Music Trade Review
Issue: 1918 Vol. 67 N. 16 - Page 50
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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
OCTOBER 19,
1918
WINDOW DISPLAY OF FEIST NUMBER INCREASES SALES
PACE & HANDY MUSIC ON RECORDS
This fall, when without doubt music never was war edition. The window shown was secured
so popular, the display given to sheet music by . by Elmer Selzer, of the Pittsburgh branch of
the syndicate and other sheet music stores has the Feist house, who in the past few weeks has
W. C. Handy, manager of Pace & Handy,
Inc., is quite elated over the fact that recently
a manager of one of the talking machine re-
cording companies arrived at his office to hear
some of the company's songs stating that if they
were good he would place some of the numbers
on the records. The result was that he signed
up for many of the, firm's old numbers as well as
for ten future songs not yet published.
MEYER COHEN'S NEW NUMBER
The Meyer Cohen Music Co. will shortly pub-
lish a new song entitled "For Every Tear You've
Shed I'll Bring You a Million Smiles," a num-
ber by Ben Bard, author of "Give Me the Right
to Love You." The music is by Ray Laurence.
Meyer Cohen states that his big ballad "That's
What God Made Mothers For" is still leading
his catalog.
A. J. STASNY ON WESTERN TRIP
A. J. Stasny, head of the A. J. Stasny Music
Co., left late last week on a long Western trip
visiting the trade in the Canadian Northwest.
Mr. Stasny's first stop will be Montreal, and he
will go as far west as Vancouver.
He will
feature "It's Never Too Late to Be Sorry," the
new ballad in the firm's catalog.
NEW REMICK STORE IN CLEVELAND
Woolworth Store Display Featuring "Everything Is Peaches Down in Georgia"
been very extensive. Herewith is shown a re- been very successful in making the song a suc-
cent display given by the F. W. Woolworth cess in his territory. As is plainly seen the
store, Sixth and Liberty streets, Pittsburgh, new Feist size, although somewhat smaller than
Pa. The number shown is the Leo Feist, Inc., the usual title pages, lends itself readily to at-
song "Everything Is Peaches Down in Georgia," tractive window displays. The above display
and the music is all of the new size, the Feist created heavy sales for the song.
NEW BROADWAY CORP. SONG
ISSUE NEW PATRIOTIC SONG
The Broadway Music Corp. seem to have
one of the best numbers issued this fall in their
song, "There's Nobody Home But Me." The
song is the story of a little boy of whose family
the members are all in the service to win the
war. The lyrics carry a big appeal and the
melodv is most attractive.
A new song is being published by Hamilton
S. Gordon entitled "Did You Send Your Knight
to Battle?" The poem is by Gordon Johnstone,
and the music by Shepard Krams, and they have
produced a very impressive number. It is be-
ing placed in the high-class catalog of the com-
pany.
George Friedman, manager of McCarthy &
Fisher Music Co., is confined to his bed with a
severe attack of Spanish influenza.
H. I. AVERY NOW WITH STASNY
C. C. CHURCH & COMPANY
60 ALLYN ST.. HARTFORD, CONN.
Successors to CHURCH, PAXSON & CO.. New York
The Song of the Moment
"KEEP THE HOME-
FIRES BURNING"
('Till the Boys Come Home)
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
41 East 34th St.
NEW YORK
Pace & Handy, originators of the "BLUES,"
specialists in rags and Southern ballads, offer
"The Song the Sunny Southland Sings"
"A Good ManTilard to find"
and
"Beale Street Blues"
SEND FOR CATALOG
PACE & HANDY MUSIC CO., Inc.
1547 Broadway (Gaiety Theatre Bids.), NEW YORK
Herbert I. Avery, well known as a sales ex-
ecutive in the music publishing field, has joined
the staff of the A. J. Stasny Music Co. Mr.
Avery will be general manager of this growing
firm, which in the past few years has made won-
derful progress.
M. A. Murray, for years connected with the
sales staff of G. Schirmer, Inc., recently resigned
his connections with that firm and joined the
staff of Boosey & Co. Mr. Murray is one of
the best-known salesmen in the trade.
WHEN TAPS ARE
SOFTLY BLOWING"
WATSON'S NEW
WAR BALLAD
A MESSAGE OF
GOOD CHEER
TO THE
MILLIONS OF
"KHAKI BILLS"
IN FRANCE
Order from your
regular jobber
Jerome Keit, sales manager of J. H. Remick
& Co., left early this week to open a new re-
tail branch for his company in Cleveland, O.
The office will be in charge of Herbert D.
Carey and will be located at 716 Euclid avenue,
Keith's Hippodrome Theatre.
DEATH OF SISTER OF L Q. BATTEN
Mrs. Catherine Bowers, sister of L. G. Bat-
ten, sales manager of the Century Music Co.,
died late last week at her home in Philadelphia,
Pa.
L. G. Batten was not allowed by his
physician, owing to a severe cold, to attend the
funeral.
Make your quarters grow. Buy Thrift Stamps.
Two Sensational English
Ballad Successes
"Somewhere a Voice is Calling"
"The Sunshine of Your Smile"
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day A Hunter
62 West 45th Street
NEW YORK
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
BOSTON Polishers
WALTER JACOBS
S Boiworth St,
'of*
BOSTON, MASS.
First »»
Oliver Ditson Company
BOSTON
NEW YORK
Anticipate and supply Every Requirement of Ifuaie
Dealers
White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS AND ENGRAVERS OF MUSIC
Main Offices: 62-64 Stanhope St., Boston.
