Music Trade Review
Issue: 1922 Vol. 74 N. 15 - Page 52
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
APRIL IS, 1922
Proved Instantly Popular in Vaudeville
—A Great Favorite with Dancers.
GERMAN COMPETITION IN FRANCE
DECRIES RADIO BROADCASTING
INDIANAPOLjSJTRADE BUSY
French Music Publishing Trade Demands Heavy
Tariff on German Music
Chicago Publisher Says Radio Stations Should
Pay Royalties on Songs
Mrs. J. E. Keller Opens New Store—Remick
Numbers in Demand—Other News
A dispatch to the New York Herald states that
the French music publishing industry is said to
be on the point of extinction owing to the sharp
practice of certain dealers in bringing German
music into France, and is now demanding a
heavy tariff on imports. Before the war the Ger-
mans practically had a monopoly on the trade,
even in France, where nearly 8,000,000 pounds of
published matter was imported annually. By 1916
France was filling the needs of her own market
and was exporting.
Since the war German music publishers again
are competing, but the most serious danger lies
in the action of French traders who buy music
in Germany and Austria, paying in marks and
crowns, and then bring the music into France
to sell for francs. Unless a crushing import duty
is imposed it will be impossible to compete with
the Germans, says Jacques Durand, president of
the Music Publishers' Association.
One of the leading Chicago publishers was re-
cently interviewed by a staff correspondent of
Universal Service regarding the effect of the radio
broadcasting of songs on the sale of sheet music,
etc. He took exception to the present methods
of the radio stations which do not pay the Ameri-
can Society of Composers, Authors and Publish-
ers a royalty for the use of copyrighted music.
In speaking of the effect of this loss of royalties
he said: "We believe we should certainly get a
royalty from the radio people who are sending
airs through the air for an airy nothing.
"It isn't everybody who can make 'June' rhyme
with 'moon' or 'love' with 'dove.' If the radio
people keep this thing up a lot of songwriters will
go back to waiting on tables."
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., April 10.—Mrs. J. E. Keller,
manager of the music department of the Pettis
Dry Goods Co., will open a new musical merchan-
dise store April 15 at 25 East Market street. Mrs.
Keller has been doing a very successful busi-
ness in sheet music and player rolls at the
Pettis store during the last four years. In her
new store she plans to sell magazines, some
small instruments, sheet music, rolls and rec-
ords.
The music department of the Pettis store has
for some time been rated by the public as good
at "picking hits" and for this Mrs. Keller is con-
ceded as being responsible. She lays her success
in this line to her co-operation with the repre-
sentatives of various publishing houses, orches-
tra leaders in the theatres and professional musi-
cians generally. Her long acquaintance with the
music business she considers also as an invalu-
able asset.
Miss Merle Kester, manager of the J. H. Rem-
ick & Co. sheet music store, which is a depart-
ment in the L. S. Ayres & Co. department store,
says that the following numbers have been the
best sellers during the last few weeks: "While
Miami Dreams," "Don't Leave Me, Mammy,"
"Yoo Hoo," "California" and "When Shall We
Meet Again?" The pieces are named in the order
of their preference. The sheet music business
was better in March than during February, ac-
cording to Miss Kester.
Frank Carlin, of the Carlin Music Co., at-
tributes an increase in business which it has
had to the increased prosperity of the farmers.
The company conducts an extensive mail-order
business from its own publishing department.
"The country children study music more in the
Summer than in the Winter, which, of course, is
contrary to the general opinion," says Mr. Car-
lin. "We are doing a large business with the
country school teachers and music teachers in
sheet music. We are also receiving large ship-
ments of band instruments, violins, 'cellos and
other lines from abroad, in anticipation of a rise
in tariff. Our piano sales show some increase
and altogether business conditions are looking
better."
WILL ROSSITER ON WIRELESS
On Thursday evening, March 6, Will Rossiter
put on .a concert at the wireless broadcasting
station in the Edison Building, Chicago. "In
Bluebird Land," "Those Longing for You Blues,"
"Love Days" and "If Winter Comes" were ex-
cellently rendered. A number of letters were re-
ceived at the station complimenting Mr. Rossiter
on his entertainment.
NEW RADIO CLAUSE
Keith Artists Prohibited From Singing for Radio
by New Contract Clause
Vaudeville performers assuming new contracts
on the Keith vaudeville circuit find an amended
clause which bars them from singing for the
radiophone. It reads: "The artist will not per-
form for any other person between the day hereof
and the end of this engagement, either publicly
or at clubs or at private entertainments in the
city mentioned in paragraph T hereof, nor any-
where by or through the means of radiophones
unless consented to in writing by the manager."
CHURCH & CO. INCORPORATE
ARDING'S
H
COLLECTION
200 JIGS & REELS
According to a certificate filed last week with
the Secretary of State of Connecticut, C. C.
Church & Co., of Hartford, have incorporated
with an authorized capital stock of $200,000,
divided into 20,000 shares of the par value of
$10, 10,000 shares of which are preferred and
10,000 shares common. The corporation will
manufacture and deal, wholesale and retail, in
musical publications and musical instruments of
all kinds. The incorporators are Clarence C.
Church and Martin V. Chameroy, of Hartford,
and Julius C. Weiss, of New York.
Hear
ir It!
Buy It!
PLAY IT!
* Get This Wonderful Hit for Your Phonograph or Player-Piano
RIO
NIGHTS
The Dreamiest of Dreamy Waltzes
DEALERS are making special full window displays in conjunction
with the country-wide publicity campaign on this number.
