Music Trade Review
Issue: 1906 Vol. 42 N. 19 - Page 47
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. HE MUSIC TRADE
many specialty artists; while many of the
pertinent sayings from this gong have been put
upon souvenir post cards. It has been tre-
mendously popular all through the West, where
it is whistled and sung continually. An amusing
incident in connection with this song was re-
corded by the press a few days ago: In San
Francisco, during their troublous times, a
younj girl was found playing "In My Oldsmo-
bile" on a piano which was standing on the
walk surrounding a vacant lot—vacant save for
the crowds of humanity who were camped out
there.
Among the latest numbers of M. Witmark &
Sons are the following: Vocal—"Bill Simmons,"
—just released by the publishers (in "The So-
cial Whirl"), by Geo. A. Spink; "McCormick,"
by Collin Davis; "I Could 1 earn to Love a Sol-
dier," by Seymour Furth; "Love Me, and the
World Is Mine," by Ernest R. Ball; "Star of
My Life" and "Dear Old School Days," by Karl
L. Hoschna; "When Other Hearts Grow Old,"
by George Botsford; "Send Me a Picture Pos-
tal Card," by Charles D. Bingham. Instrument-
a!s—"On the Rocky Road to Dublin," intermez-
zo, two-step, by Ellis R. Ephraim; "The Chief,"
medley overture, arranged by Julius E. Andino;
"The Galloper," march and two-step, by Harry
O. Sutton; grand march from "Mizpah," by
Lu scorn be Scarrelle.
TWO
GREAT
HITS!
"Where the Mississippi Meets the Sea"
AND
••S W EETHEART"
MELVILLE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
55 West 28th Street, New YorK
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORM R
Music Engravers and_Priiters
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF TITLE
FOR ESTIMATE
226 WEST 26th STREET, NEW YORK CITY
OUR "NEW ISSUE"
PROPOSITION
Is of Interest to all dealers—we furnish
you with any quantity of our new
thematic catalogues without charge.
We publish "Blue Bell," Teelln'for
You." "What the Brass Band Played"
and other big hits.
Let us get In touch with you—write us.
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.
125 W. 37th Street, New York
WILLIS WOODWARD & CO.
PUBLISHERS OF
May Irwin's Great Hit of this Season,
"DON'T
ARGIFY"
By John B. Lowitz (Swifty).
Elizabeth Murray's Great Success,
"PEGGY
SHEA"
By Arthur Gillespie and Paul Schindler.
And the New Summer Waltz Song,
"HELLO
PEACHES"
By John B. Lowitz and Henry Arthur Blumcnthal.
For a limited time the above can be had at 80% from
list price.
REVIEW
and Morse's big summer waltz hit, "Keep on the
Sunny Side."
The new march song, "The Good Old U. S. A.,"
Business Is Rather Quiet in the Music Publish-
from the F. B. Haviland Publishing Co., is a!-
ing Field—Better, However, With Publishers
r arty being featured by such well-known artists
of High Grade Than Popular. Music.
as Farrell-Taylor Trio, Joe Natus, Dixie Serena-
Busine?s with all branches of the music publish- ders, Gertie De Milt, Washburn & Flynn.
Bailey and Fletcher have added "It's All for
ing and relling trade is not being lauded to the
slues. Far from it, when reports from reputable You" to their act, and it is going fine.
Marion Blake, at present touring the Eastern
and reliable houses are considered. In fact,
while much was expected, the contrary has oc- circuits, is using three new songs by Drislane
curred, though here and there an exception is and Morse: "Crocodile Isle," "The Good Old
noted. A good theatrical season usually finds U S. A.," "Keep on the Sunny Side."
the publishers sharing the prosperity, but the
wind-up does not appear to sustain the co-rela- NOTES FROM "THE HOUSE MELODIOUS.'
tion so far this year. To be sure, popular is-
sues are in view, and whether from extraneous
The Musical Simpsons state in a letter, just
causes or more direct influence, certain it is received by 1 eo Edwards, that the two numbers,
sales have been curtailed in a manner little "Somebody's Sweetheart I Want to Be" and
short of astonishing when comparison is made "If a Girl l i k e You loved a Boy Like Me,"
with other lines of business. Of course, it was are the biggest hits they have ever had in their
predicted that, in accordance with the immutable act.
laws of trade, when recognized dicta of buying
The Irving Trio, with Sam Devere Co., report
and selling are outrageously violated, punish- all kinds of success with "Somebody's Sweet-
ment will follow. Perhaps the present is the heart I Want to Be." In Bpffalo last week they
period of reckoning, for no more reckless or had to repeat the chorus over and over again.
demoralizing conditions have prevailed in the Georgie Mack, who has just closed a very
trade than during the past two years at least. successful season starring in "Tracked Around
A superabundance of publications—good, bad, the World" and who starts next season in a new
and indifferent—have made their appearance play under the management of Al. H. Woods,
in such rapid succession as to be well-nigh called at the Gus Edwards Music Publishing Co.
s
bewildering. Few were given a chance to de- last week and remarked
that the Edwards com-
velop; and then the price-cutting evil put in positions are more in demand now than they ever
an appearance, going from bad to worse, until
were, as Mack has sung them exclusively for
now everybody is at sea, including even the the last ten years and expects to do so for
jobber.
many seasons to come.