Branch Houses: New York and Chicago.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
7 Cents Per Copy
C. L BARNHOUSE, Oskaloosa, Iowa
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF
TITLE FOR ESTIMATE
311 West 43d Street
New York City
50
THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
OCTOBER 19,
1918
WINDOW DISPLAY OF FEIST NUMBER INCREASES SALES
PACE & HANDY MUSIC ON RECORDS
This fall, when without doubt music never was war edition. The window shown was secured
so popular, the display given to sheet music by . by Elmer Selzer, of the Pittsburgh branch of
the syndicate and other sheet music stores has the Feist house, who in the past few weeks has
W. C. Handy, manager of Pace & Handy,
Inc., is quite elated over the fact that recently
a manager of one of the talking machine re-
cording companies arrived at his office to hear
some of the company's songs stating that if they
were good he would place some of the numbers
on the records. The result was that he signed
up for many of the, firm's old numbers as well as
for ten future songs not yet published.
MEYER COHEN'S NEW NUMBER
The Meyer Cohen Music Co. will shortly pub-
lish a new song entitled "For Every Tear You've
Shed I'll Bring You a Million Smiles," a num-
ber by Ben Bard, author of "Give Me the Right
to Love You." The music is by Ray Laurence.
Meyer Cohen states that his big ballad "That's
What God Made Mothers For" is still leading
his catalog.
A. J. STASNY ON WESTERN TRIP
A. J. Stasny, head of the A. J. Stasny Music
Co., left late last week on a long Western trip
visiting the trade in the Canadian Northwest.
Mr. Stasny's first stop will be Montreal, and he
will go as far west as Vancouver.
He will
feature "It's Never Too Late to Be Sorry," the
new ballad in the firm's catalog.
NEW REMICK STORE IN CLEVELAND
Woolworth Store Display Featuring "Everything Is Peaches Down in Georgia"
been very extensive. Herewith is shown a re- been very successful in making the song a suc-
cent display given by the F. W. Woolworth cess in his territory. As is plainly seen the
store, Sixth and Liberty streets, Pittsburgh, new Feist size, although somewhat smaller than
Pa. The number shown is the Leo Feist, Inc., the usual title pages, lends itself readily to at-
song "Everything Is Peaches Down in Georgia," tractive window displays. The above display
and the music is all of the new size, the Feist created heavy sales for the song.
NEW BROADWAY CORP. SONG
ISSUE NEW PATRIOTIC SONG
The Broadway Music Corp. seem to have
one of the best numbers issued this fall in their
song, "There's Nobody Home But Me." The
song is the story of a little boy of whose family
the members are all in the service to win the
war. The lyrics carry a big appeal and the
melodv is most attractive.
A new song is being published by Hamilton
S. Gordon entitled "Did You Send Your Knight
to Battle?" The poem is by Gordon Johnstone,
and the music by Shepard Krams, and they have
produced a very impressive number. It is be-
ing placed in the high-class catalog of the com-
pany.
George Friedman, manager of McCarthy &
Fisher Music Co., is confined to his bed with a
severe attack of Spanish influenza.
H. I. AVERY NOW WITH STASNY
C. C. CHURCH & COMPANY
60 ALLYN ST.. HARTFORD, CONN.
Successors to CHURCH, PAXSON & CO.. New York
The Song of the Moment
"KEEP THE HOME-
FIRES BURNING"
('Till the Boys Come Home)
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
41 East 34th St.
NEW YORK
Pace & Handy, originators of the "BLUES,"
specialists in rags and Southern ballads, offer
"The Song the Sunny Southland Sings"
"A Good ManTilard to find"
and
"Beale Street Blues"
SEND FOR CATALOG
PACE & HANDY MUSIC CO., Inc.
1547 Broadway (Gaiety Theatre Bids.), NEW YORK
Herbert I. Avery, well known as a sales ex-
ecutive in the music publishing field, has joined
the staff of the A. J. Stasny Music Co. Mr.
Avery will be general manager of this growing
firm, which in the past few years has made won-
derful progress.
M. A. Murray, for years connected with the
sales staff of G. Schirmer, Inc., recently resigned
his connections with that firm and joined the
staff of Boosey & Co. Mr. Murray is one of
the best-known salesmen in the trade.
WHEN TAPS ARE
SOFTLY BLOWING"
WATSON'S NEW
WAR BALLAD
A MESSAGE OF
GOOD CHEER
TO THE
MILLIONS OF
"KHAKI BILLS"
IN FRANCE
Order from your
regular jobber
Jerome Keit, sales manager of J. H. Remick
& Co., left early this week to open a new re-
tail branch for his company in Cleveland, O.
The office will be in charge of Herbert D.
Carey and will be located at 716 Euclid avenue,
Keith's Hippodrome Theatre.
DEATH OF SISTER OF L Q. BATTEN
Mrs. Catherine Bowers, sister of L. G. Bat-
ten, sales manager of the Century Music Co.,
died late last week at her home in Philadelphia,
Pa.
L. G. Batten was not allowed by his
physician, owing to a severe cold, to attend the
funeral.
Make your quarters grow. Buy Thrift Stamps.
Two Sensational English
Ballad Successes
"Somewhere a Voice is Calling"
"The Sunshine of Your Smile"
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day A Hunter
62 West 45th Street
NEW YORK
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
BOSTON Polishers
WALTER JACOBS
S Boiworth St,
'of*
BOSTON, MASS.
First »»
Oliver Ditson Company
BOSTON
NEW YORK
Anticipate and supply Every Requirement of Ifuaie
Dealers
White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
PUBLISHERS, PRINTERS AND ENGRAVERS OF MUSIC
Main Offices: 62-64 Stanhope St., Boston.
Branch Houses: New York and Chicago.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
7 Cents Per Copy
C. L BARNHOUSE, Oskaloosa, Iowa
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF
TITLE FOR ESTIMATE
311 West 43d Street
New York City
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