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FEATURES "PEANUTS 5 A BAG"
Baltimore McCrory Store Gives Elaborate Dis­
ptay to Richmond-Robbins Number
The J . (j McCrory store, of Baltimore, has
one of the Illo Illu,ic counter, in th e co untry, und e r the s uper­
v ision of 'Max Priva l. 1.Tn der his direction, un­
us ual attent ion is given to the windows and
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dow, in this instance, was decorated with titl e
pages, real peanuts and the figure of a peddler
with peanut stand added further effectiveness to
the showing.
"Peanuts 5 a Big" has had a most activ e sa le
in man y other section s of the count ry; in fact,
it ha s been one of the most successful numbers
of the popular type ever issued by the Rich ­
mond-Robbins orga nization. The so ng is one
of the singing features of the Vincent Lopez
Orc hestra on the Hotel Pe nn sylvania Roof.
SF:PTEM'RER 22, 1923
DIEHL STORE IN NEW QUARTERS
ROCHELLE, ILL., September 16.- The Diehl Music
Store h as just taken up its new location in the
100111 5 re ce ntly vacated by J. ]. Brew e n.
The
new store gives it lar ge r faciliti es.
THOMAS TO OPEN NEW OFFICE
Late3t Hits Published by the Geo. W. Thomas
Music Co. Are Meeting With Such Success
That Company Contemplates Moving to
Larger Quarters
Featuring "Peanuts 5 a Bag"
some particularly effective showings in those
sflaces of the store have been the re s ult.
Recently this store devoted an entire window
(0 the displa y of the Richmond-Robbins, In c.,
,o nt'. "l'eanllt ~ S a Bag." This so ng has bee n
particu larl y popu la r in Baltimore an'd Mr. Prival
decided thaI an unusual window displa y on the
number would furth er in c rease sales. The win­
CKICAGO, ILL., September 15.- Th e increasing
bu s i nes s of the Geo. W. Thomas 1VI usic Co.,
publ i,shers, now lo ca t ed at 428 Bowen aven ue ,
ne cess itate s a move to larger office s nearer the
Loop.
This company's songs have had sales not only
in the United States, but also in England, China,
Japan and other countrie s. Practically a ll the
!lumb e r s published by this com pany have been
record ed on music rolls and it is announced that
the late st hit s, "Th e ·Rocks" and "The Fives,"
blues numbers, have just been released by the
Q R S :VI usi c Co.
Geo. W. Thomas is writer as well as pub­
lisher of "The Rocks." "The Fives" was writ­
ten by G eo. \V. Thoma s and Hersal Thoma e"
his young brother. Hersal Thomas is fifteen
years old. Other popular songs published by
this compa ny in c lude "The Hou s ton Blues," "At
Sundow n," "Mu scle Shoals Blues" and "I .\in't
No Sheik."
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire p-ositions.
Another"M~Carthy--Tierney\\ Masterpiece!--­
SAWMILL RIVERROAD
That Irresistible Fox Trot
'f}jou con'/ 10 wyong
With anj'FfIST'song"
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