Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 51 N. 23 - Page 46
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THE:
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
suggestive songs. It has been reported that Chief
Steward, of that city, is pulling another's chest-
nuts out of the fire, but if the objectionable songs
are kept out of the public ear in that city, and
are given the discouragement elsewhere that should
follow the disgrace which has been put upon them,
who will care if a harmless trick has been played
EDWARD LYMAN BILL - Editor and Proprietor
upon Mr. Steward? The Chicago correspondent
of a theatrical paper explains the matter as fol-
J. B. SPILLANE, Managing Editor
lows, and does so in a sprightly way in spite of
R . W . S I M M O N S , Editor Music Scctloa
the inevitable theatrical or other slang:
"This is the way it happened. The publisher of a
PaMlshcd Bvcry Saturday at 1 Hadtocn Avenue. New Ytrk
local weekly thought out a song-panning scheme
SUBSCRIPTION. (Including pottage). United State* and
as a circulation booster. He chose as his editor
Mexico, f2.00 per year; Canada, SS.BO; all ether coun-
Amendment to Present Law Needed.
tries. $4.00.
the secretary to an influential executive on the
Such instances develop with much more fre- staff of a Chicago newspaper, and working the
Telephones—Number* 4677 and 467S Graunerey
Connecting a l l Departments
quency than is imagined. On some occasions the thing for all it was worth, the song panner told
pub'ishers get together amicably and talk the mat- his editor to tell the latter's regular boss that 'Nix '
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 3 , 1 0 1 0
ter over, with the result that the duplicating title on the Neck Hold, Lizzie' and 'Don't Bother Me
is withdrawn and a new one found. On other Now, I'm Kissing Kate' were songs which the big
occasions
the publishers quarrel fiercely, and if daily and Sunday sheet should 'get after.' Said
All matter o" 1 every nature intended
there is any semblance of imitation of melody there the song panner's editor: 'Boss, they're something-
for this department should be addressed
is likely to be a lawsuit. The only way that a awful. Little boys who u:ed to whistle only gospel
The Editor Music Section Music Trade
publi?her may be sure that his title has not been hymns are getting paralysis of the pucker from
Review, 1 Madison Avenue, New York.
used before is to write to the Register of Copy- harping on 'Gladys, Gid-Ap, You're Standing on
rights and ask if a song with a given name has My Aeroplane.' The appeal was so strong that the
ever been copyrighted. This would entail much executive listened, and behold—the mighty power
extra work for the Copyright department, but it of the great newspaper was turned against songs
seems to be the only thing to do. As it is, a of all varieties which couldn't pass inspection.
publisher may get his song copyrighted, only to When Leroy T., superintendent of Chicago police,
find afterwaid that he has used someone else's read his paper next morning he remembered that
title. It would be a good thing for the publishers he hadn't reformed a thing since hobble skirts and
if they had had provision made for this difficulty hatpins. Dropping a few reform lozenges in his
when they were working to get the present copy- pocket, he went downtown and issued an order that
Difficulties arising from the duplication of song right bill passed by Congress. A clause could have
titles continue to vex the music publishers. In the been inserted providing that the Register of Copy- everyone must be very careful of what he or she
search for words or phrases that would serve as rights notify a publisher if a song which the latter ssng. No more shall husbands softly hum, 'I'll
attractive titles it has been found practically im- had sent in to be copyrighted had a duplicating Get Mine When I Get Home, But Wasn't That
possible to avoid duplication of the names of songs title. This would have saved much trouble and Blonde a Peach'? The superintendent of police
that were published somewhere at some time. In annoyance. The Congressional framers of the has decided to censor songs just as he censors
the archives of the Register of Copyrights in piesent copyright bill said at the time of its pas- moving picture films, second-story workers, and
Washington are recorded the titles of hundreds sage, however, that amendments could be made as hold-up guys. A wide shake-up in the song busi-
and hundreds of thousands of songs of this and needed without great difficulty. When the pub- ness is at hand, even if every thug in the country
other generations. As popular ballads and novelty lishers weary of the annoyances due to title dupli- comes to Chicago for action before Leroy T. gets
numbers, and so on, are written along more or less cation, therefore, they may profitably turn their through reforming. He has appointed a flying ;ong
familiar lines, the subjects naturally suggest cer- thoughts toward the comparatively easy way sug- squadron to visit theaters, cafes, and public places;
songs and singers which are objectionable to the
tain titles in each case, and avoidance of duplica- gested out of the' difficulty.
sensitive
ears of Sergeant Tannhauscr, LieuUnar.t
tion is very difficult. A few days ago one of the
Mendelssohn and Detective Singitagainovitch will
leading publishers of popular music issued a ballad
Pulling Chestnuts Out of the Fire.
he haled into the superintendent's office, the sing-
whose title he had to change after the first se\eral
If the end justifies the means, then it does not
ers in person and the songs through their respec-
thousand copies had been printed. He had even matter much just what was the original cause of
taken the title from one of the lines of a song the present crusade of the Chicago police against tive publishers or Chicago representatives."
which he had written himself ten years or so be-
fore, and, of course, thought he was wholly justi-
fied in so doing. Just before the copies of the
new song were rent to the trade, however, he
chanced to learn that another publisher had pub-
lished six years ago a song with the same title
that he had proposed to use for his new number.
The other publisher's song had been "on the shelf"
for several years, but, of course, the publisher
thereof had had the number copyrighted, and al-
though a title alone may not be copyrighted, the
publisher of the new song might have been ac-
cused of "stealing" the title. In his position he
could not afford to have the idea spread that he
used a title that was not original, so he had the
printed copies destroyed, at a heavy loss, and had
new title page p'.ates made.
COMMENTS B Y
SOME OF OUR REAL HITS
" UNDER T H E Y U M Y U M TREE "
' I ' L L L E N O Y O U E V E R Y T H I N G I ' V E GOT*
" I LOVE I T "
" M Y SOUTHERN
ROSE"
'KEEP YOUR FOOT ON T H E SOFT P E D A L '
" T H E C U B I N 0 L I GLIDE "
UXZLlXJ
CHAS. DILLINGHAM
PRESENTS
ELSIE JANIS
IN
"THE SLIM
PRINCESS"
BOOK BY HENRY BLOSSOM
MUSIC BY
LESLIE STUART
HARRY VON TILZER MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY
* o ™w s vo& L o"nci TO
The Most Beautiful Child Song Written
In Years.
"I WANT TO BUY A
LITTLE BIT OF
LOVE"
By Chas. K. Harris
PUBLISHED BY
CHAPPELL <& CO., Ltd.
LONDON
NEW YORK
MELBOURNE
PUAC If
Columbia Theatre Blda-
Broadway and 47th St.
MEYER COHEN, Mor.
c SHEET MUSIC
DEPARTMENT
125 West 43d Street, New York City
This is a collection of
twenty-eight
beautiful
compositions, especially
adapted and arranged for
cornet solo, with piano
accompaniment, by W.
Paris Chambers. The
very fact that Mr. Cham-
bers, famous as a virtu-
oso and musician, has ar-
ranged the music, will be
a sufficient guarantee to
any cornetist, of the ex-
cellence of this folio.
Particular attention is
drawn to the infinitely
great variety of the con-
tents, making the collec-
tion one that will be use-
ful on every occasion.
Price (Cornet with Piano
Accomp.), 75 cents.
HINDS. NOBLE & ELDREDGE, 31-35 West 15th Street, New York
WILL ATTRACT MORE CUSTOMERS TO YOUR STORE THAN
ANY OTHER MEDIUM YOU COULD EMPLOY
Writs for catalogue and particulars as to how to
make a sha«t music department a money-maker
Address nearest office
McKINLEY MUSIC CO., 185 Harrison St., Chicago, III.
NO. 80 FIFTH AVENUE, NEV* YORK, N. Y.
THE:
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
suggestive songs. It has been reported that Chief
Steward, of that city, is pulling another's chest-
nuts out of the fire, but if the objectionable songs
are kept out of the public ear in that city, and
are given the discouragement elsewhere that should
follow the disgrace which has been put upon them,
who will care if a harmless trick has been played
EDWARD LYMAN BILL - Editor and Proprietor
upon Mr. Steward? The Chicago correspondent
of a theatrical paper explains the matter as fol-
J. B. SPILLANE, Managing Editor
lows, and does so in a sprightly way in spite of
R . W . S I M M O N S , Editor Music Scctloa
the inevitable theatrical or other slang:
"This is the way it happened. The publisher of a
PaMlshcd Bvcry Saturday at 1 Hadtocn Avenue. New Ytrk
local weekly thought out a song-panning scheme
SUBSCRIPTION. (Including pottage). United State* and
as a circulation booster. He chose as his editor
Mexico, f2.00 per year; Canada, SS.BO; all ether coun-
Amendment to Present Law Needed.
tries. $4.00.
the secretary to an influential executive on the
Such instances develop with much more fre- staff of a Chicago newspaper, and working the
Telephones—Number* 4677 and 467S Graunerey
Connecting a l l Departments
quency than is imagined. On some occasions the thing for all it was worth, the song panner told
pub'ishers get together amicably and talk the mat- his editor to tell the latter's regular boss that 'Nix '
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 3 , 1 0 1 0
ter over, with the result that the duplicating title on the Neck Hold, Lizzie' and 'Don't Bother Me
is withdrawn and a new one found. On other Now, I'm Kissing Kate' were songs which the big
occasions
the publishers quarrel fiercely, and if daily and Sunday sheet should 'get after.' Said
All matter o" 1 every nature intended
there is any semblance of imitation of melody there the song panner's editor: 'Boss, they're something-
for this department should be addressed
is likely to be a lawsuit. The only way that a awful. Little boys who u:ed to whistle only gospel
The Editor Music Section Music Trade
publi?her may be sure that his title has not been hymns are getting paralysis of the pucker from
Review, 1 Madison Avenue, New York.
used before is to write to the Register of Copy- harping on 'Gladys, Gid-Ap, You're Standing on
rights and ask if a song with a given name has My Aeroplane.' The appeal was so strong that the
ever been copyrighted. This would entail much executive listened, and behold—the mighty power
extra work for the Copyright department, but it of the great newspaper was turned against songs
seems to be the only thing to do. As it is, a of all varieties which couldn't pass inspection.
publisher may get his song copyrighted, only to When Leroy T., superintendent of Chicago police,
find afterwaid that he has used someone else's read his paper next morning he remembered that
title. It would be a good thing for the publishers he hadn't reformed a thing since hobble skirts and
if they had had provision made for this difficulty hatpins. Dropping a few reform lozenges in his
when they were working to get the present copy- pocket, he went downtown and issued an order that
Difficulties arising from the duplication of song right bill passed by Congress. A clause could have
titles continue to vex the music publishers. In the been inserted providing that the Register of Copy- everyone must be very careful of what he or she
search for words or phrases that would serve as rights notify a publisher if a song which the latter ssng. No more shall husbands softly hum, 'I'll
attractive titles it has been found practically im- had sent in to be copyrighted had a duplicating Get Mine When I Get Home, But Wasn't That
possible to avoid duplication of the names of songs title. This would have saved much trouble and Blonde a Peach'? The superintendent of police
that were published somewhere at some time. In annoyance. The Congressional framers of the has decided to censor songs just as he censors
the archives of the Register of Copyrights in piesent copyright bill said at the time of its pas- moving picture films, second-story workers, and
Washington are recorded the titles of hundreds sage, however, that amendments could be made as hold-up guys. A wide shake-up in the song busi-
and hundreds of thousands of songs of this and needed without great difficulty. When the pub- ness is at hand, even if every thug in the country
other generations. As popular ballads and novelty lishers weary of the annoyances due to title dupli- comes to Chicago for action before Leroy T. gets
numbers, and so on, are written along more or less cation, therefore, they may profitably turn their through reforming. He has appointed a flying ;ong
familiar lines, the subjects naturally suggest cer- thoughts toward the comparatively easy way sug- squadron to visit theaters, cafes, and public places;
songs and singers which are objectionable to the
tain titles in each case, and avoidance of duplica- gested out of the' difficulty.
sensitive
ears of Sergeant Tannhauscr, LieuUnar.t
tion is very difficult. A few days ago one of the
Mendelssohn and Detective Singitagainovitch will
leading publishers of popular music issued a ballad
Pulling Chestnuts Out of the Fire.
he haled into the superintendent's office, the sing-
whose title he had to change after the first se\eral
If the end justifies the means, then it does not
ers in person and the songs through their respec-
thousand copies had been printed. He had even matter much just what was the original cause of
taken the title from one of the lines of a song the present crusade of the Chicago police against tive publishers or Chicago representatives."
which he had written himself ten years or so be-
fore, and, of course, thought he was wholly justi-
fied in so doing. Just before the copies of the
new song were rent to the trade, however, he
chanced to learn that another publisher had pub-
lished six years ago a song with the same title
that he had proposed to use for his new number.
The other publisher's song had been "on the shelf"
for several years, but, of course, the publisher
thereof had had the number copyrighted, and al-
though a title alone may not be copyrighted, the
publisher of the new song might have been ac-
cused of "stealing" the title. In his position he
could not afford to have the idea spread that he
used a title that was not original, so he had the
printed copies destroyed, at a heavy loss, and had
new title page p'.ates made.
COMMENTS B Y
SOME OF OUR REAL HITS
" UNDER T H E Y U M Y U M TREE "
' I ' L L L E N O Y O U E V E R Y T H I N G I ' V E GOT*
" I LOVE I T "
" M Y SOUTHERN
ROSE"
'KEEP YOUR FOOT ON T H E SOFT P E D A L '
" T H E C U B I N 0 L I GLIDE "
UXZLlXJ
CHAS. DILLINGHAM
PRESENTS
ELSIE JANIS
IN
"THE SLIM
PRINCESS"
BOOK BY HENRY BLOSSOM
MUSIC BY
LESLIE STUART
HARRY VON TILZER MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY
* o ™w s vo& L o"nci TO
The Most Beautiful Child Song Written
In Years.
"I WANT TO BUY A
LITTLE BIT OF
LOVE"
By Chas. K. Harris
PUBLISHED BY
CHAPPELL <& CO., Ltd.
LONDON
NEW YORK
MELBOURNE
PUAC If
Columbia Theatre Blda-
Broadway and 47th St.
MEYER COHEN, Mor.
c SHEET MUSIC
DEPARTMENT
125 West 43d Street, New York City
This is a collection of
twenty-eight
beautiful
compositions, especially
adapted and arranged for
cornet solo, with piano
accompaniment, by W.
Paris Chambers. The
very fact that Mr. Cham-
bers, famous as a virtu-
oso and musician, has ar-
ranged the music, will be
a sufficient guarantee to
any cornetist, of the ex-
cellence of this folio.
Particular attention is
drawn to the infinitely
great variety of the con-
tents, making the collec-
tion one that will be use-
ful on every occasion.
Price (Cornet with Piano
Accomp.), 75 cents.
HINDS. NOBLE & ELDREDGE, 31-35 West 15th Street, New York
WILL ATTRACT MORE CUSTOMERS TO YOUR STORE THAN
ANY OTHER MEDIUM YOU COULD EMPLOY
Writs for catalogue and particulars as to how to
make a sha«t music department a money-maker
Address nearest office
McKINLEY MUSIC CO., 185 Harrison St., Chicago, III.
NO. 80 FIFTH AVENUE, NEV* YORK, N. Y.
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