Music Trade Review

Issue: 1926 Vol. 83 N. 23

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Walter Donaldson, a Song Writer Who
Writes Successes Season After Season
The Record of One of the Most Prominent of Those Who Supply the American Public With Its
Popular Music—One That Would Be Hard to Excel
T'S quite possible and has been done—that is
a song writer to write a lot of numbers
each season. To write a lot of successes, how-
ever, is an entirely different matter. And to
write many successes season after season is still
another subject. It has, of course, been done
but we know of no one who has performed bet-
ter in this phase of music writing than Walter
Donaldson. Donaldson, by the way, off and on,
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for such a gala event was chosen on its merit
alone. It was necessary that it be a part of a
program that would establish new standards
for photoplay music and in an atmosphere that
would meet the critical taste and ears of the
general public, the photoplay industry, the
music trade and the sharp-tongued newspaper
critics. It seems to have done all this because
in many of the reports of the opening of the
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"What a Man," the name of one of his songs.
Among his latest offerings, now being cur-
rently exploited, are "Kiss Your Little Baby
Goodnight," "I've Got the Girl," "It Made You
Happy When You Made Me Cry," "Just A
Bird's-Eye View of My Old Kentucky Home"
and "Thinking of You."
A lot more could be said, but when you can
refer to such records as the above they really
speak for themselves. "No kiddin'."
At the Mark Strand
Billy Jones and Ernest Hare, known as the
Happiness Boys and probably two of the most
popular radio and record artists, have been ap-
Oh/Those Lips. Oh/Those Eyes, Oh/Can't You See?
FOX TROT BALLAD
With Ukulele Aaowpa
spends some time in Chicago and in recent
years the Windy City has tried to claim him
for its own, but in looking up the records it is
found that he was "born and bred in Brook-
lyn" and still makes his home there.
His
first business activity was as a board clerk in a
Wall Street office of Henry B. Clews & Co.
and his first song was "A Jubilee in My Old
Kentucky Home." Oddly one of the greatest
of his present-day successes is "Just A Birds-
Eye View" (Of My Old Kentucky Home).
It is particularly appropriate to review Walter
Donaldson's activities as a writer and com-
poser because his song "It Made You Happy
When You Made Me Cry" was used by Jesse
Crawford, the nationally known organist and
record artist, during the week of the grand
opening of the new Paramount Theatre, New
York. An opening, by the way, which was re-
ported in practically every center in the United
States as creating a new type of photoplay
house. Naturally a song selected as a feature
Paramount Theatre, both Jesse Crawford's
work and the title of the song were often men-
tioned.
Going back to Walter Donaldson one need
not delve too far in popular music history in
order to prove the contention that he has estab-
lished a new record for successful songs. We
will pick a few out of late seasons, songs that
are still familiar, some of them still being
whistled. Among these are "Yes Sir, She's My
Baby," "After I Say I'm Sorry," "That's Why
I Love You," "Where'd You Get Those Eyes,"
"That Certain Party," "I Wonder Where My
Baby Is Tonight," "Midnight Waltz," "Let's
Talk About My Sweetie," "Let It Rain, Let It
Pour," "My Best Girl," "Beside a Babbling
Brook," "My Buddy," "Carolina In the Morn-
ing," "Mammy," "Back Home in Tennessee,"
"Shes A Daughter of Rosie O'Grady," "You're
a Million Miles From Nowhere," "How You
Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm," and a
title that equally applies to Walter himself,
Walter Donaldson
pearing this week at the Mark Strand Theatre,
Brooklyn, N. Y., as a feature attraction. In
their program they are featuring several num-
bers from the catalog of Irving Berlin, Inc.
Among these numbers are "Rags," "Finnigan
Is In Again" and "Tellin' the Birds, Tellin' the
Bees How I Love You."
J. S. Fink a Visitor
John S. Fink, secretary and general manager
of Larry Conley, Inc., the well-known Chicago
popular music publishing house, whose head-
quarters are 54 West Randolph street, that
city, has been a visitor in New York for the
past two weeks. Mr. Fink is not only arrang-
ing an Eastern campaign on a series of numbers
published by his firm, but in addition is visit-
ing all the mechanical reproduction companies
and the leading Eastern music distributors.
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working on at present are "Lay My Head
Beneath a Rose," "When You Waltz With the
One You Love," "Thanks for the Buggy Ride,"
"Consolation," "Haunting Waltz" and "Don't
Sing Aloha When You Go." Also a new
novelty number called "There Ain't No Maybe
In My Baby's Eyes."
Gaines Wins Swift
Prize for Second Time
150%
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you absolutely against loss.
Boston Composer's Setting of "Constancy" for
Male Chorus Proves Victor in Annual Con-
test
SUNDAY
KATINKA
PRECIOUS
ADORABLE
BARCELONA
SYMPATHY WALTZ
CALLING ME HOME
III DIDDLE DIDDLE
BESIDE A GARDEN WALL
THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU
MY GIRL HAS EYE TROUBLE
IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN
HELLO, ALOHA, HOW ARE YOU?
WHERE'D YOU GET THOSE EYES?
YOUR HEART LOOKED INTO MINE
I'VE LOST ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU
WHILE THE YEARS GO DRIFTING BY
KISS YOUR LITTLE BABY GOOD-
NIGHT
I'D RATHER BE THE GIRL IN YOUR
ARMS
IT MADE YOU HAPPY WHEN YOU
MADE ME CRY