With publishers of higher-grade music trade
Georgia Caine. the late star of "The Karl
is much better, because business is conducted and the Giri" company, opened successfully -it
differently. Parasites are unknown and plung- Proctor's, Newark, recently, with three songs
ing an unheard-of quantity.
The past two from "The House Melodious," namely, "I'll Do
weeks have been a trifle quiet, but the outlook Anything in the World for You," "Welcome to
is promising and the general average of sales Our City," and "You Can't Give Your Heart to
.and receipts will be maintained.
Somelfody Else and Still Hold Hands With Me,"
A prominent jobber, handling popular music the latter being one of the most novel duets ever
principally, who recently returned from a trip, written.
passed judgment on the current situation as
follows: "My intention was to make quite an
Winona Wibters, with the Orpheum show at
extensive run, but had barely got started when the Colonial, New York, is singing Williams and
I concluded to turn back and await a change Van Alstyne's novelty song, "Cheyenne." She is
in trade conditions. Possibly the San Fran- also singing the famous ballad, "When the Mock-
cisco horror may have something to do with the ing Birds Are Singing in the Wildwood."
poor business, for certainly precious little sheet
Miss Nichols, soloist, with the Faddette's Bos-
music is being sold. I can offer no other ex- ton Orchestra, has.added "Happy Heinie" to her
planation, and our sales are at lea=>t 25 per repertoire, and is also using the new march song,
cent, behind those of last year for the same by Al. Gumble, entitled "Alice, Where Art Thou
time. There are a number of good sellers in Going?" "Happy Heinie" is also being used by
the market at that, but stock is not moving as the Colonial Septette with the Orpheum show.
it should. Collections are fine, but sales poor,
At Hammerstein's, Grace Fields and her Mati-
and that is hitting the exact truth. It may be nee Girls are using "Silver Heels" for their
only a temporary drop, but a slump of no small
dance, all other numbers being especially written
size has happened with tracte outside of New for them.
York. Maybe the department and cheap stores
have finally caused a surfeit by glutting the
T H E FOLIO SUCCESS O F 1906 IS
market with ridiculously low-price music, and
therefore the public has not been able to digest
the dose. This will take time and then business
might pick up. Here it is the beginning of
warm weather, and not a summer song of any
importance has yet been heard. There must be
OUR 124-I'AGR FOLIO, CONTAINING 137 OF
THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS AND POP-
something wrong."
ULAR SONGS.
REVIEW OF TRADE CONDITIONS.
"The Most Popular
Home Song*"
HAVILAND'S HAPPY HITS.
Myrtle Dale, of Trainor and Dale, writes that
the has been taking rix encores with Drislano
They'll All Be Asking For
("I've Got to Dance Till the Hand Gets Through") Maud Raymond's Phenomenal Hit in
"The Social Whirl." BEI PRKI'ARKD FOR THE DEMAND.
You will also soon have calls for -ANNA HANNA FROM MONTANA," by Wm. C. Krousch.
Just off the prtss.
TVEW
If you have not seen this Folio, send 25c.
for a (postpaid) Sample copy, with Special
OfTer Card.
HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE
31-33-35 West 15th Street,
Y O R K
New York City
Intermezzo
and Two-Step
1SALLADS
Down Where M o h a w k
1* J (•> w fl , (JoMtjn Autumn
Time Sweet Elaine. Eve-
nine Breeie Stannic Home,
Sweet Home, Heart 1 ! To-
nlttlit in Tenm-siwe.
"SINCE
FATHER
WENT
TO WORK"
JOS. W. STERN
& CO.
