Music Trade Review

Issue: 1928 Vol. 87 N. 20

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ilealers, will reap a harvest in this field, if
quality songs having a bearing on the film
selected are produced.
"The one thing which will help a song to
popularity as the result of a picture hook-up i |
to introduce it as a vital and fitting part of the
film. But to inject a melody unnaturally will
react against both the song and screen efforts,"
said Mr. Robbins. "Our policy," he continued,
"is to plant a song at the very beginning, when
scenes for the picture are being 'shot.' Natural
sequences, such as prevail in musical comedies,
will be followed in the case of all our theme
songs, and to that end we have enlisted, and
in every case secured, the aid of the producers
and directors."
Almost all of the Robbins firm's theme-song
releases have enjoyed fair to excellent success.
The latest offerings are "Cross Roads" and
"Love Dreams." "Cross Roads" is tied up with
the Marion Davies-William Haines special,
"Show People," and was written by Dr. William
Axt and David Mendoza. "Love Dreams" is
the theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
talking picture "Alias Jimmy Valentine," star-
ring William Haines and featuring Lionel
Barrymore, Karl Dane and Leila Hyams. This
is also the work of William Axt and David
Mendoza with lyrics by Mort.Harris and Ray-
mond Klages.
New Volume of Schubert
Songs Issued by Ditson
A new volume containing fifty additional
songs by Franz Schubert has just been added
to the Musicians Library series by the Oliver
Ditson Co., o,f Boston. The songs have been
specially edited and arranged for high voice by
Coenraad V. Bos. The new collection contains
a foreword on the composer and notes on his
songs by Henry T. Finck and is to be counted
as one of the most valuable contributions to
the Musicians Library editions.
Among the songs in this group are "I Think
of Thee" (Andenken), first and second versions
of "Hope" (Hoffnung), "Love" (die Liebe),
"Prometheus," "Cradle Song," "To Music,"
"You Love Me Not," and "The Butterfly."
HERE IT IS!
The Song you've had so many calls for
and thought it was an old one.
BUT IT'S NOT—IT'S NEW
and A NATURAL
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Theme Songs Bank
High in Publishing
Thirty-nine Numbers Now Exploited in Con-
nection With Country's Leading Film Re-
leases
Tne theme song market is reaching new
peaks with respect to the number of songs ac-
tively selling, a.nd a partial list has been com-
piled below for the convenience of music
clerks and dealers.
Film
Song
Just a Sweetheart
Beggars of Life
Neapolitan Nights
The First Kiss
Littlo Mother
Four Walls
Kiss Refore the Dawn
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Jcanninc, I Dream of Lilac
Timo
That Melody of Love
Sunbeams
When Love Conies Stealing
Kiss Me Again
My Man
Ramona
Revenge-
Dolores
Some Day Soim-where
The I'.L'KKar
Diane
Sonny Hoy
There's a Rainbow 'R< H i l l , !
My Shoulder
Speedy ]toy
Kiss Before the Dawn
Angela Mia
(hit of the Tempest
Out of the Dnwn
Paradise
Charmaine
Flower of Love
Marion
Destiny
Judy
Pals Just Pals
Love, All I Want Is Love
Wings
1 Loved You Then as I
Love You Now
Sunrise and You
Mother Machree
Battle of the Sexes
Beggars of Life
Fazil
The First Kiss
Four Sons
Four Walls
Gang War
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Lilac Time
Love
Loves of an Actress
The Man Who Laughs
Mile. Modiste
My Man
Ramona
Revenge
Red Dance
Secret Hour
Seventh Heaven
The Singing Fool
Speedy
Spider
Street Angel
The Tempest
Warming Up
The Wedding March
What Price Glory
White Shadows
Four Devils
Romance of the Underworld
Submarine
The Godless Girl
Wings
Dancing Daughters
Sunrise
Mother Machree
Bernard Prager Back
From Pacific Coast
Bernard Frager, traveler for the Robbins
Music Corp., New York, returned recently from
a trip to the Pacific Coast, having spent about
two months on the road, following which he
devoted about a week to Boston and New Eng-
land. Mr. Prager stated that the firm's best
sellers in the popular catalog were "Blue
Shadows," "Raquel" and "Once in a Lifetime"
from the new edition of Earl Carroll's "Van-
ities." The novelties, "Three Shades of Blue"
and "Metropolis," by Ferde Grofe, are selling
well in all the large cities, he reported, and
also the Rudy Wiedoeft folio, "Easy Saxo-
phone Solos."
