Music Trade Review
Issue: 1908 Vol. 46 N. 22 - Page 46
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46
THE
MU3IC TRADE
REVIEW
brokers," many of whom are nothing more or guilty of this practice. Every one of them have
less than pawnbrokers, trading in what, in many advertised also that they do not loan slides and
only sell them for $5 per set, but that they will
instances, is stolen property.
buy them back when the singer is through with
A Doubtful Brokerage.
It is well known that the sales of a certain them. How well this agreement has been kept
class of ballad are largely augmented by the use •many singers (who did not know the ropes well
of song slides, which, up to the present time, have enough to get their slides for nothing) will testify
EDWARD LYMAN BILL - Editor and Proprietor been rented by the publisher to the singer at a to, after singing a song for weeks and then having
fixed rate of $5 per set—a sum which was re- the publisher refuse to take them back. The
J. B. SPILLANE, Managing Editor
paid to the singer when the slides were returned. publishers complain that the singers sell the
J . HAYDEN-CLARENDON, E d i t o r
Of course, there were exceptions to this rule, pub- slides to dealers in lantern slides. The singers
Published Every Saturday at 1 Madison Avenue, New York
lishers often favoring certain singers to the ex- argue that when the publisher gives them a set
tent of loaning them slides without receiving the of slides and they sing the song for several weeks
SUBSCRIPTION, (including postage), United States and
Mexico, $2.00 per year; Canada, $3.50; all other coun-
stipulated deposit. In this way countless sets they have paid for them and they can do as they
tries. $4.00.
of slides were distributed broadcast throughout please with them, as in any other way the ad-
Telephones—Numbers 4677 and 4678 Gramercy
the country, remaining, of course, the absolute vantage accrues entirely to the publisher. The
Connecting all Departments
property of the publisher. The opportunity for matter of lending slides anyway is a bad one.
NEW YORK, MAY 30, 1908
the dishonest performer presented itself, there- Any singer who earns his living singing is a
fore, when the slide brokerage business came into poor 'shack' if he cannot buy the tools of his
existence, its purpose being to loan the indigent craft, but the publisher is entirely to blame for
performer money upon unreturned slides for the crooked business that has grown up with the
the purpose of rerenting them. It is obvious loaning of lantern slides, and if any singer on
that if a $5 deposit was paid to the publisher at that black list is more crooked than the publish-
the time when the slides were originally rented, ers of popular music to whom it was sent the
the performer could get back this deposit at any writer would like to make his acquaintance, as he
would be a criminal curiosity. If a singer does
The oft-repeated assertion that the music pub- time without any difficulty. On the other hand, not return a set of slides the publisher loans him,
if
the
slides
were
loaned
without
a
deposit,
then
lishers cannot, or will not, get together in a
it is only a 'simple breach of trust' anyway, and
common cause to fight the evils with which they it must have been apparent to a slide broker that the publisher has no more redress than he would
he
was
loaning
money—sums
which
amounted
to
are surrounded, seems to be entirely disproved
anything from $1 to $2—on property that he well have if he loaned a man $5 or anything else with-
by the fact that by a tacit understanding a sys-
out security; for instance, the taking a note from
knew to be stolen.
tem of interchange has lately 'been established by
an irresponsible party without a good indorser.
which the safe and sane element of the publish-
Will This Singer Sign His Name?
The publishers are to blame, and if they will be
ing fraternity are exchanging ideas in an effort
Redolent of the literary style of a slide broker straight themselves they will get fair treatment
to eradicate evils which have passed the stage of well known to the publishing fraternity the fol- from the singers. We desire to warn them, too,
quiescent tolerancy. This is a step forward, as it lowing anonymous letter lately appeared in The that that black list may cause trouble for the man
has lately been proved, beyond a question or Moving Picture World, a paper devoted to slide who compiled it and sent it out. Yours truly,
doubt, that individual work when directed toward interests. I t is headed "Illicit Trading in Song
"A SINGER WHO PAYS FOB H I S SLIDES."
a common good is equally as efficacious as con- Slides" and reads: "Dear Sir:—The music pub-
Some Ingenious Quibbling.
lishers have issued a list of the singers who have
certed action.
The above is ingenious, in the face of a slide
borrowed slides from them during the past two
The Slide Question.
It would be supposed that the publishers' years and not returned them. A party who saw contract between publisher and performer which
troubles began and ended with the music which the list informed the writer that it is a long one we print herewith and which is but a sample of
they publish. But this is far from being the and contains the names of some men and women those in general use among the publishers. The
case. There are so many side issues consequent who are famous ballad singers. He said it was somewhat vague charge of "crookedness" which "A
upon the sale of a song and so many countless practically a black list (which, by the way, is Singer Who Pays For His Slides," makes against
the publishing fraternity in general is distinctly
difficulties and irritations which beset the pub- forbidden by law, a severe penalty being attached
lishers' path that the writer often marvels at to the issuing of a black list in this State) and amusing, when it is taken into consideration
their infinite good humor which seems, even warns the publishers against these parties. The that his courage seemed to fail him when it be-
under adverse conditions, to be part and parcel simple fact that many publishers have been in came necessary for him to sign his name. The
of their stock in trade. One of the most flagrant the habit of" leaving slides with a note to the following contract which the Helf & Hager Co.
examples of the easy way in which the music singer in their dressing room at theaters is alone issue shows conclusively that slides are rented
publisher is victimized has come to light through enough to condemn this list, and every publisher and not given, and that all slides remain the
the business transactions of so-called "slide in New York who issued lantern slides has been property of the publisher, being only hired by
COMMENTS B Y - <:
C
M
Write To-Day for Samples and Special Offer
McKINLEY MUSIC CO. WM. McKINLEY, Pros.
