Presto

June 6, 1925.
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PRESTO
SHEET MUSIC AND RADIO
EXPLOITING REMICK HITS
Sales of Jerome H. Remick Successes In and
Around Buffalo Augmented by the
Work of William McDermott.
Effective advertising for the song publications of
Jerome H. Remick & Co. are interesting features of
the music trade of Buffalo, N. Y., and in the scheme
William McDermott, Remick representative in Buf-
falo, was both originator and active participator.
A novel plan of Mr. McDermott is for the re-
exploiting of the Remick hit, "Don't Bring Lulu."
He printed a large quantity of invitations to an out-
ing and at the bottom of the sheet, "Don't Bring
Lulu" was set in black bold-faced type. The words
of the song are printed on the back of the invitation
and a few bars of the music suggests a desire to
know the rest. The invitation is distributed in a
manner that gets the best results.
The exploitation campaign of Mr. McDermott in-
cludes his bookings with the Crystal Beach Trans-
portation Co., on whose boats he will sing Remick
hits to the accompaniment of the city band. "Don't
Bring Lulu," "Isn't She the Sweetest Thing?" "By
the Light of the Stars," and "Swanee Butterfly" will
be foremost in Mr. McDermott's category.
SHEET MUSIC TRADE NOTES
A Few Items Interesting to People in Sheet Music
Department Are Printed.
A book of "Jazz Clarinet Solos" written by Bob
Fuller is being prepared by the Triangle Music
Publishing Co., New York City.
The Oriole Music Publishers Co. is a new firm at
6312 Broadway, Chicago. Ted Fionbo, orchestra
leader and composer of "No, No, Nora" and other
hits, is one of the principals.
Window displays of sheet music are continuous in
the store of Volkwetz Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa. The
method effectively advertises one of the most com-
plete sheet music stocks in the country.
The anniversary of the death of Victor Herbert
was observed under the auspices of the American
REMICK SONG HITS
I Can't Stop Babying You
Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me
Swanee Butterfly
By the Light of the Stars
Old Pal
Somebody Like You
Sweet Georgia Brown
Me and the Boy Friend
My Best Girl
Dreams
Lucky Kentucky
Just Lonesome
Isn't She the Sweetest Thing
Don't Bring Lulu
Take Me Back to Your Heart
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and
broadcast over several stations from the Crystal room
of the Ritz-Carlton hotel, New York.
TO BE BROADCAST
Everything That Is Said or Sung at Next
Week's Meetings in Chicago Will Be
Sent Over the Country by Station
WGN at the Drake.
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Matt Kennedy has arranged to have the speeches
and other doings of the big convention broadcast by
Station WGN of the Drake Hotel. All the talks, the
songs and other music will be heard by the millions
who have radio receivers all over the country.
It is the biggest thing for the piano, and all music
interests, that has happened and the Music Trade As-
sociations will have the credit of it. Mr. Kennedy
has shown his alert interest and skill in putting this
over. It is just what the music dealers everywhere
want. And he advises them, wherever they may
be, to listen in and hear all that goes over at the big
Wednesday night banquet.
There will also be preliminary addresses by prom-
inent members especially designed to reach the music
trade everywhere. On Wednesday night of this week
Matt Kennedy made a talk which was broadcast, and
was so well received that the plan was quickly for-
mulated to have others follow. On Thursday night
President E. R. Jacobson gave an address and it was
to be followed on Friday and Saturday by others
equally prominent. The talks are broadcast between
9:20 and 10:30 p. m. The idea is a great one and
must have the effect of considerably swelling the
convention attendance next week.
MEETING AT McALPIN HOTEL
Greatest Meeting in History of National Association
of Sheet Music Dealers Planned for Next Week.
The National Association of Sheet Music Dealers
will meet at the Hotel McAlpin, New York City,
June 8, 9 and 10. Never before in the history of the
association has the interest in trade topics been so
keen and plans for their discussion in a comprehen-
sive way will be satisfyingly carried out, according to
E. Grant Ege, president of the association.
In addition to the scheduled inducements for busi-
ness and social events many facilities for cheaper
traveling to the convention city have been made
available through the efforts of the association offi-
cials, among whom Thomas J. Donlan, secretary, is
most active. Members from distant points can pur-
chase round-trip tickets to Atlantic City at reduced
rates. Reservations at the McAlpin Hotel should be
secured as early as possible. The importance of the
subjects that will be discussed at this convention
should bring every member who can possibly come.
