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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1922 Vol. 75 N. 1

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JULY
1, 1922
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
A WELL DESERVED TRIBUTE
PORTLAND'S SHEET MUSIC TRADE
Election of E. G. Ege to Vice-presidency of
Sheet Music Dealers' Association a Recogni-
tion of His Ability in the Publishing Field
Active Demand Reported for Many of the Popu-
lar Prints of the Day—Dance Music Also Sell-
ing Very Well—Schirmer Novelty in Demand
The recent election of E. Grant Ege, of the
PORTLAND, ORE., June 23.—Kathleen Benoit Camp-
J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co., Kansas City, Mo., bell, manager of the sheet music department of
as vice-president of the National Association of Lipman, Wolfe & Co., says that the demand for
Irving Berlin's "Some Sunny D a y ' is very
act.ve and it is among her best sellers.
Cecil Teague, organist of the Majestic Thea-
tre and song writer, is taking a three months'
vacation with his wife. During his absence Clyde
Freeman, manager of the Remick Song & Gift
Shop, Will occupy his home and handle his large
touring car.
Miss Nell Harper has taken full charge of
the classical sheet music department of Oregon
Eilers Music House and says she is now doing
a big volume of business.
"Sweet Indiana Home," a new Remick dance
number, is making good in Portland and it is
being teatured by (jeorge Olson, leader of the
Portland Hotel orchestra, and in addition he is
sending it out every Friday evening over the
Oregonian radio K.C.W.
Among the latest arrivals in Portland is the
"Dance Excentrique," Dent Mowrey's new num-
ber, which is published by Schirmer, and it is
in big demand at the various sheet music depart-
ments, who are featuring it by attractive window
displays.
E. Grant Ege
Louis Mack, sheet music dealer in the Bush
Sheet Music Dealers, marks an important addi- & Lane Piano Co.'s store, is receiving the con-
tion to the ranks of the executive body of that gratulations of his friends upon the arrival at
organization.
his home of a bouncing baby girl.
Mr. Ege has for some years been an impor-
tant figure in the activities of the Association, and
AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN PUNNED
the honor bestowed upon him has been well
earned by the energetic efforts put forth by him Richmond-Robbins to Feature "Swanee Blue
to make the Association function along lines that
Bird" in Big Exploitation Drive
are shown in its constructive attainments.
It might not be amiss to remark here that Mr.
The favorable reception of "Swanee Blue Bird"
Ege is not only the head of the sheet music received by Richmond-Robbins, Inc., from vaude-
department of the J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co., ville circles has encouraged it to inaugurate a
operating fourteen stores in the Middle West, national exploitation campaign. Orchestrations
but he is also responsible for the opening of the of the number in fox-trot form are now being
publishing department of that company, which forwarded to orchestra leaders throughout the
in recent years has given the trade and public country.
several popular hits.
It is understood that practically all the talk-
While Mr. Ege was in New York at the re- ing machine record and music roll manufacturers
cent conventions of the National Association of have cataloged this number for early release. Just
Sheet Music Dealers and the Music Publishers' as soon as the professional and band and orches-
Association of the United States he outlined some tra departments of the company have arranged
of his plans for the Fall season in beha'f of the their exploitation catalog it is to be supplemented
catalog of his company, the fruition of which by a publicity drive in trade and other circles.
should place his company in the ranks of what The plans call for activity in every department
are known as the "ten big popular publishers."
of the company.
NEW BLUE SONG, "SING 'EM"
A new blue song, called "Sing 'em," by Ray
Prisby, is being published by the Refousse
Music Co., 145 West Forty-fifth street, New York
City. The number is of the deacon type so popu-
lar with the late Bert Williams.
"Sing 'em," by the way, has in recent weeks
become quite a by-word and is frequently used
in response to those who make an effort to
unload their troubles on the listener.
STEIN WITHJ^C. CAINE, INC.
Herbert Stein has joined the staff of S. C.
Caine, Inc., publisher of "Isle of Zorda," now
being exploited in conjunction with the motion
picture of the same name.
SUIT OVER "GALLAGHER AND SHEAN"
It is quite the usual thing when a song be-
comes a national hit to hear the charge of plagi-
arism or the entering of a suit charging that the
whole or part of the melody is an infringement.
The latest action of this sort is that instituted by
Bryan Foy, in private life Bryan Fitzgerald, al-
leging that he wrote the song "Mr. Gallagher and
Mr. Shean" in May, 1921. The vaudeville team
of Gallagher and Shean are made defendants and
Jack Mills, Inc., the publisher, co-defendant.
