Music Trade Review
Issue: 1920 Vol. 70 N. 9 - Page 65
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FEBRUARY 28,
1920
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PRIZE FOR FOUR-PAR 1 CHORUS
Tuesday Musical Club of Pittsburgh Makes
Offer to Encourage American Composers
Century's
Spring Campaign!
Don't let another nun set without "getting
behind" "CENTURY'S"- Biggest of all Na-
tional Advertising Campaigns.
It's a drive for larger Century Sales and
Bigger Profits for V <> I !
Nine of America's largest Magazines are
telling 30 million readers to go to their dealer
(that's you) for "CENTURY" at 15e, on which
your profit in approximately 10<- on every copy
sold.
Send for FREE ad. cuts and Window Dis-
play to-day!
Century Music Pub. Co.
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
MUCH PUBLICITY FOR "SWANEE"
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter are
giving much publicity to the song, "Swanee."
Al Jolson and several other prominent stars are
featuring the number, and it apparently gives
more than ordinary promise of being a big hit.
Belle Brooks, of the band and orchestra de-
partment of Gilbert & Friedland, Inc., is back
at her desk, after being confined to her home
for the past two weeks with the "flu."
"WHEN YOU'RE LONELY"
A Big HIT From the House of FIFER
Get Your Copies Now, 7c.
ADVANCE ORDERS NOW
BEING TAKEN FOR
"HUSH-A-BYE LAND"
A BEAUTIFUL NEW 3 0 c NUMBER
WONDERFUL TITLE PAGE
INTRODUCTORY PRICE, 15c
Many Dealers are already in line
on our
PROFIT SHARING P U N
ASK ABOUT IT IF YOU WANT TO
KEEP YOUR CASH REGISTER BUSY
C. ARTHUR FIFER MUSIC CO.
QUINCY, ILLINOIS
A prize of $200 is offered by the Tuesday
Musical Club, of Pittsburgh, for the best origi-
nal, unpublished and hitherto unperformed com-
position for four-part chorus for women's voices,
with piano accompaniment, with or without solo
voices (soprano or contralto), by a native or
naturalized citizen of the United States. Each
composition submitted must bear a fictitious
name or motto. The same name or motto, with
the composer's real name and address and
stamps for return of manuscript, should be en-
closed in a sealed envelope and mailed to Mrs.
Arthur B. Siviter, president of the Tuesda-y Mu-
sical Club, 5500 Elmer street, East End, Pitts-
burgh, Pa. The compositions, bearing no other
designation than the fictitious name or motto,
should reach Charles N. Boyd, director, Tuesday
Musical Club Choral, 4259 Fifth avenue, Pitts-
burgh, Pa., not later than July 1, 1920. The
prize composition becomes the property of the
Tuesday Musical Club, of Pittsburgh; other
manuscripts will be returned to the composers.
ARE ROYALTIES_FREE OF TAX?
"Beautiful
Hawaiian Love
New Waltz Ballad by the writer
of "Hawaiian Lullaby"
Write for Dealers'
LEO.
Prices
F E I S T , Inc., FEIST Bldg., New York
Authors' League Claims That They Are Divi-
dends and as Such Are Not Taxable
Song writers should be interested in the right
now being made by the members of the Authors'
League to avoid the payment of income tax on
royalties. The argument advanced by the
authors is that the royalties that accrue from
books, short stories, librettos, etc., are dividends
and as such are not subject to tax other than
the surtax when the amount is $5,000 or more.
The members of the League have made formal
protest to the Collector of Internal Revenue,
and his decision will be awaited with interest.
The Collector wants to know whether or not
the authors represent a corporation and if so,
who is going to pay the tax on the dividends at
the source as provided for under the law. Like-
wise he wants to know where the Government
comes in if the claims of the authors are upheld.
SINGING "PICKANINNY BLUES"
John O'Malley, the well-known Irish tenor
now playing the Keith vaudeville circuit, has
added to his repertoire the McKinley Music
Co.'s number, "Pickaninny Blues." This num-
ber, by the way, is very popular as a dance and
is featured by a large number of orchestras.
It has been recorded by practically all the music
roll and talking machine record manufacturing
organizations in the country.
TWO NEW WITMARK NUMBERS
M. Witmark & Sons have just released two new
songs, "Who'll Take the Place of Mary?" and
"Shadows Will Fade Away." The first num-
ber is b.y Alfred Dubin, Clarence Gaskill and
Harry Mayo. The latter number is from the
pens of J. Keirn Brennan and Bert Rule. The
Witmark firm is making an immediate drive-
on the songs in professional circles.
FAVORITE MARCHES (Instrumental)
"On the Square" (Columbia Record)
"The American Red Cross"
"Mothers of Democracy"
Vocal
"On the Square"
A very pleasing song arr.
PAN ELLA MUSIC CO.,
PITTSBURGH. PA.
ALWAYS IN DEMAND
SECULAR
Evening Brings Rest and Yoti
There's A Long:, Long Trail
The Magic of Your Eyes
My Rosary for You
Mother Machree
Hiss Me Again
Starlight Love
Can't Yo' Heah Me Callln', Caroline
Ring Out! Sweet Bells of Peace
Spring's a Lovable Ladye
Dear Little Boy of Mine
Sorter Miss You
Smilln' Through
Who KnowsT
Values
SACRED
Teach Me To Pray
I Come To Thee
The Silent Voice
A Little While
It Was For Me
Ever At Best
AND MANY OTHERS
FEBRUARY 28,
1920
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PRIZE FOR FOUR-PAR 1 CHORUS
Tuesday Musical Club of Pittsburgh Makes
Offer to Encourage American Composers
Century's
Spring Campaign!
