Music Trade Review

Issue: 1927 Vol. 85 N. 26

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Kahan at the Stanley and by Charlie Kerr and trade. Here is a practice which literally makes
prospects by the thousand in the course of a week,
his orchestra at the Golden Dragon. Pictures of
each musician were placed next to the placard. but nothing is provided, so far as the program
The resulting sales for "Blue Heaven" in the in the theatre is concerned, for bringing them
Weymann store were proof enough to the pro- into the music store. This is the problem for
the dealer to work out, and it appears a simple
prietors that such a tie-up pays.
The organists themselves occasionally introduce- one, with the publisher willing to furnish him
new effects into their presentations and are aware with anything he needs.
that their ingenuity in these specialties spreads
llu'ir popularity more than anything they can do.
An example in point was an act recently put on
by Eddie House, the singing organist of the
Granada Theatre in Chicago. Mr. House called
his specialty, "Donizetti vs. Donaldson," and first Witmark Distributing Interesting Series for
played the sextet from "Lucia" to represent the
"Watching the World Go By" for Picture
operatic composer. He then played a medley of
Organists' Use
hits by Walter Donaldson, concluding with "My
Blue Heaven," which he sang with the assistance
M. Witmark & Sons, New York, have just
of the audience.
issued an interesting set of colored slides for
Every big publisher supplies each year an aver- "Watching the World Go By," gotten up
age of twenty-five such acts, consisting of from specially for the use of motion picture organ-
thirty to thirty-six slides, designed to present the ists. The demand for these slides is already
extensive in view of the popularity of the song,
best numbers from the firm's catalog. Each of
these presentations is worked up in a different which was the last composition of Ernest R.
Ball. The slides differ from the conventional
manner and there is nothing stereotyped about
any of them. It is more than a pity that the series in that they effectively introduce scenes
motion picture presentations of songs are not and themes from Mr. Ball's earlier successes
given the attention they deserve by the retail as well, including "Dear Little Hoy of Mine,"
"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "Love Me and
tlie World is Mine," "Mother Machree," "Will
You Love Me in December as You Do in May?"
"Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold" and
"A Little Bit of Heaven."
The story of the publishing of "Watching the
World Go By" i.s a dramatic one. Just be-
THAT HIT THE MARK! fore he died last May, Ernest R. Ball had
turned over to his publishers, M. Witmark &
AMONG MY SOUVEMBS
Sons, the manuscript of this song, which proved
BROKEN HKARTKD
to be his last ballad. The composer had al-
WITHOl'T YOU, SWEKTHEART
ready introduced the new song in his vaude-
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE
ville act out West, and has "put it over." The
SWEKTHEART MEMORIES
song was in the hands of the engraver about
TIN PAN PARADE
the time Mr. Ball was stricken in his theatre
THERE'S ONE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES
dressing room, and was released a short time
MK
after his sudden death. There was naturally
GEE, I'M GLA1) I'M HOME
great interest in this posthumous Ball ballad
I'M LIKE A BIRD WITH A BROKEN WING
on the part of music lovers throughout the
BABY FEET GO PITTER PATTER
world, and it is interesting to note that the
DIDN'T I TELL YOI (That You'd Come Hack)
sales of "Watching the World Go By" have
WHO'S THAT KNOCKIN' AT MY DOOR?
steadily forged ahead, not requiring any special
Song Hits from the Collegiate Musical
exploitation. The publishers are confident that
Comedy
I he number will in short time equal some of
''GOOD
N E W S 1 '
the best of the composer's big sellers.
GOOD NEWS
Slide Set for Last
Ballad Ball Wrote
SONGS
THE
VARSITY
Ll'CRY
TIIK
DRAG
IN LOVE
ItKST THINGS IN LIFE
AKE
FREE
II \ IM'V DAYS
JUST
IMAGINE
DIG
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The Music Trade Review
DECEMBER 24, 1927
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IN
FOLIOS
SAXOPHOLIO
TENOR BANJO FOLIO (2nd Edition)
(Each containing fifteen great son
Pu buskers
K SVIVA,60OWN — HCNOCIL50N BUIIDINQ
IMS SEVENTH AVENUE NEW VOW
Miller & Shoemaker Songs
Miller & Shoemaker, Inc., a new firm of
music publishers at 745 Seventh avenue, New
York, announce as one of their first releases
an Al Smith number, called "Our Al," which
will be ready for distribution about January 1.
Other numbers in the Miller & Shoemaker
catalog are: "Babyin' My Baby," "Nobody But
You," "Just Whisper," "Make All My Dreams
Come True," and "Dream Hours." The latter
song is a strikingly melodious waltz number.
McKINLEY MUSIC
20 * A Copy'to Dealers^ 7?\ Copy
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
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The Music Trade Review
DECEMBER 24, 1927
he witnessed last summer while visiting Frank-
fort-on-the-Main in Germany, and when music
was produced simply by the inventor waving
his hands in front of horizontal and vertical
antennae.
