Music Trade Review
Issue: 1907 Vol. 45 N. 1 - Page 44
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44
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
We can say, and truthfully, that preparations for
next season are baing shaped up, and we have
With Publishers—Where and How the Com- every reason to believe business will be good,
unless the political game gets boiling too fiercely.
posers Are Passing the So-called "Hot Spell"
People in business dread a Presidential cam-
Weaving Melodies for Fall Consumption—
paign, and the music trade cannot be an excep-
The Situation Analyzed.
tion. If a feeling of uncertainty as to who will
Quietness seems to be the prevailing note in steer the ship of state is engendered, then bye-
all branches of the business interested in the bye business prosperity, until the question is
publishing, marketing and selling of music in definitely settled."
every form. Even the writers of popular airs
ISIDORE WITMARK GOES ABROAD.
are suffering a lapse of energy, judging from the
few "works of genius" coming from their facile
Isidore Witmark, the energetic head of M. Wit-
pens. The composers—creators of comic and the
other kind of operas—are either in their castles mark & Sons, New York, who is one of the most
on the Rhine or "in Spain," or possibly passing indefatigable workers in the publishing business,
the pleasant hours on their summer estates in sailed last Thursday on the "Deutschland," for
the mountains or at the seashore, in the bosky London and the Continent for pleasure, rest and
dells the originator of. melodies, preparatory to business combined. Mr. Witmark's ambitions-
weaving them into tangible form for use in mu- lead him frequently to overestimate his power?
sical comedies, are doubtless harnessing their of endurance, and he works as though he werf
ideas for practical purposes later on. These
thoughts naturally suggest themselves at this
season of the year, especially as the current week
is broken by the great national holiday, when
the alleged sufferers from brain fag are recuper-
ating from acute attacks.
Less is heard of the summer song per se this
year than for a long time, not but what these
evanescing numbers have totally disappeared. A
few have been launched, and with the usual
flourish; but the public have possibly wearied
of listening to songs boosting a breakfast food or
a seaside show or a cigarette, or mayhap an au-
tomobile. This class of stuff has been handed
out by publishers who have loaned the prestige
of a sterling business name for sometimes the
cheapest kind of advertising schemes, and to a
; point where the public have become well nigh
nauseated. Once in a while this practice, in-
evitably lowering, has been indulged in for reve-
nue only; but now it is so dommon that almost made of iron instead of flesh and blood, therefore
any old thing can command the facilities of es- his many friends were glad to hear of his in
tablished publishing houses and the talents of tended trip. All day Wednesday throngs of peu
successful writers of popular music to serve its pie called to wish him bon voyage, and all the
. ends to gain publicity.
good things that could possibly come his way,
That business is in the doldrums the following and not only did a goodly number accompany
opinions of an authority in his special line may him to the steamer, but on arriving at the pier
be quoted: "Just at present there is nothing strains of popular song hits from his own house
doing among the publishers. A few things are fell upon his ear, rendered by a band which had
selling fairly well, but throughout this week been stationed there by several of Mr. Witmark's
trade is almost as flat with producers of popular acquaintances.
melodies as in the ten days preceding Christmas.
He will visit the London branch of their busi-
ness, also Paris and Vienna. Mr. Witmark has
not been on the other side for a matter of four
years, which is a longer time than usually
elapses between his visits, therefore many mat-
ters of importance await his coming. He will
be absent about two months.
MIDSUMMER QUIETNESS PREVAILS
Vesta Victoria's New Hit
POOR
JOHN!
By
the -writers of
"WAITING AT THE CHURCH"
FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER
15 West 30th Street
NEW YORK
OUR "NEW ISSUE"
PROPOSITION
la ol Interest to all dealers—we tarnish
yon with any quantity ol our new
thematic catalogues without charge.
We publish "The Good Old U. S. A.,"
"Just a Little Rocking Chair and You,"
"Keep On the Sunny Side," and other
big hits.
Let us get In touch with yon—writ* us.
