Music Trade Review
Issue: 1906 Vol. 42 N. 17 - Page 45
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
TEMPORARY LULL PREVAILS
In Publishing Field—Unexpected, However—
Improvement in Price Conditions Noticed—
The Situation Carefully Analyzed.
Something has affected the publishing trade
during the past week, for business has slumped
in the most unexpected manner. Every branch
reports a falling off in orders, sales and collec-
tions, including even among the jobbing interests,
usually the last to feel a weakness. The market
appeared to be strengthening, from accounts re-
ceived from many authoritative sources, and the
quiet period succeeding these estimates came in
the nature of a surprise. That the lull is tem-
porary seems assured from the fact that the
selling forces of the leading houses are not chang-
ing their plans, but, on the contrary, will re-
double their efforts to make up the loss when a
change for the better—doubtless in a fortnight or
less—is noticeable.
In the line of productions those recently put
on are rendering a good account to their pub-
lishers, and others expecting to have their pre-
miere before the close of the season, are regarded
by their sponsors as exceptionally meritorious,
and are therefore counted upon to "make good."
The sale of ballads, waltz songs, "coon" melodies
and general instrumentals have averaged well
v/hen in the hands of competent promoters, and
not a few are looked upon as steady sellers for
some time to come. A slight improvement in
general conditions is also observable, especially
in the matter of prices. Sections heretofore total-
ly demoralized by the slashing of the so-called
"cheap stores" are finding out that the trade
reached by these establishments is not the most
desirable when music of any real merit is con-
sidered. The people who actually create the de-
mand and know a good thing when they hear
it are not frequenters of the five and ten-cent
places, and do not hesitate to pay a fair price for
what they want. These facts are a solace in
their way, and will eventually demonstrate their
full force and effect to the betterment of every
one interested in the origination, publishing, job-
bing and general sale of the class of music that
has been detrimentally affected.
The publishers of standard music likewise ad-
mit trade is quiet, and believe it will continue so
for several weeks, though offering no explana-
tion why such is the case. One of the most care- .
ful and conservative in this line said to The Re-
view this week: "Business has dropped off the
Complete vocal score and Separate Numbers of
"THE ROSE OF THE ALHAMBRA"
Hook and Lyrics by CHAS. EMERSON COOK.
Music by Lucius HOSMBH.
Featuring the well-known prinia donna,
Mme. LILLIAN BLAUVELT.
Supplementary Songs In the following productions :
EDNA MAY'S New Musical Play,
"THE CATCH OF THE SEASON."
"RAINING"
By Jerome D. Kern
SHUBEKT BROS.' English Musical Comedy Success,
"THE EARL AND THE GIRL."
"HOW'D YOU LIKE TO SPOON WITH ME."
Max. C. Eugene's hit, "IN ROSELAND" Intermezzo
Published by
T. B. HARMS CO.
126 West 44th St.
NEW YORK
"The House Melodious."
GUS EDWARDS
MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
Publishers of Lillian Russell's and the Sea-
sons Song Hits,
" I f a Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me,"
"Somebody's Sweetheart I Want to B e , "
and " N a p o l i , " and Italian Love Story.
Our N e w I s s u e s
"Pocahontas" (Tammany's sister), " I n a little Canoe
with Y o u " being featured by all the leading acts in
Vaudeville. "When the Green Leaves turn to Gold' a
Beautiful Rustic Ballad.
Gus Edwards Music Pub. Co.
1512 Broadway, New York.
past week, and no mistake. We cannot quite un-
derstand why, unless the public is so affected by
the San Francisco horror that they are refraining
from buying music as an act of sympathy. In
this connection we feel the entire country is so
shocked that the natural inclination to ordinary
pleasures and entertainments is checked. We
expect this will be in evidence for several weeks.
We can account for the sudden lull in no other
way."
REVIEWOGRAPHS.
A subscription list for contributions to the re-
lief fund, by the publishers specifically, for the
San Francisco earthquake sufferers, is talked of,
a movement in which J. F. Bowers, president of
the Music Publishers' Association of the United
States,-is expected to take the initiative. In New
York all the publishers have devoted a liberal
stock of sheet music to "Joe Weber's Bazaar," in
the Gilsey House, Francis, Day & Hunter having
given 10,000 copies of Vesta Victoria's song hit,
"Waiting at the Church " which she will sing at
a benefit for the same purpose. The publishing
fraternity, however, have expressed a desire to
aid the good cause more directly, hence the sug-
gestion in connection with the association.
While most of the leading publishers had
either branch houses or representatives in the
ill-fated city by the Golden Gate, fortunately no
losses of life are reported. Such stock as was
carried is completely destroyed, but as this can
be replaced when required the damage is not ir-
reparable.
