Music Trade Review

Issue: 1922 Vol. 74 N. 2

Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
MUSIC
».
TRADE
OPENS NEW OFFICES
ill iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Fisher Thompson Co. Opens Branches in
Chicago, Detroit and San Francisco
Four Cents
235 West 40th St.
New York
GOOD SELLERSJN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, ORE., January 5.—Kathleen Benoit
Campbell, of the sheet music department of
Lipman, Wolfe & Co., says that the demand for
the Feist number, "Wabash Blues," continues
very big and she says that the excellent dance
records of the number have helped to popular-
ize it. Helen Freiheit, of the sheet music de-
partment of the Seiberling & Lucas Co., holds
the same opinion concerning the number. Mrs.
Campbell says that one of the best sellers of
the day is "Sunny Tennessee," and the num-
bers that are gaining in favor with her cus-
tomers are: "I Might Be Your Once in a While,"
"Angel Face," "Whistle the Blues Away," "At
the Mummies' Ball" and the "Haunting Waltz."
HONORS FOR SOUSA
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., January 4.—John Philip
Sousa, "March King," gave a series of six con-
certs with his band at the Exposition Auditorium
last week.
In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of
Sousa's march, "The Stars and Stripes Forever,"
Sousa, as lieutenant commander of the naval re-
serve, was honored by the presentation of colors
by a detachment of troops from the Presidio on
orders received from Washington.
The Fisher Thompson Music Pub. Co., of
Butte, Mont., and New York City, opened pro-
fessional offices in Chicago, Detroit and San
Francisco on January 1. This expansion of the
activities of the company was made to enable
it to more quickly and thoroughly popularize its
publications. Under this new arrangement the
professional and orchestra leaders can be
given service from the five offices, and "Direct
to the public advertising," which the company
is now carrying on, through magazines of
national circulation, will do much to exploit the
goods for the benefit of the trade. A special
campaign has been waged on "Mammy's Lov-
ing Lullaby" and "Brown Eyes."
The shipments of goods will still be made
from New York City, as the new offices will not
carry stock. The Fisher Thompson Music Pub.
Co. recently adopted two slogans: "Songs That
Appeal" and "Co-operation Ma"kes a Hit—Let's
Get Together."
NEW PUBLISHING CONCERN
Quigley Music Pub. Co. Organized, With Head-
quarters in Chicago
CHICAGO, I I I . , January 9.—Thomas J. Quigley,
who for a number of years has been Chicago
manager for M. Witmark & Sons, announces
that he has formed a partnership with Louis
Guyon, a prominent dance hall owner of Chi-
cago, and Ben Garretson, formerly press repre-
sentative of the Columbia Burlesque Circuit in
this city. The new company will be known as
the Quigley Music Pub. Co., and has leased the
entire second floor of the Ashland Block Building.
J. Russel Robinson and Roy Turk, members of
the writing staff of Waterson, Berlin & Snyder,
recently finished two new numbers which the
above publishing house will shortly release.
They are called "Sweet Man o' Mine" and "Can't
You Be Nice?"
TWO SONGS JUST OFF THE PRESS
§
==
means to YOU.
Write for particulars today.
NOW IS THE TIME
C. C. CHIRCH AND COMPANY
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
Hartford—New York—London—Paris—Sydney
TANG E KIN E
"Sweet Lady," "Isle of Tangerine," "Listen
to Me"
(iKEENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES
"Snow Flakes," "When Dreams Come True"
LOVE DREAMS
"Love Dreams" and "Lonesome Boy"
BLOSSOM TIME
"Song of Love" and "Serenade"