JUST A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF MY OLD
KENTUCKY HOA1E
For the second time Samuel Richard Gaines,
of Boston, Mass., won, this year, the prize song
competition of the Swift & Co. Male Chorus.
The contest, in its sixth annual renewal, has a
prize of $100, and is aimed to encourage com-
position for male voices in chorus. Mr. Gaines'
prize-winning selection was a musical setting to
the poem "Constancy" written for a chorus of
male voices. Louis Victor Saar, Chicago, was
accorded honorable mention by the judges. His
setting to the poem "The West" was in close
competition with Mr. Gaines' work.
Write for Dealers' Price
The jury of judges included Leo Sowerby,
235 W. 40th St.
New York
Arthur Olaf Anderson and D. A. Clippinger,
all of Chicago.
The prize-winning number will have its in-
itial presentation by the Swift' & Co. Male
Chorus at their concert at Orchestra Hall,
March 17, 1927. Florence Austral, dramatic Central standard time, on December 10. John
McCormack, tenor, has recorded the song on
Head pf Pacific Coast Firm Brings Number of soprano, will be assisting artist.
Victor records.
New Compositions East
Century Music Pub. Go.
LEO
Charles Daniels Visits
Villa Moret Offices
F. Ayres Johnson Dies
After Prolonged Illness
Breau With B. B. & L.
PIANO TECHNIQUE "When Twilight
From the Newly and Thoroughly Revised
Gomes" Popular
BEST
SELLERS
Charles Daniels, the well-known composer
and head of Villa Moret, Inc., the San Fran-
cisco' publishing house, is a visitor at the East-
ern office of his company, 1597 Broadway, New
York City. Mr. Daniels brought to Eastern
territory a number of new compositions, some
of which have produced most favorable com-
ment since his short stay. These new offer-
ings, together with the active catalog now be-
ing exploited by Villa Moret, Inc., should give
this firm one of the most important collec-
tions of songs for the season.
Among the songs that Villa Moret, Inc., are
What Shall I Give My Pupil?
To Strengthen the Weaker Fingers—To Develop the Legato
Touch, or the Staccato Touch—To Use as a Study in Wrist Work.
Octave Work. Left Hand Melody, Crossing th« Hands—and
Dozens of Other Problems?
You Will Find the Answer in the List of
MUSIC CLASSIFIED
Louis Breau, the well-known song writer, has
Well-known Composer, Whose Work Bore the joined the popular publishing firm of Bibo,
Name of Frederick Ayres, Meets End in Rloedon & Lang, 1597 Broadway, New York
Colorado Springs
City, as professional manager. Mr. Breau is
one of the most popular writers along Broad-
, COLORADO SPRINGS, COL., November 27.—F. way and has a host of friends in every channel
Ayres Johnson, nationally known composer, of music activity, all of whom wish him suc-
whose works were published under the name cess in his new connection.
of Frederick Ayres, died recently at his home
here after a prolonged illness. Thought to be The A. B. Sauer Music Co., of Lorain, O., has
dying twenty-four years ago, Mr. Johnson re- taken over the George A. Clark Music Store in
covered his health sufficiently to lead an active Elyria and Miss Graham, of the Lorain store,
life in civic and music circles. A prize was has been appointed manager of the firm's new
awarded to him in 1925 for the best piano trio branch.
produced in that year.
Mr. Johnson was a native of New York, born
N. B. Price has returned to the Baldwin
at Binghamton in 1876. He attended public Music Shop, in Shreveport, La., in the capacity
schools and took a course at Cornell University. of sales manager.
Besides composing, he had taught theory and
composition and had lectured on musical sub-
Some of the
jects.
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CHICAGO, ]LL., November 27.—Louis Meehan,
well-known tenor of KYW broadcasting station
of this city, is arranging a special request pro-
gram for the number published by the Pallma
Music Publishers, 509 South Wabash avenue,
entitled "When Twilight Comes." This song
has been unusually popular since it was intro-
duced and the local station had so many re-
quests that it was necessary to arrange a spe-
cial program which will be given at 9 p. m.
Selected by
STURKOW RYDER,
Celebrated Teacher, Composer and Concert Pianist,
A REAL BIT OF MELODY
and HENRY S. SAWYER,
Well Known Music Critic.
EDITORIAL STAFF of the McKINLEY PUBLICATIONS
Frederick A. Stock (Editor-in-Chief "Music in the Home"
Edition), Anne Shaw Faulkner (Music Chairman, General
Federation of Women's Clubs). Sturkow Ryder, Victor Gar-
wood, Allen Spencer, Clarence Eddy, Arthur Olaf Andersen,
Allen Ray Carpenter, Henry S. Sawyer and Others.
Send for Catalog of "One Thousand and One" Piano Selections.
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
1501-1515 E. 55th St
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CHICAGO, ILL.
it, 1921, by McKinley Music Co.
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I LOVE YOU
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In
The Witmark Black & White Series
SECULAR
GYPSY LOVE SONG
KISS ME AGAIN
MY WILD IRISH ROSE
WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING
MY HOUR
WHO KNOWS?
AH! SWEET MYSTERY OF LIFE
DEAR HEART, WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
CAN'T YO' HEAR ME CALLIN', CAROLINE?
MOTHER MACHREE
SMILIN' THROUGH
ASLEEP IN THE DEEP
JUST BEEN WOND'RING, ALL DAY LONG
IN A LITTLE TOWN NEARBY
SUNRISE AND YOU
THE LAMPLIT HOUR
THAT WONDERFUL MOTHER OF MINE
THAT OLD IRISH MOTHER OF MINE
SACRED
TEACH ME TO PRAY
I COME TO THEE
THE SILENT VOICE
GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS
A LITTLJS. WHILE
IT WAS FOR ME
O LORD, REMEMBER ME
GRATEFUL, O LORD, AM I
M. WITMARK & SONS, NEW YORK

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