Music Trade Review
Issue: 1904 Vol. 38 N. 23 - Page 43
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THE MUSIC TRADE
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REVIEW
43
In the World of Music Publishing ^
Leading publishers when asked by The Review replete with good music and numbers of pretty
for an expression of opinion on this letter, which songs, and the players who interpret both are
In the Publishing Field—Nothing Unusual they acknowledge receiving, spoke of it as of no good in all their parts. The chorus is excep-
consequence whatever. As one of them said: tionally pretty and dainty. How long "The
and the Conditions Are Not Unhealthy—
Opening of Resorts Will Help Trade and "The matter does not concern us in the least, and Royal Chef" will run no one knows, but it is
so far as we know, it is only a move on the part evident it will be a long time before the public
Better Times Are Looked For.
of the union lithographers to force the music en- grows tired of it, and they are masters of the
For a month business with publishers has been gravers to join their organization. There are situation.
quiet, when not positively dull. All kinds and but four or five concerns in the country who are
grades of the music caterers have suffered, some known as music printers, and these establish-
J. F. BOWERS' REMARKS
in silence, but the majority blowing on the loud ments have a picked staff of engravers—com-
bazoo with a view of misleading competitors, paratively few in number—who are well paid At the Recent Convention at Atlantic City—
for when it came to jollying themselves the at- for their services. This corps of skilled men,
Publishers and Piano Men Contrasted.
tempt was a wretched failure. To be sure much who make a specialty of music engraving, have
noise was heard about "hits," but when every- been indifferent to the labor unions, hence the
Publishers should not overlook the address
thing was simmered down, it was found even the order has gone forth to compel them to 'organize' made by J. F . Bowers, president of the Music
most promising number fell far short of expec- or suffer the wrath of the walking delegate, I Publishers' Asociation of the United States, be-
presume. The idea of forcing bands and or- fore the National Piano Manufacturers' Associa-
tations.
Even the jobber, he of the ever-sanguine tem- chestras and possibly professional singers to use tion, at their annual convention in Atlantic City,
perament, and in whose breast the rosiest pre- only music bearing the union label is preposter- last week, and which was published in full by
dictions spring eternal, admitted sales were fall- ous."
The Review. He spoke at length on the "inter-
ing off. Referring to this a house which does
ests of the makers of pianos and the composers
an exclusive out-of-town business said to The TWO MONTHS OF "THE ROYAL CHEF."
and publishers of music," and after ranking the
Review: "I wouldn't give a copper for New York
Ditsons, Schirmer, Schmidt and Pond with Stein-
trade; prices are cut to pieces. My business is
The success of a new play or a musical comedy way, Knabe, Chickering, et al., he said:
with the dealers in every other section, and it is depends upon the caprice of the public. I t takes
"Then, too, we have those other contributors
the cleanest and most desirable from many months to create the characters, with the lines to the 'gayety of nations' the sometimes-described
points of view. Now I keep close tabs on niy and all the lyrics; weeks go by in rehearsals and 'popular,' publishers who abound so numerously
trade, and can diagnose the situation about as upon the opening night the entire structure may among us, after the manner of the poor whom
correctly as any man in the country. For in- be condemned and declared to be unfit. When we have always with us. They contribute, in
stance, sales kept up pretty well until within ten Stoddard and Taylor and Ben Jerome and Gus their own way, to the spread of music among tne
days past, and then the buying commenced to Sohlke worked and labored to give "The Royal masses, the common people, of whom Lincoln
drop. Dealers who always buy from $7 to $±0 Chef" to the public they built as they best knew said the Lord must have loved them He made
daily, cut to $5 and then to $2, perhaps less. how. "The Royal Chef" has now been played so many of them. In connection with this mat-
When it reaches this stage the dull season is on and sung at the La Salle, Chicago, for two months, ter of popular music immensely valuable work is
good and hard. You see, people are commencing and so great has been its success that there being done."
to go away and naturally the trade of my cus- never has been a performance, either of evening
Mayhap, Mr. Bowers will arrange to have some
tomers suffer. Still we are doing a little, and or matinee, that the house has not been sold of the orators among the piano manufacturers
expect more when the time comes."
reciprocate with a speech before the publishers
out.
