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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
OCTOBER 16, 1920
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
NEW STYLE OF SHEET MUSIC
THE MODERN SONG WRITER
Buffalo Man Patents What He Calls the "Duplex
Double Number"
Evening World Humorist Has Some Amusing
Comments to Make Regarding the Popular
Songs of the Day and Those Who Like Them
John S. Dobson, Buffalo, N. Y., a writer of
popular songs, is the inventor and patentee of a
new style in sheet music layout known as the
"Duplex Double Number." Mr. Dobson has
assigned the rights to the patents to the Niantic
Sheet Music Co., 266 Broadway, Buffalo, N. Y.
Application for both Canadian, English and
Australian patents are being applied for by the
same company. It is claimed for this new inven-
tion that it will annually save thousands of
dollars in paper stock as well as in time and
labor. The "Duplex Double Number" consists
of two distinct title pages arranged in such a
manner that the music for the verse and chorus
follow in order. Copies of the music will be
placed on sale in a short time and the music
publishers of the country will, no doubt, look
forward to their release with interest. In this
new method of publishing, it will create sales
for two songs in place of one as heretofore.
MILLS BUYS "NORMANDY"
Jack Mills, Inc., New York publisher, has ac-
quired the 9ong entitled "Normandy" from
Frank Kienzle, Charles Smith and Nelson Ing-
ham., three Philadelphians, who have had some
success as popular writers. The Jack Mills
catalog now has three numbers that are hav-
ing good sales. The other two are "Cuban
Moon" and "Sweet Mamma" (Papa's Getting
Mad).
MUSIC
Neal R. O'Hara, the New York Evening
World humorist, has little respect for the qual-
ity of the modern popular song to judge from
some of his recent comments under the title of
"Modern Music." The song" is a Broadway
business to-day, he declares, and a composer
doesn't have to know much music or English
so long as he can add up his royalties. The
modern song writers, he says, are like the
Democratic administration—always strong for
the South.
In commenting upon this tendency Mr.
O'Hara says:
"The average song writer has never been
south of the Jersey ferry slips, but that trifle
never affects his style. Any almanac will tell
you that the moon shines south of the Potomac,
and that's all you need to know. Dante wrote
the 'Inferno' without making a trip to assemble
his copy, so why should a song writer care?
Some of 'em have gone even further south into
Cuba.
"Twenty years ago most of our music came
from Vienna, but now it comes from Berlin.
And Irving certainly gives us an earful. He's
made more trap drummers hunch-backed than
Dr. Munyon has cured with his pills. And his
brand of music gets the money! That's why
Al Jolson can get more for a night than Chopin
could get for a nocturne.
"The day is past when wine, women and
song can travel together. Nowadays our women
and song are too fast for our wine. You don't
have to put raisins or yeast in music now to
make your feet have that dizzy feeling. For
the song boys don't write 'The Song of a
Shirt' any more unless the shirt is hard boiled.
"The beauty of our modern American songs
is that they don't have to be translated. They
make as much sense in any other language as
they do in ours. The music that Broadway
gives the nation has fixed it so you don't have
to have an ear for music so long as you've got
two shoulders. When there is music in the
air to-day there are sure to be shoulder blades
in the same place. The reason our music can
charm the savage beast is that so little of it is
tame. But don't think we'll ever forget the old
masters. We won't—so long as our 1920
Beethovens continue *to jazz up their stuff."
B. W. LEVY ON WESTERN TRIP
General Manager for B. D. Nice & Co. Extend-
ing His Acquaintance Among Dealers
Benj. W. Levy, general manager of B. D.
Nice & Co., Inc., the well-known New York
publisher, has just left New York on an ex-
tended trip visiting the trade in the Middle
West.
Mr. Levy stated before his departure that the
trip was chiefly for the purpose of shaking
hands and getting acquainted with the dealers.
He reports a big sale on the ballad fox-trot
"Wond'ring" and also announces the completion
of a new ballad entitled "Sweet Lavender,"
written and composed by Lee David.
OF IMPORTANCE
From BROADWAY'S Big Musical Comedy Successes
ALSO THE STANDARD SELLERS OF THE DAY
Representing ONLY THE BEST HITS THIS YEAR
JOHN CORT'S
BIG MUSICAL
PRODUCTION
EARL CARROLL'S BIG HIT FROM
"JIM JAM JEMS"
"THE LADY OF THE LAMP"
MUSICAL COMEDY
When the Right Little Girl Comes Along
Sweet Little Stranger
I've Always Been Fond of Babies
The Magic Kiss
Raggedy Ann
Everybody But Me
BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION
All of the World Is My Dreaming Place
FANNY BRICE SONG HITS
"ZIEGFELD FOLLIES"
FRANK CRUMIT'S BIG HIT FROM
"GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES"
Rose of Washington Square
1 Was a Floradora Baby
Roc ka way Baby
1920
I'm a Lonesome Little Rain Drop
BERT
WILLIAMS'
BIG HITS FROM
GARDEN
J. J. SHUBERT'S BIG SUCCESS
NEW YORK
WINTER
"BROADWAY BREVITIES"
The Moon Shines on the Moon Shine
1 W a n t to Know Where Tosti Went When He Said G o o d - B y e . . .
"MIDNIGHT ROUNDERS"
CENTURY ROOF REVIEW
You're Like a Red Red Rose
Who Cares
T E D L E W I S Big Song Hits
NORA B A Y E S ' BIG H I T FROM
"LADIES FIRST"
Rose of Chile
•.
Come Back to Georgia
Some How
MUSICAL COMEDY
Ten Little Bottles
LEE & J. J. SHUBERT PRESENT
"THE
GIRL
.Good-Bye, Take Care of Yourself
IN
THE
PRIVATE
MUSICAL COMEDY
I Love My Art
ROOM"
Look for the Rainbow
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