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PRESTO
November 10, 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.
HEARST NUMBERS ON STAGE
Big List of Vodvil Artists Feature Winning Songs in
Prominent Houses.
Bobbie Lowe of Youth and Melody, featuring
"Home, My Lovin' Dixie Home" and "Some Day
You'll Cry Over Somebody Else," the two popular
Hearst Music Publishers numbers, will play in the
near future the Poli Circuit theaters in Hartford, New
Haven, Bridgeport, Meriden, Wilkes-Barre, Scran-
ton, Waterbury, Springfield and Worcester, beginning
November 3rd; to follow in the Royal, Riverside,
Palace and other Keith houses.
Ethel La Rue, with John Grabler's Revue, opens at
the Strand Theater in Shamokin, Pa., with other
houses to follow, using "Some Day You'll Cry Over
Somebody Else"; and states it is one of the best
numbers she has had for a long time. Her winning
personality, splendid voice and a smile that won't
wear off contribute greatly to her artistic rendition of
this ballad.
Jess Libonati, the famous xylophonist, now touring
the Pantages Time, is using "Some Day You'll Cry
NEW WALTZ ATTRACTS BUYERS
Attractive Number in the Geo. W. Thomas Music
Co.'s List Has Winning Characteristics.
Every sheet music dealer can find a quick and ready
seller in "At Sundown," the sensational waltz success
of the Geo. W. Thomas Music Co., 423 Bowen ave-
nue, Chicago. The waltz provides an attractive num-
ber for the counter kept abreast of the times.
Good waltzes are scarce notwithstanding the ex-
pressed desires for more waltzes by the orchestra
leaders and the sheet music trade, agencies that can
accurately gauge the requirements and musical long-
ings of the sheet music buyers. The new waltz num-
ber of the Geo. W. Thomas Music Co. has the merits
to appeal to the sheet music dealer keen to attract
tasteful customers to his counter.
"Houston Blues," "Muscle Shoals Blues," "Up the
Country Blues" and "Shorty George Blues," com-
prise a quartet of winning numbers from the list of
the Geo. W. Thomas Music Co. Other successful
numbers from the Thomas list are: "Mammy's 7
Little Brown Rose," "I've Found a Sweetheart,'
"You Have a Home Somewhere," "I've Got a Man of
My Own," and "I Ain't No Sheik."
Over Somebody Else" on his way to the coast
through Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary
and Vancouver; then over to Portland, Spokane,
Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oak-
land; and then east until July 1, 1924, making a
special feature of "Cry."
Hoffman and Clifton of the Emerald Revue will
make a special feature of "Some Day You'll Cry Over
Somebody Else" on their tour through the New Eng-
land cities, this style of ballad suiting them wonder-
fully.
Al. Kilgour, the well-known balladist, is now tour-
ing western Canada featuring Hearst Music Pub-
lishers in the leading theaters, co-operating with the
dealers in exploiting the Hearst numbers.
Farrell and Hatch, the Colored Aristocrats of Song
and Melody, are singing "Some Day You'll Cry Over
Somebody Else" over the Pantages Time, booked
solid until next July throughout Canada, the Coast
and the Middle States back to New York.
Breitner's Famous Dance Orchestra, of Minne-
apolis, is playing nightly the Hearst songs "If I Had
You" and "Ginny" and made a big hit with them at
the West Broadway Street Carnival recently.
GALLAGHER AND SHEAN STARS
Appellate Division of Supreme Court in New York
Denies Contention Team Is "Ordinary."
"Oh, Mr. Gallagher." "Yes, Mr. Shean."
"Four judges think our stuff is art, I ween."
" 'Tis soitinly a slam,
We're not the hams what am,
But actors of the finest, Mr. Shean."
The appellate division of the Supreme Court in
New York last week added another jinx to the parade
of glooms in the theatrical life of Edward Gallagher
and Al Shean when it decided that Mr. Gallagher and
Mr. Shean were not mere hams.
In the injunction proceedings of the Shuberts re-
straining the team from performing for any one else,
it was decided in the lower courts that Gallagher and
Shean were "absolutely ordinary," as they contended.
But in the appellate division of the Supreme. Court
last week four justices ruled the pair were "irreplace-
able actors," as claimed by the Shuberts. Only one
justice voted nay. The ruling means that the con-
tract binds them to the Shuberts.
William McDermott, Buffalo, representative for
Jerome H. Remick & Co., music publishers; New
York, says the most favored numbers in the Remick
list in that city are "Dreamy Melody," "Lou'siana,"
"Somebody's Wrong" and "First, Last and Always."
SHEET MUSIC TRADE NOTES
A Few Items Interesting to People in Sheet Music
Department Are Printed.
The new professional rooms of the Hearst Music
Publishers, Ltd., are in the Roseland Building, 1658
Broadway, New York.
"War Whoop" is the name of a song of the Okla-
homa delegation to the American Legion convention
in San Francisco recently. It was written by H. E.
Snow, director of the Oklahoma State Band, and won
first prize as best legion song at the legion meeting
at Lawton, Okla.
