Presto

Issue: 1923 1935

August 25j 1923
PRESTO
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.
HEARSTS IN VODVIIXE
Band and Orchestra Leaders in New York
Also Recognize the Merits of Five
Big Hits.
& Thomas, Alice Dudley, Dolly St. John, Delia
Reardon, Milford & Francis, Chung Wong Quar-
tette, Golden & Frazier, Joe Edmund's World Court
Act, Bernice Hearst, Happy Bcnway & Dinkins, Jack
McShayne, Dorothy Taylor and Joe McAllannan of
Coburn's Minstrels.
TELLING THE WHY OF IT
The Sense of Nonsense Is Given as the Secret of
"No Bananas" Success.
A writer in The New York Times says that he
read with much pleasure an article on "Yes! We Have
No Bananas—and Why."
'"The many and varied theories given for the rea-
son of the song's pqpularity are most interesting. The
'why' of anything piques the curiosity of us all.
"To my mind the following is the one theory that
conies nearest solving the problem with fewer com-
plications: That is, the unconscious recognition of
real merit by the quality which we all possess, some
to a greater degree than others, the pure sense of
nonsense."
JACK MILLS' FALL CAMPAIGN.
At a recent conference of the department execu-
tives of Jack Mills, Inc., music publishers 148-50 West
46th street, New York, a fall policy was outlined and
it was decided that the firm would concentrate on
the following numbers: "Just a Girl that Men For-
get," the ballad sensation; "Hey! You Want Any
Codfish? (We Only Got Mack'rel Today)," contribu-
tion to the "food song" epidemic; "Love Is Just a
Flower" and "Havana," two Pacific Coast melody
hits, and "Mad." The Jack Mills catalog of "blues"
will also come in for a goodly share of exploitation,
as will the novelty piano, saxophone and banjo
editions and the "B-B" series of "beautiful ballads."
A PIANO SALESMAN'S "HIT."
A new song by Roy L. Burtsch, star salesman of
THREE NEW ONES RELEASED
the Pearson Piano Co., of Indianapolis, Ind., prom-
ises to be a big "hit." It is "One Who Cares For
Fox-trots, Blues and Waltz Ballads in Latest Pro- Me," a "childhood home" song of the kin that wins
when first heard. The words are by Hubbard T.
ductions of New York House.
Smith. Mr. Burtsch has put much originality into
The music of Hearst Music Publishers, Ltd., New the piano accompaniment and altogether it is an
York, Winnipeg and Toronto, is meeting with great offering which dealers may commend with certainty
favor with band and orchestra leaders in New York of doing good instead of harm to the home circle.
City.
Arthur Pryor's famous band at Luna Park, Coney
FOR SAX AND PIANO.
Island, makes a special feature of "Wonderful Child"
It has always been customary for music publishers
and "Beautiful Rose." The first is a swinging, tune- to issue pieces for piano and violin, but nowadays it
ful fox-trot, and the other a haunting waltz number. is more common for them to put forth numbers for
Harold Stern's band at Brighton Beach is featur- piano and saxophone. Solos for sax with piano ac-
ing "She's Got Another Daddy," a weeping blues, and companiments are as common as the old-fashioned
"Wonderful Child," with great success. Natzy's "song and chorus" used to be.
celebrated orchestra at the Hotel Biltmore is creating
widespread interest through their artistic rendition of
SONG WRITER SELLS FLATS.
"Always Looking for a Little Sunshine" and "Won-
derful Child." Joe Basille's band at the Veledrome
Walter E. Blaufuss, orchestra leader and composer,
is making a decided hit with "Wonderful Child'' and of Chicago, has sold the twenty-one apartments at
"Sunshine." Lou Fisher and his Peppy Orchestra the northeast corner of Forrestville and 51st, 133x129,
at Palisade Park keeps the thousands there humming to Barnet Fogel, for an indicated $100,000 subject to
the melodies of "Wonderful Child" and "Sunshine." $70,000. Song-writers are in the taxpaying class.
Benny Roberts' Dandy Orchestra at the Palace
Theater had the Broadway crowds humming "Won-
NEW SONG BY CADMAN.
derful Child," plaj'ing and programming it as exit
A
Sherman
Clay publication, "My Sweetheart of
number, recently.
Paradise," by Charles Wakefield Cadman, has been
Among the vaudeville artists the big live Hearst placed on the counters of music dealers and promises
numbers, "Wonderful Child," "Always Looking for to be a success. It is written in two keys, and it is
a Little Sunshine," "Beautiful Rose," "Home, My predicted that it will be as popular as "Dawning,"
Lovin' Dixie Home," and "She's Got Another by the same author.
Daddy," are meeting with success.
