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JUNE 10, 1922
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
TWO LIVE SONG MEN
PREDICTS NEW STYLE OF MUSIC
Clyde Freeman and Harvey Orr Snapped in
Happy Mood
Musical Comedy Composer Says Jazz Will Be
Supplanted by a Distinctly New and Charac-
teristically American Type of Dance Music
PORTLAND, ORE., June 3.—Herewith are shown
Clyde Freeman, manager of Remick's Song Shop,
Portland, and Harvey Orr and his famous smile.
Orr is traveling representative for Sherman,
Evolution of a distinctive style of American
dance music, which will be as characteristically
American and typical of American composers who
write music adaptable to the social dance as was
the waltz music characteristic of the Viennese
school, is the dream of Leo F. Reisman, whose
trio is
Dearie," Charles Dillingham's musical comedy
at the Globe Theatre.
The complete downfall of jazz is predicted by
Reisman, who says:
"It is probable that Americans, because of
their racial characteristics, will always favor a
dance written in the more vigorous four-beat
time to the more deliberate three-beat or waltz
music. The modern jazz is built on an empha-
sis of rhythm. The American ideal should be
music in which the rhythm is subtle, not marked,
and in which the melody is the important thing.
Americans dance socially largely from a desire
Clyde Freeman and Harvey Orr
Clay & Co. The picture was taken on his re- for relaxation, and therein lies another danger
cent trip in Oregon territory and the snapshot to a continued vogue of the more radical types
of the pair shows the perfect harmony that exists of music. Jazz music is loud, inharmonious and
between the firm of Jerome H. Remick & Co. and lacking in contrast—in short, tiresome. More
rest will be found in music abounding in melody,
Sherman, Clay & Co.
Harvey Orr spent a week in Portland, having played softly so that contrasts are possible in
just completed a five months' tour of the United the climaxes without invoking the aid of a fog-
States, going as far East as Detroit, Mich., and horn or a string of cowbells.
South to New Orleans. Before he returns to
"In the modern jazz orchestras the strings, al-
headquarters in San Francisco he will visit Ta- ways the essential of ensemble playing if one
coma, Seattle and Spokane, Wash., and Van- would develop the real possibilities of any score,
couver, B. C.
have been neglected to introduce instruments
Among the numbers Me Orr has with him producing a volume of sound.
and which he is featuring are: "Won't You Be
"I was asked the other day to give an ideal
Sorry?", "I Wish I Knew," just published, and combination of ten pieces for playing the best
Herb Brown's "The Sneak."
dance music, and I included four violins and a
string bass. My other instruments would be a
piano—really a stringed instrument—two saxo-
CORRECTING COPYRIGHT CHAOS
phones, a trumpet and drums. It will be noted
President Issues Proclamation Extending Copy- that this combination does not include a clarinet
or a trombone, and I would not allow my drum-
right Benefits to Austria
mer to use any of the whistles, bells, horns, cocoa-
nut shells or crash cymbals now in favor.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 5.—President Harding
"It is worthy of note that 'Good Morning,
has issued a proclamation through the Depart-
ment of State extending the benefits of the Copy- Dearie,' has succeeded without jazz and without
right Act of December 18, 1919, to all citizens of startling effects, and that Mr. Kern has built the
Austria, thereby taking the first step to adjust catchy popular music' entirely, upon the impor-
the copyright muddle affecting plays and books tance of melody, rather than rhythm, and all of
which has resulted from the war. No action has it is ideally written for the most delightful danc-
been officially taken as yet, however, in regard ing."
to copyright with Germany, Hungary, Russia
McGOWAN WRITES MUSICAL FARCE
and the new European countries, Poland and
Czecho-Slovakia.
Jack McGowan, who is appearing in "The Rose
By the provisions of the President's proclama- of Stamboul" at the Century Theatre, New York
tion all plays, books and music written and pub- City, has written a musical farce in collabora-
lished and produced by Austrian citizens during tion with Anatole Gousha, entitled "Be Yourself."
wartime are subject to copyright now, whereas The music has been composed by Charles Ros-
before the proclamation was issued this was not so ff, a young Russian-American. The piece,
the case. A large number of Austrian plays and which is in three acts, will be produced next
music compositions which had been bought or season.
pirated during the war for production hrre are
affected by this ruling. However, the proclama-
POLLY DAMROSCH TO GO ON STAGE
tion does not work retroactively in regard to the
liability of managers who produced these plays
Polly Damrosch, daughter of Walter Dam-
for royalties. It will be impossible for an Aus- rosch, the conductor of the New York Sym-
.trian author or composer to claim legally royal- phony Society, is going to become a professional
ties on any work of his that was produced here actress. Miss Damrosch as a member of the
up to May 29, the date of the President's procla- Junior League has taken part in amateur theatri-
mation.
cals here for several seasons, and has shown
The copyright situation as it affects Germany marked talent.
is very much complicated by the fact that a large
number of patented articles are alleged to have
PROCTOR WITH HAROLD FLAMMER
been pirated by both Germans and Americans
. during wartime when there was no protection for
David Proctor, composer and pianist, who
patented and copyrighted works. It is expected wrote "Drowsily Come the Sheep," a slumber
that there will be a great many suits brought over song, and "The Little Clock," a novelty for
these infringements and officials of the State De- the piano, has joined the staff of Harold Flam-
partment are trying vainly to see some way out mer, Inc.
o ( . the muddle that has resulted.
"Doves," an elaborate musical sketch with a
Herbert Keit, brother of Joe Keit, secretary of well-known cast, will shortly be seen on the
Jerome H. Remick & Co., recently underwent an B. P. Keith vaudeville circuit. The book and
operation for appendicitis. At last reports he lyrics are by Will Hough and the music is by
was doing well.
J. Fred Coots.
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IRVING BERLIN IN BERLIN, GERMANY
Noted Songwriter States That Europe Is Jazz-
ing to American Syncopation
"Every country in Europe is jazzing to Ameri-
can syncopation," said Irving Berlin after he had
visited the night cafes of the German capital, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Berlin, Germany, ap-
pearing in the New York Herald. The American
jazz writer arrived with Hassard Short, also from
Broadway, New York. They are here to buy the
stage effects for the Kreisler play, which has at-
tracted much attention because of its lighting ef-
fects and the fact that the presentation takes place
on four stages at once.
Berlin also wants to buy a police dog, but
jazz remains his chief concern. "I don't say that
Europe is stealing United States' stuff," said
Berlin, "but the effect is apparent everywhere.
The adoption of American dances has proved this.
1 haven't been to this town named after me since
1911, but it looks as good as ever.
"Say, have they got 'Say It With Music' here?"
he asked suddenly.
"No? Then I'll do some business."
JEROME H. REMICK IN NEW YORK
Jerome H. Remick, president of Jerome H.
Remick & Co., was a recent visitor at the New
York offices of his company, where he held a
series of conferences mapping out the Sum-
mer campaign on the Remick catalog.
The McKinley Music Publishing Co., of New
York and Chicago, has released a new waltz bal-
lad by E. Clinton Keithley and Jeannette Dur-
yea entitled, "When You Long for a Pal Who
Would Care."