Music Trade Review

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
DECEMBER 27,
1919
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
PUBLISHERS TO BUY ROLL PLANT?
Report Being Circulated That Music Publishing
Interests Are Seeking Control of Large
Player Roll Factory—Financiers Becoming In-
terested in the Publishing Business
According to recent reports, based on some-
thing other than rumors, a number of the large
popular publishers are negotiating with a well-
known music roll concern to buy its plant. The
move, if it succeeds, will mark a new era in
music publishing circles, inasmuch as the entry
of music publishers into the manufacture of
music rolls would hardly stop at that, but
would probably lead to their also taking a
financial interest in talking machine record com-
panies.
Just what purposes are behind the move can-
not be readily seen. Of course, it is realized
that most of the big publishers are spending
thousands of dollars in publicity in various chan-
nels, and with an interest in the music rolls and
records, other than royalty interest, the ten-
dency would be to give more publicity to the
exploitation of such products in their general
publicity.
It is contemplated by the leading publishers
that at some future date they will strenuously
advocate a new copyright law and the present
effort to obtain a large music roll concern may
be designed to place them in a position where
they can better present their views to the legis-
lators at Washington. It is said that one of
the large banks in the City of New York is ready
to underwrite the new organization, and there
is probable more than a little basis for this, in-
asmuch as for some time past some Wall Street
people have been investigating music condi-
tions in general, and especially music publishing
firms, with a view to combining several of the
larger houses.
It is a conceded fact that since railroads and
other large organizations requiring tremendous
capital are not looked upon as favorable invest-
ments at the present time much capital is left
open for other fields. Investments in musical
enterprises of all kinds are looked upon at the
present time with much favor by financiers.
"BO-LA-BO" PROVING A HIT
"Bo-La-Bo," the fox-trot success by Geo.
Fairman, published by M. Witmark & Sons, has
in a very short space of time made itself one of
the most popular numbers of the present sea-
son with the singing profession. The publishers
are issuing vocal orchestrations of the number
in all kevs.
Another Big One!
On
Words by
WILLIAM LE BARON
Music by
VICTOR JACOBI
CHAPPELL & CO., LTD., New York, London, Toronto, Melbourne
SHEET MUSIC AT THE MUSIC SHOW
Publishing Trade Should Be Represented in
Some Way at Grand Central Palace Exhibi-
tion Next February—An Important Factor
We are to have a National Music Show and
Festival in New York early in February to be
held at the Grand Central Palace. Last year a
similar show was held in Chicago, and the year
prior New York also had such a show. At none
of these affairs, however, has there been sheet
music displays.
Both the previous shows were quite success-
ful, being well patronized by the piano, player-
piano, talking machine, record and music roll
fields, as well as housing some historical musi-
cal instruments. However, it would appear that
a music show without sheet music was leaving
out one of the most important items in the
domain of music.
Probably the publishers have not, in the past,
been encouraged to take an interest in such
festivals, but it would seem that the time is now
ripe for them to do so. Of course in the mat-
ter of business or increased sales there would
not be a great deal derived, at least at once, but
from an altruistic standpoint a representation
from the publishing field would certainly be in
order.
Let us hope that at the coming show there
will be several enterprising music publishers
making some sort of a display. Those who are
following up the Chautauqua community sings,
factory sings and other forms of musical activi-
ties should take an interest in the coming show,
and as there is more than the average quota of
brains in the publishing field there should be
some unique and original displays from those
sources, if they decide to be represented.
As was stated before, there probably will be
no direct returns to the publisher in making the
display at the music show itself, but the whole
is added recognition to music, and anything that
creates added interest to music, no matter in
what channel of the music field, redounds in the
end to the benefit of the sheet music publisher.
The shows certainly should be encouraged, and
the publishers should do their share in giving
all such activities encouragement.
MISS EDNA P. PAULL MARRIED
Daughter of E. T. Paull, Well-known Composer
and Music Publisher, Becomes Bride of Carl
Vinson, of Alabama, on December 20
Miss Edna Page Paull, daughter of Edward
T. Paull, the well-known march composer and
music publisher, was married on last Saturday,
December 20, to Carl Vinson, of Alabama. The
wedding took place at the handsome home of
Mr. Paull, 473 West 143d street, New York,
the ceremony being performed by Rev. Dr. A.
Edwin Keigwin, pastor of the West End Pres-
byterian Church. The Paull residence was hand-
somely decorated with flowers and Christmas
greens in honor of the event. , Many friends at-
tended the wedding, which was followed by an
elaborate collation. Miss Paull is well known
as a musician.
Chas. K. Harris will publish the music for
the Coburn production, "The Throe Showers."
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