Music Trade Review
Issue: 1905 Vol. 40 N. 12 - Page 43
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
43
REVIEW
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In the World of Music Publishing
PRICE CUTTINQ DISTURBANCE.
Some of the Tomahawks Aroused—Prices
Slashed—Some Close Large Deals—Condi-
tions Satisfying.
Heavy mails mark the opening of every busi-
ness day, and sales are creeping toward the high
marks. During the past week several publish-
ers have closed deals that were eminently satis-
factory, indicating that jobbers and dealers are
moving their stock quickly, resulting in repeat
orders of a size to make glad the hearts of the
respective recipients. The "good lookers" are
evidently coming up to the expectations of their
sponsors, and many considered fair sellers are
entering the still more prosperous class. In fact,
there is scarcely a publication of merit but what
is making a record for itself. The hits before
the public are many, but no one as yet showing
running qualities greatly superior to others in
the same grade; the "field" is large and the race
of comparatively uniform evenness. Briefly,
trade in all branches of the business—publish-
ing, jobbing and retailing, high, medium and
popular—is extremely satisfactory, with a larger
volume to the credit of the West, where it has
developed since the first of the year, though no
special complaint is heard from any other sec-
tion.
In the metropolitan district the department
store price-cutting disturbance has again reached
an acute stage, only one of a number so familiar
and harrassing to the regular dealer. For a
while it seemed as if this particular source of
trouble was adjusting itself more in keeping with
the tenets of fair dealing; but the so-called agree-
ment or understanding was so frail that the
slightest iar overturned the reported entente
^TRUMENTALTSUCCESSES
Published for piano solo, orchestra, band, violin and
all combinations of mandolins, guitars and banjos.
Evangellne Caprice—The Maestro March—Flower of
Mexico, Intermezzo—Belle of the Highlands—American
Gulid March.
C. L. PARTEE MUSIC CO.
2 3 EAST 20TH ST.
NEW YORK
CITY
THE BIG SENSATIONAL SELLING
SONG HIT OF 1905,
"EASY
STREET"
Kisses,
A Bit O' Blarney,
II Mormon Coon,
Also
Love in a Phonograph,
Georgia,
A House to Rent.
PUBLISHED BY
SOL BLOOM
New Amsterdam Theatre Bldg.,
N E W YORK
cordiale. The tomahawks are out again, and the
department store buyer is once again in his ele-
ment of sacrificing and slashing prices in his
sheet music section to make a bargain day for
his corset and underwear offerings. The dry
goods stores do not care a rap, but dealers and
jobbers must bear the brunt of this sacrificial
procedure. The loss to them is total, while with
the "challenge," or "anniversary" or any other
old fake sale announcement, the department store
attracts customers at the expense of the entire
ballad, and there are opportunities for a clever
singer to gain new laurels through its rendition.
Jefferson de Angelis, in the comic opera "Fan-
tana," sings it in his most inimitable manner,
and his audiences call for additional verses every
evening. Lee Harrison, Lew Dockstader, Eddie
Foy, Nat Wills and other vocalists have also
placed it on their repertoires. One of the latest
singers to give "Tammany" a rousing send-off
and who, as might naturally be inferred, is ren-
dering it with true life and spirit, is Maggie
Cline, known throughout the country as one of
the greatest headliners on the vaudeville stage.
Messrs. Bryan and Edwards also wrote that
celebrated song "He's Me Pal." As a composer
of popular song successes Mr. Edwards stands in
the first rank, as the four following will testify,
he having written the music to each: "Good-
Bye, Little Girl, Good-Bye," ' T h e Girl Who Cares
for Me," "Little Miss No One From Nowhere"
and "Mumm's the Word."
HARRIS' NEW QUARTERS IN CHICAGO.
