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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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BUYS "FIVE MINIATURE BALLADS"
B. F. Wood Music Co. Makes Important Deal
Through Branch of Company in London—
Popular Song Cycle by William Y. Hurlstone
to Be Featured in a Nation-wide Campaign
Recently the B. F. Wood Music Co., Boston
and New York, purchased at a record price
through its London house the entire rights to
the "Five Miniature Ballads," a song cycle by
William Y. Hurlstone. In England and the
colonies this is regarded as an important work,
and is used by many artists and teachers. It
will prove a valuable addition to the Wood cat-
alog as well, and will be welcomed by American
singers and teachers.
While the cycle has appeared in the Wood
catalog for some time no effort had been made
to popularize them in this country. Now, how-
ever, the publicity department of the Wood Co.
has started a nation-wide campaign to properly
put them before the American public.
The Wood Co. has just put out some new
compositions.
These include the following:
Four modern compositions by Grace White,
which are interesting and of a thoroughly ar-
tistic type, possessing originality and well suited
for recitals; two songs without words by Pauline
H. Story, which are melodious without technical
difficulties; Notturno, by Quigley, transposed
edition; three piano pieces by Litta Lynn,
"Dream," "Poinsettia" and "Sweet Lavender,"
which are good, and within the grasp of all;
two works by Sartorio, both excellent works by
a composer whose name is sufficient to demand
attention from the teachers of this country;
three summer sketches by Myron Esterbrook,
graceful numbers and popular among teachers;
the "Venetian Serenade," by A.. L. Brown, and
four stray tunes from Dixie Land by this same
composer.
FRESH TRIBUTETO "OVER THERE"
President and Distinguished Companions Photo-
graphed as They Listen to Cohan's Hit
In a recent issue of the Boston Traveler, a
reproduction of a photograph of President Wil-
•son, his wife, Newton Baker, Secretary of War,
and Major General Hugh Scott appeared on the
first page and underneath the photograph ap-
peared the caption, "President Wilson, Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Newton D. Baker, and Gen.
Hugh Scott listening to the strains of 'Over
There.' " "Over There" is the patriotic song hit
from the pen of Geo. M. Cohan and is published
by the Wm. Jerome Publishing Corp. It prob-
ably has received more unsolicited publicity than
any song of its character in recent years.
"WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE, BOYS?" IN CARTOON
THE , NORTH
A M E R I C
AN,
P H I L A D E L P H I A
FRIDAY,
AUGUST
17,
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[U. S. BOYS DON'T KNOW HOW OR
WHEN, BUT ARE SURE OF WHERE
[Once Given 'Forward,' They and the Song Will
Take Care of the Rest
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"Where do we go from here, boy's, the tune that goes with them has a
lilt which Is Rolns to carry it to France
where do we go from here?"
the front-line trenches. There n i l
Nobody seema to know. At least, the and
once a popular song which said that
I administration Isn't letting much Informa- "Everybody'* Dolrgr It
Everybody is
tion f i t out &• to where, or when, and singing "Where do -we go from here"'
The. barber shop tenors, the street cor-
I as Senator Johnson said at Willow Grove,
ner
quartets,
the
10-cent
music
I Wednesday evening, the people want the the vlctrolas and player pianos, all stores,
have
L right to oheer, wave their hats and may- It. It has been turned into march music.
Ibe shed a tear, Just as the sons wants In every possible way it has been made
u«e of, musically, with the possible ex-
I the kaiser to do.
However, the soldiers are asking the ception that It hasn't yet formed the
, question as to where they are joins'. No theme for a grand opera, but it may
one seems to doubt that their ultimate You never can tell.
I destination Is Berlin, unless some per-
The pill which the Soldiers want to slip
fectly good Germans, If that Is possible, to "Kaiser Bill" Is probably a pointed
I or Germans who have the broad vision steel Jacketed pellet which comes thru
of coming events, demote the kaiser be- the air with a "zing." They say that if
fore that happy event happens.
It doesn't hit you In a vital spot you
Th« question was pointedly pertinent are pretty sure to recover, because It
at thii great patriotism meeting at Wil- makes only a small hole and goes right
low Grove. The First regiment quartet, thru. That may be, but there are lofs
which first made the song popular In this who have been called in the draft who
city and which gained many recruits for are anxious to avoid just that little
I "The Dandy *Vst" by.lt, sang the song thing. It la certainly surprising how
foV the vast throng, and then the soldfers many dependent relatives can be muster-
L provided the picture, by going away from ed with a, little Intensive thinking.
I the park.
"When we see the enemy we'll shoot
"Wiiere do we go from here, boys, where 'eri. in the rear," Js merely another sam-
ple of .the confidence of the American
do we go from here?
