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Presto

Issue: 1923 1912

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PRESTO
JAZZ LEADER WRITES OPINION
Paul Whiteman, Noted Orchestra Leader, Calls at
Heim's Music Store, Danbury, Conn.
Heim's Music Store, Danbury, Conn., was visited
on February 17 by Paul Whiteman, famous jazz
orchestra leader.
During his call Mr. Whiteman
autographed a hundred Victor records featuring his
latest hit, "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers," and
gave out the following message for publication in the
advertising of Heim's Music Store:
"I consider my record 'Parade of the Wooden Sol-
diers,' one of the best I have ever recorded and pre-
dict for it a sale as large, if not larger, than any
record I have ever produced."
Heim's Music Store is the agent for Milton pianos
in Danbury and Ridgefield, Conn., and Brewster,
N. Y., at all of which towns they have stores.
cher, 232 Canal street and 118 Walker street, New
York. The orders for the resonator form a consid-
erable portion of the business of this house and prom-
ise to grow bigger as the musical merchandise trade
realize the importance of the device to banjoists.
The spread of orchestras has also increased the
interest of the musical merchandise trade in the line
of hammered cymbals, brass mutes for cornets, trom-
bones and French horns carried by Magosy & Bus-
cher. The line of hammered cymbals of the firm
is particularly worth the attention of the trade.
These are of splendid sound quality and the prices
are alluring. A line of drum majors' batons in wood
and metal is also worth the attention of dealers.
March 17, 1923
The Background
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A BUSY ROLL
DEPARTMENT
IN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Growth of the Musical Merchandise Business Shown
by New Stores and Extensions.
The talking machine business conducted in Mag-
nolia, Ark., by W. G. Eubanks, has been purchased
by E. G. Pettus.
The Consolidated Talking Machine Co., of Chicago,
Bestone Banjo Resonator Made by Magosy & Bus- has taken over the stock and distribution of the Min-
neapolis Drug Co., Minneapolis, Minn., for Okeh and
cher by Professional and Amateur Performers.
Interest in banjos grows in equal ratio with the Odeon records, and has opened a branch store at 1121
favor for the instrument in orchestras, the professional Nicolett avenue, in the heart of the retail district, to
kind and the orchestras formed in the family group. do a wholesale business only.
R. A. Forbes has been bade buyer and manager of
Pleasant social circles in many places are formed
around a little amateur orchestra. More attention the talking machine department of John iWana-
is now given to the banjo in the professional and maker, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Forbes for several
amateur groups. Of course, that means more at- years was manager of the talking machine depart-
tention to accessories for the banjo, like the Bestone ment of James McCreery & Co., New York.
The Feld Furniture Co., Vicksburg, Miss., recently
Banjo Resonator, made and sold by Magosy & Bus-
held the formal opening of its new Columbia Grafo-
nola department.
The Talking Machine Co., of Austin, Tex., has in-
creased its capital from $34,500 to $400,000. The con-
cern has also changed its name to the F. E. Swan
Co. and moved to Houston, Tex.
Small Keyless Piano
producing
The L. L. Thomas Music Co., Marshfield, Ore.,
recently moved into a new location at 162 South
Maximum Profits in Minimum Space
Second street. Mr. Thomas is most enthusiastic
over his new establishment and future business. The
new store is modern in every respect and artistically
decorated and furnished.
Victor dealers from the northern Ohio territory
were guests of the Cleveland Talking Machine Co.
and the Eclipse Musical Co., Victor jobbers, at a
special meeting at Hotel Winton, Cleveland, O., last
week, where they heard Mrs. Frances Elliott Clark,
head of the educational department of the Victor Co.,
tell of the development of the music memory contest.
One of the most outstanding events connected with
the winning of the recent International < Amateur
Outdoor Skating Championship at St. John, New
Brunswick, was the presentation of a Sonora portable
to the winner, C. Jewtraw.
