Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 51 N. 24 - Page 48
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THE MuSlC TRADE REVIEW
EDWARD LYMAN BILL • Editor and Proprietor
J. B. SFDLLANE, Managing Editor
R.W.SIMMONS. Editor Music Section
PaMtahe* Every Satu-oay at 1 Maaism Avenue. New York
tDISCRIPnON. (Including portage), United Bute* and
Mexico, |2.00 per year; Canada, M-50; all ether conn-
tries. $4.00.
Tclcptaoaca-Numbers 4677 and 4678 Gramercy
Connecting all Departments
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 10,1910
All matter o 1 every nature intended
for this department should be addressed
The Editor Music Section Music Trade
Review, 1 Madison Avenue, New York.
„ COMMENTS B Y -
Our friend the anonymous letter writer is with
us again. That is, the New York publisher who
a few weeks ago sent to the other publishers and
the trade papers an unsigned communication deal-
ing with the "evils" of the business has come
forward with more warnings. As he is well known
to The Review, and as he knows thoroughly the
business of publishing popular music; and, further-
more, as his statements are undoubtedly interest-
ing to nuisic publishers generally, irrespective of
whether these be led to "change the error of their
\\;'vs," we publish the letter below. Music dealers,
also, may be interested in learning the details of
how the publishers are having "troubles of their
own":
"Anonymous letters? Well, yes! But what do
you care who writes them if they do any good?
That's the question. Some of our esteemed trade
papers have published that anonymous letter of
mine, and I thank them for giving it publicity. If
my letters are the means of bringing about any
CHAS. DILLINGHAM
PRESENTS
ELSIE JANIS
"THE SLIM
PRINCESS"
BOOK BY HENRY BLOSSOM
MUSIC BY
LESLIE STUART
" UNDER T H E Y U M Y U M TREE "
" I ' L L LEND YOU E V E R Y T H I N G I ' V E GOT"
" I LOVE I T "
" M Y
"KEEP
MELBOURNE
SOUTHERN
YOUR
FOOT
C U B I N O L A
ROSE"
ON THE SOFT
G L I D E "
PEDAL'
(, Jl?,°*'
•"')
HARRY VOM TIIZER MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPAHY
";rw s roVK L o";.cc 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.
NEW YORK
SOME OF OUR REAL HITS
" T H E
IN
LONDON
reforms in the deplorable condition of the music arc. 'I'm an ass and you're an ass' doesn't half
business, who cares who wrote them so long as express it. You know this and can't deny it, yet
they have the desired effect? One of the trade we keep going on from bad to worse, at the rate
journals in commenting on my letter says that of sixty miles an hour and with our eyes open.
these evils have existed for years. That is true, Isn't it absurd ? Yes, pitifully so. Tell me of one
but it is not a reason why they should not be publisher who is making a dollar in his business to-
agitated. And if agitation will effect a cure then day. You can't; he doesn't exist. If you knew
let's agitate and keep it up until something comes the inside workings of 99 per cent, of the pub-
of it. The writer of this letter and of the other lishing houses in this country to-day, you would
isn't afraid or ashamed to sign his name to his agree with me that it was about time that some-
writings, but he has an object in not doing so and thing was done—but who is going to do it? The
\iter on he will explain why he has not done it. man who will undertake to effect these reforms
Meanwhile, he is going to continue to send them has got to be a bigger man that Napoleon ever
to his brother asses in the music business just the was in his palmy days; but he will, like the Phoe-
same, and if they want to put them into the waste nix, arise from the ashes when the lire has burned
basket that's their funeral, not his. Just let pres- itself out. The conflagration is on now in all its
ent conditions continue in the music business and glory.
there won't be any publishers for the anonymous
Waiting for the Leader to Come.
writer to send his letters to, and that's no joke,
"The writer of these letters has had some bitter
either. Moses was a great historical character. experience with combinations for the betterment
We all know what he did with the children of
of the music business, and, believe me, gentlemen,
Israel, and Oh, for a Moses in the music business! he isn't going to attempt any more of them him-
If we ever needed a man of his character we need self; but when the right man comes along, if he
him now, for the Red Sea is upon us and the ever does, and is able to cope with this terrible
time for walking on dry land is about over; and condition, the present writer will be with him for
this is said in all sincerity and is not written in all the reform that must come sooner or later, if
a slighting or sacrilegious spirit either.
the popular music business is to continue in these
Old Story of No Unanimity.