George L. Standin, manager of the Enterprise
Music Supply Co., New York, started this week
on a Southern trip, expecting to be back Monday.
He called on the leading dealers.
"The District Leader," a musical drama, by
Joseph E. Howard, writer of several musical
comedies and a number of successful songs, will
be produced at Wallack's Theater, New York,
Monday evening. Heretofore Mr. Howard's intro-
ductory performances have been given in Chi-
cago, but as a Broadway playhouse is the Mecca
of every music writer's ambition, his latest effort
will start at the beginning, as it were. The pub-
lishing rights of "The District Leader" reside
with Charles K. Harris, and his brother, Joe,
came on from Chicago Thursday for the opening
night.
Emanuel Klein, who writes the music for the
New York Hippodrome shows, donated 500 copies
of the "Moon Dear" and "Jolly Man" songs,
which he autographed and which were sold at
the San Francisco benefit performances last Sat-
urday for a total sum of $378.
Bonnie Gaylord, now on the Orpheum Circuit,
has introduced Williams and Van Alstyne's nov-
elty song, "Cheyenne," and wired Homer Howard
at the Chicago office that it is the best song she
has ever used.
Marie Laurent has received much praise for
her clever rendition of the great ballad success,
'When the Mocking Birds Are Singing in the
Wildwood."
J. Bernard Dyllyn has introduced "Cheyenne"
in "The Earl and the Girl," assisted by a big
chorus dressed in a true cowboy style, presenting
a very picturesque appearance.
Maud Rockwell is unusually successful with the
Remick publications. Her husband, Chris Brown,
is the popular manager of the International Cir-
cuit of theaters, comprising seventy-one in all.
The Remick numbers are to be featured and pro-
grammed over the entire circuit, by arrangement
with Homer Howard, of the Chicago Remick of-
fices.
Tom Kelly, the well-known song illustrator, is
using the new "Mocking Bird" song with more
than ordinary success.
The Clermonts, with the Bennett-Moulton Co.,
are using "In Dear Old Georgia," "In the Shade
of the Old Apple Tree" and the new "Mocking
Bird" song with slides, and report great success.
Abbie Mitchell has returned from London,
Paris and Berlin, where she was very successful
in the music halls. Her most successful song
was "Mandy Lou."
The Mound City Quartette have just returned
from a successful Western trip in vaudeville, and
state that the "Mocking Bird" song was a big fa-
\orite wherever they played.
Grace Cameron recently returned from a very
successful trip in Australia. She sang all "Amer-
ican" songs, and was a great favorite. She ex-
pects to return this fall for an extended tour on
the continent.
P Francis,
Coming through the Rye, Jennie Mine
RuBli.- Manh Sonir
YES,
George Maxwell, manager of Boosey & Co..
New York, sailed on his annual European trip
Wednesday aboard the steamship "Oceanic," of
the White Star Line. He will be away until late
in summer. C. Goodman, managing director of
Chappell & Co., London, England, represented
here by Mr. Maxwell, who has been in New York
for a short while, sails for home next week.
REMICK'S BUDGET OF NEWS.
J. H. Remick & Co. reopened their store at
Atlantic City, N. J., Easter Monday, the 16th, for
the regular season. The establishment has been
enlarged, redecorated and greatly beautified, and
the prospects for a good business are considered
excellent, its location and surroundings being the
best in this marvelous city by the sea.
DEAR
A Heauliful linlltul l.v Arthur Lamb
We All Walked Into the Shop
Ihi World
When You're Up In the
Phllo iphy SOUK
DEVOTION Waltz
layr.l li.v all tin- l..-a.li.ii; Orrheslr
Send for particulars of special prices to subscribers.
PUBLISHERS
^ F R A N C I S , DAY & HUNTER, 15 W. 30th St., New York
3 REAL SELLING HITS 3
" C O M E BACK"
The Dainty
George W. Furniss, the copyright expert, who
has been visiting the trade in New York State
for the Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, is in New
York to-day (Saturday), making his headquar-
ters with Charles A. Ditson & Co.
Day fit Hunter's >J
MARCH " N E W ISSUES"
Novelty
tf.illad
Success of America.
"GOOD-BYE 'DIXIE' DEAR"
The March Ballad Hit of America.
"DEATH THE SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE"
The Descriptive Rustic Ballad Hit of America.
Send for Our Mow
CHI
OUL
Dl D H M
DLUUm,
Catalogue*.
PUBLI8HED BY
Amsterdam Theatre Bid*. | | a u j V n r b
42d Street, near Broadway IIBW l U l K
N e w
LOOK!
HAPPY HEINIE
IS THE MOST TALKED OF
M A R C H T W O-STEP.
Do you play it ?
JEROME H. REMICK & CO.
