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MAY
21, 1921
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
47
Another Smashing Hit
Other Big Hits
Are
Do You Ever
Think of Me
Successor to "Whispering"
Sweeping the country from Coast to Coast.
To be had on all records and player rolls.
Published by
Sherman » a y & Co.
San Francisco
"Whispering"
"Coral Sea"
"HI Keep on
Loving You"
"Wandering
Home"
"My Wonder Girl"
"Idling"
"Louisiana"
"THE LAST WALTZ" SCORES BIG
PROGRESS OF HAROLD FLAMMER, INC.
JACK MILLS BACK FROM COAST
Oscar Straus' Operetta Is Notable for Its En-
trancing Music—Wins High Praise
Steady Advance of This Publishing Institution
Since Its Formation Some Four Years Ago
Popular Publisher Has Very Successful Trip
Through Western Territory
Oscar Straus, who will be remembered as the
Harold Flammer, Inc., established not quite
writer of the music for "The Chocolate Soldier," four years ago, opened on May 1 of this year
is responsible for a new operetta, "The Last .its new and enlarged offices, display and sales-
Waltz," which recently opened at the Century rooms at 47 West Forty-fifth street, New York
Theatre, New York. This marks the return of
City.
the lighter musical comedies of a quality stand-
Ten years ago Harold Flammer, then a young
ard, which had been conspicuous by their ab- college student, conducted the university orches-
sence during the past two seasons. This new tra at Princeton. He had studied violoncello
production, presented by the Shuberts, stars with six or eight masters and appeared as 'cello
Eleanor Painter, supported by a cast of un- soloist on tour, but he was ambitious to acquire
questioned ability. The preliminary reports a more thorough knowledge of music in its other
from, the outlying districts, where the produc- branches.
tion had several tryouts, as regards the attrac-
In 1913 he entered the publishing hot-so of
tive music are supported by the actual facts in G. Schirmer, Inc., where he acquired a general
its presentation in New York.
knowledge of the business, including editorial,
The music coming in for particular comment advertising, retail, trade and factory, supplement-
from practically all the metropolitan reviewers, ing this work by studying theory, making song
the following, from the New York Times, will translations and contributing articles on musi-
give some idea of the favor with which it was cal subjects to various magazines.
received:
Mr. Flammer has shown much patience and
"The Straus music is characteristic and often perseverance in gathering together a catalog of
most beguiling. This is particularly true of the works by most distinguished American writers.
piquant polka which prances in and out of the Among those names appear: Karolyn Wells Bas-
score. It is- true of the waltz and of another sett, F. Morris Class, Louis A. Coerne, C. Whit-
duet which Miss Painter and Mr. Woolf sing in ney Coombs, Reginald De Koven, Carl Deis,
the second act. The music is not all Straus'. Henry Hadley, Sidney Homer, Charles Huerter,
There are several interpolated numbers, uniden- J. Rosamond Johnson, Frank La Forge, Eduardo
tified except by internal evidence. You suspect Marzo, George B..Nevin, James H. Rogers, John
'Charming Ladies' and 'A Baby in Love' of Prindle Scott, Harry Rowe Shelley, John Philip
having been baptized in the East River rather Sousa, Bryceson Treharne, William Stickles,
than the blue Danube, and doubtless they are Harriet Ware and R. Huntington Woodman.
the work of this Al Goodman whose name lurks
The excellent appearance of the firm's publi-
shyly in the shadows of the program.
cations from the start in the way of editing,
"The latter song is set to a jaunty and pur- typography, color and design has attracted un-
suing tune and its lyric may be said to run usual attention.
something like this:
A little over a year ago it was found mutually
"'A baby, a baby, a baby in love; yes, maybe; advantageous for it to represent the Clayton
yes, maybe, some tricks you know of.' Other F. Summy Co., of Chicago, as Eastern agents.
songs which deserve mention are: 'The Last The catalog of this well-known Middle Western
Waltz,' 'Now Fades My Golden Love Dream,' publisher contains many works for children, a
'The Next Dance With You,' 'Two Little Dim- wealth of teaching material, readings, theoretical
ples,' 'Live for To-day,' 'The Gallant Cava- works and other classes of music, and the com-
bination has been a most happy one.
lier' and 'The Whip Hand.'"
The score and interpolated numbers are pub-
Perhaps among the best-known Flammer pub-
lished by the Tama Music Pub. Corp., New lications are: "The Icicle," by Karolyn Wells
York City.
Bassett; "The Song of the Robin," by Anna
Case; "Supplication," by Frank La Forge;
"Mother, My Dear," by Bryceson Treharne; "To
You," by J. C. Rodenbeck; "Fairy Bark," by
STOCK U]
Harriet Ware, and "O, Little Town of Bethle-
ON
hem," by John Prindle Scott.
Jack Mills, head of Jack Mills, Inc., is again
at his desk at the company's headquarters, 152
West
Forty - fifth
street, N e w York,
after a six weeks' trip
covering Middle West
and Pacific Coast ter-
ritory.
Mr. Mills reports re-
tail conditions much
better throughout the
territory visited than
he h a d anticipated.
Particularly was this
true of the Pacific
Coast, where there is
much activity.
Herewith is repro-
duced a photograph
Mills and Wendling
of Pete Wendling and
Jack Mills, taken in Pasadena, Cal , which
would seemingly indicate that Mr. Mills had
a very successful trip. Pete Wendling is well
known to the trade as composer and pianist for
one of the larger music roll manufacturers.
The Mills catalog is in great demand on the
Coast at the present time.
Society's Sensational Fox-trot
REMICK BUYS "EMALINE"
CAKIEN
III T.B.HARMS,
t;s 6 2
WE
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*5'!
S
ITS
A HIT
MELODY
"Emaline," from the catalog of George Fried-
man, Inc., has been purchased by Jerome H.
Remick & Co., who, it is understood, will ex-
ploit the number on a national scale. "Emaline"
is from the pens of George Little and Jimmie
Me Hugh.
Robert Norton Co.
226 West 46th Street, New York