.February 16, 1924.
25
PRESTO
SHEET MUSIC TRADE
RECALLING THE OLD SONGS
Play Given Last Week in New York Has Ancient
Melodies for Its Basis.
One of the New York theaters has been present-
ing a new play in which many old songs are featured
as part of the plot and its development. In describ-
ing the play, a newspaper correspondent said:
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"Does it happen that you hold memories of an
angular aunt who used to sing, with gestures and
THE COMBINED CIRCULATION
feeling, such classics of her own and her mother's
OF PRESTO (EST. 1884), AND MUS-
day as 'Come, Birdie, Come,' or 'Down by the River-
side,' 'The Gypsy's Warning,' and 'Call Me Pet
ICAL TIMES (EST. 1881), IS BY FAR
Names, Dearest'? If you have, you can imagine how
THE LARGEST IN THE FIELD OF "Bring Back That Old-Fashioned Waltz" a Hot well
they fit into the setting suggested by the words."
Favorite with Buyers in Many Places.
THE MUSIC TRADE. COMBINA-
All old-time music dealers can remember when the
The new waltz of Jerome H. Remick, New York, songs named were the ones most called for. The first
TION RATES OF SPECIAL AT-
"Bring Back That Old-Fashioned Waltz," is now in the list was by C. A. White, of Boston; the second
TRACTIVENESS FOR ADVERTIS- being
featured with advantage by live dealers in many by Will L. Hays, of Louisville, and all had a great
ING SPACE IN BOTH PAPERS parts of
the country. In cities visited by Albert Hay run. It would pay to resurrect every one of them
WILL BE MADE TO MUSIC PUB- Malotte and his wife, who have a clever vaudeville today.
skit, the song is particularly in demand. Mr. Ma-
LISHERS
lotte is the composer of the song ballad, which has
taken the fancy of song buyers.
This department is designed to advance the sales
W. T. Grant, the Buffalo department store, finds
of sheet music, and give any current information in "Bring Back That Old Fashioned Waltz," one of the
Resignation of Two Prominent Publishers from Ranks
the Sheet Music Trade.
best sellers on the list just now. The song was
of Opposing Publishers Announced at Meeting.
. This publication believes that Sheet Music will featured in a most attractive window display recently
pay the dealer, just as any other commodity pays which stimulated sales in a gratifying way.
At a meeting of the National Association of Broad-
those who merchandise it properly.
Attractive slides were used in the featuring of casters in Chicago last week E. F. McDonald, Sr.,
The conductor of this department will review "Bring Back That Old-Fashioned Waltz" last week president of the organization, pointed to the resigna-
any numbers that are sent in for the purpose. It is by the Columbia Theater Orchestra, Portland, Ore. tion of two of the "Big Six" song publishers—Water-
not the intent to criticise, but to review these offer- According to I. E. Sklare, manager of the Remick son, Berlin & Snyder, and Will Rossiter—and scouted
ings, giving particular information of the theme and Song & Gift Shop in that city, big sales of the waltz threats of the American Society of Composers,
a description of the musical setting of the number ballad are due to that fine publicity.
Authors and Publishers to force these recalcitrants
discussed.
"Watchin' the Moon Rise," "Until Tomorrow," to remain members because they are under contract.
Address all communications to Conductor Sheet "Lou'siana" and "First, Last and Always" are other
"That's a joke!" said Mr. McDonald. "They can't
Music Dept, Presto. 407 S. Dearborn, Chicago, 111. big sellers on the Remick list, according to reports sue one of their members without that member's
from many places.
consent."
At the meeting at the Blackstone Hotel the radio
POPULAR SONG NUMBERS.
broadcasters went to the mat for a finish bout with
"Someday, Sweetheart," one of the most popular
song hits of Melrose Bros. Music Co., Grand Opera
A. J. Stasny Co., of New York, Controls Song the House, Chicago, is now released on Gennett, O.K.,
World Over.
