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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
44
JULY 2, 1921
CHARMING WALTZ
F. J. A. FORSTER SECURES J. G. MACDERMID CATALOG
Head of Chicago Publishing House Completes Arrangements Whereby He Secures Sole Rights
to Copyrights Owned by Well-known Composer, Who Also Signs Exclusive Contract
eight of ten MacDermid songs received mention.
While usually necessary to discriminate be-
tween teaching material and what is definitely
meant for professional purposes, many of Mr.
An arrangement which had been pending for prior to coming to the United States. While
the past seven years was consummated this week living in Duluth, Minn., voice instruction was
by F. J. A. Forster and James G. MacDermid. taken up, and after coming to Chicago in 1900
Mr. Forster, head of Forster, Music Publisher, lessons were continued with Alfred Williams and
Inc., Chicago, is a close personal friend and ad- later with George Hamlin.
mirer of Mr. iMacDermid, the well-known com-
About this time a decided talent for composi-
poser and publisher, and at last has convinced tion asserted itself and several songs were the
the latter that it would be to his advantage not outcome, the manuscripts of which had con-
only to assign his* copyrights but also to accept siderable use among his professional friends.
an exclusive contract with the house of Forster Publishers were sought for the unknown writer
for a long period of years.
without avail, and a demand having sprung up,
The progressive and live-wire methods of For- Mr. MacDermid himself published ten of the
ster, Music Publisher, Inc., were, of course, in numbers with remarkable success. Others were
a large measure responsible for the closing of added to the list and Mr. MacDermid, who, up
this arrangement, but Mr. MacDermid's popu- to this 1 time, had remained in business, severed
larity has grown to a point where it was neces- his connection and gave all of his time to this
sary for him to sacrifice considerable profit, work, reserving a portion of the musical season
either professionally or in a trade way. The to tours with his wife, Sibyl Sammis-MacDermid,
new arrangement permits of his continuing his in the capacity of accompanist.
profession with the assurance that the trade
That MacDermid songs have had their full
will be properly handled.
share of recognition may be gleaned from the
In an interview with Mr. MacDermid he made programs of a host of artists too numerous to
the statement that seven years was apparently mention here, including Frances Alda, Jeanne
a long while to wait for the closing of such an Jomelli, Julia Claussen, Evan Williams, Paul
arrangement, but he was sure that the plans out- Althouse, George Hamlin, Christine Miller, Ar-
lined for the MacDermid compositions by the thur Middleton, Helen Stanley, Cyrena van Gor-
house of Forster, calling for large expenditures, don, James Goddard, etc. Mr. MacDermid has
made the connection a most valuable one.
had the further distinction of writing songs for
James G. MacDermid, born in Ontario, Can., Amelita Galli-Curci and John McCormack.
secured his early musical education in London,
If Mr. MacDermid had attained no other suc-
cess, his Scriptural songs have been a sufficient
contribution to contemporaneous music to have
brought him the widest recognition. This is
James G. MacDermid
evidenced by the fact that in reply to a letter
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