United States."
"During the past two years the able efforts of
This letter, as has probably been noted already,
one or two of my brother publishers were mighty
falls below in point of interest the previous one
instrumental in bringing about the passage of a
by the same writer. Especially does it fail to be
Copyright Bill that for years had been considered
specific. A thousand complaining generalities are
an impossibility. But it was accomplished, wasn't
not worth one specific instance. As for the sub-
it? And one of my fellow publishers and his able
ject matter of the letter, however, other pub-
attorney had more to do with the passage of that
lishers will agree that there is plenty of cause for
bill (if they did not do it all) than all the
uneasiness over the situation. They know that
'howlers' put together—more power to him! There
some of their fellow craftsmen are daily pulling
isn't a man in the business to-day, however, who
down the house of cards built up by business
is louder in his assertion that 'getting together'
theories. That is, differing from all other business
ij an impossibility than he is; nor than I am, too,
men, the majority of publishers of popular music
for that matter. Yet I will concede that some day
are selling their goods for less than the amount
we are going to wake up, for if we do not our
required for a businesslike profit. Without this
nap will make Rip Van Winkle's twenty-year sleep
profit, the firms concerned must continue to rest
look like thirty cents. I know what I am talking
on a very unstable foundation. And this brings
about, gentle reader. I have played this game as
us to a conclusion that seems to have been gener-
long as, and some longer than, 90 per cent, of
ally overlooked. The very situation wherein pub-
you gentlemen have. I have seen this good,
lishers shade eight cents per copy at wholesale
money-making, profitable business go to the dogs,
keeps them in constant need of funds. To get the
and I am competent to write and talk on this sub-
funds they continue to offer bargains in the form
ject, even if I do say it myself. What fools we
of cut rates. Consequently, their profits continue
If U A R R K Columbia Theatre Bldg.
i KM n A f i n i O , Broadway and 47th St.
MEYER COHEN, Mgr.
SHEET MUSIC
DEPARTMENT
I2S West 434 Strwl, Ntw 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 shoot muslo dopartmont a monoy-makor
Address nearest office
McKINLEY MUSIC CO., 185 Harrison St., Chicago, III.
NO. 80 FIFTH AVENUE, NEV» YORK, N. Y.
THE MuSlC TRADE REVIEW
EDWARD LYMAN BILL • Editor and Proprietor
J. B. SFDLLANE, Managing Editor
R.W.SIMMONS. Editor Music Section
PaMtahe* Every Satu-oay at 1 Maaism Avenue. New York
tDISCRIPnON. (Including portage), United Bute* and
Mexico, |2.00 per year; Canada, M-50; all ether conn-
tries. $4.00.
Tclcptaoaca-Numbers 4677 and 4678 Gramercy
Connecting all Departments
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 10,1910
All matter o 1 every nature intended
for this department should be addressed
The Editor Music Section Music Trade
Review, 1 Madison Avenue, New York.
„ COMMENTS B Y -
Our friend the anonymous letter writer is with
us again. That is, the New York publisher who
a few weeks ago sent to the other publishers and
the trade papers an unsigned communication deal-
ing with the "evils" of the business has come
forward with more warnings. As he is well known
to The Review, and as he knows thoroughly the
business of publishing popular music; and, further-
more, as his statements are undoubtedly interest-
ing to nuisic publishers generally, irrespective of
whether these be led to "change the error of their
\\;'vs," we publish the letter below. Music dealers,
also, may be interested in learning the details of
how the publishers are having "troubles of their
own":
"Anonymous letters? Well, yes! But what do
you care who writes them if they do any good?
That's the question. Some of our esteemed trade
papers have published that anonymous letter of
mine, and I thank them for giving it publicity. If
my letters are the means of bringing about any
CHAS. DILLINGHAM
PRESENTS
ELSIE JANIS
"THE SLIM
PRINCESS"
BOOK BY HENRY BLOSSOM
MUSIC BY
LESLIE STUART
" UNDER T H E Y U M Y U M TREE "
" I ' L L LEND YOU E V E R Y T H I N G I ' V E GOT"
" I LOVE I T "
" M Y
"KEEP
MELBOURNE
SOUTHERN
YOUR
FOOT
C U B I N O L A
ROSE"
ON THE SOFT
G L I D E "
PEDAL'
(, Jl?,°*'
•"')
HARRY VOM TIIZER MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPAHY
";rw s roVK L o";.cc 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.
