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NEW YORK, JUNE 10, 1922
OLD SONGS REVIVED
INTENSIVE FEIST CAMPAIGN
LISTING RADIO STATIONS
"My Gal Sal" in Good Demand, Due to Use by
Famous Orchestras
Strong Drive Being Made on Several Songs in
the Catalog of That Company
American Society of Composers Receives List of
Broadcasting Stations
The old favorites revived from time to time
create for themselves a most unlooked-for and
substantial sale. Recently there was featured by
such orchestras as Paul Whiteman's, Vincent
Lopez, Paul Specht and Mai Hallett the Paul
Dresser composition, "My Gal Sal." Each or-
chestra, of course, arranged the number according
to its own most modern conception and inter-
pretation as a dance. Some do it with the full
swing and rhythm of the entire orchestra, while
Mai Hallett introduces a cornet solo, which is
very effective.
The Edward B. Marks Music Co. is publish-
ing the number with a fox-trot arrangement and
it is having an active sale.
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The plans of Leo Feist, Inc., are the most
intensive ever arranged by that organization.
"Stumbling" and "Three O'Clock in the Morn-
ing" will continue to be exploited and activities
will be carried out on "Georgia," "Swanee River
Moon," and "People Like Us."
One of the new songs recently added to the
Feist catalog is a ballad entitled "Why Should
1 Cry Over You?" which will receive immediate
attention and the song, "Wake Up, Little Cxirl,
You're Just Dreaming," will also be featured.
Washington authorities arc furnishing the
American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers with a list of radio broadcasting sta-
tions to assist the society in notifying them that
the broadcasting of popular songs constitutes a
public performance for profit, subject to prose-
cution by the copyright owners unless licensed
and granted such privilege. It is estimated there
are over 150 broadcasting stations in this
country, a licensing arrangement with each of
which should net the authors, composers and
publishers considerable revenue.
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SOME GOOD NUMBERS
Marks Music Co. Issuing Numbers of Genuine
Musical Merit
The Edward B. Marks Music Co. recently
adopted the slogan "Real Music" and, to substan-
tiate its claim as publisher of such, has featured
such numbers as "The Parade of the Wooden
Soldiers," the song success in the Russian play,
"Chauve Souris"; "No Use Crying," which is
featured by numerous leading orchestras; "Jolly
Peter" (known in Europe as "Brummel Petrus");
"Sal-O-May," a fox-trot, which had its original
success also in Europe, and "The Little Red
School House."
GRAINGER ESTATE IS $1,000,000
Mother
of Famous Pianist Leaves
dollar Estate to Son
Songwriters were astounded this week to read
a headline in a professional paper which said
"$850,000 for Lyric." However, a perusal of the
story showed it was a purchase of the Lyric
Theatre, Cincinnati, by the Fox Film Corp.,
which makes some difference.
Aggregation of Russian Singers to Be Heard in
New York This Fall
Percy Grainger, pianist composer, is the sole
heir of his mother's estate and by the terms of
her will comes into approximately $1,000,000.
His mother, Mrs. Rosa Annie Grainger, fell out
of a twentieth-story window of the Aeolian Build-
ing last April. The will was filed in White Plains
last week.
In the will Mrs. Grainger set forth that "in the
event of my son's death or in case we both died
under such circumstances that it cannot be de-
termined which one of us died first," she gave her
musical property rights, manuscripts, composi-
tions and copyrights and royalties that she might
inherit from her son to Cyril Scott, the English
composer.
RETURNS FROM MIDDLE WEST
LYRICS ^ND LYRICS
UKRAINIAN CHORUS COMING
Million-
Max Rabinoff will bring to America for open-
ing in October the Ukrainian National Chorus, a
South Russia singing group of about fifty voices,
said to be the most perfect ensemble organization
yet heard. The chorus is under the direction of
Alexander Koschetz, a composer, and includes
several noted song birds of the Petrograd Im-
perial Opera.
The Ukrainian Chorus is due to open at the
Hippodrome for a Sunday concert this Fall.
NEW SONG RELEASED
The Ell & EH Publishing Co., Superba Thea-
tre Building, Los Angeles, Cal., has released a
new song, entitled "Are You Playing Fair?" This
is the work of Harry R. Cohen, writer of "Can-
adian Capers" and "Why, Dear?"
Louis Cohn, sales manager of S. C. Caine, Inc.,
recently returned to the New York offices of the
Harry and Mabel Pearl, formerly of the Pitts-
company after an extensive trade trip through
Middle West territory. He reports conditions burgh office of Irving Berlin, Inc., have joined
in the music business as showing an appreciable the staff of the professional department of the
same firm at the New York office.
improvement.
MR. DEALER! These Numbers Are Advertised
LONESOME MAMA BLUES
From Coast to Coast
SUPPOSE THE ROSE WERE YOU
By the Composer who wrote "Dangerous Blues."
The feature song of the biggest Blues and Jazz
singers, and the orchestra favorite Fox Trot.
By Lucien Denni. He wrote "Starlight Love.
Kitty Gordon's knock-out Hit.
Hundreds of other acts using it.
Make Your Profit—Have Them in Stock!
OTHER BIG SELLERS
12TH STREET RAG—Song
DANGEROUS BLUES
12TH STREET RAG—Instrumental
MANILA MEMORIES
KISS ME DEAR
J. W. JENKINS' SONS MUSIC CO.
Kansas City, Mo.