Music Trade Review

Issue: 1929 Vol. 88 N. 1

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IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC PUBLISHING
Conducted by Fred B. Diehl
Issuing New Edition of
New Fox Orchestra Folio
"In the Garden of My Heart"
Proves Great Success
M. Witmark & Sons Announce Popular Edition
of Ernest R. Ball's Famous Song—Success
of Previous Revivals
CLEVELAND, O., December 31.—The big expecta-
tions expressed by Sam Fox, head of the Sain
Fox Publishing Co., Cleveland and New York,
for the success of the firm's new orchestra
The interesting announcement by M. Wit- folio have been justified, according to the orders
mark & Sons, New York, that this firm is received from the trade in the past few weeks.
issuing a new, popular edition of Ernest K. This work, called the Sam Fox All-Star Orches-
tra Folio Vol. 1, was designed for use espe-
cially by school orchestras seeking composi-
tions, such as overtures, suites and the like. J.
S. Zamecnik, professional director of the com-
pany, is responsible for the music and score
of the publication. The folio is published for
all orchestra instruments with a list price of
50 cents and a trade price of 25 cents* for cadi
part.
The numbers included in the folio are as fol-
lows: 1—-"Venetian Carnival," overture; 2—
"'June Night," serenade; 3—"Types," suite, (a)
"The Old Tar," (b) "Somebody's Sweetheart,"
(c) "The Clown" and (d) "The Maharajah''; 4--
"Surprise," intermezzo; 5—"Uncle Remus Tells
a Story," descriptive; 6—"The Scarlet Mask,"
overture; 7—"The Chinese Idol," characteristic;
8—"Sorority Informal," dance caprice; 9—
"Southern Miniatures," suite, (a) "Recruits,"
(b) "The Old Kentility," (c) "Colonel's Party"
and (d) "The Love of Caroline"; 10—"Dance
Persian"; 11—"Shooting Stars," nature scene;
12—"March of the Brave."
Ernest R. Ball
Hall's "In the Garden of My Heart" is certain
to be received by the trade with a great deal
of enthusiasm. Last year about this time the
Witmark house announced that general public
interest warranted a revival of Victor Herbert's
"Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life," and in a few
months this classic was outselling present-day
waltzes all over the country. The firm has
made the practice in recent years of waiting
for the precise time when a revival of a Black
and White favorite is most suitable, and then
the piece is repopularized by a detailed national
campaign. This has been done with several
Victor Herbert pieces, such as "Gypsy Love
Song," "Kiss Me Again" and others.
The lyric to "In the Garden of My Heart" is
considered by many to be as beautiful as the
musical setting and was written by Caro Noma
in her best manner. The new edition of the
song has a pictorial cover, which will draw at-
tention to it on music counters. This ballad
has always enjoyed a steady demand for con-
cert, theatre and radio use, and is available for
all vocal and voice combinations besides hav-
ing plenty of orchestra and band arrangements
in many kevs.
Release of Film "My Man'
Brings Revival of Song
A revival of interest in the song "My Man''
(Mon Homme) is vouchsafed for the trade with
the national release of the Warner Bros. Vita-
phone picture of the same title, starring Fannie
Brice, who did more than any other person to
popularize this number when it came out a few
years ago. "My Man" is published by Leo
Feist, Inc., New York, and has been a standard
seller in the Feist catalog for many years under
class C. The firm is prepared to assist the trade
in tying up with the Vitaphone picture and has
made available special window display material,
streamers and a large supply of sheet music.
The song is also available on the rolls and
records of practically every mechanical com-
pany.
No Chance for Forgetting
Things During Next Year
Songs that Sell
Irving Berlin, Inc.
