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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1925 Vol. 81 N. 25

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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"Love Bound" to Be
Issued by Sam Fox
New Number by Harry D. Kerr and Carl Ruppo
to Be Backed by a Big Publicity Campaign
The Sam Fox Publishing Co., of Cleveland
and New York, has just made a pre-New Year's
announcement of a new song called "Love
Bound." This publication is now on the press
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and the trade has been notified that copies
will be available shortly after the first of the
year.
This seemingly is one of the most important
additions in the song line made to the Sam Fox
catalog in several seasons. Sam Fox himself
made a trip to New York and is spending
several weeks lining up mechanical reproduction
companies, vaudeville
performers,
concert
artists and other publicity channels in an ar-
rangement for an exploitation drive on an in-
tensive scale.
The Fox organization looks for "Love Bound"
to have a spontaneous appeal and is most en-
thusiastic over its possibilities. The number
has words by Harry D. Kerr and music by Carl
Ruppo, both well-known writers who have been
responsible for successes of the past. "Love
Bound" is a fox-trot song which adapts itself
readily to a beautiful ballad rendition. The
arrangements and orchestrations are by J. S.
Zamecnik.
The Fox organization expects "Love Bound"
to take its place alongside of such successes as
"Nola," "Indian Dawn," "Neapolitan Nights,"
"Footloose" and other Fox successes.
"Don't Wake Me Up" Is
Proving a Good Seller
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" and "Sleepy
Time Gal" Also Among the Feist Good Sellers
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"Don't Wake Me Up" (Let Me Dream), one
of the newer numbers added to the catalog of
Leo Feist, Inc., has already made itself an im-
portant addition to that firm's publications. In
the coming weeks its popularity should increase.
Of the other new numbers appearing in the
Leo Feist catalog "I'm Sitting on Top of the
World" and "Sleepy Time Gal" are already
acknowledged national successes. Despite the
fact that we are in the holiday period both of
these numbers are having an increasingly large
sale.
Among the other new numbers added to the
Feist catalog which are already acknowledged
successes are "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue"
(Has Anybody Seen My Gal) and "When I
DECEMBER 19,
1925
Dream of the Last Waltz With You" and
"Teach Me to Smile."
Henry W. Hart Succeeds
J. L. Bratton With Schirmer
Widely Known Music Publicity Man to Direct
Publicity Work of Well-known Publisher
Henry W. Hart has been appointed the suc-
cessor of John Lilley Bratton in the advertis-
ing department of G. Schirmer, Inc. Mr. Brat-
ton, as announced in these columns last week,
becomes American manager of Evans Bros.,
London publishers.
Henry W. Hart is known to many members
of the trade and to all of those in the metro-
politan area where his business life has been
spent in publicity work for the music industry.
Probably his most important activity in behalf
of music propaganda was the opening under
his direction of the first "music in the home"
page, which appeared in the New York Evening
Mail, April, 1916, and which was the forerunner
of many similar music departments in daily
publications throughout the United States and
Canada.
Mr. Hart was the originator of "home music
clubs," "noon hour concerts" and similar con-
structive activities. At one time he was asso-
ciate editor with the Oliver Ditson Co., and
was an executive member of the advertising
division of Aeolian Co., as well as former adver-
tising manager for Hardman, Peck & Co.
His experience covers both the artistic and
commercial phases of music, in each branch of
which he has carried out activities that have
given him an important place.
He knows the industry in all of its branches
as he has been a part of it. In publicity work
in the cause of music he certainly is the peer
of all who have taken part in such activities.
There is not the least doubt that as a member
of the Schirmer organization, which covers so
many fields of publication activities, his efforts
and energies in behalf of the music trade
in general and music dealers in particular will
be an important factor. None is better quali-
fied and he enters his new sphere with an out-
look and enthusiasm which should produce con-
structive and permanent contributions for the
general health of Schirmer and the publishing
business.
Two New Numbers From
Oliver Ditson's Catalog
"Lonesome Moonlight" by Lily Strickland and
"Dream Clouds" by Shure Firm's Latest
Issues
The Oliver Ditson Co. recently issued a de-
lighful Negro dialect song entitled "Lonesome
Moonlight," words and music by Lily Strick-
land. The number is issued for high and me-
dium voices. It is described as a high-class blue
number which should appeal to singers who can
interpret dialect songs of this class.
Another new song in the Ditson catalog is a
charming ballad with melodic touches entitled
"Dream Clouds," the words and music of which
are by R. Deane Shure. The Musical Courier,
in reviewing this number, said: "To a poem of
his own, 'Dream Clouds,' Mr. Shure has set a
graceful and catchy tune, supported by an ac-
companiment of orginal design which adds to
its charm. A very effective ballad."
Irving Mills in West
Irving Mills, vice-president of Jack Mills, Inc.,
is taking part in a mid-West campaign for his
concern, making his headquarters in the Woods
Theatre Building of Chicago. Murray Bloom,
manager of the Chicago office of Jack Mills,
Inc., is also actively engaged in this work.
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DECEMBER 19, 1925
Best Edition
of the
World's Best Music
Nationally Advertised
for your direct benefit
That's Why Live Dealers
Push It
Do You?
Century Music Pub. Co.
235 West 40th St.
New York
Federal Trade Commission
Acts on Music Marking
Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago, Ordered by
Commission to Cease Marking of "Fictitious"
Prices on Musical Publications
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REVIEW
lisher believes the music will bring under nor-
mal conditions of competition."