TO FEATURE_%_AIRO MOON"
SONGS THAT SELL
Irving Berlin's Latest,
Greatest Song Hit
Some Sunny Day
Granny
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You're My Mammy's Mammy
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Tuck Me to Slee£ In My Old
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Tucky Home
Poor Little Me
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You Can Have [very Light On Broadway
(Give Me One Little Light at Home)
Klcky-Koo
Kicky-Koo
You for Me—Me for You
Lonesome Hours
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I Wonder Where He Went 1
And When He's Coming Back Blues
Universal Dance Folio No. 2
Say It With Music
From
the Music
Box Revue
Everybody Step
They Call It Dancing II
From tho Mu»ie Box Revuo
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From th* Muile Box Revue
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The Melody Song Hit ol the Year
:
Just a Little Love Song
IRVING BERLIN, Inc.
1607 Broadway,
New York
NEW COLORED SHOW
Witmark to Publish Score of New Production
by Sissle and Blake
M. Witmark & Sons announce the closing of
contracts whereby they will publish all the music
for the new production for the Sixty-third Street
Theatre by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, the
colored comedians and writers responsible for
that remarkable Broadway success, "Shuffle
Along." The new show has not yet been named,
but rehearsals are under way and it is announced
that it will open in the early Fall season.
WHY D. SWISHEjHVAS ABSENT
D. Swisher, of Philadelphia, well-known dealer
and jobber in sheet music, of that city, recently
wrote a letter to some of the active members of
the Music Publishers' Association of the United
States stating that the reason for his absence
from the last gathering of that body was due
to sickness.
Sam Goold, of the vaudeville team of Walters
TO CONCENTRATE ON JOBBING
and Goold, and writer of "Angel Eyes," has just
closed arrangements for a tour of the Southern
Los ANGELES, CAL., June 26.—The Remick Song
Clinton I. Sommer, dealer in musical instru- States over Loew time. Among the songs he and Gift Shop announces that on July 1 it will
ments, records and supplies, has leased a new will program on the above circuit is the S. C. close the retail department and devote its en-
ergies to the jobbing business.
Caine, Inc., number, "Cairo Moon."
store at 1483 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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FEATURE "BROKEN-HEARTED BLUES"
TO REVIVE "SOME OF THESE DAYS"
GORDON V. THOMPSON RECOVERING
New Number of McKinley Music Co. Making a
Hit Throughout the Country—Many Promi-
nent Orchestras Featuring This Release
New Arrangement to Be Introduced by Sophie
Tucker on Her Return From Europe
Canadian Manager of Leo Feist Convalescing—
Dealers Tie Up With Movie, "Smilin'
Through," and Boost Sale of That Number
CHICAGO, I I I . , June 26.—The McKinley Music Co.,
of this city, is to be congratulated on its new
number, "Broken-hearted Blues," which is de-
veloping into a big success throughout the coun-
try. Many laudatory comments on the number
have been received from numerous orchestra
leaders well known in the musical field, and
D. W. Foster, of the McKinley Music Co., pre-
dicts that by mid-Summer it will be one of the
biggest sellers.
The Oriole Terrace Orchestra, the specially
selected orchestra which will make records for
Brunswick exclusively, considers "Broken-hearted
Blues" its best bet and has made a wonderful rec-
ord, which will soon be issued. This orchestra,
under the leadership of Dan Russo, is having a
palatial home built for it in Detroit, called
Oriole Terrace. J. L. Woods, who owns the
Arcadia, Detroit; Arcadia, St. Louis, and Prin-
cess, Cleveland, is building the Oriole Terrace
Dance Hall, which Mr. Wood declares will be
the finest in this country. The Oriole Terrace
Orchestra is at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, this
city, for the Summer.
Tom Brown's Saxophone Sextet is featuring
"Broken-hearted Blues" in an eight weeks' en-
gagement at the Riviera, Chicago; Tivoli and
Central Park Theatres. Benson's famous orches-
tra, led by Roy Bargy, is specializing on this
"blues" and will take it to Atlantic City for a
Summer engagement soon. Paul Biese has re-
corded it for the Columbia and is playing it at
every performance. Every cabaret and theatre in
Chicago is successfully featuring this great
"blues." The Edison record by Al Bernard will
be released July 1.
The Sax-O-Tette, a big-time act with European
contracts, is starting East from Los Angeles
with this number as a feature.