AFGAR
"Why Don't You?" "I Want Love" and
"Julie"
n
BROADWAY WHIRL
"Oh, Dearie," "Caring," "Black Eyed
Susans"
==
=
"Alice
Blue
IRENE
Gown," "Irene," "Castle of
Dreams"
ZIEGFELD FOLLIES
"My Man"
Write for Dealers'
i
Prices
=
I
=
[
=
=
=
n
=
1
=
=
|
==
=E
=1
L E O . F E I S T , I n c . , FEIST Bldg., N e w York
iill I:1IIJ. liilL
iJ!:i :,lllJ, / I h , , V'll,!; JJII!!!,,/!,!!!;),: 'illll!),. : i|||||
DEVELOPING GOOD BUSINESS
Fitzgerald Talking Machine Co. Building Up
Excelient Sheet Music Trade
BOSTON, MASS., January 9.—The Fitzgerald
Talking Machine Co., whose "White Store," at
28 Cornhill street, is getting to be a familiar
location to passers-by, has lately been develop-
ing a big sheet music business and is carrying
such things as are associated with the names of
Witmark and Remick and others identified with
the popular line. The McKinley editions are on
hand and a Starr upright piano is an invitation
to try out some unfamiliar piece. The Fitz-
gerald Co. has leased the whole building and
has turned over the third floor for the uses
of local songwriters and they are at present
busy fixing up the quarters attractively.
Sherman Jilay & Co.,
San Francisco
Grand Rapids, Mich.
fiJKfe SHEET MUSIC
Every Live Dealer
is familiar with
RMEMAD
TOMOKRCWlAND
msmmm
reprt-ients tlus BEST there i s
Secular I'.Solos Duets Quartets
SOME OF THE MANY THAT ARE ALWAYS I N DEMAND
Content*
o/" SON GLAND
Most Extensively Advertised Booklet of Songs Ever Issued
t'Where the Rivar Shannon
SECULAR
Flows
t'Asleep in the Deep
t*Who Knows
t'Can't You Heah Me Callin'.
Caroline
t'Bamboo Baby
t*A Little While
f D e a r Little Boy of Mine
t'Angel of Light, Lead On
t* Even ing Brings Rest A. You t'Closer Still With Thee
t*God Made You Mint
t*Ever at Rest
Heart Call. The
t'God Shall Wipe Away the
f Honey, if You Only Knew
Tears
t * l n the Garden of My Heart
t'Grateful, 0 Lord, Am I
t'Lamplit Hour, The
t ' l Come to Thee
t ' M a Little Sunflower. Good-
t * l Do Believe
night
f i t Was for Me
t'Magic of Your Eyes, The
f My Days Are in His Hands
t'Mother of Pearl
t'Oh Lord, Remember Me
t*My Rosary for You
t'Shine. 0 Holy Light
t'Night Wind, The
f S i l e n t Voice, The
t'One More Day
f Teach Me to Pray
•(•"Resignation
f Thou Art My God
t'Smilin' Through
OPERA TIC
t Songs of Dawn & Twilight
(Design—Every Little Nail)
f Gypsy Love Song
t Spring's a Lovable Ladye
f Kiss Me Again
t'Sorter Miss You
f Mother Machree
t'Starlight Love
f My Wild Irish Rose
t'Sunrise and You
t'Too- Ra- Loo- Ra- Loo- Ral
t'There's a Long, Long Trail
That's an Irish Lullaby
t Values
fWhen
Irish
Eyes
Are
t*Want of You, The
Smiling
HMYOU FORGOTTEN
ASONGtflNDIA
SACRED
EDITION BEAUTIFUL
i
A SIGN OF IMPORTANCE
"THE MOOCH
335 of the best-selling: compositions
of t h e
Old Masters.
ONLY the best sellers.
"i •••
No dead wood.
Carefully edited.
•>'
Beautifully produced.
' ' -
2,000 dealers selling: i t .
Permanent and large results.
SMALL IJfVKSTMKNT.
That's what
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Hits from the
Musical Comedies
j
Published by
(Four Keys, F, li, A flat nnrl B tint)
INSTRUMENTAL or VOCAL
I
FLORA ULRICH
531 Qnlmby St.
mini
"You can't go wrong
with any *Feist' Song'*
1
'There's a Little Lass in Scotland'
and My Nellie Lies Sleeping"
When You Gave Your Heart to Me"
Published by THE METRO MUSIC CO.
5 Broadway
1547
New York City
I
iiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii
mil
Century Music Pub. l'o.
41
REVIEW
iQlll
THE
JANUARY 14, 1922
Those marked with (*) published for Duet
Those marked" with (t) published for Quartet
Beat Selling Standard Songs in the World
Hundreds of Dealers Carry This Complete Stock—Do YouJ
If Not. Write for "SONGLAND" and Special Proposition
Witmark Bids.
M. U ITMARK & SONS
New York
Order from your regular jobb&t
or direct from us
: ^4rotA'er"Suns\\\ne Of Your Smile" T
I Love Sends I
8 -A Little Gift }
I Of-Roses I
If
HARMS INC.62WEST45 T - H S!NEWY0RK f l
Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
42
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
DEATH OF BILLIE BROWN REGRETTED
FEW SUCCESSES IN MUSICAL SHOWS
Youthful Composer a Victim of Smallpox Epi-
demic in Kansas City
"Good Morning, Dearie" a Promising Produc-
tion, Containing the Song Hits "Ka-Lu-A"
and "Blue Danube Blues"
The composer of "Dangerous Blues" is dead.
"It does not seem possible to us here in the
office where she came from day to day and
brought her cheerfulness and happy heart," said
E. G. Ege, manager of the music publishing de-
partment of the J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co.,
of Kansas City, "but she is gone."
Billie Brown was scarcely eighteen years old,
and had just entered upon what promised a bril-
liant career as a composer of popular music.
She was identified with the retail store of J. W.
Jenkins' Sons Music Co., and demonstrated in
the p : ano department, and had from a child com-
posed little things which she played on occasion.
She sent her "Dangerous Blues" to a dozen
music publishers, only to have it returned. She
came to the Jenkins store and asked for a posi-
tion of some sort to help her support herself and
her mother, and was employed to play the piano.
