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THE
SILVER PREPARES 1921 CAMPAIGN
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
THREE BUSY WITMARK ARTISTS
DECEMBER 18, 1920
THE CHARITY GIRL" ON TOUR
General Manager of Chas. K. Harris Plans to
Feature New Song Hits Extensively
Caro Rama, F. W. Vanderpool and A. A. Penn Musical Comedy Now Being Presented in Mid-
Contribute New Numbers to "Black & White
dle West Cities
Series"—Other Noted Composers Producing
Maxwell Silver, general manager for Chas. K.
The comedy by Edward Clark, with music by
Harris, is now preparing his organization's sales
On the regular composers' staff of M. Wit- S. R. Henry and M. Savin, known as "The
campaign for the season of 1921. The Chas. K. mark & Sons are three writers whose work Charity Girl," which has played at the Bel-
Harris catalog has a wealth of material from the during the past year has placed their names high mont Theatre, New York, for the past several
among the writers of successful ballads. Each months, is now on tour. Week engagements at
of these composers has a distinct style and indi- all the larger cities throughout the Middle West
viduality, and each has added valuable songs to are scheduled and, according to recent reports
the Witmark collection, the "Black & White from the various towns visited by this show, the
sales of the music have been good. Among the
Series."
Caro Roma has followed her wonderful suc- songs which are particularly effective, both in
cesses like "Can't Yo' Heah Me Callin', Caro- the show and as regards sales, are: "That Cer-
line?", "I Come to Thee" and "Resignation," tain Something"; "When Love Comes to Your
with such charming songs as "Liza, Deah," Heart"; "I Think So, Too"; "Dance Me
Around"; "Little Miss Charity"; "The Crinoline
"Bamboo Baby," "The Silent Voice," "The Girl" and "Poor Working Man." Jos. W. Stern
Lord's Prayer," "Grateful, O Lord, Am I"— & Co. are the publishers of the song.
the last three sacred songs very much in demand.
Fredk. W. Vanderpool has added to his previ-
ous successes, such as "If," "Values" and "Ma "STRUT, MISS LIZZIE" ON RECORDS
Little Sunflower, Good Night," splendid and
It is understood that the new Creamer & Lay-
attractive songs in the shape of "The Want of
ton comedy song and fox-trot, "Strut, Miss
You," "Nobody Knew," "The Heart Call," "The Lizzie," has, although only recently released,
Light" and "Heart to Heart I Hold You, Dear." been placed for early recording on seven dif-
Arthur A. Penn, who wrote both lyrics and ferent talking machine records. Jack Mills, Inc.,
music to such successes as "Carissima," "The are the publishers.
Maxwell Silver
Magic of Your Eyes," "Smilin' Through" and
pens of several well-known writers and in ad- "Sunrise and You," has done the same with his
dition has a representative list of releases of latest songs, among which may be specially
ballads. These latter include "Pet Me," "Some-
body Cares for You" and "I'm Going Home." mentioned "Your Spirit Dwells With Me,"
Other numbers that particularly stand out are "The Music of Your Voice" and "Mighty Lone-
Max Kortlander's "Like We Used to Be" and some," as well as furnishing the music to a trio
"I've Lost My Heart to the Meanest Girl in of delightfully varied songs like "When May
Town," Eddie Leonard's "Mary, Where Will Is Turning to June," "Colleen o' My Heart"
You Be?" and Eugene West and Otis Spencer's and "The Lamplit Hour."
'"Why Did You Make Love to Me?" as well as • The works of these writers are featured in
Creamer and Layton's "Show Me How" and many programs and their representation is in-
"When You Look in the Eyes of a Mule." creasing daily. The Witmark "Black & White
Herewith is a photograph of Maxwell Silver, of Series" is indeed a mine of musical and lyrical
the above organization, taken on his last sea- material. In addition to the above-named
son's trip to the Pacific Coast. The picture was writers Victor Herbert, Geoffry O'Hara, Frank
snapped shortly after an automobile ride to the Tours, Ernest R. Ball and Frank Gray are con-
summit of Mt. Shasta, Calif.
tributors to this well-known series.
USING "I PASSED BY YOUR WINDOW"
Mary Jordan, who is making a concert tour
of some of the principal cities of the country, is
programming with success the Enoch & Sons
number, "I Passed By Your Window." Her
itinerary includes the States of New York, New
Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Cali-
fornia.
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Remiek Song Hits
"Avalon" "Japanese Sandman'
"Just Like a Gipsy"
"Beautiful Annabell Lee"
"Hold Me"
"La Veeda"
"Nobody to Love"
"If a Baby Would Never Grow
Older"
"Hiawatha's Melody of Love"
"Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep"
"Springtime" "If You Could Care"
"Can You Tell ? "
"Drifting Along on a Blue Lagoon"
"Your Eyes Have Told Me So *
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JEROME H. REMICK & CO. :
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NEW YORK
DETROIT t
Enoch & Sons have just issued a second
series of "Song Offerings" by Landon Ronald,
set to poems by Rabindranath Tagore, the
Hindoo poet.
Two Real Sellers
"Since I Lost You"
(I FEEL SO BLUE)
Fox Trot Song
A Sure Hit
"My Old Home of Yesterday"
A Waltz Ballad of the Better Class
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