Music Trade Review
Issue: 1904 Vol. 38 N. 18 - Page 42
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THE
42
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
In tKe World of Music PublisHing
music end of the department store must cut
prices in order to make sales, and those prices
Publishers Note Much Snap and Ginger to Busi- are generally below the regular wholesale figure.
ness This Week—More Work is Necessary to We have a department store price also, but it
Bring Results, but I t is Hoped Betterment covers a quantity, and we are prepared to make
it just as interesting to the recognized dealer.
Will be Stable.
For, after all, we know that the discriminating
With the arrival of more seasonable tempera- public, those who really do the bulk of the buy-
tures, the expected turn for the better in business ing, rather go to the regular music store, where
is in sight, and most publishers speak of the they can get anything they want in a straight-
past week as bearing witness to this fact. The forward way, minus any of the 'funny' depart-
general tone is better, and outside advices are of ment store drawbacks apparently inseparable from
the same tenor.
bargain-counter tactics. We have watched the
From the point of view of one publisher, whose game carefully, and have come to the conclusion
reputation and catalogue is in the front rank of
that the 'woods for us' is far better than getting
the trade's estimation, business is again acquir- in the mix up; in other words, none of it for
ing snap and ginger. There is considerable going our house. We are after the dealer, and do not
on now in the way of strong new issues in every propose to have the jobber intervene with his
style and school of composition, "from grave to
bluff. Our facilities for handling the trade di-
gay, and from lively to severe." According to this
rect are unequalled, and as we have the goods,
authority activity in the line is marked, though
all we now want is to establish those friendly re-
it will lessen with the approach of warm weather,
lations which should prevail between the pub-
a natural tendency; and in this strain he con-
lisher and the retailer to the permanent benefit
tinued his experienced estimate of trade condi-
and profit of us both."
tions to The Review as follows:
"We never miss a trick when business is to be
BRITISH PIRATES WILL TRIUMPH
had, though our established policy is along lines
above even a suspicion of questionable methods,
If New Musical Copyright Bill Passes the House
for we prefer the golden rule rather than David
of Lords in Present Form—Supporters of Bill
Harum's philosophy of 'doin' the other fellow
by Their Neglect Permitted the Insertion of
'fust.' Now, then, with these premises we must
Amendments That Impair Its Usefulness.
say business is not of that inflated, harum-scarum
quality on which the carelessly written news-
The musical copyright bill was considered at
papers are wont to report; a species of hot air, several sessions of the standing committee of the
highly colored stuff in which no sane business British House of Commons, last month; and on
man takes any stock, but i t is good neverthe- the 24th it was ordered reported for passage with
less. We believe the trade papers should reflect amendments that jeopardize its usefulness to
the brighter side of the situation always, at all publishers, unless it can be re-amended in the
times; but this can be done, as I am happy to House of Lords, and made more stringent.
say is the practice of The Review, in a manner
The opponents of the publishers had it their
that appeals to a common sense grasp of affairs. own way, owing to the absence of the supporters
"With this before us we can say, and without of the bill, and the measure was amended in
any fear of successful contradiction by reputable
such a manner as to make it almost useless. In-
publishers, that business is fairly brisk, not stead of rendering the pirate printer liable for
poor. Our great catalogue and productions keep 20s. ($5) for each copy, and 101. ($50) for each
us engaged, but what can be said of concerns plate, the penalties were reduced to 5s. ($1.25)
who seem to devote their entire time and atten- per copy and 51. ($25) per plate, with a maxi-
tion to pushing a single number? The best of
mum of 201. ($100). The rejection of the clause
these so-called hits are short-lived the way music which enabled the court in its decision to impose
is sold these days, and the trade and public de- any term of imprisonment not exceeding one
mand constant change and variety; for these are month in lieu of a penalty, was also secured.
times when the race is to the swift in our line.
It is understood that, even now, pirates will be
Then again, the slowing-up period has not ar- liable to imprisonment in default of payment of
rived yet, besides an unusual active fall is a cer- the penalty, although this is only the opinion of
tainty, and we are making preparations on a a police magistrate, and the matter is not at all
commensurate scale to meet the demand.
clear. But the power to imprison without the
"Another thing, we are making every effort to option of a fine was, owing to the lax manner in
reach the dealer direct, and cut out the jobber. which the supporters of the bill attended, re-
The department scheme may be all right to those jected, on a division, by 11 to 8. Also, instead of
that like that style of doing business, but there coming into force at once, the bill was post-
is no money in it. In the first place the sheet dated to October 1, and it will not apply to the
TRADE IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES.
THE BIG FIRM
PUBLISH
JT
Book by STANISLAUS STANGE
Lyrics by WILLIAM JEROME
Music by JEAN SCHWARTZ
SHAPIRO,'RE MICK 6 CO
New York Office: 45 W. 28th St.
