Music Trade Review

THE
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MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
JULY
7, 1923
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FOX GETS "LES NUITS DU BOIS"
Closes Negotiations for Out standing Success of
Folies Bergere of Paris
Nego tiation ", we re closed b y thc Sam Fox
1' lIbli ,;hing Co. 1,,-.;[ wcc k b y ca bl c with Eno ch
<'\: Co., of l'aris, for' th e Ame ri ca n rights to th e
Ballad Sensation of the Season!
Waltz Song Success
Growing Rapidly
On All Records and Rolls
,·'~n RAI. l TO-.a
lONG AGO
:.c nsati ona l I'ari 'ia n s ue ce",s, '·i.es N uit s du
Hoi s" ("Nights in th e Woods"). vY h en Sam
Fo x wa, in J lari,; a few week, ago and ,;aw
th e lr e nl c ndous popularity of th e above number
he set Ollt to aCCjllire the /\Illeri can ri g h t>. After
an illterchang e of several cab le,; b ac k and forth
th e d eal was finally closed.
Not only is "i. es N uit s du Bois" (" N ig ht s in
the Woods") the big hit of i'ari s , but it is also
very popular in all the Europ ean ca pital s . Th is
so n g was fir s t introdu ce d in th c "Fo li es Der ge r e ,"
Pari,;. and rece ive d an ovation at eve ry pe rfu rm a nce,
tak ing man)' e ncores. anc! thro·ugh its s licc ess in the
I"olies its popularity soon spread to the cafes
and rc ,~ tallrants and nov; it is going big a ll over
Europe. It, melody is contagiou s and typi ca lly
J'ari ,~ ian and it is the judgment of not only the
s tafT o f the I·'ox. Co, but also ot h e r g ood au­
tlr o riti c ,; in th e music busin ess, th at Sa ;,\ Fox
ha s pi c k e d a winner. Mr . Fo x has sta rt e d n ego­
tiati o n s wit h one of the large produ ce r s to in­
t erpo lat e thi s so n g in " Iho adway production.
WITMARK BRINGS ROYALTY SUIT
The fir s t IIl ove ill the long-promi sed fight
of au th o r s a nc.J puuli,h e rs of copyr ighted lllu s ic
nlusie to tcs t tlrc legality of broadcasting their
productions wit h o ut' pa y rllcnt was taken in a
in Newar k. Th e suit, an injunction proc ee din g
aga in s t s tation W O R , owned by 1.. Damb e q?;er
& Co. , a d e partment s tor e, Newa rk, 2'l. J" wa s
brou ght b y J\.f. Witmark & Sons, musi c pub­
lish e r s of thi s c ity. Scv e ral s uit s of this kind
will be br' o u g ht to t es t th e question.
EASTERN DEALERS
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By sending to us lor
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Edition
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WITMARK OPENING ON JULY 10
New Qua rters of M. Witmark & S ons in Broad­
way Building to Be Thrown Open for Inspec­
tion on Tuesday of Next Week
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M. W itmark & Sons have issued invitations
to th e formal opening and in s pec tion of th e ir
new offic es , s tudio s and wa re rooms at 1650
])roa d way Building, Fift y -fir ,;t str ee t, Droa d way
and Sevent h a ve nue, adjoinin g th e "Yi nt er Gar­
d en. Th e open in g' will be h e ld on nex t Tu es­
da y , Jul y 10, w hen the n ew Cjuarters wi ll be
r ea d y for in s pection frolll 10:30 a. Ill. to 5 p. Ill.
Th e details o f the move were announced in The
Review ~ ome time ago and th e brin g in g to­
ge th e r o f th e \ V itmark activities und e r onc roof
and in s u c h a ce ntral location cannot but prove
of in es timabl e va lue both to the co mpany and
it s bu s in ess fri e nds . The new quart e r s a r c hand­
somely an d ad eCjuatelr equipped.
If yo u (l o n ' t c,,- rT.\· thi $ [" st -Re llin ... lin ~ , wr itc
for a ttr'activ" pr·o poR i tion. Com»l e t e o utftt itt tlc
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