Music Trade Review

Issue: 1920 Vol. 71 N. 21

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Its sweeping theCountry!
HONOLULU EYES 1
One most beautiful Wallz Melody
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FEIST MUSICjN^ "AFGHAR"
"Why Don't You" Seems to Be Hit of Elaborate
Production Recently Opened in New York
Some time ago, when in England, Joseph Mc-
Carthy and Harry Tierney made arrangements
with Charles B. Cochran, the producer, and Alice
Dclysia, the star, of the London and Paris sensa-
tion, "Afghar," to write some topical American
numbers for the show's presentation in this coun-
try. With the recent opening of the production,
which has been greeted most favorably by New
York audiences, the number from these young
writers' pens, "Why Don't You?" seems to be
one of the hits of the show. The other numbers
in the production are by Douglas Furber and
Charles Cuvillier and include "Dear Lonely
Lover," "Live for Love," "Rose of Seville," "Sun-
shine Valley," "Give the Devil His Due," "Unit-
ed We Stand" and "The Man From Mexico." In
addition, Tom Johnstone and Harry Archer are
credited with "Be Yourself." Leo Feist, Inc., not
only publish "Why Don't You?" by McCarthy
and Tierney, but are the American publishers of
the entire score.
Wier and Evans, who presented a big singing
act recently, informed the publishers that "Down
the Trail to Home, Sweet Home" was well re-
ceived everywhere. This act is playing on the
Keith Circuit and has helped considerably in
arousing the enthusiasm of the public for this
newest Ball work.
VITMOUT CASTING ANY
Oh OTHER SONGS'
V/E HAVE TUC M O S T NATURAL
WIT
OF THEM ALL
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ON ^\LL RECORDS AND PLAYER
P U B L U U C D BV
GOODMAN AND ROSE INC.
2 34 WEST 4bTr> STREET
NEW
YORK
BELWIN, INC., IN NEW QUARTERS
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NOW WRITES FOR IRVING BERLIN
Irving Berlin, Inc., recently placed under con-
tract a new writer in the person of Roy Ingra-
ham. The first release from this writer's pen
Belwin, Inc., publishers of standard and popu- is a waltz song entitled "Everybody Knows."
lar music, recently moved into a new location Both the sales and professional departments of
on the second, third and fourth floors of 701 the above publishing house predict big things
Seventh avenue, New York City. Formerly for this number.
Belwin, Inc., occupied the sixth floor of this
building, but found it a necessity to find larger
BENSON ORCHESTRA ON RECORDS
quarters. While the new home is on the second
The first releases of the Benson Orchestra,
floor and above, there is also an exclusive street
entrance easily accessible to the profession. Mr. which recently made recordings for the Victor
Louis Breau has been appointed manager of the Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J., are "My
professional department and the firm announces Little Bimbo Down on the Bamboo Isle" and
a number of successful songs which it will cam- "Fair One." The Benson Orchestra is well rated
in the Windy City and they were brought East
paign on in both professional and orchestra purposely to make some recordings.
circles.
New York Publishing House Takes Space on
Two Extra Floors of Building
PUSHING MUSIC BOX NUMBER
Fall Campaign of Leo Feist Carries Full Page
in Ladies' Home Journal and Features "A
Young Man's Fancy" and Other Hits
Following the early November campaign in-
augurated by Leo Feist, Inc., on "A Young
Man's Fancy," which during the week of No-
vember 7 included advertisements of good size
in several Chicago papers, the Feist November
campaign also includes a full-page advertisement
in the Ladies' Home Journal, the copy featur-
ing "A Young Man's Fancy" and "Sweetheart
Blues," as well as "Down in Chinatown." "A
Young Man's Fancy" is known as the music box
novelty number and is quite popular in the or-
chestra field.
"Irene," "Alice Blue Gown," "When You Look
in the Heart of a Rose," "Oh," "Linger Longer,
Letty," "Red Rose," "Honolulu Eyes," "Spring-
time in Mayo," "Just Like the Rose," "Castle
of Dreams" and "Rose of My Heart," all popu-
lar and high-class numbers of the catalog, are
given mention.
The Ladies' Home Journal has over two mil-
lion circulation, and it is said that it has over
five times as many readers. This is the first big
Fall advertising campaign by the house of Feist.
"IRENE" 250 TIMES IN LONDON
Musical Comedy Still Enjoying Great Publicity
in England
According to recent reports from London, Eng-
land, the 250th performance of the musical show
"Irene" took place there at the Empire Theatre
on October 23. The play has settled down for a
long run and seats are sold out many weeks in
advance. It is expected that the New York rec-
ord for "Irene" of a year in the same theatre will
be equaled, if not surpassed. The "Alice Blue
Gown*' song, it is stated, is rated as one of the
season's most popular successes.