Important New Volumes
Issued by Ditson Go.
M.WITMMUUSONS
NSW YORN.
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The Music Trade Review
NOVEMBER 17, 1928
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NEW YORK
The Oliver Ditson Co. has recently published
several interesting volumes for students of
music, one of the most important being a Man-
ual of Harmonic Technique, based on the prac-
tice of Johann Sebastian Bach, and written by
Donald Tweedy, A.M., instructor of the
theory of music at the Eastman School of
Music. Another volume, of pocket size, is de-
voted to "The Violin, Its Famous Makers and
Players," by Paul Stoeving. To the Analytic
Symphony Series has been added two volumes
edited by Percy Goetschius, one devoted to
Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 in A major, and
the other to Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in 1!
flat major.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.
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The Music Trade Review
NOVEMBER 17,
Five Times," by Byron Gay and Marco Hell-
man. A ballad, entitled "I'm Writing You This
Little Melody," and a tango, "Tu Sais," are
also included in the new list. Mr. Pollack
states that an instrumental number called "Low-
e Sylva, Brown & Henderson Follow "Sonny
Down," issued some time ago by Sherman,
Boy" With "You'll Never Know" by the
"BETWEEN US", as its name im-
Clay & Co., has begun to show up again, the
Noted Comedian—Have Strong Catalog
plies, is the medium through which
demand starting spontaneously in the far West.
CENTURY has its heart-to-heart talks
It has been recorded by most of the mechanical
A new song, of which Al Jolson is co-writer,
with the retail music sellers.
companies, including Victor, Columbia and is "You'll Never Know," which has just been
Brunswick, and is selling rapidly in orchestra- issued by De Sylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc.,
This little monthly publication has
tion form.
New York, as part of th-eir popular catalog. A
made many intimate friends, because
few weeks ago, the firm released another of his
its messages are always constructive,
collaborations, "Sonny Boy," which is showing
useful and helpful to the dealer.
up remarkably as a theme song. "You'll Never
Know" is a rhythm fox-trot, the kind that Mr.
If you would like to receive "BE-
Jolson made famous and used as a stepping-
TWEEN US" regularly, say so on a
postcard and we will see that you
Joe Davis, head of the Triangle Music Pub- stone to his present fame. He recently intro'
get it.
lishing Co., New York, has secured several duced this song on a nation-wide hook-up dur-
new
comedy numbers, one of them, "It All ing which he also sang "Sonny Boy."
The price is nothing but your time
Another addition to the popular catalog oi
Comes Out in the Wash," to be his "plug" num-
to read it.
ber for the balance of the Fall. This song, the firm is "That's How I Feel About You,!'
Issued by the publishers of the famous
which was written by Joe Trent and Henry written by Archie Gottler and Benny Davis.
CENTURY CERTIFIED EDITION.
Tobias, has catchy lyrics and a pleasing sing- This number is a ballad with a melody, which
able melody. Another new comedy song in the can orily be described by the term "different."
Triangle catalog is "I Want a Good Man and I A third of the company's new numbers is a
Want Him Bad," written by Herb Magidson, novelty song, entitled "Are We Downhearted?.