Detroit Office: 10 Witherell Street
The Broadway
Cyclonic Success
1
A Musical Cocktail
Isle of Man. These and other alterations are
serious, and unless made more stringent on final
passage will not effect its original purpo&e.
It was likewise pointed out that some of the
pirates were men of means, and were profiting
at the rate of $200 a week, and that while under
the proposed amendments the street peddlars will
bo hit, the real culprit will be able to report his
offence over and over again. A new clause was
added, requiring to be printed on the title page
the registration of copyright and the date of first
publication; also another preserving the rights
of foreign copyright owners under the bill.
ONE OF OUR CLEVER AMERICAN WRITERS.
Almost every one in glancing at this pic-
ture of William Loraine will involuntarily think
of odd, striking intermezzos, full of Oriental
color and fairly vivid with tone pictures: such is
WILLIAM LORAINE.
the strong impression his "Zamona," "Pana-
tella," "Miss Chrysanthemum," "Franco-American
Dance" and similar compositions have made on
the public mind. It is scarcely fair, however, to
think of William Loraine in connection with just
one phase of his varied musical ability, simply
because that one style is the most striking. Mr.
Loraine's talent as a musician is too well rounded
for that, as was well shown in "Peggy from
Paris," which he furnished with the daintiest,
most popular and typically American style of
music possible: just as humorous and chic as
music would have to be to fit George Ade's lib-
retto in the new comic opera, "The Fillibusters."
The
MUSICAL
GEMS
of w h i c h
ALAN DALE s a y s :
"Not since Florodora has there been such a collection
of fascinating music."
And h«re they arc...
" The Melancholy Sunbeam -——-——^—-
and the Rose"
Medley
" M-A-C A-R-O-N I "
"I Don't Want any Wurtzburjier" Selection
" Under the Goo Goo Tree "
Landers
" Dear Old Manhattan Isle"
"The GhostThat NeverWalked" Waltz
" My Unkissed Man"
Two Step
" Love, Love, Love"
"Lutie"
Medleys
" Barney Donohue "
"I'm So Happy"
THE ABOVE
"Since Little Dolly Dimple
MARKED 60
Made a Hit"
" For You "
"Forte With Your Trumpets Special Price
for One
and Your Drums"
" I've Interviewed the Wide, Sample Order
Wide World"
THE
42
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
In tKe World of Music PublisHing
music end of the department store must cut
prices in order to make sales, and those prices
Publishers Note Much Snap and Ginger to Busi- are generally below the regular wholesale figure.
ness This Week—More Work is Necessary to We have a department store price also, but it
Bring Results, but I t is Hoped Betterment covers a quantity, and we are prepared to make
it just as interesting to the recognized dealer.
Will be Stable.
For, after all, we know that the discriminating
With the arrival of more seasonable tempera- public, those who really do the bulk of the buy-
tures, the expected turn for the better in business ing, rather go to the regular music store, where
is in sight, and most publishers speak of the they can get anything they want in a straight-
past week as bearing witness to this fact. The forward way, minus any of the 'funny' depart-
general tone is better, and outside advices are of ment store drawbacks apparently inseparable from
the same tenor.
bargain-counter tactics. We have watched the
From the point of view of one publisher, whose game carefully, and have come to the conclusion
reputation and catalogue is in the front rank of
that the 'woods for us' is far better than getting
the trade's estimation, business is again acquir- in the mix up; in other words, none of it for
ing snap and ginger. There is considerable going our house. We are after the dealer, and do not
on now in the way of strong new issues in every propose to have the jobber intervene with his
style and school of composition, "from grave to
bluff. Our facilities for handling the trade di-
gay, and from lively to severe." According to this
rect are unequalled, and as we have the goods,
authority activity in the line is marked, though
all we now want is to establish those friendly re-
it will lessen with the approach of warm weather,
lations which should prevail between the pub-
a natural tendency; and in this strain he con-
lisher and the retailer to the permanent benefit
tinued his experienced estimate of trade condi-
and profit of us both."
tions to The Review as follows:
"We never miss a trick when business is to be
BRITISH PIRATES WILL TRIUMPH
had, though our established policy is along lines
above even a suspicion of questionable methods,
If New Musical Copyright Bill Passes the House
for we prefer the golden rule rather than David
of Lords in Present Form—Supporters of Bill
Harum's philosophy of 'doin' the other fellow
by Their Neglect Permitted the Insertion of
'fust.' Now, then, with these premises we must
Amendments That Impair Its Usefulness.
