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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.
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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.
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50 NEW NUMBERS AND NEW
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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
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Those marked with ( f ) published for Quartet
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