Investigation by the commission, it is alleged,
developed that the Summy company marked
upon the outside cover of the music which it
published and sold, a price 2>2>Yz per cent higher
than that at which it was expected and intended
such music would be sold at retail. This prac-
tice, the findings state, enabled certain music
teachers, schools and retailers to charge one-
third more for respondent's music than the price
usually paid for music of a similar character.
Pointing out that the president of the com-
pany attended the trade practice submittal and
voted approval of its resolutions, the commis-
sion declares that notwithstanding the fact that
practically all of the music publishers repre-
sented at the meeting thereafter marked the
music published by them with the actual retail
price, the Summy firm continued to carry on
its product the fictitious prices.
The result of this practice, the commission
found, was to divert trade from those competi-
tors who truthfully price-mark their music, and
places in the hands of the dealers, schools and
teachers the means of defrauding the ultimate
purchasers of the respondent's music.
Can't Go Wn
FEISTY
YOU AND I
MARGUERITE
0 KATHARINA
MIGHTY BLUE
LOVELY LADY
BECAUSE Or YOU
1 MISS MY SWISS
HAUNTING MELODY
HONEST AND TRULY
KINKY KIDS PARADE
YOU GOTTA KNOW HOW
THE MIDNIGHT WALTZ
WHEN I THINK OF YOU
I WANT YOU ALL FOR ME
WHO WOULDN'T LOVE YOU
PAL OF MY CRADLE DAYS
TELL ME YES, TELL ME NO
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
I'M TIRED OF EVERYTHING BUT YOU
WHEN THE ONE YOU LOVE LOVES
YOU
LET ME LINGER LONGER IN YOUR
ARMS
SHE WAS JUST A SAILOR'S SWEET-
HEART
Write for Dealers' Price*
"Mexicali Rose" a Hit
From the Pacific Coast
New Number, Published by W. A. Quincke &
Co., Likely to Reach National Importance in
Sales
The Pacific Coast in recent years has con-
tributed in no small measure to popular music
activities. It is usual each season to accept
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 14.—Orders call-
ing upon Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago, to several national song successes which had their
discontinue the marking of "fictitious prices" on earliest introduction in Coast cities. Many of
musical publications were issued this week by these are part of the catalog of Los Angeles
the Federal Trade Commission in conformity or San Francisco publishers.
The most re_cent success emanating from the
with the resolutions adopted at the trade prac-
tice submittal of the Music Publishers' Associa- Pacific Coast is the popular number "Mexicali
tion of the United States, for the adoption of Rose," published by W. A. Quincke & Co., Los
which, the commission declares, Clayton F. Angeles, Cal. It is a waltz ballad, words by
Summy, president of the company, voted, which Helen Stone and music by Jack B. Tenney. It
held that "music is to have the price printed was given its initial introduction by Cecil
on it which is substantially that which the pub- Teague, the well-known Pacific Coast organist.
Since that time it has been widely played by
orchestras throughout the country and is just
now achieving the national importance that it
Sequel to
justly deserves.
' 'love Sends a Little Gift of Roses"
It has already appeared on some of the lead-
ing talking machine records and player rolls,
and doubtless these releases will help to further
its success. In either song or dance form it
can be used as an important number of the
program.
W. A. Quincke & Co. do not confine their
activities to popular music alone, although they
have given the trade some important items from
HARMS, INC.
their popular catalog. They have, on the other
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hand, an excellent standard catalog, comprising
a series of concert songs as well as many instru-
mental offerings.
The latest addition to the standard catalog
of the company is a composition, a part o-f a
series by Walter A. Quincke. It is called
"Rustling Leaves," an instrumental number that
is worthy of attention.
The Quincke Co. also publishes as part of its
standard edition "Aloha Oe," the Hawaiian
farewell song. This edition is particularly attrac-
ROSES OF PICARDY
tive. It has an unusually artistic title page in
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several colors and the arrangement, editing and
printing are of the highest standard.
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is one of several trips Mr. Mills has made to
the Far West in recent years and his visits in
that territory are always welcome.
"Forgiveness" New Ballad
NASHVILLE, TENN., December 12.—The Standard
Music Co., operator of the Arcade Music Shop
of this city, recently issued a new ballad called
"Forgiveness," the words and music of which
are by Ernest Rogers. The number wherever
introduced, has shown up advantageously.
"Then I'll Be Happy," the new popular num-
ber added to the catalog of Irving Berlin, Inc.,
and which aroused the enthusiasm of the whole
Berlin organization through the results achieved
in its try-out period, is to be given special em-
phasis by the publishers. For the next six or
eight weeks the entire Berlin organization will
exploit "Then I'll Be Happy" in a most in-
tensive manner.
une Brought the Rose
BEAUTIFUL BALLAD
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AMERICAS POPULAR
BALLAD SUCCESSES
THE SONG OF SONGS
LOVE'S FIRST KISS
SMILETHRU YOUR TEARS
IF WINTER COMES
E. G. Mills on Coast
CHAPPELL-HARMS.INC.
185 MADISON AVE
NEW YORK
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E. C. Mills, chairman of the board of the
Music Publishers Protective Association, and
of the Administrative Committee of the Ameri-
can Society of Composers, Authors and Publish-
ers, is making a tour through Pacific Coast
cities. He will visit Portland, Seattle, San Fran-
cisco, Los Angeles and intermediate points. This
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