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IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC PUBLISHING
Conducted by Fred B. Dichl
Warner Bros. Buy Interest in
Witmark Publishing Business
ANNOUNCEMENT was made this week by
^*- M. Witmark & Sons, New York, that War-
ner Bros., one of the most important film cor-
porations in the country, have just acquired a
substantial interest in the Witmark firm, by
which the film concern will now have access to
the vast standard and popular catalog of this
old established music publishing house. This
deal has been pending for a considerable period
hut the final arrangements were just made this
week. The new partnership with Warner Bros.
is a permanent alliance and the name of the
publishing firm will remain unchanged.
M. Witmark & Sons, founded forty-three years
ago, have made music publishing history in
America. Isidore, Julius P. and Jay Witmark
are still the heads of the house, and in addition,
Publishers Change Name
With Resignation of Ed. Bloeden Firm Will
Be Known as Bibo-Lang, Inc.
The music publishing firm of Bibo, Bloeden
& Lang, Inc., New York, has changed its name
to Bibo-Lang, Inc., with Irving Bibo and
Charles Lang in full control of the business.
Ed Bloeden, one of the original incorporators,
resigned from the firm about six months ago
and is now with another publishing house. The
proprietors arc particularly optimistic regard-
ing their present catalog, foremost among which
is the ballad, "There'll Never Be Another You."
Next in popularity are "When Sweet Susie Goes
Steppin' By," "Etiquette Blues," "You Lied, I've
Cried," "Mother Goose Parade" and "As You
Were." Two surprise tunes are being prepared
for early release bearing the titles "All I Want
Is Ittle Ootsie Oo" and "Why Do You Give
Your Smiles to Someone Else?" which will be
worked on in conjunction with "My Annapolis
(And You)," theme song for the Pathe photo-
play "Annapolis," and "My Cavalier," theme
number for the Tiffany-Stahl picture "The
Cavalier." Not content with a catalog of popu-
lar numbers of merit, the proprietors will lay
added stress on their folios, among which arc
"Songs Everyone Loves," "Neopolitan Songs,"
"The Magic Pianist," "Modern Harmonica
Method," the folio of spirituals adopted from
tlu> Theatre Guild production of "Porgy" and
Irank Skinner's method of modern arranging.
Julius P. Witmark, Jr., of the third generation,
i> now associated with the company. Plans for
a wide expansion of the combined business are
already perfected and will be put into work
immediately. Warner Bros, control a chain of
nearly 500* theatres, presenting an extensive
field for exploitation. The film company is
arranging to send a staff of writers to the Pacif-
ic Coast in keeping with the new policy ot
having the music written "on location." The
popular catalog of the Witmark firm will now
assume a greater importance than ever before
and an additional impetus will, of course, be
given the numbers in the operatic and standard
ballad catalogs of the concern.
The Witmark publications comprise the vast
bulk of all the operatic compositions of the late
Victor Herbert, now a veritable mine of music
material, besides similar works by such musical
comedy composers as George M. Cohan, Julian
Edwards, John Stromberg, Karl Hoschna, Regi-
nald De Koven, Louis Hirsch, Alfred Robyn,
A. Baldwin Sloan, William Loraine, Manuel
Klein and others. In addition, there is the Wit-
mark Black & White Series of standard ballads,
which is one of the most valuable collections
of music of this type in the world. New con-
tracts with some of the most successful popu-
lar writers are being negotiated, among those
consulted in this connection being Lew Pol-
lack, Cliff Friend, Al Dubin, Grant Clarke, Irv-
ing Caesar, Sidney Clare, Al Bryan, Joe Burke,
Harry Warren and others.
Will Rockwell Resigns
From Villa Moret, Inc.
"HITS"
From Musical Shows
From Schwab & Mandel's Smash Musical
"FOLLOW
T H R I '•
MY L I C K Y STAR
B I T T O N I P YOl'R OVERCOAT
I W A N T TO BK B A D
Y O l W O I L D N ' T FOOL MK, WOI"LD Y O I ?
NO MOItK YOl"
From Aaroii'H &• Freedley'j* Sennation
"HOLD
E V E R Y T H I N G "
YOl R E THK I K K AM IN MY C'OFFKK
TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVK YOl
DON'T HOLD E V E R Y T H I N G
(Let Everything <«o)
TOO GOOD TO UK TKl'K
From Charles l)illin>;Iiam's Extruviigti
•' T H R K K C H K K K S "
POMPANOLA
MAYBE THIS IS LOVE
HKCArSK VOU'RK B E A l T 1 F I L
TWO BOYS
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From
'• G E O R G K
WHITE'S
S C A N D A L S "
I'M ON T H E CREST OF A WAVE
WHAT D'YA SAY?
PICKIN' COTTON
AMERICAN T l l N K
(I Love to Be 'Neath the Old Apple Tree)
W H E R E Y O l ' R E N A M E IS CARVED WITH
MINE
From Schwab & Mandel's Joyous College
Musical " G O O 1) N E W S "
THE VARSITY DRAG
THE BEST THINGS IX LIFE ARE FREE
LICKY IN LOVE
GOOD NEWS
,11 ST IMAGINE
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HE'S A LADIES' MAN
De Sylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc.
Music Publishers
745 Seventh Ave.
New York City
Singing "Avalon Town"
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., January 18.—"Cookie," the
California Sunshine Girl of radio fame, has re-
turned here from her season's engagement in
the East and is again entertaining her hosts of
admirers over the Coast chain of National
Will Rockwell, who for the past three and a Broadcasting Co. stations. One of her favorite
half years has been Eastern manager for Villa numbers is the Sherman, Clay & Co. song,
Moret, Inc., music publishers of San Francisco, "Avalon Town," for which she receives numer-
has resigned from that position and will an- ous requests weekly. She is also fond of the
nounce his future plans later. Mr. Rockwell song, "Loneliness," another publication by the
has been very successful in his work of popu- same firm.
larizing various songs, having worked on such
numbers as "Moonlight and Roses," "Thanks
For the Buggy Ride," "Ready For the River,"
An Australian Visitor
"Chloe," and others. He is particularly well
known among orchestra leaders and radio en-
Frank Albert of the music firm of Albert &
tertainers, as well as among vaudeville artists. Son, Sydney, Australia, has been visiting the
music publishing trade in New York during the
Consult the Universal Want Directory of past few weeks. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Albert and their son, Alexis.
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