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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
57
Why Don't You? IHEREVIEWflEARS
THAT the talking machine business appears to
look pretty good to a number of publishers who
have witnessed the success of the ten cent records.
Iff everybody in your Town
THAT Harry Von Tilzer is the latest name of a
knew you handle
publisher to be found in the list of incorporators
of talking machine companies.
THAT in a big field of contestants at the Murray
Hill Theater last week Jack Glogau sang "The A.
O. H.'s of the U. S. A." and "The Yiddisher Wed-
ding Jubilee," accompanying himself, and landed
the prize—a handsome gold penknife.
THAT Jack says he was glad he was by himself,
and sell it at 1Oc. a copy
as the prize would have been a hard one to split
you'd sell twice as many
lifiy-fifty with a partner.
copies!
THAT "I Want to Linger" is one of the Remick
numbers that is steadily increasing in popularity,
Why don't you advertise
and it deserves it.
in your local p a p e r s -
THAT it is wonderful how the popularity of
others do it with profit,
"Tipperary" has increased the supply of Irish
songs—many of them of a reminiscent character.
why don't you?
THAT, judging by correspondence from soiig-
poem "publishers" that has reached this desk re-
cently, the labors of the postal authorities in stamp-
ing out that evil are not yet at an end.
THAT Theo. Morse, just to tide over a dull
period,
went and sold a dance number to the Vic-
231-235 West 40th St., New York City
tor Talking Machine Co. It's title is "Spookville
Chimes," and it appears in the January list of
Victor records.
LEASE NEW QUARTERS.
THAT Phil Kornheiser, professional manager for
Luckhart & Belcter, music publishers, now lo-
Leo Feist, has energy enough for two busy men,
cated at 10 East Seventeenth street, New York,
and he needs it all to take care of things.
have leased the store at 3G West Fortieth street,
THAT another prominent song writer will join
and will move their business about the first of the
the Feist staff in a week or so. The announcement
year.
of his name will prove decidedly interesting.
THAT a number of able song writers have learned
BANDMASTER AND COMPOSER.
from personal experience that the life of a pub-
lisher is not all one round of joy. After that the
Oreste Vessclla. whoso band lias been a feature
regular royalty statements, wi'th someone else doing
in Atlantic City during the past eleven years, has
the worrying, look mighty good.
written the music of a musical comedy. "The Girl
of Girls," and will present the play for the first
DEATH OF G. SOAMBATI.
time in Washington, D. C, on January 4.
CENTURY
EDITION
Century Music Pub. Go.
BECOMES SOLEJSELLING AGENT.
Weil-Known Italian Composer Dies in Rome—
Did Much to Influence Musical Taste of His
Countrymen—Popularized German Music.
M. Witinark & Sons have made an arrangement
with Carl Fischer whereby the latter becomes the
A cable from Rome announces the death of
sole selling agent for the Witmark band and or- Giovanni Sgambati, the pianist and composer, which
chestra music.
occurred in that city December 14.
Giovanni Sgambati was born in Rome on May
28, 1843. His father was an Italian and his mother
an English woman. After some experience as
singer and conductor at Trevi in Umbria, where he
received his early musical training, he settled in
Rome in 1860 and devoted himself to the task of
popularizing German music in Italy, and after
Over the Hills to Mary.
1861 worked to this end in co-operation with Liszt.
Chinatown, My Chinatown.
Traveling to Munich with Liszt, he heard Wag-
At the Mississippi Cabaret.
ner's music for the first time in 1866, conducting
I Want to Linger.
Liszt's "Dante" symphony in Munich on that visit.
He visited England in 1882 and again in 1891, con-
When It's Night Time Down in
ducting his compositions.
Burgundy.
He wrote many successful piano compositions,
There Is Only One California for
but is best known for his influence on Italian
Mine.
musical faste.
10 NEW REMICK
SONG HITS
On the 5.15.
Oh, What a Beautiful Baby.
Come Over to Dover.
Wrap Me in a Bundle (and take
me home with you).
Jerome H. Remick & Co.
219 W. 46th Street
NEW YORK
137 W. Fort Street
DETROIT, MICH.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF TITLE
FOR ESTIMATE
311 W«it 43d Strot, JUw TorK City
BUY YOUR MUSIC
FROM
THE "TRIPLE ENTENTE"
"The A.O.H's of the U.S.A."
Introduced by Nora Bayes
"On the Shores of Italy'*
Featured by Wright & Detrich
"At the Yiddisher Wedding
Jubilee"
Sophie Tucker's Big Hit
7
cents a copy if you attach
t h i s advertisement t o
your order
WALTER JACOBS
P.OSTON, MASS.
Publisher of
"Kiss of Spring," "Some Day IVln-n Dreams Come True,"
And Some Others World Famous.
COMPANY
BOSTON
NEW YORK
Anticipate and supply Every Requirement of Music Dealers
WHITE-SMITH MUSIC PUB. CO.
PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS, & ENGRAVERS OF MUSIC
Maim Offices: 08-64 Stanhope St., Boston.
Branch House*: New York and Chicago.
Hi
:»:•:::; LEO FEIST, Inc., FEIST Bldg , New York ::::H:::K-
INTRODUCE TWO NEW SONGS.
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PLTTSIIUKCJH, PA., December 14.—Volkwein Bros ,
one of the few music publishing houses of this
section, have just placed on the market two new
songs which are expected to achieve even greater
success than their recently published ballad, "I'm
Longing for My Home, Sweet Home and Mother
Old and Gray."' The first, entitled "Emblem of
Peace," is a march and two step, and was com-
posed by George A. Regg, Jr., of Volkwein Bros.
It is dedicated to President Wilson. The second,
entitled "Longing," is by F. William Fleer, or-
ganist of the Kaufnianu & ISaer auditorium.
THE MUSICAL COMEDY HIT
OF THE SEASON!
Henry Blossom & Victor Herbert's
Brightest and Biggest Success
"The Only Girl"
Now Playing to capacity at the
Lyric Theatre, N. Y.
All the musical numbers, selec-
tion, score NOW READY !
M. WITMARK & SONS
NEW YORK
THE BALLAD SUCCESS OF AMERICA
8 I'.oswortli St.,
DITSON
III
Witmark Bldg., 144-146 W. 37th St.,
BOSTON
OLIVER
You
Can't Go
Wron£
With a
Feist So
"Suppose I Met You
Face To Face"
By GHAS. K. HARRIS
SOLD WHEREVER MUSIC IS SOLO
CHAS. K. HARRIS
Broadway and 47th Street
N e w York
MEYER COHEN, M*r.