The House of Hits
34 E. 21 St., N. Y.
J 3 f Send for rates
"Robinson
Crusoe's
Isle"
"Little Girl
You'll Do"
Kathtr Laid Carjiet ou
SUiis
Little Buttercup
Young Antelope (Inilian-
esque)
Harvest Momi Shining on
River
"Peter
Piper"
"Priscilla"
BILL SIMMONS
M. WITMARK & SONS, Publishers, wiimark Building,
Our Advance Orders Were Over 25,000
"Dearie"
Billed
March
. HE MUSIC TRADE
many specialty artists; while many of the
pertinent sayings from this gong have been put
upon souvenir post cards. It has been tre-
mendously popular all through the West, where
it is whistled and sung continually. An amusing
incident in connection with this song was re-
corded by the press a few days ago: In San
Francisco, during their troublous times, a
younj girl was found playing "In My Oldsmo-
bile" on a piano which was standing on the
walk surrounding a vacant lot—vacant save for
the crowds of humanity who were camped out
there.
Among the latest numbers of M. Witmark &
Sons are the following: Vocal—"Bill Simmons,"
—just released by the publishers (in "The So-
cial Whirl"), by Geo. A. Spink; "McCormick,"
by Collin Davis; "I Could 1 earn to Love a Sol-
dier," by Seymour Furth; "Love Me, and the
World Is Mine," by Ernest R. Ball; "Star of
My Life" and "Dear Old School Days," by Karl
L. Hoschna; "When Other Hearts Grow Old,"
by George Botsford; "Send Me a Picture Pos-
tal Card," by Charles D. Bingham. Instrument-
a!s—"On the Rocky Road to Dublin," intermez-
zo, two-step, by Ellis R. Ephraim; "The Chief,"
medley overture, arranged by Julius E. Andino;
"The Galloper," march and two-step, by Harry
O. Sutton; grand march from "Mizpah," by
Lu scorn be Scarrelle.
TWO
GREAT
HITS!
"Where the Mississippi Meets the Sea"
AND
••S W EETHEART"
MELVILLE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
55 West 28th Street, New YorK
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORM R
Music Engravers and_Priiters
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF TITLE
FOR ESTIMATE
226 WEST 26th STREET, NEW YORK CITY
OUR "NEW ISSUE"
PROPOSITION
Is of Interest to all dealers—we furnish
you with any quantity of our new
thematic catalogues without charge.
We publish "Blue Bell," Teelln'for
You." "What the Brass Band Played"
and other big hits.
Let us get In touch with you—write us.
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.
125 W. 37th Street, New York
WILLIS WOODWARD & CO.
PUBLISHERS OF
May Irwin's Great Hit of this Season,
"DON'T
ARGIFY"
By John B. Lowitz (Swifty).
Elizabeth Murray's Great Success,
"PEGGY
SHEA"
By Arthur Gillespie and Paul Schindler.
And the New Summer Waltz Song,
"HELLO
PEACHES"
By John B. Lowitz and Henry Arthur Blumcnthal.
For a limited time the above can be had at 80% from
list price.
REVIEW
and Morse's big summer waltz hit, "Keep on the
Sunny Side."
The new march song, "The Good Old U. S. A.,"
Business Is Rather Quiet in the Music Publish-
from the F. B. Haviland Publishing Co., is a!-
ing Field—Better, However, With Publishers
r arty being featured by such well-known artists
of High Grade Than Popular. Music.
as Farrell-Taylor Trio, Joe Natus, Dixie Serena-
Busine?s with all branches of the music publish- ders, Gertie De Milt, Washburn & Flynn.
Bailey and Fletcher have added "It's All for
ing and relling trade is not being lauded to the
slues. Far from it, when reports from reputable You" to their act, and it is going fine.
Marion Blake, at present touring the Eastern
and reliable houses are considered. In fact,
while much was expected, the contrary has oc- circuits, is using three new songs by Drislane
curred, though here and there an exception is and Morse: "Crocodile Isle," "The Good Old
noted. A good theatrical season usually finds U S. A.," "Keep on the Sunny Side."
the publishers sharing the prosperity, but the
wind-up does not appear to sustain the co-rela- NOTES FROM "THE HOUSE MELODIOUS.'
tion so far this year. To be sure, popular is-
sues are in view, and whether from extraneous
The Musical Simpsons state in a letter, just
causes or more direct influence, certain it is received by 1 eo Edwards, that the two numbers,
sales have been curtailed in a manner little "Somebody's Sweetheart I Want to Be" and
short of astonishing when comparison is made "If a Girl l i k e You loved a Boy Like Me,"
with other lines of business. Of course, it was are the biggest hits they have ever had in their
predicted that, in accordance with the immutable act.
laws of trade, when recognized dicta of buying
The Irving Trio, with Sam Devere Co., report
and selling are outrageously violated, punish- all kinds of success with "Somebody's Sweet-
ment will follow. Perhaps the present is the heart I Want to Be." In Bpffalo last week they
period of reckoning, for no more reckless or had to repeat the chorus over and over again.
demoralizing conditions have prevailed in the Georgie Mack, who has just closed a very
trade than during the past two years at least. successful season starring in "Tracked Around
A superabundance of publications—good, bad, the World" and who starts next season in a new
and indifferent—have made their appearance play under the management of Al. H. Woods,
in such rapid succession as to be well-nigh called at the Gus Edwards Music Publishing Co.
s
bewildering. Few were given a chance to de- last week and remarked
that the Edwards com-
velop; and then the price-cutting evil put in positions are more in demand now than they ever
an appearance, going from bad to worse, until
were, as Mack has sung them exclusively for
now everybody is at sea, including even the the last ten years and expects to do so for
jobber.
many seasons to come.
