Music Trade Review
Issue: 1905 Vol. 41 N. 24 - Page 46
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THE:
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difficulty lies in getting the publishers to take
feature William H. Penn's darkey ditty, "I've
E. J. VILAS' VIEWS
concerted action."
Such a Funny Feeling When I Look at You."
One of the biggest of the big novelty vaudeville On Musical Copyright and Other Matters—
Vilas modestly refrains from giving his
Says Cost of Music Is Too High— -His Point
thoughts about the future of the coon song. For
acts is that called "The Military Octette and Girl
of View Rather Peculiar.
this relief many thanks.
with the Baton." This is a collection of talented
young men and women who play, sing and gen-
A rather peculiar expression of opinion wai
erally entertain audiences for twenty to twenty- given by E. J. Vilas to The Globe during his
SOME RECENT SUCCESSES.
five minutes at every performance. Two of the visit to New York recently, "representing Blei-
The Aurora Piano Co., Aurora, 111., have brought
principals are Mr. Madock and Mr. Lucas, the
stein & Co.," whom he spoke of as music pub
out
a new song "I Can Part With All But You,"
first of whom possesses a beautiful baritone voice,
lishers. His views on the copyright law have
and the second being an accomplished violinist.
been heard before, and his suggestions about which promises to be an excellent seller. The
They are using with great effect in the act Ray-
piracy are original, if not sensible; but when words are by Ellen Norwood and the music by
mond A. Browne and William H. Penn's "Good- Mr. Vilas says that the cost of music is too high F. L. Ryder, a prominent member of the Chicago
bye, Dixie Dear," published by Sol Bloom.
he is certainly "talking through his hat." What retail forces of the Cable Company, and a com-
poser of more than local note. The trade can
he said follows:
KEMICK NEWS NOTES.
"Our musical copyright law has proven a most be supplied by Lyon & Healy, Chicago; Will
imperfect protection of the composers' right, and Rossiter, New York and Chicago, and the F. J.
Georgia and Blanche Howard are using "Silver
Heels" and "Why Don't You Try" with genuine the extent to which piracy now flourishes is some- A. Forster Co.. Chicago.
thing outrageous. Why no less than forty-five
success. May Evans, whistler, with the "Navajo
"THE SPINSTER'S QUARTETTE.'
(sic) thousand contraband copies of copyright
Girls," is using "Silver Heels." Maydee DuCrey,
music have been discovered during the past
with "Lured from Home" company, is using
"The Spinsters' Quartette," made up of four
"Sympathy." McMaypn's "Watermelon Girls" month. Much stiffer legislation is urgently re- remarkably clever ladies, do an effectively humor-
quired. Our federal copyright law, as at present ous impersonation of "Four Old Maids" of various
are using "Fare Thee Well, Annabelle." Felix
framed, gives the publisher redress in money types, and in their make-up, dialogue, action and
and Barry are using "Silver Heels" and "In Dear
Old Georgia," while Klein, Ott Brothers and Nich- only, but there is always a fearful fight neces- singing they are a hit. One notable number of
sary in order to get it. What's more, the pirate their offerings is the rendition of William H.
olson, instrumentailtsts, have added to their rep-
can evade payment entirely by simply putting all Penn's song, "In the House of Hugs and Kisses,"
ertoire the new Indian intermezzo, "Silver
Heels." Jessie Mae Hail, now starring in "The his property in his wife's name. Even were the "Good-bye Dixie, Dear," and Henry Clay Smith's
penalty imprisonment there would be no satis- song, "Come Back."
Street Singer," has introduced Williams and Van
faction in that for the publisher. Neither would
Alstyne's substantial ballad success, "In Dear
it scare the gutter merchant.
