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IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC PUBLISHING
Conducted by Fred B. Diehl
Walter G. Samuels Signs
Callahan and Roberts
Contract With Harms, Inc.
Writing for Schirmer
Walter G. Samuels, who is said to be the
youngest composer on Broadway with a full
musical production to his credit, has signed up
an exclusive contract with Harms, Inc., New
J. Will Callahan and Lee S. Roberts, who will
be remembered as writers of a long list of suc- York. He is twenty-four years of age and al-
ready his music is being featured by some of
cessful songs a decade ago, among them being
the largest dance orchestras. Two of his num-
"Smiles," "Patches," "A Little Birch Canoe
bers from Ned Wayburn's "Gambols," which
and You" and others, have recently collaborated
on a number of songs for G. Schirmer, Inc., show every appearance of being in the hit class,
are "The Church Around the Corner" and
New York. These new offerings are "Out of
the Mist," a fox-trot ballad that is equally suit- "Crescent Moon." Morrie Ryskind wrote the
lyrics for these songs.
able as a vocal number or for dancing, "Okla-
homa Lullaby," a haunting melody with a waltz
movement, and an appealing lyric in semi-
dialect, and a love ballad entitled, "My Old
I'iano and Me." This latter song is especially
'Why Let Yourself Be Troubled" I s Composi-
suited to higher voices, and the sentiment em-
tion of Lively Dirge
bodied in the text is emphasized by the un-
usually pleasing- musical setting given to Mr. AKRON, O., February 12.-—Julius William Mal-
Callahan's lyric by Mr. Roberts.
hanpt, song writer of Akron, is writing his own
The publishers believe that in these three funeral music. The name of the song is: "Why
songs they have an addition to their catalog of
Let Yourself Be Troubled." Mr. Malhaupt says
ballads that will call forth a ready response he fears someone might suggest a solemn dirge
from music lovers. An interesting fact in con- and he prefers a lilting melody.
nection with the work by this writing team is
Malhaupt has just completed a song which
that they are separated by the entire width of
was written in honor of his 54th birthday, the
the continent, as Mr. Roberts resides in San first stanza of which is: "Why let yourself be
Francisco, Cal., and Mr. Callahan in New troubled when the days are long, why let your
Smyrna, Fla. All of their work is done by heart be weary when remember the sun is shin-
using the air mail and the telegraph.
ing, it will brighten your mind, your sweetheart
is gone? There is another waiting where she
left you behind."
Mr. Malhaupt regrets that he cannot play any
instrument or sing to demonstrate his songs.
Popular Writers Contribute Several Promising
Numbers to the Catalog of That Company
Writes Own Funeral Hymn
Some Speedy Writing
on Film Theme Song
CLEVELAND, O., February 9.—Writing the music
in five minutes and the words in ten minutes,
is the feat of Carl Rupp, orchestra leader and
composer, and Morey Davidson, song writer,
who wrote a song entitled "Black Pigeon
Wing" for the Cleveland Press. The Press
asked them to write a song to represent "The
Black Pigeon," a mystery story which was
being run by the newspaper. "The Black
Pigeon Wing" is making a hit throughout
northern Ohio and looks like one of the best
sellers of the season.
Ben Reynolds & Co., music dealers of Wash-
ington, Pa., are now located in new quarters
on North Main street that town.
W. C. Caver, of Arkadelphia, Ark., will
shortly open a new music store in Gurdon, Ark.,
under the name of the Gurdon Music Co.
Dealers say —
It's the easiest thing
in the world to sell.
WORLD-FAMOUS
McKINLEY
MUSIC
Herbert Music Featured
MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 11.—Local music
stores and departments made a number of suc-
cessful tie-ups, particularly on record business,
during the latter part of January. One out-
standing promotion was a Victor Herbert week
when the records and sheet music of the fa-
mous composer were featured in all stores, and
when the Midwestco theatres in Milwaukee co-
operated with musical programs featuring songs
by Herbert. Practically all of the composer's
writings are publications of M. Witmark &
Sons, New York.
Jack Robbins, head of the Robbins Music
Corp., New York, left recently for Culver City,
Cal., to study sound synchronization methods
on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "lot."
With the Wonderful Catalog,
Fine Cabinet, Graded
Counter Portfolios,
Display Signs,
etc.,
IT SELLS
ITSELF!
Songs that Sell
Irving Berlin, Inc.
Songs
Irving: Berlin's
HOW ABOUT ME
I'LL GKT BY
DOWN AMONG THE SUGAR-CANE
TIIK WALTZ I CAN'T FORGET
I'M "KA-KAZV" FOR YOU (new)
WAT< IIA GONNA DO DO NOW
Irvinjj Berlin's
KOSKS OF YESTERDAY
FA FA FATHER
BELOVED
GET OUT AND GET UNDER THE
MOON
HAROLD TEEN (m>w)
I STILL KEEP DREAMING OF YOU
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
THE SPELL OF THE DLl KH
THEN CAME THE WAR
.1 I'M PING JACK
Picture Theme Songs
IrvinK Berlin's
MARIE from ••The Awakening"
IrvinK Berlin's
WHERE IS THE SONG OK SONGS
FOR ME, f.om "Lt.dy of tho Pave-
ments"
I'D RATH EK HE BLUE OVER YOU
(Than He Happy With Somebody
Else) from "My Man"
RAINBOW 'ROUND MY SHOULDER
from "Tlie SinKing Fool"
I LOVED YOU THEN AS I LOVE
YOU
NOW,
from
"DaneiiiK
Daughters"
WEARY RIVER from "Wesi.y River"
IT'S I P TO YOU, from "Weary
River"
HEAKT O' MINE from "Noiih's A k"
OLD TIMER from "Nosth's A;k"
E T E R N A L LOVE from "Eternal
Love."
G E R A L D 1 N E fro .1 "Ger;;l
LINDA from "Linda"
I'LL "•'•'iV ' t l'.> ."> IT f',0111 "T.iiil
Marriage"
P A L S . .11 ST PALS f.om "Sub-
marine"
F L O W E R OK LOVE f 0:11 "While
Shadows"
IN A L1TT3.K II11) IC-.V W A V f; 0111
" Kxci'ss 11. KB. K«"
L O N E S O M . : f.oiii "Lonesome"
GIVE .\:;i> T A A E I'ro.n "Give, and
Take"
LOVE CAN N E V E
R D I E from "Man,
Woman a n d W r ife"
I.OVi-;, .11,1; • \.tk..T
IS LOV;:, from
"Ttu G>>Ul.s:. Gi !"
.K ST . . b , . . ; - / » • . - . - A - I T l o : n "The
U ,th- o. . h - S.-x.'s"
I FOUND GOLD WHEN i ! - \ ) l N D
YOU, from "The Trail of '1)8"
LOVE BROUGHT T H E S U N S H I N E
from "The Wind"
Folios
UNIVERSAL. DANCE FOLIO
No. 10
PETERSON'S IKILKLK METHOD
MOULD'S FAVORITK SONGS
IRVING BERLIN In,
1607 Broadway New York City
Condemns Foolish Songs
MILWAUKKK, Wis., February 11.—Speaking be-
fore the Milwaukee county institute for teach-
ers, attended by about 250 teachers, Carl Oltz
of the music department of the State Teachers'
College of Milwaukee, indicated the need of
making music instruction vital and interesting.
Mr. Oltz also told the teachers that many in-
structors in music make mistakes in thinking
young children like only very young songs, and
he urged against giving songs which lead chil-
dren to call them foolish songs.
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