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PRESTO-TIMES
February 19, 1927.
SMALL GOODS, MUSIC ROLLS AND SHEET MUSIC
WOULD CHANGE STATE LAW
Proposition to That Effect Presented to Members of
Talking Machine & Radio Men, Inc.
"A drastic change has been made in the Attach-
ment Law in New York state which has been raising
havoc with attempts on the part of our members to
collect the amounts due them on installment ac-
counts," says a notice to members of Talking Ma-
chine & Radio Men, Inc., trade association for New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut. "Your associa-
tion has drawn a proposed law removing this defect,
which has been introduced by Assemblyman Meyer
Alterman in the Legislature. By consistency we
can put this measure through."
At the meeting held at the Cafe Boulevard, Broad-
way and 41st street, on Wednesday, February 16, the
condition and remedy were further explained.
At the Cafe Boulevard was an exhibition of the
Sleeper Radio Manufacturing Corporation's new line;
a number of other matters of interest in the trade
were discussed. "Big things are coming in the in-
dustry. In order to keep abreast of the times you
must attend the meetings of your association and
bring others with you," was the urgent plea of Irwin
Kurtz, president.
Several members offered a suggestion regarding
the change of time at which to hold the meetings.
A ballot was mailed in advance to members with
instructions to mark and bring it to the meeting or
failing to attend to mail it to the secretary.
MUSIC FROM CARL FISCHER, INC.
New Teaching Series and Songs, in Sheets and
Books, Announced This Week.
A new study series for violin (in the first position),
with piano accompaniment, has been issued by Carl
Fischer, Inc., New York. From the same publisher
comes a suite of five easy pieces for violin and piano,
by Helen Dallam.
Other recent publications by Carl Fischer, Inc.,
are "Tunes for Two," easy steps to the world's great
melodies for four hands by Sturkow Rider; "Fairy
Folk," three melodious piano solos by Ethel Glenn
Hier; a graded course of violin playing by Leopold
Auer, in eight books, from the preparatory to the
virtuoso grade and the "Rhythm Book," by Lois
Haupt, a complete course of rhythm study for public
schools and other uses.
Other recent presentations are "Carl Fischer's
Octavo Choruses for Male Voices"; the "Andover
Series," part songs for men's voices; "Four Seasons,"
a Canadian song cycle with music by Victor Saar and
words by John Murray Gibson; a series of songs by
Oscar J. Fox, and a "Rendezvous with Death," Alan
Seegar's poem set to music by Alexander He/ine-
mann.
of banjos, guitars or mandolins. But results prove
that the banjo is the instrument most frequently
selected by the uke owner in his musical progression.
Interesting facts on the subject have been gathered
by dealers who have established classes for teaching
the ukulele and other instruments.
Boys learn to play the uke and banjo better and
in a shorter time than girls. Most girls stop at pick-
ing out chords, whereas the boys as a rule adopt a
more ambitious attitude from the start. Where an
occasional girl buys another uke of bigger price, a
great many boys progress from interested players of
a cheap ukulele to ownerships of a fine banjo and
ability to play it well.
WILL SULLIVAN'S LATE HITS
Englewood Music House Cautions Singers and Or-
chestras Against Use of Copyrights Without Credit.
Will Sullivan, of the Englewood Music House,
Chicago, states that many dance orchestras, organ-
ists and singers are featuring his two latest numbers,
"That Red-Headed Girl of Mine" and "That Dixie
Band from Cotton Land." Many fine responses are
coming daily from those featuring the numbers, also
other numbers that his company publishes. He adds
that too many dance orchestras are pounding out
tunes for their own benefit, but do not take the
trouble to let the public know what the titles of the
numbers are when played. Because of this disregard
of publishers' rights orchestras and singers of that
kind will not get any more numbers from the Engle-
wood Music House.
On the other hand, to singers who give a "plug"
worth while, Mr. Sullivan is willing to send orchestra-
trations free. He states that he received a response
from a music teacher in Canada stating that she had
already played "That Red Headed Girl of Mine"
over many times and adds, "It is sure good, though
my hair is not red!" One "red headed girl" from out
of town took the trouble to go out to station WBBM
after midnight to hear Earl Burbank sing the num-
ber, which seems to be a big winner.
STRINGED GOODS FOR 1926
Production and Sales Figures Show a Healthy Con-
dition of a Fast Growing Business.
