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THE MUSIC TRADE
AUGUST 7, 1920
REVIEW
McKINLEY BUSINESS BOOMING
Chicago Publishing House Reports Splendid
Prospects for Fall Business—Teaching and
Concert Music Advanced in Price
Economy
I) less goods at a low price, it is what you GET
for the money that counts.
In these times of inflated prices it's the
dealer who can prove by the goods he sells,
and the prices he asks for them, that he is no
profiteer who will gain and hold the lasting
good will of his trade.
Featuring CENTURY Certified Edition will
be giving your trade the greatest sheet music
value and prove to them beyond doubt that
their purchase of "CENTURY EDITION" is
real "honest to goodness" economy.
Century Music Pub. Co.
231-235 West 40th Street. NEW YORK
NEW PUBLISHING HOUSE IN AKRON
The Sprankle, Ward & Sprankle Music Pub-
lishing Co. has been formed in Akron, O., and
capitalized at $50,000. The incorporators of the
company are: I. E. Sprankle, G. M. Ward, C. L.
Sprankle, D; W. Sprankle and P. A. Kendell,
all of Akron.
TO START ON WESTERN TRIP
S. O. Tarrant, of the sales staff of the T. B.
Harms Co., has returned to his office after a
five months' illness. Mr. Tarrant will shortly
start on a Western trade trip.
CHICAGO, III., August 2.—D. W. Foster, sales
manager of the McKinley Music Co., reports
that business is picking up nicely and that the
outlook is particularly good, for a large Fall
business. Both teaching and concert music have
been selling splendidly all season, and while
there was more or less of a slump in the sales
of popular songs for a couple of months this
now seems to be over and business in all classes
of music is at present above normal.
An interesting statement to the 6,000 McKinley
agents in the United States is that the McKinley
teaching and concert music will retail at 15 cents
per copy after September 15, instead of the 10
cent price which has prevailed for many years.
The dealer's price of this has been advanced one
cent per copy, and he is now afforded a splendid
profit of 200 per cent. Fifty new numbers are
now ready to be added to the line on September
1, and the line is being constantly improved in
every way by better paper, better music, more
artistic title pages, etc.
Several McKinley books, including "Pleasant
Hours," "Root's First Steps," etc., will be ad-
vanced in price September 15, and orders will be
accepted until that date on both McKinley music
and books at the old rates.
The McKinley Co. has a very popular suc-
cess in the waltz lullaby, "Pickaninny Blues."
This song has been recorded by every talking
machine and roll company and will be released
by Edison in August, Q R S in September, and
Columbia in October, and at present it is being
used by hundreds of acts and thousands of or-
chestras all over the country. So far this year
the McKinley Co. has out three very good hits,
"Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight," "Weeping Willow
Lane" and "Pickaninny Blues."
Of their new numbers, "One Little Girl,"
"Smoke Rings" and "Overalls" are meeting with
big favor among the 30 cent sellers, while "Wish-
ing Moon," "Floating Down to Cotton Town"
and "Shining Moon" are selling big in the low-
priced lines.
SELLING HITS
I'M IN HEAVEN (When I'm
in My Mother's Arms)
HONOLULU EYES (Waltz
Hit)
ALICE BLUE GOWN (From
Irene)
A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY
(The Music Box Song)
Write for Dealers' Price*
LEO. FEIST, Inc., FEIST Blag., N«w York
ITALIAN COMPOSER TO REVISIT U. S.
Giacomo Puccini to Seek Atmosphere for Opera
With Virginia Life as Theme
Giacomo Puccini, famous composer, will visit
the United States within a few months to ob-
tain proper atmosphere for a new opera which
will have life in old Virginia as a theme, it was
learned this week.
The composer's decision to visit America fol-
lowed a visit to him by John Kerr, of Rich-
mond, Va., who brought his book for Puccini
to read. The composer was delighted with the
possibilities of the book for operatic adaptation
and accepted it for setting to music immediately
after reading it.
A New Hit—Appealing—Catchy
THAT IRISH LULLABY
"One Little Girl"
'Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight'
"Overalls"
"Weeping Willow Lane"
"Desertana"
"Pickaninny Bines"
"Smoke Rings*
'Floatin' Down to Cottontown"
"Somebody Else's Girl"
"Under Southern Stars"
"Hawaiian Rose"
"Down in EchojValley"
"Wishing Moon"
"Venetian Dreams"
"Shimmy Moon"
"Lazy Jazz Waltz"
The finest ballad of its kind written in years. Used by
some of the best singers on toe stage. All unanimous in its
praise. Watch its popularity grow.
Jobbers and dealers write for prices.
EMIL BACHER, 46 Henion St.
DUBUQUE, IOWA
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ALWAYS IN DEMAND
SECULAR
Evening Brings Rest and You
There's A Long, Long Trail
The Maglo of Your Eyes
My Rosary for You
Mother Maobree
Kiss Me Again
Starlight Lore
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
Smiltn' Through
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RemickSongHits
"Hold Me"
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"La Veeda"
"Peaehie"
"Venetian Moon"
"Japanese Sandman"
"Just Like a Gipsy"
"Hiawatha's Melody of Love"
"Your Eyes Have Told Me So"
"Don't Take Away Those Blues"
'The Jazz Dance Repertoire"
"All by Myself"
"In day Havana"
SACRED
Teach Me To Pray
I Corns To Thee
The Silent Voice
A Little While
It Was For Me
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Ever At Best
AND MANY OTHERS
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HAWAIIAN MOON LIGHT
Chicago
McKINLEY MUSIC COMPANY
New York