Cleary and Spence Williams. Mr. No!" by the same pair of writers. With these
235 W. 40th St., New York City Michael
Davis states that "Dusky Stevedore" is still strong numbers in the popular catalog, and with
selling at a hit rate and has been recorded at close to a dozen big selling theme songs and
least two ways by the leading mechanicals. The production numbers, De Sylva, Brown & Hen-
Victor vocal recordings of this song, made by derson, Inc., are setting out to reap an even
the Revellers, has been announced for release bigger harvest this Winter than last.
on December 14. This company made a dance
New Gershwin Musical Comedy, With Gertrude record of the number some weeks ago, played
Lawrence, Scores Hit—Song Numbers Pub- by Nat Shilkret and His Orchestra. Columbia
lished by Harms, Inc.
and Brunswick made vocal records first and are
releasing dance records shortly.
"Treasure Girl," a musical comedy starring
Ted Snyder, well-known composer, and for-
Gertrude Lawrence, with music by George
mer member of the firm of Waterson, Berlin
Gershwin, was presented last week by Aarons
& Snyder, New York, up to last Summer, is
&• Freedley at the Alvin Theatre, New York.
planning to re-enter the music publishing busi-
For the past few seasons, public interest has
ness in a Broadway office in the near future.
centered on each new Gershwin show and his
Echoes of the past in songland are found at Mr. Snyder entered the music publishing field
name is considered so important that the pro- the new headquarters of Al Piantadosi, music about twenty-five years ago with Ed Rose as
ducers advertise it in the newspaper notices. publisher, at 1650 Broadway, New York, who his partner, who left the firm when Henry
The new production contains many good num- has been decorating the walls of his offices with Waterson and later Irving Berlin joined him.
bers, all of them being published by Harms, framed title pages of some of his former hits. Mr. Snyder was co-author of many best sellers,
Inc., New York. Some idea of the character Directly over his desk is a framed copy of the including "The Sheik" of not so long ago.
oi the songs in the piece may be obtained from song, "Just Like the Rose," with words by Irv-
the review of Percy Hammond in the Herald- ing Berlin and music by Mr. Piantadosi. This
Another Sensational Hit
Tribune, who wrote in part as follows:
old number was published in 1911 by Harry
in THE WIT MARK
"There was a lovely score by George Gersh- Von Tilzer. Inside the entrance of the offices
win and a handsome chorus that danced viva- a large supported frame stands on the floor
ciously in sortie of the most restless rhythms or* which a layout of all the best-known Pian-
known to comic opera. For the benefit of tadosi songs is displayed. Some of these are
music-loving subscribers it should be empha- "Curse of an Aching Heart," "On the Shores of
sized that Mr. Gershwin's score teems with Little Italy," "I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a
"hits" of the better kind. Among the numbers Soldier," "Send Me Away With a Smile" and
that caused the first-nighters to hum and sway about a dozen others.
were 'Got a Rainbow,' 'Feeling I'm Falling' and
a lot of others."
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.
Jolson Co-Writer of
New Song Just Issued
New Comedy Numbers
of Triangle Music Co.
Century Music Pub. Co.
"Treasure Girl" Score
Wins Immediate Applause
Ted Snyder to Re-enter
Music Publishing Field
Al Piantadosi Displays
Old-Time Song Successes
BLACK & WHITE
SERIES
Chas. K. Harris Makes
Pathe Sound Picture
Charles K. Harris, veteran composer and
music, publisher, spent an entire afternoon a
week ago making a sound picture for the Pathe
News talking film. Mr. Harris sang several of
his best-known hits of the past, including
"Break the News to Mother" and "After the
I'all," playing his own accompaniments at tlie
piano. This sound "short" will be released
shortly all over the country by the Pathe com-
pany. The same night, in conjunction with
lU'ii Walker, baritone, Mr. Harris sang six ol
his old numbers, including "Would You Care,"
recentlv reissued, over Station WMCA.
New Numbers in
Sherman, Clay Catalog
A new group of popular numbers is being re-
leased by Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco,
Cal., according to Bernard Pollack, general
Eastern manager of the firm's publishing di-
vision. The first of the new songs is "Four or
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