Old Georgia"; she is assisted by six pretty show
Here are a few of the popular publications:
girls. Etta Williams recently added "Sympathy"
"About the only thing left for the legitimate Vocal—"In Timbuctoo," "Starlight," "The Hoo-
to her repertoire of songs, and finds that it leads
trade to do in the matter is to cut the ground doo Tree" and "A Quaint Old Bud" (in "The
in popularity wherever she has appeared. Anna
from under the pirates by lowering the prices Catch of the Season"), by Theodore Morse; "I
Laughlin, whose clever work in "The Wizard of
of the copyright publication. So long as there Want Somebody to Love," by Harry Kelly;
Oz" is well remembered, is now duplicating her
is a difference of a few cents between the piracy "When Sweet Rose Bid Me Good-bye" and "I'm
success in vaudeville, and one of the daintiest and the authorized edition the public will have So Lonely," by Thurland Chatteway. Instru-
songs she sings is "Won't You Take Me Home no compunction in purchasing from the pirate. mental—"Keep a Little Cosey Corner in Your
with You," written especially for her by Lenox
In this connection I must admit, as most other Heart For Me," march and two-step, and "Julia
& Sutton, who now write exclusively for Jerome publishers will, that the cost of music is too Dean," walty, by Theodore Morse.
H. Remick & Co.
high, and it is therefore a serious tax on the
Among this popular firm's latest prints are the student and a hindrance to educational purposes.
Margileth & McFarland, the enterprising deal-
A man can obtain a library of the classics at the ers of Springfield, O., are great admirers of the
following: Vocal—"Only You," by L. Frank
Miller; "Come Back, Kathleen," by Theo. West- cost of something like $10, but a similar repre- Hamilton pianos, and in a recent announcement
man; "On an Automobile Honeymoon" (in "The sentation of the great composers would entail an state that over thirty-three thousand of these in-
outlay of four or five times that amount. The struments are now in use.
Ham Tree"), by Jerome and Schwartz.
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON!
and then let us again call your attention to the subjoined
WITMARK POPULAR
SUCCESSES!
Our prestige is behind these numbers, and we are exploiting them through every channel of publicity,
merous calls for them. We therefore hope for early and frequent orders.
That means you will have nu-
VOCAL
"He's Me Pal."
"Tammany."
"You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean."
"The Prettiest Gal in Borneo."
"Those Songs My Mother Used to Sing."
"Kate Kearney."
"If I Should."
"In My Merry Oldsmobile."
"Sally Ann."
"Nola."
"Listen to the Big Brass Band."
"Good-night, Beloved, Good-night."
"I Love You All the Time."
"Lucy Linda Lady."
"Hello, All Right, Good-bye."
"The Honey Bee's Honeymoon."
"I've Got No Right to Love You But I Do."
"I Will Always Think of You."
"Why Don't You Quit, Quit, Quit."
"Araby."
"Al Fresco."
"Dewdrops."
"Laces and Graces."
"My Cosey Corner Girl."
"Awake, My Beloved, Awake."
"You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline."
"Happy, Jappy Soldier Man."
"Ole Man Moon."
"Because You Were an Old Sweetheart of Mine."
"Just for To-night."
"All Is Fair in Love and War."
"Star of My Life."
"Resignation."
"Take Me to Your Heart Again."
"Just Idle Dreams."
"Only a Message from Home, Sweet Home."
"In the Shadow of the Pyramid."
"Injun Gal."
"Rosebud Sioux."
"Norah-Floradora."
"Cupid Is the Captain of the Army."
,
"Little Drowsy Eyes."
I I M S X R L J IVf E N T A L
"The Roses' Honeymoon."
"Roses."
"Little Fawn."
"The Mouse and the Clock."
"Mexican Beauties."
"Idlewilde."
"Hyacinth."
"An Odd Number."
"Love's Return."
"Ky-isses."
"Thoughts of Love" Waltz.
"Bohemian Knights."
Also Vocal and Instrumental Numbers and Complete Scores of the Following Musical Comedies and Comic Operas:
"The Pearl and the Pumpkin."
a
The Mayor of Tokio."
"The Rollicking Girl."
"It Happened in Nordland."
"Fantana."
"Woodland."
"The Sho-Gun."
"Miss Dolly Dollars."
"Princess Beggar."
"Mile. Modiste."
"The Press Agent."
"Babes in Toyland."
"The Maid and the Mummy."
"Love's Lottery."
"The Yankee Consul."
PUBLISHERS
M.
WITMARK
CHICAGO.
SONS,
=
Witmark
Complete Catalogue Sent FREE on Application.
=
=
=
"The Prince of Pilsen."
"The Tenderfoot."
"Peggy from Paris."
"Wonderland."
"His Honor the Mayor."