McCoys, Inc., Hartford, Conn., recently purchased
the sheet music stock of the Eastern Music Publish-
ing Co., which has gone out of business in that city.
"My Sweetheart of Paradise" is a new song by
Charles Wakefield Cadman, published by Sherman,
Clay & Co., San Francisco.
A sheet music department has been added by Brin-
ton & Walker, 2041 South Eleventh street, East,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Charles Norton has moved his music business to
the Oddfellows Building, Farmingtun, Me.
Glen Cadwell has opened a sheet music business at
218 West Irvington avenue, Irvington Park, Cal.
E. A. Sayre has opened a new music business in,
Elgin, 111.
John Stanzcola, has opened a music business on
East Dinmore avenue, Hazelton, Pa.
Mrs. Blanche Larson recently purchased the Song
Shop at 8 East Third street, Jamestown, N. Y. Mrs.
Larson is widely known as an accomplished musician
and is conductor of a popular dance orchestra.
Someone has said that "Silver Threads
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Among the Gold" is still yielding an income
of $10,000 a year to the composer's widow
from royalties. Absurd.
EEP YOUR CASH REGISTER
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HEARST MUSIC
and make your own conditions Instead of being
at the mercy of them.
100% PROFIT-
THE BIGGEST CASH REGISTER CATALOGUE
YOU CAN HANDLE
Rings the bell like a bill collector
BIG PROFITS — QUICK SALES — BIGGER BUSINESS
There is no loss on any HEARST Song. All
unsold copies fully returnable
STANDA
POPULAR
INSTRUMENTAL
Prices F. O. B, Nearest Offices
100 of one Song,
100 Assorted 14 Kc
Less than 100 15c
Write for Catalogue
Featuring HEARST Music is like making love to
Widow—You can't overdo it!
your Jobber or any of the follow-
ORDER NOW from
ing Offices
HEARST
1658 Broadway, NEW YORK
MUSIC
PUBLISHERS
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Phoenix Bid?., WINNIPEG
199 Yong« St., TORONTO
HOME OF "BLUES"
Melrose Bros., Chicago, Enlarge Wholesale
Department and Have a New Blues Hit.
Melrose Bros., music publishers, "Home
of the Blues," have moved their wholesale
department to the Cohan Grand Opera
House Building, Randolph and Clark streets,
Chicago. They occupy four spacious rooms
on the sixth floor of this building. Their re-
tail store is at 63rd street and Cottage Grove
avenue, where they have been established
for over five years and where this progres-
sive house has built up a fine clientele. The
down town office will be in charge of Walter
Melrose.
"Sobbin' Blues," "Wolverine" and "Tin
Roof Blues," will be released on Victor,^
Okey, Gennett, and Paramount records for
the month of December, also by the Con-
norized Music Roll Co. Eighteen other big,
hits are about ready for release.
Fred Morton, noted jazz pianist, who com- x
posed the jazz hit, is in Chicago after an ab-i
sence of seven years and new numbers by
this jazz artist will be released by the Mel-
rose Co., in the very near future. Mr. Mor-:
ton's latest hit, "Wolverine Blues," h now inf
great demand throughout the-country and is-,
considered a noteworthy contribution to.
jnusic and from all indications will soon be
classed as one of the few standard "blues"
numbers now on the market.
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PRESTO
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PRICES AND SHEET MUSIC
Cutting the- Price Never an Inducement to Buy, Says
Department Manager.
. Cutting, the price of music will not bring the cus-
tomers into the sheet music store. The sheet music
buying public will pay the regular price, the price
which provides a fair profit for the dealer for what
he or she wants. It is next to impossible to induce
the public to buy music it does not want. The dry
goods dealer can put a piece of dress material in his
window and mark it down to an alluringly cheap
price and women will fight to buy it, although they
don't quite know what they are going to do with it.
But the sheet music dealer cannot turn a like trick.
You may mark good music down to five cents, but
you cannot make the public buy it with only the price
for an inducement. To be made to buy the public
must be made to want. The music on the sheet and
not the price must be the appeal.
"For instance," said a sheet music department man-
ager this week, "musical people will call at this coun-
ter and buy copies of all music they like in an opera
they have heard the night before. The price is never
considered. But you may find it hard to induce them
to buy numbers from the same opera that did not
allure them. You might offer the latter, songs or
piano arrangements, for the proverbial song and they
will not pipe a note to get the bargain things.
"The regular buyers of pops will cheerfully pay the
hit price for what they want, the latest one, hot off
the presses. You can't sell them the older hits if
they do not ask for them. They are buying what
they want and no system of price reduction will make
them increase their purchases.
THE PRESTO'S WANT ADVS.
TUNER AND PLAYER EXPERT.
Tuner, repairman and all around player mechanic, with
15 years' experience, available at once. Have had
some selling experience and have a car. Address
" E . X. B.," care of PRESTO, 407 S. Dearborn St.,
Chicago.
SALESMAN W A N T E D .
Piano floor salesman wanted for excellent position in
largest and most beautiful piano store in Northwest.
Permanent position with good salary and bonus.
Must be first-class salesman In every respect. All
replies strictly confidential. Address E. R. Mihm, 800
Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
SALESMEN WANTED.