Paramount and Melody player rolls. There is now
running an extensive radjo on "Someday, Sweetheart"
The world rights to "Heart-Broken Rose," the and "Mobile Blues," both being featured by some of
English fox-trot hit written by Milt Hagen and Sam the best orchestras and artists in the country. Miss
Goold, were purchased by cable this week by the Monette Moore, popular song and piano artist, of
A. J. Stasny Music Co., Inc., of 56 West 45th street, Kansas City, will broadcast the songs for three weeks
Where the Lazy Daisies Grow
New York.
on KYW.
Watchin' the Moonrise
The Stasny Company had held the American rights
I Wonder Who's Dancing With
to this famous number, while Dix & Co., of London,
THE BANANA FUNERAL MARCH.
You Tonight
owned the British copyright. Mrs. Stasny, whose
More than 10,000 people followed a jazz band at
publishing interests are world-wide, thought so well
If You'll Come Back
of the song that she cabled an offer to the English the funeral of Jules Tantot, theater owner of Amiens,
So I Took the Fifty Thousand
France, this week, when the man who had made a
publishers, which was this week accepted. The song
Dollars
fortune
out
of
vaudeville
ditties
was
buried
to
the
will be released for orchestras and acts within a few
Arizona
Stars
tune of "Yes, We Have No Bananas" and "Ain't We
days.
Until Tomorrow
Go Fun." M. Tantot's will obliged his heirs to fulfill
Somebody's Wrong
its conditions of a jazz funeral, with a full brass band,
although Amiens and the surrounding country was
You Can't Make a Fool Out of Me
shocked.
Twilight Rose
TO PUBLISHERS
ness for January. There has been very little change
in prices, and at present, while there are no great
outstanding successes, there is a strong, even flow of
business which is very gratifying.
REMICK WALTZ BALLAD SELLS
WAR OF RADIO BROADCASTERS
RIGHTS OF HEART-BROKEN ROSE
REMICK SONG HITS
RESTRICTING PUBLICATION
A REMICK SONG HIT.
All last week at the Tivoli, one of Chicago's largest
moving picture theaters, a feature was a set stage
The tendency towards the restriction of a novelty scene, of remarkable beauty, in which a male and
output to compositions of merit is heralded by Lyon female singer gave a telling rendition of "You Can't
& Healy, Chicago, as a substantial benefit to the Make a Fool Out of Me," a new Remick song, sung
trade. In the past many compositions have been in responsive fashion. The melody caught the great
forced upon the public that had no reasonable excuse audience and the effect was distinctly successful.
for existence. The higher standard of editing prom-
ised by practically all the novelty publishers should
LEGALIZING NATIONAL ANTHEM.
enable sheet music dealers to achieve greater sales for
A bill to make the "Star-Spangled Banner" the
the numbers they do handle, is the opinion of the national anthem of the United States has been intro-
Chicago firm.
duced in the House of Representatives by Representa-
"This simplification is a long step in the right direc- tive Linthicum of Maryland.
The bill, which is
tion," said Manager Stanton of the sheet music de- known as H. R. 6429, has been given to the House
partment. "People will have more confidence in the Committee on the Judiciary.
new issues as the standard is raised and I believe the
sales totals will reach a larger figure. There will be
E. O. SPITZNER AGAIN A WINNER.
no noticeable change in prices this year. Salesmen
A second prize in the composers' contest of the
who have recently visited various sections within the Chicago Daily News has been won by E. O. Spitzner,
Chicago zone report that the outlook for sheet music
Portland, Ore. Mr. Spitzner's recent award was for
trade this year is excellent."
"Moods and Fancies," an arrangement for two violins
Both Lyon & Healy's wholesale and retail sheet
and a piano. The previous prize was for "Prairie
music departments report an excellent month's busi- Lament" for full orchestra.
Head of Sheet Music Department in Lyon & Healy,
Chicago, Sees Advantage in Suggested Plan.
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Music Printers ( i
ANY PUBLISHER ^ V ,
OUR REFERENCE
BAYNER DALHEIM & Co
Estimates
Nearer and Dearer
Land of Broken Dreams
Steppin' Out
You've Simply Got Me Cuckoo
Bring Back the Old Fashioned
Waltz
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
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"
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