Three new numbers have just been released: "In
A "SONG SHOP" FAILS.
the Land of Sweet Sixteen," by George Meyer;
"Many Years," by Anderson & Hearst, and "Some
Arthur Fields, song shop, 2094 Seventh avenue.
Day You'll Cry Over Somebody Else," by Brennen New York, has failed with liabilities $14,973; assets
& Evans. They are scoring big and many acts are unknown. Principal creditors are Bernard Meyer,
taking them up.
$6,000; Aeolian Co., $695; Plaza Music Co., $406; H
Among those using one or more of them is Howard
Gordon, $720.
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AUGUST SHEET MUSIC SALES
Sale of Small Instruments Holds Up Better During
the Summer Season Than Expected.
The Carl Fischer Co., 430 S. Wabash avenue, Chi-
cago, is doing a very active business in the sheet
music line this month. The latest song hits are much
sought for, and have converted a seemingly dull sum-
mer into one of activity.
The sale of small instruments of the Chicago
house has held up well, and is expected to increase
largely with the approach of the fall months.
The wholesale house of the Carl Fischer Co., in
New York City, has had a prosperous trade during
the summer months, according to the reports re-
ceived in Chicago this week. The report also states
that orders for the fall are coming in rapidly, and
the outlook for the immediate future is very promis-
ing.
ED. DEMOTTE WITH SCHIRMER.
The new Fifth Street store building in Los An-
geles, Cal., is under way and when completed will
be a splendid structure. During the building opera-
tions E. M. DeMotte manager of the Sheet Music
Department, is with the wholesale of G. Schirmer.
It is expected that the Fifth Street store will be in
its new building early in October, wTTen Mr. DeMotte
will again assume his old place.
RETURNED TO REMICK.
Frank Trever has returned as demonstrator to the
Portland, Ore., Remick Song & Gift Shop. Mr.
Trever was with the Earl Fuller jazz band of Chi-
cago. Mr. Trever has many friends in Portland,
who are glad to have him back.
Profits
"Be First With a HEARST"
Wonderful Child
She's Got Another Daddy
Beautiful Rose
Home—My Lovin' Dixie Home
In The Land of Sweet Sixteen
Many Years
Always Looking For A Little Sunshine
Just a Little Gold Watch and Chain
In Baby's Smile
Love is Love For Ever
Lonesome Two
Piano Dream
Step
Order From Your Jobber or Direct
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Falling
Just a Little Blue
Barney Google
Beside a Babbling Brook
My Buddy
Carolina in the Morning
Dream Melody
Sweet One
Rocky Mountain Moon
When Will I Know
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WORK DONE BY
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PRESTO
NEW ARTECHO ROLLS
September Presentations Include Fine Range
of Classic and Popular Music and Splen-
did List of Accompaniments.
FAMOUS RECORDING ARTISTS
New Bulletin from Q R S Music Co. Excells Usual
Standard.
The following list of standard and popular music,
including accompaniment releases, are comprised in
the September bulletin of Artecho rolls issued by the
Q R S Music Co., Chicago. In all cases the name
of the recording artist is printed in parentheses:
The standard numbers are as follows: Unfinished
Symphony, B Minor, 2nd Movement, Franz Schubert
(Marguerite Volavy and Howard Brockway). Bridal
Chorus from "Lohengrin,"' Richard Wagner (Howard
Brockway). Salut d'Amour, Edward Elgar (Richard
Merton). Country Gardens, English Morris Dance
Tune, arranged by Percy Aldridge Grainger (R. Mc-
Arthur-Smith). Dolores, Waltz Serenada, Cosme
McMoon (Composer). Barcarolle, F Sharp Minor,
Op. 60, Chopin (Annette Essipoff). Fakoczy March,
Franz Liszt (Ernest von Dohanyi). Reminiscences
"Wine, Women and Song," Johann Strauss (R.
Epstein).
September Artecho Popular Bulletin: When You
Walked Out Someone Else Walked Right In, fox-
trot, words and music by Irving Berlin (Max
Kortlander).
Love Is Just a Flower, fox-
trot, words by Hal Billings, music by Schonberg and
Lyman (Arden and Kortlander). Born and Bred in
Brooklyn, waltz, words and music by George M.
Cohan (Phil Ohman). Wonder If She's Lonely, Too,
fox-trot, words and music by Grossman and White
(Phil Ohman). When June Comes Along with a
Song (from "The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly"), fox-trot,
words and music by George M. Cohan (Arden and
Kortlander). Wildflower (from "The Wildflower"),
fox-trot, words by Harbach and Hammerstein, music
by Youmans and Stothart (Herbert Clair).
Artecho Accompaniment Releases: O Sleep, Why
Dost Thou Leave Me? aria, for high voice,
Geo.
