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The Music Trade
entury
Review
earlier in the season. This number has been
recorded on Columbia records by Charles Kaley
and on Brunswick records by Freddie Rose and
the recent releases of the records have done
considerable to boost sheet music sales on
music counters everywhere.
Cal De Voll has predicted that "Rosy Dreams"
will soon become one of the season's popular
community songs. It has already won an un-
usual popularity with theatre organists and is
rapidly becoming a broadcast favorite. The
firm is having a very busy Summer with its
activity on these three songs.
JULY 21, 1928
When the Box Worked
It Played "Sidewalks"
Of Course Al Smith Owned the Music Box and
the Place Was in the Biltmore
Incidents connecting Gov. Alfred E. Smith
with the song, "Sidewalks of New York," have
is the message we are sending to
been legion since his name was first proposed
millions of people every day
as a Democratic presidential candidate. One
through the medium of 27 Best
of the most amusing and recent anecdotes ap-
American Magazines directing the
peared in the New York Times of July 13 under
readers to go to their dealers for
a two-column head. The story concerns the
copies.
customary interview of Gov. Smith with news-
paper reporters in his suite in the Hotel Bilt-
HOOK-UP
more. On the day before the Governor had
been a trifle mysterious in greeting the report-
Joseph Nussbaum, well-known arranger and ers and suddenly picked up a little box, pressed
composer, is sailing for Europe on the S. S. a button releasing a cigarette, which was prof-
Fifteen cents a copy for the
Homeric at midnight on Friday, July 27. Mr. fered to the nearest man.
The Governor cocked his head on one side
Nussbaum will make the trip alone and will
Best existing Edition is the
visit England, France, Holland and Germany as though listening for something, but nothing
reason why "CENTURY" is
in the interest of his arrangements and com- happened. H e tapped the box impatiently but
positions. Although known in America as one still nothing happened, except that another
Best selling Edition.
of the most capable popular arrangers, Mr. cigarette made its appearance. At last giving
Nussbaum, in recent years, has won even up the toy as an impossibility, he started to
greater fame in Europe, where he is virtually a answer the usual questions but with a far-away
235 W. 40th St., New York City leader in this field. Such English publishing look. His mind was not on tKe business at
houses as Keith, Prowse & Co., Lawrence hand, and quickly he picked up the box again,
Wright Music Co. and others always make shook it violently this time, and like a flash a
smile crept over his face, as the toy began to
great efforts to get Nussbaum arrangements of
their biggest hits. Mr. Nussbaum's best known play the strains of "The Sidewalks of New
dance numbers, "Silverhead," published by Ir- York," in a faint tinkling manner. Maurice
BOSTON, MASS., July 14. — Charles Goldberg,
ving Berlin, Inc., New York, "Chinese Moon" Richmond and Max Mayer, proprietors of the
Jnanager of the local office of Harms, Inc., at and "Fascinatin' Vamp," both published by the Paull-Pioneer Music Co.. New York whir** m»-
228 Tremont street, reports an active Summer Sam Fox Publishing Co., New York and Cleve- trols the copyright of "Sidewalks of New York,"
with the firm's catalog, one of the leaders of
land, have enjoyed wide popularity abroad have been collecting similar anecdotes of free
which is the new waltz, "Was It a Dream?" also. He will return to his offices at 1674 publicity for the song for a large scrap book,
which was acquired recently. This song has Broadway, New York, shortly after Labor Day. which is being rapidly filled. .
leaped into quick favor and has been featured
with slides by such prominent organists as
Arthur Martel at the Metropolitan Theatre and
others. Henry Spitzer, general manager of the
MILWAUKEE, WIS., July 9.—Raymond Wittig,
New York office of Harms, Inc., was a recent
Milwaukee song writer, has announced that he
visitor here and was particularly pleased with
LITTLE ROCK, ARK., July 7.—The Moses Melody has assigned a one-fourth interest in the copy-
the showing of the firm's production numbers Shop, which was established as a partnership
right of his latest ballad, "Our Gold Star
in this territory. Such numbers as "Crazy at 708 Main street, this city, has been incor-
Mothers, Brave and True," to the Milwaukee
Rhythm," "Imagination," from the musical com- porated with a capital stock of $25,000 and
Chapter, American War Mother.
edy, "Here's Howe," "You Took Advantage of
1,000 shares of common. The firm handles a
Me," from "Present Arms," "Crazy Elbows," complete line of sheet music and musical in-
Another Sensational Hit
"Do I hear You Saying," and others are doing struments. The proprietors are G. C. Moses,
in THE WITMARK
well professionally and commercially.
Sarah C. Moses and Julia O. Smith.
S H E E T JViTJSIC
Joseph Nussbaum Goes
on Trip Abroad
Century Music Pub. Co.
Harms Compositions
Go Well in Boston
Moses Melody Shop, of
Little Rock, Incorporated
"Solitude" New Number
New Sheet Music Department
by Spencer Williams A complete sheet music department has been
Spencer Williams, writer of "I Ain't Got No-
body," has just written a new piano novelty
called "Solitude," which is being published by
the Triangle Music Publishing Co., New York.
Joe Davis, head of the Triangle firm, is confi-
dent of putting over this number in a big way
as he did "Soliloquy," by Rube Bloom, who was
practically unknown at the time of its publica-
tion. Other new Triangle releases are "Nobody
But Baby" by Vaughn De Leath, "Steamboat
'Keep Rockin'" by Carson J. Robinson, "Dreamy
Waikiki" by Spencer Williams and Joe Davis.
"Dusky Stevedore," a recent Triangle release,
has made a quick impression on the mechani-
cals, and has already been recorded by Nat
Shilkret and his orchestra on Victor, and by
Roy Evans on Columbia. Mr. Evans also
recorded "I Ain't Got Nobody" which will be
on the reverse side of the record.
Assigns Interest in Song
BLACK & WHITE
SERIES
opened in the new store of the Clark Music Co.,
established recently at 125 Washington street,
Watertown, N. Y. The department includes a
large standard department with several of the
leading libraries of teaching music as well as
a full showing of late popular songs.
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Promising Features of
Cal De Voll Go. Catalog
CHICACO, I I I . , July 14.—"Rosy Dreams" and "No-
body's Lonesome But Me," recent releases of
the Car De Voll Music Co., Woods Theatre
Building, this city, are showing up in big pro-
fessional and trade circles. The outstanding
hit in the catalog, however, is the Cal De Voll
. song "Strolling in the Moonlight," published
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VOCAL ORCHESTRA, DANCE ORCHESTRA, Waltz,
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