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The Saturday Evening Post
and twenty-six other foremost magazines
are carrying the advertisements of
"Rosita" Theme Song
for Fairbanks' "Gaucho"
Well-Known Sam Fox Number Used in Score
for Production Gives Dealers Fine Link-Up
Opportunity
Century Edition
Sheet Music
Can't Go Wr
AT SUNDOWN
SHE'S GOT "IT"
A SHADY TREK
LAZY WEATHER
JUST THE SAME
HONOLULU MOON
JUST ONCE AGAIN
MY BLUE HEAVEN
I NEVER DREAMED
IF YOU SEE SALLY
KISS AND MAKE UP
CHEERIE-BE ERIE-BE
BABY YOUR MOTHER
SING ME A BABY SONG
SOME DAY YOU'LL SAY O.K.
IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN
YOU DON'T LIKE IT—NOT MUCH
ARE YOU THINKING OF ME TO-
NIGHT?
LOVE IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
HEAVEN
THERE'S NO END TO MY LOVE FOR
YOU
THERE'S A TRICK IN PICKIN' A
CHICK, CHICK, CHICKEN
Write for Dealers' Price
"Rosita," published some time ago by the
Sam Fox Publishing Co., New York and Cleve-
land, has taken on renewed sales activity in
the West due to the fact that it is being fea-
subscribers, or approximately
tured as the theme-song of Douglas Fairbanks'
new photoplay, "The Gaucho." This picture
has already b^en shown in Grauman's Chinese
Theatre, Los Angeles, and in the Liberty The-
atre, New York, and in both instances "Rosita"
To get the full benefit
was made the predominant feature in the pro-
logue.
Ths number has been used before in photo-
play productions and this, together with the
fact that its musical merits have been recog-
nized elsewhere, stamps it as an unusual stand-
ard-popular composition.
235 W. 40th St.
New York
During the early showing of "The Gaucho"
in Los Angeles the Southern California Music
Co., of that city, made an unusual window dis-
play, utilizing the title pages of "Rosita," and
incidentally sold hundreds of copies of the
Vote to Cooperate With Chamber of Commerce song. "Rosita" has taken on renewed sales
in Drive for Better Service—To Invite activity in other Pacific Coast cities, which
Mort Bosley has been appointed to succeed
Musical Merchandise Men to Conference
doubtless will bo duplicated elsewhere.
Sam Wigler as manager of the publicity de-
partment of De Sylva, Brown & Henderson,
BOSTON, MASS., December 19.—Thirty members
Inc., New York, with the latter's resignation
and guests were present at the regular bi-
to enter another field of endeavor at the first
monthly dinner of the Boston Music Publishers'
of the year. Mr. Bosley has just severed his
Association which was held at the Boston Art
Club. William Arms Fisher, head of the asso- "The Hills of Home," Sung by Ted A. Roy, connection with the Chicago brancli of the
Jerome H. Remick Co., with which firm he
ciation, and vice-president of the Oliver Ditson
One of Prize Winners in National Event
was associated as road representative about
Co., presided.
six years. Mr. Wigler was well known in the
In the course of the business session follow-
An interesting sidelight on the recent Atwater publishing field.
ing the dinner, David C. King made the sugges- Kent National Audition contest, conducted by
tion that the association invite the musical the Atwater Kent Manufacturing Co., Philadel-
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
merchandise dealers, now banded together as a phia, was that Ted A. Roy, who won the prize
round table conference, to meet with it. This of $2,000 and a year's free tuition, sang "The The Review.
being unanimously adopted Mr. King was ap- Hills of Home," which was the only song to
A recent addition to
pointed a committee of one to arrange for a be used in the finals of the contest. The other
joint meeting.
winners sang arias from famous operas during
THE WITMARK
The most unsatisfactory condition of the the finals, which were held in the studios of the
Black
and White Series
parcel postal system in the Post Office depart- National Broadcasting Co. Mr. Roy, who is
and
already
ment, now monopolizing the attention of the but twenty-two years old, sang "The Hills of
Boston Chamber of Commerce, came in for a Home" in the preliminary sectional contests
A BIG SELLER
thorough discussion, and it is of interest that as well, where he took first place. The number
this matter has come up on several occasions is Oscar J. Fox's popular cowboy song, and is
before at meetings of the music publishers, for published by Carl Fischer, Inc., New York.
they have been sufferers for a long time through
most unwarranted delays in the service. At
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
this meeting it was pointed out that delays are The Review.
so frequent and the service so undependable
that many publishers are resorting to the serv-
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
ices of the express companies for the safe and
early delivery of goods. It was voted to back
up the Boston Chamber of Commerce in its
fight for reform in the postal service.
The head of the music department at Phillips
Oliver Ditson Company
Andover Academy, Carl F. Pfattercher, enter-
BOSTOH
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