Songs
ROSES OF YESTERDAY
By Irving: Berlin
HOW ABOUT ME? (New),
By Irving Berlin
BELOVED
TEN LITTLE MILES FROM TOWN
I WONDER
1 STILL KEEP DREAMING OF YOU
GET OUT AND GET UNDER THE
MOON
I CANT DO WITHOUT YOU
•TAINT SO, HONEY, 'TAINT SO
THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS
LOVE YOU
I'LL GET BY
I
THE SPELL OF THE BLUES
OLD PALS ARE THE BEST PALS
AFTER ALL
REMEMBER ME TO MARY
LONELY LITTLE BLUEBIRD
JUST YOU AND ME
WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE
A SONG OF INDIANA
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
WATCIIA GONNA DO, DO NOW
Picture Theme Songs
THKKE'S A RAINBOW 'ROUND MV
SHOULDER
from
"The
Singing
Fool"
I LOVED YOU THEN AS I LOVE
YOU
NOW
from
"Dancing
Daughters"
I'D RATHER BE BLUE OVER YOU
(Than Happy With Somebody Else>
from "My Man"
MARIE (By Irving Berlin) from "The
Awakening"
PALS, JUST PALS from "Submarine"
FLOWER OF LOVE from
"White
Shadows In the South Seas"
IN A LITTLE HIDE AWAY from
"Excess Baggage"
LONESOME from "Lonesome"
GIVE AND TAKE from "Give and
Take"
LOVE CAN NEVER DIE from "Man,
Woman and Wife"
LOVE, ALL I WANT IS LOVE from
"The Godless Girl"
HEART O* MINE from "Noah's Ark"
JU8T A SWEETHEART from "The
Battle of the Sexes"
I FOUND GOLD WHEN I FOUND
YOU, from "The Trail of '88"
LOVE BROUGHT THE SUNSHINE
from "The Wind"
Folios
UNIVERSAL DANCE FOLIO
No. 16
PETERSON'S UKULELE METHOD
WORLD'S FAVORITE SONGS
Due to the kindness of several music pub-
lishers and jobbers in sending us memorandum
books for the new year, there will be no pos-
sible excuse for occasional lapses of memory,
which are quite human without such reminders.
1607 Broadway New York City
Accordingly, we wish to acknowledge the receipt
of memo books from Leo Feist, Inc., Carl
Fischer, Inc., and Richmond Music Supply Corp.
By a happy coincidence their covers were all
of different colors, the Feist book being of red
Alfred Hasse, proprietor of the music pub- leather, the Richmond brown leather, and the
lishing house of Alfred & Co., 1658 Broadway, Fischer book of black leather, so all three will
Sam Lerner, one of the popular younger
New York, died recently at his home following be used.
executives of the firm of De Sylva, Brown &
an attack of pneumonia. Prior to turning
Henderson, Inc., New York, is returning next
music publisher Mr. Hasse was professional
week from a New Year's visit to his home town,
manager of the New York office of the Mc-
Detroit. Mr. Lerner, who has charge of the
Kinley Music Co. He started a small enterprise
organ and slide department of the firm, has
A full line of sheet music and musical instru- been responsible for much excellent exploita-
called the Orchestra Music Supply Co. about
six years ago, and later opened a publishing ments is carried in the new music store of Moe tion given the firm's big theme song successes
department to issue folios, instrumental num- Klaidman, just opened at 601 Main street, New during the past eight months, since he came
bers and specialties for various instruments. Rochelle, N. Y.
from Detroit to join the company.
IRVING BERLIN I,,,
Death of Alfred Hasse,
Head of Alfred & Go.
Sam Lerner Spends the
Holidays at Detroit Home
To Handle Sheet Music
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JANUARY 5, 1929
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The Music Trade Review
Robbins and Feist Publish
Attractive Display of
Victor Prize Compositions
Song "Live and Love"
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., December 31.—An attractive
window display featuring the song, "Live and
Love," theme of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
former Concern Secures Grisselle's "Two
American Sketches," and the Latter Bloom's
"Song of the Bayou"
WITH
Two prominent music publishing houses are
likely to profit materially as a result of the
awarding by the Victor Talking Machine Co.
of two prizes of $10,000 and $5,000 cash respec-
tively for jazz compositions by American com-
posers within the playing range of the small
jazz or dance orchestra. The successful con-
testants, as announced in The Review last week,
were Thomas Grisselle, of New York, who cap-
tured the first prize with his "Two American
Sketches," and Rube Bloom, who was awarded
the second prize of $5,000 for his "Song of the
liayou."
One of the conditions of the contest was that
the successful contestant might select the pub-
lishing house to produce his works, the result
being that Grisselle's "Two American Sketches."
which is made up of two movements, a noc-
turne and a march, will be published by the
Robbins Music Corp., New York, and Bloom's
"Song of the Bayou" will be published by Leo
Feist, Inc.