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.
125 W. 37th Street, New York
Beau" and "On An Old-Fashioned Buggy Ride,"
by Williams and Van Alstyne; "I'd Rather Two-
Step Than Waltz, Bill," by B. H. Burt.
FROM F. It. HAVII-AXI) IH1U.ISHING CO.
Vocal—"Take Me Where There's a Big Brass
Band," "When Maudy Said Good-Bye," "Dream
On, Dear Heart, Dream On," and "Since Arrah
Wanna Married Barney Carney," by Theodore
Morse. Instrumental—"Kentucky Kut-Up," march
and two-step, by Henry Frantzen; "In Norway,"
mazurka, by Theodore Morse.
"THE MAN ON THE STREET."
Scotto to Write Exclusively for Stern—Ameri-
can Music Stores Progress—Henry W. Sav-
age's Plans—Song Poems for Music—Fascin-
ating
Flora
for
London—MacDowelPs
Competitions—Other Comments.
Scotto, composer of "Petite Tonkinoise," denies
that he will write for any other firm but Stern &
Co. in future. The information that an American
publisher, who was recently in Paris, has se-
cured a contract by which he will control the
publication of Scotto, composer of "Petite Tonki-
noise," the latest Parisian craze, is not correct,
according to the Messrs. Stern.
The American Music Stores, the combination
of five New York publishers, report progress, and
Manager Friedman declares no new openings are
ready for announcement, but says there is some-
thing coming soon, while diplomatically fencing
to avoid the pointed interrogations of the gentle
newspaper man. The United Music Stores Co.,
the other concern of a similar nature, opened
their Broadway place with great eclat, and dis
played a sign with the legend: "Stores in all the
large cities"—to get? A publishing house, dis-
continuing an alliance with either of the fore-
going enterprises, has come forward by saying
"a plague on both your houses," and then de-
claims: "Warning! Buy your music at the 'in-
dependent,' not 'tied-hy-lever' departments, when
they display and offer a fair assortment of every
publisher's 'popular hits.' " And so it goes. In
the meanwhile the regular trade are waiting to
be elevated and be shown how to conduct their
business on a profitable and not a losing basis.
"The Glory Song" has been translated into
seventeen languages, and its sale has run into
20,000,000 copies. It was first sung in Melbourne,
VICTOR KREMER CO.
CHICAGO
59 Dearborn St.
NEW YORK
1431 Broadway
PUBLISHERS
RECENT MUSIC.
FROM JEROME I I . KKMICK & CO.
Vocal-—"Dreaming," by J. Anton Dailey; "Lit-
tle Nemo and His Bear" (in "The Wizard of
Oz"), by Al Gumble; "I Don't Care," by Lenox
& Sutton; "The Lemon Tree," by Edward Mad-
den; "Way Back" (in "Fascinating Flora"), by
Lester Keith; "When You See Me with Another
"Under the Tropical Moon," "Won't You
Let Me Put My Arms Around You,"
"Cinderella," Inst. and Song. "Not Be-
cause Your Hair Is Curly," " W i l l the
Angels Let Me Play," "Paddy," "Can You
Keep a Secret," "Vanity Fair," " I Never
Can Forget You Dear," Kremer's Mandolin
Folio, No. 1, etc., etc.
should subscribe t o M. Witmark & Sons vocal and instru-
mental " N e w Issues" so as to keep their patrons and them-
selves in touch with the latest successes. Five cents the copy is all that is charged. Fill
in and forward attached blank.
LIVE DEALERS
M. WITMARK & SONS, 144 W. 37th St., New York.
Hereby agree to take one each of your "NEW" Vocal and Instru-
mental Publications as soon as issued at 5 CENTS PHR COPY. This to begin
with your next shipment of same and to continue until notified to the contrary.
Name
- -
Street Number
Town or City
Reference (New York if possible)
Note—The "New Issues" are sent out monthly and no less than the COMPLETE SET
can be subscribed for.
