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.put a style of accompaniment which usually pleases, and will be more than pleased to see just what your
the right hand having both melody and second part, excellent critic and reviewer has to say regarding
with octaves and fifths for the left hand. Sung with these numbers.
understanding this one should go well. The music
Yours very truly,
is beautifully printed and the engraving clear and
EDWARD C. McCORMICK,
attractive. On the back cover of this song is a hand-
Macks'- Song Shop.
some portrait of Alice Nadine Morrison, who
extends her appreciation of the manner in which the
VISALIA MUSIC WEEK.
singing public has accepted her offerings.
Music Week in Visalia, California, from November
19 to November 25, featured an Artists' Night in the
Municipal Auditorium, when, by courtesy of the
Hockett-Bristol & Cowan Music Company of Fresno,
Mrs. Wilda Bernard and Joe Josephs used the Ampi-
Changed a Lifeless, Inexpressive Puritan Mob Into co for accompaniment. The Hockett. Bristol & Cowan
Company sends tidings of a brilliant recital in Fresno
a Pepful Group of Ancestors.
by Marguerite D'Alvarez, in which the company
The effect of jazz music on "Early Colonists" in featured the Chickering piano. Lois Maier, accom-
a moving picture shooting lot was so strangely strik- panying Mme. D'Alvarez, played a solo group which
ing that the incident was recorded for the benefit of called forth elaborate comment in the next morning's
directors. An orchestra was playing music of an papers on the excellent tone of the instrument.
ancient vintage on the set during the filming of "To
Have and to Hold," but the director wasn't satisfied
JACK MILLS OPTIMISTIC.
with the action of the extras in the scene. They
Jack Mills, the New York publisher, feels that he
seemed dull, too lifeless and inexpressive. Near the
orchestra sat Betty Compson, who with Bert Lytell has "arrived" in the very front rank of music pub-
is featured in the picture. While Director Fitz- lishers. Mr. Mills recently said: "Business has
maurice bemoaned the poor work of the extras she never been better with us. This is not a bromide,
requested a jazz number from the orchestra leader. but a true statement of fact. If you want figures,
The musicians responded with a syncopating fox trot. listen to this: In the past three months we have
doubled our professional, business and sales staffs,
Immediately the extras livened up. Pep entered and have placed at least five of our numbers in the
in person and the entire set seemed suddenly to come select 'hit' class. Our business this year will more
to life. Fitzmaurice's face lightened up with smiles. than treble that of 1921, and it is steadily gathering
All was well.
momentum."
The incident served to cause more than one present
to wonder just what effect modern jazz music might
A RECORD FOR SPEED.
have had on people of the early American days.
Within two hours after Jack Mills, Inc., had taken
over from Al Eldridge, pianist for Isham Jones Or-
chestra, his fox trot ballad hit, "Think of Me," the
piano copy was in the hands of Maurice Terr, the
arranger. Twenty-four hours later the orchestration
Enthusiastic Publisher Relates How Much of a Suc- was rushed to print, and was received the following
day. Orchestrations were at once sent to all leaders
cess Is "Sweet Lovin* Mama."
throughout the Middle West, and today, four days
Phil Ponce of Philip Ponce Publications considers after the number was obtained, it is already being
the following, unmistakable signs that "Sweet Lovin' played by hundreds of leaders throughout the
Mama (Please Come Back to Me)" is a natural hit:
country.
"Other music publishers and their employes say
'Hello' to Phil. Old pals calling around asking how
RECITALS HELP TAMPA FIRM.
he is doing. All famous orchestras playing it six and
A series of recitals arranged by the Hamilton
seven times a night. Creditors asking for more work
Piano Co., Tampa, Fla., has had a splendid advertis-
and not asking for checks."
ing effect on the musical folk in the Florida City.
When Phil Ponce thanked Vincent Lopez for play- The
were well advertised and the audience at
ing "Sweet Lovin' Mama (Please Come Back to every recitals
event were large and appreciative. The com-
Me)" Vincent Lopez replied, "Don't thank me, it's a pany believes
recitals effectively made known the
great tune." A great tune to Mr. Lopez's orchestra merits of its the
piano, player and reproducing piano
must be a great tune. Coincident with this Billy lines to the most
desirable prospects.
Wagner wires that he is singing to 10,000 people
daily at the Houston, Texas, fair, and oh, how those
Texans love "Sweet Lovin' Mama (Please Come
BOB HARDING WITH JACK MILLS, INC.
Back to Me)" No wonder success is knocking at the
Bob Harding, for many years with Waterson, Ber-
door of Philip Ponce Publications, 1658 Broadway, lin & Snyder, and conceded to be one of the most
New York.
efficient orchestra men in the music business, has
The New Orleans Jazz Band playing at Dance- joined the staff of Jack Mills, Inc., New York, where
land, Broadway, New York, use their own bright red he will direct the activities of the orchestra depart-
hot arrangement of "Sweet Lovin' Mama (Please ment. Mr. Harding's wide acquaintance in the or-
Come Back to Me)." They make a dance floor as chestra field makes him exceedingly valuable.
hot as the sands of Sahara.
