Music Trade Review
Issue: 1917 Vol. 65 N. 16 - Page 61
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
57
BOOSEY & CO.'SJPATRIOTIC SONGS
Special Circular Issued Calling Attention to
"When You Come Home," "Calling Me Home
to You" and "Keep on Hopin'," All of Which
Have Proven Very Successful Abroad
Boosey & Co. have just issued a four-page cir-
cular featuring their three successful patriotic
songs, "When You Come Home," "Calling Me
Home to You" and "Keep on Hopin'." All of
these songs have been very popular in Eng-
land, and a couple of them have had large
sales in Canada before being introduced to the
American public.
Century advertisement guns again turned
on the public. Shots count when fired
The circular is issued under the caption "Music
from such publications as:
and Complete Words Within." Underneath ap-
SATURDAY EVENING POST
pears the titles of and descriptive matter re-
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL
garding each song. In describing "When You
COSMOPOLITAN
Come Home," the following statement is made:
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION
"Millions of British mothers, wives, sisters and
McCALL'S
sweethearts are being fortified by the magnetic
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
appeal of W. H. Squire's beautiful melody.
MOTHER'S MAGAZINE
and others
There is hardly a home in England without a
copy."
10,000,000 readers are directed to you
for "Century Edition." This sort of
While that adequately describes the success
sales co-operation deserves your hearty
of
the song and the reasons thereof in England,
support.
there is very little doubt that once the Ameri-
can public is introduced to this "Home" song
the same will apply here.
Regarding the comment on Francis Dorel's
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
"Calling Me Home to You" there is no reason
why it should be reproduced here as those who
are musical are already for the most part fa-
SELLING MUSIC IN SASKATCHEWAN
miliar with this great number, and have ac-
Austen Music Supply House, East Saskatoon, cepted it as their own.
Finds That Demand Is for the Better Class
"Keep on Hopin'" is introduced as follows:
of Music—Much Music Sold on the Road
"The optimistical song for everybody—soldiers,
sailors, juveniles and 'overages'—patriots all."
WINNIPEG, MAN., October 16.—After conduct- And so it is. The song had a great run on
ing a retail store in North Battleford, Sask., the other side, and it is just commencing to be
for two years, J. E. Austen, proprietor of the recognized here. It is an ideal "gang" song,
Austen Music Supply House, moved his stock to quickly learned, easily remembered and is a
227 Twenty-second street, East Saskatoon, and
medium for producing wonderful enthusiasm.
is now branching out in a-more ambitious way.
Geoffrey O'Hara recently introduced it at some
One interesting feature of Mr. Austen's busi- of the Southern camps and is very optimistic
ness is his statement that of the $1,200 worth of
over its future.
music sold in the past six months not $100 of
it was for the popular 15-cent music, practically
PROVING A WALTZ SUCCESS
all of it being the good songs and standard in-
"Dry
Yours Tears," the waltz by Chas. K.
strumental music. Mr. Austen, who has had
the advantage of a good European musical edu- Harris, which Lucille Cavanagh recently intro-
cation, is putting this to good use in his business duced in her stay at the Palace Theatre, New
in a somewhat unique manner. He goes from York, is fast becoming one of the most popular
town to town in his territory, calling upon the waltzes of the season. It certainly was an in-
musically inclined, meeting his customers, and stantaneous success at its first introduction, and
future customers, personally. Mr. Austen's ex- since that time it has been taken up by a large
number of orchestra leaders. It now promises
perience has convinced him that this method of
doing business pays from the start, as well as to be one of the most popular numbers of the
laying the foundation for a larger business fu- ballroom the coming season.
ture. He points out that people in the smaller
prairie towns are hungry for good music.
OU
Can't Go
Wrong
With -a
B A N G !
Century Music Pub. Co.
McKinley's New Song Success
IsThis Book inYourWindow?
BIG NEWS!
|
Take Notice—Everybody!
That Big Chicago Jazz Song Hit
I
§
"At the Darktown |
Strutter's Ball" |
Formerly published by Will
Rossiter, Chicago, now be-
longs to FEIST
GET IN QUICKLY ON THIS BIG HIT!
••7 —
# C
1
IS THE SPECIAL
INTRODUCTORY PRICE
|
|
LEO. FEIST, Inc., FEIST Bldg., New York
BILL FOR NATIONAL CONSERVATORY
Congressman Bruckner, of New York, Wants a
National Conservatory of Music and Art With
Four Branches in Leading Centers
Congressman Bruckner, of New York, intro-
duced a bill in the House of Representatives last
week to establish a National Conservatory of
Music and Art for the education of advanced
pupils in music and all its branches, as well as
painting, drawing and etching.
It is provided in the bill (H. R. 6445) that the
National Conservatory of Music and Art be
fostered and maintained by the Government of
the United States, and divided into four depart-
ments of equal standing, one in the District of
Columbia, one in the State 6f New York, one
in Illinois and one in California, the branch
in the District of Columbia to contain forty
study rooms for music, and the branches in
New York, Illinois and California to have at
least thirty study rooms. The Board of Re-
gents shall fix the standard for admission of the
pupils of the various departments, and both male
and female students will be accepted.
Joe Howard's Greatest Success
The most complete collection of National and
Patriotic Songs ever published—iuciudeo the
National Song of every Nation in the world
ID AT^T* REAL
? KIND
1
1
j
(E
IS THE LILY
/
".JUNG '
GREAT "
THE WEIL KNOWN
vJOS.E.
H0WMD
PHILANDERJOHNSON
M . WITMARK&S0KS
NEW yWK,. CHKAW. PHIlAPUPXtA.