158 Harrison St., Chicago
DEALERS WILL FIND OUR LATEST
PUBLICATION
Francis, Day 6 Hunter
"THE MOST POPULAR
PIANO DANCE FOLIO"
HAVE REMOVED TO
One of the Best Folios in Our Series and the Only
Actually Complete Dance Folio Published.
1364 Broadway, NEW YORK
f^ff We Have Interesting Introductory Rates.
Write for descriplive circular and prices.
THE TRADE WILL PLEASE NOTICE
Costs You 3 Cents
5/>e
TEDDY
BEARS'
PICNIC*
HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE
31-33-35 W. 15th St.
NEW YORK CITY
B
D
O
I
T
N
O
w
To the Dealer
If You Have Not Yet Got
OUR
19O8
NOVELTIES
You are Losing Money
It»lllp«yyootoketpln toiivh with us. Write
D
o
I
T
N
O
W
74 5th Ave., N. Y.
OUR NEW ISSUE PROPOSITION
is of great interest to every live Dealer. We
Bill our Monthly New Issues at J cents per
Copy. Subscribe now. The following are
some of our best sellers:
"MOONBEAMS AND DREAMS OF YOU"—"A LITTLE
COZY FLAT *—" MONTEREY * - " NIGHT AND DAY -
—"WHILE YOU ARE MINE"—"MORNING CY"
"FOREST KING" March.
Write na To-day
VICTOR KREMER CO.
152 Lake Street
CHICAGO
JOHN W. BRATTON
Without a doubt the greatest
characteristique Two-Step Hit
since "THE MOSQUITOES'
PARADE."
MR. DEALER—
It may not have reached your
vicinity
as yet, but it won't take
long 1 before it arrives. Be pre-
pared; stock up. You're sure
to have calls for it.
M. WITMARK «L SONS
144 West 37th Street.
New York
46
THE
MU3IC TRADE
REVIEW
brokers," many of whom are nothing more or guilty of this practice. Every one of them have
less than pawnbrokers, trading in what, in many advertised also that they do not loan slides and
only sell them for $5 per set, but that they will
instances, is stolen property.
buy them back when the singer is through with
A Doubtful Brokerage.
It is well known that the sales of a certain them. How well this agreement has been kept
class of ballad are largely augmented by the use •many singers (who did not know the ropes well
of song slides, which, up to the present time, have enough to get their slides for nothing) will testify
EDWARD LYMAN BILL - Editor and Proprietor been rented by the publisher to the singer at a to, after singing a song for weeks and then having
fixed rate of $5 per set—a sum which was re- the publisher refuse to take them back. The
J. B. SPILLANE, Managing Editor
paid to the singer when the slides were returned. publishers complain that the singers sell the
J . HAYDEN-CLARENDON, E d i t o r
Of course, there were exceptions to this rule, pub- slides to dealers in lantern slides. The singers
Published Every Saturday at 1 Madison Avenue, New York
lishers often favoring certain singers to the ex- argue that when the publisher gives them a set
tent of loaning them slides without receiving the of slides and they sing the song for several weeks
SUBSCRIPTION, (including postage), United States and
Mexico, $2.00 per year; Canada, $3.50; all other coun-
stipulated deposit. In this way countless sets they have paid for them and they can do as they
tries. $4.00.
of slides were distributed broadcast throughout please with them, as in any other way the ad-
Telephones—Numbers 4677 and 4678 Gramercy
the country, remaining, of course, the absolute vantage accrues entirely to the publisher. The
Connecting all Departments
property of the publisher. The opportunity for matter of lending slides anyway is a bad one.