Those with whom we have no business relations will please send reference with Grst order.
44
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
We can say, and truthfully, that preparations for
next season are baing shaped up, and we have
With Publishers—Where and How the Com- every reason to believe business will be good,
unless the political game gets boiling too fiercely.
posers Are Passing the So-called "Hot Spell"
People in business dread a Presidential cam-
Weaving Melodies for Fall Consumption—
paign, and the music trade cannot be an excep-
The Situation Analyzed.
tion. If a feeling of uncertainty as to who will
Quietness seems to be the prevailing note in steer the ship of state is engendered, then bye-
all branches of the business interested in the bye business prosperity, until the question is
publishing, marketing and selling of music in definitely settled."
every form. Even the writers of popular airs
ISIDORE WITMARK GOES ABROAD.
are suffering a lapse of energy, judging from the
few "works of genius" coming from their facile
Isidore Witmark, the energetic head of M. Wit-
pens. The composers—creators of comic and the
other kind of operas—are either in their castles mark & Sons, New York, who is one of the most
on the Rhine or "in Spain," or possibly passing indefatigable workers in the publishing business,
the pleasant hours on their summer estates in sailed last Thursday on the "Deutschland," for
the mountains or at the seashore, in the bosky London and the Continent for pleasure, rest and
dells the originator of. melodies, preparatory to business combined. Mr. Witmark's ambitions-
weaving them into tangible form for use in mu- lead him frequently to overestimate his power?
sical comedies, are doubtless harnessing their of endurance, and he works as though he werf
ideas for practical purposes later on. These
thoughts naturally suggest themselves at this
season of the year, especially as the current week
is broken by the great national holiday, when
the alleged sufferers from brain fag are recuper-
ating from acute attacks.
Less is heard of the summer song per se this
year than for a long time, not but what these
evanescing numbers have totally disappeared. A
few have been launched, and with the usual
flourish; but the public have possibly wearied
of listening to songs boosting a breakfast food or
a seaside show or a cigarette, or mayhap an au-
tomobile. This class of stuff has been handed
out by publishers who have loaned the prestige
of a sterling business name for sometimes the
cheapest kind of advertising schemes, and to a
; point where the public have become well nigh
nauseated. Once in a while this practice, in-
evitably lowering, has been indulged in for reve-
nue only; but now it is so dommon that almost made of iron instead of flesh and blood, therefore
any old thing can command the facilities of es- his many friends were glad to hear of his in
tablished publishing houses and the talents of tended trip. All day Wednesday throngs of peu
successful writers of popular music to serve its pie called to wish him bon voyage, and all the
. ends to gain publicity.
good things that could possibly come his way,
That business is in the doldrums the following and not only did a goodly number accompany
opinions of an authority in his special line may him to the steamer, but on arriving at the pier
be quoted: "Just at present there is nothing strains of popular song hits from his own house
doing among the publishers. A few things are fell upon his ear, rendered by a band which had
selling fairly well, but throughout this week been stationed there by several of Mr. Witmark's
trade is almost as flat with producers of popular acquaintances.
melodies as in the ten days preceding Christmas.
He will visit the London branch of their busi-
ness, also Paris and Vienna. Mr. Witmark has
not been on the other side for a matter of four
years, which is a longer time than usually
elapses between his visits, therefore many mat-
ters of importance await his coming. He will
be absent about two months.
MIDSUMMER QUIETNESS PREVAILS
Vesta Victoria's New Hit
POOR
JOHN!
By
the -writers of
"WAITING AT THE CHURCH"
FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER
15 West 30th Street
NEW YORK
OUR "NEW ISSUE"
PROPOSITION
la ol Interest to all dealers—we tarnish
yon with any quantity ol our new
thematic catalogues without charge.
We publish "The Good Old U. S. A.,"
"Just a Little Rocking Chair and You,"
"Keep On the Sunny Side," and other
big hits.
Let us get In touch with yon—writ* us.
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.
