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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
MARCH 25,
1922
STEEL PRAISES FOX NUMBER
NEW BERLIN NUMBER
PORTLAND, ORE., TRADE BUSY
Popular Tenor Using "Only a Smile" With Great
Success in Vaudeville
"Some Sunny Day" to Be Featured Strongly by
Berlin Organization
Sheet Music Departments Report Excellent De-
mand for Wide Variety of Numbers—Several
Traveling Men Visit Local Dealers
John Steel, late star of Ziegfeld's Follies and
now appearing in vaudeville, is singing the Sam
Fox Publishing Co.'s song, "Only a Smile." Mr.
Steel, who programs the number regularly, re-
With the exception of the songs appearing in
his production, "The Music Box Revue," Irving
Berlin has written very few numbers during the
past eighteen months. It must be noted, how-
ever, that those songs he has written have been
very successful and their sales have been very
active over a period of many months. The trade
can look forward ever so often to a Berlin num-
ber which takes a prominent position on their
sales counters.
It is now announced that Berlin's newest num-
ber, "Some Sunny Day," is released to the pro-
fession and already a large number of headline
vaudeville acts are using it. Nothing Berlin has
written in recent years has had a wider appeal,
and from both a lyric and melody standpoint it
is meeting with favor. The Berlin organization
is planning a very intensive sales drive on this
number.
ROSSITER NUMBER GOES BIG
"In Bluebird Land" Being Strongly Featured in
the Middle West
John Steel
cently sent the following telegram to the Sam
Fox Publishing Co.: "I know you will be tie-
lighted to hear your new song, "Only a Smile,' is
a huge success for me. I think it the logical
successor to 'Sunshine of Your Smile.' It is a
beautiful song and I consider it one of the best
of my repertoire. Congratulations and much suc-
cess which you are sure to have with this num-
ber. Regards. "
NEW CHILDHOOD NUMBER
Wilson and Brennan, who are responsible for
the song, "The Old Swimmin' Hole," have writ-
ten a new song along similar lines, entitled "Lit-
tle Red School House." The Edward B. Marks
Music Co. is the publisher of both the above
numbers, the latter of which is being featured
extensively.
CHICAGO, III., March 20.—"In Bluebird Land,"
published by Will Rossiter and written by Albert
E. Short, of the Riviera Music Co.. is experienc-
ing unprecedented success in Chicago. All three
of the Balaban & Katz theatres, which cater to
the largest audiences in Chicago, have promi-
nently featured the number. It is being recorded
by practically all of the record companies and
the Victor number particularly is finding a ready
sale in Chicago.
It looks as though our friend Will Rossiter
were coming back into the ranks of the elite
song publishers with a vim. At the present time
he has four of the most excellent numbers, all
of which are being brought out on talking ma-
chine records. The three, in addition to "In
Bluebird Land," are "Those Longing for You
Blues," "If Winter Comes" and "Love Days."
The most prominent orchestras, among which
are the Benson, Paul Biese's, I sham Jones',
Frank Westfal's, Albert E. Short's and Abe
Glass's College Inn Orchestra, are playing the
different numbers mentioned above.
Larry Spier now head* the band and orchestra
department of Richmond-Robbins, Inc.
SONGS THAT ARE SELLING
REMARKABLE FOX-TROT BALLAD
She's ^A Semalion!
POKTLAND, ORE., March 20.—Henri Keates, mas-
ter organist of the Liberty Theatre, is featuring
the Remick number, "While Miami Dreams," at
every performance, and Clyde Freeman, manager
of the Remick Song &- Gift Shop, says that
they are having an ever-increasing sale of the hit.
Looking after the interests of his numbers,
"Somebody's Sweetheart," "M o n t a n a " and
"Oriole," Portland was visited the other day by
Harold Weeks, of the Melody Shop of Seattle.
While here he was entertained at a dinner at
Burtleg's, after the show last Monday evening.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Free-
man, Monte Austin and Mr. and Mrs. Henri
Keates. Two of his late hits, "Melancholy
Moon" and "Tropical Moonlight," have been
taken over by Remick & Co., and Mr. Freeman
expressed the opinion that the sale of both these
numbers would be big.
A new waltz song, which was written by Cecil
league and Frank Trevor, of this city, and pub-
lished by the Arrow Publishing Co., has been
given to the public. It is a beautiful, dreamy
waltz, and is finding a big sale in Portland, being
featured by all the music stores, and is on all
programs.
Jack Hoag, in charge of the sheet music de-
partment of the McDougall-Conn Music Co., has
a very attractive and artistic display of the two
new Feist hits, "Ten Little Fingers and Ten
Little Toes" and "Swanee River Moon," both
of which are very good sellers.
Portland is the Mecca of a goodly number of
traveling sheet music representatives.
Bill
Jacobs, of the Irving Berlin, Inc., blew in this
week and placed big orders with Kathleen Benoit
Campbell, in charge of Lipman, Wolfe & Co.'s
sheet music department, for the new hits, "Just
a Little Lovesong," Poor Little Me," "Lonesome
Hours" and "I've Got the Wonder Where He
Went and When He's Coming Back Blues." She
also had to restock with "All By Myself," "Say
It With Music" and "'Tucky Home," which have
been in great demand, and laid in a good supply
of Irving Berlin's Universal Dance Folio for
Piano.
Jimmy McHugh, the professional manager for
Jack Mills, Inc., recently returned from a trip to
Boston, where he was successful in placing sev-
eral of the firm's songs in professional acts ap-
pearing in New England States.
TWO SONGS
OLD FASHIONED
GIRL
HARMONY
BY COOTS
& RINGLE
HAWAIIAN MELODY
THERE'S
ONLt ONE PAL
AFTER ALL
ON ALL
RECORDS
ON ALL
ROLLS
GREAT
•MOTHER"
SONG
VERY
BIG
SELLER
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