45 West 28tti Street,
New York
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
TEMPORARY LULL PREVAILS
In Publishing Field—Unexpected, However—
Improvement in Price Conditions Noticed—
The Situation Carefully Analyzed.
Something has affected the publishing trade
during the past week, for business has slumped
in the most unexpected manner. Every branch
reports a falling off in orders, sales and collec-
tions, including even among the jobbing interests,
usually the last to feel a weakness. The market
appeared to be strengthening, from accounts re-
ceived from many authoritative sources, and the
quiet period succeeding these estimates came in
the nature of a surprise. That the lull is tem-
porary seems assured from the fact that the
selling forces of the leading houses are not chang-
ing their plans, but, on the contrary, will re-
double their efforts to make up the loss when a
change for the better—doubtless in a fortnight or
less—is noticeable.
In the line of productions those recently put
on are rendering a good account to their pub-
lishers, and others expecting to have their pre-
miere before the close of the season, are regarded
by their sponsors as exceptionally meritorious,
and are therefore counted upon to "make good."
The sale of ballads, waltz songs, "coon" melodies
and general instrumentals have averaged well
v/hen in the hands of competent promoters, and
not a few are looked upon as steady sellers for
some time to come. A slight improvement in
general conditions is also observable, especially
in the matter of prices. Sections heretofore total-
ly demoralized by the slashing of the so-called
"cheap stores" are finding out that the trade
reached by these establishments is not the most
desirable when music of any real merit is con-
sidered. The people who actually create the de-
mand and know a good thing when they hear
it are not frequenters of the five and ten-cent
places, and do not hesitate to pay a fair price for
what they want. These facts are a solace in
their way, and will eventually demonstrate their
full force and effect to the betterment of every
one interested in the origination, publishing, job-
bing and general sale of the class of music that
has been detrimentally affected.
The publishers of standard music likewise ad-
mit trade is quiet, and believe it will continue so
for several weeks, though offering no explana-
tion why such is the case. One of the most care- .
ful and conservative in this line said to The Re-
view this week: "Business has dropped off the
Complete vocal score and Separate Numbers of
"THE ROSE OF THE ALHAMBRA"
Hook and Lyrics by CHAS. EMERSON COOK.
Music by Lucius HOSMBH.
Featuring the well-known prinia donna,
Mme. LILLIAN BLAUVELT.
Supplementary Songs In the following productions :
EDNA MAY'S New Musical Play,
"THE CATCH OF THE SEASON."
"RAINING"
By Jerome D. Kern
SHUBEKT BROS.' English Musical Comedy Success,
"THE EARL AND THE GIRL."
"HOW'D YOU LIKE TO SPOON WITH ME."
Max. C. Eugene's hit, "IN ROSELAND" Intermezzo
Published by
T. B. HARMS CO.
126 West 44th St.
NEW YORK
"The House Melodious."
GUS EDWARDS
MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
Publishers of Lillian Russell's and the Sea-
sons Song Hits,
" I f a Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me,"
"Somebody's Sweetheart I Want to B e , "
and " N a p o l i , " and Italian Love Story.
Our N e w I s s u e s
"Pocahontas" (Tammany's sister), " I n a little Canoe
with Y o u " being featured by all the leading acts in
Vaudeville. "When the Green Leaves turn to Gold' a
Beautiful Rustic Ballad.
Gus Edwards Music Pub. Co.
1512 Broadway, New York.
past week, and no mistake. We cannot quite un-
derstand why, unless the public is so affected by
the San Francisco horror that they are refraining
from buying music as an act of sympathy. In
this connection we feel the entire country is so
shocked that the natural inclination to ordinary
pleasures and entertainments is checked. We
expect this will be in evidence for several weeks.
We can account for the sudden lull in no other
way."
REVIEWOGRAPHS.
A subscription list for contributions to the re-
lief fund, by the publishers specifically, for the
San Francisco earthquake sufferers, is talked of,
a movement in which J. F. Bowers, president of
the Music Publishers' Association of the United
States,-is expected to take the initiative. In New
York all the publishers have devoted a liberal
stock of sheet music to "Joe Weber's Bazaar," in
the Gilsey House, Francis, Day & Hunter having
given 10,000 copies of Vesta Victoria's song hit,
"Waiting at the Church " which she will sing at
a benefit for the same purpose. The publishing
fraternity, however, have expressed a desire to
aid the good cause more directly, hence the sug-
gestion in connection with the association.
While most of the leading publishers had
either branch houses or representatives in the
ill-fated city by the Golden Gate, fortunately no
losses of life are reported. Such stock as was
carried is completely destroyed, but as this can
be replaced when required the damage is not ir-
reparable.
George L. Standin, manager of the Enterprise
Music Supply Co., New York, started this week
on a Southern trip, expecting to be back Monday.
