Music Trade Review

Issue: 1925 Vol. 80 N. 3

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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
JANUARY 17, 1925
IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC PUBLISHING
Conducted By V. D. Walsh
Conditions Among the Sheet Music
Dealers of Providence, Rhode Island
Maurice Richmond, of the Richmond Music Supply Corp., New York, Tells of the Conditions
Existing Among the Retail Merchants There—Written Exclusively for The Review
DROVIDENCE, R. I., January 10.—In the
year 1636 a young Puritan, Roger Williams,
having been exiled from Massachusetts, for his
civic and religious beliefs, was the first white
man to touch the
shores of Rhode Island.
He was welcomed by
the Narragansett In-
dians with the remark,
"What Cheer, Netop."
/'Netop" is the Indian
word for "Friend"—
and "What Cheer" was
their familiar greeting.
Upon hearing that
Roger Williams raised
his hand to heaven and
named the new land
Maurice Richmond
Providence, in gratitude for God's merciful
Providence unto him in his distress.
Providence is the southern gateway of New
England. Greater Providence now boasts of a
population of almost half a million people. It is
the largest jewelry manufacturing center in the
country. It is the capital of Rhode Island.
Billings' Music Shop
The Billings' Music Shop at 34 Snow street
was first opened in 1847 by Mr. Hillings, Sr.
The music department occupies large space and
is run in conjunction with a complete toy shop
which is -managed by Mr. Billings, Jr. The
sheet music department comprises a complete
line of standard publications, the best library
editions, a carefully selected stock of teaching
material and educational works, as well as pop-
ular music, managed by Mrs. G. C. Bentley, Jr.
This lady has the happy faculty of satisfying
her customers, because of her splendid knowl-
edge of the business, is experienced in the field
and is well qualified to manage this depart-
ment. Mr. Billings, Sr., passed away a few
years ago.
Campbell Music Co.
The Campbell Music Co. is located at M.
Steinert & Sons Co. on Westminster street.
This is one of the chain of Steinert stores oper-
ating throughout the New England States.
Albeit Steinert is president of the entire chain.
It features the Steinway, Duo-Art, Jewett and
Steinert pianos. The music department is very
inviting. Mr. Campbell is a young-old music
man, having had his training in Boston and sev-
eral other New England cities. His business
has shown a splendid gain over the previous
year. He carries all the standard catalogs,
library editions and specially features the Schir-
mer publications.
N. A. Axelrod
The Arcade Building houses on its second
floor N. A. Axelrod, who lias been in business
fifteen years. He advertises his place as the
"Musicians Headquarters" for the Rhode Is-
land professional as well as layman, and con-
trols the sole American agency for the Strad
Violinist, a magazine published on the other
side. His cash business has shown a 25 per
cent increase over the year 1923, and the best
Christmas since he has been in business. Mr.
Axelrod features all string instruments and car-
ries a complete line of Wood, Schirmer, Fischer
and all other standard library editions. He has
a "revolving" business because he keeps his
"Axel-rod" well greased and is well "Spoke-n"
of.
J. J. Fit/patrick, although of Irish parentage,
claims he knows the Hebrew Bible as well as
any Orthodox Hebrew in the city of Provi-
dence, and why not? According to Fitzpatrick's
theory, the Irish consist of a part of the lost
tribe of Judah. According to history that
happened a short time after the great leader
Moses was directing the masses through the
wilderness, and what meals he did serve—
"Manna," the Nestle's Food. He is a musician,
publisher, composer and music dealer, conduct-
ing the music department at the well-known
Shepherd Co.'s stores. Mr. Fitzpatrick has
written some very well-known instrumental
compositions, among which are "Moonbeams
on the Lake," "Dance of the Goldenrods," etc.
He specializes in reveries and many of them are
steady sellers. His technique on the piano and
organ has brought him a great deal of fame.
Every Sunday afternoon Mr. Fitzpatrick broad-
casts from Station WRBF, owned by Dutie
Flint, one of Providence's wealthiest men. He
plays popular tunes on a $60,000 Welte organ
and his music has furnished pleasure and enter-
tainment to his radio audience. "Johnny," as
almost everyone calls him, is a live wire, he has
a splendid reputation in the trade and he kissed
the blarney stone many years ago. His defini
tion of a sportsman is a man who wins hon-
estly, looses cheerfully, receives naturally, gives
warmly, lives liberally and dies modestly and
whose playfellows are mankind.
Remick Song Shop
The Remick Song Shop is located in Liggett's
(Journal Building) Drug Store and in a short
interview with Mr. Crocker, the manager, he
claimed that the department was doing very
nicely and that it had enjoyed a holiday busi-
ness much greater than they had anticipated.
The Remick hits are selling just as big in Provi
deuce as they are elsewhere.
Place Music Store
A sweet charming young lady is Miss E. An-
gell, who is well known to the musical public of
Providence. Miss Angell took it upon herself
to go into business at the Place Music Store,
Arcade Building, principally to keep herseli
busy and young. She claims that in order to
retain one's youth one must be active and occu-
pied, and what could be finer than to be em-
ployed in her own life's study, "Angels With
Music." Miss Angell was very popular among
the patrons of the Shepherd dining rooms,
where she played as a member of a ladies' or-
chestra. Let us hope that this little lady will
continue to be happy and successful.
J. Samuels & Bro.
J. Samuels & Bro., a large progressive depart-
ment store, have been conducting a music de-
partment for many years under" the able super-
vision of the well-known W. Steiner. Mr.
Steiner needs no introduction to the music .
trade. He is a great believer in featuring new
tunes and likes to get them while they are "red
hot." His demonstrations during the past years
have been very successful. The department
carries popular music, a selective line of stand-
ard material, as well as Black and White songs
He is a great believer in weekly newspaper
advertising.
Boston Store
Tin: BoMon Store, a conservative, high-class
department store, has had sheet music within
SONGS THAT SELL
All Alone (New), by Irving Berlin
Oh, Mabel (New)
Charley, My Boy
Seventeen (New)
What'll I Do?
Show Me the Way (New)
Driftwood
Take Me (New)
1 Ain't Got Nobody to Love
1 Can't Get the One I Want
Morning(Won't You Ever Come Round?)
Get Yourself a Broom (New)
When I was the Dandy and You Were
the Belle