say business is not of that inflated, harum-scarum
quality on which the carelessly written news-
The musical copyright bill was considered at
papers are wont to report; a species of hot air, several sessions of the standing committee of the
highly colored stuff in which no sane business British House of Commons, last month; and on
man takes any stock, but i t is good neverthe- the 24th it was ordered reported for passage with
less. We believe the trade papers should reflect amendments that jeopardize its usefulness to
the brighter side of the situation always, at all publishers, unless it can be re-amended in the
times; but this can be done, as I am happy to House of Lords, and made more stringent.
say is the practice of The Review, in a manner
The opponents of the publishers had it their
that appeals to a common sense grasp of affairs. own way, owing to the absence of the supporters
"With this before us we can say, and without of the bill, and the measure was amended in
any fear of successful contradiction by reputable
such a manner as to make it almost useless. In-
publishers, that business is fairly brisk, not stead of rendering the pirate printer liable for
poor. Our great catalogue and productions keep 20s. ($5) for each copy, and 101. ($50) for each
us engaged, but what can be said of concerns plate, the penalties were reduced to 5s. ($1.25)
who seem to devote their entire time and atten- per copy and 51. ($25) per plate, with a maxi-
tion to pushing a single number? The best of
mum of 201. ($100). The rejection of the clause
these so-called hits are short-lived the way music which enabled the court in its decision to impose
is sold these days, and the trade and public de- any term of imprisonment not exceeding one
mand constant change and variety; for these are month in lieu of a penalty, was also secured.
times when the race is to the swift in our line.
It is understood that, even now, pirates will be
Then again, the slowing-up period has not ar- liable to imprisonment in default of payment of
rived yet, besides an unusual active fall is a cer- the penalty, although this is only the opinion of
tainty, and we are making preparations on a a police magistrate, and the matter is not at all
commensurate scale to meet the demand.
clear. But the power to imprison without the
"Another thing, we are making every effort to option of a fine was, owing to the lax manner in
reach the dealer direct, and cut out the jobber. which the supporters of the bill attended, re-
The department scheme may be all right to those jected, on a division, by 11 to 8. Also, instead of
that like that style of doing business, but there coming into force at once, the bill was post-
is no money in it. In the first place the sheet dated to October 1, and it will not apply to the
TRADE IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES.
THE BIG FIRM
PUBLISH
JT
Book by STANISLAUS STANGE
Lyrics by WILLIAM JEROME
Music by JEAN SCHWARTZ
SHAPIRO,'RE MICK 6 CO
New York Office: 45 W. 28th St.
Detroit Office: 10 Witherell Street
The Broadway
Cyclonic Success
1
A Musical Cocktail
Isle of Man. These and other alterations are
serious, and unless made more stringent on final
passage will not effect its original purpo&e.
It was likewise pointed out that some of the
pirates were men of means, and were profiting
at the rate of $200 a week, and that while under
the proposed amendments the street peddlars will
bo hit, the real culprit will be able to report his
offence over and over again. A new clause was
added, requiring to be printed on the title page
the registration of copyright and the date of first
publication; also another preserving the rights
of foreign copyright owners under the bill.
ONE OF OUR CLEVER AMERICAN WRITERS.
Almost every one in glancing at this pic-
ture of William Loraine will involuntarily think
of odd, striking intermezzos, full of Oriental
color and fairly vivid with tone pictures: such is
WILLIAM LORAINE.
the strong impression his "Zamona," "Pana-
tella," "Miss Chrysanthemum," "Franco-American
Dance" and similar compositions have made on
the public mind. It is scarcely fair, however, to
think of William Loraine in connection with just
one phase of his varied musical ability, simply
because that one style is the most striking. Mr.
Loraine's talent as a musician is too well rounded
for that, as was well shown in "Peggy from
Paris," which he furnished with the daintiest,
most popular and typically American style of
music possible: just as humorous and chic as
music would have to be to fit George Ade's lib-
retto in the new comic opera, "The Fillibusters."
The
MUSICAL
GEMS
of w h i c h
ALAN DALE s a y s :
"Not since Florodora has there been such a collection
of fascinating music."
And h«re they arc...
" The Melancholy Sunbeam -——-——^—-
and the Rose"
Medley
" M-A-C A-R-O-N I "
"I Don't Want any Wurtzburjier" Selection
" Under the Goo Goo Tree "
Landers
" Dear Old Manhattan Isle"
"The GhostThat NeverWalked" Waltz
" My Unkissed Man"
Two Step
" Love, Love, Love"
"Lutie"
Medleys
" Barney Donohue "
"I'm So Happy"
THE ABOVE
"Since Little Dolly Dimple
MARKED 60
Made a Hit"
" For You "
"Forte With Your Trumpets Special Price
for One
and Your Drums"
" I've Interviewed the Wide, Sample Order
Wide World"
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