"IT
Write for Special Offer to Dealers
HINDS, HAYDEN&ELDREOGE.inc
11 Union Square West
New York City
M.W!TMARK&SONS«
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
57
BOOSEY & CO.'SJPATRIOTIC SONGS
Special Circular Issued Calling Attention to
"When You Come Home," "Calling Me Home
to You" and "Keep on Hopin'," All of Which
Have Proven Very Successful Abroad
Boosey & Co. have just issued a four-page cir-
cular featuring their three successful patriotic
songs, "When You Come Home," "Calling Me
Home to You" and "Keep on Hopin'." All of
these songs have been very popular in Eng-
land, and a couple of them have had large
sales in Canada before being introduced to the
American public.
Century advertisement guns again turned
on the public. Shots count when fired
The circular is issued under the caption "Music
from such publications as:
and Complete Words Within." Underneath ap-
SATURDAY EVENING POST
pears the titles of and descriptive matter re-
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL
garding each song. In describing "When You
COSMOPOLITAN
Come Home," the following statement is made:
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION
"Millions of British mothers, wives, sisters and
McCALL'S
sweethearts are being fortified by the magnetic
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
appeal of W. H. Squire's beautiful melody.
MOTHER'S MAGAZINE
and others
There is hardly a home in England without a
copy."
10,000,000 readers are directed to you
for "Century Edition." This sort of
While that adequately describes the success
sales co-operation deserves your hearty
of
the song and the reasons thereof in England,
support.
there is very little doubt that once the Ameri-
can public is introduced to this "Home" song
the same will apply here.
Regarding the comment on Francis Dorel's
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
"Calling Me Home to You" there is no reason
why it should be reproduced here as those who
are musical are already for the most part fa-
SELLING MUSIC IN SASKATCHEWAN
miliar with this great number, and have ac-
Austen Music Supply House, East Saskatoon, cepted it as their own.
Finds That Demand Is for the Better Class
"Keep on Hopin'" is introduced as follows:
of Music—Much Music Sold on the Road
"The optimistical song for everybody—soldiers,
sailors, juveniles and 'overages'—patriots all."
WINNIPEG, MAN., October 16.—After conduct- And so it is. The song had a great run on
ing a retail store in North Battleford, Sask., the other side, and it is just commencing to be
for two years, J. E. Austen, proprietor of the recognized here. It is an ideal "gang" song,
Austen Music Supply House, moved his stock to quickly learned, easily remembered and is a
227 Twenty-second street, East Saskatoon, and
medium for producing wonderful enthusiasm.
is now branching out in a-more ambitious way.
Geoffrey O'Hara recently introduced it at some
One interesting feature of Mr. Austen's busi- of the Southern camps and is very optimistic
ness is his statement that of the $1,200 worth of
over its future.
music sold in the past six months not $100 of
it was for the popular 15-cent music, practically
PROVING A WALTZ SUCCESS
all of it being the good songs and standard in-
"Dry
Yours Tears," the waltz by Chas. K.
strumental music. Mr. Austen, who has had
the advantage of a good European musical edu- Harris, which Lucille Cavanagh recently intro-
cation, is putting this to good use in his business duced in her stay at the Palace Theatre, New
in a somewhat unique manner. He goes from York, is fast becoming one of the most popular
town to town in his territory, calling upon the waltzes of the season. It certainly was an in-
musically inclined, meeting his customers, and stantaneous success at its first introduction, and
future customers, personally. Mr. Austen's ex- since that time it has been taken up by a large
number of orchestra leaders. It now promises
perience has convinced him that this method of
doing business pays from the start, as well as to be one of the most popular numbers of the
laying the foundation for a larger business fu- ballroom the coming season.
ture. He points out that people in the smaller
prairie towns are hungry for good music.
OU
Can't Go
Wrong
With -a
B A N G !
Century Music Pub. Co.
McKinley's New Song Success
IsThis Book inYourWindow?
BIG NEWS!
|
Take Notice—Everybody!
That Big Chicago Jazz Song Hit
I
§
"At the Darktown |
Strutter's Ball" |
Formerly published by Will
Rossiter, Chicago, now be-
longs to FEIST
GET IN QUICKLY ON THIS BIG HIT!
••7 —
# C
1
IS THE SPECIAL
INTRODUCTORY PRICE
|
|
LEO. FEIST, Inc., FEIST Bldg., New York
BILL FOR NATIONAL CONSERVATORY
Congressman Bruckner, of New York, Wants a
National Conservatory of Music and Art With
Four Branches in Leading Centers
Congressman Bruckner, of New York, intro-
duced a bill in the House of Representatives last
week to establish a National Conservatory of
Music and Art for the education of advanced
pupils in music and all its branches, as well as
painting, drawing and etching.
It is provided in the bill (H. R. 6445) that the
National Conservatory of Music and Art be
fostered and maintained by the Government of
the United States, and divided into four depart-
ments of equal standing, one in the District of
Columbia, one in the State 6f New York, one
in Illinois and one in California, the branch
in the District of Columbia to contain forty
study rooms for music, and the branches in
New York, Illinois and California to have at
least thirty study rooms. The Board of Re-
gents shall fix the standard for admission of the
pupils of the various departments, and both male
and female students will be accepted.
Joe Howard's Greatest Success
The most complete collection of National and
Patriotic Songs ever published—iuciudeo the
National Song of every Nation in the world
ID AT^T* REAL
? KIND
1
1
j
(E
IS THE LILY
/
".JUNG '
GREAT "
THE WEIL KNOWN
vJOS.E.
H0WMD
PHILANDERJOHNSON
M . WITMARK&S0KS
NEW yWK,. CHKAW. PHIlAPUPXtA.
"IT
Write for Special Offer to Dealers
HINDS, HAYDEN&ELDREOGE.inc
11 Union Square West
New York City
M.W!TMARK&SONS«
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