BOOKS THAT SELL
TIDDLE DE UKES — Comic Songs for
the Ukulele
Universal
Dance Folio No. 8
X Special 1925
Edition
Peterson's
Ukulele
Method

World's Favorite Songs
4th MUSIC BOX REVUE, 1925
In the Shade of a Sheltering Tree
Tell Her in the Springtime

Listening
The Call of the South
Tokio Blues
Rock-a-bye Baby
DIXIE TO BROADWAY
Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
Dixie Dreams

I'm a Little Blackbird
Hits from TOPSY and EVA
Rememb'ring
I Never Had a Mammy
IRVING BERLIN, Inc.
1607 Broadway, New York
its walls for quite some time and the depart-
ment has been operated by Henry Donovan.
He specializes in popular music and some of
Mr. Donovan's own compositions. For no rea-
son at all, Mr. Donovan decided he would like
to appear on the same tablet in the Hall of
Fame as I^jszt, Beethoven and Chopin. Mr.
Donovan is an ambitious sort of individual and
deserves a lot of credit. He has a pleasing
personality and is a very able musician.
While on the way to the station I stopped to
listen to a Salvation Army band playing "My
Old Kentucky Home," and near me stood a
man sobbing mournfully. A bystander asked
him what the trouble was and whether he was
a Kentuckian. The man replied, "No, I'm a
musician."
I want to offer an apology for Providence.
No doubt many of you have gotten up the next
morning after attending a famous Rhode Island
clambake and didn't feel so good. You were
probably down and out for several days—but,
that was not the fault of the clams. Some-
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words, a word for each letter:
P—Progressive
R—Righteous
O—Obliging
V—Vigorous
I—Intelligence
D—Dignified
E—Education
N—Natural
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Features Friml Suite
A new Chinese suite by Rudolf Friml, enti-
tled "Po Ling and Ming Toy," which proved so
popular at the Paul Whiteman concert at the
Metropolitan Opera House on December 28,
will be included in the Whiteman programs
throughout the continuance of his coast-to-coast
tour. Press notices everywhere have been ex-
ceptionally favorable to this new musical offer-
ing. A Chicago paper in commenting recently
said: "'Po Ling and Ming Toy,' a Chinese
suite, was clever, amusing, exceedingly beauti-
ful, and elicited much enthusiasm." This is an
indication of the remarkable success with which
this number is meeting wherever it has been
played.
New Silvers Number
"What Do We Get From Boston?" is the
latest number written by Frank Silvers, of "Yes,
We Have No Bananas" fame, and published by
Jack Mills, Inc. The number lias a set of
comedy lyrics and the melody is of the singable
variety. The whole Mills organization feel they
have garnered another big winner in this nov-
elty classic.
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Century Outlines Spring
National Advertising Drive
self. Among the other outstanding members of
the cast are Edythe Baker and Patti Harrold.
Music is published by Harms, Inc.
Twenty-one Publications Being Used With Ap-
proximate Circulation of Over 21,000,000
Harold Flammer Finds
Numbers Very Popular
The Century Music Publishing Co., in the
January issue of Between Us, its house organ,
outlines in detail the plans and scope of its
Spring advertising campaign covering the
months of January, February, March and April.
As usual the coming campaign shows an in-
crease in the number of publications used and
in the circulation. Altogether there are twenty-
one publications, including such nationally cir-
culated home magazines as the Ladies' Home
Journal, Good Housekeeping, National Geo-
graphic, Household, Child Life, Women's
World, Red Book, Delineator, Pictorial Review,
McCall's, Designer, People's Popular Monthly,
Cosmopolitan, People's Home Journal, Wom-
an's Home Companion, Successful Farming,
Farm and Fireside and the following musical
