Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 50 N. 22 - Page 47
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L. N o . 22.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, May 28,1910
SINGLE COPIES. 10 CENTS.
$8.00 PER YEAR.
SHAPIRO ACCUSES_HELF OF PIRACY.
tions further charge "malice and wilful intent to
infringe."
PUBLISHERS' CONVENTION JUNE 14.
Gets Writ of Seizure from Court, and United
States Marshal Takes Copies and Plates of
the Song in Dispute—"Colorable Imitation"
Charged.
JOE HARRIS CLOSES DEALS HERE.
Cate Officially Announced for Annual Meeting
of the Music Publishers' Association of the
United States—Addresses on Matters Per-
taining to Copyrights to be the Feature.
Acting on a writ of seizure granted by Judge
Ward, of the United States Circuit Court, United
States Marshal Henkel visited the offices of the J.
Fred Helf Music Co., successors to Helf & Hager,
on Thursday of last week, and seized the copies
in stock of a song entitled, "When My Marie
Sings Chilly Billy Bee." The marshal also seized
the plates of the song at the plant of Robert Tel-
ler Sons & Dorner, who print the music of most
of the publishing firms of this city.
Several
hundreds of copies, requiring the use of a truck,
were taken in all.
The writ was issued on petition of Maurice
Shapiro, music publisher, and is returnable early
in June, when pleading to the allegations by the
Helf company will be heard. The final settle-
ment of the case, if it be carried through the
full process, will not be had for five or six
months. A bond of $1,000 was filed by Shapiro.
Shapiro's allegations, made through House,
Grossman & Vorhaus, attorneys, set forth that on
March 24, 1910, he copyrighted a song called
"When Rosalie Sings Ciribiribi," the words of
which were written by E. Ray Goetz and the
music by Melville Gideon; that the J. Fred Helf
Music Co. caused a similar song to be written,
with words by Ed. Moran and music by Lewis
Muir. The plaintiff further alleges that this
song was a "colorable imitation" of Shapiro's
song, written with the intent and purpose to de-
ceive the public in the belief that this was Sha-
piro's copyrighted song; that the Helf company
changed and transposed certain words and sub-
stituted other words to hide the alleged piracy,
but produced an imitation which was "practically
the same in theme, form and expression as the
song owned by Shapiro, the chorus of the pirated
song being particularly in form and substance
the chorus of the copy of Shapiro." The allega-
Manager of Chas. K. Harris' Chicago Branch
Arranges for Publication of New Musical
Comedies—Mort Singer Also in Town—Con-
tract Mace with Composer John T. Hall.
June 14 has been set as the date for this year's
convention of the Music Publishers' Association
of the United States. Walter S. Fischer, secre-
Joe Harris, brother of Chas. K. Harris, and
tary of the association, has sent notices to the
manager of the latter's Chicago branch of his- members notifying them of the date and urging
music publishing house, was in New York for their attendance. The notice reads:
several days preceding Friday of last week, on
"The sixteenth annual meeting of the Music
which day he left for Chicago. Mort Singer, the Publishers' Association of the United States will
theatrical manager and producer, also of Chi- be held at the Hotel Astor, New York City, on
cago, was in this city at the same time, but. did Tuesday, June 14, 1910, at 10 o'clock a. m. Mr.
not return to the Western metropolis until sev- Thorvald Solberg, the register of copyrights, and
eial days after Mr. Harris' departure.
While
Mr. Nathan Burkan, the eminent copyright spe-
here Mr. Singer used an office in Chas. K. Harris' cialist, have volunteered to address the meeting
establishment as his headquarters, as is his cus- on points of interest in our new copyright law.
tom when in this city. He was occupied with the
"These addresses will be of the utmost impor-
task of engaging members of the casts of several tance. All members are urged to be present and
of the Singer productions which are scheduled to participate in the general discussion on 'copy-
for next season.
right,' which will follow the addresses."
Joe Harris, we are informed, consummated in
The association, which was organized in 1895
New York several deals pertaining to the publi- and incorporated in 1907, has the following offi-
cation of musical productions, a field of which
cers: J. L. Tindale, of G. Schirmer, president;
Chas. K. Harris makes a specialty, and in which E. S. Cragin, of Chas. H. Ditson & Co., vice-presi-
he is now perhaps foremost. The head of the firm dent; Walter S. Fischer, of Carl Fischer, secre-
tells The Review that Joe Harris made arrange- tary, and E. T. Paul!, of the E. T. Paull Music
ments for the publication of three musical com- Co., treasurer. The directors are: Walter M.
edies, one of which i s . t o be produced at the Bacon, of the White-Smith Music Publishing Co.;
Grand Opera House, Chicago, about the middle of
Geo. W. Furniss, of the Oliver Ditson Co.; Law-
June. The other two will be produced at the rence B. Ellert, of the B. F. Wood Music Co.; H.
Princess and La Salle Theaters, in that city, next
P. Main, of the Biglow & Main Co.; J. F. Bowers,
fall, it is stated, no mention of the Singer- of Lyon & Healy; Hamilton S. Gordon, and J. P.
Askin litigation being made in this connection.
Rechten, of Edw. Schuberth & Co.
Chas. K. Harris has just contracted for a series
of songs and instrumental numbers by John T.
The title of the new musical comedy, $3,000,-
Hall, composer of the popular waltz, "Wedding of
000," by Woolf and Friedland, to be published by
the Winds." Among the new songs by Mr. Hall Leo. Feist, was originated by Edward Laska.
will be "Rippling of the Waves," a semi-high-
grade number, with words by Arthur Lamb.
Theodore Morse spent last week as part of his
This is to be published by Mr. Harris within a vacation at Rockville, L. I., getting his bungalow
few days.
there ready for occupancy this summer.
If it's by HARRY VON TILZER It's a Hit
F P W
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HAVE
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CONTRACTED FOR THIS SPACE TO IMPRESS ON
T H E TITLE OF OUR 1910 SUMMER SONG HIT—-
WIFE'S AWAY—I'M FREE ACAINViiiSill
HURRAH FOR THE SUMMER TIME
WORDS BY CEORCE WHITING, WRITER OF
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MUSIC »Y HARRY VON 1UZER
VON TILZER MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.,
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MUSIC TMDE
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VOL.
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L. N o . 22.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, May 28,1910
SINGLE COPIES. 10 CENTS.
$8.00 PER YEAR.
SHAPIRO ACCUSES_HELF OF PIRACY.
tions further charge "malice and wilful intent to
infringe."
PUBLISHERS' CONVENTION JUNE 14.
Gets Writ of Seizure from Court, and United
States Marshal Takes Copies and Plates of
the Song in Dispute—"Colorable Imitation"
Charged.
JOE HARRIS CLOSES DEALS HERE.
Cate Officially Announced for Annual Meeting
of the Music Publishers' Association of the
United States—Addresses on Matters Per-
taining to Copyrights to be the Feature.
Acting on a writ of seizure granted by Judge
Ward, of the United States Circuit Court, United
States Marshal Henkel visited the offices of the J.
Fred Helf Music Co., successors to Helf & Hager,
on Thursday of last week, and seized the copies
in stock of a song entitled, "When My Marie
Sings Chilly Billy Bee." The marshal also seized
the plates of the song at the plant of Robert Tel-
ler Sons & Dorner, who print the music of most
of the publishing firms of this city.
Several
hundreds of copies, requiring the use of a truck,
were taken in all.
The writ was issued on petition of Maurice
Shapiro, music publisher, and is returnable early
in June, when pleading to the allegations by the
Helf company will be heard. The final settle-
ment of the case, if it be carried through the
full process, will not be had for five or six
months. A bond of $1,000 was filed by Shapiro.
Shapiro's allegations, made through House,
Grossman & Vorhaus, attorneys, set forth that on
March 24, 1910, he copyrighted a song called
"When Rosalie Sings Ciribiribi," the words of
which were written by E. Ray Goetz and the
music by Melville Gideon; that the J. Fred Helf
Music Co. caused a similar song to be written,
with words by Ed. Moran and music by Lewis
Muir. The plaintiff further alleges that this
song was a "colorable imitation" of Shapiro's
song, written with the intent and purpose to de-
ceive the public in the belief that this was Sha-
piro's copyrighted song; that the Helf company
changed and transposed certain words and sub-
stituted other words to hide the alleged piracy,
but produced an imitation which was "practically
the same in theme, form and expression as the
song owned by Shapiro, the chorus of the pirated
song being particularly in form and substance
the chorus of the copy of Shapiro." The allega-
Manager of Chas. K. Harris' Chicago Branch
Arranges for Publication of New Musical
Comedies—Mort Singer Also in Town—Con-
tract Mace with Composer John T. Hall.
