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The Music Trade Review
MARCH 30, 1929
Theme Songs From "Abie's Irish Rose"
Selling Strong in Far West
MXJSIC
if 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.
How a Live
Wire Music
Store Gets Its
Sheet Music
Selling Story
HOOK-UP
Over
Fifteen cents a copy for the
Best existing Edition is the
reason why "CENTURY" is
Best selling Edition.
/~\GDEN, UTAH, March 22.—A full show win-
^^^ dow in the store of the Glen Bros.-Roberts
Piano Co., 161 South Main street, this city, was
utilized for a display of the two theme songs of
the Paramount photoplay, "Abie's Irish Rose,"
which opened at the Paramount Theatre here
recently. The numbers, both of which are pub-
lished by the Sam Fox Music Publishing Co.,
235 W. 40th St., New York City New York and Cleveland, are "Rosemary" and
"Little Irish Rose."
The picture, which was adapted from Ann
Nichols' stage success of the same name and
Two new theme songs have been announced which is starring Buddy Rogers and Nancy
this week by Sherman, Clay & Co., San Fran- Carroll, has been very popular here and much
cisco, through Bernard Pollack, Eastern repre- interest in the theme songs has been aroused
sentative of the firm at 745 Seventh avenue, by the local showing. The Glen Bros.-Roberts
New York. The first is "Then I'll Know Why," concern and other music stores have enjoyed
for the United Artists film, "Alibi," which
opens shortly at the Sam Harris Theatre in
New York, following which it will shortly have
its national release. The second new theme
song is "Carnations," from the Paramount pic-
ture, "Carnation Kid." Mr. Pollack expects big
There are few music publishers possessing a
things from both of these songs as the pic- keener judgment of the merits of popular songs
tures are getting splendid reviews from advance than Will Von Tilzer, head of the Broadway
showings. The firm's number, "Dream House," Music Corp., New York. It is a real tribute to
is showing up very big in all parts of the coun- Mr. Von Tilzer that his original confidence in
try and is leading among the numbers in the the waltz ballad, "Dear, When I Met You," is
straight popular catalog.
being vindicated after months of experimenting
with the number with its release by some of
the biggest mechanical companies. The Victor
record has been made recently and will be
.issued on an early Victor list, following which
a campaign will be started to bring sheet music
The Fascinating
sales to a head.
LULLABY~FOX-TROT~CROON The history of "Dear, When I Met You" is
interesting, and dates back to a day last August,
when Albert Von Tilzer, brother of the pub-
lisher and a veteran in the business, composed
the song at a single sitting, collaborating with
A. Seymour Brown, another old-timer. Mr.
Von Tilzer held back publication of the song
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until Fall, and unfortunately introduced it at a
time when the sheet music world was suffering
temporary astigmatism from a downpour of
theme songs. "Dear, When I Met You," which
in quality and mood is essentially a theme song
itself, found many admirers during the first few
weeks and was recorded by Edison, Okeh and
other mechanical companies, but it was not
until recently that the song began to Mep out
in earnest.
Century Music Pub. Co.
New Sherman-Clay Songs
"Dear, When I Met You"
Now Gaining Foreground
It's Over "Big"
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New Cornell Music Head
N. Y., March 23.—The organization of
a full curriculum of music instruction for stu-
dents desiring a general knowledge of the sub-
ject for cultural rather than for professional
training is being undertaken by Cornell Uni-
versity. Paul J. Weaver has been appointed
Professor of Music in the College of Arts and
Sciences and will come here in July to take
charge of instruction in theory and history of
music and to organize choral singing. This is
in line with the purpose of the university to
develop a wider appreciation of the fine arts
among its students.
ITHACA,
M.WITMAIUUSONS
NSW
YORK.
An Outstanding
Seller •*••
M. WITMARK & SONS
1650 BROADWAY
NEW YORK
a wide sale of these songs, especially "Rose-
mary."
"Huggable, Kissable You"
Issued by Bibo-Lang
A lively new number, entitled "Huggable,
Kissable You," has just been issued by Bibo-
Lang, Inc., New York, being the composition
of Irving Bibo, of the firm. The song is being
worked on along with "Goodness Gracious
Gracie," another new novelty number, which
has commenced to show up well. "There'll
Never Be Another You" and "My Annapolis
and You," theme song of the photoplay "An-
napolis," are the older numbers, heading the
catalog.
A new folio for drummers has just been is-
sued by the firm, setting forth for the first
time the various tricks, breaks and other ef-
fects used by the trap wielders of the best-
known orchestras. Mickey Guy, an arranger of
merit, wrote the manual, for which a big de-
mand is anticipated.
Sannella Solos Issued
A series of saxophone solos by the well-
known radio artist and saxophone virtuoso,
Andy Sannella, is being released by the Craw-
ford Music Corp., New York, under the titles,
"Mistinguette," "Valse Felice," "Grins and Gig-
gles and "Leap Frog." Mr. Sannella is fea-
turing these solos over the air quite often. An-
other item of interest is a hot trumpet solo
entitled "Sweet and Hot."
The Crawford Music Corp. have acquired the
selling rights of the DeSylva, Brown and Hen-
derson popular song hits arranged in folio form
for saxophone with piano accompaniment and
tenor banjo with piano accompaniment.
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