Presto

Issue: 1920 1779

STO
August 28, 1920.
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SHEET MUSIC IN PORTLAND
Popular Songs Prominently Featured in Oregon City
and With Good Sales Results.
McKINLEY SONG SUCCESSES
Jobbing Department of the Big Publishing House
Shows the Trend of Sheet Music Trade.
The best place to feel the pulse of the sheet music
trade at this time is the jobbing department of the
McKinley Music Co., Chicago, or at the New York
offices of the company at 145 W. Forty-fifth street.
The jobbing department of the big music publishing
house is the largest and most complete in the coun-
try in the general requirements of the sheet music
dealer. There every want in the sheet music line
can be tilled and satisfactorily. An admirable part
of the McKinley service is the tilling of all orders
the day they are received.
The trend of tastes in music is easily observable
from a glance at the sales sheets on any day. To
the experienced members of the jobbing room force
the study in popular tastes is fascinating. The ex-
tent of the business permits a wide range of ob-
servations. Teachers, students, professional mu-
sicians and the music buying public generally are
Music Dealers Everywhere
TAKE WARNING!
Prepare to meet a nation-wide demand for
these new and beautiful song numbers.
30 Cents (Retail)
"Love Is the Dream of Ages"
The song exquisite.
CHORUS.
Love is the dream of ages,
As old as the sea and sky,
Living in youthful splendor
Till the waters of life run dry;
Always telling the story
That ever is sweet and new—
The story of a heart's desire,
The yearning I feel for you.
"A Castle in Dreamland"
Fox-trot Song.
CHORUS.
Just a castle I'm building in Dreamland,
A sweet little castle for two,
Where the roses are blooming so fragrant
And the sweetest rose is you.
The king of this castle is Cupid
And we'll never know thoughts that are blue
In this dear little castle in Dreamland—
The castle I'm building for you.
10-Cent Numbers (Retail)
"Dixieland Is Songland"
One-step Dixie Song.
"Dear Land of Nowhere"
Classic Waltz Ballad.
These songs will be persistently advertised in
trade mediums and national magazines. In
melody and beautiful word harmony, they
challenge any four numbers now on sale.
ORDER THEM TODAY.
YOU WILL NEED THEM VERY SOON.
F. B. LOVETT, Publisher
169 Adams Ave. East, Detroit, Mich.
TWO POPULAR NUMBERS
These very popular numbers:
'COLONEL CONWAY MARCH" (Band) and
"ARIZONA MOON" (Light Waltz for Piano)
are making a big hit, and mseting with due praise
in Arizona and on the Pacific Coast.
T. Dunston Collins, ths composer of these
numbers and others, is a former ban'"! master of the
Iowa State College and of the Indian School at
Phcenix. 27c in stamps will get a copy of eithsr
piece; 50c for the two, pending popularization.
T. DUNSTON COLLINS
Box 1084
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
the guides to the national requirements in sheet
music.
The McKinley song successes are always a true
indication of the popular taste. One of the latest
hits of the McKinley Music Co. is "One Little Girl,"
a fox trot song of wonderful popularity. It is, of
course, bound in one of the attractive covers for
which the company is noted. The lyric of this song
success is by Harold G. Frost and the music by J.
Henry Klickman.
COURT RESTRAINS PAVILION
The Leo Feist Co., Inc., New York, Sues Dancing
Place in Oregon.
The Leo Feist Co., Inc., of New York, has tiled
suits against Charles Niemi and M. F. Hardesty, the
proprietors of the Bungalow dancing pavilion at Sea-
side, Ore., in the United States District Court, for the
producing of "O" and "The Naughty Waltz" at their
resort, and the Federal court has issued a restraining
order pending the outcome of the suits. As a result
the visitors at Oregon's popular seaside resort will
not enjoy the tuneful rendition of the two pieces of
music, at least for the present.
The two tunes, copyrighted by Feist, featured
dances at the pavilion on July 4 and 10, thus infring-
ing on the copyright of the publisher, who asks that
the owners of the hall pay from $250 to $5,000 dam-
ages for each rendition of each song.
LONG DISTANCE MUSIC
Demonstrations of Wireless Telephony Amaze and
Delight Guests of William Marconi.