June 14 has been set as the date for this year's
convention of the Music Publishers' Association
of the United States. Walter S. Fischer, secre-
Joe Harris, brother of Chas. K. Harris, and
tary of the association, has sent notices to the
manager of the latter's Chicago branch of his- members notifying them of the date and urging
music publishing house, was in New York for their attendance. The notice reads:
several days preceding Friday of last week, on
"The sixteenth annual meeting of the Music
which day he left for Chicago. Mort Singer, the Publishers' Association of the United States will
theatrical manager and producer, also of Chi- be held at the Hotel Astor, New York City, on
cago, was in this city at the same time, but. did Tuesday, June 14, 1910, at 10 o'clock a. m. Mr.
not return to the Western metropolis until sev- Thorvald Solberg, the register of copyrights, and
eial days after Mr. Harris' departure.
While
Mr. Nathan Burkan, the eminent copyright spe-
here Mr. Singer used an office in Chas. K. Harris' cialist, have volunteered to address the meeting
establishment as his headquarters, as is his cus- on points of interest in our new copyright law.
tom when in this city. He was occupied with the
"These addresses will be of the utmost impor-
task of engaging members of the casts of several tance. All members are urged to be present and
of the Singer productions which are scheduled to participate in the general discussion on 'copy-
for next season.
right,' which will follow the addresses."
Joe Harris, we are informed, consummated in
The association, which was organized in 1895
New York several deals pertaining to the publi- and incorporated in 1907, has the following offi-
cation of musical productions, a field of which
cers: J. L. Tindale, of G. Schirmer, president;
Chas. K. Harris makes a specialty, and in which E. S. Cragin, of Chas. H. Ditson & Co., vice-presi-
he is now perhaps foremost. The head of the firm dent; Walter S. Fischer, of Carl Fischer, secre-
tells The Review that Joe Harris made arrange- tary, and E. T. Paul!, of the E. T. Paull Music
ments for the publication of three musical com- Co., treasurer. The directors are: Walter M.
edies, one of which i s . t o be produced at the Bacon, of the White-Smith Music Publishing Co.;
Grand Opera House, Chicago, about the middle of
Geo. W. Furniss, of the Oliver Ditson Co.; Law-
June. The other two will be produced at the rence B. Ellert, of the B. F. Wood Music Co.; H.
Princess and La Salle Theaters, in that city, next
P. Main, of the Biglow & Main Co.; J. F. Bowers,
fall, it is stated, no mention of the Singer- of Lyon & Healy; Hamilton S. Gordon, and J. P.
Askin litigation being made in this connection.
Rechten, of Edw. Schuberth & Co.
Chas. K. Harris has just contracted for a series
of songs and instrumental numbers by John T.
The title of the new musical comedy, $3,000,-
Hall, composer of the popular waltz, "Wedding of
000," by Woolf and Friedland, to be published by
the Winds." Among the new songs by Mr. Hall Leo. Feist, was originated by Edward Laska.
will be "Rippling of the Waves," a semi-high-
grade number, with words by Arthur Lamb.
Theodore Morse spent last week as part of his
This is to be published by Mr. Harris within a vacation at Rockville, L. I., getting his bungalow
few days.
there ready for occupancy this summer.
If it's by HARRY VON TILZER It's a Hit
F P W
C-.n—
E
y 0 U R
HAVE
MJND
CONTRACTED FOR THIS SPACE TO IMPRESS ON
T H E TITLE OF OUR 1910 SUMMER SONG HIT—-
WIFE'S AWAY—I'M FREE ACAINViiiSill
HURRAH FOR THE SUMMER TIME
WORDS BY CEORCE WHITING, WRITER OF
;: '^ MY W t r t ^ : |?Oti« ^(P^I^IE «Ott«TRV V-
I
HflRRY
MUSIC »Y HARRY VON 1UZER
VON TILZER MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.,
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