=
Building, New
York
LONDON.
THE:
46
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
difficulty lies in getting the publishers to take
feature William H. Penn's darkey ditty, "I've
E. J. VILAS' VIEWS
concerted action."
Such a Funny Feeling When I Look at You."
One of the biggest of the big novelty vaudeville On Musical Copyright and Other Matters—
Vilas modestly refrains from giving his
Says Cost of Music Is Too High— -His Point
thoughts about the future of the coon song. For
acts is that called "The Military Octette and Girl
of View Rather Peculiar.
this relief many thanks.
with the Baton." This is a collection of talented
young men and women who play, sing and gen-
A rather peculiar expression of opinion wai
erally entertain audiences for twenty to twenty- given by E. J. Vilas to The Globe during his
SOME RECENT SUCCESSES.
five minutes at every performance. Two of the visit to New York recently, "representing Blei-
The Aurora Piano Co., Aurora, 111., have brought
principals are Mr. Madock and Mr. Lucas, the
stein & Co.," whom he spoke of as music pub
out
a new song "I Can Part With All But You,"
first of whom possesses a beautiful baritone voice,
lishers. His views on the copyright law have
and the second being an accomplished violinist.
been heard before, and his suggestions about which promises to be an excellent seller. The
They are using with great effect in the act Ray-
piracy are original, if not sensible; but when words are by Ellen Norwood and the music by
mond A. Browne and William H. Penn's "Good- Mr. Vilas says that the cost of music is too high F. L. Ryder, a prominent member of the Chicago
bye, Dixie Dear," published by Sol Bloom.
he is certainly "talking through his hat." What retail forces of the Cable Company, and a com-
poser of more than local note. The trade can
he said follows:
KEMICK NEWS NOTES.
"Our musical copyright law has proven a most be supplied by Lyon & Healy, Chicago; Will
imperfect protection of the composers' right, and Rossiter, New York and Chicago, and the F. J.
Georgia and Blanche Howard are using "Silver
Heels" and "Why Don't You Try" with genuine the extent to which piracy now flourishes is some- A. Forster Co.. Chicago.
thing outrageous. Why no less than forty-five
success. May Evans, whistler, with the "Navajo
"THE SPINSTER'S QUARTETTE.'
(sic) thousand contraband copies of copyright
Girls," is using "Silver Heels." Maydee DuCrey,
music have been discovered during the past
with "Lured from Home" company, is using
"The Spinsters' Quartette," made up of four
"Sympathy." McMaypn's "Watermelon Girls" month. Much stiffer legislation is urgently re- remarkably clever ladies, do an effectively humor-
quired. Our federal copyright law, as at present ous impersonation of "Four Old Maids" of various
are using "Fare Thee Well, Annabelle." Felix
framed, gives the publisher redress in money types, and in their make-up, dialogue, action and
and Barry are using "Silver Heels" and "In Dear
Old Georgia," while Klein, Ott Brothers and Nich- only, but there is always a fearful fight neces- singing they are a hit. One notable number of
sary in order to get it. What's more, the pirate their offerings is the rendition of William H.
olson, instrumentailtsts, have added to their rep-
can evade payment entirely by simply putting all Penn's song, "In the House of Hugs and Kisses,"
ertoire the new Indian intermezzo, "Silver
Heels." Jessie Mae Hail, now starring in "The his property in his wife's name. Even were the "Good-bye Dixie, Dear," and Henry Clay Smith's
penalty imprisonment there would be no satis- song, "Come Back."
Street Singer," has introduced Williams and Van
faction in that for the publisher. Neither would
Alstyne's substantial ballad success, "In Dear
it scare the gutter merchant.
