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music of the Metro-Goldvvyn-Mayer talkie "Re- College in Appleloii, Wis., he wrote the song
mote Control," of which the featured number is which made him famous. He died at ShiocLun
"Just a Little 'Closer." There will also be of- in 1916.
fered "Singing a Song to the Stars" from the
film "Way Out West" and "Sing (A Happy
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Out of the ten best sell-
Little Thing)" from "Dough Boys." All these
ers on sheet music counters, only two are theme new numbers have already made much progress
songs. Sheet music dealers say that theme songs and will be added to the present Robbins list
seem to have slipped in popularity. Sherman, including "The Moon Is Low," "Anchors
Clay & Co. find the following list heads the Aweigh," and "The Woman in the Shoe."
The Edward B. Marks Music Co., New York,
popular denia,nd: "Dancing With Tears In My
is now featuring two particularly interesting
Eyes," (Witmark); "You Brought a New Kind
numbers, the hrst a tuneful fox-trot, "In a Dif-
of Love to Me," (Famous Music Co.); "Bye
ferent Way," by Betty Morse Laidlaw, and the
Bye Blues, 1 ' (Berlin); "Swinging in a Ham-
other a more pretentious fox-trot, "When You
mock," (Berlin); "Confessin' That I Love You,"
Give Your Heart Away," which has proven a
^Berlin); "If I Had a Girl Like You," (Feist);
great success in Germany and throughout
"So Beats My Heart for You," (De Sylva,
Europe under the original title "Wenn Du
A distinct innovation in popular music pub- Einnial Dein Herz Verschenkst." Both num-
Brown & Henderson); "Golden Sands," (Sher-
man, Clay & Co.); and "With My Guitar and lishing has just been introduced by Leo Feist, bers are being featured by prominent orches-
You," (Sherman, Clay & Co.); "I Remember Inc., New York, in its "multi-part" edition tras, including those of Rudy Vallee, Guy Lom-
You From Somewhere," (De Sylva, Brown & wherein the piano copy of the song also carries bardo, Leo Reisman and others, and have been
arrangements for solos or duets for saxophones recorded by the leading companies.
Henderson).
Of the ten, only two a,re theme songs from and other Eb, Bb and 'C instruments as well
the pictures, "You Brought a New Kind of as for the tenor banjo and Hawaiian guitar.
Love to Me," and "With My Guitar and You." The special arrangements are printed on the
Music dealers say that possibly there were inside of the front and back covers with the
too many theme songs and the public grew •piano music being in the center. The first
On October 15 J. J. Robbins, head of the
tired of them. Some men, experienced in the number issued in the new form is the fox-trot Robbins Music Corp., will leave New York with
sheet music business, predicted at the begin- song, "A Big Bouquet For You," lyrics by Gus a party on his semi-annual trip to the Culver
ning of the theme song craze that signing up Kahn and music by Seymour Simons.
City, Cal., studios of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
It is believed that the new idea of including The party will consist, besides Mr. Robbins, of
composers to do "program" work, however
high their pay, would result in mechanical com- arrangements for solo wind and fretted instru- his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lew Fields and Dorothy
positions. It was too much like signing up ments with the regular piano music will prove Fields and Jimmy McHlugh,
mechanics to do piece work, they said. What- distinctly popular with the public, and inci-
The trip will be made by water, via the
ever the cause, there ha,s been a big slump in dentally increase business for the dealer. Under Panama Canal.
the old plan those desiring wind and fretted
the popularity of even featured theme songs.
instrument parts were compelled to wait until
:special editions were issued. Under the new
plan this special music is available as soon as
is the piano copy itself.
MIAMI, FI.A.—The Chalmers Music Co., for-
merly at 62 East Flagler street, has consolidated
its business with the Radio Record Shop, 6
The fall catalog of the Robbins Music Corp.
West Flagler street. Royce Chalmers is presi-
contains a number of features of general inter-
dent of the new firm-, with A. J. Calkins as
est and much promise. First will be the music
vice-president and secretary, a,nd F. A. Brown
of "Love in the Rough," the feature song being
as treasurer. Both firms have been in business
"Go Home and Tell Your Mother," and the Al Skinner, for the past two years Detroit here for a number of years. The new company
score also including "I Am Learning a Lot manager for the Robbins Music Corp., has been will carry a complete line of Victor radios and
From You," "I'm Doin' That Thing," and "One called to New York to manage the company's records, in addition to musical instruments.
More Waltz." The company also publishes the orchestra department, succeeding Frank Kelton,
who resigned recently. The Detroit territory
will in the future be covered by Phil Julius,
Robbins representative for Cleveland, Pitts-
burgh and Buffalo.
Only Two Best Sellers Are
Theme Songs on Coast
E. B. Marks Co. Featuring
Interesting New Numbers
Feist Introduces New Type
of Popular Sheet Music
Robbins to Visit Coast
Miami Concerns Unite
New Robbins Music Corp.
Catalog for Fall Season
Al Skinner Heads
Robbins Orchestra Dept.
NOTES
THE MONEY HITS
OF AMERICA
JUST A XiITTXE CLOSER
from "Remote Control"
SINGING A SONG TO THE
STARS
from "Way Out West"
I WONDER HOW IT FEELS
(To Be Head Over Heels in Love)
THE MOON IS LOW
from "Montana Moon"
ANCHORS AWEIGH
(The Song of the Navy)
HERE COMES THE SUN
(Another "Singin 1 in the Rain")
Robbins Music Corporation
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New York
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J. A. Decatur Recovers
J. A. Decatur, the well-known member of
the executive staff of Leo Feist, Inc., New York,
who was taken seriously ill recently, is now al-
most completely recovered and late in August
resumed his duties with the company.
Memorial Tablet for
Noted Song Writer
SHIOCTON, WIS.—More than 2,000 persons at-
tended the dedication of a memorial tablet to
F.ben E. Rexford, author of "Silver Threads
Among the Gold." The principal speaker at the
dedication was Dr. Silas Evans, president of
Ripoh College. H« lauded Rexford as a pro-
ponent of true literature. The memorial tablet
was unveiled by Frank Spencer of Appleton, a
grandnephew of Rexford. Rexford was born in
Johnsburg, N. Y., in 1848. He came to Shiocton
about 1855 and while a student at Lawrence
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