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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1929 Vol. 88 N. 1

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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
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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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is the message we are sending to
millions of people every day
through the medium of 31 Best
American Magazines directing the
readers to go to their dealers for
copies.
HOOK UP
Fifteen cents a copy for the
Best existing Edition is the
reason why "CENTURY" is
Best selling Edition.
Century Music Pub. Co.
235 W. 4Oth St., New York City
Murray Whiteman Buys
Buffalo Song Shop
BUFFALO, N. Y., December 31.—Murray White-
man has purchased the Buffalo Song Shop, 584
Main street, Buffalo, from the Song Publishers
& Music Co., for which Mr. Whiteman was
manager before going to New York to reside.
Mr. Whiteman has returned to Buffalo to take
personal charge of the shop, which includes
record and small goods departments as well
as one of the largest sheet music departments
in Western New York. Mr. Whiteman is a
well-known radio artist and leading member of
the trade in his home city. He will operate
under the firm name the Whiteman Song Shop,
Inc.
Several new numbers in the song catalog of
Irving Berlin, Inc., that are listed among the
best sellers are "How About Me?" "I'll Get
By," "Remember Me to Mary," "Beloved,"
"Roses of Yesterday" and "A Song of India."
50 NEW NUMBERS AND NEW
CATALOGS NOW READY!
200% PROFIT FOR THE DEALER
Irving Berlin, Inc., Secure
Rights to New Theme Song
HERE IT IS!
Will Publish "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You
(Than Be Happy With Somebody Else)" Fea-
tured by Fannie Brice in "My Man"
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
Irving Berlin, Inc., New York, has secured
publication rights to another theme song that
bids fair to be as big a hit as "There's a Rainbow
'Round My Shoulder" from the "Singin 1 Fool."
The new number is the theme song sung by
Fannie Brice, entitled "I'd Rather Be Blue
Over You (Than Be Happy With Somebody
Else)" in her new Warner Bros, talking pic-
ture, "My Man." The picture had its premiere
on Broadway at the Warner Theatre recently,
and a record sale for a theme song in New
York has been reported after the picture had
been opened only a few days.
The firm is waging a tremendous campaign
on this song through all its branch offices, and
judging from the way the song has taken hold
it will undoubtedly become one of the big hits
of the new year. The company also reports
that Irving Berlin's song, entitled "Marie," fea-
tured in "The Awakening," is getting bigger
every day and also looks like a tremendous
success. The picture is being released in Keith
theatres everywhere, and orders for the number
are pouring in from all sections of the country.
Send for Samples and Terms Today
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
1501-1515 E. 55th St.
CHICAGO
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Some Recent Publications
Offered by G. Schirmer, Inc.
Some interesting instrumental duets are in-
cluded in the recent releases of G. Schirmer,
Inc., New York, among them being Sonata No.
5 in F minor, by J. S. Bach, the violin part
being edited by Hugo Kortschak, the piano by
Edwin Hughes. Another violin and piano duet
is "The Horn," by Ange Flegier, transcribed
for the same instruments by Godfrey Ludlow.
"Innamorata," a barcarolle, by William Bauer,
"The Happy Gondolier," by Horace Tureman,
are two other violin-piano duets, and a suite
of dances for 'cello and piano by William Clif-
ford Heilman and Anton Dvorak's Trio in B
Flat for violin, 'cello and piano, arranged by
Joseph Adamowski, are also included in the
recent releases.
New songs in the Schirmer list include "Fall-
ing Leaves," by Werner Janssen; "Elf Dance,"
by Richard Kountz; "Sketches of Paris," by
Kathleen Lockhart Manning; "Because I Know-
That Wishes Don't Come True," by Ida Bos-
telmann; "Dusk in June," with poem by Sara
Teasdale and music by Harry R. Spier; "My
Star," by John Oppenshaw; "Have You For-
gotten," by Edwin H. Lemaire.
Former Chief of Music Division Expressed
Wish That Money Be Used for Purchase of
Original Manuscripts
Standard Teaching Music
Favorite Son<> and Instrumental Hits
Standard Studies for Piano,
Voice,Violin,Etc.
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M.WITMAWUS0NS
Sonneck Leaves $5,000
to Library of Congress
LEY ED
JANUARY 5, 1929
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 29.—An-.iounce-
ment of a bequest of $5,000 made to the Library
of Congress by the late Oscar G. Sonneck,
former Chief of the Division of Music in the
Library, and vice-president of G. Schirmer, Tnc,
New York, at the time of his death last October,
has just been made public here. It was Mr.
Sonneck's wish that the money be used for the
purchase of an original manuscript of Bach,
Handel, Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven. In addi-
tion to this gift, Mr. Sonneck, who has put his
residuary estate in trust for the benefit of his
immediate relatives, has left to the Library a
share in it, to become available at the termina-
tion of the trust when the personal beneficiaries
shall have deceased. The gift is unusual in that
it is., according to investigation by the Library
of Congress, the second bequest by a govern-
mental official to the Government.
Watch It Grow
M. WITMARK & SONS
165O BROADWAY
NEW YORK
Richard Banier Joins
Berlin Organization
Will Have Complete Charge of Editions of
Irving Berlin Standard Music Corp.—A Man
of Wide Experience
The Irving Berlin Standard Music Corp.,
New York, has secured the services of Richard
Banier, who is now in complete charge of the
company's editions. Mr. Banier has had over
twenty years' experience in the standard field,
having been associated with one of the large
publishers of that class of music for many
years. The Irving Berlin Standard Music Corp.,
although only a year and a half in existence,
has developed one of the strongest motion pic-
ture libraries in the country. Other items that
the firm has been very successful with are
organ folios of every description, saxophone
and banjo instruction books and the John
Philip Sousa march books, published in saxo-
phone, mandolin, banjo, guitar arrangements.
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