Slip the pill to Kaiser BUI and make soldier, meaning, of course, that when
the stars and stripes get to the trenches
him ehed a tear.
I And when we see the enemy, we'll shoot the enemy will turn tail and run.
In '61 It was. "Marching thru Georgia."
'em In the rear.
Oh, 1oy. oh, boy, where do we go from "In ' » K was "There'll be a hot time;
In the old town, tonight" In '14 It wa
herA'"
Those are the words. They sound slm- "Ttpperary." Now, In 17. It's "Where
I pie enough, but they have a. ounch. and do we go from heret"
SEEKS ADVICE REGARDING MARCHES
Commander of Mobilization Camp at Syracuse,
N. Y., Seeks Information About New Marches
That Will Serve to Lighten Task of Marching
Major-General C. G. Morton, in command of
the Headquarters Mobilization Camp at Syra-
cuse, N. Y., in a letter to the New York Times
asked that those acquainted with new marches
that will serve to enthuse the troops and help
to lighten their efforts in marching will supply
him with copies. He says in part:
"If those who know what a march is that
will cause men to forget fatigue, that will lift
their feet in cadence without effort and auto-
matically, that will make them so glad they are
in the army that they can't understand why
other eligibles should hesitate to enlist, I
would appreciate a copy of such a march, or bet-
ter, the complete parts fox a military band. It
would be of little benefit, however, to receive
compositions that have not already been thor-
oughly tried out and found not only good but
excellent.
"I have a large number of military bands here,
either complete or in the making, and will ap-
preciate the assistance of those individuals or
organizations who have special knowledge of
the subject of military marches."
Every publisher with a march in his catalog
should be able to tell the general about the "best
march now being issued.
IRISH BALLAD BYjCHAS. K. HARRIS
"Kathleen, My Rose," Has the True Celtic
Flavor—"I'll See You Later, Yankee Land,"
and Other Numbers Proving Very Popular
Among the new songs which will be published
by Chas. K. Harris during the coming season
will be a ballad, "Kathleen, My Rose," which is
described as a beautiful Celtic ballad with a
pleasing story, wedded to a catchy Irish melody.
A somewhat different song is his new march-
time rollicking soldier song, "I'll See You Later,
Yankee Land," which has already created a
favorable impression. "Love o' Mine," another
new number, will also be featured in the fall
campaign. This song is suitable for concert,
and it is possible it will be heard in a musical
comedy. A typical Harris ballad is his new
"You Kissed Me" (and Said Good-bye). This
song is original in lyric theme and music, and
is receiving much praise from musicians and
soloists.
Besides the above Harris numbers he will
also publish Van and Schenck's "The More Love
I Get, the More I Want," which will be fea-
tured by its authors on their vaudeville tour
over the Keith and Orpheuni circuits.
SOME NEW REM1CK PUBLICATIONS
The popularity of the
Feist song "Where Do We
Go From Here, Boys?" has
been attested to on several
occasions recently by the
use of the song title in pro-
viding a basis for cartoons
on various topical subjects.
One of these cartoons,
which appeared in the Phila-
delphia North American of
August 17, is reproduced
herewith, together with the
text that accompanied it,
and it is seen that the title
fits in well with illustrations
of current events. "Where
Do We Go From Here,
Boys?" has proven a real
soldier song, as is evidenced
by the manner in which it is
sung by troops in all sec-
tions of the country. The
song has also proved very
effective in stimulating pa-
triotic enthusiasm at re-
cent recruiting meetings.
Excellent List of New Songs and Instrumental
Numbers Just Issued by That House
Jerome H.. Remick & Co. should be well pre-
pared for the fall season with the large list of
new numbers that have just been issued, and
which include, among the songs, a timely patri-
otic number, "We're Only Just a Baby, But
We're Very Much in Arms," words and music by
J. Hayden-Clarendon; "Where the Morning
Glories Grow," by Gus Kahn and Raymond
Egan, with music by Richard A. Whiting;
"Carmelita," a Spanish serenade, words and
music by Chas. F. Harrison; "Southern Gals,"
words by Jack Yellen and music by Albert Gum-
ble; "China Dreams," by Raymond Egan and
Gus Kahn, music by Egbert Van Alstyne; "In
the Harbor of Love With You," by Haven Gil-
lespie, and music by Henry I. Marshall; and
"Sailin' Away on the Henry Clay," words by Gus
Kahn and music by Egbert Van Alstyne.
The new instrumental numbers include:
"American Beauty," waltz, by Henry J. Van
Praag; "Remorse Blues," by Henry Lodge;
"Moonlight Ripples," waltz, by Merle Von
Hagen; "Breath O' Spring," waltz, by Grace
LeBoy, and "Red Fox Trot," by Albert Gumble.