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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
JANUARY 20, 1923
WATERSON, BERLIN 6/-5NYDEFLCQ
STRAND THEATRE BLDC.
"MOVIES" FEATURING FOX NUMBER
"Romany Love" Used in Leading Frisco The-
atres—Dealers Link Up With Window Dis-
plays to Cash in on Featuring
"Romany Love," song and novelty fox-trot,
published by the Sam Fox Publishing Co.,
Cleveland, O., has in recent weeks been fre-
quently featured by both the Granada and Cali-
which took advantage of the unusual publicity
received by this number and gave much promi-
nence to it in sheet music form.
TORONTO PLANS MUSICAL FESTIVAL
January 15.—There will be a
Musical Competition Festival held in this city
from April 30 to May 4. This is the first such
affair to be organized in this city. It is under
the auspices of the Ontario Musical Association.
In the competitions there are two classes which
are open to American societies—class one, for
choral societies of not less than fifty voices,
and class five, for church choirs.
TORONTO, CAN.,
NEW JANSSENJVUJSICAL COMEDY
"Lady Butterfly" is the title of a new musical
comedy which is shortly to have its New York
premiere. The book is based upon a story by
Mark Swan; the lyrics are by Clifford Grey
and the music by Werner Janssen. This is an
Oliver Morosco production staged by Ned
Wayburn. Leo Feist, Inc., publishes the music.
BITNER RETURNING FROM THE WEST
Edgar F. Bitner, general manager of Leo
Feist, Inc., will return shortly from a visit to
the trade in Middle West territory. While
West he spent some time in the Chicago offices
of the company and will return East by way of
Detroit.
Sherman-Clay "Romany Love" Display
fornia Theatres, San Francisco. These two
houses are the leading photoplay theatres of
that city and, in conjunction with the publicity
"Romany Love" has received, the various San Fran-
cisco dealers have co-operated by giving window
displays to this successful Sam Fox number.
Herewith is shown a window in the Sherman,
Clay & Co., retail establishment of that city,
PLAYED
WITH GREAT
SUCCESS By
FEATURE SONGS FROM "UP SHE GOES"
NEW YORK
SCORE FOR "PEG 0 ' MY HEART"
Popular Comedy Being Made Operetta by Dr.
Hugo Felix and J. Hartley Manners
"Peg o' My Heart," which by virtue of having
received more than 15,000 performances may
be termed the world's best-loved modern com-
edy, is soon to receive presentation in its fifth
art medium, according to advices from J. Hart-
ley Manners, its author. Already a novel, an
acted comedy, a printed play and, latest of all,
a Metro photoplay in which Laurette Taylor
makes her screen debut, "Peg's" next develop-
ment will be as an operetta. Dr. Hugo Felix
is at work upon the score.
HAROLD FLAMMER ON THE ROAD
Harold Flammer, the well-known New York
publisher and head of Harold Flammer, Inc.,
recently left for a visit to the trade in Atlantic
Coast States and Southern territory, including
Atlanta, New Orleans and some Texas points.
Otto P. Schroeder, traveling representative, has
also added the Flammer catalog to the list of
the publications he will represent on the road.
TO PUBLISH GROFE^S COMPOSITIONS
Jack Mills, Inc., which in recent months has
inaugurated a large and representative catalog
of American novelty piano solos, has arranged
with Ferdie Grofe, the pianist with Paul White-
man's Orchestra, to publish a series of unique
piano compositions from Mr. Grofe's pen.
In the rotogravure section of the New York
TORTORIELLO NOW A BENEDICT
Tribune on Sunday, January 14, there appeared
a full-page advertisement of the songs from
James Tortoriello, popularly known as Joe
the William A. Brady musical comedy, "Up She Torto, tuba player with Paul Specht and his
Goes." Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy Monte Carlo and Columbia recording orchestra,
are the writers and Leo Feist, Inc., is the has announced his marriage to Miss Helen A.
publisher.
Beadles on January 7.
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