Music Trade Review

Issue: 1921 Vol. 73 N. 24

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THE, MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DECEMBER 10, 1921
LEO FEIST WINS SUCCESS WITH PRODUCTION NUMBERS
Prominent New York Publishing Firm Has Achieved Great Prominence Because of the Large
Number of Musical Comedy Hits Which It Has Published During the Past Three Years
, During the past three years Leo Feist, Inc.,
has made remarkable progress as a publisher of
musical comedy music. The success of the
"Irene" show, not to mention several others of
minor importance, gave it a prominent position
in the ranks of publishers of production music.
"Irene" played for two years in New York, fol-
lowing which, for two seasons, four road shows
toured the country.
This season the number of such productions in
which Feist has had an interest has been added
to considerably. "Tangerine," the Carl Carleton
production, now playing at the Casino Theatre,
New York, is among the most important of
these. It opened early in August and from every
indication will play well into the Spring. Among.
the song numbers in this show are: "Sweet
Lady," "Isle of Tangerine" and "Listen to Me."
Probably even a more important production
POPULAR
MUSIC BOOKS
Bellak's New Method
The best selling copyrighted piano meth-
od and now going better than ever.
Every dealer should keep a good stock
on hand. Price recently reduced.
Gordon's Graded Piano
Course
In nine grades—Price 50c each, retail.
A graded course that is continually
growing in popular favor. Teachers are
demanding it.
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Gordon's Motion Picture
Collection
In two volumes—Price $1.00 for the two.
Not a mere folio but a book especially
for picture playing. Sells to picture play-
. ers at sight.
Jousse's Musical Catechism
"••A new revised edition, much improved
- and completely indexed so that it can
be" tised as a work of reference or "Hand-
b6ok of Music." Ask for the "Gordon
Edition."
Every-Day Melodies
For piano solo, Vols. 1 and 2?, Price
75c each.
For violin solo, Vols. 1 and 2. Price
60c each.
i<.For piano ace, Vols. 1 and 2. Price
•*,
$1.00 each.
Folios of easy arrangements of popular
standard numbers that are in great de-
mand. They sell on sight. Eveiy dealer
should have them.
INSIST ON THE GORDON
EDITION OF BEYER'S
PIANO METHOD
A fine edition, revised
and
enlarged.
Kohler's Piano Method, 3 vols.
Hohman's Violin School, 3 vols.
Hamilton S: Gordon
141-5 W. 36th St.,
New York, N. Y.
from a strictly musical standpoint is "Blossom
Time," based on Franz Schubert's opera, the
theme song of which is called "The Song of
Love," from one of Schubert's unfinished sym-
phonies. More recently there opened at the
Princess Theatre, New York, a production en-
titled "Suzette," the principal song numbers of
which are "Gypsy Rose" and "Dreams of
To-morrow," and on or about Christmas the
new Oliver Morosco production, "Let 'Er Go,
Letty," in which Charlotte Greenwood is fea-
tured, will have its New York premiere.
Earlier in the season Feist published much of
the music for the "Broadway Whirl," in which
Richard Carle and Blanche Ring headed the cast.
Joe McCarty and Harry Tierney are responsible
for the songs "Oh, Dearie 1" and "Broadway
Whirl." Other numbers published by Feist in
the same show are: "Black-eyed Susans'!, and
"Caring."
Of more recent date was the opening of the
new Oliver Morosco show, "Love Dreams," in
which the songs "Love Dreams" and "Lone-
some Boy" were the most prominent.
During the Summer season the music for the
"Peek-a-Boo" show, which played at the Co-
lumbia Theatre, New York, was published by
Feist. Since that time the title of this produc-
tion has been changed and it is now called
"Chuckles of 1921." It has also been condensed
into a form in which it can be presented as a
vaudeville attraction. The outstanding songs
are: "Hitch Your Wagon to a Star" and
"Melody Dream Girl."
This season's Ziegfeld "Follies" has several
contributions from the Feist catalog, including
the Fanny Brice success, "My Man," and the
following numbers sung by Van and Schenck,
"Wang Wang Blues," "The Old Town Hall,"
"O'Reilly, I'm Ashamed of You" and "I Hold
Her Hand and She Holds Mine."
In this season's "Greenwich Village Follies"
the following Feist numbers are sung: "Snow-
flake," "When Dreams Come True" and "Three
o'Clock in the Morning."
Although the European sensation, "Afgar,"
in which Alice Delysia is starred, had its big
