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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
19, 1923
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COMBINATION ROYALTY FOR MOTION PICTURE THEATRES
NEW HEARST WALTZ RELEASED
American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers, at Suggestion of Minnesota Motion
Picture Theatre Owners' Association, to Present Such Rate at Meeting in Chicago
"Piano Dreams" Proves Good Number—Other
Compositions in Hearst Spring Catalog
will predominate at next week's convention still,
of course, remains a question. From the So-
ciety's standpoint there should be no obstacle,
for the rank and file and the members who
have vision will undoubtedly concur in such
an arrangement presented on such a basis.
"Piano Dreams" is the title of a waltz re-
cently issued by Hearst Music Publishers, Ltd.,
New York, Winnipeg and Toronto. It is of
the simple, instrumental waltz variety, readily
played by any pianist. The publishers arc in-
cluding it in an intensive Spring exploitation
campaign. Among the other new issues is a
novelty one-step carrying the title "Step," by
Joe Hearst and Leon Ames. In the black and
white catalog of the company is a ballad en-
titled "Love Is Love for Ever." One of the
most successful songs issued by this house is
entitled "Wonderful Child." It has been in-
troduced in vaudeville together with a Southern
song entitled "Home" (My Lovin' Dixie Home),
and both numbers are being heard on the best
circuits. A semi-blue number is entitled "She's
Got Another Daddy," which is now being in-
troduced by the various branch offices.
George W. Meyer, writer of " 'Tucky Home,"
"For Me and My Gal," and other successes,
recently placed a song in the Hearst catalog
entitled "In the Land of Sweet Sixteen." The
number is of the usual Meyer popular caliber
and has shown indications of repeating some
of his previous successes.
Other active numbers in the catalog of Hearst
Music Publishers, Ltd., are "Always Looking
for a Little Sunshine," "Lonesome Two,"
"Beautiful Rose," "Just a Little Gold Watch
and Chain" and "Broken Hearts." The words
of "Broken Hearts," "Beautiful Rose" and
"Lonesome Two" are by John W. Anderson;
the music of these latter is by Joe Hearst.
On Monday of next week there will be a
convention in Chicago of motion picture theatre
owners and it is understood at that time there
will be presented a plan for a combination rate
of payment by the association to the American
Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers
for the entire country. The consideration ol
this step is prompted in a measure by W. A.
StefTes, president of the Minnesota Division of
the Motion Picture Theatre Owners' Associa-
tion, who communicated with the Society on
the subject of effecting a combined rate for al]
the Minnesota members. This has led to the
suggestion of the national rate.
The present fee set by the Society is 10 cents
per seat annually, but some rebate may be
effected to include the national body. If such
an understanding is arranged at the coming
exhibitors' convention it will mean the saving
of thousands of dollars to the association of
theatre owners and thousands of dollars to the
individual theatre owner who heretofore has
fought the Society and who has incurred great
legal expenses invariably for a losing decision,
the minimum damage allowed' by the Copyright
Law being $250, plus $100 counsel fee and $10
court.
At the suggestion of Mr. Steffes, the A. S.
C. A. 1\ has held off filing a number of copy-
right infringement suits against various Minne-
sota exhibitors until after the Chicago con-
ference.
If a reasonable arrangement on a national
scale can be secured at the coming conferences,
it should be most acceptable to the Composers'
Society. It will save considerable in counsel
fees; the costs of collection will be reduced;
the antagonism now shown by the exhibitors
to the Society will be eliminated; orchestra
leaders who, through a misunderstanding, have
thought ill of the Society will be placated and a
no small amount of dealers will rejoice at the
amicable settlement.
Whether the cooler heads and the more
reasonable and fair-minded of the exhibitors
BEAUTIFUL ROSE
NEW SHERMAN, CLAY NUMBER
"I Cried for You" Proves Immediately Popular
—Shortly to Be Released by Mechanicals
"I Cried for You" (Now It's Your Turn to
Cry Over Me) is the title of a new song re-
cently released by Sherman, Clay & Co., San
Francisco. Orchestrations were recently re-
ceived by the New York professional offices
of the company and a number of orchest.a lead-
ers quickly programmed the number. It met
with immediate approval and a number of talk-
ing machine record and player roll organiza-
tions have booked it for early use. "I Cried
for You" looks like the best number Sherman,
Clay & Co. have published since "Do You Ever
Think of Me?" Arthur Freed, Gus Arnheim
and Abe Lvman are the writers.
SPENCER WITH E. B. MARKS
Herbert Spencer, one of the veteran song-
writers, has been signed exclusively with the
E. H. Marks Music Co. Mr. Spencer is com-
poser of "Underneath the Stars," one of the
biggest successes of some years back. The
Marks' firm, announces two new numbers from
his pen, "Sweets for the Sweet" and "Trust
Me and I Will Trust You." Both numbers were
recently introduced by Helen Bell Rush, the
well-known prima donna, with unusual success.
NEW CALIFORNIA PUBLISHER
The Veritas Publishing Co. is the name of a
new concern, which has opened offices in Holly-
wood, Cal. The first song released by the new
organization is entitled "Just Like a Woman."
WONDERFUL CHILD
TINDALE CO. IN NEW QUARTERS
The Tindalc Cabinet Co., formerly of 159
West Fifty-seventh street, has moved to the
sixth floor of the Lakner Building, 56 West
Forty-fifth street. This firm, which manufac-
tures sheet music cabinets and piano benches,
has just announced a new product, a combina-
tion talking machine record, player roll and
sheet music cabinet.
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