Music Trade Review
Issue: 1919 Vol. 68 N. 22 - Page 57
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MAY
31, 1919
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
57
CONFLICT IN SONG TITLES
Gilbert & Friedland Protest Use of Proposed
Title by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder
Meet Competition
BY CARRYING BEST IN MERCHANDISE
AND PLENTY OF IT!
BY SERVING YOUR CUSTOMERS' BEST
INTERESTS 1
BY
BEING
COURTEOUS
TO
YOUR
TRADE!
By applying these three roles in your busi-
ness you need have no fear of your competitor.
Serve
your
Customers'
BEST
interests
by introducing: the Nationally
Advertised
"CENTURY" Certified Edition. Besides giv-
ing the best you are saving them money, thus
establishing a lasting confidence in your trade
methods and brin ng the customers back
again and again.
Courteous treatment •* one of the greatest
essentials in building up a successful business.
All three go hand in hand.
Century Music Pub. Co.
You cant &>
wrong with
any'Feist*
Another case of conflict of song titles has
arisen through the announcement that Gilbert
& Friedland have filed objections with Water-
son, Berlin & Snyder against their using the
title "Just to Mend Mamma's Heart" for a song
just issued. Gilbert & Friedland have a high-
class song by the title of "Mending a Heart,"
and it has during the last two months shown
much promise, leading that company to spend
a large amount of money on it and planning
to make it the feature number of their stand-
ard catalog. The Waterson, Berlin & Snyder
publication is a popular-priced one, and this as
well as the fact that the firm of Gilbert & Fried-
land, Inc., feel that the use of the word "mend"
in the title of the song will injure the future
of their publication is the cause of their objec-
tions. While there is no way of copyrighting
a song title it has been the custom among the
leading publishers to recognize a title as prop-
erty, at least for one season, and as both of the
above firms are well known for their fairness
and the high plane of their business ethics it
is thought the controversy, if there be any, will
be amicably settled.
Song
We have Just bought from Will
Rossiter of Chicago those
two big Western Hits
"Sand Dunes"
and
ii
The Vamp
Special price 18c a copy for a
short while only
LEO. FEIST, Inc., FEIST Bid*.. New York
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
How Many Masons Are
There in Your City ?
Every one will want a copy of the wonderful
new book recently published
Masonic Responses
for the Blue Lodge
Complete words and music for the three degrees
—unison arrangement with organ accompani-
ment and male quartet arrangement both in one
book.
Pocket Size—Cloth Binding—50c
Trade price on request
Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge, Inc.
Publishers
11-15 Union Square West, NEW YORK
f— SENSATIONAL SONG H I T S — •
"YOU'RE STILL AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE"
I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES
SOME S U N N Y D A Y
TILL WE MEET A G A I N '
GOOD PUBLICITY FOR NEW SONG
AL JOLSON GIVES^SONG RECITAL
"Western Land" Featured in Clever Advertising
Material Sent Out by Publishers
Prominent Comedian Shines in New Role at
the Boston Opera House
T. B. Harms, and Francis, Day & Hunter, the
well-known publishers of standard and produc-
tion music, are issuing some very unique and
original advertising material giving publicity to
their song, "Western Land." Among this ma-
terial which they are sending to the dealers is
what is at first sight presumably a stock cer-
tificate in a Western land company. Upon close
inspection, however, the certificate is found to
be an order blank, which the dealer is encour-
aged to fill out and by which he receives not
only his order of music, but also free copies of
orchestrations of "Western Land" for free dis-
tribution and advertising display cards.
Just to show that he ranks among the artists
of class Al Jolson, the well-known comedian,
gave a regular song recital to a capacity audi-
ence at the Boston Opera House last week. The
singer was assisted by an orchestra of fifty
pieces, and in addition to singing a new and
high-class little Irish song called "Danny," Mr.
