Music Trade Review

DECEMBER
THE
1. 1923
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
39
An EnchMtmg Waltz Song
Youll never forget
~ You Cilll't ~o "Wl'O}1,9
with dllq FEIST so~~
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S. ERNEST PHILPITT EXPLAINS
Desires to Head Off Misconstruction of Letter
Published by Sheet Music Association
"
The advance reprinting of general letter No,
sent out by the N a tional Association of Sheet
Music Dealers, and which appeared in this sec­
tion of The Review in the issue of November'
17, con tained some comment by S, Ernest Phil­
p.itt, past president of the above organization
a nd O'ne of the best-known retail music dealers
of the cou ntry. Evidently some of Mr. Phil­
pitt's remarks. have been open to misconstruc­
tion and he has forwarded this department the
letter below which gives proper interpretation.
and speaks for itself:
" It is just possible that some misconstruction
may have been taken since publication of my
article as contained in the General Lette~ No.
I of the Nation a l Association of Sheet Musit
Dealers. In the last para grap h, while not wish­
ing to detract .the least with reference towards
B. F . Wood's attitude towards the trad e, I
would not have -this to be understood that Wood
and Pepper were the on ly tw o houses that had
come out in the open and declared th emselve s,.
as I wish not to detra ct the merit from thes e
two houses. Nor do I want to detract from .the
merit of any other house which has come out
openly and declared for the dealer and re­
li l2;iou sly endeavored to' li ve up to the same.
This letter is written to overcome any false im­
pressions as the result of my letter for any ad­
ditional comments to the several houses men­
l ioned in this letter.
"The trade cannot fail to recognize the won­
de rful work carried on by the Oliver Ditson
Co" Sam Fox Publishing Co. and, in recent
years, M. Witmark & Sons, as well as, no doubt,
others which I do not just have in mind at th is
writing.
"I would appreciate yo ur publishing this, for
I would not have any publisher feel for a mo­
1I1ent that I, for one, failed to recognize the
good work which has bee n taken up by the
several publishers in an honest effort to ass is t
and further co-operate with the dealer."
FEATURES "SAWMILL RIVER ROAD"
l),\I'F:-IPORT, lA ., November 20.-The Schmidt
?vIu sic Co. has evo lved one of the best decorated
w indows of the year in their boost for "Saw Mill
River Ro a d," a so ng which was featured by
Edward M eike l, Garden organist, recently. The
large window is backed with a painted setting
illustrating the song, while the light effects.
bring out the best there is in the scene. Copies
of the song with Ml'.Meikel's picture featured
frame the setting.
Make yo ur s tor e a musica.l center by handling
music right. ·
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ERNO RAPEE TO PHILADELPHIA
Becomes Managing Director of New Fox The­
atre,-Will Continue to Write for Richmond­
Robbins, Inc., in Moving Picture Series
Erno Rapee has resig ned as musical director
of the Capitol Theatre, New York, to open at
the new Fox Theatre in Philadelphia in the
capacity of managing director. He has had
wccess in assisting S. L. Rothafel at the Cap­
itol Th ea tre in the last three years, and there
is no question but what he will be s uccessf ul
in his new posi tion.
In collaboration with Wm. Axt, assistant con ­
ductor of the Capitol Theatre Orchestra, NIl'.
Rapee has contr ibut ed to the Richmond-Rob­
bins, Inc., catalog of motion picture music and
will continue to write for that house, having
eight numbers in preparation at the present
time. This se ri es is rapidly becoming known
t o musicians t:ohroughout the country, and very
favorable cO'mments have been recei ved.
Mr. Rapee's hqsts of friends are looking for­
ward with great interest to his success at the
Fox Theatre.
Cecil Falk, who has been private secretary to
Ja ck Mills, head of the publishing firm beari ng
his name, was married on Thanksgi vi ng night
to Dr. Harry P. Schache r, the we ll-known N ew
York dentist.
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