Both selections were played by the Victor
Window Display of Theme Song "Live and orchestra under the direction of Nathaniel Shil-
Love" in Store of G. C. Murphy Co. in Indian- kret at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Friday
apolis Which Brought Many Sales
evening of last week when the awards were
photoplay, "The Masks of the Devil," was used officially announced, and were at the same time
recently by the G. C. Murphy Co. store here. broadcast over the National Broadcasting Co.'s
The display was made at the suggestion of Miss network. The Victor Co. has already recorded
Mildred Haas, manager of the sheet music de- both prize-winning numbers on one record,
partment, to tie up with the showing of the which was made available to the public on De-
picture at Loew's Palace theatre. Part of the cember 29 simultaneously with the general
window was used to display sheet music copies announcement of the award.
of "Cross Roads," theme of the photoplay,
"Show People," which like "Live and Love" is
published by the Robbins Music Corp., New
York. Ross J. Headlee, manager of the Murphy
store, reports a substantial sale for both nuni
bers as a result of the tie-up, which indicates Two Theme Songs Featured in Connection With
there is a demand for good music.
Films Are Included—Other Four Songs Have
Much Merit
flNY
Six New Songs Offered
in Feist January List
"Whoopee" Highly Praised
for Its Tuneful Score
Six. new songs have been announced by Leo
Feist, Inc., New York, in its January list, in-
cluding a theme song, "Betty," from Colleen
New Musical Extravaganza Well Received on Moore's new picture, "Synthetic Sin." This
Broadway—Contains Many Song Hits by number was composed by Nat Shilkret, who
wrote "Jeannine, I Sing of Lilac Time," the
Donaldson
lyrics being by Harold Christy.
Another new theme song is "My Mother's
The new musical extravaganza "Whoopee,"
produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, starring Eddie Eyes," which is sung by George Jessel as the
Cantor, opened auspiciously in New York re- theme of "Lucky Boy," in which he is starred.
cently following a short tryout run on the Other new Feist songs include "Sweet Forget-
road. The metropolitan theatrical critics highly Me-Not," by Gus Kahn, Ange Lorenzo and
commended the production and the tuneful Richard Whiting, called by the publishers "a
score of Walter Donaldson came in for its sweet tune that's hard to forget"; "Guess Who,"
share of praise in all the reviews. The newly a melody fox-trot by Morey Davidson and
organized music publishing firm of Donaldson, Sammy Watkins; "What a Girl! What a Night!"
Douglas & Gumble, Inc., New York, secured novelty fox-trot song by Joe L. Sanders, of the
i.he publication rights to the hit songs of the Coon-Sanders orchestra, and "Give Your Little
show, nine in number. These are as follows: Baby Lots of Lovin'," another fox-trot by Joe
"Gypsy Joe," "Makin' Whoopee," "Love Me or Burke and Dolly Morse.
Leave Me," "Song of the Setting Sun," '"Until
You Get Somebody Else," "I'm Bringing a Red,
Red Rose," "Come West, Little Girl, Come
West," "The Gypsy Song (Where Sunset
Meets the Sea)" and "Here's to the Girl of My George Braun of the Concord Piano Co., San
Francisco, Cal., has recently written a promis-
Heart."
ing song on the "mother" theme entitled "For
One of the most favorable reviews was that Ever." The Concord concern is going to take
of the theatrical paper Variety. The portion a flier into the music publishing business, and
of the criticism pertaining to the score was as will issue the song shortly.
follows:
"Walter Donaldson's score is consistently
tuneful and surprisingly musicianly for such a
dyed-in-the-wool songsmith. Like much of
Gershwin and Kern's music, Donaldson has
Sheet music and pianos are to be added to
produced a score that will improve with age the lines of phonographs and radio handled by
and stand repetition. It is fortunate also for the Liberty Music House, of which E. R. Mit-
everything concerned that there are few op- chell is proprietor, when the firm moves to its
portunities for reprise, because 'Whoopee' will new quarters at 1518 Second avenue, Seattle,
be hereabouts for a long time."
Wash., during January.
Writes New "Mother" Song
To Add Sheet Music
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