Music Trade Review

Issue: 1928 Vol. 87 N. 1

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The Music Trade Review
JULY 7, 1928
publication, which is being featured by all the
local orchestras, and on many of the local
stages. Nick Lucas, in his recent appearance
at the Mainstreet Theatre here, plugged this
Recording by Gene Austin Setting New Mark number with great success. The song is going
—His Record of "Ramona" Passes 750,000 in over well in sheet music and in the various
recordings.
Sales
Million Record Sales
of "My Blue Heaven"
You CAN'T GO W R O N G
WITH A N Y FEIST'SONC
"PAMONA*
The sensational sale of Gene Austin's record-
ing of "My Blue- Heaven," on Victor records,
said to have reached the million mark during
the past season, may be duplicated by the same
vocalist's Victor record of "Ramona," as the Ager, Vellen & Bornstein, Inc., New York,
latter is reported to have already passed the have recently taken additional space on the
750,000 mark. The "Ramona" record by Mr. third Hoor at 745 Seventh avenue, New York,
Austin was given an exceptional start through which has been secured on a live-year lease.
advance orders for 400,000 records by dealers, This music publishing firm has practically
who recognized the possibilities for tie-up with doubled its floor space, occupying practically
the showing of the motion picture of the same the entire floor. The new quarters are being
name, for which the song is the musical theme. utilized for the business department, the former
Ordinarily, the advance sale for Gene Austin's space being now devoted entirely to rehearsal
T H E MOONLIGHT
records is between 80,000 and 100,000, which is rooms for the professional department. De-
unusual in itself. "Ramona," which like "My spite the warm weather the Ager, Yellen &
S
6OTTA BIG DATE
Blue Heaven" was published by Leo Feist, Inc., Bornstein offices are extremely busy these days
/
New York, has been recorded three other ways in the exploitation of a new catalog in addition
WITH
A
LITTLE
f
by Victor and several ways by practically all to "My Pet" and "1 Still Love You," two of
the season's outstanding sellers. The new
of the mechanical companies.
songs are "If You Don't Love Me," "Oh, You *DOW\) WHERE
Have No Idea," "I'd Rather Cry Over You,"
THE SUN 60ES DOWN
"Happy Days and Lonely Nights," "Tell Me
You're Sorry," "Baby Doll" and "Since She
FORT WORTH, TEX., July 2.—James J. Walker,
Learned to Ride a Horse."
XoST NIGHT I DREAMED
Mayor of the City of New York, made known
the words of a brand new song about his home
VOU K I S S E D N\E"
town to-day, prior to leaving the city for Los
Angeles. Lonesomeness for Broadway is be-
h TORE UPVOUR PICTURE
lieved to have inspired the Mayor's latest musi-
cal effusion. The words follow: "Stand right
WHEN VOU SAIO GOODBYE*
Gene Austin, Inc., New York, the reorganized
up and praise it; find a roof and raise it; give
music
publishing
firm
of
Austin,
Bloom
&
the old town a hand. You'll find love and
laughter or fight—if that's what you're after; Koehler, formerly of Chicago, is now well set-
those who knock it don't know it; if you're tled in its new location on the fifth floor of the
proud of it, show it. Go all over scouting— De Sylva, Brown & Henderson Building, 745
you'll come back there shouting. Give the old Seventh avenue, New York. The firm, headed
as before by Gene Austin, well known as com-
lown a hand."
poser and radio artist, has announced a new
song, "Some Day You'll Pass This Way Again"
which is to be released shortly. Announce-
ment was also made this week at the company's
KANSAS CITY, MO., July 3.—One of the most
offices that Gene Austin's song, "The Voice of
popular numbers in Kansas City at this time is the Southland (Keeps Callin' Me Home)," is
"It Must Be Love," a J. W. Jenkins & Sons being released by several mechanical companies
(TILL YOU BELONG TO ME)
during the next month. Following this, the
firm will conduct a campaign in the trade on
this song.
A. Y. & B. Take More
Space for Offices
VOU'RE A REAL _*
SWEETHEART
bON'T CRY BABY*
At It Again
"Voice of Southland"
New Gene Austin Song
VM WINGIN' HOME*
'CHIQUITA"
*THATS (V)V MAIVWVIV/
Jenkins Song a Hit
*IS IT GONNA 6E10NG?