TO PUBLISH NEW NEGRO LULLABY
Jerome H. Remick & Co., the well-known pub-
lishing house, has accepted for publication a high-
class negro lullaby song entitled "Kinky-Inky,"
written by Milt Hagcn and James Schearer. The
latter is the- author of "The Moan."
C. W. Thompson & Co., Boston, Mass., are
the publishers of a new number entitled "Smile
On" which is proving an excellent work for
community singing. The number is from the
pen of Caroline L. Sumner, who resides in Nor-
wood. St. Lawrence County, N. Y.
BIG SELLERS
selected from the
Popular Standard
Pictorial Catalog of
M. Witmark & Sons
AH 30 cent numbers
LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY
DOWN THE TRAIL TO HOME, SWEET HOME
TRIPOLI (On the Shores of Tripoli)
WHO'LL TAKE THE PLACE OF MARY?
BO LA BO
I'VE GOT THE BLUES FOR MV KENTUCKY
HOME
MY HOME TOWN IS A ONE-HORSE TOWN
But It's Big Enough for Me
PARISIOLA (Par-ee-xee-ola)
IN THE DISK (vocal and ins.)
RIO GRANDE (vocal and ins.)
HUMMING BIRD
COTTON (Cotton Was a Little Dixie Rose)
SHE'S THE HEART OF DIXIELAND
COME BACK TO JUMBO GUMBO
Jee Jee Boo Bumbo
EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE
Never Made Anyone Wise
FORGIVE ME (Let's Start Over Again)
THERE'S A TYPICAL TIPPERARY OVER
HERE
WHEN A PEACH IN GEORGIA WEDS A ROSE
FROM ALABAM'
MY MOTHER'S EVENING PRAYER
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NOVEMBER 20,
THE MUSIC TRADE
1920
REVIEW
65
PLANNING SONG WRITERS' UNION
Meetings Held to Organize Melody Producers
Into a Union
275%
Is Some Profit
Do you know that 75% of the
non-copyrights In " C E N T U B Y"
CERTIFIED EDITION cost you but
4c a Copy
on which your profit is
lie a copy or 275% on
every sale you make?
In addition to this,
"CENTURY" is spending
thounandN of dollars to
nationally advertise these
"common property" num-
bers for your direct ben-
efit.
THIS ALONE DESERVES
YOUR CO-OPERATION.
Century
Music Pub. Co.
235 West 40th St.
SENDS SONGSJTO IRELAND
According to recent reports, T. B. Harms, of
Francis, Day & Hunter, the well-known Amer-
ican publishing house, has made a shipment of
fifty copies of "You Can't Beat the Luck of the
Irish" to Robert Withers, proprietor of a music
shop in Dublin, Ireland. This number is sung
by Arthur Geary in the toyland scene in "Good
Times," now playing at the New York Hippo-
drome.
"SWEET CUBAN MOON" ISSUED
Jos. W. Stern & Co. recently issued a new
song from the pen of Sam Perry, of the Con-
norized Music Co., entitled "Sweet Cuban Moon."
The author is a musician of undoubted talent.
"SMILE ON'
C. W . THOMPSON & C O .
THE SONG OF JOY!
Pott paid 30c
BOSTON, MASS.
'A'AWA'A'AWA'graSaBSSK 3B&3gAWA'A»A»A«AWAWAWA»ATiy
It is astonishing how quickly
the teachers of America have
shown their appreciation of
EDITION BEAUTIFUL.
From Maine to California the
opinion is almost unanimous that
EDITION BEAUTIFUL has
filled a long-felt want.
We need your co-operation.
You need EDITION BEAU-
TIFUL.
Some time ago there was a preliminary meet-
ing of a number of song writers for the purpose
of taking initial steps to organize a song writers'
union and on Tuesday of this week a second ses-
sion was held. It is understood that it is the de-
sire of those most active in this proposed organi-
zation to either affiliate with the Actors' Equity
Association or the Associated Actors and Ac-
tresses of America, which would bring the new
body under the jurisdiction of the American Fed-
eration of Labor. The meetings have been held
at Keen's Chop House and over sixty writers
have attended the sessions.
At the first meeting the song writers were ad-
dressed by Frank Gilmore, of the Actors' Equity
Association, who spoke upon the advantages that
have accrued to the professionals already union-
ized and affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor.
It is said that Jeoffrey O'Hara, the former
song leader and the author of "K-a-t-y" and
other popular songs, is one of the leading fig-
ures in the formation of the new body. Another
active member is said to be Raymond Hubbell.
Among other things the song writers' organi-
zation is said to propose is a new standardized
song writing royalty contract eliminating some
of the features of the contracts now in effect.
