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JUNE
17,
THE
1922
DENSMORE SONGS FEATURED
Oliver Ditson Co. Displays Compositions by John
H. Densmore in Window Exhibit
Recently the Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, Mass.,
made a special window display of the composi-
tions, records and a photograph of a well-known
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in addition, his compositions have been exploited
by radio broadcasting stations.
No American songs are more carefully writ-
ten, both words and music being particularly well
adapted for the voice. The poems are always
well chosen and for these reasons his composi-
tions find favor.
Mr. Densmore recently received the following
OU/ER DITSON COMPANY
Oliver Ditson Co. Window
and successful Boston composer, John H. Dens-
more.
The window attracted the attention of thou-
sands of music lovers and the public in general
and this recognition was justly due, for Mr. Dens-
more's songs are being sung and played by prac-
tically all the leading singers and teachers and,
Featuring Songs by John H. Densmore
tribute from Herbert Witherspoon, the promi-
nent singer:
"I am much interested in your songs, several
of which are the best American songs I have
found. Perhaps you might be willing to go over
them with me in person, as I would like to have
your ideas.
SEVERAL NEW NUMBERS
JOIN SAM FOX STAFF
Various Publishers to Issue Songs by New Team
of Writers
Added to the- staff of the New York offices of
the Sam Fox Pub. Co. for the Summer season are
Frank Pallma and Harry Jacob Ellis. The Fox
firm is making an intensive orchestra drive dur-
ing the Summer months.
Jack Mills, Inc., has accepted for publication
"Swanee Baby" and Jerome W. Remick a num-
ber called "Trinidad." "Flapper Fan" has been
added to the catalog of the Triangle Music Pub.
Co. and "Cool the Puppies" has been accepted by
the Clarence Williams Music Pub. Co. All of the
numbers are from the pens of a new writing team,
Bob Schaefer, Spencer Williams and Johnny
Tucker, and each of the numbers gives evidence
of becoming a real hit.
ADOPT "SUNSHINE ALLEY"
"Sunshine Alley," published by Joe Mittenthal,
Inc., was adopted as the official song of the
Grand Street Boys at their annual dinner held re-
cently at the Commodore Hotel. The number is
by Joe Griffiths and Eugene West.
9
THE "FOLLIES OF 1922"
New Ziegfeld Offering Up to Usual Standard—
Harms, Inc., Publishes the Score
Each season the society leaders of New York, if
not of the entire East, national personages and
others of importance attend the annual open-
ing of Ziegfeld's "Follies." On
June 5 there opened at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York,
the sixteenth annual production
—"Ziegfeld Follies of 1922," wiili
the usual attendance of person-
ages of importance.
This year's offering, as usual
with Ziegfeld's productions, gives
the playgoer something "differ-
ent,' and, as a matter of fact, the
new ''Follies" is made up almost
entirely of new ideas, so much so
that many of the critics were at a
loss for words to describe the
swift-moving entertainment.
Will Rogers returns to the
Ziegfeld fold in this show and
Gallagher and Shean, who created
no little furore in vaudeville cir-
cles during the past season, also
take a prominent part. There are
sixteen Tiller girls, trained under
the direction of the man whose
name they bear and who pro-
duces formation dances without
equal. There are said to be some-
what over a hundred girls in the
chorus, a bewildering array when
one considers that they are all
Ziegfeld beauties—the pick of
America.
Several authors have had a
hand in the book, including the
prolific and humorous writer,
Ring Lardner; the music is by
Dave Stamper, Victor Herbert and Louis A.
Hirsh, and an additional number by Louis Breau.
The leading songs are probably " 'Neath the
South Sea Moon," "Sing a Song of Swanee" and
"My Rambler Rose." There is a number entitled
"Sunny South" and, naturally, with radio filling
up newspaper columns, if not the air, there is a
radio song, called "List'ning on Some Radio," a
song entitled "I Don't Know What I'll Do With-
out You" and the unusual title for a Dixie song
of "I Don't Want to Be in Dixie." Harms, Inc.,
publishes the music.
NEW PUBLISHER INCORPORATED
The Clifford Publishing Co., 308 South Wabash
avenue, Chicago, was capitalized last week
at $20,000. The incorporators arc given as
Marion Tomaso, Tomaso, Jr., and J. Willis Dix.
The first-named two were formerly interested in
the business of Frances Clifford, music publisher,
who formerly conducted a retail and wholesale
music business in this city.
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