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MAY
THE MUSIC TRADE
21, 1921
REVIEW
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
NEW PUBLISHING CONCERN
Harrison Music Publishing Co. to Operate Sep-
arately Prom Merchandising Department of
Harrison Music Co.—Officers Are Able Men
The Harrison Music Co., whose executive
offices are at 1658 Broadway, New York City,
Bloedon, who will look after the mechanical
reproductions for the firm, and Harold Dillon,
professional manager.
Mr. Hirsch is the writer of the firm's song-
success, "Carolina Lullaby," a number which
has been reproduced mechanically by practically
all the talking machine record and player roll
manufacturing organizations.
Messrs. Hirsch and Dillon are collaborating
on several new numbers which will shortly be
announced by the new firm.
SEEKING SCREEN RIGHTS
Theatrical Interests Understood to Be Seeking
Film Rights for Musical Plays
In another part of this paper a review ap-
pears of Oscar Straus' "The Last Waltz" and
Walter Kollo's "Phoebe of Quality Street," the
music of both productions being published by
the Tama Music Publishing Corp., New York
Norman H. Harrison and Barrie C. Bloedon
City.
and which up until now has operated music de-
It is understood that those interested in the
partments in the Metropolitan 5-50-cent stores, Tama Co. are the Shuberts and the Famous
announced late last week the separation of its Players-Lasky Co., or rather the United Players,
stores department from the publishing business which is a subsidiary of the Famous Players-
Lasky Co.
of the company.
The stores department will continue to be The object of the Famous Players-Lasky Co.,
operated by the Harrison Music Co. and a new it is rumored, is to secure the screen rights for
all operettas and foreign musical plays pre-
sented successfully in this country and film them
in their entirety and exhibit them with the
entire score of the piece, thus placing the musi-
cal numbers before a much larger audience and
for a longer period of time.
This is in line with the higher class musical
programs found to-day in most motion picture
houses, and brings into the "movies" the cur-
rent works of such artists as Straus, Lehar,
Jean Gilbert and other figures and will, without
doubt, advance the playing of motion picture ex-
hibits as well as, from the dealers' standpoint,
creating a much higher sale for numbers so ex-
ploited.
Harold Dillon and Walter Hirsch
organization, to be known as the Harrison Music
Publishing Co., will remain at the present quar-
BRADFORD SUIT SETTLED
ters at the above address. The stores depart-
ment will move elsewhere just as soon as the The suit recently filed by Shapiro, Bernstein &
location now being negotiated for can be ac- Co., Inc., against- Perry Bradford, the colored
quired.
songwriter and publisher, in the United States
Norman H. Harrison, known throughout the Supreme Court, which asked a temporary in-
trade as "Harry," will continue as president of junction restraining Bradford and his wife,
'•' the business and will be assisted by the follow- Marion L. Dickenson, from publishing and sell-
.,' ing well-known men in the publishing field, who ing the song known as "Crazy Blues," was
) have been appointed executives of the new or- settled early this week by the litigants noted
Walter Hirsch, in charge of ex- above. Full details of the settlement are not
t j ganization:
;i ploitation, publicity and sales promotion; Barrie available at the present time.
SONGS THAT SELL
My Mammy
Rosle
(Make It Rosy for Me)
Home Again Blues
I Like It
NEW SONGS
D r o w s y Head
Who'll Dry Your Tears
'Sippy Shore
The Last Little Mile
Oh, My Sweet Hortense
Someone Else
The Passion Flower
Beautiful Faces
Irving Berlin's Latest
Overnight Hit
All by Myself
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1587 Broadway, New York
"MAZIE" POPULAR IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, ORE., May 14.—"Mazie" was on the
shelves of the Lipman, Wolfe & Co.'s sheet
music department, according to Kathleen Benoit-
Campbell, before the other Portland dealers had
unpacked their shipments. Mrs. Campbell ex-
pects a big sale for this popular hit. Among
the songs most called for at present are, "Do
You Ever Think of Me?", "Bright Eyes," "Love
Bird" and "Maybe." "That Old Irish Mother
of Mine" and "Mother o'Mine" are big sellers.
USINESS is good with the dealer who carries stock that is called for.
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