125 W. 37th Street, New York
Beau" and "On An Old-Fashioned Buggy Ride,"
by Williams and Van Alstyne; "I'd Rather Two-
Step Than Waltz, Bill," by B. H. Burt.
FROM F. It. HAVII-AXI) IH1U.ISHING CO.
Vocal—"Take Me Where There's a Big Brass
Band," "When Maudy Said Good-Bye," "Dream
On, Dear Heart, Dream On," and "Since Arrah
Wanna Married Barney Carney," by Theodore
Morse. Instrumental—"Kentucky Kut-Up," march
and two-step, by Henry Frantzen; "In Norway,"
mazurka, by Theodore Morse.
"THE MAN ON THE STREET."
Scotto to Write Exclusively for Stern—Ameri-
can Music Stores Progress—Henry W. Sav-
age's Plans—Song Poems for Music—Fascin-
ating
Flora
for
London—MacDowelPs
Competitions—Other Comments.
Scotto, composer of "Petite Tonkinoise," denies
that he will write for any other firm but Stern &
Co. in future. The information that an American
publisher, who was recently in Paris, has se-
cured a contract by which he will control the
publication of Scotto, composer of "Petite Tonki-
noise," the latest Parisian craze, is not correct,
according to the Messrs. Stern.
The American Music Stores, the combination
of five New York publishers, report progress, and
Manager Friedman declares no new openings are
ready for announcement, but says there is some-
thing coming soon, while diplomatically fencing
to avoid the pointed interrogations of the gentle
newspaper man. The United Music Stores Co.,
the other concern of a similar nature, opened
their Broadway place with great eclat, and dis
played a sign with the legend: "Stores in all the
large cities"—to get? A publishing house, dis-
continuing an alliance with either of the fore-
going enterprises, has come forward by saying
"a plague on both your houses," and then de-
claims: "Warning! Buy your music at the 'in-
dependent,' not 'tied-hy-lever' departments, when
they display and offer a fair assortment of every
publisher's 'popular hits.' " And so it goes. In
the meanwhile the regular trade are waiting to
be elevated and be shown how to conduct their
business on a profitable and not a losing basis.
"The Glory Song" has been translated into
seventeen languages, and its sale has run into
20,000,000 copies. It was first sung in Melbourne,
VICTOR KREMER CO.
CHICAGO
59 Dearborn St.
NEW YORK
1431 Broadway
PUBLISHERS
RECENT MUSIC.
FROM JEROME I I . KKMICK & CO.
Vocal-—"Dreaming," by J. Anton Dailey; "Lit-
tle Nemo and His Bear" (in "The Wizard of
Oz"), by Al Gumble; "I Don't Care," by Lenox
& Sutton; "The Lemon Tree," by Edward Mad-
den; "Way Back" (in "Fascinating Flora"), by
Lester Keith; "When You See Me with Another
"Under the Tropical Moon," "Won't You
Let Me Put My Arms Around You,"
"Cinderella," Inst. and Song. "Not Be-
cause Your Hair Is Curly," " W i l l the
Angels Let Me Play," "Paddy," "Can You
Keep a Secret," "Vanity Fair," " I Never
Can Forget You Dear," Kremer's Mandolin
Folio, No. 1, etc., etc.
should subscribe t o M. Witmark & Sons vocal and instru-
mental " N e w Issues" so as to keep their patrons and them-
selves in touch with the latest successes. Five cents the copy is all that is charged. Fill
in and forward attached blank.
LIVE DEALERS
M. WITMARK & SONS, 144 W. 37th St., New York.
Hereby agree to take one each of your "NEW" Vocal and Instru-
mental Publications as soon as issued at 5 CENTS PHR COPY. This to begin
with your next shipment of same and to continue until notified to the contrary.
Name
- -
Street Number
Town or City
Reference (New York if possible)
Note—The "New Issues" are sent out monthly and no less than the COMPLETE SET
can be subscribed for.
Those with whom we have no business relations will please send reference with Grst order.
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