Music Trade Review

Issue: 1925 Vol. 81 N. 24

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THE
DECEMBER 12, 1925
Bert Feldman, British
Publisher, Returns Home
Takes Back With Him the European Rights to
a Number of American Successes for Exploi-
tation Abroad
Bert Feldman, the London music publisher,
recently returned home after a quest for nov-
elties for. our British friends across the water.
Mr. Feldman made his local headquarters at the
offices of M. Witmark & Sons, of whose many
publications he holds the European rights.
The Feldman firm handles both the strictly
so-called popular songs and also ballads of the
more substantial type, and, although Mr. Feld-
man confesses that for the nonce the English
seem to have no taste for anything that is not
jazz, he has had considerable success with many
of the leading numbers of the Witmark Black
and White Series.
Mr. Feldman takes back with him a number
of interesting American novelties that will
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assuredly feed the jazz fires that at present rage
in London. He also takes several standard bal-
lads that will with' equal surety find a welcome
over there. Among these is the well-known
American success, "The Lamplit Hour," which
has a special interest, apart from its intrinsic
merits, for Britishers, inasmuch as Arthur A.
Penn's beautiful setting is to a poem by one
of England's famous authors, Thomas Burke.
With these FEIST Songs
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The ever popular song
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The great Baritone song
A SON OF THE DESERT AM I
The popular "Ave Maria" songs and
MASSES BY HARRISON MILLARD
The universally used
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Bert Feldman
Many of Penn's American successes in the Wit-
mark Black and White Series have been dupli-
cated in England, notably, of course, "Sunrise
and You" and "Smilin' Through." One of the
most successful of the out-and-out "popular"
songs in England is "Horsey, Keep Your Tail
Up," which, though published here by M. Wit-
mark & Sons, had to cross the Atlantic to be-
come a real hit.
David Guion's Quick
Rise to Popularity
His Concert Songs and Negro Spirituals Are
Being Found in Many Notable Programs
Two volumes—75c—each
The name of David Guion figures on many
a concert program these days and his composi-
tions are well represented. A number of them
are published by M. Witmark & Sons. The
most famous singers, concert and opera, are
constantly featuring either a Guion song or
one of Guion's splendid collection of negro
spirituals. At present his newest success is in
the current repertoire of a number of concert
singers. This is his delightful "Howdy Do,
Mis' Springtime," with the lyric by Ben Gor-
don, published by Witmark. It is a musical
gem. Meantime, his spirituals are in great and
always increasing demand. This is not surpris-
ing, as they represent the careful, painstaking
and inspired work of a brilliant young musician
whose life has been spent in his native South.
The popular Violin Folios
EVERY DAY MELODIES—3 VOLS.
Violin Solo 60c—Piano Ace. $1.00
Oliver Ditson Go. Adds
to Series Publications
The Graded Course "par excellence"
GORDON'S GRADED PIANO
COURSE
Nine grades—50c each
The revised, improved edition
JOUSSE'S CATECHISM OF MUSIC
The new, enlarged edition
BEYER'S PRELIMINARY METHOD
The popular, easy piano folios
EVERY DAY MELODIES
Violin and Piano Music, First Position
FAVORITE MELODIES SERIES
Playable by C Melody Saxophone
Insist on the
GORDON EDITIONS
Catalogs on application
Hamilton S. Gordon
141-5 West 36th St., New York, N. Y.
RAY
ENDERSON
The Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, Mass., has
added to its "Series of Compositions for Violin
and Piano" Stephen C. Foster's "My Old Ken-
tucky Home," transcription of which is by Karl
Rissland. To its "Trios for Violin, 'Cello and
Piano" have been added "Fairy Tale," by Karl
Komzak, "The Dancers," by Cedric W. Lamont,
"Minuet" in G, by Ludwig Van Beethoven,
"Forgotten," by Eugene Cowles and "Mem-
ories," by Charles Wakefield Cadman. To its
"Series for the Organ" have been added "Ro-
mance," by Rimsky-Korsakoff, "By the Lake,"
by Gordon Balch Nevin, "Humoresque," by Pe-
ter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky, and "Prelude Religi-
oso," by Carl Wilhelm Kern.
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Secures Rights to "If
You Were the Only Girl"
Chappell-Harms to Put Big Campaign Behind
Number—"In the Garden of To-morrow" Go-
ing Well
"Songs that leave a lasting impression" might
well be the slogan of the house of Chappell-
Harms, Inc., which, in exploiting its publications,
has widely established such a reputation. Many
of its numbers have become universal favorites.
Such songs as "The World Is Waiting for the
Sunrise," "Roses of Picardy" and "Song of
Songs" readily come to mind. During the past
season the Chappell-Harms outstanding success
was "In the Garden of To-morrow," a beautiful
melody ballad which is becoming increasingly
popular.
Chappell-Harms, Inc., has secured the Ameri-
can publishing rights of "If You Were the Only
Girl." This song was a tremendous hit in Lon-
don, and it doubtless will duplicate its success
here, particularly as the American publisher in-
tends to arrange a campaign of wide scope and
of intensive character for its exploitation.
Another late publication in the catalog of
Chappell-Harms is entitled "By My Fireside."
Lieut. Gitz-Rice, who is the composer of "Dear
Old Pal of Mine," is responsible for this num-
ber, which already has made an impression
among concert, radio and vaudeville artists. It
apparently has unusual possibilities.
The plans for 1926 of Chappell-Harms, Inc.,
will be an adherence to its established policy of
issuing melody ballads of character.
New Publications by
the Oliver Ditson Go.