He called on the leading dealers.
"The District Leader," a musical drama, by
Joseph E. Howard, writer of several musical
comedies and a number of successful songs, will
be produced at Wallack's Theater, New York,
Monday evening. Heretofore Mr. Howard's intro-
ductory performances have been given in Chi-
cago, but as a Broadway playhouse is the Mecca
of every music writer's ambition, his latest effort
will start at the beginning, as it were. The pub-
lishing rights of "The District Leader" reside
with Charles K. Harris, and his brother, Joe,
came on from Chicago Thursday for the opening
night.
Emanuel Klein, who writes the music for the
New York Hippodrome shows, donated 500 copies
of the "Moon Dear" and "Jolly Man" songs,
which he autographed and which were sold at
the San Francisco benefit performances last Sat-
urday for a total sum of $378.
Bonnie Gaylord, now on the Orpheum Circuit,
has introduced Williams and Van Alstyne's nov-
elty song, "Cheyenne," and wired Homer Howard
at the Chicago office that it is the best song she
has ever used.
Marie Laurent has received much praise for
her clever rendition of the great ballad success,
'When the Mocking Birds Are Singing in the
Wildwood."
J. Bernard Dyllyn has introduced "Cheyenne"
in "The Earl and the Girl," assisted by a big
chorus dressed in a true cowboy style, presenting
a very picturesque appearance.
Maud Rockwell is unusually successful with the
Remick publications. Her husband, Chris Brown,
is the popular manager of the International Cir-
cuit of theaters, comprising seventy-one in all.
The Remick numbers are to be featured and pro-
grammed over the entire circuit, by arrangement
with Homer Howard, of the Chicago Remick of-
fices.
Tom Kelly, the well-known song illustrator, is
using the new "Mocking Bird" song with more
than ordinary success.
The Clermonts, with the Bennett-Moulton Co.,
are using "In Dear Old Georgia," "In the Shade
of the Old Apple Tree" and the new "Mocking
Bird" song with slides, and report great success.
Abbie Mitchell has returned from London,
Paris and Berlin, where she was very successful
in the music halls. Her most successful song
was "Mandy Lou."
The Mound City Quartette have just returned
from a successful Western trip in vaudeville, and
state that the "Mocking Bird" song was a big fa-
\orite wherever they played.
Grace Cameron recently returned from a very
successful trip in Australia. She sang all "Amer-
ican" songs, and was a great favorite. She ex-
pects to return this fall for an extended tour on
the continent.
P Francis,
Coming through the Rye, Jennie Mine
RuBli.- Manh Sonir
YES,
George Maxwell, manager of Boosey & Co..
New York, sailed on his annual European trip
Wednesday aboard the steamship "Oceanic," of
the White Star Line. He will be away until late
in summer. C. Goodman, managing director of
Chappell & Co., London, England, represented
here by Mr. Maxwell, who has been in New York
for a short while, sails for home next week.
REMICK'S BUDGET OF NEWS.
J. H. Remick & Co. reopened their store at
Atlantic City, N. J., Easter Monday, the 16th, for
the regular season. The establishment has been
enlarged, redecorated and greatly beautified, and
the prospects for a good business are considered
excellent, its location and surroundings being the
best in this marvelous city by the sea.
DEAR
A Heauliful linlltul l.v Arthur Lamb
We All Walked Into the Shop
Ihi World
When You're Up In the
Phllo iphy SOUK
DEVOTION Waltz
layr.l li.v all tin- l..-a.li.ii; Orrheslr
Send for particulars of special prices to subscribers.
PUBLISHERS
^ F R A N C I S , DAY & HUNTER, 15 W. 30th St., New York
3 REAL SELLING HITS 3
" C O M E BACK"
The Dainty
George W. Furniss, the copyright expert, who
has been visiting the trade in New York State
for the Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, is in New
York to-day (Saturday), making his headquar-
ters with Charles A. Ditson & Co.
Day fit Hunter's >J
MARCH " N E W ISSUES"
Novelty
tf.illad
Success of America.
"GOOD-BYE 'DIXIE' DEAR"
The March Ballad Hit of America.
"DEATH THE SPREADING CHESTNUT TREE"
The Descriptive Rustic Ballad Hit of America.
Send for Our Mow
CHI
OUL
Dl D H M
DLUUm,
Catalogue*.
PUBLI8HED BY
Amsterdam Theatre Bid*. | | a u j V n r b
42d Street, near Broadway IIBW l U l K
N e w
LOOK!
HAPPY HEINIE
IS THE MOST TALKED OF
M A R C H T W O-STEP.
Do you play it ?
JEROME H. REMICK & CO.
45 West 28tti Street,
New York
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