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Century Music Pub. Co.
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
HAVE A NEW SONG SUCCESS
C. C. Church & Co. Finding a Substantial De-
mand for Their Song "Dear Heart"
3, 1919
can'
THAT, judging from the number of new songs
wrong with
song writers are able to place with their pub-
^y any 'Feist*
lishers immediately after leaving the military
service, there must be plenty of time therein for
profitable thought.
THAT from another viewpoint these song
writers who have served their country are to
be congratulated for having improved each shin-
Here's one that's just a bit
ing hour.
better than the other
THAT A. J. Stasny, the music publisher, is to
get $220 from Gatti-Casazza, Metropolitan Opera
prohibition songs—
director.
THAT Mr. Stasny has not placed a song in the
opera, but is simply to collect for an automo-
bile accident.
THAT Arthur Fields, the singer and song writer,
is featured in an advertisement of Thomas A.
Edison, Inc., appearing in various publications
at a total cost of $50,000."
THAT the record making of Mr. Fields is the
DEALERS-Write
for Bulletin
the whole subject of the ad, not being so bad
and Prices
for the song writer at that.
THAT in our humble opinion a vaudeville singer
who is featuring a "shimmy" song immediately
LEO. FEIST, Inc., FEIST Bldg.. New York
after a sentimental "Mother" number is showing
bad taste.
THAT the Government is now seeking popular
songs that will influence returned soldiers to go
NEW FEIST PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
back to the. farm, instead of encouraging them
to remain in the big cities. More tribute to the Numbers From High-Class Catalog Being Ad-
r of music.
vertised in Magazines of National Circulation
—The Two Featured Numbers
A
Song'
"GOODBYE, WILD
WOMEN, GOODBYE'
WHERE THE WORD^JAZZ" STARTED
In the May and June issues of many maga-
C. C. Church & Co., Hartford, Conn., the
Most people are aware of the fact that "jazz" zines of national circulation Leo Feist, Inc., are
well-known music publishers, have a big suc-
music originated in the South, but perhaps few inserting announcements advertising songs and
cess in their song "Dear Heart." The number
know just how the name itself started. The instrumental numbers from their high-class cat-
is the fastest seller in the above firm's catalog,
Columbia Record gives the following explana- alog. Two songs will be featured, "By the
a total of close to a half million copies having
tion: There was once a trio of dusky musi- Campfire" and "When You Look Into the
already been purchased by the public. Besides
cians, one a banjo player, one a singer and the, Heart of a Rose." The former is from the pens
being a number with a lyric of exceptional merit
third a maker of melodies by means of an empty of Mabel E. Girling and Percy Wenrich, and the
and melody of much appeal it has also been
tin can. > This unusual trio came to be called latter is the work of Marian Gillespie and Flor-
published with one of the most attractive title
the Jassacks Band, the name being the popular ence Methven.
pages ever issued. It is the reproduction of a
inversion of the jackass, the famous solo singer
Among the magazines that will carry the an-
girl's head in six colors and lends itself espe-
of the Southern States. Soon the name, accord- nouncements are the American, Cosmopolitan,
cially well to display purposes.
ing to the proverbial love for inaccuracy, was Ladies' Home Journal. Everybody's, McClure's,
changed to Jazzacks and by the usual method Motion Picture Magazine, Woman's Home Com-
"A NEW GIRL" COMING SOON
of abbreviation developed finally into just plain panion, Pictorial Review, Metropolitan, Col-
jazz.
lier's, and many others. Twelve songs in all
"A New Girl," one of the latest shows with
are
mentioned in the publicity and six instrumen-
music by Jerome Kern, book and lyrics by An-
tal numbers, the latter consisting mostly of
nie Caldwell, and produced by Charles B. Dil- PAULL NUMBERS PROVE SELLERS
waltzes and fox-trots.
lingham, will shortly have its New York pre-
The E. T. Paull Music Co. are in receipt of a
miere. Among the many song numbers which
letter from Smith & Heiby, music dealers of
appear to stand out are: "First Rose of Sum-
Bucyrus, O., in which they state that they have
mer," "Some Party," "Oh, You Beautiful Per-
never yet had to scrap any of the E. T. Paull
son," "Jubilo" and "Letter Story." T. B. Harms
Music Co.'s publications.
Enclosed was a
& Francis, Day & Hunter publish the score.
standing order for twenty-five copies of all new
issues published by the company.
McKinley's New Song Success
GREATEST "JAZZ" SONG EVER PUBLISHED
JEROME H.REMICK&qX'S
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I'M FOREVER BLOWING
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SOME SUNNY DAY
TILL WE MEET AGAIN
OUT OF THE EAST
I'LL SAY SHE DOES
MADELON
A LITTLE BIRCH CANOE AND YOU
AFTER ALL
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TACKIN' EM DOWN
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Evening Brings R«st and You
There's A Long, Long Trail
The Magic of Your Eyes
My Rosary for You
Mother Machree
Kiss Me Again
Starlight Love
Can't Yo' Heah Me Callin', Caroline
Ring Out! Sweet Bells of Peace
Spring's a Lovable Ladye
Dear Little Boy of Mine
Sorter Miss You
Smllin' Through
Who Knows?
Values
SACRED
Teach Me To Pray
I Come To Thee
The Silent Voice
A Little While
It Was For Me
Ever At Rest
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