A. J. STASNY MUSIC CO., 5 6 W. 4 5 St., NEW YORK
52
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
APRIL IS, 1922
Proved Instantly Popular in Vaudeville
—A Great Favorite with Dancers.
GERMAN COMPETITION IN FRANCE
DECRIES RADIO BROADCASTING
INDIANAPOLjSJTRADE BUSY
French Music Publishing Trade Demands Heavy
Tariff on German Music
Chicago Publisher Says Radio Stations Should
Pay Royalties on Songs
Mrs. J. E. Keller Opens New Store—Remick
Numbers in Demand—Other News
A dispatch to the New York Herald states that
the French music publishing industry is said to
be on the point of extinction owing to the sharp
practice of certain dealers in bringing German
music into France, and is now demanding a
heavy tariff on imports. Before the war the Ger-
mans practically had a monopoly on the trade,
even in France, where nearly 8,000,000 pounds of
published matter was imported annually. By 1916
France was filling the needs of her own market
and was exporting.
Since the war German music publishers again
are competing, but the most serious danger lies
in the action of French traders who buy music
in Germany and Austria, paying in marks and
crowns, and then bring the music into France
to sell for francs. Unless a crushing import duty
is imposed it will be impossible to compete with
the Germans, says Jacques Durand, president of
the Music Publishers' Association.
One of the leading Chicago publishers was re-
cently interviewed by a staff correspondent of
Universal Service regarding the effect of the radio
broadcasting of songs on the sale of sheet music,
etc. He took exception to the present methods
of the radio stations which do not pay the Ameri-
can Society of Composers, Authors and Publish-
ers a royalty for the use of copyrighted music.
In speaking of the effect of this loss of royalties
he said: "We believe we should certainly get a
royalty from the radio people who are sending
airs through the air for an airy nothing.
"It isn't everybody who can make 'June' rhyme
with 'moon' or 'love' with 'dove.' If the radio
people keep this thing up a lot of songwriters will
go back to waiting on tables."
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., April 10.—Mrs. J. E. Keller,
manager of the music department of the Pettis
Dry Goods Co., will open a new musical merchan-
dise store April 15 at 25 East Market street. Mrs.
Keller has been doing a very successful busi-
ness in sheet music and player rolls at the
Pettis store during the last four years. In her
new store she plans to sell magazines, some
small instruments, sheet music, rolls and rec-
ords.
The music department of the Pettis store has
for some time been rated by the public as good
at "picking hits" and for this Mrs. Keller is con-
ceded as being responsible. She lays her success
in this line to her co-operation with the repre-
sentatives of various publishing houses, orches-
tra leaders in the theatres and professional musi-
cians generally. Her long acquaintance with the
music business she considers also as an invalu-
able asset.
Miss Merle Kester, manager of the J. H. Rem-
ick & Co. sheet music store, which is a depart-
ment in the L. S. Ayres & Co. department store,
says that the following numbers have been the
best sellers during the last few weeks: "While
Miami Dreams," "Don't Leave Me, Mammy,"
"Yoo Hoo," "California" and "When Shall We
Meet Again?" The pieces are named in the order
of their preference. The sheet music business
was better in March than during February, ac-
cording to Miss Kester.
Frank Carlin, of the Carlin Music Co., at-
tributes an increase in business which it has
had to the increased prosperity of the farmers.
The company conducts an extensive mail-order
business from its own publishing department.
"The country children study music more in the
Summer than in the Winter, which, of course, is
contrary to the general opinion," says Mr. Car-
lin. "We are doing a large business with the
country school teachers and music teachers in
sheet music. We are also receiving large ship-
ments of band instruments, violins, 'cellos and
other lines from abroad, in anticipation of a rise
in tariff. Our piano sales show some increase
and altogether business conditions are looking
better."
WILL ROSSITER ON WIRELESS
On Thursday evening, March 6, Will Rossiter
put on .a concert at the wireless broadcasting
station in the Edison Building, Chicago. "In
Bluebird Land," "Those Longing for You Blues,"
"Love Days" and "If Winter Comes" were ex-
cellently rendered. A number of letters were re-
ceived at the station complimenting Mr. Rossiter
on his entertainment.
NEW RADIO CLAUSE
Keith Artists Prohibited From Singing for Radio
by New Contract Clause
Vaudeville performers assuming new contracts
on the Keith vaudeville circuit find an amended
clause which bars them from singing for the
radiophone. It reads: "The artist will not per-
form for any other person between the day hereof
and the end of this engagement, either publicly
or at clubs or at private entertainments in the
city mentioned in paragraph T hereof, nor any-
where by or through the means of radiophones
unless consented to in writing by the manager."
CHURCH & CO. INCORPORATE
ARDING'S
H
COLLECTION
200 JIGS & REELS
According to a certificate filed last week with
the Secretary of State of Connecticut, C. C.
Church & Co., of Hartford, have incorporated
with an authorized capital stock of $200,000,
divided into 20,000 shares of the par value of
$10, 10,000 shares of which are preferred and
10,000 shares common. The corporation will
manufacture and deal, wholesale and retail, in
musical publications and musical instruments of
all kinds. The incorporators are Clarence C.
Church and Martin V. Chameroy, of Hartford,
and Julius C. Weiss, of New York.
Hear
ir It!
Buy It!
PLAY IT!
* Get This Wonderful Hit for Your Phonograph or Player-Piano
RIO
NIGHTS
The Dreamiest of Dreamy Waltzes
DEALERS are making special full window displays in conjunction
with the country-wide publicity campaign on this number.
A. J. STASNY MUSIC CO., 5 6 W. 4 5 St., NEW YORK
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