Music Trade Review
Issue: 1923 Vol. 76 N. 10 - Page 43
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MARCH 10, 1923
A New and Delightful Walk Melody
FEATURING "SWANEE SMILES"
Sherman, Clay & Co. Link Window With Ap-
pearance of Paul Ash Orchestra in San Fran-
cisco at Granada Theatre in That City
Among the orchestras which have featured
the Sam Fox Publishing Co.'s song, "Swanee
Smiles," is that of Paul Ash and his Synco-
Symphonist a 1 i K " Hranada Theatre, San Fran-
with the title pages in addition. Herewith is
shown such a display on the number made by
Sherman, Clay & Co., of San Francisco, during
the period in which the song was featured by
the Paul Ash Orchestra. The window is quite
artistic in effect, the center placard carrying
the Granada Theatre announcement, together
with the photoplays which were shown there
during that time.
Noted Publishers to Occupy Elaborate Quarters
at Broadway and Fifty-first Street
E. C. Mills, receiver for the Broadway Art
Stores, Inc., sold the business to the Ritz Music
Shops, Inc., which will continue to operate the
two music stores located at 1389 and 1543
Broadway. Joe Reinhorn, former president of
the Broadway Art Stores, Inc., is general man-
ager of the Ritz retail establishment. It is
said that over $15,000 were due music pub-
lishers when the Broadway Art Stores, Inc.,
went into bankruptcy several weeks ago. It is
expected that under the new arrangement the
creditors will receive 20 cents on the dollar.
M. Witmark & Sons announce that after main-
taining headquarters for twenty years in West
37th street, New York, in a building especially
erected to meet the requirements of the com-
pany's business in 1903, they will move shortly
to new headquarters at 1650 Broadway, where
two complete floors in the spacious new build-
ing adjoining the Winter Garden, with frontage
on Broadway, Seventh avenue and Fifty-first
street, will be occupied by the company.
The fifth and sixth floors of the new building
are now being equipped in an elaborate manner
to take care of the Witmark business, which
has increased in volume and importance steadily
during the past two decades. In addition to the
business offices, stock and shipping rooms, the
new quarters will also house the professional
department now located in the building adjoin-
ing the Palace Theatre.
BROADWAY CORP. CAMPAIGN
NEW PUBLISHING FIRM FORMED
The Broadway Music Corp. has embarked
upon an intensive publicity drive in professional
circles on a number of songs. Several of these
are being placed in the programs of some of
the leading vaudeville artists. The band and
orchestra department is also quite active.
Louis Breau and Charles Tobias Form Bee Tee
Publishing Co.—First Number, "Keep It
Under Your Hat"
RITZ BUYS BROADWAY ART STORES
Featuring "Swanee Smiles"
cisco, Cal. This and other combinations of
similar caliber have made "Swanee Smiles" one
of the feature numbers of Pacific Coast pro-
grams. The dealers in the territory where
"Swanee Smiles" has received this unusual pub-
licity have co-operated with the publisher by
giving the song display space on counters and,
in many instances, have dressed their windows
WITMARK & SONS TO MOVE UPTOWN
JOINS S. A. C^& P. IN BODY
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 6.—The local asso-
ciation of the Exhibitors' League joined the
American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers as a unit. Every movie theatre in
the city automatically is licensed to perform
compositions controlled by the American So-
ciety of Authors, Composers and Publishers.