publications: Musical Observer, Metronome,
Musical Courier and Jacobs' Orchestra Monthly.
The total circulation of these magazines is
well over twenty-one million copies each month,
and it is estimated that they have over sixty
million readers. In the chart which appears
in this announcement the circulation of these
publications is given by States so that dealers
in every locality can readily see the effect and
value of this national advertising campaign in
their communities. The months when the ad-
vertisement will appear in each publication are
specified so that every dealer in hooking up
with the campaign can make the best use of
this advertising when its appeal is at the apex
in his territory.
All of the Century advertisements will tell
consumers that the Century edition can be ob-
tained from the dealer in their territory. In
order for the retailer to get the most advan-
tage and sales from the advertising there are
twenty-six hook-ups, many of them available
gratis, which should help considerably in land-
ing and holding customers. These include the
local Century advertisement cuts, Century four-
color movie slides, catalogs, display signs and
decalcomanias, teacher order tickets used in
conjunction with purchases by pupils, window
trims, display cards, hangers and streamers,
numerous thematics and similar helpful ma-
terial.
Jolson Show a Success
Al Jolson appears in a new musical comedy,
entitled "Big Boy," which opened at the Winter
Garden on Wednesday night of last week. The
book is by Harold Atteridge and the music by
James F. Hanley ami Joseph Meyer, with lyrics
by Bud De Sylva. The show sees Jolson in a
new setting, with a plot instead of a revue,
and gives him an opportunity to extend him-
Publisher on Western Trip Finds "The Close
of Another Day" and "Our House of Dreams"
in Favor
Harold Flammer, head of Harold Flammer,
Inc., who is now away on a Western trip, is
finding some of his offerings particularly popu-
lar with dealers. These include his two counter
display numbers that are having good sales,
namely, "The Close of Another Day," by
Geoffrey O'Hara, and "Our House of Dreams,"
by Father Connor and J. Keirn Brennan. Both
of these have been issued with particularly at-
tractive cover design.
Among the other Flammer offerings which
are finding favor are a new Easter anthem, the
new octavo series for soprano, tenor and bari-
tone, two new Shelley organ numbers, a new
Cadman sacred song and two little encore num-
bers, "The Blue Bowl," and "Lady-Bugs."
While away Mr. Flammer is also representing
the catalog of R. L. Huntzinger, Inc., and is
particularly featuring "Honey, How I Want
You."
New Songs Added to
Leo Feist Catalog
"I'll See You in My Dreams." "Lovely Lady,"
"Southern Rose" and "Lucille" Among Those
Announced
Among the new songs added to the catalog
of Leo Feist, Inc., are "I'll See You in My
Dreams," a fox-trot song by Isham Jones and
Gus Kahn, writers of "Swinging Down the
Lane"; a new waltz song of appealing charm
called "Lovely Lady," and "Southern Rose,"
which was recently taken over for American
publication from West's, Ltd., of London, who
will be remembered as the original publishers
of "Three o'Clock in the Morning." Another
offering that has been added to the list is a
fox-trot number by L. Wolfe Gilbert, entitled
"Lucille," and a number written and featured
by Herb Wiedoeft and His Orchestra called "If
It Wasn't for You I Wouldn't Be Crying."
"Polly of Hollywood"
Fannie Brice, one of the stars of Irving Ber-
lin's Music Box Revue, is singing a new song
in that show called "Polly of Hollywood." The
lyrics are by Bud DeSylva and the music by
James Hanley. The song, which will be given
wide publicity, is published by Shapiro, Bern-
stein & Co., Inc.

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