NEW YORK
SOME OF OUR REAL HITS
" T H E
IN
LONDON
reforms in the deplorable condition of the music arc. 'I'm an ass and you're an ass' doesn't half
business, who cares who wrote them so long as express it. You know this and can't deny it, yet
they have the desired effect? One of the trade we keep going on from bad to worse, at the rate
journals in commenting on my letter says that of sixty miles an hour and with our eyes open.
these evils have existed for years. That is true, Isn't it absurd ? Yes, pitifully so. Tell me of one
but it is not a reason why they should not be publisher who is making a dollar in his business to-
agitated. And if agitation will effect a cure then day. You can't; he doesn't exist. If you knew
let's agitate and keep it up until something comes the inside workings of 99 per cent, of the pub-
of it. The writer of this letter and of the other lishing houses in this country to-day, you would
isn't afraid or ashamed to sign his name to his agree with me that it was about time that some-
writings, but he has an object in not doing so and thing was done—but who is going to do it? The
\iter on he will explain why he has not done it. man who will undertake to effect these reforms
Meanwhile, he is going to continue to send them has got to be a bigger man that Napoleon ever
to his brother asses in the music business just the was in his palmy days; but he will, like the Phoe-
same, and if they want to put them into the waste nix, arise from the ashes when the lire has burned
basket that's their funeral, not his. Just let pres- itself out. The conflagration is on now in all its
ent conditions continue in the music business and glory.
there won't be any publishers for the anonymous
Waiting for the Leader to Come.
writer to send his letters to, and that's no joke,
"The writer of these letters has had some bitter
either. Moses was a great historical character. experience with combinations for the betterment
We all know what he did with the children of
of the music business, and, believe me, gentlemen,
Israel, and Oh, for a Moses in the music business! he isn't going to attempt any more of them him-
If we ever needed a man of his character we need self; but when the right man comes along, if he
him now, for the Red Sea is upon us and the ever does, and is able to cope with this terrible
time for walking on dry land is about over; and condition, the present writer will be with him for
this is said in all sincerity and is not written in all the reform that must come sooner or later, if
a slighting or sacrilegious spirit either.
the popular music business is to continue in these
Old Story of No Unanimity.
United States."
"During the past two years the able efforts of
This letter, as has probably been noted already,
one or two of my brother publishers were mighty
falls below in point of interest the previous one
instrumental in bringing about the passage of a
by the same writer. Especially does it fail to be
Copyright Bill that for years had been considered
specific. A thousand complaining generalities are
an impossibility. But it was accomplished, wasn't
not worth one specific instance. As for the sub-
it? And one of my fellow publishers and his able
ject matter of the letter, however, other pub-
attorney had more to do with the passage of that
lishers will agree that there is plenty of cause for
bill (if they did not do it all) than all the
uneasiness over the situation. They know that
'howlers' put together—more power to him! There
some of their fellow craftsmen are daily pulling
isn't a man in the business to-day, however, who
down the house of cards built up by business
is louder in his assertion that 'getting together'
theories. That is, differing from all other business
ij an impossibility than he is; nor than I am, too,
men, the majority of publishers of popular music
for that matter. Yet I will concede that some day
are selling their goods for less than the amount
we are going to wake up, for if we do not our
required for a businesslike profit. Without this
nap will make Rip Van Winkle's twenty-year sleep
profit, the firms concerned must continue to rest
look like thirty cents. I know what I am talking
on a very unstable foundation. And this brings
about, gentle reader. I have played this game as
us to a conclusion that seems to have been gener-
long as, and some longer than, 90 per cent, of
ally overlooked. The very situation wherein pub-
you gentlemen have. I have seen this good,
lishers shade eight cents per copy at wholesale
money-making, profitable business go to the dogs,
keeps them in constant need of funds. To get the
and I am competent to write and talk on this sub-
funds they continue to offer bargains in the form
ject, even if I do say it myself. What fools we
of cut rates. Consequently, their profits continue
If U A R R K Columbia Theatre Bldg.
i KM n A f i n i O , Broadway and 47th St.
MEYER COHEN, Mgr.
SHEET MUSIC
DEPARTMENT
I2S West 434 Strwl, Ntw 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 shoot muslo dopartmont a monoy-makor
Address nearest office
McKINLEY MUSIC CO., 185 Harrison St., Chicago, III.
NO. 80 FIFTH AVENUE, NEV» YORK, N. Y.
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