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THE
MUSIC TRADE
JULY 17, 1920
REVIEW
LOOKING OUT FOR THE AMATEUR
Practice of Preying Upon the Amateur Song
Writer by Unscrupulous Concerns Is Worthy
of Consideration by Better Element
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The slogan of the old-time showman of the
A Triumvirate of Triumphs
Barnum type was that "There's a sucker born
and
every minute and two to grab him," and the
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slogan seems to hold good in many fields out-
Every Ounce of Forster Energy
side of the circus business, as is evidenced by
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the fact that numerous concerns who still cater
is being concentrated on
to the amateur song writer and separate him
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Sensation
WhichTHE PUBLIC has selected!
from his money for service that represents lit-
Hundreds of
tle or nothing still find plenty of victims.
ALREADy
Hardly a week passes but that trade papers
VaudeviLLe
Acts
SINGING THEM
TREMENDOUS
receive letters from amateur song writers seek-
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ing advice as to where they may have songs
SELLERS!
Thousands of Orchestras
Wiedoeft
published and quite frequently stating that they
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have sent various sums of money to this or that
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concern under promise that their works would
ALL The Phonograph Records
be edited, music supplied for the words and the
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whole published for the benefit of the writer.
The best that they generally get is a poorly
printed copy of a song supposed to be their
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effort, although ofttimes it is unrecognizable.
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These "publishers" who specialize in handling
NoveLty WaLtz
" in "ZI*GF*LD F0LLIC5"
OR IF you PREFER
the works of amateurs appear to work on the
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basis that if they don't take over the sucker
somebody else will, but they word their con-
tracts and their promises so carefully that there
FJ.A. FORSTER PRES.
is generally little redress and little basis for
CHICAGO, ILL.
736 SOUTH MICHIGAn AVE.
legal action.
Inasmuch as the bona fide publishers are so
well organized in local and national associa- discourage those capable of really worth-while
DEDICATES SONG TO ARIZONA
tions would it not be worth while to protect efforts in song writing from offering their works
their interests and at the same time keep in for the consideration of even publishers of high T. Dunstan Collins Uses Native State as Theme
touch with new blood among the song writers standing. It seems as though the situation is
for "Arizona Moonlight"
by establishing some sort of bureau to act as a one deserving of a little thought at least by
clearing house for amateur works? It is to be reputable publishers.
An interesting addition to the music of the
admitted that the amateur whose lyrics and
State of Arizona is.a song written by T. Dun-
music are frequently valueless will not be con-
Collins and published by the pub-
SOME NEW DITSON PUBLICATIONS stan
vinced of the fact by any board of publishers,
lishing house of T. Dunstan Collins in Phoenix,
but by having a central bureau the time of the Interesting Series of Piano Pieces Just Issued Ariz. The title of this song is "Arizona Moon-
individual publishers spent in looking over and
light," a waltz number which is expected to find
by Oliver Ditson Co., Boston
rejecting these amateur works will be saved
favor not only in Arizona but throughout the
and there should be enough worth-while ideas
New publications just issued by the Oliver country. The number is dedicated to Arizona.
picked up in the process of elimination to war- Ditson Co., Boston, include a new song, "May The title page of the first issue contains an at-
rant the maintenance of the amateur song board, Night," by Janet M. Grace, and a number of tractive picture of Roosevelt Lake, one of the
even though it will not serve to keep all the piano pieces, among which are found three num- well-known spots of the Western State.
amateurs out of the grasp of those who look bers by R. Huntington Woodman, namely,
upon them as their special prey.
"March of the Gnomes," "Spinning Song" and
It is a known fact that after an experience "Scherzetto." There is also a piano number,
with one or several sharks the amateur song "Golden Days," a waltz, by Leslie Loth; ''The
writer looks upon the entire music publishing Little Prince," a gavotte, by Clarence G. Ham-
fraternity as made up of men of doubtful hon- ilton; a series of five little Dutch solos for piano
esty and does not hesitate to express that idea by Gloria Marshall, a Russian number by Ar-
to his friends. Such experiences may likewise thur Cleveland Morse and a brilliant military
medley for the piano by T. H. Rollinson, en-
titled, "Patrol of the Red, White and Blue."
BEAUTIFUL PIANO SELECTIONS
There
is also offered some supplementary violin
FOR TEACHERS
music for class use selected and edited by Dr.
Pass Me N o t 0 Gentle S a v i o i ^ V a r .
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0 . j . Tharp
Cherished
Memories—Reverie
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Albert G. Mitchell.
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PUBLISHER IMC
SWEET LUL1ABYS
Forgive a n d Forget—Romanza
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Whisperings of S p r i n g t i m e (Teachers' favorite)
W . Lindsy
Woodbine Waltzes (Very B r i l l i a n t )
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- Alice Sloane
Pres. M c K i n l e y ' s Grand March .
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. Chas. Maxwell
Evening Thoughts .Reverie—Solo, also Duet
W . K. Southard
Special Trade Rates, 15c
J. HIGH STAUFFER. Publisher. Mansfield, O.
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
Dealers, write for special introductory prices
M E L R O S E BROS.Publishers
63rd and Cottage Grove Ave.,
CHICAGO. ILL.
FEATURING "PICKANINNY ROSE"
Pace & Handy Songs Popular—Victor Co. to
Reissue "Yellow Dog Blues" Soon
Pace & Handy Music Co., Inc., Gaiety Thea-
tre Building; New York, publishers of a long
list of "blue" numbers as well as a number of
popular ballads, are featuring a new song en-
titled "Pickaninny Rose," lyric by Annelu Burns
with music by Madelyn Sheppard. The song
is being received favorably by artists in every
section of the country.
"Yellow Dog Blues," another Pace & Handy
publication, an instrumental number which
has been popular over a period of months, is to
be reissued by the Victor Talking Machine Co.
in record form, according to a recent announce-
ment of that firm.
RIO NIGHTS
The Fastest Selling Waltz Song on the Market
SWEET LULLABYS
The National favorite waltz sensation
Jobbers or direct
THE MELODY SHOP
WILLIAMSPORT
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PENNA.
HAVE YOU
"I've Been A-Longin' For You"
"Just A Rose"
"After It's Over, Dear" and "Alpine Blues"?
THEY'RE WINNERS
Order direct or through your jobber
FISHER THOMPSON MUSIC PUB. CO.
Gaiety Theatre Building, NEW YORK CITY