Old Georgia"; she is assisted by six pretty show
Here are a few of the popular publications:
girls. Etta Williams recently added "Sympathy"
"About the only thing left for the legitimate Vocal—"In Timbuctoo," "Starlight," "The Hoo-
to her repertoire of songs, and finds that it leads
trade to do in the matter is to cut the ground doo Tree" and "A Quaint Old Bud" (in "The
in popularity wherever she has appeared. Anna
from under the pirates by lowering the prices Catch of the Season"), by Theodore Morse; "I
Laughlin, whose clever work in "The Wizard of
of the copyright publication. So long as there Want Somebody to Love," by Harry Kelly;
Oz" is well remembered, is now duplicating her
is a difference of a few cents between the piracy "When Sweet Rose Bid Me Good-bye" and "I'm
success in vaudeville, and one of the daintiest and the authorized edition the public will have So Lonely," by Thurland Chatteway. Instru-
songs she sings is "Won't You Take Me Home no compunction in purchasing from the pirate. mental—"Keep a Little Cosey Corner in Your
with You," written especially for her by Lenox
In this connection I must admit, as most other Heart For Me," march and two-step, and "Julia
& Sutton, who now write exclusively for Jerome publishers will, that the cost of music is too Dean," walty, by Theodore Morse.
H. Remick & Co.
high, and it is therefore a serious tax on the
Among this popular firm's latest prints are the student and a hindrance to educational purposes.
Margileth & McFarland, the enterprising deal-
A man can obtain a library of the classics at the ers of Springfield, O., are great admirers of the
following: Vocal—"Only You," by L. Frank
Miller; "Come Back, Kathleen," by Theo. West- cost of something like $10, but a similar repre- Hamilton pianos, and in a recent announcement
man; "On an Automobile Honeymoon" (in "The sentation of the great composers would entail an state that over thirty-three thousand of these in-
outlay of four or five times that amount. The struments are now in use.
Ham Tree"), by Jerome and Schwartz.
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON!
and then let us again call your attention to the subjoined
WITMARK POPULAR
SUCCESSES!
Our prestige is behind these numbers, and we are exploiting them through every channel of publicity,
merous calls for them. We therefore hope for early and frequent orders.
That means you will have nu-
VOCAL
"He's Me Pal."
"Tammany."
"You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean."
"The Prettiest Gal in Borneo."
"Those Songs My Mother Used to Sing."
"Kate Kearney."
"If I Should."
"In My Merry Oldsmobile."
"Sally Ann."
"Nola."
"Listen to the Big Brass Band."
"Good-night, Beloved, Good-night."
"I Love You All the Time."
"Lucy Linda Lady."
"Hello, All Right, Good-bye."
"The Honey Bee's Honeymoon."
"I've Got No Right to Love You But I Do."
"I Will Always Think of You."
"Why Don't You Quit, Quit, Quit."
"Araby."
"Al Fresco."
"Dewdrops."
"Laces and Graces."
"My Cosey Corner Girl."
"Awake, My Beloved, Awake."
"You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline."
"Happy, Jappy Soldier Man."
"Ole Man Moon."
"Because You Were an Old Sweetheart of Mine."
"Just for To-night."
"All Is Fair in Love and War."
"Star of My Life."
"Resignation."
"Take Me to Your Heart Again."
"Just Idle Dreams."
"Only a Message from Home, Sweet Home."
"In the Shadow of the Pyramid."
"Injun Gal."
"Rosebud Sioux."
"Norah-Floradora."
"Cupid Is the Captain of the Army."
,
"Little Drowsy Eyes."
I I M S X R L J IVf E N T A L
"The Roses' Honeymoon."
"Roses."
"Little Fawn."
"The Mouse and the Clock."
"Mexican Beauties."
"Idlewilde."
"Hyacinth."
"An Odd Number."
"Love's Return."
"Ky-isses."
"Thoughts of Love" Waltz.
"Bohemian Knights."
Also Vocal and Instrumental Numbers and Complete Scores of the Following Musical Comedies and Comic Operas:
"The Pearl and the Pumpkin."
a
The Mayor of Tokio."
"The Rollicking Girl."
"It Happened in Nordland."
"Fantana."
"Woodland."
"The Sho-Gun."
"Miss Dolly Dollars."
"Princess Beggar."
"Mile. Modiste."
"The Press Agent."
"Babes in Toyland."
"The Maid and the Mummy."
"Love's Lottery."
"The Yankee Consul."
PUBLISHERS
M.
WITMARK
CHICAGO.
SONS,
=
Witmark
Complete Catalogue Sent FREE on Application.
=
=
=
"The Prince of Pilsen."
"The Tenderfoot."
"Peggy from Paris."
"Wonderland."
"His Honor the Mayor."
=
Building, New
York
LONDON.
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