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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
JUNE 20, 1925
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Century Music Pub. Co.
Oliver Ditson Co.'s
Ninetieth Anniversary
Firm Though Founded in 1835 Really Dates
Back to 1783—History of Ninety Years
This year the Oliver Ditson Co. is celebrat-
ing its ninetieth anniversary, which is indeed a
record worthy of comment in the history of
music publishing in the United States. The
firm, although founded in 1835 by Oliver Dit-
son under his individual name, really dates back
to 1783 when at number 8 State street, Boston,
Mass., Ebenezer Battelle opened the Boston
Book Store and two years later added a music
and circulating library; then by practically suc-
cessive connecting stages moved on to 1823,
when young Mr. Ditson entered the employ of
Col. S. H. Parker, the last of several successors
to the original Battelle business. Twelve years
afterwards, Oliver Ditson began to copyright
and publish music for himself at 107 Wash-
ington street.
One year later, Mr. Ditson entered into part-
nership with his former employer, and the mu-
sic publishing firm of Parker & Ditson was
formed in April, 1836. Six years later, 1842, the
Parker interests were acquired by Ditson, and
in 1845 John C. Haynes was given employment
by the concern. In 1858 Haynes was admitted
into the business, and the firm of Oliver Dit-
son & Co. was formed. The death of Oliver
Ditson occurred on December 21, 1888, and
in 1889 the Oliver Ditson Co. was incorporated
by John C. Haynes, who died on May 3, 1907,
and Charles H. Ditson, of New York, became
president of the concern.
The officials and executives of the present
firm are Charles H. Ditson, president; Edward
W. Briggs, treasurer; C. A. Woodman, man-
ager. Directors are: C. A. Woodman, Boston,
and Edward S. Cragin, of New York. Outside
representatives of the Ditson Co. are Chas. H.
Ditson & Co., of New York City, and Winthrop
Rogers, Ltd., of London.
The Ditson Co.'s catalog embraces a broad
variety of vocal and instrumental music (piano,
organ, orchestra and band) besides innumerable
sacred and secular cantatas; books (theoretical,
pedagogical, collections, etc.), and the famous
Ditson vocal "Octavo Edition" embracing
13,000 numbers that include music for all forms
of church service; sacred and secular works for
choral societies and schools, arranged for men's,
women's and mixed voices. Specialties in
bound publications include "Musician's Library"
(edition de luxe), "Music Students' Library,"
"Music Students' Piano Course," "Tapper's
Graded Course" (piano), "Ditson Edition," etc.
MY GAL DON'T LOVE ME ANY MORE
W H E N THE ONE YOU LOVE LOVES
YOU
1 HAD SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE I
HAD YOU
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU I WOULDN'T
BE CRYING NOW
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Music Counters
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AMERICAS POPULAR
BALLAD SUCCESSES
ROSES OF PICARDY
THE WORLD IS WAITING^SUNRISE
INTHE GARDEN OFTD-MORROW
THE SONG OF SONGS
LOVE'S FIRST KISS
SMILETHRU YOUR TEARS
IF WINTER COMES
CHAPPELL-HARMS.INC
185 MADISON AVE
NEW YORK
I>KAR ONE
YOU AND I
0 KATHARINA
LOVELY LADY
SONG OF LOVE
I'M SO ASHAMED
DOODLE DOO DOO
HAUNTING MELODY
HONEST AND TRULY
THE MIDNIGHT WALTZ
WHEN I THINK OF YOU
THE PAL THAT I LOVED
PAL OF MY CRADLE DAYS
ROCK-A-BYE-BYE-BABY DAYS
WILL YOU REMEMBER ME
LET IT RAIN, LET IT POUR
I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
NO WONDER (THAT I LOVE YOU)
HONEY, I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU
LET ME LINGER LONGER IN YOUR
ARMS
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engagements to do other obligations.
While it sings the latest popular successes, a
great portion of the trio's program is confined
to Clarence Williams Music Publishing Co. pub-
lications. This is due to the fact that they
have won most of their popularity through the
singing of blue numbers, a specialty type of
song found in large quantities in the Williams
Clarence Williams Trio
catalog.
Making Big Success Among the numbers they are at present fea-
Organization, the Programs of Which Are turing are "Everybody Loves My Baby," which
Largely Confined to Clarence Williams Pub- is a real hit; "Cake-Walking Babies" and
"Mama Has Gone Bye Bye." "Castaway," a
lications, in Big Demand
waltz number also sung by this combination
and published by the Williams Co., is of a good
The Clarence Williams Trio, composed of
standard type and undoubtedly will sell through
Clarence Williams, Eva Taylor and Clarence
a period of several years. Some of its latest re-
Todd, which was one of the features at the an-
leases are "Pa Pa De-Da-Da," "Squeeze Me,"
nual publishers' outing to the visiting members
"Lovin' High," "I Wish You Would" and "Fly
Roun' Young Lady."
Sequel to
'love Sends a. Little Gift of Roses ^
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Clarence Williams Trio
of the National Association of Sheet Music
Dealers last week, is well known to radio audi-
ences everywhere. This trio has been in de-
mand with radio broadcasting stations in all
parts of the country. It constantly receives of-
fers for weekly and nightly appearances and
on several occasions has turned down vaudeville
O9/VV PUBLISHER. OUR REFERENCE
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West of the Great Divide
When the Sun Goes Down
Give Me One Rose to Remember
Me Neenyah (My Little One)
That's Why You're Mary Mine
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Sing Along!
Home to My Joy and Thee
That Wonderful Mother of Mine
Dear Little Boy of Mine
Mother O! My Mother!
Just Been Wond'ring All Day Long
Gypsy Love Song
Mother Machree
My Wild Irish Rose
Sunrise and You
Smilin' Through
Kiss Me Again
China Rose
Wonderful Wonder
M. WITMARK & SONS
1650 Broadway
New York, N. Y.