Jolson sang "Where the Black-Eyed Susans
Grow." This was followed by "I'll Say She
Does," "Mighty Lak a Rose" and "There's a
Lump of Sugar Down in Dixie." He then
sang with much abandon "Si, Si, Senor," waving
castanets which he said Geraldine Farrar used
on Caruso's skull. Other favorites rendered
were "When I Leave the World Behind,"
"Don't Forget the Boys," a patriotic song writ-
ten by the singer; "Traumerei," "Albany,"
"Tennessee," " 'N' Everything," "Mammy's Lit-
tle Coal Black Rose," "Rock-a-Bye Baby" and
"Some Beautiful Morning." One thing can be
said of Mr. Jolson's recitals—he offers variety.
NEW WITMARK NUMBER
M. Witmark & Sons have acquired from the
Ted Garton Music Co. the copyright of the song,
"Little By Little You're Breaking My Heart."
This is a waltz ballad that has already showed
much popularity. The song is by Max Glay and
Robert Levenson, and is of an unusually attrac-
tive type, well written, melodious and very sing-
able.
McKinley's New Song Success
F^l
llll-'
WSU BEAUti
ALWAYS IN DEMAND
GREATEST "JAZZ" SONG EVER PUBLISHED
.,:
SEfULAR
Evening Hrl'rtA Rest and You
There's, A Long, Long Trail
TTKe Magic of Your Eyes
My; Hokjtuey for You
SEjpHier Maohree
- V ^ t » s Me Again
s ;V^,t»rllght Love
Can't Yo' Heah Mfc <€allln\ Caroline
Ring Out! S^weet ttells of Peace
Spring's ft Lovable Ladye
Dear Llltle Boy of Mine
Sorter Miss You
Smilin' Through
Who Knows?
,.*•. . • • ' ' .
Values
"OUT OF THE EAST"
"I'LL SAY SHE DOES '
"MADELON"
A LITTLE BIRCH CANOE AND YOU"
AFTEP ALL
•
"SMILES"
TACKIN' EM DOWN"
I
* BLUEBIRD" .
'
"SAHAPA"
AND
!•
SACRED
r - ;
Toarh Me To Pray
' I Come To Thee
The Silent Voice
A Little While
It Was 'For Me »
„•
Ever At Rest
AND MANY OTHERS
HUNDREDS _
THC COMPTL1
MOT WRITE FOR
MAY
31, 1919
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
57
CONFLICT IN SONG TITLES
Gilbert & Friedland Protest Use of Proposed
Title by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder
Meet Competition
BY CARRYING BEST IN MERCHANDISE
AND PLENTY OF IT!
BY SERVING YOUR CUSTOMERS' BEST
INTERESTS 1
BY
BEING
COURTEOUS
TO
YOUR
TRADE!
By applying these three roles in your busi-
ness you need have no fear of your competitor.
Serve
your
Customers'
BEST
interests
by introducing: the Nationally
Advertised
"CENTURY" Certified Edition. Besides giv-
ing the best you are saving them money, thus
establishing a lasting confidence in your trade
methods and brin ng the customers back
again and again.
Courteous treatment •* one of the greatest
essentials in building up a successful business.
All three go hand in hand.
Century Music Pub. Co.
You cant &>
wrong with
any'Feist*
Another case of conflict of song titles has
arisen through the announcement that Gilbert
& Friedland have filed objections with Water-
son, Berlin & Snyder against their using the
title "Just to Mend Mamma's Heart" for a song
just issued. Gilbert & Friedland have a high-
class song by the title of "Mending a Heart,"
and it has during the last two months shown
much promise, leading that company to spend
a large amount of money on it and planning
to make it the feature number of their stand-
ard catalog. The Waterson, Berlin & Snyder
publication is a popular-priced one, and this as
well as the fact that the firm of Gilbert & Fried-
land, Inc., feel that the use of the word "mend"
in the title of the song will injure the future
of their publication is the cause of their objec-
tions. While there is no way of copyrighting
a song title it has been the custom among the
leading publishers to recognize a title as prop-
erty, at least for one season, and as both of the
above firms are well known for their fairness
and the high plane of their business ethics it
is thought the controversy, if there be any, will
be amicably settled.
Song
We have Just bought from Will
Rossiter of Chicago those
two big Western Hits
"Sand Dunes"
and
ii
The Vamp
Special price 18c a copy for a
short while only
LEO. FEIST, Inc., FEIST Bid*.. New York
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
How Many Masons Are
There in Your City ?