Don't let another nun set without "getting
behind" "CENTURY'S"- Biggest of all Na-
tional Advertising Campaigns.
It's a drive for larger Century Sales and
Bigger Profits for V <> I !
Nine of America's largest Magazines are
telling 30 million readers to go to their dealer
(that's you) for "CENTURY" at 15e, on which
your profit in approximately 10<- on every copy
sold.
Send for FREE ad. cuts and Window Dis-
play to-day!
Century Music Pub. Co.
231-235 West 40th Street, NEW YORK
MUCH PUBLICITY FOR "SWANEE"
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter are
giving much publicity to the song, "Swanee."
Al Jolson and several other prominent stars are
featuring the number, and it apparently gives
more than ordinary promise of being a big hit.
Belle Brooks, of the band and orchestra de-
partment of Gilbert & Friedland, Inc., is back
at her desk, after being confined to her home
for the past two weeks with the "flu."
"WHEN YOU'RE LONELY"
A Big HIT From the House of FIFER
Get Your Copies Now, 7c.
ADVANCE ORDERS NOW
BEING TAKEN FOR
"HUSH-A-BYE LAND"
A BEAUTIFUL NEW 3 0 c NUMBER
WONDERFUL TITLE PAGE
INTRODUCTORY PRICE, 15c
Many Dealers are already in line
on our
PROFIT SHARING P U N
ASK ABOUT IT IF YOU WANT TO
KEEP YOUR CASH REGISTER BUSY
C. ARTHUR FIFER MUSIC CO.
QUINCY, ILLINOIS
A prize of $200 is offered by the Tuesday
Musical Club, of Pittsburgh, for the best origi-
nal, unpublished and hitherto unperformed com-
position for four-part chorus for women's voices,
with piano accompaniment, with or without solo
voices (soprano or contralto), by a native or
naturalized citizen of the United States. Each
composition submitted must bear a fictitious
name or motto. The same name or motto, with
the composer's real name and address and
stamps for return of manuscript, should be en-
closed in a sealed envelope and mailed to Mrs.
Arthur B. Siviter, president of the Tuesda-y Mu-
sical Club, 5500 Elmer street, East End, Pitts-
burgh, Pa. The compositions, bearing no other
designation than the fictitious name or motto,
should reach Charles N. Boyd, director, Tuesday
Musical Club Choral, 4259 Fifth avenue, Pitts-
burgh, Pa., not later than July 1, 1920. The
prize composition becomes the property of the
Tuesday Musical Club, of Pittsburgh; other
manuscripts will be returned to the composers.
ARE ROYALTIES_FREE OF TAX?
"Beautiful
Hawaiian Love
New Waltz Ballad by the writer
of "Hawaiian Lullaby"
Write for Dealers'
LEO.
Prices
F E I S T , Inc., FEIST Bldg., New York
Authors' League Claims That They Are Divi-
dends and as Such Are Not Taxable
Song writers should be interested in the right
now being made by the members of the Authors'
League to avoid the payment of income tax on
royalties. The argument advanced by the
authors is that the royalties that accrue from
books, short stories, librettos, etc., are dividends
and as such are not subject to tax other than
the surtax when the amount is $5,000 or more.
The members of the League have made formal
protest to the Collector of Internal Revenue,
and his decision will be awaited with interest.
The Collector wants to know whether or not
the authors represent a corporation and if so,
who is going to pay the tax on the dividends at
the source as provided for under the law. Like-
wise he wants to know where the Government
comes in if the claims of the authors are upheld.
SINGING "PICKANINNY BLUES"
John O'Malley, the well-known Irish tenor
now playing the Keith vaudeville circuit, has
added to his repertoire the McKinley Music
Co.'s number, "Pickaninny Blues." This num-
ber, by the way, is very popular as a dance and
is featured by a large number of orchestras.
It has been recorded by practically all the music
roll and talking machine record manufacturing
organizations in the country.
TWO NEW WITMARK NUMBERS
M. Witmark & Sons have just released two new
songs, "Who'll Take the Place of Mary?" and
"Shadows Will Fade Away." The first num-
ber is b.y Alfred Dubin, Clarence Gaskill and
Harry Mayo. The latter number is from the
pens of J. Keirn Brennan and Bert Rule. The
Witmark firm is making an immediate drive-
on the songs in professional circles.
FAVORITE MARCHES (Instrumental)
"On the Square" (Columbia Record)
"The American Red Cross"
"Mothers of Democracy"
Vocal
"On the Square"
A very pleasing song arr.
PAN ELLA MUSIC CO.,
PITTSBURGH. PA.
ALWAYS IN DEMAND
SECULAR
Evening Brings Rest and Yoti
There's A Long:, Long Trail
The Magic of Your Eyes
My Rosary for You
Mother Machree
Hiss Me Again
Starlight Love
Can't Yo' Heah Me Callln', Caroline
Ring Out! Sweet Bells of Peace
Spring's a Lovable Ladye
Dear Little Boy of Mine
Sorter Miss You
Smilln' Through
Who KnowsT
Values
SACRED
Teach Me To Pray
I Come To Thee
The Silent Voice
A Little While
It Was For Me
Ever At Best
AND MANY OTHERS
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