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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DECEMBER 24, 1921
PACIFIC COASTNVIUSIC NEWS
Substantial Demand for Popular Prints Reported
in San Francisco
& Go,
FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., December 14.—"Kentucky
Home" and "Canadian Capers" continue to be
first-class sellers at Remick's, and the holiday
ten-cent sale of sheet music has attracted many
buyers. The Remick Shop also reports an ex-
cellent sale for "When Shall We Meet Again?",
by the authors of "Ain't We Got Fun?" Miss
Delia Hertz, formerly with the Remick Shop of
Seattle, has just been added to the sales force
of the San Francisco Shop.
"Tennessee Moon," by Yoell, Brown and Hill
(Dan Butler, San Francisco, publisher), was fea-
tured recently by Oliver Wallace, organist at
the new Granada Theatre.
The sheet music department of Sherman, Clay
& Co. reported quite a demand for the Christ-
mas greeting cards of well-known Christmas
"ARKANSAS BLUES" A HIT
music, printed in miniature, with hand-painted
covers of artistic designs. The following selec- Western Number Proving One of the Successes
tions were featured: "The Star," "Adoration,"
of the Season
"Christmas Bells," "Glory to God" and "In a
Manger."
"Arkansas Blues," described as a down-home
Theron Bennett, proprietor of the "Dutch Mill" chant, and which is published by the Frances
cafe and sheet music store of Denver, Col., was Clifford Music Co., Chicago, 111., is fast estab-
in San Francisco recently, visiting his old friend, lishing a record for a number of its type. For a
B. Adkins, of the Remick Song Shop. Mr. Ben- period of months it has been one of the most
nett reports that business in the sheet music successful of the novelty song and instrumental
trade has been quite satisfactory during the late numbers. Generally speaking, the life of a
Autumn months.
"blues" number is quite short, but such is not the
case with "Arkansas Blues." It is apparently
easy to sing and as it is featured extensively in
NEW POST FOR_J. J. BREGMAN
theatres, cabarets, dance halls, amusement parks,
J. J. Bregman, who for many years was busi- etc., its sales should be quite large during the
ness manager for the Enterprise Music Supply present season.
Co. and later auditor and office manager for
The writer of the number, Spencer Williams,
Maurice Richmond, Inc., will, it is announced, in. describing it, said:
join the staff of the new Richmond Music Sup-
"The melody of 'Arkansas Blues' is similar to
ply Co., Inc., which recently opened up offices the chant of the Voodoo doctors at a time when
in the Bush Terminal Building, West Forty- they are indulging in their witchcraft dances."
second street, New York City. It is un- Mr. Williams, by the way, is the writer of other
derstood that Mr. Bregman will also act in an successes, as "Royal Garden Blues" and "Tisho-
advisory capacity to the firm of Richmond-Rob- mingo Blues," and the Frances Clifford Music
bins, Inc.
Co. will shortly release his latest number, en-
titled "The Mississippi Blues."
the WEST
PURCHASES NEW_"BLUES" SONG
S. C. Caine, Inc., has just purchased a new
"blues" song, entitled "I'm So Unlucky," writ-
ten by Joe Samuels, Larry Briers and Sid Caine.
VaraTSea
T W O SONGS JUST OFF THE PRESS
There's a Little Lass in Scotland'
and "My Nellie Lies Sleeping"
Published by
FLORA ULRICH
531 Qulmby St."
Grand Rapids. Mich.
A WONDERFUL IRISH MELODY
"When I Dream That
Auld Erin Is Free"
"Italy"
"My Hawaiian Melody"
"Tosti's Good-ByeiMelody"
"There Is Only One Pal,
After AH"
"Main Street"
LEW BROWN BACK AT DESK
Lew Brown, the well-known songwriter and
a member of the staff of the Broadway Music
Corp., who, as was announced in these columns
several weeks ago, was confined in a hospital
suffering from pneumonia, has entirely recovered
and is back at his desk.
BACK IN GOTHAM
Lou Silvers and Bud de Sylva, of the Sunshine
Music Pub. Co., recently arrived in New York,
after spending several weeks in southern Cali-
fornia.
HHMM
HI
MIMIM
\ GUARANTEED SELLERS
My Chinese Cherry Blossom
Mabel
Listening
My China Man
You Are the Rose of My Heart
If You Only Knew
Sunshine
Only A Dream of You
AL ROSE MUSIC PUB. CO.
(Not Inc.)
3131 Douglas Boulevard, Chicago, 111.
HUHUMIMMMimillMIIIH
STANDARD SELLERS
To the Dealer, 15c per copy
GOTT & HENDERSON
5444 Prairie Avenue
Chicago
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Prayer, Reverie Weary, Ballad Fox Trot
Our Boy* and GlrU, March
Dream of the B O H , Walts
That's What God Made Mothers For (sons;)
Somebody Stole My Oal (sons)
Love's Mario Spell (sons; or lnst.)
DENTON AND HASKINS MUSIC CO.
1SS1 Broadway
New York
REMICK'S
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
BEST SELLERS
WHEN SHALL WE MEET AGAIN
Music Engravers and Printers
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF
TITLE FOR ESTIMATE
311 West 43d Street
New York City
"Sighing" (Just for You)
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
"Sleepy Hollow"
REMEMBER THE ROSE
(Where I First Met Ygu)
WHY D E A R
BROKEN TOY
BOSTON »
A F T E R THE RAIN
WHILE MIAMI DREAMS
SHE'S A MEAN J O B
WALTER JACOBS
"Peter Gink" figj "Arabella" t £ "
I t Must Be Some One Like Yon"
"Dreamy Hawaiian Eyes"
"Moonlight Land"
"You're to Blame"
"Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight"
"Weeping Willow Lane"
"Pickaninny Bines"
I'D RATHER HAVE LOVED YOU AND LOST YOU
[THAN NEVER HAVE LOVED YOU AT ALL)
DA-DA-DA MY DARLING
JEROME H. REMICK
NEW
YORK
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BOSTON
NEW YORK
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Dealers
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