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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
APRIL 14, 1923
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
A. J . STASNY IS DEAD
End Comes to One of Best-known Younger
Publishers on April 9—His Career in the Pub-
lishing Field During His Connection With It
A. J. Stasny, head of the A. J. Stasny Music
Co., died at his "home, New York City, on Mon-
day of this week. Mr. Stasny was one of the
best-known of the younger generation of popu-
health until several weeks ago, when he had a
slight attack of influenza. Always an indefati-
gable worker, he continued his business activi-
ties several days before being confined to his
home. It was then known that it would be
many, many weeks before he would be able to
return to his desk.
Mr. Stasny came from Cleveland, O. He
early showed talent as a composer, his best-
known composition being "Rose Dreams,"
which has sold several million copies in this
country and repeated its success in England.
Despite the fact that he was discouraged by
his family from entering the publishing business
he felt he was well qualified for such activity
and about ten years ago arrived in New York
with a very limited capital and opened a pub-
lishing business. For several years the progress
of the company was slow. With the aid of his
wife, Bessie Fisher, a professional, the small cat-
alog began to sell. In those days the Stasny
family worked early and late and concentrated
their efforts on meritorious songs suitable for
the home, easy to play by the average pianist
and published with attractive title pages.
The title pages alone attracted attention and
the catalog succeeded in getting representation
on the music counters throughout the country.
The sales of Stasny issues steadily mounted.
Two years later the company was installed in
handsome offices at 56 West Forty-fifth street,
its present quarters. A professional department
was opened in the Strand Theatre Building,
New York City, and branch offices throughout
the larger trade centers of the country were in-
stalled. The Stasny catalog is now known to
the entire trade and many homes in the coun-
try are familiar with its issues. Mr. Stasny is
survived by his wife. Mr. Stasney was a Scot-
tish Rite Mason and a Shriner.
A. J. Stasny
lav publishers. Resides operating the Ameri-
can publishing house he was actively engaged
DENIES PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
in republishing American compositions in Lon-
don, England. He also operated a number of
Motion of Joe Mittenthal, Inc., Against Berlin
retail stores in the British Isles and had repre- Number, "Pack Up Your Sins," Loses in Court
sentatives on the continent of Europe.
Mr. Stasny was apparently in the best of
The motion of Joe Mittenthal, Inc., for a pre-
liminary injunction against Irving l'erlin, Inc.,
restraining the defendants from publishing the
Harry Von TUzer's
song "Pack Up Your Sins" (And Go to the
Devil) on the ground that it infringed on the
Mittenthal
song, "I Love Sweet Angeline" was
Wonderful Fox Trot
denied by Federal Judge Augustus N. Hand.
Testimony by Walter Damrosch, Victor Hcr-
Sensational Novelty Hit
encore-encouragers
"home sweet home lullaby"
"little lad o'dreams"
"sweetheart o'mine"
"music of a baby"
"land o'romance"
"callin* you"
encore-repeaters
"april fool & little pignose"
"three encore songs"
"the lilac tree"
"the newlyweds"
"wishes three"
Get a good supply You'll need
them.
hinds, hayden & eldredge, inc.
From Your Jobber or
Harry Von Tllzer Music Pub. Co.
719 Seventh Avenue
New York, N. Y.
publishers
new york city, n. y.
SONGS THAT SELL
You Know You Belong
to Somebody Else
(So Why Don't You Leave Me Alone ?)
Dearest
(You're the Nearest to My Heart)
—
— Ivy (Cling to Me)
— Choo Choo Blues
Little Someone
— Some
Every Wednesday Night
You Tell Her—I Stutter
Homesick
Open Your Anns, My Alabamy
Some Day You'll Cry Over Someone
Come on Home
Down Among the Sleepy
Hills of Tennessee (new)
Don't Bring Me Posies
—
(It's Shoesles I Need)
Some Sunny Day
Truly
Just a Little Love Song
Yankee Doodle Blues
Early in the Morning (Bines)
Night
New Hampshire
Venetian Blues
— Constantly
Kissing Time (Waltz)
—
—
—
Universal Dance Folio for 1923
IRVING BERLIN'S NEW
Music Box Revue
Crinoline Days
Lady of the Evening
Porcelain Maid
Pack Up Your Sins
and Go To The Devil
Will She Come From the East?
The Little Red Lacquer Cage
Bring On the Pepper
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IRVING BERLIN, Inc.
1607 Broadway, New York
bcrt and Frank K. Tours to the effect that the
compositions are dissimilar, except in respect to
features well known in both current and classi-
cal music, is opinion entitled to weight, said
the Court.
JACK MILLS, INC., RATED CLASS A
Jack Mills, Inc., has been recognized by both
the Music Publishers' Protective Association
and the American Society of Composers, Au-
thors and Publishers as one of the leading pop-
ular houses of the country, both organizations
having recently designated the Mills Co. as
Class A. This is the first time in the history
of either organization' that a young publishing
firm lias received such an advanced classification
in so short a time.