In New York the Memphis Five have made
"Broken-hearted Blues" their leading number and
it is being featured at the Pennsylvania Hotel,
Strand Roof, Balconnades, Orange Grove and
dozens of other leading amusement centers in and
around New York. Dave Ringle, writer of
"Wabash Blues," is responsible for the lyric of
"Broken-hearted Blues," while Roy Bargy and
Henri Klickmann, composer of "Sweet Hawaiian
Moonlight," wrote the music.
SAMMY SMITH ON LONG TRADE TRIP
Sammy Smith, professional manager for the
Edward B. Marks Music Co., left late last week
on a trade trip covering Atlantic City, Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago.
He will make a special campaign on the leading
numbers of the above firm's catalog, which in-
clude: "No Use Crying," "Little Red School-
bouse," "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers," "Lone-
some" and "Eddie Leonard Blues."
CHICAGO, I I I . , June 26.—Will Rossiter announces
that the big-time hit, "Some of These Days," is
to be revived with a new arrangement and placed
on sale all over the country. It has practically
been decided that Sophie Tucker will introduce
the new arrangement of this song upon her
return from her present European tour.
Incidentally, we might mention, in passing, that
the two big present Rossiter numbers, "Those
Longing-for-you Blues" and "In Bluebird Land,"
are selling in a most satisfactory way in Chicago.
The Six Brown Brothers have been featuring
"In Bluebird Land" at all Ballaban & Katz thea-
tres and will return to Chicago next week. Will
Rossiter has a man now in New York plugging
on "Those Longing-for-you Blues." It is already
out on a number of records and bids fair to he a
remarkable success.
RIVIERA OFFICIALS ARRESTED
Postal Inspector Charges J. A. Tenney and Miss
M. W. Furry With Illegal Use of Mails
CHICAGO, I I I . , June 26.—John A. Tenney and
Miss Merta W. Furry, who are alleged to have
made $400,000 in three years by means of a
fake music publishing scheme, were arrested last
week by Postal Inspector Frank M. Davis on a
charge of using the mails to defraud.
They are officials of the Chester Music Co., 920
Michigan avenue; the Riviera Music Co., in the
Chateau Theatre Building, and the Seton Music
Pub. Co., according to Inspector Davis. They
are said to have advertised that for $55 they
would put to music any verse sent to them and
guarantee to have the music printed and placed on
sale.
MUCH MUSIC GOES UP IN SMOKE
Entire Library of New York Police Band De-
stroyed Recently in Armory Fire
New York Police Band music, some of it dat-
ing back twenty years and impossible to replace,
valued at between $5,000 and $10,000, was al-
most completely destroyed last week by a fire
of unknown origin in a corner of the drill hall
on the fourth floor of the Seventh Regiment
Armory, extending from Sixty-sixth to Sixty-
seventh streets and fronting on Park avenue.
The music, which included some of the
old favorite songs, such as "When You and I
Were Young, Maggie," and Harrigan and Hart
hits, was kept in a large oak cabinet in the corner
of the hall. It was believed the fire started in
the cabinet, which was almost completely de-
stroyed, the flames commun'cating to the walls.
Musical instruments, a number of gold and
silver loving cups and other treasures in the cab-
inet were burned or melted in the fire.
TORONTO, CAN., June 26.—Gordon V. Thompson,
Canadian manager of the Leo Feist Co., this city,
has been very ill the last two or three months,
with a complication of troubles. Mr. Thomp-
son's personality, good-fellowship and general
likableness has endeared him to the trade and
everybody will be very glad when he is able
to be back at his desk.
The moving picture, "Smilin' Through," is
playing at the Allen Theatre, and those sheet
music dealers who have hooked up with this
picture have been selling a satisfactory quan-
tity of the song of that name published by M.
Witmark & Sons.
WILL HONOR CARUSO'S MEMORY
M. J. Mintz, president of the Cameo Music
Pub. Co., announces that through an arrange-
ment with Jack Loeb, manager of the William
Fox Theatres, Catherine A. Borland's "The Voice
From Calvary" will be featured in all the Fox
theatres on the first anniversary of Caruso's
death, August 2.
W. H. PEATE IS RECOVERING
W. H. Peate, of Peate's Music House, Utica,
N. Y., has been confined to his home for the past
few weeks. The latest reports say that Mr. Peate
is on the road to recovery.
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Jimmy, I Love But You
Cuddle Up Blues
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Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in
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Just Because You're You That's
Why I Love You
Waikiki, I Hear You Calling Me
A Bunch of Keys
Fickle Flo
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