Music Trade Review

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'tHE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
DECJ::M.SER
22, 1923
MAKES ONE THOUSANDTH RECORD
JAKE ELLIS TO LEAVE ON TRIP
WITMARK POPULAR HITS GO BIG
Ben Selvin Sets New High Mark Though Only
Twenty-five Years of Age
Will Place Before Trade Several New Issues
of Sam Fox, Publishing Co.
Professional Department Reports Remarkable
Results Since Being in New Offices
An achievement of notewo-rthy distinction was
attained this week when Ben Selvin, youthful
orchestra impresario, made his one-thousandth
record, thereby establishing a very high mark.
Mr. Selvin, despite the fa ct that he is but
twenty-five years of age, is widely recogni zed
as one of the most success ful orchestra men
of the day. Amon g th e companies for whom
he has r eco rded are Victor, for w hich he made
the famous "Dardanella" and "I'm Foreye r
Blowin g Bubbles"; Brunswick, whi ch released
Selvin reco rding s of "Canadian Caper s," "A nge l
Child," "Love Will Find a Way," e tc.; Pathe,
Okeh, Emerson, Paramount, Banner, Regal, etc .
Mr. Selvin's enviable mark was hung up und er
the Vocalion standard, for which well-known
red disc ht,! has been exclusively retained si nce
1921. With the Bar Harbor Society Orchestra,
Broadway Syncopaters, Southampton Sere­
nadel'S and Ben Selvin's Orchestra under his
management an d direction, Mr. Selvin is an
important factor in popular record releas es.
"Take Those Lips Away" (Feist), from the
new "Ziegfeld FolJie s," and "Raggedy Ann"
( Harm s), from Fred Stone's "Stepping Stones,"
are the two numbers which were chosen by Ben
Se lvin to attain the goal toward which others
have lo ng been striving. A recor d of th ese
selections, suitably autographed by the young
and popular lead er, was this week sen t to Miss
Dorothy Stone, whose recent debut in her
famous pater's show proved a signal triumph.
Ben Selvin's ca reer reads like a fea ture from
the Americal1 magazines. A practical nonentity
seven years ago, he soon "stepped out" above
the rank and file and was almost immediately
signed up by the discriminating Selvin-Thomp­
son interests, which control the "Palais Royal,"
"Montmartre," "Club Royal," "Moulin Rouge,"
"Plantation" and other famous "white way"
cafes. For five years he won many laurels at
the "Moulin Rouge," thereby establishing a rec­
ord for a continuous run. In 1922 he was as­
signed to the newly created Boa rdwalk and with
an augmented orchestra he took new laurels.
Soon his popular aggregation was transferred
to the "Pavilion Royal," where more admirers
were won.
Jake Elli s, traveling representative for the.
Ever since M. Witmark & Sons moved up­
Sam Fox Publishing Co., New York, who has l town to Br'o adway at Fifty-first street the activi­
been sp ending several weeks in New York,. ties in their professional department devoted
will leave on a trade trip shortly after the holi-'. to popular songs have increased at a rapid rate.
days. He is now These activities have yielded some remarkable
res ults. The reorganized department under the
prepari ng plans to
place before the direction of the tireless Al Beilin has been the
tracle se veral new means of placing Witmark popular songs before
Fox iss ues and th e a wider audience than probably at any other
time during the career of this successful and
co-operative pro­
o ld-established house. Current reigning song
gT tha t house for their s ll ccesses bea ring the Witmark imprint are
hea rd in practically every vaudeville house in
exploitation. These
Ame~ica, while the combined efforts of cabaret
numbers will in­
clude
• , H u r d y singers and dance orchestras have brought these
Gurdy Blues," the so ngs before millions of people. Among the
J. H. Ellis
new vo ca l number, popular songs, fox-trots and ballads danced to
and listened to are such numbers as "I'm Goin'
"Rosita," "Just One Kiss," "N ights in the
South," Al Jolson 's latest hi t, featured by him
\\foods," "Maid of the West" and other active
in "Bombo"; "I'm Sittin' Pretty," "Bebe," "Mid­
factors of the catalog.
night Rose," "More," "When Will the Sun Shine
At first glance some of th e tr a de will fail
for Me?", "Bran' New Gal of Mine" and "Out
to recognize "Jake." In re cent' weeks he has
There in the Sunshine With You," Ernest R.
lost much wei ght. In comparison with the
Ball's latest popular ballad. In addition there
ea rlier months of thi s year, he would make an
ideal picture of "before and after taking." In are the two Tom Burke successes at the Winter
Garden, among the real hits of "The Greenwich
endeavoring to locate the reaso n for thi s change
Village Follies"-"There's Just a Bit of Heaven
none of the usual causes seem to· an sw er and
in Your Smile" and "If I Should See You Cry."
"J ake" swears he is not in love.
In addition to the fine work of the staff under
He has not really been th e same since the
Mr. Beilin, there is the new adjunct to the
day, several years ago, when he played third
Witmark professional department under the
base in a baseball game between de al ers and
direction of Al Cook, which takes care of the
publishers. A hotliner from a publisher's bat,
picture houses and those acts in vaudeville fea­
coming in the direction of "Jake" at that time
turing other than what are known as strictly
caused him to do an inte rpretative dance, the
"popular" numbers. This department is doing
results of which he has hardly outlived, This
some very effective work in promoting the fur­
development of his aesthetic s ide seems not to
ther success of such ballad successes-from the
have diminished his sales ability, as his reports
\\fitmark Black and White Series-as "Ten
show he has been hitting 100 per cent ever since.
Thousand Years From Now," "Sunrise and
With his loss of weight he seems more am­
You," "Can It Be Love ?", "June's the Time
bitious than ever and dealers who do not care
for Roses," "My Jean" and "Just to Hear You
to respond in fulJ measure better play golf
Whisper 'I Love You.'''
during his visit to their city on his coming trip.
STILL CONTINUES LEADING SELLER
NEW COPYRIGHT BILL PENDING
"That Old Gang of Mine," from the catalog
of Irving Berlin, Inc., despite its unusual and
. wide success of the past few months, continues
to be one of the biggest sellers of the season.
Not only is the sheet music reaching a high
mark in point of sales, but the records and rolls
of thi s issue seemingly are upon the increase.
\"v' her e two or more are gathered together "That
Old Gang of Mine" is generally heard, if there is
felt a need for song. As a home number it
has a wide appeal.
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 10.-Representa­
tive Johnson, of Washington, has presented a
bill to Congress which would eliminate several
provisions of the Copyright Law of 1909. It
would eliminate the "public performance for
profit." This proposed change will, of course,
have approoval of many radio stations.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
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