When the next president of the United States is
elected in November he might be greeted by the
strains of '"The Star Spangled Banner" transmitted
by wireless telephony from the cabin of the yacht
of William Marconi, the Italian inventor, in the
Mediterranean sea. This is believed possible by ex-
perts who have investigated the experiments con-
ducted here by the inventor on board his yacht, the
Electra.
Marconi's guests recently danced on board the
Electra 1o the music of an orchestra playing in Lon-
don, so distinct was the transmission by wireless
telephone. Marconi is now engaged in perfecting a
"direction finder," with which to locate ships at sea.
By the use of this instrument, it is said, Marconi dis-
covered and reported from London to the Italian
minister of the navy that an Austrian submarine was
threatening the Italian coast between Triest and
Pola.
MUSIC IN THE ARMY.
Military music in its relation to the efficiency,
morale and contentment of the soldier is now
emphasized by the War Department of the U. S.
Government, which directs that specific attention be
devoted to this subject. The organization of or-
chestras, regular drill periods for singing, and in-
formal entertainments are provided for in a circular
just issued by the office of the Chief of Staff. Com-
manding officers are called upon to name a musical
director in each organization, and provision is made
for the appointment of civilians in this capacity
when qualified officers or enlisted men are not avail-
able.
SHEET MUSIC SUGGESTION.
A feature of the player music roll trade which was
impressed upon Louis Goelzlin, of the Pacific Music
Co., San Francisco, during a recent trip through the
state of California should be suggestive to heads
of sheet music departments. Mr. Goelzlin says deal-
ers everywhere notice a reaction against jazzy things
in vocal or instrumental music.
THE BURR-R HELPS.
Lamperti, the famous vocal teacher of Milan,
says that the English, especially Londoners, are,
with very few exceptions, the worst of all Europeans
as to the pronunciation of Italian, the Scotch rather
better, while the Irish, with study, could obtain an
almost perfect accent.
The sale of sheet music of popular songs in Port-
land, Ore., is up to the average for this time of year
and the various dealers are featuring some of the
most popular and latest hits.
Seiberling & Lucas display "Whistle a Song" and
"When You Come to Me (Mother of Mine)."
The Remick's house is featuring "Linger Long
Letty," music by Alfred Goodman and published by
Leo Feist; "The Japanese Sandman," the words by
Raymond B. Egan, music by Richard A. Whiting;
and "Just Because," words and music by Felix Ber-
nard, another Remick production.
The Metropolitan is featuring "Just Because" and
"The Japanese Sandman," while Sherman, Clay's
present "Whispering" to the attention of the public.
Eilers is featuring "Linger Long Letty."
Art Hickman's Columbia records are featured by
Remick's, the Metropolititan and Bush & Lane's, the
latter company specially presenting "The Love Nest."
NEW COLLEGE COURSE.
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, will in-
augurate a course in the psychology of music at the
opening of the new college year. An analysis of
the varying effects of music upon different persons
will be made under the instruction of Otto Ortmann
of the Peabody Conservatory of Music and Dr.
Knight Dunlap, professor of experimental psychol-
ogy at Johns Hopkins.
LESLEY'S
PATCHING VARNISH
dries in 10 seconds, flows without showing the lap. With it dam-
aged varnish can be repaired invisibly. New price, 1 pt. $1; 1 qt.
$1.90. Complete repair outfit 83.50. F. O. B. Indianapolis, Ind.
LESLEY'S CHEMICAL COMPANY, Indianapolis, Ind.
3—Snappy Dance Numbers—3
"Pretty Mamie"
"Loving Mama"
"Heart Like An Irishman"
Get these Sellers, and Write for List of Others Just as Qood
THE LORRAINE SONG SHOP, Plainfield, N. J.
If you are not handling the
McKINLEY EDITION OF
10c MUSIC
Comprising Standard,
Classic and Teaching Music
you are losing an opportunity to make money
Dealers Realize
150% PROFIT
On Sales of McKinley Music
It is the most popular library of 10c music
on the market. Selections contained in this
Edition are used by the most prominent
teachers in the country — Students, Accom-
plished Musicians, and the Music Loving
Public in general.
It is conveniently handled; arranged in
compact form, and is labor saving in serving
the customers.
