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SHOW MANAGERS DEMAND SHARE OF SONG ROYALTIES
NEW WILLIS CO. NOVELTIES
At Recent Meeting Resolutions Were Adopted Demanding 50 Per Cent of Publishing Rights,
Mechanical Reproduction Rights, Etc.—Success of Move Will Reduce Composer's Share
Cincinnati Publishing House Issues New Series
of Novelties for the Trade
Among the musical comedy producers con-
cerned with the claimed right to participate
are: Arthur Hammerstein, William A. Brady,
deorge M. Cohan, Comstock and Gest, John
Cort, Charles Pilingham, Harry Frazee, A. L.
Erlanger, Joseph M. Gaites, James Montgom-
ery, Lyle Andrews, Joseph Moran, Oliver Mo-
rosco, Moore and Megley, Henry W. Savage,
the Selwyns, Lee Shubert, F. Ziegfeld and
George White.
That revenue might be gained from the com-
posers' society is a new factor in the produc-
tion of musical shows, which are conceded the
most hazardous in the managerial field.
The Willis Music Co., Cincinnati, O., recently
issued a series of new novelties, all of which
have been published with particularly attractive
title pages, two of which carry pebbled paper
covers. The numbers include "Periwinkle," an
intermezzo by Charles Huerter, which is also
published for orchestra; ""Lazy Song," words
by Paul Laurence Dunbar and music by Corinne
Moore Lawson; "Baby Dear," by Charles Huer-
ter; "On Life's Highway," words and music by
Bertrand-Brown, and an unusual novelty col-
ored song, entitled "When Peter Jackson
Preached," with a poem by Vachel Lindsay and
music by Louise Snodgrass.
A NEW RICHMOND=ROBBINS TUNE
GAINS FAME AS SOLO PUBLISHER
"South Sea Eyes," by Harry Akst, to Be Basis
of an Extensive Campaign
The house of Jack Mills, Inc., lias gained a
very prominent position as a publisher of piano
solos, some series for the saxophone and some
important banjo solos by Harry Reser during
the past two years. The outstanding composi-
tions are "Crazy Jo" and "Pickin's." Both of
these have been played by the composer for the
Brunswick record.
The Producing Managers' Association at a
recent meeting adopted a resolution in relation
to musical productions. It was unanimously
voted no musical productions will be made by
any Broadway manager unless one-half of the
music publishing rights, one-half of the mechan-
ical record rights and one-half of the earnings
from radio broadcasting are secured to the
producer. The resolution becomes effective
immediately.
Action was forecasted through the activity
of the managers upon seeing a statement of
the fees collected by the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers, but such
prompt action was not expected. The discus-
sion at the P. M. A. meeting found no opposi-
tion. It was pointed out that producers of
dramas enjoy revenue from sale of stock and
picture rights, which rarely happens in the case
of musical comedies. The managerial action
tends to more evenly balance the two classes
of production and to reduce the hazard that
accompanies musical show making.
Producers of musical shows planned to apply
through the P. M. A. to the American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers for a
share of the fees collected by the society from
orchestras and radio broadcasting stations using
popular published music. The result at the
meeting exceeded the musical producers' hopes.
Participation in the earnings of the com-
posers' society is claimed by sixteen producers
of musical comedies, all members of the P. M.
A. Contention that they should share in the
fees is based on the fact that for all such attrac-
tions the managers have the sole production
rights and when royalties or fees are .collected
from such music it is part of production income
just as is a percentage of royalties in the sale
of sheet and mechanical music.
A new song placed with Richmond-Robbins,
Inc., recently is one that gives promise. "South
Sea Eyes" is the title and the composer of the
song is Harry Akst. Mr. Akst will be remem-
bered as the writer of such songs as "Granny,"
"Home Again Blues," etc. "South Sea Eyes"
will be featured by Gilda Gray at the Ren-
dezvous, New York, and the number promises
to become one of the most prominent songs
of the year. Copies and orchestrations will
be off the press the first of the year, at which
time the firm is planning an extensive cam-
paign on the song.
Ernest Golden and his orchestra, one of the
combinations under the management of Paul
Specht, recently scored a decided hit at the
National Vaudeville Artists' Club House which
resulted in his being tendered and accepting an
engagement at the Strand Roof.
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OPENS POPULAR SONG DEPARTMENT
CHICAGO, I I I . , December 18.—The new 114 Drug
Store at 114 South State street, this city, ha* an
extensive sheet music department on the mez-
zanine floor. It is under the direction of Harry
Werthan, general Western representative of
Jerome H. Remick & Co. The store is very
complete and cost about $250,000. Situated in
the heart of the Loop, the new store should do
a large business.
Paul Whiteman's Orchestra is featuring the
Leo Feist dance success, "Flower of Araby."
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