A publisher observed: "There has been a lull
"The Royal Chef" is full of fun and humor, meeting June 14.
for several weeks, and even the 'hits' were not
selling, but now the demand is springing up
again, especialy along lines where a lot of push-
ing has been done at points away from New
York. Introductory buying is telling in the re-
orders, and business looks quite promising. Pos-
sibly the opening of the regular summer or re-
LOOK FOR BI-MONTHLY CHANGE!
sort season may have a bearing on conditions, as
KEEP "POSTED" ON OUR "GOOD THINGS"!
usual; but trade runs to specialties at present,
the regular catalogue being held in abeyance un-
til we again resume the established routine, and
when we go after the trade with the long pull
and the strong pull and the pull altogether."
SUMMER QUIET NOW IN EVIDENCE
fl
"THE WITMARK CORNER"
THE NEW SUMMER SONG HIT!
UNION LABEL FOR COMPOSERS.
Musicians Serve Notice on Publishing Houses
and Will Play No New Scores Which Have
Not the Union Mark.
The Mutual Musical Protective Association has
sent a circular letter to all publishers and en-
gravers and printers of music, requesting them to
put the union label on all music and all musical
advertising mattter. This move has been made
in accordance with a resolution passed at a secret
meeting of the union musicians in the course of
their recent convention in this city.
The idea did not originate with the musicians,
but with the Union of Lithographers, who have
been trying for years to compel music engravers
to join their union. It is said if the demand is
not. granted that the Musicians' Union will in-
struct all union bands and orchestras to refuse
after a given time to play any music which does
not bear the union label.
The letter to the publishers and engravers fol-
lows:
"Dear Sir.—I am instructed by the Mutual
Musical Protective Association to request you to
put the union label on all music printed, en-
graved or published by you, and also on your
professional and advertising matter.
EVANS, Secretary."
I TM? GP&AT
SUMMER*
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AND H O OTMEBS..
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^ ^ IMITATIONS '
PRICE FIFTY CENTS
(USUAL DISCOUNTS)
See to it at once, that you have copies in
stock—you'll need them. Sells at first hearing.
SPECIAL PRICE IN QUANTITIES.
Arc you a subscriber for our ••NEW ISSUES?"
If not-Why not ?
M . WITMARK AND SONS, * ' * - « * »•"""•«• NEW YORK CITY
SCHILLER BUILDING, CHICAGO.
-
-
-
WITMARK BUILDING, LONDON
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN — AND ACROSS
THE MUSIC TRADE
^
REVIEW
43
In the World of Music Publishing ^
Leading publishers when asked by The Review replete with good music and numbers of pretty
for an expression of opinion on this letter, which songs, and the players who interpret both are
In the Publishing Field—Nothing Unusual they acknowledge receiving, spoke of it as of no good in all their parts. The chorus is excep-
consequence whatever. As one of them said: tionally pretty and dainty. How long "The
and the Conditions Are Not Unhealthy—
Opening of Resorts Will Help Trade and "The matter does not concern us in the least, and Royal Chef" will run no one knows, but it is
so far as we know, it is only a move on the part evident it will be a long time before the public
Better Times Are Looked For.
of the union lithographers to force the music en- grows tired of it, and they are masters of the
For a month business with publishers has been gravers to join their organization. There are situation.
quiet, when not positively dull. All kinds and but four or five concerns in the country who are
grades of the music caterers have suffered, some known as music printers, and these establish-
J. F. BOWERS' REMARKS
in silence, but the majority blowing on the loud ments have a picked staff of engravers—com-
bazoo with a view of misleading competitors, paratively few in number—who are well paid At the Recent Convention at Atlantic City—
for when it came to jollying themselves the at- for their services. This corps of skilled men,
Publishers and Piano Men Contrasted.
tempt was a wretched failure. To be sure much who make a specialty of music engraving, have
noise was heard about "hits," but when every- been indifferent to the labor unions, hence the
Publishers should not overlook the address
thing was simmered down, it was found even the order has gone forth to compel them to 'organize' made by J. F . Bowers, president of the Music
most promising number fell far short of expec- or suffer the wrath of the walking delegate, I Publishers' Asociation of the United States, be-
presume. The idea of forcing bands and or- fore the National Piano Manufacturers' Associa-
tations.
Even the jobber, he of the ever-sanguine tem- chestras and possibly professional singers to use tion, at their annual convention in Atlantic City,
perament, and in whose breast the rosiest pre- only music bearing the union label is preposter- last week, and which was published in full by
dictions spring eternal, admitted sales were fall- ous."
