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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
JANUARY 14,
1922
NORTON STAFF INCREASED
"SOUAW MAN^_T0 BE OPERA
BEN KLINE A VISITOR
Changes and Additions to Personnel Will Facili-
tate Sales Campaigns
Henry Hadley Is Dressing Up Play for Musical
Production
Syracuse Dealer Particularly Impressed With
New Berlin Number
Among the new additions to the sales staff of
Robert Norton Co. is F. Larrimore, who is now
covering the principal Southern cities for that
company. Ralph Jacobsen, Western traveling
representative for the above house, is now cov-
ering the Pacific Coast territory, including such
cities as Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
S. Smilow, who has been covering Middle
West territory, will shortly make his headquar-
ters in Chicago, where he will be joined by Leo
Friedman, general manager of the company,
The Robert Norton Co. is at present featuring
"Dixie," a successful one-step, and "Gypsy
Rose," a fox-trot. The former number is among
the few popular one-steps of the present season
and has been featured by Paul Whiteman at the
Palais Royal and Vincent Lopez at the Penn-
sylvania Hotel.
Evelyn Rose, of the publicity department, and
Rose Abrams, of the professional department,
have just returned from a trip to Atlantic City
and Philadelphia, where they report "Gypsy
Rose" is having much popularity.
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"The Squaw Man" is going to be made into
an opera. Henry Hadley is dressing up Edwin
Milton Royle's play with music. The work has
been in progress for some time, and will be
completed, it is expected, in the early Spring.
Mr. Hadley, who is the composer of "Cleo-
patra's Night," which is now in the repertory
of the Metropolitan, has long considered "The
Squaw Man," in which William Faversham is
playing at the Astor, an ideal subject for grand
opera. "Its theme," he says, "which relates the
tragedy of parenthood, against a background of
picturesque and primitive America, lends itself
easily to a musical interpretation based upon
American traditions."
The libretto is being written by Grant Stewart.
Although better known as an actor, Mr. Stewart
wrote "Arms and the Girl," "Caught in the
Rain," in collaboration with William Collier, and
"A Little Water on the Side," also with Mr.
Collier. He has more than thirty one-act plays
to his credit.
Ben Kline, of the Phoenix-Kline Music Co.,
Syracuse, N. Y., was a visitor in New York City
the early part of last week. After placing orders
with several of the musical instrument manu-
facturers he made the rounds of the publishing
houses, where, as usual, he was a welcome visi-
tor.
Mr. Kline has taken a particular fancy to
"Granny, You're My Mammy's Mammy," one
of the newest ballads in the Irving Berlin, Inc.,
catalog and made it a point to visit the Palace
Theatre, where he heard Sophie Tucker render
this song. He is under the impression that
"Granny" will be the biggest thing that the
Berlin organization ever published.
The retail warerooms of the Phoenix-Kline
Music Co. recently underwent alterations and
the new quarters are among the most attrac-
tive in the Eastern part of the country. The
front of the store, with two attractive windows,
is being used most advantageously for display
purposes.
BIG BUSINESS LAST MONTH
NEW FOX-TROT
POSTPONES DRIVE ON BERLIN HIT
Irving Berlin, Inc., Reports Sales for December
Reached High Totals
Goodman & Rose Number Interpolated
"Greenwich Village Follies"
"Say It With Music" Week Postponed From
February 4 to February 11—Big Drive Planned
According to the sales reports compiled by
Irving Berlin, Inc., the month of December was
one of the biggest months in the history of that
organization. This is most surprising when the
holiday period is considered and, to say the least,
is unusual. The whole Irving Berlin catalog is
quite active at present, but particularly is this
true of "Tuck Me to Sleep" (In My Old 'Tucky
Home) and "Say It With Music." The former
number, despite its large sale, has evidently not
reached its height in point of popularity, as indi-
cations show it is increasing in favor.
Goodman & Rose, Inc., are the publishers of
a new novelty fox-trot number, entitled "I've
Got My Habits On," which was recently inter-
polated in this season's "Greenwich Village
Follies," now playing at the Shubert Theatre,
New York City, where it is featured with suc-
cess by Donald Kerr, the juvenile dancer.
Irving Berlin, Inc., New York, publisher of
the phenomenal song hit, "Say It With Music,"
announced on Tuesday that it had been decided
to change the date of the "Say It With Music"
week from February 4 to February 11. Begin-
ning on February 11 and ending on February 18,
"Say It With Music" will be featured in one of
the most intensive publicity and sales campaigns
that has been introduced in the trade in recent
years.
THREE REAL BEAUTIFUL SONGS!
THE VERY LATEST
"DREAM MAN"
Fox Trot Ballad Supreme
The Coining Sensation of 1922
"LOVE ROSE"
Another Pretty Fox-trot Song
"TEARS OF OUR
LAST GOOD-BYE"
The Talked-about Waltz Ballad of the Day
Berardi - Coccia Music Pub. Co.
92 Grape Street
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
START ON TRADE TRIP
Sam Tarrant and Jack Harden to Visit Dealers
in U. S. and Canada
Sam Tarrant and Jack Harden, the traveling
representatives for the Chappell and Harms
catalogs, left recently on a three months' trade
trip, in which they will cover the whole of the
United States and Canada. Among the numbers
they will feature during their present activities
are: "April Showers," "Ka-Lu-A," "The World
Is Waiting for the Sunrise," "Where the Lazy
Mississippi Flows" and "The Mill by the Sea."
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THOMPSON SONGS IN AUSTRALIA
Fisher Thompson, head of the Fisher Thomp-
son Music Co., of New York and Butte, Mont.,
has just received word from his Australian rep-
resentatives, L. T. Collin, Pty., Ltd., of Mel-
bourne, announcing that his new songs, "Rio
Nights," "Mammy's Loving Lullaby" and
"Brown Eyes" were among the most popular
songs of the present season in that country.
She's -A Sensation*
OLD EASHIONED
GIRL
The distinctive waltz success. The song of
lights and shadows, of mystery and romance.
Dealers and jobbers, don't fail to stock up on this wonderful
MILLER MUSIC PUB. CO.
in
seller
BLACKDUCK, MINN.