Six Rhythmic Pieces for the Piano by Mari
Paldi and Number of Others Have Just Been
Released
A new publication has just been issued by the
Oliver Ditson Co. called Six Rhythmic Pieces
for the Piano. It is by Mari Paldi and includes
such numbers as "Fantastic Dance," "The Jug-
gler," "Minuet," "Polka Francaise," "Spring
Time" and "Valse Espagnola," complete in one
volume. The publication has been given a very
attractive cover, with silhouette dance figures
lending the appropriate atmosphere to the music
enclosed.
There is also a new publication, arranged for
four hands, by George F. Hamer, called "Ma-
jesty of the Deep," which will prove particularly
interesting to teachers and students.
For the piano there have been added Alfred T.
Mason's "The Lure of the Sea," G. Bonaldi's
"'On the Go," and to the piano solos of Carl
Wilhelm Kern have been added "Silver Flash,"
a little number by Mathilde Bilbro for the piano
called "Little Cavatina," and two other offer-
ings from the pen of Frederick A. Williams
called "Judy" and "In Colonial Days." Jane
Munn Spear has written a series of three num-
bers for the piano called "Flowers From My
Garden"; each is preceded with a short poem by
The Sensational Hit
With a New Inspiration for 1926
"When It's Springtime"
Published
by
ESTHER CONPANGER SCHROEDER
Lakota, Iowa
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the composer under the titles, "Pansy and Miss
Mignonette," "Swaying Poppies" and "Four
o'Clocks."
Four piano duets have been contributed by
Frances Terry under the title "By the Garden
Wall." Each is a separate publication, carry-
ing the individual title "The Bees' Lullaby,"
"Climbing Roses," "Dance of the Buttercups"
and "The Old Sun-Dial."
New Numbers Added
to the Feist Catalog
DECEMBER 12, 1925
Lew Pollack Will
Visit Chicago District
Will Direct Campaign on "In Your Green Hat,"
Ager, Yellen & Bornstein's New Number,
There
Lew Pollack, the song writer and an execu-
tive member of the professional department of
Ager, Yellen & Bornstein, Inc., will, shortly
after the first of the year, spend several weeks
in the Chicago territory, arranging the cam-
paign of his company on the firm's new song,
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World," "Five Foot
Two, Eyes of Blue" and "Everybody Stomp"
Among the New Compositions
Among the new songs added to the catalog
of Leo Feist, Inc., are "I'm Sitting on Top of
the World," "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue"
and "Everybody Stomp." There is also a new
song by the writers of the song, "The Pal That
I Loved," called "Be on the Level With Mother"
(and the World Will Be Square With You).
On the new Feist list also we see the revival
of Joe McCarthy's and Jimmie Monaco's "If We
Can't Be the Same Old Sweethearts" (We'll
Just Be the Same Old Friends). This number
has been heard frequently on the radio with the
result that a demand has been created for it. In
its new form it is issued in the regulation stand-
ard size and has been given a very attractive,
modern title page.
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Lew Pollack
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"In Your Green Hat," as well as its other offer-
ings, including "Clap Hands, Here Comes Char-
lie" (the big butter and egg man song) and
others.
Pollack, by the way, has had long experience
LONDON, ENGLAND, December 7.—"Orfeo," com-
posed by Monteverde, originally staged in Ox- in the theatrical and musical world. He made
ford three hundred and eighteen years ago, was his first appearance as a pianist accompanying
recently revived here. Considering its age critics Harry Fox, the Dolly Sisters, Charles Purcell,
found the music surprisingly competent and Charles King and the Mellette Sisters.
He has written such songs as "Weep No
dramatically good. The opera deals with the
nuptials of Orpheus and Eurydice. Monte- More, My Mammy," "Buddha," "I'm Missin'
Mammy's Kissin 7 ," "Midnight Rose," "Loud
verde is said by some to be the originator of
Speakin' Papa," "Yiddish Momrae," which has
opera.
been a big hit for Cantor Rosenblatt and Belle
Baker, and a number of other songs of current
caliber, such as "Cheatin' On Me" and "No
Man's Mama." He has also written the music
Bill Jacobs, pioneer traveler and representa- for Century Roof shows and was collaborator
tive of Irving Berlin, Inc., is back in New York on "Sally, Irene and Mary."
after what he terms the most successful trip of
his career. Bill took the opportunity of using
this space to tell his many friends in the trade
that he wishes them all a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year.
"Orfeo" Revived in London
Bill Jacobs Back Home
Peters Edition Issues
New Display Material
Kahn Writing Symphony
Roger Wolfe Kahn is completing a jazz sym-
phony to be known as "Americana," the basis
of which are the most famous of the negro
spiritual themes. It is understood that one of
the talking machine record manufacturers has
made arrangements to make the first mechani-
cal rendition of this composition.
"Moonlight in Mandalay"
"Moonlight in Mandalay" is the title of a new
fox-trot added to the catalog of Jack Mills, Inc.,
148 West Forty-sixth street, New York City.
Both the professional and band and orchestra
department of the Mills organization expect the
number to have big popularity from the first
returns.
House Sends Out Substantial Mounted Covers
Which are Convenient and Useful in Proper
Display
The problem of dealer window and counter
displays has been given study by Peters Edi-
tion, which has prepared substantial mounted
"covers" which can be substituted for the actual
copies of the edition for window and counter
use. These covers are available for all dealers
in the Peters Edition.
Mr. Hinrichsen, American representative of
Peters Edition, states that this method has
many advantages over the old method of dis-
playing actual copies of the music. They do
not become shopworn, torn, and they keep in
shape over a long period. When laid flat in the
window the new covers have the appearance of
actual scores. They lend themselves to any
sort of display and can be grouped in a manner
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