red Cross"
' 'Mothers of Democracy"
Vocal
"On the Square"
A very pleasing song arr.
PANELLA MUSIC CO..
PITTSBURGH. PA.
OPENS BRANCH OFFICE IN DENVER
The Dennis B. Owens, Jr., Co., Kansas City,
Mo., has opened up a branch office in Denver,
Colo., in connection with a high-class music
store, of which C. L. Philippus will be in charge.
The Denver branch will do both a wholesale
and retail business.
NEW NOVELTY BY BYRON GAY
The Henry Burr Music Corp. apparently has
a big success in "I Like to Do It," which
is from the pen of Byron Gay, writer of "The
Vamp." The number is meeting with favor in
professional and orchestra circles and the ar-
rangement, which accents the trombone, does
much to add to itp novelty.
1 WONDER WHY" POPULAR
"I Wonder Why," the leading number from
the catalog of the Melody Shop, Williamsport,
Pa. T is proving quite popular with vaudeville
performers in Eastern territory. The publishers
are giving it good publicity and the above song,
together with "Someone" and "Sweet Lulla-
bye," is being featured by them.
ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Evening Bring;* Best and Yoti
There's A Long;, Long- Trail
The Made of Your Eyes
My Rosary for You
Mother Machree
Kiss Me Again
Starlight Lore
Can't Yo' Heah Me Call In', Caroline
Ring Out! Sweet Bella of Peace
Spring's a Lovable Ladye
Dear Little Boy of Mine
Sorter Miss You
Smllln' Through
Who Knows?
Values
SACRED
Teach Me To Pray
I Come To Thee
The Silent Voice
A Little While
It Was For Me
Ever At Best
AND MANY OTHERS

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