A big attendance is expected by the Music Pub-
lishers' Association of the United States, which will
hold its annual convention in New York on June 9.
The common interests of both branches of the sheet
music industry will be discussed in a friendly spirit.
Upon the welfare of the sheet music retailers depends
to a great extent the welfare of the publishers and
vice versa.
AN INTRODUCTORY OFFER.
J. S. Unger Music House, Reading, Pa., is offering
special introductory rates on J. S. Unger's composi-
tions, as follows: Scrambled Egg March and Two-
Step (published for band); Valse "De-Salon" in A
flat; The Idyl of the Brook; Sunrise Reverie (very
popular); The Requiem; Edna's Waltz (easy) ;A June
Morning (melody); Melodie (in F ) ; The Star of
Bethlehem (Reverie).
CROSLEY FLAG IS RAISED
Event in Cincinnati Celebrates Increased Production
Schedule in Enlarged Cabinet-Making Facilities.
Simple ceremonies marked the raising of a flag
atop the enlarged building where cabinets are made
by The Crosley Radio Corporation in Cincinnati re-
cently. The cabinet makers presented the flag to
Powel Crosley, Jr., and Ellen Crosley, two years
old, daughter of Lewis Crosley, assistant general
manager, unfurled it.
A new building has been added to the cabinet-mak-
ing department of Cincinnati's largest radio concern
in which it will be possible to make cabinets for the
6,000 radio sets scheduled by Crosley as the daily
production during the coming season.
Machinery of the latest type has been installed
throughout the plant so as to facilitate the production
of radio cabinets. All cabinets are finished by hand
and a large corps of workers, skilled in the art of
wood-working will be employed. Three hundred and
seventy-five men were employed last season, under
the superintendency of William Mueller.
Mahogany to be used in Crosley cabinets is in
transit from Africa, South America and other coun-
tries. This organization uses more genuine mahog-
any than any other radio manufacturing plant.
OREGON RADIO TRADES ASS'N
Success of the Organization Proclaimed at Recent
Annual Dinner at the Hotel Multnomah, Portland.
The first annual banquet of the Oregon Radio
Trades Association was held recently at the Hotel
Multnomah, Portland, Ore., and was attended by
over 400 radio manufacturers, jobbers, dealers and
their friends and families.
In the absence of G. F. Johnson of the G. F. John-
son Piano Co. and president of the association, Dick
Hallcr, the announcer of The Oregonian radio station,
KGW, acted as toastmaster.
A musical program was given and the entire pro-
ceedings at the dinner, music and extravanganza,
which lasted for over four hours, was picked up by
the remote control of The Oregonian, KGW, and
broadcast to the country. One of the outstanding
features was an exhibit of the newest types of
receiving sets. This was open to the public earlier
in the evening and scores of persons looked over the
sets later.
PUNCH AS PUBLISHER.
London Punch now appears as a music publisher.
From what Mr. Punch calls his "treasure cupboard,"
comes a book of ten joyous little songs for children,
the verses written by various Punch contributors,
and the music by Eleanor Farjeon, also a contributor
to Punch. Miss Phyllis Chase contributes happy
titles and a delightfully designed cover. The verses
generally betray an inspired selection, and with the
music constitute for this little collection an impera-
tive claim on the hearts of all laughter lovers whether
they be young or old, musical or unmusical. It is
published conjointly by the proprietors of Punch and
J. Saville & Co.
OBSERVE WEEK OF SONG.
The sheet music dealers of Portland, Ore., observed
the national "Carrie Jacobs Bond Week of Song"
May 18 to 23, inclusive, by attractive window dis-
plays and distinctive interior arrangement of her
title pages. One of the most attractive window dis-
plays featuring her numbers was that of the sheet
music department of the McDougall-Conn Music
Co. at Eleventh and Alder streets, Stanley Paylis,
manager.
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