Music Trade Review

NOVEMBER
THE
10, 1923
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
59
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CHICAGO,
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ILL., November 3.-The Original H ome
of Jazz Music Publishers, 3129 South State
street, has recently published two new numbers
which were written by Lloyd Smith, Clarence
Johnson and Warren Smith. They arc "Jelly
Blues," released recently, and "You've Got a
Heart Like a Rock Down in the Sea," which
has just been announced. Both numbers are
of the "blues" type and the former has already
gained recognition from the leading mechanical
companies who arc recording it. The latter
also holds promise of being one of the popular
dance numbers, as it has been highly praised
by the orchestras who have tried the sel ection
thus far.
This company is building up a very original
catalog of popular numbers, leading with the
first number, " I'm Goin' Away Just to Wear
You Off My l\.find," whi ch is one of the big
sellers over the counter in sheet music sales
and has also been reproduced by all the large
record companies, such as Victor, Columbia,
Okeh, and on the music rolls. In addition to
publishin g popular numb e rs th e company has a
very large r etail mu sic s hop in th e colored dis­
tri ct of the city.
"We attribute our succ ess in the . publishing
field," says Lloyd Smith, manager of the com­
pany, " to the originality of our selections. Vye
have always maintained the policy of intro­
ducing numbers that are different from the reg­
ular jazz songs, and a s soon a s our numbers
are associated with the name of our company
they are recognized as original."
Lloyd Smith is not only a music publisher
and a well-known pianist and composer, but he
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BROADCASTERS HOLD MEETING
VIENNESE PUBLISHER IS DEAD
National Association HoMs First Annual
Gathering at the Hotel Commodore, New
York to Discuss Plans
Word has been received in this country of
the d eath of W . Karczag, leading music man
and one of the theatrical powers of Vienna. As
(,ne of the publishing firm Karczag & Wallner,
the deceased owned and operated the great
Theatre-Am-Wien, where the famous Viennese
operettas of Lehar, Straus, Fall and others were
lirst produced.
Re cently he dissolved partnership with \Nall­
lIer ·and of late his firm has been known as
Karc zag Yerlag.
The lirst annual convention of the K arional
Association of Broadcaste rs was re cently held
at the Commodore Hotel, New York City.
Eugene MacDonald, Jr., was elected president;
Frank VV. Elliott, vice-president; ] ohn Shep­
pard, 3rd, second vice-president; ]. Elliott ]en­
kins, secretary, and Powell Crosley, ] r. , of the
Crosley Mfg. Co., Cincinnati, 0 ., was ele cted
treasurer. Paul B. Klugh continu es as exe cu­
tive chairman and Ray \I\.·alkcr a s manager of
the Music Release Bureau.
HOFFMAN WITH E. B. MARKS
PROGRAM "A BROWN BIRD SINGING"
] erry Hoffman, formerly an editor of the Dra­
'm atic Mirror and for eight years a newspaper­
man, is now with the E. B. Marks Music Co.
as exploitation manager. He will concentrate
his energies on "]ust for To-Night," which is
now on e of the popular waltz melodies, and
Eddie Leonard's new song, "Didn't It Rain?"
which is rapidly beginning to rival the famous
minstrel's "Ida" in public favor judging by the
dealers' reports.
Both John McCormack and Reinald Werren­
rath are programming, with success, Haydn
Wood's "A Brown Bird Singing." This num­
ber, one of the Fall novelties issu ed by Chap­
pell-Harms, Inc., shows promi s e of hecoming as
popular as that firm's and th a t composer's other
successful publication , "Roses of Picardy."
WITMARK NUMBERS IN VAUDEVILLE
Among the songs the popular professional
department of M. Witmark & Sons have placed
with a long list of vaudeville performers are
"Midnight Rose," "Sittin' Pretty" and "Bebe."
This latter number continues to be among the
most popular with vaudeville artists as well as
audiences. Such performers as Billy Glason,
Joe Darc ey, Primrose Four, Ruth Roye, ] oe
Browning and others are listed in the above
ac ti vities.
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NEW BANJO AND SAXOPHONE FOLIOS
The Nicomede Music Co., Altoon a , Pa., ha s
iss ued a number of foli o s for tenor banjo and
saxophone which are said to be based o n new
ideas giving it exceptional novelt y. <\ ba njo­
saxophone folio for tenor banjo and saxophone
will shortly be issued by this company alon g
it s usual lines.
Cantor Joseph Rosenblatt has announced that
he will include " Israel" in his repertoire for the
coming season. The song was composed by
Addison Burkhart a nd Fred Fi sher. Publi s hed
by Fred Fi s her, J nco