F . Handel (George Kerr).
Clair De
Lune, for high voice, Joseph Szulo (George
Kerr).
Liebestraum, No. 3, for comparison
and demonstration purposes only, Fr. Liszt
(Marguerite Volavy). Where My Caravan Has
Rested, key of E flat, for low voice, Herman Lohr,
words by Edward Teschemacher (George Kerr).
Beloved, It Is Morn, key of D major, for low voice,
Florence Aylward, words by Emily Hickey (George
Kerr). A Song of India, key of E major, for low
voice, Nikolas Rimsky-Korsakoff (George Kerr). A
Song of Thanksgiving, key of E Mat major, for low
voice, Frances Allitsen, words by James Thomson
(George Kerr).
THE VALUE OF EFFORT.
An exporter once said, "If we could sell every
one of our dealers every one of our products we
would make undreamed-of profits," says Commerce
Reports. This phrase might be changed into, "If
we cultivate to the limit every market where po-
tential demand for our product exists," the results
would be the same. For although American export
activities touch in some measure every nook and
corner of the earth's surface, there are still many
neglected markets, some of them much closer at
hand than anyone imagines. These stand ready to
pay dividends on the proper investment of mer-
chandizing and export ability.
BACK HOME AFTER BIG FIRE.
The Blatt Music Store, of Columbus, Ohio, is back
in its old home, 133 S. High street, after four months,
due to a destructive fire. The building has been re-
paired and redecorated. The store was opened to the
public last week, Monday morning.
STARR
August 25, 1923
THE PRESTOS WANT ADVS.
SALESMAN WANTED.
Cable Piano Company wants, for one of its best Illinois
branches, a wide awake, experienced Talking Machine
salesman. We carry complete stock of both Victrola
and Brunswick phonographs. A good proposition and
best chances of advancement for the right man. Must
have had experience. Address E. F. N., Cable Piano
Co., 301 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago, III.
SUPERINTENDENT WANTED.
High grade, nationally known, middle west piano manu-
facturer has opening for capable, well informed, all
around factory superintendent. Prefer man now em-
ployed and already a demonstrated success, both tech-
nically and in the handling of men and material. Per-
manent position. Replies received in strict confidence.
Address P. O. Box 243, Newport, Ky.
SALESMAN WANTED.
Wanted—Piano salesman, between 28 and 35 years old,
who is capable of handling canvassers. One who is
receptive and able to learn our method of selling.
Will pay good salary and commission. Married man
preferred. This is a branch store located in Detroit,
Michigan, representing a large manufacturer. Address
Detroit, Box 6, Presto Office, Chicago.
FACTORY SUPERINTENDENT.
A thoroughly competent, experienced, producing factory
superintendent is open for a change. Prefer western
factory and can start in within two weeks. Is now
employed but wants a larger output. Address "Com-
petent," Box 7, PRESTO Office, Chicago.
TWENTY USED PIANOS,
which have not yet passed through our repair shop.
Offered at low prices to dealers. Range $30 to $50.
All woods included. Address replies to R. J. C , Cable
Piano Company, Chicago, Illinois.
PIANO STORE FOR SALE.
Successfully established piano firm located in Quincy, III.,
wishes to retire from business. Stock has been re-
duced to $7,500. $6,000 will buy it. Must sell within
the next sixty days. Rare opportunity for one who
wishes to continue the business and make good from
the start. Present owner will assist in financing the
right party. If interested, get busy at once for the
fall business. Write direct to owners. Giles Brothers,
111 North Fourth St., Quincy, III. (Since 1883.)
TRAVELER WANTED.
An experienced wholesale traveler to cover Indiana and
Michigan territory. Salary basis wjth an attractive
bonus. Correspondence strictly confidential. Address
"Confidential," care of PRESTO.
WANTED—SALES MANAGER.
A retail piano sales manager of ability, experience, good
habits and high ideals, who can market the finest
lines of high grade musical merchandise manufac-
tured, and who thoroughly believes in hard work,
conscientious selling methods, who takes pride in his
own record and in maintaining the splendid reputa-
tion and high standing of the house desiring his
services. This is a splendid opportunity for the right
man with one of the largest and oldest piano houses
in the city of Pittsburgh, Pa., and known from coast
to coast. Address "Retail Manager," care PRESTO,
Chicago.
FIRST-CLASS MAN WANTED.
A man of experience, ability and energy, combined with
a thorough knowledge of the entire retail phonograph
and record business, accustomed to general super-
vision of sales, advertising and promotion, with
plenty of pep and original ideas, can secure an ex-
ceptionally fine opportunity in one of the most pro-
gressive and rapidly grown cities in the Southwest
and become associated with an institution thoroughly
established and rapidly advancing in prestige and
increasing its business by leaps and bounds. Only
first-class man need apply, thoroughly qualified and
a real worker. Address " B . L. W.," care PRESTO.
