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MELROSE MOVES TO LARGER QUARTERS
NOVEMBER
17, 1923
NOW RITZ=CARLTON ORCHESTRA
FORSTER NUMBERS POPULAR
Publishing End of Business Now in New Offices
at 119 North Clark Street
Walter Miller Renames Organization Which Is
Appearing at the Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
Latest Numbers of Forster Music Publisher,
Inc., Prove Very Popular-Attractive Title
Pages a Factor
CHICAGO, ILL., No\'ember 12.-The Melrose Bros.
Music Co., formerly at Sixty-third street
and Cottage Grove avenue, has move d the pub
lishing end of the business downtown to 119
North Clark str ee t. The retail store at Sixty
third str eet and Cottage Grove avenue will be
r etained and the present move has been made
merely to secure larger quarters for the music
publishing end of th e business, which is rapidly
increasing.
This company, which has been called "The
Hou se Tha t Rlue s Built," has a very popular
catalog of "blues" numbers which has attracted
the attention of orchestras throughout the coun
try. Two of the latest ar e "Tin Roof Blu es"
and "Sobbin' Blues." The words of the former
were written by "Valter Melrose, whil e the
words a nd music of the latter were written by
Arthur Kassel a nd Victor Ilurtun. This last
has been successfully introduced h y ,\Ib ert E.
Short and hi s Ti vo li Syncopat ors.
Walter Miller, formerly the lea din g att ra ction
at the Adelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, has rechrist
ened his mllsica l combination, which is now
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WHITEMAN IN THE "FOLLIES"
Featuring "I Love You," the Song Hit of
"Little Jessie James"
With the opening of this season's "Z iegfeld's
Follies," the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, led by
Whiteman hims elf, is ably assisting in, as Zieg
feld describes, "Glorifying the American Tal
ented Gir1." One of the outstanding numb ers
programmed by Whitf'man, in dance form, is the
so ng- success from "Little Jess ie James," "I Love
You" L. Lawren c(' \Veber, the producer of
this latte r show, naturally protested following
the o·penin g, but on second thought acquiesced,
looking forward to the rendition being an ad·
\ertisem e nt for "Little Jessie Jam es ," although
from all reports of the receipts, additional ad
vertlslOg is not a necessity. At any rat e "1
Love You" ' is the bi g so ng and dance success.
CHICAGO, ILL., November 12.-The extensive cat
alog of the Forster Music Publisher, Inc., 235
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"Dream s of India,"
"Are You Lonely,"
"Somehow I'm Always
to Blame" and "Wow."
The popularity of the
Fors ter numbers has
The New Ritz-Carlton Orchestra
been so widesprea d
known as th e Ritz-Carlton Orchestra, playing that the company is doing everything possible
at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the same city. Under
to take care of the demand and has la tely
the ·direction of Mr. Miller, this organization opened a New York office at 1595 Broadway 111
has done much to keep the dance enthusiasm order to expedite service for this trade.
of Philadelphia active.
Its renditions carry
more than a little originality and, as ev ery mem
CONRAD SUCCEEDS TOM QUIGLEV
ber of the organization is a well-equipped mu
sician, the individual work of the personnel is John Conrad Succeeds Tom Quigley as Man
noted. In addition to playin g th e current fox
ager of the Chicago Office of M. Witmark
trot SlIcce, ses, w altz numbers are featur ed.
& Sons
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PUBLISHES "THREE LITTLE ODDITIES"
"Three Little Oddities," a new s llite for piano
by Zez Co nffey reviewed in these columns last
week, was erroneously credited to the Forster
Music Co. As a matter of fact, this publication,
iss ued in book form , and undoubtedly familiar
to the great majority o f the trade, is published
by the Boston Music Co.
Featured by PAUL SPECHT and His Hotel Alamac Orchestra
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A. J. STASNY MUSIC CO., INC., 56 West 45th St., New York.
CHICAGO, ILL., November 11.- John Conrad be
came Western manager of M. Witmark & Sons
in place of Tom Quigley, who resigned his posi
tion recently to join the Hearst Music Publi sh
ers, Ltd., as general manager for the United
States. Mr. Conrad has written many popular
numbers and was formerly head of the Conrad
Music Co. He has been associated with the
Chicago office of M. \Vitmark & Sons for some
time and is familiar with the duties formerly
performed hy Mr. Quigley.
NEW KAV STERN NUMBERS
The Kay Stern Co., music publisher, 1540
Broadway, New York City, is featuring several
novelty songs, two of which are quite popular
in dance form. These numbers carry unusual
lyrics of the "blue" variety, the type that is
having such wide popularity at present. They
are "He May Be Your Good Man Friday" (But
He Comes to See Me on Saturday Night) and
"Hot Dawg."
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