CALLS FOR BANJO SERVICE
COLUMBIA
WORD ROLLS
HARP-O-GRAND
A BIG ZENITH SIGN.
An interesting picture recently taken from the
roof of the McCormick Building, at the northwest
corner of Michigan boulevard and Van Buren street,
Chicago, shows a sign appearing on the snow in the
expanse of Grant Park east of the I. C. R. R. tracks.
It reads "Zenith Radio at Cable Piano Co.." On the
snow, soiled by the railroad smoke, the words were
formed and, according to the Cable Piano Co., the
letters were 40 feet high and had a spread equalling
the length of a block.
Small in Size—Big in Results
Only SO in. high; 35 in. wide.
A Triumph in Compactness and Efficiency;
Powerful as Full-sized Piano.
Plays Standard 65-note Music Rolls.
Large Coin Box; Harp Attachment; Beau-
tiful Cabinet.
Dealers Can Make Money Selling This Per-
fect Music-Maker for Small Theatres and
Other Public and Private Purposes.
Send for Descriptive Circular
NELSON-WIGGEN PIANO CO.
CHICAGO, ILL.
BUYS IN DALLAS.
The Collins-Decker Co., Inc., operators of a chain
of music stores throughout Texas, with'headquarters
in Greenville, Tex., recently bought the stock and
fixtures, of the Riddell Phonograph Co., 1205 Elm
street, Dallas, Tex. J. S. Frank, for the past six
years with the Collins-Decker Co., has been appointed
manager of the local branch in this city, and is plan-
ning an extensive selling campaign to increase sales.
The opening of new retail warerooms has been an-
nounced by Jacob Doll & Sons at their factory build-
ing, Southern boulevard and 133rd street, New York
City. The entire line of Doll pianos, including up-
rights, grands and players, is on display at the new
warerooms.
C. G. CONN, Ltd., Elkhart, Ind.
C. D. GREENLEAF, Pres.
J. E. BOYER, Sec'y
World's largest manufacturers of High Grade Band and Orchestra Instruments. Employs 1,6M
expert workmen.
All of the most celebrated Artists use and endorse Conn Instruments.
Famous Bandmasters and Orchestra Directors highly endorse and recommend the use of tke
Conn Instruments in their organizations.
Conn Instruments are noted for their ease of playing, light and reliable ralve or key action;
quick response, rich tonal quality, perfect intonation, tone carrying quality, artisticness of ctanagn,
beautiful finish and reliable construction.
fnnn Instruments are sent to smy point In th > U. S. subject to ten Jays free trial. Bnaok store
or agencies will be found in all large cities. Writ e for catalogues, prices, etc.
C. G. CONN, Ltd.
DEPT. MS.
ELKHART, IND.
Title
523
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
535
536
538
540
541
542
545
When Will I Know
Fox Trot
Honeymoon Time
Waltz
Journey's End
Fox Trot
Aunt Hagar's Blues
Fox Trot
You've Got to See Mamma
Every Night
Fox Trot
Four O'Clock Blues
Blues
Way Down in New Orleans. Fox Trot
Bees' Knees
Fox Trot
Wonderful One
Waltz
Jimbo-Jambo
Fox Trot
Baby Blue Eyes
Fox Trot
Family Trouble Blues
Blues
Who Did You Fool
After All
Fox Trot
Silver Swanee
Fox Trot
Aggravatin' Papa
Fox Trot
To Retail at
Why Pay More?
75
None Better.
Made of the best materials
obtainable.
Will please your trade and
double your sales.
Quality and price make
Columbia rolls the deal-
er's best profit producer
in a roll department.
A trial order will con-
vince you.
Columbia Music Roll Co.
22 S. Peoria St.
CHICAGO
ILL.