BELLYMAN WANTED.
WANTED AT ONCE — Bellyman wanted for small
grands; to take on large output in Chicago factory.
Address "Large Output," Box 16, PRESTO Office, 407
S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
SALESMAN WANTED.
WANTED—A wholesale piano salesman equal to the
distribution of from 1,500 to 2,000 instruments a year.
Must be man of standing and wide acquaintance in
the trade and willing to travel over wide territory.
Address "Wholesale," care of PRESTO, 407 S. Dear-
born St., Chicago.
POSITION WANTED.
Experienced tuner and player mechanic, with some
selling experience, wants location with a live dealer.
Am also a clarinet and saxophone player and teacher
of bands and band Instruments. All letters answered.
Address E. E. B., care Presto, Chicago.
FOR SALE.
Great opportunity for some piano man who wishes to
purchase an old established piano business in live
location in Chicago.
Stock consists of players and
pianos, phonograph agency, small stock rolls and rec-
ords.
Will sell on invoice basis. Address Y. O. R.,
care of PRESTO, Chicago.
MANAGER WANTED.
Old established music store, in large Middle West city,
. offers good position and splendid opportunity to gen-
eral manager competent to assume full and complete
charge. Must be experienced and able to show suc-
cessful record. Address "Manager," Box 14, PRESTO
Office, Chicago.
For
MUSIC STORE OPPORTUNITY.
Sale—Best music store in the Southwest.
Town
about 20,000 in black belt of Texas.
In shallow oil
field which has been in operation for 25 years.
Gusher, oil-field now developing, bring millions of
money and thousands of people. Reason for selling,
want to devote entire time to my oil business. Ad-
dress Money Maker, Box 11, Presto, Chicago, III.
PIANOS
Our new designs are models of artistic piano
construction. More than fifty designs, a
Style for every need at a price for every purse
CALIFORNIA OR OREGON.
PLAYER, Reproducer and Phonograph Mechanic and
Tuner, of years' experience, desires to locate in Cal-
ifornia or Oregon. Not on account of his health, but
to settle down to give first class service.
Best of
references, personality, etc. Address H. F. Peltier,
care Presto, Chicago.
CITY SALESMEN WANTED.
Several live salesmen can find opportunity in a profitable
and attractive branch of the retail business by ad-
dressing the Lindenberg Piano Co., Columbus, Ohio.
TUNERS AND REPAIR MEN.
WANTED — Tuners, repair men and dealers to save
money by sending their key-work to Harlem Piano &
Organ Key Co. See ad. in PRESTO and note prices.
COLD IVORY GLUE.
WANTED—Tuners and repair men to t r y our Special
White Ivory Glue. Only glue on the market that can
be used cold. Harlem Piano & Organ Key Co. Price,
$1.00 can, postpaid, in the U. S.
ROAD POSITION WANTED.
Piano man with many years of factory experience in all
branches of piano making; expert player man and of
most makes of electrically operated instruments; also
experience in selling, wishes position on the road.
Prefer Pacific Coast territory. Will give any refer-
ences desired. Address "Pacific," Box 11, PRESTO
Office, Chicago.
EVERY MAN, WHETHER
Directly or Indirectly Interested in
Pianos, Phonographs or the General
Music Trade
Should have the three booklets compris-
ing
PRESTO TRADE LISTS
No. 1—Directory of the Music Trades—
the Dealers List.
No. 2—The Phonograph Directory—the
Talking Machine List.
No. 3—Directory of the Music Industries
(Manufacturers, Supplies, etc., of
all kinds).
Price, each book, 25 cents.
The three books combined contain the
only complete addresses and classified
lists of all the various depart-
ments of the music indus-
tries and trades.
Choice of these books and also a copy of
the indispensable "Presto Buyer's Guide,"
will be sent free of charge to new sub-
scribers to Presto, the American Music
Trade Weekly, at $2 a year.
You want Presto; you want the Presto
Trade Lists. They cost little and return
much. Why not have them?
Published by
Presto Publishing Co.
407 So. Dearborn St.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
PLAYER-PIANOS
Correspondence with dealei) solicited.
THE STARR PIANO CO
Manufacturers Of
Dealers find unmatched selling points m the?
STARR, RICHMOND, TRAYSER and
REMINGTON PLAYER-PIANOS
STARR and RICHMOND GRAI W> PIANOS
STARR, RICHMOND, TRAYSER a! U REMINGTON
PIANOS and PLAYER-Pl KNOS
Factories :
RICHMOND,
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