NEW GENERAL STORE.
D. L. and E. L. Green, two experienced music
goods salesmen have opened a general music store
at 121 West State street, Kennett Square, Pa. The
Publisher at Palestine Tells of His New Songs and location is one of the best in the city and the arrange-
ment of the store suitable to the requirements of an
Pays a Compliment.
ambitious firm. The company reports an excellent
holiday business in all lines.
Palestine, 111., Nov. 22, 1922.
Editor Presto: Herewith please find check for
which please send me the equivalent in PRESTO
MILT FEIBER WITH MILLS.
subscription; not by actual value, for I realize that
Milt
Feiber,
for many years in vaudeville with the
some single numbers of PRESTO are worth more
team of Jess and Milt Feiber, and who is a pianist of
than this amount to ME.
mean ability, has joined the professional depart-
Wish to say that I am just starting again on my no
ment
of Jack Mills, Inc., New York. He will assist
campaign for some of my numbers, and that future Manager
Jimmy McHugh in catering to the needs of
roads are showing up much smoother and brighter professionals
in want of good music.
than for some time past in the music publishing field.
My new numbers, which I will shortly throw into
the ring of popular edition music, are "Indiany
BROADWAY MUSIC CORPORATION.
Mammy Blues," (fox-trot), which is being featured
A voluntary complaint against Broadway Music
by many of the best orchestras and pronounced by Corporation, music publishers, 723 Seventh avenue,
Holden, of Holden Orchestras, of Chicago, as their New York, was made last week by Edgar Allen
one best dance number. It is used to wonderful ad- Wood, $110; Neville Fleeson, $372; and Samuel Ross,
vantage by Isadore Cohns' Famous Orchestra, now $330. Nathan Burkan, 1451 Broadway, is attorney
playing for the Missouri Theatre of St. Louis, and for the petitioners.
being broadcasted by many of the best radio-orches-
tras.
BIG SHEET MUSIC CO.
"You'll Be Sorry (Bye and Bye)" fox-trot ballad,
L. Wolfe Gilbert Music Corp., Wilmington, Dela-
is also finding great favor as a dance number and
classed as a real song, that is made to sing, by many ware, publishers, has been incorporated with capital-
of the best singers of today. Also a waltz-ballad, ization of $1,000,000. This is one the largest initial
"Mammy Keep Watch O'er Me;" and a beautiful investments associated with the music publishing
ballad number, "Rock Me to Sleep With Melodies of industry, and is therefore of special interest.
Bye-O-Baby Bye," attracting no little attention as a
smi-classic popular number.
George Sheehan is a new man on the sales staff of
I am sending pro. copies of two of these numbers, the Southern California Music Co., Los Angeles.
JAZZ FOR EARLY COLONISTS
WHAT PHIL PONCE BELIEVES
December 9, 1922.
CLAQUER PLOT TRUSTRATED
Debutant Who Was "Approached" by Blackmailer
Made Successful Appearance in "Die Walkuere."
A young singer was announced to sing in opera
with the Chicago organization. She was esconced
in a suite of a great hotel, awaiting the rise of the
curtain in a nearby great opera house.
One morning a caller was announced. He wished
to see the singer on important business pertaining to
her impending debut. AH interest, the singer re-
sponded, Incredible as it must seem, the interview
quickly developed into a shameful case of attempted
blackmail, of a kind not common in this country.
In effect, the caller explained, in language not at
all guarded, that he was the leader of an organized
band of "claqtiers," the business of which was to
"make or break" artists who might essay to win
public approval.
He could establish the singer's
fame at a single appearance! His "gang" would
greet her with such uproarious applause that the re-
sult might accurately he foretold. Or he could de-
stroy her by silence, or evidences of disapproval!
It was a straightout proposition that, for a given
sum of money, the claquers would place the stamp
of approval upon the singer, or, if the money offer
were rejected, the reception would be such as to
work the destruction of the singer's aspirations.
The story was told by a prominent piano manu-
facturer who had heard it from the lips of the
debutant. If there is a band of highwaymen whose
outrages sink to any such depths as that of the pro-
fessional claquer—where is it?
It must be added that the plans of the claquers
did not prove effective in the case here referred to.
On Sunday Grace Hoist, the young Swedish soprano,
appeared with the Chicago Opera Company, acting
and singing the part of "Sieglinde" in Die Walkuere,
with brilliant success.
BOTTLING UP MUSIC.
The French music public 100 years hence will have
an opportunity of judging with their own ears the
art of some of the greatest musicians of today
through a step which will be taken by the National
Opera of France this month. A vault has been built
in which will be deposited phonograph records made
by some of the leading artists, after the records have
been placed in hermetically sealed urn. After a cen-
tury passes these urns will be opened and the records
played for the people of that time. The artists to be
honored thus this month are Saint-Saens, Caruso and
Mme. Renee Chemet, who was one of the New York
Philharmonic Society's violin soloists last season
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