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THE
AUGUST 27, 1921
MUSIC
TRADE
45
REVIEW
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
PUBLISH CARUSO'S SONGS
FOX CO. BUYS "MONASTERY BELLS"
Leo Feist, Inc., Have Four Numbers by the Secures Publishing Rights to Waltz From Lee S.
Late Tenor in Their Catalog
Roberts, Inc.—To Start an Aggressive Cam-
paign on the Number Immediately
Although the late Enrico Caruso was known
chiefly as a tenor, he also composed a number
The Sam Fox Pub. Co., of Cleveland and New
of songs, all of them, it is believed, being pub- York, has just purchased from Lee S. Roberts,
lished by Leo Feist, Inc., New York. This house Inc., the song, "Monastery Bells," the music of
which is by Pete Wendling and the lyric by
Edgar Leslie. Sam Fox declares emphatically
that the number promises to be one of the big-
gest waltz hits of the country. The Fox Co.
plans to start an aggressive campaign on "Mon-
astery Bells" the early part of September. In
connection with the purchase Mr. Fox said:
DREAMS OF LONG AGO"
"I have had my eye on this number for the
past two or three months, recognizing that it had
'just that something' to make it a tremendous
success, and set out to buy it if possible. Lee S.
Roberts also knew he had a good piece of prop-
erty in 'Monastery Bells' and, as you know, it
takes two to make a bargain. However, the
deal is closed and we will start an aggressive
campaign on 'Monastery Bells' the early part of
September. We expect to have this number
going big by the first of the year."
SONGS THAT SELL
Irving Berlin's Latest
Overnight Hit
All By Myself
My Mammy
I Wonder Where
My Sweet, Sweet Daddy's Gone
By F.SRWn CAKVSI
0m
D r o w s y Head (Waltz)
Oh, My Sweet Hortense
The Passion Flower
You're Just the Type for a
Bungalow
SUITS OVER SONG ROYALTIES
When the Sun Goes Down
Two New Actions Brought in Indianapolis by
Members of Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers—Other Actions Pending
The Big Hit of the
Year
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., August 20.—E. O. Snethen,
attorney for the American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers, has recently filed a
number of suits against local amusement and
hotel companies on the charge of playing musi-
cal compositions controlled by members of the
Title Page of Ballad Written by Caruso
society without the payment of the required
has four of Caruso's songs in its catalog, they royalty. Last week Mr. Snethen, acting for
1587 Broadway, New York
being "Dreams of Long Ago," "The Forsaken Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York, brought
Window," "Song of Spite" and "Olden Times." action against Wilmot's Dancing Academy for
NEW HARRIS_WALTZ BALLAD
A new edition of "Dreams of Long Ago" is now the use of the song "Beautiful Annabelle Lee,"
being published, this being the most popular of and in the interests of G. Ricordi & Co., Inc., "On a Little Side Street," by Joseph E. Howard,
the quartet, having been recorded on a Victor New York, sued the Rembusch Amusement Co.
Proves a Hit at the Palace
for using the song "Dear Old Pal of Mine."
record by Caruso himself.
Chas. K. Harris, who has always clung to the
belief that despite the change in the types of
CAMPAIGN ON "SWEETHEART"
ARRANGERS FORM OWN GUILD
popular songs the public always appreciates the
Leo Feist, Inc., has just started an elaborate waltz ballad, feels that his belief is again justi-
Not to be outdone by the music publishers
and the songwriters, the arrangers have now campaign on "Sweetheart," which is being fea- fied in the case of Joseph E. Howard's new
formed their own organization, known as the tured by a number of the leading orchestras. number, "On a Little Side Street," which proved
"Arrangers' Guild of America," which held its Paul Whiteman and his orchestra of ten men, a hit at the Palace Theatre, New York, recently
first meeting at the Blue Ribbon Cafe on August who play twenty-six instruments, gave a novel when sung by the composer, and which is prov-
17 for the purpose of completing the organiza- interpretation of "Sweetheart" recently, using ing more popular each day. The number will
tion and drafting a constitution and by-laws. The all the instruments in the record time of one shortly appear in music roll and record form
and is being featured by a number of orchestras.
minute and fifty-nine seconds.
arrangers plan to hold meetings monthly.
Home Again Blues
IRVING BERLIN, Inc.
THE COUNTRY'S QUICKEST "BLUES" HIT
EVERYWHERE IS HEARD THE
Ta De Da Da. De Dum
Already obtainable for player-piano
and any talking machine
Publishers
J. W. JENKINS SONS MUSIC CO., Kansas City, Mo.
• ; • AUoJ*ublishers of "12th Street Rag," "Sweet Love," "Colleen O'Mine"