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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
New Releases Brought
Out by Oliver Ditson
NOVEMBER 28, 1925
sheet music department of Bush & Lane, Seat-
tle, has resigned her position and accepted a
post in the sheet music department of Sherman,
Clay's Seattle store. Miss Pearl Dempsey, for-
Large Number of Compositions of Appeal and
merly with Harold Weeks, of this city, is also Collected Works of Well-known Lyricist Should
Charm in Firm's Latest Announcement
now with Sherman, Clay & Co. Ronald Car-
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penter, of the sheet music department of the
Among the new releases by the Oliver Dit- Seattle store, will take over Mr. Thwing's ac-
Chappell-Hanns, Inc., has been appointed dis-
son Co. are "I Am Thy Harp," song by Clar- tivities in the player roll department.
tributor to the music world for "There Is No
ence Olmstead, set to a poem that appears as
Death" and other poems by Gordon Johnstone.
anonymous. A new addition to songs by
This poet needs no introduction in musical cir-
Wintter Watts is called "A Little Page's Song,"
cles. His works are found in some of the best
and to the songs by Cedric W. Lemont has
catalogs, and his "There Is No Death" will live
been added "A Message From the Night."
for all time. It is probably the most impressive
Charles P. Scott has contributed to his sacred
Number Made Immediate Impression and I s poem of the war period and, set to music, it is
songs "The Voice of Joy," and Samuel Rich-
a favorite with concert artists and music lovers.
Now Widely Programmed in Vaudeville and
ards Gaines is responsible for "Father of Love."
Included in this compilation are several series,
by Orchestras
E. S. Hosmer is the composer of "We Bless
including "Love Songs of an Unknown Violin-
Thee for Thy Peace, O God." To a text by
ist," "Samoan Love Songs" and "Creole Love
Probably the best song that Harry Von Tilzer
Katharine Bainbridge for "God Answers has written since the days of fifteen and twenty
Songs," the best of his numbers that have here-
Prayer" Homer Grunn has supplied music. T o years ago, when he turned out big hits each
tofore appeared in print and those that have
the songs of Louis Adolphe Coerne has been
been published with music. The publication
season, is a new number called "Just Around
added "When Lovers Meet," and John H. Dens- the Corner." In a few weeks' time it has should be given attention by music dealers, not
more has composed the music and William shown up so well that Broadway has accepted
only for the popularity which it doubtless will
Ernest Henley the words for "The Nightin- it as one of the season's best. Will Von Tilzer, attain, but also due to tlic fact that it is a prod-
gale." To the important Christmas offerings brother of Harry and head of the Broadway uct of a gifted pen closely associated with mu-
has been added "Around the Manger," text by Music Corp., succeeded in getting it transferred
sic interests.
Robert Davis and music by Mrs. H. H. A. to his catalog. This was not on mere senti-
Beach, and to the first series of "Old Time mental reasons, but wholly on the basis of
Songs" has been added Henry Purcell's "I At- "Just Around the Corner's" worth as a popular
tempt From Love's Sickness to Fly." There money maker. "Just Around the Corner" has
is also a new song with music by Henry Had- demonstrated its merit and is swinging along,
ley called "Love Supreme and Light of Light," turning many corners in its advancement to-
the poem of which is by Louise Ayres Garnett. ward being one of the outstanding songs of the "Charleston Ball" Outstanding Number in Score
Which I s the Work of Donald Heywood
season.
The Edward B. Marks Music Co. is publish-
Wade Booth, Walter Scanlon, Mabel McKin-
ing the music for "Brown-Skin Revue," pro-
ley and George MacFarlane are among the
super-vaudevillians who are already program- duced by Irvin C. Miller, with music by Donald
ming it. Many more are making bids for its Heywood. The outstanding number of this
offering is "Charleston Ball," which is hailed
Sheet Music Section in Branch in That City to use. Ted Lewis, Vincent Lopez, Paul Specht
as a prize Charleston. Other numbers in this
Be Under the Direction of Clayton Thwing
and other orchestras are also featuring it. It
will be programmed everywhere in weeks to show are "Mary Ann" and "Hula Lou."
Donald Heywood, the writer, was for years
SEATTLE, WASH., November 20.—Sherman, Clay
come.
& Co. are installing a sheet music department in
Old-time ballads are having a renewed vogue. director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers and was
brought North by Will Marion Cook, the com-
their Spokane store for an opening some time Harry Von Tilzer, who wrote some of the best
poser, for the particular purpose of writing
in January. Clayton Thwing, formerly manager of the past offerings, is equipped to answer the
"Charleston Ball."
of the player roll department of the Seattle call for songs of this caliber. What is more, in
branch, is to have charge of this new depart- "Just Around the Corner" he has given the pub-
ment, assisted by Miss Myrtle Barnes, also of lic not only the old but the new, a combination
Sherman, Clay & Co. have just issued a new
Seattle. C. J. Heinz, manager of the Seattle that will win widespread favor.
song called "Lonesome Me." It is being fea-
sheet music department of Sherman, Clay,
tured by a great number of orchestras on the
"Just Around the Corner," while appealing to
will assist Mr. Thwing in arranging it.
Pacifiic Coast and will shortly be exploited in
all ballad singers, is a philosophical song which,
Eastern territory.
Miss Peggy Garrett, formerly manager of the while appealing to the heart, gives mental stimu-
lus and shows the way to a brighter period just
around the corner. It closes with probably the
greatest punch lines that were ever given to a
Your Teachers Will Appreciate the
song of this caliber: "Even tho it's dark and
cloudy, sun may peep thru and say 'how-dy '
just around the corner from you."
(With New Catalogs) for 1926!
It has often been said that all the world loves
a lover, and no one has ever disputed the fact
Carefully Kdited, Correctly Graded.
Perfectly Printed on the Best Paper.
that the world also loves the chap who can
smile when things are not just right. We have
Low Cost, Big Profits!
Brown Eyes, Why Are You
had many songs that capitalize just such senti-
Blue?
ments. There is no reason to doubt that a lyric
AT THE HEAD OF ITS CLASS!
that tells a similar story, "not a mere slap on
Normandy
the back and brace up, old man," but a real,
Co Ed
honest-to-goodness message of action, combined
with a melody will not reap wide rewards.
The Baby Looks Like Me
Johnstone Poems Handled
by Ghappell-Harms, Inc.
Von Tilzer's "Just Around
the Corner" Is a Hit
Marks Music Go. Pub-
lishes "Brown-Skin Revue"
Sherman-Clay to Open
Department in Spokane
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