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PRESTO
March 17, 1923
SHEET MUSIC TRADE
TO PUBLISHERS
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THE COMBINED CIRCULATION
OF PRESTO (EST. 1884), AND MUS-
ICAL TIMES (EST. 1881), IS BY FAR
THE LARGEST IN THE FIELD OF
THE MUSIC TRADE. COMBINA-
TION RATES OF SPECIAL AT-
TRACTIVENESS FOR ADVERTIS-
ING SPACE IN BOTH PAPERS
WILL BE MADE TO MUSIC PUB-
LISHERS.
This department is designed to advance the sales
of sheet music, and give any current information in
the Sheet Music Trade.
This publication believes that Sheet Music will
pay the dealer, just as any other commodity pays
those who merchandise it properly.
The conductor of this department will review
any numbers that are sent in for the purpose. It is
not the intent to criticise, but to review these offer-
ings, giving particular information of the theme and
a description of the musical setting of the number
discussed.
Address all communications to Conductor Sheet
Music Dept, Presto, 407 S. Dearborn, Chicago, 111.
SUIT OVER REMICK SONG
Bill Entered in Federal Court Charges Theater with
Infringement of Copyright.
"Carolina in the Morning," a hit song of Jerome H.
Remick & Co., music publishers of New York, Chi-
cago and Detroit, has a tune that tempts the orches-
tra leaders with an ingrowing conscience. The allure-
ments of the song, which is rated as a "best seller"
all over the country and in Canada, were too much
for the music makers in a Chicago theater who dis-
regarded the little matter of copyright protecting the
song from piratical uses.
"Carolina in the Morning" was made the subject of
a suit filed last week in the Federal District Court,
Chicago, by Jerome H. Remick & Co. The suit was
filed by attorneys representing the publishers and
Gus Kahn, composer.
The copyrighted song, the bill claims, was used
illegally by the Franklin Theater, 328 East Thirty-
fifth street, with "irreparable loss" to the plaintiff.
SHEET MUSIC IN PORTLAND
New Department in Wiley B. Allen Co. and En-
larged One in Seiberling-Lucas Music Co.
Louis W. Mack has established an additional sheet
music department in the Wiley B. Allen Company's
store at 148 Fifth street, and will continue his store
at 124 Broadway, and has placed Kathleen Benoit
Campbell in charge. Miss Campbell has been in
charge of the sheet music department of Lipman,
Wolfe & Co. for a number of years and is an ac-
complished musician and is well known in the music
trade as any lady of the Northwest and has a large
following.
The Wiley B. Allen sent out a circular letter to
their large mailing list announcing the addition of the
sheet music department to the store, and Mr. Mack,
who has been in the sheet music game in Portland
for the past ten years, has every reason to anticipate
still more business than he has enjoyed in the past.
The new sheet music department in the new store
of the Seiberling-Lucas Music Co., in Portland, is the
most complete in the city. The company has in-
stalled 16 Globe Wernicke vertical files of four draw-
ers each directly back of a 50-foot counter. Each
AN IMMORTAL SONG
"Home, Sweet Home" Centenary to Be Observed in
England in May.
One hundred years ago next May 8, "Home, Sweet
Home" was sung in public for the first time. The
melody came in the second act of an opera called
"Clarl, or the Maid of Milan," produced at Convent
Garden, London. The libretto was written by a
wandering American actor, John Howard Payne, and
the music was composed by Sir Henry Bishop.
The opera died and was soon forgotten, but the
centenary of the song it bequeathed to the English-
speaking world is to be observed in London. As yet
the nature of the commemorative ceremonies has not
been decided upon, but leading musicians have ex-
pressed hope that the anniversary will be observed
by the signing of the song at concerts throughout
the world.
Payne eventually found his way back to the home
of which he sang so sweetly, but he resumed his wan-
derings and died on foreign soil, at Tunis, where he
had gone as American Consul.
SHEET MUSIC IN THE WEST
Representative of G. Schirmer, Inc., Sees Bright Fu-
ture for Sheet Music Business.
