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OCTOBER 30, 1920
MUSIC
TRADE
MUSIC ON THE KEITH CIRCUIT
BNJOYING LIFE AT ATLANTIC CITY
Two Popular Members of the Music Publishing
Industry Snapped at Famous Resort
Herewith is reproduced a photograph of Bill
Monroe, composer of "When My Baby Smiles at
Me," published by the Harry Von Tilzer Music
Co., and Jack Robbins, general manager of the
Bill Monroe and Jack Robbins
Maurice Richmond Music Co., Inc., taken in
Atlantic City, N. J., recently. Jack Robbins is a
frequent visitor to the seaside resort and has
succeeded in making his firm's selections a fea-
ture with the various prominent orchestras in
that playground. These include "Gra-na-da" and
"Anytime," Anyplace, Anywhere."
OPEN SHEET MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Philadelphia Wholesalers in Music Rolls Now
Acting as Sheet Music Jobbers
The United Music. Stores 619 Cherry street,
Philadelphia, Pa., who are wholesalers in music
rolls and musical merchandise, featuring the
Connorized and Pianostyle music rolls, have just
opened a sheet music department on the first
iloor of their new building, where they will do
a jobbing business and carry a representative
stock of the catalogs of the leading publishers.
The United Music Stores make free deliveries
in the city of Philadelphia to the trade.
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REVIEW
"MARY" A MUSICAL SENSATION
Vaudeville Houses Feature Many of the Pop- George M. Cohan's Musical Comedy Receives
High Praise From Critics—Louis Hirsch Has
ular Melodies of the Day
Written Exceptional Score—"The Love Nest"
the Hit of the Show—Other Good Numbers
The Keith circuit has, with the opening of the
Fall season, added several well-located theatres
"Mary," the George M. Cohan show, after
to its list of houses in New York City. One
week early in October these theatres billed playing extended engagements in Boston and
many acts featuring successes from the catalog Philadelphia, arrived recently at the Knicker-
of M. Witmark & Sons. Ernest R. Ball and bocker Theatre, New York. "Mary" created
Maud Lambert were at the Riverside Theatre, much attention to itself long prior to its New
and featured Ball's latest ballad, "Mother of York premiere by the national success of the
Pearl," a s well as the two successes, "Down the feature song of the show, "The Love Nest."
Trail to Home Sweet Home" and "Let the Rest No song since "Dardanella" has had such a uni-
of the World Go By." Ball's contribution in- versal appeal. What marks it as exceptional is
cluded his famous medley, comprising a num- the fact that it is a production number and
ber of his older successes. Two other acts on while it has been played by the orchestras it has
the same bill featured the Witmark publications, never been heard in vocal form outside of the
Daly & Berlew with "Starlight Love" and the show itself and in taJlking machine record form.
Fred Hughes Duo with "Let the Rest of the "Mary" was hailed by every critic in New York
World Go By." In addition Jules Lenzberg's as a show which would have a long run. Since
orchestra played Ball's fox-trot ballad "Forgive the opening night seats have been at a premium
Me," which certainly constitutes a record for and it is more than possible that in the near
future there will be formed three or four road
a single house.
At the Alhambra Grace Nelson rendered the companies.
Because "The Love Nest" has had such a
standard selection, "Sunrise and You," the melo-
dious ballad by Arthur A. Penn which is gaining wide appeal it must not be thought that that
in popularity. At the same house Frank Mul- completes the song hits of the show, for there
lane featured "Down the Trail to Home Sweet are several numbers that are particularly pleas-
ing, the song "Mary" itself being one of the
Home."
"Sunrise and You" was also a popular feature leaders, closely followed by "Anything You
at the Royal Theatre. Here it was sung by Want to Do, Dear," "Waiting," "Tom-Tom-
Will Oakland, who also sang successfully two Toddle," "That Farm Out in Kansas" and
other Witmark songs, both from the pen of "We'll Have a Wonderful Party." "Mary" is
Ernest R. Ball, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" the work of Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
as to the book and lyrics and Louis Hirsch as
and "'Mother of Pearl."
to the score. One of the critics in speaking of
the piece said that of three collaborators it is
RECRUITING SONG A HIT
the composer who has done the most for the
piece. "Mr. Hirsch has written a consistently
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., October 25.—The song hit tuneful score, which in 'The Love Nest' achieved
of the day here is "The Super Super-Dread- one of those instantaneous hits which happen
naught California," written by John Blackburn, about two or three times a season," the critic
Commander in the U. S. Navy. The song has said in his review.
been written for recruiting purposes to assist in
the present campaign being waged here to get
a thousand Californians for the dreadnaught
California, now lying in San Francisco Bay. Com-
. The song "Pickaninny Rose," published by the
mander Blackburn has been stationed in the Pace & Handy Music Co., Inc., is becoming one
South Sea Islands for many years and has used of the sales features in the music department of
the plaintive, weird music of the brown islanders stores in the larger trade centers. The song
in composing the recruiting song. The Fisk shops on Broadway have featured it for some
Music Publishing Co. are handling the song. time and the demand is apparently steadily in-
They have already sent out 900 orchestrations creasing. The number has been recorded by
and are receiving immense orders for it. There most of the large talking machine companies
is no doubt that "The Super Super-Dreadnaught and is also to be had in player roll form as pro-
California" will be a powerful recruiting aid duced by some of the leading player roll com-
during the present drive.
panies.
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