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THE
J U N E 11, 1921
MUSIC TRADE
9
REVIEW
FULL OF F U N -
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Book of Homely Songs," five, with a dedicatory
song entitled "The Mother Tribute." And he
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Has Novel Window Dis- Erstwhile Major Gives Further Proof of His has a collection of piano pieces soon to be pub-
lished.
play Which Boosts Sales of Record
Versatility—Music Published by Schirmer
His "Cain," for which he himself wrote the
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., 120 West Forty-
Rupert Hughes is one of the most versatile words, is a dramatic exposition of the remorse
second street, New York City, recently had a majors known; he is not only a highly successful of the first murderer, his lament, his appeal to
his mother to weep for him, expressed in music
very novel wi:idow
of poignant accent and free treatment. His
display featuring the
"Homely Songs" are about an old "farm-wife,"
Handy Bros, song,
the death of Chick Lorimer, the roustabout, the
"Pickaninny Rose,"
foghorn, Amy Wentworth (Whittier's verse).
which attracted un-
His style in these is realistic and unconventional,
usual attention.
and frequently vividly expressive, without much
Herbert A. Bren-
regard for euphony when the thing expressed
nan, manager of the
suggests discord.
Victrola department
of the company, de-
signed a very clever
NEW JOLSON SONG PROVES A HIT
hand-painted cut-out
of a typical Southern
SAN FRANCISCO, CAU, June 4.—"Always," the
mammy rocking a
new Remick number, written and sung by Al
pickaninny in a cra-
Jolson on his recent trip to the Coast, has taken
dle. This was sur-
California by storm. With its exploitation by
rounded by dolls
Jolson, B. E. Adkins, professional representa-
headed by a picka-
tive of the Remick concern in San Francisco,
ninny b r i d e a n d
took full advantage of the occasion and got a
Rroom, all arranged
good deal of publicity for the number.
in a wedding forma-
tion holding up the
SONGWRITERS COLLABORATE
Attractive Window Display of Handy Bros.' Recent Hit
bride's train. The re-
suit was not only effective as a sales producer novelist and playwright and writer of moving
Con Conrad, composer of "Margie," "Pales-
but caused much amusement among those who picture scenarios, editor of a musical dictionary, teena," "Moonlight" and other successes, has
author of books about music, but is also a com- just collaborated on a new song with Ballard
stopped to look at the display.
"Pickaninny Rose" is having a very heavy poser of music. Several collections of his songs Macdonald, entitled "Mimi (Mee-Mee)," as well
sale in both record and sheet music form at the have recently been published by Schirmer: as some manuscripts yet to be announced, all
"Cain," a "vocal, scena" for baritone, and "A of which will be published by Shapiro, Bernstein.
present time.
'PICKANINNY ROSE" IS FEATURED
THE
RUPERT HUGHES AS A COMPOSER
§ONG JJIT gWEEPING ^ H E (^OUNTRY
SONG HIT
DANCE HIT
"KHARMINE"
"KHARMINE"
CAROLINA
LULLABY
BY THE WRITER OF "CAROLINA SUNSHINE"
SELLING HIT
KHARMINE
MECHANICAL HIT
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