One day she was playing "Dangerous Blues"
and Mr. Ege, attracted by its unusual character,
stopped and asked her what was the name of
the piece. She told him, and the conversation
following resulted in the company paying her
$100 for the composition.
"Dangerous Blues" was first published in the
Spring of 1921 and was an instant success, more
than a million copies having been sold. By the
first of July the sales had grown to such pro-
portions that the Jenkins firm felt that they were
justified in changing the contract with Billie
Brown and of paying her a royalty instead.
They therefore handed her a check for $500 and
told her to write more songs. Two of these
will be released in January, one of them, "Lone-
some Mama Blues," appearing on the 1st, and
the other, "Lullaby Moon," on the 15th. There
are some others to follow later which the bril-
liant little composer had finished before her un-
timely death last week from smallpox.
'WANA" A BIG HIT
In a theatrical season that is none too healthy
the successes stand out most impressively. This
is doubly true with musical productions, the
producers of which are under enormous expense.
Scene From "Good
There have been all too few successes this sea-
son and the profitable musical shows could be
counted on one hand, leaving room for, say, two
additions.
Taking all this into consideration, it is, there-
fore, most appropriate to say something re-
garding the success of "Good Morning, Dearie,"
which opened early this Fall at the Globe
Theatre, New York.
The music of the production in this instance
does more than hold up its end. At least two
numbers have already become national hits.
Practically everybody recognizes the melody of
"Ka-Lu-A," and "Blue Danube Blues" follows
closely for prominence. The publisher, Harms,
Inc., is indeed to be congratulated in having two
unique successes in a single show.
"Wana," a number in the Jack Mills, Inc.,
catalog, has become quite popular in the dance
field. In some parts of the country it is the
prevailing dance hit. This has resulted in the
NEW' CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS
sales fast placing it as one of the leading active
sellers of the present season.
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder to Remodel New
Offices in Chicago
CHICAGO, I I I . , January 7.—Waterson, Berlin &
Snyder, of New York, music publishers, plan to
spend $75,000 remodeling their headquarters, at
26-28 West Monroe street, in the Crilly Build-
ing. The firm has leased the property at a re-
ported $25,000 annually from the estate of
Daniel F. Crilly for a term of years, and will
take possession on May 1 next.
"Italy"
"My Hawaiian Melody'*
"Tosti's Good-Bye Melody"
"There Is Only One Pal,
Alter All"
"Main Street"
JANUARY 14, 1922
NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
Crown Music Co. Publishing Score of "Up in
the Clouds"
A new musical comedy recently had its
premiere at the Lyric Theatre, New York City,
this following a series of successful engage-
ments in Chicago and other Middle West cities.
The new piece is entitled "Up in the Clouds."
Morning, Dearie"
The book is by Will B. Johnstone, who is re-
sponsible for "Take It From Me," of several
seasons past. The show has received some very
nattering criticisms from the metropolitan press
and the music comes in for particularly favor-
able mention.
Among the song numbers which are undoubt-
edly to be heard frequently are "Nobody Knows"
and "Betsy Ross." The Crown Music Co., of
New York, is distributor of the music.
MHMMMMMUHMHMIMUM
i: GUARANTEED SELLERS!
My Chinese Cherry Blossom
Mabel
Listening
My China Man
You Are the Rose ot My Heart
If You Only Knew
Sunshine
Only A Dream ot You
::AL R O S E M U S I C P U B . CO.
(Not Inc.)
\ \ 3131 Douglas Boulevard, Chicago, 111.
IMMMMMIMIMMMIMMMMM
REMICK'S
BEST SELLERS
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF
TITLE FOR ESTIMATE
WHEN SHALL WE MEET AGAIN
311 West 43d Street
New York C ity
" S i g h i n g " (•»«•»« ior YOU)
"Sleepy Hollow"
(Where I First Met You)
It Must Be Some One Like You"
"Dreamy Hawaiian Eyes"
"Moonlight Land"
"You're to Blame"
"Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight"
"Weeping Willow Lane'
"Pickaninny Blues"
REMEMBER JHE ROSE
WH"Y D E A R
BROKEN TOY
AFTER THE RAIN
WilLE MIAMI DREAMS
SHE'S A MEAN JOB
I'D RATHER HAVE LOVED YOU AND LOST YOU
(THAN NEVER HAVE LOVED YOU AT ALL)
DA-DA-DA MY DARLING
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
BOSTON Pubfehers
W A L T E R JACOBS B O S W A & V
"Peter Gink" ££,["Arabella" Fo £ nT ; ot
Oliver Ditson Company
BOSTON
NEW YORK
Anticipate and supply Every Requirement of Music
Dealers
White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
JEROME H. REMICK &- CO.
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
PUBLISHEHS, PftlNTEM AMD E N G K A V E M OF MUSIC
Main Offices: 40-44 Winchester St., Boston.
Branch Houses: New York and Chicago

Download Page 47: PDF File | Image

Download Page 48 PDF File | Image

Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).

Pro Tip: You can flip pages on the issue easily by using the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard.