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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1921 Vol. 72 N. 9

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FEBRUARY 26,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1921
ROMANCE
THE COMINGS SONG
WALTZ HIT OF THE
THE NEW
DANCE MELODY.
SONG-FOX-TROT
PUBLISHER? GP'
SWEETlAVENDER
D NICE 600.
1544 BRCttDVAY
WONDRINC
NEW YORK CITY
TAKES STAND FOR CLEAN LYRICS
Publishers' Association to Take Action for
Good of Industry—Vaudeville Circuit Puts
Ban on Suggestive Songs and Lyrics
That the vogue of melody songs is not to
mark the end of progress in the standard of
present-day popular songs has recently been
evidenced by the action of the leading vaude-
ville circuit, which has announced that all "Blue"
and double-meaning- lyrics are to be banished
from vaudeville programs. Also no matter how
slight the degree of suggestiveness, it must be
eliminated.
The following letter has been sent out by
E. C. Mills, chairman of the Executive Board
of the Music Publishers' Protective Association,
which also shows that body is to take action on
the works of its members along the above lines
to forestall any outside reform:
"I take the liberty of suggesting a very care-
ful scrutiny of the lyrics of songs hereafter ac-
cepted, with a view to eliminating entirely the
suggestive, lascivious, double entendre or blue
material.
"Outside of the fact that as publishers we do
not wish to be sponsors for indecent material
or songs that are capable of indecent construc-
tion, the fact is that from now on in increas-
ing measure such songs are going to be barred
from the better vaudeville theatres, and the pub-
lisher who sponsors them may find all profes-
sional publicity sources withdrawn.
"Clean fun, wit and humor, yes, and plenty
of it. The more the better. Lyrics that inspire
lewd thought or action, NO! and none of them.
Let us attend to this now ourselves and out of
our own initiative, before others attend to it
for us and compel the action we should be
proud to voluntarily take.
"Will you please make it a point to make
Four Songs ^ibu are Having 3
Calls For.
* DoTfou Ever ThinJc of Me*
(successor to Whispering 1 )
L *Wandcrin^ Home'
W
^
Ballad Hit of the Year
Coral Sea* w A
Novelty Tax Trot Hit
!A\y Wonder Girl/ /
Art HicfotU.Tis Great Pox Trot Hit
r
v
—'
A l l oF these songs are o u t on
WD&t Records and Player Rolls
Sherman {play & Co.
San. Francisco
ere I
your writers understand? The subject will come
up for discussion at our next meeting."
Following the receipt of the communication
there were several meetings between the heads
of various houses and their writing staffs and
the order went out.that in the future no writer
could hope to receive consideration for any lyric
that bordered on the suggestive or lewd.
There is no doubt that many of the present-
day songs are not only objectionable for home
use, but also are entirely out of place in the
theatres or any other places where ladies and
gentlemen congregate.
The large number
which have during the past year or so been pub-
lished and exploited have in almost all instances
foiled to sell in any large quantities, and their
ptesence in the market has doubtless contributed
in some measure at least to the big music slump
from which the business is slowly emerging.
OF a
GOEAT FOJf-TROT S0N6
BY THE WRITER OF
J. FRED COOTS AT HIS DESK
J. Fred Coots, head of the mechanical depart-
ment of the New York offices of the McKinley
Music Co., who has been confined to his home
for the last two months, has returned to his
activities at the McKinlev Music Co. offices.
LEARNING
SOPHIE TUCKERS
VERYiOWN
iVIAZIE
SWEET MAMMA
CUBAN MOON
TO
I LOST MY HEART YOU
MAMMY'S TEARS
MANYANA
CALLING
WELCOME STRANGER
HEART OF MINE
STRUT M«s LIZZIE
JACK MILLS 5*
Music Publishers
152-54 W. 45th St., NEW YORK
FORSTER
'MUSIC PUBLISHER WC
^3^ SOUTH VWBMH/WI