success on Broadway last season, it is still a very
active attraction in other parts of the country.
"Why Don't You?", the McCarty and Tierney
song, is the most prominent number and this
season there has been added a new number
from the pen of Maurice Yvain, the writer of
"My Man," entitled "I Want Love."
In the popular field this season's biggest suc-
cesses from the Feist catalog were: "Wang
Wang Blues," "Nestle in Your Daddy's Arms,"
"Vamping Rose," "Peggy O'Neil," "I'm No-
body's "IB^ky," "Cherie," "Sweetheart," "One
Kiss," "Three o'Clock in the Morning," the
Caruso song, "Dreams of Long Ago," "When
Frances Dances With Me," "Ten Little Fingers
and Ten Little Toes," "Georgia Rose," "Swanee
River Moon," "Mickey O'Neil," "Sally, Irene
and Mary" and "Wabash Blues."
In addition, Leo Feist, Inc., recently pur-
chased from the Orpheum Music Co., of Boston,
Mass., the song and fox-trot success, "Stealing."
Both of the above catalogs place Leo Feist.
Inc., in a prominent position as a popular pub-
lisher and as a publisher of theatrical produc-
tions.
STAR AND FELDMAN UNITE
The London music publishing houses of the
Star Music Co. and B. Feldman & Co. have con-
solidated. For several years there has been a
working agreement between the two houses, but
with the opening of the new Feldman offices in
Shaftesbury avenue the entire staff of the Star
will move over,
Bennett Scott, the composer, is managing
director of the Star Music Co., and will continue
as such in the new organization.
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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
DECEMBER 10,
1921
THREE GCLOCK
MORNING
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It's
PUBLIC INTEREST IN GOOD MUSIC
Music Publishers and Music Dealers Who Will
Meet Educational Requirements of the Pres-
ent Day Have Future Assured, Says C. A.
Woodman, in Letter to The Review
BOSTON, MASS., December 2,
1921.
Editor, The Music Trade Review:
Your editorial in your issue of November 19,
"A Continuous Demand for Good Music," strikes
the nail squarely on the head. It is our experi-
ence that houses who publish music which meets
the educational requirements of the present day
are having absolutely no anxiety on account of
dull business and because of this condition we
feel that the future prosperity of the music busi-
ness is assured.
Your statement that teachers are busier than
three
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o' clock in the
morn
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for years and the conservatories are full is
borne out by our own experience, and in addition
to this the uplift in public opinion is shown by
the sustained interest in music in the public
schools. There is a growing demand for the
higher class of music, to say nothing of the de-
mand for instruments, although it is a fact that
in the public schools nearly every pupil wants to
play first vioKn, and we say the more the
merrier.
A further reason for encouragement is that
because of the increased profits to the music
dealer—thanks to the members of the National
Association of Sheet Music Dealers—the dealers
themselves all over the country are working with
increased zeal to make their business more suc-
cessful than ever, but there is still work, and
hard work, to be done by the dealer. One of
OUT correspondents, a musician and composer.
from California, in a letter received this morning,
writes as follows:
"I found a special interest in the church music,
anthems and cantatas among the musicians I
visited. It seems in most place's that the music
stores do not carry specimen copies or, if they do,
won't take the trouble to show them, and the
average person is too busy to write for copies
himself, but if you bring the copies to him he at
once becomes interested."
Which bears out what we have always said—-
that if the music dealer will interest himself in
the problems of his customers and be prepared
to show new issues as published not only will
he gain the gratitude of his customers, but he
will increase the volume of his business ma-
terially, with consequently greater profit.
(Signed) C. A. Woodman,
Oliver Ditson Co.
STOCK UP NOW ON
AL JOLSON'S
Phenomenal Song Hit in
"BOMBO"
APRIL SHOWERS
Words by B. G. De SYLVA
Music by LOUIS SILVERS
IT'S A NATURAL SUCCESS
Harms, Inc.
Sunshine Music Co., Inc.
62-64 West 45th Street
New York City

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