Every one will want a copy of the wonderful
new book recently published
Masonic Responses
for the Blue Lodge
Complete words and music for the three degrees
—unison arrangement with organ accompani-
ment and male quartet arrangement both in one
book.
Pocket Size—Cloth Binding—50c
Trade price on request
Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge, Inc.
Publishers
11-15 Union Square West, NEW YORK
f— SENSATIONAL SONG H I T S — •
"YOU'RE STILL AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE"
I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES
SOME S U N N Y D A Y
TILL WE MEET A G A I N '
GOOD PUBLICITY FOR NEW SONG
AL JOLSON GIVES^SONG RECITAL
"Western Land" Featured in Clever Advertising
Material Sent Out by Publishers
Prominent Comedian Shines in New Role at
the Boston Opera House
T. B. Harms, and Francis, Day & Hunter, the
well-known publishers of standard and produc-
tion music, are issuing some very unique and
original advertising material giving publicity to
their song, "Western Land." Among this ma-
terial which they are sending to the dealers is
what is at first sight presumably a stock cer-
tificate in a Western land company. Upon close
inspection, however, the certificate is found to
be an order blank, which the dealer is encour-
aged to fill out and by which he receives not
only his order of music, but also free copies of
orchestrations of "Western Land" for free dis-
tribution and advertising display cards.
Just to show that he ranks among the artists
of class Al Jolson, the well-known comedian,
gave a regular song recital to a capacity audi-
ence at the Boston Opera House last week. The
singer was assisted by an orchestra of fifty
pieces, and in addition to singing a new and
high-class little Irish song called "Danny," Mr.
Jolson sang "Where the Black-Eyed Susans
Grow." This was followed by "I'll Say She
Does," "Mighty Lak a Rose" and "There's a
Lump of Sugar Down in Dixie." He then
sang with much abandon "Si, Si, Senor," waving
castanets which he said Geraldine Farrar used
on Caruso's skull. Other favorites rendered
were "When I Leave the World Behind,"
"Don't Forget the Boys," a patriotic song writ-
ten by the singer; "Traumerei," "Albany,"
"Tennessee," " 'N' Everything," "Mammy's Lit-
tle Coal Black Rose," "Rock-a-Bye Baby" and
"Some Beautiful Morning." One thing can be
said of Mr. Jolson's recitals—he offers variety.
NEW WITMARK NUMBER
M. Witmark & Sons have acquired from the
Ted Garton Music Co. the copyright of the song,
"Little By Little You're Breaking My Heart."
This is a waltz ballad that has already showed
much popularity. The song is by Max Glay and
Robert Levenson, and is of an unusually attrac-
tive type, well written, melodious and very sing-
able.
McKinley's New Song Success
F^l
llll-'
WSU BEAUti
ALWAYS IN DEMAND
GREATEST "JAZZ" SONG EVER PUBLISHED
.,:
SEfULAR
Evening Hrl'rtA Rest and You
There's, A Long, Long Trail
TTKe Magic of Your Eyes
My; Hokjtuey for You
SEjpHier Maohree
- V ^ t » s Me Again
s ;V^,t»rllght Love
Can't Yo' Heah Mfc <€allln\ Caroline
Ring Out! S^weet ttells of Peace
Spring's ft Lovable Ladye
Dear Llltle Boy of Mine
Sorter Miss You
Smilin' Through
Who Knows?
,.*•. . • • ' ' .
Values
"OUT OF THE EAST"
"I'LL SAY SHE DOES '
"MADELON"
A LITTLE BIRCH CANOE AND YOU"
AFTEP ALL
•
"SMILES"
TACKIN' EM DOWN"
I
* BLUEBIRD" .
'
"SAHAPA"
AND
!•
SACRED
r - ;
Toarh Me To Pray
' I Come To Thee
The Silent Voice
A Little While
It Was 'For Me »
„•
Ever At Rest
AND MANY OTHERS
HUNDREDS _
THC COMPTL1
MOT WRITE FOR
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