The Review. He spoke at length on the "inter-
ing off. Referring to this a house which does
ests of the makers of pianos and the composers
an exclusive out-of-town business said to The TWO MONTHS OF "THE ROYAL CHEF."
and publishers of music," and after ranking the
Review: "I wouldn't give a copper for New York
Ditsons, Schirmer, Schmidt and Pond with Stein-
trade; prices are cut to pieces. My business is
The success of a new play or a musical comedy way, Knabe, Chickering, et al., he said:
with the dealers in every other section, and it is depends upon the caprice of the public. I t takes
"Then, too, we have those other contributors
the cleanest and most desirable from many months to create the characters, with the lines to the 'gayety of nations' the sometimes-described
points of view. Now I keep close tabs on niy and all the lyrics; weeks go by in rehearsals and 'popular,' publishers who abound so numerously
trade, and can diagnose the situation about as upon the opening night the entire structure may among us, after the manner of the poor whom
correctly as any man in the country. For in- be condemned and declared to be unfit. When we have always with us. They contribute, in
stance, sales kept up pretty well until within ten Stoddard and Taylor and Ben Jerome and Gus their own way, to the spread of music among tne
days past, and then the buying commenced to Sohlke worked and labored to give "The Royal masses, the common people, of whom Lincoln
drop. Dealers who always buy from $7 to $±0 Chef" to the public they built as they best knew said the Lord must have loved them He made
daily, cut to $5 and then to $2, perhaps less. how. "The Royal Chef" has now been played so many of them. In connection with this mat-
When it reaches this stage the dull season is on and sung at the La Salle, Chicago, for two months, ter of popular music immensely valuable work is
good and hard. You see, people are commencing and so great has been its success that there being done."
to go away and naturally the trade of my cus- never has been a performance, either of evening
Mayhap, Mr. Bowers will arrange to have some
tomers suffer. Still we are doing a little, and or matinee, that the house has not been sold of the orators among the piano manufacturers
expect more when the time comes."
reciprocate with a speech before the publishers
out.
A publisher observed: "There has been a lull
"The Royal Chef" is full of fun and humor, meeting June 14.
for several weeks, and even the 'hits' were not
selling, but now the demand is springing up
again, especialy along lines where a lot of push-
ing has been done at points away from New
York. Introductory buying is telling in the re-
orders, and business looks quite promising. Pos-
sibly the opening of the regular summer or re-
LOOK FOR BI-MONTHLY CHANGE!
sort season may have a bearing on conditions, as
KEEP "POSTED" ON OUR "GOOD THINGS"!
usual; but trade runs to specialties at present,
the regular catalogue being held in abeyance un-
til we again resume the established routine, and
when we go after the trade with the long pull
and the strong pull and the pull altogether."
SUMMER QUIET NOW IN EVIDENCE
fl
"THE WITMARK CORNER"
THE NEW SUMMER SONG HIT!
UNION LABEL FOR COMPOSERS.
Musicians Serve Notice on Publishing Houses
and Will Play No New Scores Which Have
Not the Union Mark.
The Mutual Musical Protective Association has
sent a circular letter to all publishers and en-
gravers and printers of music, requesting them to
put the union label on all music and all musical
advertising mattter. This move has been made
in accordance with a resolution passed at a secret
meeting of the union musicians in the course of
their recent convention in this city.
The idea did not originate with the musicians,
but with the Union of Lithographers, who have
been trying for years to compel music engravers
to join their union. It is said if the demand is
not. granted that the Musicians' Union will in-
struct all union bands and orchestras to refuse
after a given time to play any music which does
not bear the union label.
The letter to the publishers and engravers fol-
lows:
"Dear Sir.—I am instructed by the Mutual
Musical Protective Association to request you to
put the union label on all music printed, en-
graved or published by you, and also on your
professional and advertising matter.
EVANS, Secretary."
I TM? GP&AT
SUMMER*
mm
m
AND H O OTMEBS..
wm
mmwlV
mm
^ ^ IMITATIONS '
PRICE FIFTY CENTS
(USUAL DISCOUNTS)
See to it at once, that you have copies in
stock—you'll need them. Sells at first hearing.
SPECIAL PRICE IN QUANTITIES.
Arc you a subscriber for our ••NEW ISSUES?"
If not-Why not ?
M . WITMARK AND SONS, * ' * - « * »•"""•«• NEW YORK CITY
SCHILLER BUILDING, CHICAGO.
-
-
-
WITMARK BUILDING, LONDON
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN — AND ACROSS
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