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DECEMBER 5,
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1925
A Fox Trot
Melody With
Great Dance Rhythm
AMidhty Blue
Fox Trot Song L
OWEN MURPHY
AL SHERMAN
BEN BERNIE
RAYMOND EGAN
RICHARD WHIT1N
E. E. Hardy, Orchesitra Leader and
Broadcaster
Elmer E. Hardy, a Nebraskan who came to
Omaha during his youth, claims that the
thousand and one interpretations of modern jazz
can't compare with the beautiful and melodious
dance music of a few decades back: The
"Cho'lston," Collegiate Hop, Sunset Twist and
Banana Peel are in a total eclipse in compari-
son to the Boston Glide Waltz, schottische,
minuet and polka. It is only the flapper who
wants this so-called modern jazz, and he claims
it is only a question of time when even the
young people will become more sensible and
will want the quiet and artistic types of melody
rather than the boisterous, noisy, bungled music.
Mr. Hardy has progressed with the times and
speaks not from the oblivion of thirty-five years
ago. He is traveling at present as a radio en-
tertainer throughout the West.
Schmoller & Mueller Co.
This large, modern music house carries the
best of everything in the line and is right in
the front rank with a splendid showing for this
Fall's business. In a very systematic way, all
surrounding territory is thoroughly canvassed
by personal representatives and through the
mail.
Henry Pusch, the manager of the music de-
partment, gloated over the fact that his depart-
ment has made remarkable progress in spite of
the fact that for a long while sheet music was
a hoodoo for this house and was operated at a
loss. The only reason it handled it at all was
that it was part of the complete service it has
always offered to the public. However, since
this bright, energetic young German lad took
the reins he put all the "push" in Pusch into his
work and the music department is now an asset
instead of a liability. All standard library edi-
tions are carried and all the material that is
needed to make it a complete music department.
the metropolitan area. Candidates for offices, to
be voted on at the next meeting, December 22,
were selected. At the annual meeting also the
new constitution, already proposed and reported
upon, will be up for final approval. It will in-
clude a provision that out-of-town members be
listed as associates and be entered for member-
ship with small yearly dues.
Herbert E. Marks Joins
Edw. B. Marks Music Go.
Son of Head of Firm Now in Charge of Mechan-
ical and Advertising Departments
Herbert E. Marks, elder son of Edward B.
Marks, the music publisher, joined his father's
firm the end of November as mechanical man
Music Men Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Associa-
tion of Music Men was held on November 24 at
the new meeting place, 207 East Fifty-fourth
street, New York City. A dinner preceded the
meeting proper. The meeting was one of the
most important in the history of this active As-
sociation, composed of members of the sales
staffs of standard music publishing houses in
Jerome and Von Tilzer Number to Be Issued
in New Edition by This Well-known House
Announcement comes from M. Witmark &
Sons that they have closed a deal whereby they
acquire the sole publishing rights for the United
States and Canada of one of the best-selling
Irish song favorites of the country, "That Old
Irish Mother of Mine." This song, published
originally in 1920, was written by two of Ameri-
ca's most famous makers of songs, William
Jerome and Harry Von Tilzer. It has taken its
place as a steady and staple favorite in the same
class as "Mother Machree," "When Irish Eyes
Are Smiling" and "My Wild Irish Rose." M.
Witmark & Sons, as in the case when they took
over "Asleep in the Deep," some time ago, are
issuing an entirely new edition of "That Old
Irish Mother of Mine," solos in various keys,
vocal duets, and octavo. The song thus is in-
sured a new and long lease of life as another
bright particular star in the well-known Wit-
mark Black and White Series.
New Portland Feist Man
PORTLAND, ORE., November 28.—Lew Mahan, Pa-
cific Northwest manager of Leo Feist, Inc., who
makes his headquarters in Seattle, was a recent
visitor here. He has been introducing Walt
McKinney, who will represent Feist in the Port-
land district. Mr. McKinney, by the way, has
a fine tenor voice.
J. G. McCrory Co.
Of all the stores in the J. G. McCrory chain,
the Omaha branch is one of the largest con-
sumers of sheet music. Only popular hits of
the day are featured and these are demonstrated
by capable employes. The department is one of
the most important of the syndicate.
In order to spend a perfectly good week-end
in Colorado, where the altitude is high, the air
is dry and the sun is nigh, I managed to clean
up my Nebraska business early enough to catch
the Colorado Flier on the C, B. & Q. for
Denver.
Witmark Takes Over "That
Old Irish Mother of Mine"
Herbert E. Marks
and director of publicity and advertising. In
the former capacity he succeeds Ed. Bloedon,
whose contract with the Marks concern expired
at that time.
Mr. Marks attended Dartmouth, majoring in
English at that institution and developing a
taste for writing which still persists. For the
past three years he has been engaged in jour-
nalism, reviewing legitimate, film and vaudeville
productions for a leading theatrical publication.
It has always been his intention to enter his
father's organization some day and, with this in
mind, he has followed conditions in the world
of music publishing with keen interest. Inci-
dentally, he has written several stories on "Tin
Pan Alley" for various periodicals.
E. B.'s younger son, Edward B. Marks, Jr.,
is still in prep school. He expects to enter
Dartmouth in about two years, but has not yet
decided whether he, too, will try the music game
or take up some other occupation upon his grad-
uation.
School, Lodge and
Assembly Marches
March Victorious
(Mabel Mets*er-Wrlffht)
Pacific Patrol
(Mabel Mctzrer-Wrlffht)
Reliance March
(Clifford)
Victorious Eagle
(Ko.ej)
American Beauty March
(Williams)
Knights of Columbus March
(Clifford)
Valiant Volunteers
(Mmbel Metsrer-Wrl(ht)
Ordmr Through Jobber or Direct
Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge, Inc.
Publither*
New York City