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THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
FEBRUARY 26, 1921
GENE
WILLIAMS
HARRIS EXPECTS HIT IN "ROAMING'
New Fox-trot to Be Played by 15,000 Orchestras
in All Parts of the Country
Fifteen thousand orchestras will soon be play-
ing "Roaming," the new fox-trot published by
Charles K. Harris, because that number of or-
chestrations will be distributed to add to the
popularity of this tuneful dance sensation
Charley Straight, whose fox-trot, "1 Love You.
Sunday," is rated among the three best sellers,
and Roy Bargy are the composers. "Roaming"
appears on the advance music roll bulletins and
is to be released on records very shortly. It
is a simple theme—"easy to remember and im-
possible to forget"-—and, according to the dic-
tum of the dance lovers, it will be one of the
hits of the coming season.
NEW REMICK NUMBER
Jerome H. Remick & Co. have purchased the
publication rights for the new Lee S. Roberts
song, "Broken Moon," and it is understood will
ixploit the number on a large scale.
C. K. CARKNER'S NEW POST
C. K. Carkner, sales manager of the S. S.
fCresge's State street store in Chicago, recently
joined the staff of the Broadway Music Corp.
It is understood that he will assume the posi-
tion of general manager.
OPENS SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE
— Featured Everywhere—
TO RE=ENTER THE TRADE FIELD
It is understood that Joseph W. Stern, who dis-
posed of his interest in Jos. W. Stern & Co.
to the Edward B. Marks Music Co., is preparing
to re-enter the music business and is now look-
ing for a suitable location for offices.
VAN ALSTYNE & CURTIS
offer
THE OVERNIGHT HIT
BIG SELLERS
"I'VE OVERALL BI.IIKS'
"THAT'S YVIIKN I'M
I ' l X I M i FOR YOU"
ORDER FROM 'YOUR JOBBER OR DIRECT
BIGGER-HAND JSF&
99 Nassau Street, New York
Waltz Ballad Success
Special Price 15 cents
STARTING VERY BIG!
•elected from the
McKinley Music Co. N -™<
Popular Standard
Pictorial Catalog of
M. Witmark & Sons
All 30 cent numbers
DOWN THE TRAIL, TO HOME, SWEET HOME
LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY
TRIPOLI (On the Shores of Tripoli)
MY MOTHER'S EVENING PRAYER
KENTUCKY BLUES (I've Got the Blues for My
Kentucky Home)
IN THE DISK—RIO GRANDE
JUST A WEEK FROM TO-DAY
MY HOME TOWN IS A ONE-HORSE TOWN
But It's Big Enough for Me
WHO'LL TAKE THE PLACE OF MARY?
BECKY FROM BABYLON—THE SWEETEST
MELODY
THAT'S HOW YOU CAN TELL THEY'RE IRISH
DEENAH (My Argentina Rose)
JUST LOVE—FANCIES
LILAH (Sugar Baby of Mine)
COTTON (Cotton Wan a Little Dixie Rose)
VISION GIRL—HUMMING BIRD
I'M DOUBLIN* BACK TO DUBLIN
PA RISIOLA—RIVOLI
SHE'S THE HEART OF DIXIELAND
PASSES 20(U)00 MARK
"Rio Nights," the song success from the cata-
Nat Goldstein Publishing Co. Now Located in
log of the Fisher-Thompson Music Publishing
Pantages Building
C©., Gaiety Theatre Building, New York City,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., February 19.—The Nat has passed the 200,000 mark in point of sales
Goldstein Publishing Co., headed by Nat Gold- and from indications evidenced by present or-
stein and Ford Rush, have opened headquarters ders the demand is steadily increasing. It is
in the Pantages Building, San Francisco, and understood that "Rio Nights" will shortly be
have placed some large orders of their first num- released in record and roll form by most of the
ber, "Patsy." Both Goldstein and Rush are talking machine record and player roll organi-
well known on the Pacific Coast and through- zations. This success in waltz form has placed
out the country by reputation. The former has it among the leading dance numbers of that
been with Jerome H. Remick & Co. for ten type of the present season.
years as a song writer, having produced some
famous numbers. Rush has represented Remick
professionally on the Pacific Coast, with head-
3 SELLING HITS IV
quarters in San Francisco, for the last four
GOING BIGGER AND BIGGER!
years, and has been responsible for the local
success of many Remick numbers. Dance or-
"HER MOTHER IS A BETTER PAL
chestras have all taken up "Patsy," and its
THAN MARY"
widespread popularity is assured.
DEALERS—It's a real hit, have it first in
your city.
Order at once from your jobber or direct 18c
VAN ALSTYNE & CURTIS
Send all orders to Toledo office
N E W YORK
TOLEDO
'CHICAGO

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