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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MARCH 19, 1921
A Dainty Bit of Oriental Melody
The HIT of HITS
Sensation of Sensations
Specially Written by
FIRMIN SWINNEN
for a
Rialto-Rivoli (N. Y.) Production
SAM FOX TO TAKE LONG TRIP
NEW CENTURY EDITION SLIDE
Publisher to Visit Dealers in Far West and Pa- Announced to Dealers in March Issue of "Be-
tween Us"—Review Editorial Quoted
cific Coast Territory—Reports a Substantial
Volume of Orders for Month
The March issue of "Between Us," the house
Sam Fox, of the Sam Fox Pub. Co., New organ of the Century Music Co., announces a
York and Cleveland, ()., will, at an early date, ntw, beautiful four-colored slide to be furnished
start on a trip covering the Pacific Coast and dealers for use in motion picture houses ad-
intervening territory. Among other points Mr. vertising the Century Certified Edition.
Vox will visit are Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City
The slide, which is sent free to the dealers
and Denver. He probably will return to Cleve- upon request, is forwarded with plans of how
land the latter part of April.
to place the slides with the local exhibitor.
In addition to the other helpful material ap-
While preparing for his trip Mr. Fox said:
"March 1st did not come in like a lamb with pearing in the March issue of the above publi-
the Fox house, as on this date we filled 453 or- cation, there, is reproduced an editorial from
ders from dealers. This is a record-breaker The Review, issue of November 27, under the
for our house, the biggest day we ever had. caption "The Farmer as a Music Lover."
Usually 200 to 275 orders daily are considered a
big day for us. Are we downhearted?—No."
HUNGARIAN VERSION OF "IRENE'
Jt was only a few years ago when Mr. Fox
"Irene," which is in its seventieth week of
did practically all the traveling for his organi-
zation, but the great strides made by the com- popularity at the Vanderbilt Theatre, New York,
pany and the development of the business have and which is touring the country in a number
necessitated adding greatly to the sales force. of road companies, as well as playing in England
At the present time there arc three traveling and having been translated into the French and
representatives. Jacob Henry Ellis represents Scandinavian, is now being translated into
Fox in the Eastern territory; Frank Pallma, Jr., the Hungarian.
in the West and South, and Alfred Golding in
Canada.
DEATH OF NOTED HYMN WRITER
Mrs. Jessie B. Pounds, of Cleveland, O., the
writer of over 600 hymns, died on March 4.
The most popular of her works is "Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere," which was sung at the
burial-of President McKinley.
TO PRODUCE "THE KISS CHARM"
"The Kiss Charm," a new operetta with a plot,
by Samuel Shipman, the well-known playwright,
and a score by Lee David, the composer who
is under exclusive contract to the publishing
firm of B. D. Nice & Co., Inc., is nearing com-
pletion and will soon go into rehearsal.
The Sweeping Hit
Four Songs ^fcnjL are Having'
C a l l s For.
* Do"*bu Ever Thiiik of Me
(successor to Whispering 1 )
k * Wandering Home'
&
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Coral S e a '
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Novelty Tex Trot Hit
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Art Hickman's Great Pox Trot Hit
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Sherman Jplay & Go.
S a.tL F r a n c i s c o
Lyric by
WALTER HIRSCH
Music by
LOUIS PANELLA
THREE WONDERFUL SONGS
Ballad Hit o£ the Year
!A\y Wonder Girl* /
"Carolina Lullaby"
By HAGER and GOODWIN
Writers of
Commencing Saturday, April 2,
to Saturday, April 9, is
"Wonderful Mother of Mine," etc.
"MY MAMMY WEEK"
"Mumsy My Own"
"Just a Little Sympathy"
"Rainbow Sal"
Millions of people will read about
"My Mammy" and it will be heard
wherever music is played or sung.
Be Prepared—Stock Up-The
Demand will be Tremendous
ON ALL RECORDS AND ROLLS
HARRISON MUSIC CO.
438 W. Urned St.
DETROIT
310 Strand Theatre Bldg
NEW YORK
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