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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
I, 1923
DECEMllER
Hits are , the talk of' the
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"LOVE
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Foxtrot
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Sensation
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A fine swinging
Melody
Song hit from
FOX-TROT TUNE
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FEATURING "THAT OLD GANG"
Berlin Number Shown in Handsome Display by
Kresge Philadelphia Store
"That Old Gang of )\fin,e,," Which has proved
on e of the most popular songs of the year 1923,
continue's to hold its position amo ng the lead-
wrong
JAMES"
with
any
FEIST
pears here with. According to the reports of
the manager of the store, "That Old Gang of
Mine" has not only kept among the bes t sellers
for the pas t tw o months, but during the weeks
of the special window display a considerable
addition was m ade to the sales, thus again prov
ing th at a song tha t is heard an d sung every
where need only be given a conspicuous place
on the count ers or in the windows of the retail
store in order to add to the sales volume
song·
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SHAPIRO PUBLISHES "SHARLEE"
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new mu sica l s how called "Sharlee"
opened on Thursday night of las t w eek at D aly's
Sixty-thi rd Stre et Theatre, New York. The
lJroduction is the work of Harry L. Cort and
George E. Stoddard', with lyrics and music by
A lex Rogers and C. Luckyeth Roberts. Early
indications would appear to show that "Sharlee"
is to be received with favor. There are a num
ber of songs, particularly in their dance form ,
wh ich sh ould be heard from again. The Shapiro
Bernst ein Co. publishes the music.
SHERMAN, CLAY NEW NUMBER
Arthur Freed's "Cover Me With Kisses" Takes
Immediate Hold-"The West, a Nest and
You;' Is Also Featured '
PORTLAND, ORE., Novemher 22. -Sh er man, CIa)
& Co. have presented to Portland Arthur Freed 's
new song, "Cover Me With Ki sses ." The sO'ng
was featured rece ntly by Mort Downey, who
appeared last month in the Hcili ,g Theatre on
the Orpheum Circuit with Paul \ Vhitelll an's
S.S. " Le viathan" Orchestra. One of the best
se llers in Portland continues to be Sherman,
Clay's "Th e West, a Ne<;t and You," which is
featured in a window di sp lay at the sh eet music
department of Sherman, Cla y & Co " an d also
at the Liberty Theatre, wh e re Henri K ea tes,
or ganis t, is using it with slides ,
"Steamboat Sal"
"You Wanted Some
one to Play With, I
Wanted Someone
to Love"
"M. T. Pocket Blues"
"Mom-Ma"
"Little Town in the
QuId County Down"
"NO, NO, NORA," IN PORTLAND
Featuring "That Old Gang of Mine"
ing seners, This nu mb er, carryi ng a lyric which
apparently appeals to the home-loving people
of Ame ri ca, has, in addition, other factors which
have contributed to it s unusual success. No
sma ll part of this is the fact that it is on e of
the most favqrite of present-day dance selec
tions. It s ava ilability for du os, quartets and
other combi nati ons has also added to 'its wide
appeal
In recognition of its activity on ,the music
counters of th e cou ntr y, retailers everywhere
have made special window sho win gs of this
, livel y offerin g. Each week sees new additions
to the dealers who have given space for the
display of "That O ld Gang o·f Mine." On.e of
the most rec ent of th ese was that shown for a
short period by th e S. S. Kresge Co., Phi la
delphia, Pa. A photograph of the window ap
PORTLAND, ORE., November 22.--Feist's "No, No,
Nora," is se llin g well, according to · Maybelle
Elliott, in char ge of the sheet music d epartment
of Seiberling, Lucas \1u ~ic Co, :Mrs. Elliott
says those who wan t a song that has lots of
snap to it buy "N o, No, Nora," and whe n they
want a waltz it is no trouble to se ll them the
Forster number "V"hen c:Iouds H ave Van
ished."
REMICI(S 8EST SELLERS
Dreamy Melody
Lou'slana
, First, Last and Always
' You Can't Make a Fool
Out 01 Me
Barney Google
That Big Blond Mamma
Nobody Knows But My
PIUow and Me
Somebody's Wrong
Do You-Don't You
Beside a Babbling Brook
I'm a Lonesome Cry Baby
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