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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
FEBRUARY 18, 1922
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
GUILTY OF INFRINGEMENT
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
Boston Court Finds Feldman and Sullivan Guilty
of Copyright Infringement
Two Popular Publishing Firms Duplicating Suc-
cess of Former Season With Numbers by
the Same Writers of Previous Hits
On February 7, in the Federal District Court
of Boston, Mass., Al B. Feldman and August G.
Sullivan were found guilty of infringement of
copyright and conspiracy on charges preferred
by several publishers, followed by indictments
by the Federal Grand Jury.
The case involved the printing of spurious edi-
tions of the song successes, "Humming"
(Harms, Inc.) and "Whispering" (Sherman,
Clay & Co.). The defendants have some days
to file an answer prior to receiving sentence.
The action practically completes the work of
the Music Publishers' Protective Association
in the case in question. This organization,
under the direction of E. C. Mills, chairman of
the board of directors, has been actively en-
gaged in running down counterfeiters in New
England territory.
The Music Publishers' Protective Association
now has a staff of private detectives travel-
ing about the country, whose main purpose is
the detection of infringement of copyrights.
SECURES LARGER QUARTERS
Joe Mittenthal, Inc., Now in Bigger Offices in
the Hilton Building
The firm of Joe Mittenthal, Inc., which re-
cently opened offices in the Hilton Building,
New York City, has moved into larger quarters
in the same building. Martin H. Beck, sales
manager of the company, is again in New York
after a lengthy sales trip. The company has
opened up a branch in Minneapolis, Minn., under
the management of Bob Schaffer.
James J. Fero has been appointed manager
of the mechanical department of the company.
He has had experience in mechanical recording
in Europe.
JENKINS HITS
"Dangerous Blues"
The Biggest "Blues" Hit Ever Published
Everyone Is Playing It
"12th Street Rag"
Song—Piano Solo
Now at Its Height
"Kiss Me, Dear"
A Beautiful Waltz—Has the Earmarks
of a Real "Hit"
TWO OTHER GOOD ONES
"Sweet Love"
and
1
"Colleen o Mine"
EVERY ONE A SELLER
Published by
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J. W. Jenkins Sons Music Co.
Kansas City, Mo.
Some years ago Jerome H. Remick & Co. and
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., exploited waltz
compositions, both of which were tremendous
hits, namely, "Till We Meet Again" and "Beauti-
ful Ohio.'" This season again finds these pub-
lishers issuing waltzes of similar success by the
same writers as were responsible for the previous
two songs. The present numbers are "By the
Old Ohio Shore," from the pen of Mary Earl,
published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., and
"When Shall We Meet Again?" by Egan and
Whiting, published by Remick. Another coinci-
dence is the fact that in one of the late Victor
Talking Machine Co. lists both numbers are on a
single record.
TO PUBLISH "STAMBOUL" SCORE
Tama Music Publishing Corp. Secures Rights
From M. Witmark & Sons
The Tama Music Publishing Corp., by arrange-
ment with M. Witmark & Sons, will publish the
complete score of the "Rose of Stamboul," which
will open shortly at the Century Theatre. The
score is by Leo Fall and Sigmund Romberg. The
latter is under contract with the Witmarks, which
made the arrangement necessary.
"Lovey Dove," lyric by Harold Atteridge,
music by Sigmund Romberg, a melodious fox-
trot novelty, has already been picked as the num-
ber which will be the outstanding hit of the
show and which is expected to be a real winner.
Al Goodman, musical director, who will con-
duct at the Century, wrote several numbers for
the "Rose of Stamboul," but it was decided to
switch them .to the score of "Miss Puck," by
Walter Kollo, which is the next Viennese operetta
scheduled for production at the Century after the
"Rose of Stamboul" has its run.
780 COPIESJN ONE DAY
Houston Dealer Sells Record Number of "Say
It With Music" in One Day
Henri Therrien, proprietor of The Song Shop,
Houston, Tex., is operating one of the most suc-
cessful retail establishments in the country. He
is giving the music publishers exceptional co-
operation and his sales in assisting in campaigns
have been quite large.
Recently Mr. Therrien sent Irving Berlin, Inc.,
an order for 1,000 copies of "Say It With Music"
and on Saturday, January 28, 780 of these copies
were sold. This single day's sale for a song
shop probably creates - record for an individual
number. Among other issues he has been fea-
turing a lot are: "Granny, You're My Mammy's
Mammy" and "Everybody Step."
. .
Phil Potts, formerly sales manager of Jack
Mills, Inc., has severed his connections with
that firm.
FISHER THOMPSON SONGS
ARE KNOWN THE WORLD OVER
These songs are all
proTCTi sellers and ad-
vertisements r e a c h 1 ng
over 12,000,000 people
are now running In the
n a t i o n a l magazines.
They are being featured
by the leading singers
and orchestras of th»
country.
MAMMY'S LOVING LULLABY
BROWN EYES
YOU, JUST YOU
RIO NIGHTS
KITTY
ORDER THRU YOUR JOBBER
SONGS THAT SELL
S u c c e s s o r to 'TUCKY HOME
Granny
You're My Mammy's Mammy
Tuck Me to Sleep In My Old
'Tucky Home
Just aLittleLoveSong
Poor Little Me
Lonesome Hours
I Wonder Where He Went
— You Can Have Every Light On Broadway
And When He's Coming Back Blues
(Give Me One Little Light at Home)
Bow W o w Blues
Birds oi a Feather
Universal Dance Folio No. 2
Everybody Step
From the Musio Box Revue
They Call It Dancing
From the Music Box Revue
The Greatest Song Success
Ever Written
Say It With Music
From the Music Box Revue
IRVING BERLIN, Inc.
1607 Broadway,
New York
OFFICERS NOMINATED
Committee of Local Association Selects Slate for
Coming Election
There was a meeting of the nominating com-
mittee of the Greater New York Music Publish-
ers' and Dealers' Association on Tuesday night
of this week at Lyons', 56 East Forty-first street,
at which time a slate of officers was drawn up
for the ensuing year.
EXPLOITING TWO NUMBERS
Richmond-Robbins, Inc., Featuring "Marie" and
"Old Fashioned Girl"
Larry Spier is now manager of the band and
orchestra department of Richmond-Robbins, Inc.
The company is exploiting a fox-trot entitled
"Marie" and a new song called "Old Fashioned
Girl." The latter number is being sung success-
fully by Al Jolson in his present show, "Boiiibo."
She's ~A Semaliori!
OLD FASHIONED
GIRL