Proposals are also made to prohibit professional
managers of music publishing houses from "cut-
ting-in" on royalties of works with members of
writing staffs. It is stated that an effort will be
made, if the organization succeeds, to have the
American Federation of Musicians play no songs
unless written by union authors.
It would appear that the song writers have
chosen a peculiar time to organize. With the
music publishing business just coming through
the biggest slump in its history, the effects of
which it will take many months to overcome, the
action of the writers will place new burdens on
the publishers.
The Quick Success of
"Feather Your Nest"
has been nothing short of sensational.
A Positive Sure-Fire Hit
We Knew That
"Grieving for You"
was an orchestral hit, but now comes
AL JOLSON
singing it with tremendous success in
"Sinbad."
Write for Dealers' Price*
L E O . F E I S T , Inc., FEIST Bldg., New York
The publishers certainly have enough problems
under present-day conditions and to add to them
at this period will do much to throw the busi-
ness into a position where it will be almost be-
yond salvage.
Song writers who have the ability to turn out
successful products are not by any means in the
poor workingman class and those unable to write
"hit songs" have not, at least not at this time,
any legitimate basis for an attack on the music
publishers as a whole.
An aggressive attitude to obtain what they term
are their rights at this time is certainly uncalled
for and from all indications the publishing field
will undergo another depressing period that will
go far to place the last Summer sales on a suc-
cess plane in comparison.
OF IMPORTANCE
(Formerly 10c Music)
«A"™ SHEET MUSIC
Every Live Dealer
r
200 < Profit on
is familiar with
fga THIS TRADE MACK
World Famous
McKINLEY
MUSIC
I he price of this big-selling edition ot
aching and concert music was advanced
\'>20, and the new retail price is now 15c
per copy. Send in your stock orders
now and take advantage of our "I-'RHK
CATALOG" offer.
50 NEW NUMBERS AND NEW
CATALOGS N O W READY
C. C. CHURCH AND COMPANY
HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT
Hartford—New York—London—Paria—Sydney
6
Now 15c Retail!
All of the best reprint* and more big-
selling copyrights than any other low-
priced edition.
Free catalogs with stock orders. We
pay for your advertising.' Write for
samples.
Write for Particulars
Today
Yovi cant go
wrong with
\ any'Feist*
McKinley Music Co.
Waltz Lullaby Success!
it represents tl«e BEST there is
4HILMIUUK
ISvcrwl-Spni'vr I
i:\os
Duet*
Quartets
SOME OF THE MANY THAT ARE ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Contents of SONGLAND
Most Extensively Advertised Booklet
of the
Songs River
Ever Shannon
Issued
t'Where
SECULAR
Flows
t'Asleep in the Deep
t'Who Knows
f Can't You Heah Me Callin',
SACRED
Caroline
t"A Little While
t'Bamboo Baby
t'Angel of Light, Lead On
t'Dear Little Boy of Mine
t'Evenino Brings Rest & You t'Closer Still With Thee
t'God Made You Mine
t'Ever at Rest
Heart Call. The
t'God Shall Wipe Away the
t*Honey, if You Only Knew
Tears
t ' l n the Garden of My Heart
t'Grateful, 0 Lord, Am I
t'Lamplit Hour, The
f * l Come to Thee
t ' M a Little Sunflower, Good-
f l Do Believe
night
f i t Was for Me
t'Magic of Your Eyes, The
t*My Days Are in His Hands
t*My Dear
t'Oh Lord, Remember Me
t*My Rosary for You
t'Shine. 0 Holy Light
f N i g h t Wind. The
t'Silent Voice. The
t'One More Day
t'Teach Me to Pray
T'Resignation
t'Thou Art My God
t'Smilin' Through
OPERA TIC
t Songs of Dawn &. Twilight
(Design—Every Little Nail)
t*Gypsy Love Song
t'Kiss Me Again
t Spring's a Lovable Ladye
t'Mother Machree
t'Sorter Miss You
t*My Wild Irish Rose
t'Starlight Love
f*Too- Ra-Loo- Ra-Loo- Ral
t'Sunrlse and You
That's an Irish Lullaby
t"There's a Long, Long Trail
fWhen
Irish
Eyes Are
t Values
t*Want of You. The
Smiling
Those marked with (*) published for Duet
Those marked with ( f ) published for Quartet
Best Selling Standard Songs in the World
'Hundreds of Dealers Carry This Complete Stock—Do You?
If Not. Write for "SONGLAND" and Special Proposition.
Witm.rkJBIdg. M. W I T M A R K & S O N S
NewjYork
On All Records and Rolls
PICKANINNY BLUES
Chicago
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
New York

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