Louis Brcau, writer of a number of successes,
including "Humming," has formed a partnership
with Charles Tobias and the team will operate
a publishing business under the trade name
Bee Tee Publishing Co. Offices have been
opened in the Tilman Building, 145 West Forty-
fifth street, New York. The first release of the
new company is entitled "Keep It Under Your
Hat," written by Breau and Tobias, originally
introduced by Eddie Cantor and sung by Billy
Glason, Al Herman, Sophie Tucker, the Wilton
Sisters and others.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MARCH 10, 1923
A New and Delightful Walk Melody
FEATURING "SWANEE SMILES"
Sherman, Clay & Co. Link Window With Ap-
pearance of Paul Ash Orchestra in San Fran-
cisco at Granada Theatre in That City
Among the orchestras which have featured
the Sam Fox Publishing Co.'s song, "Swanee
Smiles," is that of Paul Ash and his Synco-
Symphonist a 1 i K " Hranada Theatre, San Fran-
with the title pages in addition. Herewith is
shown such a display on the number made by
Sherman, Clay & Co., of San Francisco, during
the period in which the song was featured by
the Paul Ash Orchestra. The window is quite
artistic in effect, the center placard carrying
the Granada Theatre announcement, together
with the photoplays which were shown there
during that time.
Noted Publishers to Occupy Elaborate Quarters
at Broadway and Fifty-first Street
E. C. Mills, receiver for the Broadway Art
Stores, Inc., sold the business to the Ritz Music
Shops, Inc., which will continue to operate the
two music stores located at 1389 and 1543
Broadway. Joe Reinhorn, former president of
the Broadway Art Stores, Inc., is general man-
ager of the Ritz retail establishment. It is
said that over $15,000 were due music pub-
lishers when the Broadway Art Stores, Inc.,
went into bankruptcy several weeks ago. It is
expected that under the new arrangement the
creditors will receive 20 cents on the dollar.
M. Witmark & Sons announce that after main-
taining headquarters for twenty years in West
37th street, New York, in a building especially
erected to meet the requirements of the com-
pany's business in 1903, they will move shortly
to new headquarters at 1650 Broadway, where
two complete floors in the spacious new build-
ing adjoining the Winter Garden, with frontage
on Broadway, Seventh avenue and Fifty-first
street, will be occupied by the company.
The fifth and sixth floors of the new building
are now being equipped in an elaborate manner
to take care of the Witmark business, which
has increased in volume and importance steadily
during the past two decades. In addition to the
business offices, stock and shipping rooms, the
new quarters will also house the professional
department now located in the building adjoin-
ing the Palace Theatre.
BROADWAY CORP. CAMPAIGN
NEW PUBLISHING FIRM FORMED
The Broadway Music Corp. has embarked
upon an intensive publicity drive in professional
circles on a number of songs. Several of these
are being placed in the programs of some of
the leading vaudeville artists. The band and
orchestra department is also quite active.
Louis Breau and Charles Tobias Form Bee Tee
Publishing Co.—First Number, "Keep It
Under Your Hat"
RITZ BUYS BROADWAY ART STORES
Featuring "Swanee Smiles"
cisco, Cal. This and other combinations of
similar caliber have made "Swanee Smiles" one
of the feature numbers of Pacific Coast pro-
grams. The dealers in the territory where
"Swanee Smiles" has received this unusual pub-
licity have co-operated with the publisher by
giving the song display space on counters and,
in many instances, have dressed their windows
WITMARK & SONS TO MOVE UPTOWN
JOINS S. A. C^& P. IN BODY
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 6.—The local asso-
ciation of the Exhibitors' League joined the
American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers as a unit. Every movie theatre in
the city automatically is licensed to perform
compositions controlled by the American So-
ciety of Authors, Composers and Publishers.
Louis Brcau, writer of a number of successes,
including "Humming," has formed a partnership
with Charles Tobias and the team will operate
a publishing business under the trade name
Bee Tee Publishing Co. Offices have been
opened in the Tilman Building, 145 West Forty-
fifth street, New York. The first release of the
new company is entitled "Keep It Under Your
Hat," written by Breau and Tobias, originally
introduced by Eddie Cantor and sung by Billy
Glason, Al Herman, Sophie Tucker, the Wilton
Sisters and others.
BfflKG PEEVED AND SUNG FROM COAST «»COAST
JPhonogrrapks and'P/ai/en JPiatvos
SOhtS f\0SlC@^**™*s
City Mo.
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