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JUNE 7, 1924
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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G. Schirmer, Inc. Sends
Letter on Retail Prices
All Publications of This House Will Have
Actual Selling Prices Marked on Them
Henceforth
The following letter has been forwarded to
the trade by G. Schirmer, Inc., announcing the
marking of actual selling prices on sheet music:
"In conformance to the plan recommended
by the United States Federal Trade Commis-
sion most of the music publishers of America
recently decided henceforth to print on their
music the actual retail selling price in prefer-
ence to a higher list-price from which the buyer
of music was expected to receive a discount.
"In the general opinion, too, this decision
means a decided step forward in the mutual in-
terest of public, dealer and publisher.
"Though the former trade practice was under-
stood by the public and functioned reasonably
well, it was never satisfactory and was often
abused. In order to remove all objections, the
music publishers took the action referred to
above.
"The same reasons prompted G. Schirmer,
Inc., in the year 1918 to introduce a similar re-
form. The step was just as sound then as it is
now, but apparently the time for it was not yet
considered ripe by the business world at large
and practical obstacles compelled us reluctantly
to recede to the prevailing practice now abol-
ished.
"In the future all our music will leave our
presses with the price printed on it at which we
expect it actually to be sold to the general
public. In other words, new stock will be sold
without a discount; our old stock will be
shipped with an indication of the heretofore
customary discount.
"The revised system of listing prices of music
is by no means absolutely new or revolutionary.
The now-abolished system was really a depart-
ure from the more desirable earlier American
practice to 'pay the printed price,' a practice,
by the way, which now prevails also in most
countries of Europe.
"We are confident that the public will imme-
diately endorse this return to the previous
American practice."
France Sends Jazz
Players From Country
American Musicians Ordered to Leave Country
So That French Players Can Have the Jobs
PARIS, FRANCK, May 30.—Between twenty and
thirty American and English jazz band musi-
cians, working in the most fashionable and ex-
pensive night clubs of Paris and the French sea-
side and health resorts, received notice to-day
that they must quit French soil within five days.
Others are expecting a similar order to-morrow.
This order, it is stated, comes from the Minis-
try of Labor. Once or twice before there has
been a protest from French musicians against
the presence in Paris of foreign players, but
these protests always fell through when, on in-
quiry, it was found that, with the dancing craze
in full swing, no good French jazz players were
out of work.
Jack Mills Dance Folio
Jack Mills, Inc., music publisher, announces
the release of the Jack Mills Dance Folio, No.
2. Included in the contents of this newest pub-
lication from "The House That Jack Built" are
such song favorites as "It's a Man, Ev'ry Time,
Tt's a Man," "Nobody's Sweetheart," "Mickey
Donohue," "Tripping Along," "I'll Take You
Home Again, Pal o' Mine," and twenty-five
others. A feature of this folio will be several
songs arranged for the ukulele.
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"Innocent Eyes" Proves
to Be a Success
Score by Bromberg and Schwartz Has Number
of Good Songs—Harms, Inc., Are the Pub-
lishers
"Innocent Eyes," a new musical comedy in
two acts and sixteen scenes with a book by
Harold Atteridge and music by Sigmund Brom-
berg and Jean Schwartz recently opened at the
Winter Garden, New York City. The principals
included Mistinguett from the Paris Casino,
Cecil Lean, Cleo Mayfield, Edythe Baker, Earl
Leslie, Lew Hearn, Ted Doner and others. This
is the first American appearance of Mistinguett
and she has been hailed as an unusual artist.
In fact, all the newspaper comments following
the opening gave the better part of their reviews
to a description of herself and work and in every
case were enthusiastic.
The book is described as being quite conven-
tional, but the acting throughout is real and of
a high standard for a musical show. The show
is well staged, elaborately costumed, has expert
dancers, a number of good voices and a fair
quota of comedy.
The music published by Harms, Inc., includes
the following songs: "Croony Spoony Time,"
"Garden of Love," "I'm Fed Up," "I'm for You,"
"Innocent Eyes," "La Java," "On Broadway,"
"On the Q. T." and "Organdy Days."
Quartell With Paul Specht
Frank Quartell, well-known cornetist, who
has played with such well-known orchestras as
Arnold Johnson, Oriole Terrace, Paul Biese
and Bennie Krucger, has joined Paul Specht
and His Alamac Orchestra, succeeding Frank
Guarente, who sailed for Europe last week for
several months for the purpose of booking
Specht bands in Italy.