With publishers of higher-grade music trade
Georgia Caine. the late star of "The Karl
is much better, because business is conducted and the Giri" company, opened successfully -it
differently. Parasites are unknown and plung- Proctor's, Newark, recently, with three songs
ing an unheard-of quantity.
The past two from "The House Melodious," namely, "I'll Do
weeks have been a trifle quiet, but the outlook Anything in the World for You," "Welcome to
is promising and the general average of sales Our City," and "You Can't Give Your Heart to
.and receipts will be maintained.
Somelfody Else and Still Hold Hands With Me,"
A prominent jobber, handling popular music the latter being one of the most novel duets ever
principally, who recently returned from a trip, written.
passed judgment on the current situation as
follows: "My intention was to make quite an
Winona Wibters, with the Orpheum show at
extensive run, but had barely got started when the Colonial, New York, is singing Williams and
I concluded to turn back and await a change Van Alstyne's novelty song, "Cheyenne." She is
in trade conditions. Possibly the San Fran- also singing the famous ballad, "When the Mock-
cisco horror may have something to do with the ing Birds Are Singing in the Wildwood."
poor business, for certainly precious little sheet
Miss Nichols, soloist, with the Faddette's Bos-
music is being sold. I can offer no other ex- ton Orchestra, has.added "Happy Heinie" to her
planation, and our sales are at lea=>t 25 per repertoire, and is also using the new march song,
cent, behind those of last year for the same by Al. Gumble, entitled "Alice, Where Art Thou
time. There are a number of good sellers in Going?" "Happy Heinie" is also being used by
the market at that, but stock is not moving as the Colonial Septette with the Orpheum show.
it should. Collections are fine, but sales poor,
At Hammerstein's, Grace Fields and her Mati-
and that is hitting the exact truth. It may be nee Girls are using "Silver Heels" for their
only a temporary drop, but a slump of no small
dance, all other numbers being especially written
size has happened with tracte outside of New for them.
York. Maybe the department and cheap stores
have finally caused a surfeit by glutting the
T H E FOLIO SUCCESS O F 1906 IS
market with ridiculously low-price music, and
therefore the public has not been able to digest
the dose. This will take time and then business
might pick up. Here it is the beginning of
warm weather, and not a summer song of any
importance has yet been heard. There must be
OUR 124-I'AGR FOLIO, CONTAINING 137 OF
THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS AND POP-
something wrong."
ULAR SONGS.
REVIEW OF TRADE CONDITIONS.
"The Most Popular
Home Song*"
HAVILAND'S HAPPY HITS.
Myrtle Dale, of Trainor and Dale, writes that
the has been taking rix encores with Drislano
They'll All Be Asking For
("I've Got to Dance Till the Hand Gets Through") Maud Raymond's Phenomenal Hit in
"The Social Whirl." BEI PRKI'ARKD FOR THE DEMAND.
You will also soon have calls for -ANNA HANNA FROM MONTANA," by Wm. C. Krousch.
Just off the prtss.
TVEW
If you have not seen this Folio, send 25c.
for a (postpaid) Sample copy, with Special
OfTer Card.
HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE
31-33-35 West 15th Street,
Y O R K
New York City
Intermezzo
and Two-Step
1SALLADS
Down Where M o h a w k
1* J (•> w fl , (JoMtjn Autumn
Time Sweet Elaine. Eve-
nine Breeie Stannic Home,
Sweet Home, Heart 1 ! To-
nlttlit in Tenm-siwe.
"SINCE
FATHER
WENT
TO WORK"
JOS. W. STERN
& CO.
The House of Hits
34 E. 21 St., N. Y.
J 3 f Send for rates
"Robinson
Crusoe's
Isle"
"Little Girl
You'll Do"
Kathtr Laid Carjiet ou
SUiis
Little Buttercup
Young Antelope (Inilian-
esque)
Harvest Momi Shining on
River
"Peter
Piper"
"Priscilla"
BILL SIMMONS
M. WITMARK & SONS, Publishers, wiimark Building,
Our Advance Orders Were Over 25,000
"Dearie"
Billed
March
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