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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
FEBRUARY 21, 1920
Remarkable WaJtz Song Success. On All Records and Rolls
WEEPING WILLOW I>AN€
Chicago
McKINLEY MUSIC COMPANY
New York
THE DITSON MONTHLY LISTS
AL JOLSON CANCELS
"IRENE" MUSIC IN DEMAND
Valuable Information for Both Trade and Pub-
lic Offered in Monthly Bulletin
Popular Comedian Forced to Go to Florida to
Recuperate
Selections From Musical Comedy Hit Selling
Well Throughout the Country
The practice of the Oliver Ditson Co., Boston,
in issuing a monthly novelty list in two forms,
one for the general public and one for the spe-
cial use of dealers, has proven a distinct success.
The lists are very complete and give just the
information that is desired regarding the new
numbers, all carefully classified. Each list is
prefaced with some interesting information re-
garding musical celebrities, the February bulle-
tin featuring Cecil Burleigh and calling atten-
tion to other noted composers and artists. The
songs listed in the February bulletin include
numbers of Caccini-Floridia, G. W. Chadwick,
William Arms Fisher, Cecil Forsyth, Frank St.
Ledger, Lieut. Gitz-Rice and others. There
are also listed selections for the piano and other
instruments, cantatas, an imposing array of
Easter anthems and a variety of other novelties.
Leo Feist, Inc., have just forwarded to the
trade a circular on the musical comedy "Irene,"
for which they publish the music. A reproduc-
tion of a two column press notice, which re-
cently appeared in- the New York Tribune, is
given a feature position, and gives some idea of
the unusual publicity this musical show is re-
ceiving in the daily papers. According to re-
ports from the sales department of the Feist
SOME LATE FEIST PUBLICITY
house, the musical numbers of "Irene," despite
Leo Feist, Inc., have a half page advertise- the fact that it is not a road show, are having
ment in both the Saturday Evening Post and larger than ordinary sales in parts of the coun-
Collier's Weekly, issues of February 14, giv- try outside of New York.
ing publicity to some of the popular numbers
from their catalog. The ad features "Just Like
EXPLOITING "AFGHANISTAN"
Sal" and "At Ching-A-Ling's Jazz Bazaar." In
order to announce the numbers to the trade, a Gilbert & Friedland Number Being Featured
small folder has been issued which carries a re-
by Woolworth Interests
production of the advertisement, actual size
Gilbert & Friedland, Inc., publishers of the
PUBLISHES NEW WALTZ SONG
song "Afghanistan," which is being "nursed"
by the Woolworth syndicate as a sales feature,
J. F. Schroeder, 10 East Sixteenth street, New is being extensively exploited by its publishers.
York, is the publisher of a waltz song entitled A big drive in professional circles has been made
"The Bobolink and the Wren." The number is and accent is being placed on the fact that
the work of Leo Bennett, and the arrangement "Afghanistan" is a "singable Asiatic fox-trot
for the piano solo was made by Bjarne Rolseth. song."
MUSICAL NOTATION INDICATOR
WASHINGTON, D. C , February 16.—A musical
notation indicator is the invention of Johanna
Cohn, New York, Patent No. 1,328,718 for which
was recently granted.
This invention relates to musical instructors
and the method of using the same whereby cer-
tain mechanical means are connected with the
keys of a piano or other instrument so that the
pupil may combine with the sound of the note
certain movements or indications by correspond-
ing visual characters. These characters may be
pointers, fingers or similar devices or may con-
sist of printed or painted objects or figures, each
corresponding with a note or sound in order to
associate the two in the mind of the student and
constitute an instantaneous sight reading and
ear training method.
Al Jolson, the well-known singing comedian,
who has been en tour with the musical comedy
success, "Sinbad," was forced to cancel his en-
gagement while playing in Chicago recently. His
part was played by Ernie Hare, his understudy.
Jolson, on doctor's orders, went immediately
to Florida. "Sinbad" will shortly close.
NUMBER BY MEYER
George Meyer, who recently joined the writ-
ing staff of Jerome H. Remick & Co., has given
his first song to that publisher's catalog. It is
entitled "The Hen and the Cow" (Only a Dream
of the Past).
JEROME H.R.EMICK L COS
LATEST HITS
Hand in Hand Again
My Isle of Golden Dreams
Venetian Moon
"WHEN MY BABY SMILES"
SIX SONGS BY FLEMING
BY IRVING BERLIN
It is understood that Len Fleming, the song
writer, has signed a contract to furnish six
song compositions to the Dennis B. Owens,
Jr., Co., Kansas City, Mo.
Biggest Song Hit in the Music World,
Over 300 Vaudeville Artists Singing It
IRVING BERLIN, Inc., 1587 B'way, N. Y.
Al Jolson's Sensational Song HIT
"SWANEE"
I'm Always Falling in Love
With the Other Fellow's Girl
Moonlight on the Swannee Shore
In Your Arms
Darktown Dancin' School
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
JEROME H.REMIOCGCQ
NEW YORK.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
By GEORGE GERSHWIN
Music Engravers and Printers
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