An important fact in the reports of production and
of stringed instruments for 1926 is the plainly ex-
pressed return to popularity of the guitar and man-
dolin. The former was a big profit possibility and its
production figures for the year were second only to
the record-breaking year 1919, when the instrument
reached its greatest degree of popularity.
An approximate increase in productipn of ukuleles
in 1926 over that of 1925 may be considered a sign
of waning in favor for the instrument when com-
pared with the close to 100 per cent increase of 1925
over 1924. But it is explained that a shortage of
production and a shortage in jobbers' stocks led to
a spirited ordering by dealers who had the best evi-
How the Way of Boy Customer Is More Satisfactory
dence of ukulele favor in booked orders and continu-
Than Girl to Dealer.
ous demands.
Ukulele sales are profitable in themselves but in
Both dealers, jobbers and manufacturers agree in
many sales there are possibilities that the uke sale the report of a substantial increase in demands for
will lead -to the purchase of another instrument of a tenor banjos and banjo mandolins for 1926 over pre-
vious years. The flat back type of mandolin also
more expensive kind. Sales of ukes have been an
is showing a satisfactory return to favor.
amazing feature of the musical merchandise business
for a good many years. Indeed the influence of the
little instrument was felt since its first presentation
SWIFT GUEST ARTIST.
by a San Francisco dealer. Manufacture of the in-
Miss Florence Austral, soprano, has been booked
struments on a large scale soon after their introduc-
as guest artist to sing at the sixth annual concert of
tion here kept pace with the demand and indeed may
the Swift & Company Male Chorus at Orchestra Hall,
have been accountable for the quick adoption of the
Chicago, on March 17. The chorus, under the direc-
ukulele in every state.
tion of D'. A. Clippinger, this year numbers seventy-
The ukulele owners are highly possible purchasers five voices.
PROGRESS FROM UKE TO BANJO
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LATEST ELECTROBEAMS
Attractive New Numbers Added to the Elec-
trically Recorded Records of Gennett
Series of Starr Piano Company.
The latest additions to the library of Gennett Elec-
trobeam records issued by the Starr Piano Co., Rich-
mond, Ind., are as follows:
Popular Dances—Here or There (As Long as I'm
with You (fox trot—vocal chorus), Willie Creager's
Rhythm Aces, and Lonely Eyes (fox trot), Joe
Candullo and his Everglades Orchestra.
I Love to Baby You (fox trot—vocal chorus), Fred
Rich and his Times Square Orchestra, and Wouldn't
You (fox trot—vocal chorus), (Black Bottom
Rhythm), Harry Pollock and his Diamonds.
Do-Do-Do (fox trot—vocai chorus), Harry Pollock
and his Diamonds, and Sweeter Than You (fox trot—
vocal chorus), (Black Bottom rhythm), Fred Rich
and his Times Square Orchestra.
Mary Lou (fox trot—vocal chorus), George Flores'
Clover Gardens Orchestra, and Shanghai (Oriental
fox trot—vocal chorus), the Arabian Knights.
Tell Me Tonight (fox trot—vocal chorus), George
Flores' Clover Gardens Orchestra, and Angel Eyes
(fox trot—vocal chorus), Elmer Grosso's Greenwich
Village Orchestra.
Thinking of You (fox trot—vocal chorus), Elmer
Grosso's Greenwich Village Orchestra, and Mother
of the Volga (fox trot—vocal chorus) (Black Bot-
tom rhythm), the Arabian Knights.
Take in the Sun—Hang Out the Moon, and I've
Got the Girl, Peerless Four.
Thinking of You (You Know—I Know), and Ev-
erything's Made for Love, the Jolly Bakers.
High-High-High Up in the Hills, the Gennett Song-
sters, and Hello, Swanee, Hello, Duke and his Uke.
She Said and I Said, and I Gotta Get Myself Some-
body to Love, Vaughn De Leath and Jerry Macy.
Old-Time Fiddling—Little Brown Jug (vocal),
Welby Toomey, and in the Shadow of the Pine (vo-
cal), Dock Roberts.
Organ—Sometime (waltz) and Serenade, Milton
Charles, organist.
Sing and Dance Real Music
That Red-Headed Girl of Mine,
That Dixie Band from Cotton Land,
Let's Go, Roll Along,
It's Great to Be a Rooster—Cock a
Doodle Doo,
Meet Me Tonight in the Park Waltz.
Piano Song copy 25c each
Orchestrations 25c each
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