NEW YORK, MAY 30, 1908
the dishonest performer presented itself, there- Any singer who earns his living singing is a
fore, when the slide brokerage business came into poor 'shack' if he cannot buy the tools of his
existence, its purpose being to loan the indigent craft, but the publisher is entirely to blame for
performer money upon unreturned slides for the crooked business that has grown up with the
the purpose of rerenting them. It is obvious loaning of lantern slides, and if any singer on
that if a $5 deposit was paid to the publisher at that black list is more crooked than the publish-
the time when the slides were originally rented, ers of popular music to whom it was sent the
the performer could get back this deposit at any writer would like to make his acquaintance, as he
would be a criminal curiosity. If a singer does
The oft-repeated assertion that the music pub- time without any difficulty. On the other hand, not return a set of slides the publisher loans him,
if
the
slides
were
loaned
without
a
deposit,
then
lishers cannot, or will not, get together in a
it is only a 'simple breach of trust' anyway, and
common cause to fight the evils with which they it must have been apparent to a slide broker that the publisher has no more redress than he would
he
was
loaning
money—sums
which
amounted
to
are surrounded, seems to be entirely disproved
anything from $1 to $2—on property that he well have if he loaned a man $5 or anything else with-
by the fact that by a tacit understanding a sys-
out security; for instance, the taking a note from
knew to be stolen.
tem of interchange has lately 'been established by
an irresponsible party without a good indorser.
which the safe and sane element of the publish-
Will This Singer Sign His Name?
The publishers are to blame, and if they will be
ing fraternity are exchanging ideas in an effort
Redolent of the literary style of a slide broker straight themselves they will get fair treatment
to eradicate evils which have passed the stage of well known to the publishing fraternity the fol- from the singers. We desire to warn them, too,
quiescent tolerancy. This is a step forward, as it lowing anonymous letter lately appeared in The that that black list may cause trouble for the man
has lately been proved, beyond a question or Moving Picture World, a paper devoted to slide who compiled it and sent it out. Yours truly,
doubt, that individual work when directed toward interests. I t is headed "Illicit Trading in Song
"A SINGER WHO PAYS FOB H I S SLIDES."
a common good is equally as efficacious as con- Slides" and reads: "Dear Sir:—The music pub-
Some Ingenious Quibbling.
lishers have issued a list of the singers who have
certed action.
The above is ingenious, in the face of a slide
borrowed slides from them during the past two
The Slide Question.
It would be supposed that the publishers' years and not returned them. A party who saw contract between publisher and performer which
troubles began and ended with the music which the list informed the writer that it is a long one we print herewith and which is but a sample of
they publish. But this is far from being the and contains the names of some men and women those in general use among the publishers. The
case. There are so many side issues consequent who are famous ballad singers. He said it was somewhat vague charge of "crookedness" which "A
upon the sale of a song and so many countless practically a black list (which, by the way, is Singer Who Pays For His Slides," makes against
the publishing fraternity in general is distinctly
difficulties and irritations which beset the pub- forbidden by law, a severe penalty being attached
lishers' path that the writer often marvels at to the issuing of a black list in this State) and amusing, when it is taken into consideration
their infinite good humor which seems, even warns the publishers against these parties. The that his courage seemed to fail him when it be-
under adverse conditions, to be part and parcel simple fact that many publishers have been in came necessary for him to sign his name. The
of their stock in trade. One of the most flagrant the habit of" leaving slides with a note to the following contract which the Helf & Hager Co.
examples of the easy way in which the music singer in their dressing room at theaters is alone issue shows conclusively that slides are rented
publisher is victimized has come to light through enough to condemn this list, and every publisher and not given, and that all slides remain the
the business transactions of so-called "slide in New York who issued lantern slides has been property of the publisher, being only hired by
COMMENTS B Y - <:
C
M
Write To-Day for Samples and Special Offer
McKINLEY MUSIC CO. WM. McKINLEY, Pros.
158 Harrison St., Chicago
DEALERS WILL FIND OUR LATEST
PUBLICATION
Francis, Day 6 Hunter
"THE MOST POPULAR
PIANO DANCE FOLIO"
HAVE REMOVED TO
One of the Best Folios in Our Series and the Only
Actually Complete Dance Folio Published.
1364 Broadway, NEW YORK
f^ff We Have Interesting Introductory Rates.
Write for descriplive circular and prices.
THE TRADE WILL PLEASE NOTICE
Costs You 3 Cents
5/>e
TEDDY
BEARS'
PICNIC*
HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE
31-33-35 W. 15th St.
NEW YORK CITY
B
D
O
I
T
N
O
w
To the Dealer
If You Have Not Yet Got
OUR
19O8
NOVELTIES
You are Losing Money
It»lllp«yyootoketpln toiivh with us. Write
D
o
I
T
N
O
W
74 5th Ave., N. Y.
OUR NEW ISSUE PROPOSITION
is of great interest to every live Dealer. We
Bill our Monthly New Issues at J cents per
Copy. Subscribe now. The following are
some of our best sellers:
"MOONBEAMS AND DREAMS OF YOU"—"A LITTLE
COZY FLAT *—" MONTEREY * - " NIGHT AND DAY -
—"WHILE YOU ARE MINE"—"MORNING CY"
"FOREST KING" March.
Write na To-day
VICTOR KREMER CO.
152 Lake Street
CHICAGO
JOHN W. BRATTON
Without a doubt the greatest
characteristique Two-Step Hit
since "THE MOSQUITOES'
PARADE."
MR. DEALER—
It may not have reached your
vicinity
as yet, but it won't take
long 1 before it arrives. Be pre-
pared; stock up. You're sure
to have calls for it.
M. WITMARK «L SONS
144 West 37th Street.
New York
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