The entire second floor of the remodeled Grand
Opera House, on Randolph street, Chicago, is be-
ing fitted up, redecorated and sumptuously fur-
nished as the new quarters for the branch house
of Chas. K. Harris, and which will be removed
from the Ogden building. Nine rooms make up
the suite. Joe M. Harris, the manager, will oc-
cupy a handsome private office, three music
GUS EDWARDS.
trade of legitimate or recognized music dealers. studios will be provided, also separate reception
But this is so old a story that its mere mention rooms for ladies and gentlemen having business
suffices to arouse the bitterness of feeling which to transact with the house. A number of promi-
is justified by the injury inflicted. This species nent managers and booking agents will also have
of competition is playing the mischief, not only desks and make it their headquarters. At least
with trade within several hundred miles of New $2,000 will be expended for Turkish rugs, luxuri-
York, but practically everywhere. It is certainly ous furniture and elegant fittings. A much larger
up to the publishers to do more than discuss this stock will be carried and the office force will also
be greatly augmented.
question in an academic spirit.
"The Isle of Bong Bong," which had its suc-
cessful initial performance in Chicago last week,
A RECORD-BREAKING SONG.
has been secured by Fred C. Whitney for its New
A song that is attracting wide attention is York production at the Majestic Theatre in Sep-
"Tammany," by Vincent Bryan and Gus Edwards. tember. The title was changed at the suggestion
It may be said to have become famous in a of Mr. Whitney, who believes "Isle" a good word
night, and such a great demand it is constantly to conjure with.
Another Harris production to have its premiere
receiving that the publishers, M. Witmark &
Sons, have made special arrangements to have is "Around Chicago," book by Frederick Rankin,
extra editions issued without delay. Some idea music by A. Baldwin Sloane, which will be heard
may be had of its popularity when i t is stated in Chicago May 25, at McVickar's Theatre.
it is no uncommon occurrence for the vocalists
who are singing "Tammany" to receive as many
SONGS POPULAR IN AULD LANG SYNE.
as eight or nine encores at every performance.
Old songs that were popular years ago were
The music is unusually catchy, and is in Mr. Ed-
wards' best vein, while the words possess origin- sung at the last meeting of the Plastic Club, Phil-
ality and brightness. "Tammany" is a song that adelphia, Pa. Miss Jane Campbell gave a talk on
is both witty and wise, possessing a comical ele- "Song of My Girlhood," and her address made
ment that is up-to-date and fresh. It may appro- the recollections all the more vivid. Some of the
priately be termed a topical song or a novelty songs of which she told were in greatest favor
POPULAR SONG and INSTRUMENTAL HITS
POLLY PRIM MARCH
SHAME ON YOU
ZEL-ZEL
BIG INDIAN CHIEF
PETER PIPER MARCH
EGYPT
I WANT TO BE A SOLDIER
PEGGY BRADY
LADY TEAZLE
MADCAP PRINCESS
RED FEATHER
I
I
Published b y
JOS. W. STERN 6 CO.,
CHICAGO
ISLE OF SPICE
SAMBO GIRL
MAMA'S PAPA
34 East 21st S U New York
LONDON
SAN FRANCISCO
POPULAR SONG
HITS
" Lights of Home," "Just a Picture of You," "My Sun-
burnt Lily," "They All Spoke Well of You," by the
noted writers, Al. Trahern and Lee Orean Smith.
C. L. PARTEE MUSIC CO.
23 East 20th Street
New York City
The Songs
LISTEN TO THE BIG BRASS BAND
PRETTIEST GAL IN BORNEO
YOU'RE THE FLOWER OF MY HEART, SWEET ADELINE
GOOD-NIGHT, BELOVED, GOOD-NIGHT
BECAUSE YOU WERE AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE
HAPPY JAPPY SOLDIER MAN
RESIGNATION
TAMMANY
ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR
THE GIRL WHO CARES FOR ME
THERE'S NOTHING NEW TO SAY
Cobb and Edwards
Dave Reed, J r .
McPherson and Ball
Gerard and Armstrong
Fay and Oliver
Jacobs and Robinson
West and Bratton
Caro Roma
Bryan and Edwards
Heelan and Brachman
Cobb and Edwards
Luther and Robyn
M. WITMARK & SONS
N E W YORK
CHICAGO
LONDON
THE
MUSIC TRADE
43
REVIEW
000000CX300000000000000CXgDOOOOOOOOOa^
In the World of Music Publishing
PRICE CUTTINQ DISTURBANCE.
