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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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FEBRUARY 24, 1923
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A SONG THAT MEANS RECOGNITION
EXCLUSIVELY WITH RAYMOND=ROBBINS
INDUSTRIAL MUSIC FOR BOLSHEVIKI
Fritzi Scheff Saluted at Globe Theatre With
"Kiss Me Again," the Herbert Song That Is
Still Among the Best Sellers
Erno Rapee and William Axt, of Capitol The-
atre Orchestra, to Write Exclusively for This
House
Soviet Officials Maintain That Famous Com-
posers Wrote for the Capitalists
Fritzi Scheff, well-known musical comedy
star, who some years ago starred in the Victor
Herbert production, "Mile. Modiste," and who
originally introduced his "Kiss Me Again," has
programmed that number in all her concert
tours since that time. This is not because she
wants to sing it, but because her audiences,
especially in vaudeville, have long connected
her with it and demand it.
It is, therefore, appropriate and an unusual
recognition during her recent visit to the Globe
Theatre, where the new musical comedy, "Lady
Butterfly," is now playing, to be recognized in
the audience and have the orchestra, as a salute
of honor, play "Kiss Me Again" during the
intermission.
"Kiss Me Again" is now in the Black and
White catalog of M. Witmark & Sons and is
one of the most active sellers in that series.
Erno Rapee, musical director of the Capitol
Theatre, and William Axt, also of the Capitol
staff, have signed three-year contracts with
Richmond-Robbins, Inc., giving- it the exclusive
right to publish their compositions.
Unusual commercial possibilities are seen in
the works of the musical directors by the pub-
lishers, who believe that thousands of leaders
in many theatres in all parts of the country are
interested in the cue and incidental music to
go with pictures, etc., which are scored by
Rapee and Axt for Capitol pictures produced
at this house.
Special editions to be known as the "Capitol
Photoplay Series" will be published by Rich-
mond-Robbins and will be composed of various
sorts of picture music.
COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN MEXICO
Arrangements have been completed for the
protection of American music publishers' com-
Ben Friedman is now' assistant sales man- positions in Mexico by the Music Publishers'
ager of Waterson, Berlin & Snyder. The ac- Protective Association and Wagner & Levien,
tivities of Walter Douglas, head of this depart- leading music publishing house of that country.
ment, have been increased greatly in recent
The cost of copyrighting a composition in
months owing to the activity of the firm's cat- Mexico will be $5 and will become invaluable,
alog.
This made the above arrangement
due to the increasing demand there for Ameri-
necessary.
can music.
BEN FRIEDMAN RECEIVES PROMOTION
"CAROLINA MAMMY" WIDELY FEATURED JOHN ABBOTT RETURNS TO ENGLAND
"Carolina Mammy," a new song by Hilly
James, has just been released by Leo Feist, Inc.
It is being featured by a number of vaudeville
singers, among them being Aile n Stanley, who
is scoring a big hit with it. This is the ex-
perience of all artists who have thus far fea-
tured this number in their acts.
John Abbott, head of the English publishing
firm of Francis, Day & Hunter, returned to
England on Tuesday of this week on the
Cunarder "Berengaria." Mr. Abbott spent some
six weeks in visiting various American pub-
lishing firms for which his house is English
representative.
"Tlie only music that should be offered the
masses is that which suggests factories, coal,
electricity and locomotives," is the opinion of
the musical critic of the Moscow Isvestia, in
an article expressing his revolutionary ideas
on the subject of musical heroes. He says
further:
"Classical music is nauseating for any one of
revolutionary tendencies. Bach, Haydn and
Gluck personify the feudal state. Tschaikowsky
is the composer of the vested landowners; Schu-
bert, Schumann and Chopin are little bourgeois
knaves. Wagner's music was written for the
junkers and the capitalists."
Beethoven and Mozart find more favor in
the eyes of the revolutionary critic, although
he finds the latter unduly tinged with Cathol-
BROADWAY ART SCHEDULES
Schedule has been riled in the bankruptcy
proceedings of the Broadway Art Stores, Inc.,
3 389 Broadway, N. V. Liabilities are $35,034
and assets, $4,000. The principal creditors are
E. C. Mills, $13,986; Hudson Trust Co., $2,361;
Musical Products Distributing Co., $1,127;
Q R S Music Co., $1,504; Success Post Card
Co., $1,279, and Finkelstein & Sons, $1,663.
WALTER EASTMAN IN AMERICA
Walter Eastman, formerly head of the Ameri-
can branck of Chappell & Co., was a recent
visitor at the offices of the American repre-
sentative of • the English house which now
operates under the trade name of Chappell-
Harms, Inc. Mr. Eastman arrived in New York
on February 8 and will spend about three weeks'
in the United States.
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