THE OVER-NIGHT
SENSATION
*TOO BUSY'
7/Iern 'ries-
( Golden Memory D&ys)
The Musical Theme oUhe Philco Radio Hour_
"Dancing Shadows" Is
in Good Demand
Sheet music demand for the novelty fox-trot,
"Dancing Shadows," written by Ernie Golden,
and published by Al Piantadosi, New York, has
taken a "boom" following the record release
recently by Victor of the number by Paul
Whiteman and his orchestra. The Victor com-
pany has released an attractive poster announce-
ment of this record for use by dealers, which
is also helping sheet music sales. Mr. Piantadosi
is very enthusiastic over the showing of "Just a
Dance Program of Long Ago," his latest re-
lease, which is being played by many of the
leading orchestras. He reports that several
mechanical companies have shown interest in
this number and expects announcements of
recording release dates soon.
New Milwaukee Firm
HENRY M.NEEIY
HAROLD SANTORD
M.WITMARKfeSONS
NEW YORK
Published as follows
SOLO—TWO KEYS, B flat and C DUET—C
OCTAVO
MALE, FEMALE and MIXED VOICKS
ENSEMBLE
VIOLIN & PIANO, 'CELLO & PIANO, VIOLIN
'CELLO and PIANO
VOCAL
ORCHESTRA, B flat and C
BAND
DANCE—WALTZ
M. WITMARK & SONS, New York
M II.WAUKEE, Wis., July 3.—Schmidt & Peterson,
Inc., have been incorporated to operate here,
to "publish music, vocal and instrumental, sale
and printing thereof," according to the articles.
The capitalization of the company is $25,000 in
250 shares.
Henry Waterson, head of the publishing firm
of Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Inc., New York,
sailed recently for Europe on the steamship
Paris He will be gone about a month.
TO-DAV
'DOLORES*
k
(A)AITIN'FOR KATV'
(COQUETTE'
*MY OHIO HOME'
N
THERE MUST BE.
//
A SILVER LINING
'INDIAN CRADLE SONG
LEO. FEIST, me
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NEW
W.4O TH ST..
YOR.K, N.Y.
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entury
with M. Witmark & Sons, prior to his connec-
tion with the Brunswick Co. Mr. and Mrs.
Yorke after a short honeymoon will be at home
at 150 East Fiftieth street, New York.
July Releases From
Carl Fischer, Inc.
S H E E T MTJSIC
JULY 7, 1928
Tm Always Chasing
Rainbows" Re-issued
Well-known McCarthy and Carroll Ballad Ac-
quired by the Robbins Music Corp., New
York
A scoop for the Robbins Music Corp., New
York, in the current vogue for revived song
hits, is the acquisition of all rights to the
world-famous, philosophical melody ballad, "I'm
Always Chasing Rainbows," which the Robbins
firm took over last week from Fred Fisher,
Inc. Originally published a decade ago, "I'm
Always Chasing Rainbows," by Joe McCarthy
HOOK-UP
and Harry Carroll, sold 750,000 copies and was
one of the pioneer "standard" song hits.
Founded on a classic Chopin melody (the
familiar "Fantasie impromptu in r*"), Harry
Carroll's fox-trot adaptation in the "Chasing
. Fifteen cents a copy for the
Rainbows" ballad is fortified by a sturdy back-
Best existing Edition is the
ground from an old master. The contemporary
adaptation in the popular vein has merely en-
reason why "CENTURY" is
hanced its original melody charm.
Best selling Edition.
The mechanicals already are preparing to
record the "Chasing Rainbows" song. Along
with the renewed interest in such numbers as
Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime -Band,"
235 W. 40th St., New York City
the Handy "blues" series, the "Parade of the
Wooden Soldiers," "San," "Japanese Sandman"
and many others, the strong public demand for
the popular fox-trot ballad of yesteryear has
MCRAE, ARK., June 30—Lloyd, Ike and Ira created undeniable calls for "I'm Always Chas-
Joe Davis, head of the Triangle Music Pub- Reaves, three brothers from this city, who are ing Rainbows."
The Robbins house is also preparing to in-
lishing Co., New York, is publishing a new, widely known in musical circles in this vicinity
special dance arrangement of "I Ain't Got No- as Reaves White County Ramblers, have just terpolate it into a Broadway production, pos-
body (and Nobody Cares for Me)," done by returned from Chicago, where they have made sibly the 1928-1929 "Vanities" which score,
Bob Haring. It will be printed in large size records of some of their own songs, which they again this year, is a Robbins publication.