W A N T E D — T w o experienced piano salesmen. A better
proposition than you now have. Salary, commission
or both. Must be men of character and ability. None
other need apply. The best selling conditions in any
city South or West. No soliciting necessary. Give
experience and reference in first letter. Also re-
muneration expected. Address "Sales Manager," Box
839, Shreveport, La.
FORSTER ORCHESTRA CLUB.
Forster Music Publisher, Inc., located at 235 South
Wabash Avenue, Chicago, will conduct an Orchestra
Club known as the Forster Orchestra Club and wilt
run through the year 1924.
FOR S A L E — G E N E R A L MUSIC STORE.
Located in the garden spot of the South; established ten
years; usual annual business $50,000. Stock consists
of pianos, players, phonographs of nationally adver-
tised lines. 50% of all sales are spot cash. Address
"C. L. D.," care PRESTO, Chicago.
SALESMAN W A N T E D .
PIANO SALESMAN W A N T E D — O n e who is experienced
in selling pianos. Must be a man with clean habits
and capable of using our methods of selling pianos.
This is a branch store of the Hobart M. Cable Co.
and is located in South Bend, Ind. We will pay a
good salary to the right man. Piano tuner also
needed. Address P. L. Hanson, care Dependable
Music Stores, Inc., South Bend, Ind.
A BUSINESS C H A N C E .
Due to interests in another state, I am offering a com-
plete, new and clean stock of musical merchandise
and long established business for sale- Immediate
possession can be had. Wonderful lease and richest
and best growing part of the state of Kansas. City
of 18,000, with just one other music store. Address
Business Chance, care Presto, 407 S. Dearborn St.,
Chicago.
TUNER AND REPAIRMAN.
Experienced tuner and player mechanic, with some sell,
mg experience. This is livest town In America. Write
me for particulars. Address Billy Murray's Music
Store, New Kensington, Penn.
T U N E R W A N T S POSITION.
Experienced tuner wants a position with established
house. Can do tuning, regulating, and give satisfac-
tion to most critical, and will prove valuable adjunct
to any wareroom or store. Address " E . L . " Box 9,
PRESTO Office, Chicago.
COLD IVORY G L U E .
W A N T E D — T u n e r s 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.
SPECIAL R E T A I L S A L E S M E N
to work among dealers for large, well established manu-
facturer doing an extensive business among dealers.
This is an opportunity to make a permanent con-
nectlon. If you are an experienced retail salesman
and a strong closer write for details. A. C. Hoffer,
1111 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
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
A DEALER'S BARGAIN.
in the city of Pittsburgh, Pa., and known from coast
FOR SALE—Self-lifting Findlay piano truck for sale to
to coast. Address "Retail Manager," care PRESTO,
highest bidder. Mail bids at once. Address J . A.
Chicago.
Burns, Persia, Iowa.
S A L E S M A N A N D MANAGER.
W A N T E D — A t once, good live piano salesman to take
charge of piano department of an established piano
and phonograph business. Salary and commission.
Good town of 17,000 population in southern Michigan.
The chance of a lifetime. The Baldwin Piano Com-
pany of Indiana, 18 N. Penn St., Indianapolis, Ind.
NEW TEXAS INCORPORATION.
The Grimes-Lawing Piano Co., Fort Worth, Tex.,
has been incorporated with a capital stock of $7,000.
B. A. Grimes, J. D. Lawing and Mrs. W. J. Lawing
are the incorporators.
A FEW NOTES.
Zez Confrey has published a "Modern Course in
Novelty Piano Playing."
The wholesale music department of Carl Fischer,
Inc., New York, is now under the management of
Arthur A. Hauser.
SONGS THAT SELL
"I Ain't No Sheik, Just Sweet Papa,
That's All."
"I've Got a Man of My Own."
"Houston Blues." "The Fives."
"Muscle Shoals Blues." "The Rocks."
"You Have a Home Somewhere."
"Up the Country Blues."
"Shorty George Blues."
"I've Found a Sweetheart."
"Mammy's Little Brown Rose."
and the Sensational Waltz Success
"AT SUNDOWN"
Order From Your Jobber or Direct.
Geo. W. Thomas Music Co.
423 Bowen Ave.
November 10, 1923
Chicago, U. S. A.
REMICK SONG HITS
R E T A I L PIANO S A L E S M A N W A N T E D .
Not over 35 years old, who Is capable of handling one or
more canvassers. Salary and commission. Unusual
opportunity to make a permanent connection with one
of the largest well known manufacturers where
chances for promotion are excellent, and based upon
results. Write A. C. Hoffer, 1111 Olive St., St. Louis,
Mo.
TUNERS A N D REPAIR M E N .
W A N T E D — 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.
Barney Google
Beside a Babbling Brook
My Buddy
Carolina in the Morning
Dream Melody
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
You Can't Make a Fool Out of Me
Big Blond Mamma
First, Last and Always
Somebody's Wrong
Do You, Don't You, Will You,
Won't You?
Tweet, Tweet
Lou'siana
When Will I Know
Sweet One
FIRST-CLASS M A N W A N T E D .
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.
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
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