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VOL. LII. N o . 1.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, January 7, 1911
IN BOSTON'S PUBLISHING FIELD.
Past Year a Satisfactory One for All Con-
cerned—Outlook for Coming Twelve Months
Said to Be Most Propitious—Walter Jacobs
Purchases E. S. Williams Catalog—Travelers
for Various Firms Flanning Long Trips—
Publishers' Association at Impromptu Din-
ner to Officers of National Association.
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., Jan. 2, 19U.
The year just closed proved a satisfactory one
for the publishers. A volume of business was
transacted in excess of predictions, and while the
year was not a historical one it compared favorably
with its best predecessors. Very few business
changes marked the past year, which shows the
solid foundation that the Boston fraternity pos-
sesses. The outlook for 1911 is decidedly good,
one publisher in particular saying: "If we do not
get five cents worth of business during 1911 in
addition to the orders now on our books calling
for future delivery, wo shall have a good year.
This shows that the trade has a great faith in the
future."
Walter Jacobs has purchased the entire catalog
of E. S. Williams, comprising several hundred
numbers, including the famous "National Emblem"
march. The latter publication will be featured
prominently by Mr. Jacobs. Two new piano solos
published by Mr. Jacobs—meeting with a big suc-
cess—are "Farmer Rungtown," a march humor-
esque, and "Cloud Chief," a two-step. The big
number of "J. O. M.," Jacobs' Orchestra Monthly
published in December, has made a hit in the shape
of more subscribers and advertising.
Banks M. Davison, the indefatigable worker of
the White-Smith Music Publishing Co., his. re-
turned from a business trip to Chicago. Mme.
Jomelli was the soloist at the symphony perform-
ance last week, making a decided impression on the
audience. She sang a number of the White-Smith
publications at different recitals, including their
new song cycle, "Sayonara," a Japanese romance,
by Charles Wakefield Cadman. This number and
their "Four American Indian Songs," by the same
composer, are selling well all over the country and
in the large foreign cities.
Charles Bobzin, general manager of the Oliver
Ditson Co., is on a New York and Philadelphia
jaunt. Mr. Bobzin's laconic ."good" in answer to
business conditions means considerably more than
the dictionary says it means. George W. Furniss,
one of the Ditson travelers, leaves shortly for a
Western trip, including a visit to the Pacific slope.
John J. Desmond is also mapping out an early
January voyage. Embraced in the late publica-
tions of the Ditson House is a new edition of
Strauss songs, which is a praiseworthy volume.
Charles Sandy Chapman, a well-known song man,
is now associated with Joseph M. Daly, the pub-
lisher, as manager of the professional department.
Jos. Mittenthal, who recently returned from a two
months' successful trip in the eastern section of
the hemisphere, will leave in a few days for the
West, going to the Pacific Coast via the "Northern"
route and returning via the "Southern." By the
time this is published new Daly numbers will ap-
pear as follows: "Poinsetta Waltzes," "Chicken
Reel" song, "Mandy Lou," "Nora, My Irish Queen"
and the "New York Rag."
Stock-taking is one of the diversions at the es-
tablishment of the B. F. Wood Music Co. just now.
Their travelers are "doping" on railroad time tables
and will start right away on an energetic cam-
paign in the interests of "Edition-Wood." The
year just closed was a big one with this famous
house,-so considerable work will have to be done to
make a 1911 increase. Wm. T. Small, of this com-
pany, recently returned from Havana, where he
spent a few days studying the intricacies of
Spanish.
The Boston Music Publishers' Association ten-
dered an impromptu dinner at the Lenox to the
officers of the National Association of Music. The
latter body has not met in Boston since 1880, and
only once prior to that time. The dinner crime as
a surprise and was a pleasant affair in every way.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
"SLIM PRINCESS" CAPTIVATES.
'•hiefly Because of Winsome
Elsie Janis—
Some of the Songs Are Catchy, but the Piece
Itself Does Not Justify Advance Reports.
In "The Slim Princess," which opened at the
Globe Theater last Monday night, music excels
book, as it did in "Marriage a la Carte," mention
of _ which is made elsewhere in this issue. The
former musical comedy has had successful runs in
other cities, however, and will undoubtedly play
a prosperous engagement in this city, although pre-
sumably it will not break any records. Elsie Janis
is charming as the star, but on the whole the
piece was somewhat of a disappointment in view
SINGING SENDS HIM OVERBOARD.
"Every Little Movement" Had a Meaning for
Passenger on Ferryboat—One of Many Ways
in Which the Song Receives Free Advertis-
ing.
"Every little movement lias a meaning' all ils
own," sang William Yeo, as he and two friends
started to board the ferryboat Jamestown at the
Chambers street slip last night. "Every little,"
started William again, but he fell overboard and
his song erded in gurgles. A deckhand threw a
rope and William was hauled up, said the New
York World in its issue of December 'M. In con-
nection with this extraordinary occurrence it may
be confidently stated that no song in years has
been mentioned in cartoons and newspapers as this
unique number; in fact, "Every Little Movement
Has a Meaning All Its Own" has become a bye-
word throughout t!i2 country. A song so univer-
sally popular, a tremendous seller from the begin-
ning, is generally short-lived, but the demand for
"Every Little Movement" instead of decreasing
is increasing, with indications of a long and happy of all the advance notices it had been given. The
life ahead of it, say the publishers, M. Witmark Times says : "Most of the songs were good, but
not so good as a number of persons in the extreme
& Sons.
rear of the house seemed to believe; and one' of
the numbers, especially, that has been heard in
SYMPHONIC POEM BY BENDIX.
vaudeville, was made the subject of what had most
of the earmarks of a music publisher's 'claque.' "
In "The Great Name," a new comedy which has
As this number is not an issue of Chappell & Co.,
opened out of town under the management of
Ltd., the publishers of the score of "The Slim
Henry W. Savage, the theme of the play is music
Princess," that firm, of course, is absolved from
and is said to be based on incidents in the life
any suspicion of connection with a "claque"—such
of Franz Lehar, the famous Viennese composer.
proceedings, incidentally, being wholly unknown in
A unique feature is made of the musical theme,
the policy of that house.
and the third act introduces a symphonic poem
There are several tuneful and catchy numbers
especially composed by Theodore Bendix, of this
in the new musical comedy. Furthermore ''The
city. It calls for the employment of a large
Slim Princess" is bound to please a large number
orchestra. The story of the play deals with two
of persons, so that considerable of a vogue for the
gifted musicians—Joseph Hofer, a popular and
successful composer who is on the road to for- most catchy songs seems assured. One critic finds
tune, and Robert Brandmeyer, whose genius is that the music presents no marked novelty, but that
the composer should at least be credited with keep-
not yet recognized. The former realizes the great-
ing it consistent. Miss Janis' personality is such as
ness of his brother artist and to help the latter
to win a conspicuous position in the public eye, or
gain recognition allows the use of his name as
ear, for the songs she sings. She presented these
the composer of a symphonic poem, the work of
the 'struggling genius." The principal comedy . in a manner tha* sent them far over the footlights.
The book is by Henry Blossom ; music by Leslie
role will be that of a Jewish music publisher in
Stuart.
Vienna.