Some of the Tomahawks Aroused—Prices
Slashed—Some Close Large Deals—Condi-
tions Satisfying.
Heavy mails mark the opening of every busi-
ness day, and sales are creeping toward the high
marks. During the past week several publish-
ers have closed deals that were eminently satis-
factory, indicating that jobbers and dealers are
moving their stock quickly, resulting in repeat
orders of a size to make glad the hearts of the
respective recipients. The "good lookers" are
evidently coming up to the expectations of their
sponsors, and many considered fair sellers are
entering the still more prosperous class. In fact,
there is scarcely a publication of merit but what
is making a record for itself. The hits before
the public are many, but no one as yet showing
running qualities greatly superior to others in
the same grade; the "field" is large and the race
of comparatively uniform evenness. Briefly,
trade in all branches of the business—publish-
ing, jobbing and retailing, high, medium and
popular—is extremely satisfactory, with a larger
volume to the credit of the West, where it has
developed since the first of the year, though no
special complaint is heard from any other sec-
tion.
In the metropolitan district the department
store price-cutting disturbance has again reached
an acute stage, only one of a number so familiar
and harrassing to the regular dealer. For a
while it seemed as if this particular source of
trouble was adjusting itself more in keeping with
the tenets of fair dealing; but the so-called agree-
ment or understanding was so frail that the
slightest iar overturned the reported entente
^TRUMENTALTSUCCESSES
Published for piano solo, orchestra, band, violin and
all combinations of mandolins, guitars and banjos.
Evangellne Caprice—The Maestro March—Flower of
Mexico, Intermezzo—Belle of the Highlands—American
Gulid March.
C. L. PARTEE MUSIC CO.
2 3 EAST 20TH ST.
NEW YORK
CITY
THE BIG SENSATIONAL SELLING
SONG HIT OF 1905,
"EASY
STREET"
Kisses,
A Bit O' Blarney,
II Mormon Coon,
Also
Love in a Phonograph,
Georgia,
A House to Rent.
PUBLISHED BY
SOL BLOOM
New Amsterdam Theatre Bldg.,
N E W YORK
cordiale. The tomahawks are out again, and the
department store buyer is once again in his ele-
ment of sacrificing and slashing prices in his
sheet music section to make a bargain day for
his corset and underwear offerings. The dry
goods stores do not care a rap, but dealers and
jobbers must bear the brunt of this sacrificial
procedure. The loss to them is total, while with
the "challenge," or "anniversary" or any other
old fake sale announcement, the department store
attracts customers at the expense of the entire
ballad, and there are opportunities for a clever
singer to gain new laurels through its rendition.
Jefferson de Angelis, in the comic opera "Fan-
tana," sings it in his most inimitable manner,
and his audiences call for additional verses every
evening. Lee Harrison, Lew Dockstader, Eddie
Foy, Nat Wills and other vocalists have also
placed it on their repertoires. One of the latest
singers to give "Tammany" a rousing send-off
and who, as might naturally be inferred, is ren-
dering it with true life and spirit, is Maggie
Cline, known throughout the country as one of
the greatest headliners on the vaudeville stage.
Messrs. Bryan and Edwards also wrote that
celebrated song "He's Me Pal." As a composer
of popular song successes Mr. Edwards stands in
the first rank, as the four following will testify,
he having written the music to each: "Good-
Bye, Little Girl, Good-Bye," ' T h e Girl Who Cares
for Me," "Little Miss No One From Nowhere"
and "Mumm's the Word."
HARRIS' NEW QUARTERS IN CHICAGO.
