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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MARCH 10,
Another^M^Carthy-Tierney" Masterpiece!
That Irresistible Fox Trot From
t'hore'
in lov-ers lane
TO SEEK COMPOSERS' ROYALTIES
THIRD M E E T I N G ^ ASSOCIATION
BEGIN WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN
E. C. Mills Planning to Secure for American
Composers Royalties According to Continen-
tal Plan on Numbers Which Are Played
Abroad in Public for Profit
Newly Organized Association of Music Men
Adopts Constitution and Adds Members
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. Begins World-
wide Drive for Month of March on Popular
Number, "Mother in Ireland"
E. C. Mills, chairman of the executive board
of the Music Publishers' Protective Association,
is carrying on negotiations for the purpose of
affiliating American publishing houses with
composers' societies of England and France.
The popularity of American publications, par-
ticularly of the fox-trot variety, makes them
among the leading sellers in Europe, but under
the present regulations of European composers"
organizations the American publishers receive
none of the royalties which accrue to publish-
ing houses through performance for profit.
John Abbott, of the music publishing house
of Francis, Day & Hunter, who recently re-
turned to his London office after visiting a
number of American publishers for whom his
firm is the European representative, also plans
to arrange for American houses to take part
in the distribution of European composer so-
ciety royalties.
Francis, Day & Hunter have incorporated
under the French laws and established in Paris
a French publishing house under the name of
Francis, Day & Hunter, with J. H. Wood and
R. Benso, a Frenchman, as professional man-
agers. This, it is hoped, will give the new
company entree in the French authors' and com-
posers' society for the purpose of sharing in
the license revenue.
Gus Goldstein, noted Jewish Playwright, com-
poser, thespian and record artist, has translated
ten of the most famous of the Gallagher and
Shean choruses into Jewish and has recorded
them in that language on Victor, Okeh, Vocalion
and Emerson records.
You Spend youi money,
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The third regular meeting of the recently
organized Association of Music Men was held
on Tuesday evening of last week at the offices
of A. P. Schmidt & Co., 8 West Fortieth street,
New York, with a very satisfactory attendance.
Considerable attention was given to plans for
effecting the permanent organization of the
Association and a constitution acceptable to the
members in general was adopted.
Four new members were added to the Asso-
ciation roll at the meeting, Samuel Seif, Joseph
Springer, Charles G. Schloz and Charles Kindt.
The next meeting will be held on March 13,
probably at the Maisonette, 12 West Forty-fifth
street, when there will also be a dinner.
CHICAGO, JI.L., March 3.—Frank Clarke, Chicago
manager of the Waterson, Merlin & Snyder Co.,
is very enthusiastic over the increasing popu-
larity of its latest hit, "Mother in Ireland," a
song by Gerald Griffin, Herman Kahn and
Tommy Lyman. The number was sung by John
McCormack and recorded for the Victor Talking
Machine Co.
During the month of March Mr. Clarke an-
nounces that he has arranged to have the talking
machine companies release the number during
St. Patrick's week. This month the entire or-
ganization wilh promote the number with green
envelopes, stationery, window displays, etc.
Gerald Griffin has autographed over a thou-
sand copies and is receiving letters every day
NEW WITMARKJTATE" PUBLICITY
from leading artists praising the number. He
M. Witmark & Sons, publishers of the song announces that he is planning a series of con-
and dance success, "Fate," have issued an ap- certs to be given in the near future.
propriate and clever miniature dream book to
boost interest and sales of this fox-trot success.
The idea that dreams foretell one's fate in dif-
ferent ways and in all circumstances is as old
Dcwey D. Prater, the songwriter of Milport,
as the habit of dreaming itself and is employed Ala., who is a Southern representative and dis-
in connection with the song "Fate" in the tributor for Arthur Bros., music publishers,
booklet just issued.
Detroit, Mich., has been appointed Southern
representative for the Globe Distributing Corp.
He is the author of "Harmony Blues" and sev-
BEST SELLERSJN BUFFALO
eral other popular selections.
BUFFALO, N. Y., March 3.—E. F. Braner, of
Braner Music Shoppe, says "Carolina in the
" S L U M B E R I N G ' M J O I N G STRONGLY
Morning" is one of the best sellers they have
ever had in the sheet music department. This
The song "Slumbering," published by the
store has the largest department in sheet music Chamberlain Co., 22 West Adams avenue, De-
in the North Main street business district. troit, Mich., has a lyric by Richard Pascoe and
"Who Cares," "Lovin' Sam" and "Tell Her I music by Howard Simon and Harold C. Berg.
Stutter" are other good sellers.
The number is showing up well.
On some s^eet hon-ey.
PRATER REPRESENTS GLOBE CORP.
You have a Von-der-ful time,
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You carft£
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