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Black & White Edition
In Heavy Demand
M. Witmark & Sons Report Many Numbers in
Famous Series Show Heavy National Sales
A remarkable boom for the Witmark Black
& White Series has been experienced by M.
Witmark & Sons, New York, during the past
six months and many new leaders in this valu-
able standard collection have made their ap-
pearance. Such Victor Herbert compositions
as "Gypsy Love Song," and "Kiss Me Again"
are continuing, of course, as great favorites,
and "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" is now one
of the most sung numbers in professional cir-
cles everywhere. The same composer's "Moon-
beams" and "When You're Away," which have
more recently been added to the Black & White
catalog, are contributing their share in making
it a Victor Herbert year.
Among the newer additions already in steady
demand are also George J. Trinkaus "Mammy's
Little Kinky Headed Boy" and "Mem'ries," the
musical theme of the Philco Hour. "Sunrise
and You," "Asleep in the Deep," "Smilin'
Through," "My Hour," "Who Knows?" "My
Wild Irish Rose," "Mother Machree," "The
Lamplit Hour," "Can't You Hear Me Callin'
Caroline," "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,"
"That Wonderful Mother of Mine" and many
other ballads of the same variety are continuing
to hold their favor with the music-loving pub-
lic. A companion number to the last-named
song, a father song, entitled "Daddy, You've
J'.een a Mother to Me," is developing rapidly.
Death of H. G. Johnstone
June 15.—Harvey C.
Johnstone, San Francisco representative of Leo
Feist, Inc., died very suddenly while sitting at
the wheel of his auto in Golden Gate Park,
on June 7. Apparently Mr. Johnstone felt a
heart attack coming on, for the machine had
been driven a few feet off the highway and
halted. Johnstone was a native of Indiana, and
SAN
FRANCISCO,
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The Music Trade Review
JUNE 23, 1928
CAL.,
Another Great Seller
in THE WITMARK
BLACK & WHITE
SERIES
was forty-nine years of age at the time of his
decease. He had lived in San Francisco for
twenty-five years and had been actively asso-
ciated with Leo Feist for some sixteen years.
He was a musician and had been very active in
working to promote the popularity of the Feist
publications. A veteran of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War, the deceased had been an energetic
worker for the Red Cross drives during the
World War. He is survived by a widow, Mrs.
Ida Johnstone, who was on her way to Florida
to visit relatives when Johnstone was stricken
by heart disease.
"Lighthouse Blues" Is
Re-issued by Piantadosi
Can be had as follows
M. WITMARK & SONS, NEW YORK
VOU'RE A REAL „
SWEETHEART
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"Louisiana" and "Dancing Shadows" and Sev-
eral Other Numbers Doing Well in Firm's
Summer Catalog
In view of the continued requests for orches-
trations and sheet copies of "The Lighthouse
Blues," Al Piantadosi, music publisher, 1576
Broadway, New York, has been forced to re-
issue the number and has embodied it in his
Summer catalog. First copies of the new edi-
tion are now off the press and are being taken
by the large dealers and jobbers in quantity
lots. "Louisiana," the "lazy" fox-trot, is now
being used by the large orchestras on radio and
dance programs and is considered the type of
song which will build itself up during the Sum-
mer period.
Ernie Golden's novelty fox-trot, "Dancing
Shadows," is also doing well professionally and
in the trade. In addition to these numbers Mr.
Piantadosi is concentrating his efforts on his
own number, "I'm Tired of Making Believe,"
"My Stormy Weather Pal" and "Just a Dance
Program of Long Ago."
June Releases From
G. Schirmer, Inc.
Some interesting songs and piano pieces are
included in the June releases of G. Schirmer,
Inc., New York. Among the former are "The
Sea-Chair," by Vaughn De Leath; "Till the
Tale Is Told," by Cecil Cowles; "If I Ever
Have Time for Things That Matter," a whimsy,
by Frank H. Grey; "Prayer of the Norwegian
Child," by Richard Kountz; "Come Back to Mi:
With the Roses in June," by Arthur A. Penn;
"The Shadows of the Evening Hours," by Sum-
ner Salter, and others. The new Schirmer piano
music includes the following: "Fire Dance," by
Charles Huerter; a suite called "Outings," by
August Nolck; "Little Suite" in five parts, by
Lucina Jewell, and several others. Sidney
Homer's Introduction and Fugue for organ and
Harry Rowe Shelley's "Cantilene" for organ are
also in the June releases.
D. B. & H. Numbers at
the Republican Convention
SOLO—4 keys, Ab (eb to eb) Bb—C and D
DUET—2 keys, Bb and D
OCTAVO—Two Part, Three Part, Foui Part,
Male, Female and Mixed Voicel
Instrumental foi Piano
The' Dream Melody (Intermezzo) Waltz
Violin and Piano, Cello and Piano, Violin, Cello and
Piano
VOCAL ORCHESTRA, DANCE ORCHESTRA, Waltz,
BAND
You CAN'T GO WRONG
WITH ANYTEIST'SONG,
KANSAS CITY, MO., June 18.—One of the fea-
tures of the Republican National Convention
here last week was the playing of Eddie Kuhn's
orchestra over the National Broadcasting Co.
and Columbia chains of radio stations. Several
numbers in De Sylva, Brown & Henderson cata-
log, such as "Together," "Constantinople,"
"Angela Mia" and others were played fre-
quently. Another song, "Twilight," published
by this firm, was brought into prominence by
Eddie Kuhn's band, having previously been
little heard in this part of the country.
"Ramona" Is Best Seller
MILWAUKEE, WIS., June 19.—"Ramona" con-
tinues to be the leader in sheet music at tlie
music department in Espenhain's store.
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