The entire second floor of the remodeled Grand
Opera House, on Randolph street, Chicago, is be-
ing fitted up, redecorated and sumptuously fur-
nished as the new quarters for the branch house
of Chas. K. Harris, and which will be removed
from the Ogden building. Nine rooms make up
the suite. Joe M. Harris, the manager, will oc-
cupy a handsome private office, three music
GUS EDWARDS.
trade of legitimate or recognized music dealers. studios will be provided, also separate reception
But this is so old a story that its mere mention rooms for ladies and gentlemen having business
suffices to arouse the bitterness of feeling which to transact with the house. A number of promi-
is justified by the injury inflicted. This species nent managers and booking agents will also have
of competition is playing the mischief, not only desks and make it their headquarters. At least
with trade within several hundred miles of New $2,000 will be expended for Turkish rugs, luxuri-
York, but practically everywhere. It is certainly ous furniture and elegant fittings. A much larger
up to the publishers to do more than discuss this stock will be carried and the office force will also
be greatly augmented.
question in an academic spirit.
"The Isle of Bong Bong," which had its suc-
cessful initial performance in Chicago last week,
A RECORD-BREAKING SONG.
has been secured by Fred C. Whitney for its New
A song that is attracting wide attention is York production at the Majestic Theatre in Sep-
"Tammany," by Vincent Bryan and Gus Edwards. tember. The title was changed at the suggestion
It may be said to have become famous in a of Mr. Whitney, who believes "Isle" a good word
night, and such a great demand it is constantly to conjure with.
Another Harris production to have its premiere
receiving that the publishers, M. Witmark &
Sons, have made special arrangements to have is "Around Chicago," book by Frederick Rankin,
extra editions issued without delay. Some idea music by A. Baldwin Sloane, which will be heard
may be had of its popularity when i t is stated in Chicago May 25, at McVickar's Theatre.
it is no uncommon occurrence for the vocalists
who are singing "Tammany" to receive as many
SONGS POPULAR IN AULD LANG SYNE.
as eight or nine encores at every performance.
Old songs that were popular years ago were
The music is unusually catchy, and is in Mr. Ed-
wards' best vein, while the words possess origin- sung at the last meeting of the Plastic Club, Phil-
ality and brightness. "Tammany" is a song that adelphia, Pa. Miss Jane Campbell gave a talk on
is both witty and wise, possessing a comical ele- "Song of My Girlhood," and her address made
ment that is up-to-date and fresh. It may appro- the recollections all the more vivid. Some of the
priately be termed a topical song or a novelty songs of which she told were in greatest favor
POPULAR SONG and INSTRUMENTAL HITS
POLLY PRIM MARCH
SHAME ON YOU
ZEL-ZEL
BIG INDIAN CHIEF
PETER PIPER MARCH
EGYPT
I WANT TO BE A SOLDIER
PEGGY BRADY
LADY TEAZLE
MADCAP PRINCESS
RED FEATHER
I
I
Published b y
JOS. W. STERN 6 CO.,
CHICAGO
ISLE OF SPICE
SAMBO GIRL
MAMA'S PAPA
34 East 21st S U New York
LONDON
SAN FRANCISCO
POPULAR SONG
HITS
" Lights of Home," "Just a Picture of You," "My Sun-
burnt Lily," "They All Spoke Well of You," by the
noted writers, Al. Trahern and Lee Orean Smith.
C. L. PARTEE MUSIC CO.
23 East 20th Street
New York City
The Songs
LISTEN TO THE BIG BRASS BAND
PRETTIEST GAL IN BORNEO
YOU'RE THE FLOWER OF MY HEART, SWEET ADELINE
GOOD-NIGHT, BELOVED, GOOD-NIGHT
BECAUSE YOU WERE AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE
HAPPY JAPPY SOLDIER MAN
RESIGNATION
TAMMANY
ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR
THE GIRL WHO CARES FOR ME
THERE'S NOTHING NEW TO SAY
Cobb and Edwards
Dave Reed, J r .
McPherson and Ball
Gerard and Armstrong
Fay and Oliver
Jacobs and Robinson
West and Bratton
Caro Roma
Bryan and Edwards
Heelan and Brachman
Cobb and Edwards
Luther and Robyn
M. WITMARK & SONS
N E W YORK
CHICAGO
LONDON
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