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PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION ARBITRATES
"ELSIE" SCORES CHICAGO SUCCESS
STANDARDIZATION^ ORIGINALITY
Protective Association Successfully Settles Dis-
pute Between Witmark and Shapiro, Bern-
stein & Co., Inc.
Sissle and Blake Numbers, Published by Wit- Massachusetts Educational Commissioner Points
mark & Sons, Draw High Praise From Chi-
Out Danger of Former Cramping Latter at
cago Press Critics
Music Supervisors' Meeting
What probably marks a new era in the settle-
ment of grievances and disputes between music
publishers was inaugurated some months ago
by the Music Publishers' Protective Association
The first important settlement under this ar-
rangement was recently announced whereby the
plaintiff and defendants, Shapiro, Bernstein &
Co., Inc., and M. Witmark & Sons successfully
adjudicated a dispute with E. C. Mills, chair-
man of the executive board of the Music Pub-
lishers' Protective Association, acting as arbi-
trator.
The case involved Wilncr-Rombert Corp. pro-
duction of the musical show entitled "Oh, Pat,"
later changed to "Love Birds." Romberg, the
composer of the music, was under contract to
M. Witmark & Sons and Ballard MacDonald,
who supplied the lyrics for a number of songs
in the show, was a member of the writing staff
of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. Under the
decision as handed down by the arbitrator the
opposing publishing houses are to share equally
in the profits and losses of the music for the
show which were published by M. Witmark
& Sons.
The musical show "Elsie," which has been
playing on the road for several weeks, recently
opened at the Illinois Theatre, Chicago, and,
according to the conservative Post of that city,
bids fair to reach the point of success formerly
obtained by such productions as "Mary,"
"Irene" and "Sally." Other papers in Chicago
were equally enthusiastic in their praise of this
offering, so, no doubt, Chicago theatre-goers
will have an opportunity of witnessing it during
the entire Spring season.
Several of the show's songs are the work of
Sissle and Blake, who will be remembered as
the writers of the songs in "Shuffle Along."
Among the "Elsie"' numbers arc "Baby Buntin',"
"Sand Flowers," "Thunder Storm Jazz," "Hearts
in Tune," "My Crinoline Girl," "A Regular
Guy," "With You," "I'd Like to Walk With a
Pal Like You" and "Everybody Struttin' Now."
M. Witmark & Sons are the publishers of the
above numbers.
WHAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC LIKES
BUFFALO, N. Y., February 4.—Albert Hay Mal-
lotte, organist and songwriter, recently made
public the statement that he would rather write
MUSIC TEACHER SUGGESTIONS
a simple melody like "Annie Laurie" than any
Under the caption of "What Shall I Use to of the great symphonies. "The American pub-
Interest My Pupils?" the Willis Music Co., of lic is a sentimental body," he said. "This has
Cincinnati, O., has issued a circular with helpful often been said before, and it is my observa-
suggestions for the music teacher. This mate- tion. I find that they most appreciate those
rial is being circulated through the medium of songs which have a real sentimental effect on
the retailer and contains a list of teaching them."
pieces, cataloged in graded form, which has been
found quite useful. Also included in the list,
E. C. MILLS_GOES TO CUBA
with brief sketches of the contents, are many,
methods and studies for children and adults.
E. C. Mills, chairman of the executive board
The material is numbered in a manner which of the Music Publishers' Protective Association,
simplifies the teacher's or the pupil's ordering left for Cuba on Saturday of last week, where
and should be a valuable aid to every teacher, he will take a ten-day vacation. Mr. Mills was
as well as to all pupils in music through the accompanied by Saul Bornstein, general man-
assistance it gives the teacher.
ager of Irving Berlin, Inc.
At the recent conference of several hundred
music supervisors held in the Normal Art
School, Boston, Mass., on the invitation of the
State Department of Education, problems of
training, both of supervisors and students, were
discussed and demonstrations of class instruc-
tion and community singing were given.
Dr. Payson Smith, Massachusetts Commis-
sioner of Education, acted as presiding officer
and opened the conference. Standardization of
methods and practices in music teaching, he
said, was its object, but he was careful to
define the sort of standardization which should
be sanctioned. As this is an important subject
coming in for discussion at numerous super-
visors' conferences, his words as to standardiza-
tion are well worth repeating:
"Standardization always has the danger of
cramping originality. We need to be very care-
ful that this does not result in Massachusetts.
American education should produce originality.
Standardization may come in two ways: by the
edict of a few alleged authorities imposed upon
others—a very unfortunate and cramping pro-
cedure—or it may come out of conference, by
the agreement of a majority reached after ample
discussion and consideration. This latter sort
of standardization is not dangerous, for it is
always subject to change and revision."
MAURIE SHERMANJVRITES NEW SONG
Maurie Sherman, leader of the orchestra bear-
ing his name, playing at the Bismarck Hotel,
Chicago, 111,, has composed the music for a
new song entitled "Mary (Why Don't You
Marry Me)." This composition is now being
published by Will Rossiter, of Chicago, 111., and,
judging from the enthusiasm manifested by the
dancers at the Bismarck Hotel "Mary" is an
assured success. In the composition of this
number Mr. Sherman was assisted by two mem-
bers of his orchestra.
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