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AUGUST 20,
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SPECHT PRAISES "ZORDA'
"MY" OR "THE"?
LATEST OLIVER DITSON RELEASES
Prominent Orchestra Leader Likes S. C. Caine,
Inc, Feature Number
Controversy as to Correct Wording of "My Old
Kentucky Home"
Include a Number of Selections for the Begin-
ner and for Children
Paul Specht and his orchestra, after playing
Atlantic City for two seasons and at prominent
hotels in the Middle West, was finally persuaded
to appear on Broadway. After entertaining audi-
ences at a number of vaudeville houses, the man-
When Stephen G. Foster sang the glories of
"My Old Kentucky Home" in 1858, did he write
the first line, "The sun shines bright in my old
Kentucky home," or did he write, "The sun
sh:ties bright in the old Kentucky home"?
Historical societies want to know because a
bronze tablet to be given Bardstown, Ky., where
the song was written, designates the first line as
"My old Kentucky home."
Foster's first edition is in the Library of Con-
gress at Washington, and that copy shows that
the song was entered for copyright by Firth,
Pond & Hall, of New York, on January 11, 1853.
The first copy was in form of plate proofs, with-
out the title page—probably before the title had
been engraved, as was the custom in those days.
And the first line of the song reads: "The sun
shines bright in the old Kentucky home."
BOSTON, MASS., August 21.—Included among the
latest releases of the Oliver Ditson Co., music
publishers of this city, are a number of com-
positions for students of the piano. These in-
clude: "Volga Boatmen's Song," transcribed by
Gordon Balch Nevin; "A Jumping Jack," "The
Little Men," "Dancing a Tarantella," "Little
Miss Dainty" and others by Cedric W. Lemont;
"A Ukulele Serenade" by Mari Paldi; "Lotus
Flowers," "In Maryland," "Nodding Rose-
bushes," "Listen to the Band," "Myra" and
"The Harp Player," by Carl Wilhelm Kern;
several selections under the title "Teaching
Pieces for Piano," by W. Berwald; "Carry Me
Back to Old Virginny," by James A. Bland, and
twenty-six songs for children under the title,
"Come Sing With Me," by Grace Reese Everson.
COMPOSERS IN NEW ACT
Paul Specht
agement of the Astor Hotel, looking for an ex-
ceptional orchestra for its roof, finally closed ne-
gotiations for a season's engagement, following
which the Paul Specht orchestra received the
acknowledgment of being one of the outstand-
ing orchestras of the country. It makes records
for the Columbia Graphophone Co. and has in
other ways achieved national prominence.
Recently Milt Hagen, publicity manager of S.
C. Caine, Inc., publisher of "Isle of Zorda,"
which is being exploited in conjunction with the
exhibition of the photoplay of the same name,
received an autographed photograph from Paul
Specht with comment on the above fox-trot
number, which speaks for itself. The photograph
is reproduced here.
OUTHER^DWQE^CREA
THEBIGDTXIE'HIT
The songwriters' aggregation that appeared in
"Hitland" last season have formed a new com-
bination in which six of the members of the
former act are to appear. The turn is to be
known as "The Words and Music Makers."
Those comprising the sextet are Sam Ehrlich,
Nat Vincent, Billy Frisch, Willy White, Will
Donaldson, George Fairman.
JACK MILLS' NEVMDETROIT OFFICES
NEW FILM SONG
M. Witmark Sons Publishing "Lorna Doone"
in Connection With Picture of That Name
"Lorna Doone" is being picturized by the
Thomas H. Ince Corp., starring Miss Madge
Bellamy, and M. Witmark & Sons have issued
a song of the same name, suggested and spe-
cially written for the picture production by Ar-
thur A. l'enn and Frederick W. Vanderpool.
The publishers are tying up with the picture
producers on a general campaign in the inter-
est of the song.
The new Detroit offices of Jack Mills, Inc.,
at 223 Adams avenue, Detroit, were formally
opened last week, with Harold C. Berg as man-
ager, assisted by Howard Simon.
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Nobody Lied
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Lovable Eyes
Down Old Virginia Way
Mary Ellen
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My Buddy
Childhood Days
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S-O-N-G H-I-T-S
By the Sapphire Sea
Haunting Blues
Dancing Fool
Jimmy, I Love But You
Cuddle Up Blues
Lola Lo
Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in
Dear Old Dixieland
Just Because You're You That's
Why I Love You
Waikiki, I Hear You Calling Me
A Bunch of Keys
Fickle Flo
Little Thoughts
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