The dealer is supplied with catalogs bear-
ing the business imprint which serves to
bring more customers to the store than any
other advertising medium that could be em-
ployed.
WRITE US FOR SAMPLES AND PAR-
TICULARS TODAY
Our Jobbing Department is the largest and
most complete in the country. We can sup-
ply you with every want in the sheet music
line. We fill all orders the day they are
received.
McKinley Music Company
The Largest Sheet Music Housm
in the World
CHICAGO
1501-13 E. 55th St.
NEW YORK
145 W. 45th St.
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PRESTO
August 28, 1920.
he makes the tuner the "goat." It is expediency,
and the Janesville man says the tuner should be
magnanimous and bear no grudge for the closer.
"Third, the service department is, in modern busi-
ness, a part of the selling force. The prospective
purchasers are today attracted to the store where Guthrie, Okla., Firm Cleverly Shows Pleasure Pos-
sibilities of the Haines Bros. Ampico.
A. H. McKen^ie, One of the Craft from Janes- service is a part of the sales force. The service
unit of a selling organization is worthless without
ville, Wis., Distinguishes the Various
In a handsome display in the Guthrie, Okla.,
the second unit, the closer, for the goods must
newspapers this week, the Williams Piano Co., cites
Units in Deals.
be sold before service can be given."
very convincing arguments for the Haines Bros,
But sales depend upon the proper functioning of pianos with the Ampico. "Silver Threads Among
The part of the tuner in the scheme of piano sales
the units, and a foremost unit is the tuner. He the Gold" is the caption to an illustration that
is an important one, according to A. H. McKenzie, all
supplies an important part of the service. The
the Janesville, Wis., tuner. In distinguishing the house may include a 'tuning in the price of the cleverly suggests the uses of the playerpiano to
units composing every sale, Mr. McKenzie points piano, but the customer pays for it just the same, an aged and devoted married pair.
"Music, the eternal solace for the old folks left
out the methods which gained contact vvitli the and it is up to the tuner to see that he gets his
alone
by sons and daughters who have married and,
prospective customer.
money's worth. The service is the one item of the living elsewhere, are busy with their own homes
transaction
where
the
customer
thinks
he
knows
"This may he accomplished by canvasser, or by
and affairs, cheer many a lonely hour,'' is the
an adequate advertising department, which consists, about what he is getting. When he bought the statement. This is hopefully added: "For them
of course, of a properly thought out window dis- piano he did it through confidence either in the Haines Bros, piano with the Ampico or the Marque
play," said Mr. McKenzie. "Under the heading of house or the individual salesman and trusted them Ampico, the foot-power model, brings a musical
canvasser we usually think of a regular door-bell to do the right thing by him, and the tuner is the solace in a wealth of lovely music. Old songs,
waltzes, ballads of a by-gone day, bringing a flood
ringer, but any member of the organization who in one on whom the entire responsibility depends.
If the tuner is wide-awake he will realize that he of tender memories and renewing the days of their
any way comes in direct contact with the purchas-
ing public is in the broader sense a canvasser, and had excellent opportunity to get prospects. He is youth, making happy the twilight of their life to-
in direct contact with the purchasing public in all of gether. For this wonderful instrument brings with
his opportunities should not be overlooked.
his work. Perhaps he is called in to tune antiquated it the playing of all the great pianists. It is more
"Second, comes the clo.ser, who is in a class by squares. There is a mighty good prospect for a than a piano, it is music itself. Godowsky, Carreno,
himself. He is logical, a quick judge of human new piano. Of course, one may advise a $50 to $100 Copeland, Levitzki, Ornstein, and the great Rus-
nature, and his business is to know the proper time repair bill, but in 80 per cent of cases that would sian composer-pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff—these
to extract the coin."
be an abuse of confidence. When the tuner advises and a hundred other master pianists are at your
Because of the great usefulness of the sales closer, the purchase of a new instrument he has performed command, waiting to play for you in your own home
whenever you wish."
Mr. McKenzie forgives him for the ease with which his function in the scheme of sales.
PART OF THE TUNER IN
THE SCHEME OF SALES
CALM JOYS FOR THE
OLD FOLKS AT HOME
THE
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