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The Music Trade Review
entury
Bronx. All cases are being tried in the United
States Court. The society's legal department
also is conducting suits against half a dozen
smaller places.
"Figaro" Makes Hit
at Once With Orchestra
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Stepping from Westchestcr society into fame
as a radio and record artist, Annette Hanshaw
attributes much of her recent success to her
recording of "I Ain't Got Nobody and Nobody
"Figaro," a melodic dance novelty, released
recently by De Sylva, Brown & Henderson,
Inc., New York, has made an instantaneous
appeal to the big Eastern dance orchestras, who
are using it on all their programs this Summer.
This song, written by Sidney D. Mitchell and
Otto Motzan, describes the activities of "Fig-
aro, the Greenwich Village barber, who sings
like Scotti." In addition to a powerful melody,
enhanced by a special Arthur Lange arrange-
ment, the number possesses catchy lyrics, giv-
ing it a double "punch."
"Figaro" has been heard frequently on the
radio programs of such dance orchestra leaders
as Vincent Lopez, B. A. Rolfe, and in addition
in such feature presentations as the Palmolive
Hour, Eveready Hour, and in the Wrigley,
General Motors and Mediterraneans programs.
Giving Both Melody and Harmony of Com-
positions
Al Piantadosi, music publisher at 1576 Broad-
way, New York, will start shortly on a trip
A new feature for popular music, in the form to the Coast in the interest of his catalog,
of four-string melody parts for ukulele, is being visiting important dealers and jobbers en route.
introduced in the East at present by Ray Can- He will also select special representatives in
field, who has gained distinction in this field in Chicago and Los Angeles. Mr. Piantadosi is
California for several seasons. Mr. Canfield's at present elated over the success of his two
arrangements differ from the usual ukulele catalog leaders, "Louisiana" and "Dancing Shad-
Both numbers enjoyed the distinction
parts on most popular songs in that both mel- ows."
ody and harmony of the piece are indicated in- recently of being picked for recording on Victor
stead of chord harmony alone. The arrange- records by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra
ments are indicated by fingering only and not «nd were rushed out as special releases within
by musical notation, making it simple for any one week of each other. Mr. Piantadosi reports
that both songs are enjoying a big sheet music
ukulele player to read.
While in California, Mr. Canfield interested sale as well in all parts of the country.
such publishers as Sherman, Clay & Co. and
Villa Moret, of San Francisco, in his ukulele
parts and both concerns have published many late
numbers with such arrangement on the inside
The third branch office of Donaldson, Doug-
cover of the song. These publishers have also las & Gumble, Inc., New York, was opened
released albums of "symphonic" ukulele arrange- recently in Boston with Bill Coty in charge.
ments. Mr. Canfield is now making his head- The other branches were opened last month in
quarters in the offices of Gene Austin, Inc., Los Angeles and Chicago, when Mose Gumble
New York, 745 Seventh avenue, in Room 605, made a short trip to the West, Dick Powers
and has signed contracts for melodic ukulele and Willie Horowitz being the managers re-
parts with such publishers as De Sylva, Brown
spectively in these cities for this publishing
& Henderson; Waterson, Berlin & Snyder; house.
Spier & Coslow, W. C. Handy and others.
Bill Goty Made Manager
Court actions have been started by J. C.
Rosenthal, general manager of the American
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers,
against a number of theatres, cabarets and road
houses for infringement on various copyrighted
musical compositions controlled by members of
the society. Mr. Rosenthal also has instructed
his society's representatives in different parts of
the country to check up on Summer resorts
and parks. The more important cases now
before the courts are Glynn Theatres, Inc.,
Bayshore, L. I., for infringement on "The Man
I Love," published by Harms, Inc., and "My
Ohio Home," published by Leo Feist, Inc.;
the Arverne Theatre, Arverne, L. I., which is
controlled by the Greenwood Building Co., Inc.;
Allen's Palais de Dance, 98th street and the
Boardwalk, Rocka'way; the Clarenden Cabaret,
103d street and Railroad avenue, Rockaway
Reach; Douglaston Inn, Douglaston, L. I.;
Hunter Island Inn, Pelham Bay Parkway, N.
Y., and the Starlight Park dance hall, the
Annette Hanshaw Stars
With Triangle Number
New De Sylva, Brown & Henderson Novelty
With Lange Arrangement Scores Immediately
Four-String Melody
Parts for Ukuleles Al Piantadosi to
Visit Pacific Coast
Ray Canfield Introduces Uke Arrangements
Infringement Suits
JULY 28, 1928
Annette Hanshaw
Cares for Me." Although not her first record,
.Miss Hanshaw's singing of this number, re-
issued by the Triangle Music Publishing Co.,
New York, has come to be considered most
characteristic of her ability in lighter vein. Her
contract with the newly organized Velvet Tone
record concern was signed recently after Her-
man Rose, recording manager, heard her sing
this number. In addition to making Velvet
Tone records, Miss Hanshaw is filling in spare
evenings singing over WOR and a chain of sta-
tions each week and is said to be scheduled
to be starred in a new Broadway musical pro-
duction this Fall according to the latest reports
available.
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