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THE MUSIC TRADE
NOVEMBER 27, 1920
55
REVIEW
Stark and Ruby Cowan, Stark & Cowan, Inc.; H.
Kranz, Bob LaSalle; W. T. Kirkeby, Henry
Burr Music Corp.; Maurice Richmond, Jack Beefsteak Dinner a Feature of First Regular Monthly Gathering of Society—Future Success of
Robbins, Maurice Richmond Music Pub. Co.,
the Organization Now Seems Assured—Nathan Burkhan Makes Principal Address
Inc.; H. D. Berkeley, Jack Bregman, Enterprise
Music Supply Co.; J. Sherbo; Jack Mills, Louis
The American Society of Composers, Authors Burkan, general counsel; Gene Buck and ex-
Cohn, Jack Mills, Inc.; L. Redfield, C. C. Church and Publishers held their first monthly meeting State Senator James J. Frawley. The president
& Co.; Joe Glassmacher, Chas. H. Ditson Co.; on Wednesday evening, November 17, at Keen's spoke of the progress of the society and outlined
J. Hepfs and others. •
COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS HOLD MEETING
"BROADWAY ROSE" IN VAUDEVILLE
Miss Betty Booth Finds This Fred Fisher Song
Meets All Requirements
Miss Betty Booth, of the "Melody Charmers,"
now starring in vaudeville, undeniably justifies
the name of the vehicle in which she appears,
for her voice has both melody and charm. She
is very discriminating in the selection of her
song material, which must possess the above
qualities in addition to lyrics and construction
of good calibre.
Evidently she has found this happy combina-
tion in the Fred Fisher song hit, "Broadway
Rose." It is a ballad with lots of heart interest
and singers everywhere are popularizing it.
Recently Miss Booth played the Alleghany
Dinner of Composers, Authors and Publishers at Keen's Chop House
Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa., and wired the pub-
Chop
House,
where a beefsteak dinner was the opposition with which it had to contend
lisher at that time that the success attending the
rendition of "Broadway Rose" surpassed her served. This is in accordance with a resolution since its inception.
for monthly meetings adopted at the last annual
The treasurer reported that the society had
fondest hopes.
gathering. Those who attended included the assets of approximately $175,000 and that the an-
greater part of the membership of the society
JOE GOODMAN IN PUBLISHING FIELD and it was one of the most enthusiastic meet- nual gross income was $180,000.
Mr. Burkan made the principal speech of the
ngs ever held by the organization.
evening and informed the members that after
Joe Goodman, well-known song writer, has
After dinner, addresses were made by George years of struggle he was prepared to announce
entered the music publishing business on his own
behalf and has opened offices at 165 West Forty- Maxwell, president; Victor Herbert, vice-presi- that the society was assured of its success. He
seventh street, sharing a portion of the space dent; Raymond Hubbell, treasurer; Nathan informed the members that a plan was being
perfected whereby various leading music pub-
with the Geo. Friedman Music Pub. Co., which
lishers, who were not members of the society,
will act as his sales agent. His first release is a
would soon join its ranks, after which he felt
number entitled "Oh, Boy!"
that the society was prepared to carry out the
plans which its creators had in mind when it
Harry Rose, who is now playing the Ziegfeld
was organized.
Roof, is singing with success the Jack Mills,
Gene Buck and Senator Frawley stated that
Inc., number, "He Always Goes Farther Than
with the joining of the new members all ob-
Father."
A Song You Can't Forget
stacles to the society's progress would be re-
moved and its future success was assured.
No Music Counter Is
Among those present were: Jay Witmark,
Complete Without
of M. Witmark & Sons; Max Dreyfus, of T. B.
WOW! WHAT A TUNE IS
This Hit
Harms Co.; Edward B. Marks, of Jos. W. Stern
& Co.; Theodore Morse, of Leo Feist, Inc.;
Louis Bernstein, of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.;
Place Your Order
Jerome Keit, of Jerome H. Remick & Co.;
With Us or With
Charles K. Harris, Gene Buck, Harry Carroll,
Your Jobber; At Once
E. Ray Goetz, Otto A. Harbach, Louis A.
Hirsch, William Jerome, Harold Orlob, Gene
On All Phonograph Records
Schwartz, David Stamper and Rennold Wolf.
and Player Rolls
By Joe McKiernan and Norman Spencer
SOMEBODY'S
UBAN
MOON
ON ALL LEADING MECHANICALS
"Some Sensational Song"
WEET MAMMA
(PAPA'S GETTING MAD)
BIG SELLERS
•elected from the
Popular Standard
Pictorial Catalog of
M. Witmark & Sons
The Unique Fox-Trot Jazzique
All 30 cent numbers
Headline™ are singing this song to tremen-
dous encores. It looks like a genuine hit.
LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY
I»OWN THE TRAIL, TO HOME, SWEET HOME
TRIPOLI (On the Shores of Tripoli)
WHO'LL TAKE THE PLACE OF MARY?
lt() LA BO
I'VE GOT THE BLUES FOR MY KENTUCKY
HOME
MY HOME TOWN IS A ONE-HORSE TOWN
But It's Big; .Enough for Me
I'AKISIOLA (Par-ee-zec-ola)
IN THE DUSK (vocal and ins.)
K1O GRANDE (vocal and ins.)
Ill AIMING BIRD
COTTON (Cotton Was a Little Dixie Rose)
SIIK'8 THE HEART OF DIXIELAND
( C U E BACK TO JUMBO GUMBO
Jee Jee Boo Bumbo
KAKLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE
Never Made Anyone Wise
IOKGIVE ME (Let's Start Over Again)
TIIICRE'S A TYPICAL TIPPERARY
OVER
HERE
WHEN A PEACH IN GEORGIA WEDS A ROSE
I ROM ALABAM'
MY MOTHER'S EVENING PRAYER
OTHER MILLS SONGS
MANYANA
The Marvelous Melody from Mexico
PRETTY LITTLE CINDERELLA
The Wonder Waltz
HE ALWAYS GOES FARTHER
THAN FATHER
A New Comedy Song Success
JACK MILLS
152-4 W. 45th St.
INCORPORATED
NEW YORK CITY