and is called a Phono-Dance arrangement. The published themselves. The titles of the first
song was recently made by the Vitaphone Corp., four of their compositions to be recorded are
New York, three different ways, and Mr. Davis "Strawberry Blues," "Hesitation Blues," "Short-
expects to see a reflection in sheet music sales ening Bread" and "Ten-Cent Piece." Some of
OSKALOOSA, IA., June 30.—Frederick Knight
in various parts of the country, when the show- these have been released on Brunswick records. Logan, composer of "Missouri Waltz," and the
In
making
the
records
Lloyd
Reaves
sang
the
ing of these music films is started. The first
"Blue Rose Waltz," died at his home in this
recording was by Gus Arnheim and His Am- songs and the instrumental accompaniment was city recently after a long illness. He was re-
furnished
by
his
brothers.
bassadors; the second by Stoll, Flynn & Co.,
sponsible for a number of successful composi-
and the third by the Roaring Forties. "I Ain't
tions, and when stricken was working on several
Got Nobody" was written by Spencer Williams
manuscripts.
and Roger Graham.
Another Great Seller
BUFFALO, N. Y., July 2.—Midsummer sales of
in THE WITMARK
sheet music have been gratifying in this locality.
Billy McDermott, of the Remick Publishing
Co., appeared in the stage prologue to "Laugh,
Clown, Laugh," at the Lafayette Theatre re-
The new ballad, "Twilight (Shadows Are cently. He reports a brisk sale of the new
Falling)," written by a newcomer to the popular Remick numbers.
James Courtney, of Shapiro-Bernstein, tells
song field, Leland Yost, has commenced to
show up nicely in the catalog of De Sylva, of a fine run in "In the Evening Sweet Sue,"
Brown & Henderson, Inc., New York, publish- "Just You," and other numbers. "After My
ers of the number. The song was given an Laughter Came Tears" was exploited success-
extensive plug during the Republican National fully through a special organ presentation at
Convention at Kansas City last month by sev- Loew's State Theatre recently.
eral of the bands playing there, and was caught
on the microphones on the coast-to-coast radio
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
hook-up on various occasions. The trade de-
mand for the song is growing daily.
is the message we are sending to
millions of people every day
through the medium of 2 7 Best
American Magazines directing the
readers to go to their dealers for
copies.
Century Music Pub. Co.
New Dance Arrangement
of "I Ain't Got Nobody"
In the July list of new releases by Carl
Fischer, Inc., New York, announcement is
made that Charles Trowbridge Haubiel, who
recently won the Schubert Centennial Prize
Competition, sponsored by the Columbia Pho-
nograph Co., New York, has had seven teach-
ing pieces published by the Fischer firm. They
are "Rondeau," "Fairy Tale," "Phantoms,"
"Elfin Dance," "Romance," "Goblins" and
"Elegy." New piano music in the Carl Fischer
list includes two numbers by Harvey Gaul, en-
titled "The Singin' Girl o' Antrim" and "The
Whistlin' Boy o' Galway." Rubin Goldmark's
suite "Virginibus Puerisque" in ten parts is also
a notable new piano release as well as varia-
tions on a theme from Gluck's "Armide," by J.
N. Hummel. Vaughn De Leath's song, "Honey,"
and Gaul Harvey's "The Old Bookkeeper" are
important new secular releases.
Reaves Brothers' Songs
Recorded Mechanically
Death of Fred'k K. Logan
Sales in Buffalo
"Twilight" Showing Well
in D. B. & H. Catalog
Music Dealer Adds Kodaks
' PORTLAND, ORE., June 28.—Louis Mack, the
pioneer sheet music dealer of this city, who
recently opened up his-quaint little music shop
at 367 Morrison street, has added the Eastman
Kodak and accessories as a side line in his es-
tablishment. Mr. Mack is an authority on sheet
music, and has one of the most complete stocks
of popular, classical and semi-classical numbers
in Portland.
Emerson Yorke a Benedict
H. Emerson Yorke, of the Brunswick phono-
graph recording studios, was married on Friday,
June 29, to Miss Solita Birdenia Palmer, tht
ceremony taking place at Greenwich, Conn.
Mr. Yorke is well known in the New York
music publishing field, having been identified
BLACK & WHITE
SERIES
BOSTON
Publishers
Oliver Ditson Company
BOSTON
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Anticipate am* Supply Eraiy R««ulr*M«at *f Ktuic
Dealart
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
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New York City
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Can be had as follows
SOLO—< keys, Ab (eb to eb) Bb— C and D
DUET—2 keys, Bb and D
OCTAVO—Two Part, Three Part, Four Part,
Hale, Female and Mixed Voices
Instrumental foi Piano
Tbe Dream Melody (Intermezzo) Waltz
Violin and Piano, Cello and Piano, Violin, Cello and
Piano
VOCAL ORCHESTRA, DANCE ORCHESTRA, Waltz,
BAND
M. WITMARK & SONS, NEW YORK

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