Joseph M. Skilton, the well-known representative
of the publishers, G. Schirmer, Inc., New York City,
was a caller at Lyon & Healy, Inc., Chicago, this
week. Mr. Skilton has just returned from a three
months trip to the West, having gone as far as the
Pacific Coast in the United States and into part of
British Columbia.
Mr. Skilton reports it is the most successful trip
he has ever had in- this part of the country, and that
dealers in sheet music everywhere are doing well.
Business is much better than it was in 1922, he said,
and it is the general feeling of the dealers that this
will be one of the best years the business has ever
experienced.
7 FOREMOST SELLERS
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BAYNERDALtjJEIM & Ca
Promoters of Concerts at College of New York Pro-
vides Opportunity for Genius.
Everywhere are unrecognized composers. In
even the smallest towns are people of musical ability
with the gift of composing who hide their light under
the proverbial bushel. Among the ranks of the
music teachers, band and orchestra members and
amateur performers are many clever composers yet
undiscovered. Music dealers everywhere are in a
position to list the customers with the known am-
bition to compose, or who already have produced.
Here is the opportunity that may be broadcasted
among those yearning for recognition.
The promoters of the stadium concerts of the city
of New York has begun a nation-wide search for
musical composers whose genius has gone undiscov-
ered. This was announced recently by promoters of
stadium concerts at the College of the City of New
York. This search will be accompanied by a quest
for singers or players whose merit has been hidden.
Composers whose scores are approved by a com-
mittee of judges will have their music played in the
stadium by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra,
which has given the open-air concerts for the last
three summers.
Vocalists and instrumentalists who prove their
merit will be permitted to sing or play with the Phil-
harmonic.
In making the announcement Adolph Lewisohn
and Mrs. Charles S. Guggenheimer said that all com-
posers, American-born or naturalized, would be
given an immediate hearing and that any one in
America might compete.
Orchestral scores of American composition that
13-Our Lucky-13
OF
A SONG
Including "JONAH" A WHALE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
"I'd Give It All for You"
"Honey" (An Alabama Lullaby)
"If It Makes Any Difference to You"
"Dear Heart, Tell Me Why"
"In Candy Land with You"
"My Days Remember"
"Sweet Norah Daly"
"Tea Rose" (Japanese Romance)
"Stop Looking At Me"
"Dance Me On Your Knee"
"Alanna Macree"
"Misty Moon"
"Jonah"
ELIZA DOYLE SMITH
Music Publishers
59 East Van Buren St.
CHICAGO
RUTH
Just Foolin' With You
That Wonderful Sweetie of Mine
You're the One Little Girl for Me
Love of the Ages
Dreaming of Love's Old Dream
When I Dream That Auld Erin Is Free
HERBERT J. GOTT
Music Publisher
177
No.
State 61.
CHICAGO
Estimates
- 9est
Music Printers
ANY PUBLISHER
\
OUR REFERENCE
drawer holds 10 boxes and the music is condensed
and easily found.
Mrs. Maybelle Elliott is in charge of this depart-
ment, who says that "Service" is their slogan and
they are now able to give the best of service, as they
have a complete stock of classical music from such
publishers as Theo-Presser, Oliver Ditson, B. F.
Wood, John Church, Boston Music Co., Carl Fisher,
Arthur P. Schmidt, G. Schirmer, White-Smith and
many others and a big stock of popular music from
Irving Berlin, Leo Feist, Remick, Sherman, Clay,
Sam Fox, Forster, Watterson, Berlin & Snyder and
other publishers.
SEEK UNDISCOVERED COMPOSERS
'
• WORK DONE B Y
•— A L L PROCESSES
054-2060 W.Lake St., Chicago, 111.
REMICK SONG HITS
Nobody Lied
Sweet Indiana Home
My Buddy
California
Tomorrow Will Be Brighter
Than Today
Carolina in the Morning
Silver Swanee
Childhood Days
When Shall We Meet Again
Lovable Eyes
Out of the Shadows
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
Dixie Highway
Just a Little Blue
Polly
J, H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
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