Music Trade Review
Issue: 1927 Vol. 85 N. 26 - Page 25
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Kahan at the Stanley and by Charlie Kerr and trade. Here is a practice which literally makes
prospects by the thousand in the course of a week,
his orchestra at the Golden Dragon. Pictures of
each musician were placed next to the placard. but nothing is provided, so far as the program
The resulting sales for "Blue Heaven" in the in the theatre is concerned, for bringing them
Weymann store were proof enough to the pro- into the music store. This is the problem for
the dealer to work out, and it appears a simple
prietors that such a tie-up pays.
The organists themselves occasionally introduce- one, with the publisher willing to furnish him
new effects into their presentations and are aware with anything he needs.
that their ingenuity in these specialties spreads
llu'ir popularity more than anything they can do.
An example in point was an act recently put on
by Eddie House, the singing organist of the
Granada Theatre in Chicago. Mr. House called
his specialty, "Donizetti vs. Donaldson," and first Witmark Distributing Interesting Series for
played the sextet from "Lucia" to represent the
"Watching the World Go By" for Picture
operatic composer. He then played a medley of
Organists' Use
hits by Walter Donaldson, concluding with "My
Blue Heaven," which he sang with the assistance
M. Witmark & Sons, New York, have just
of the audience.
issued an interesting set of colored slides for
Every big publisher supplies each year an aver- "Watching the World Go By," gotten up
age of twenty-five such acts, consisting of from specially for the use of motion picture organ-
thirty to thirty-six slides, designed to present the ists. The demand for these slides is already
extensive in view of the popularity of the song,
best numbers from the firm's catalog. Each of
these presentations is worked up in a different which was the last composition of Ernest R.
Ball. The slides differ from the conventional
manner and there is nothing stereotyped about
any of them. It is more than a pity that the series in that they effectively introduce scenes
motion picture presentations of songs are not and themes from Mr. Ball's earlier successes
given the attention they deserve by the retail as well, including "Dear Little Hoy of Mine,"
"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "Love Me and
tlie World is Mine," "Mother Machree," "Will
You Love Me in December as You Do in May?"
"Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold" and
"A Little Bit of Heaven."
The story of the publishing of "Watching the
World Go By" i.s a dramatic one. Just be-
THAT HIT THE MARK! fore he died last May, Ernest R. Ball had
turned over to his publishers, M. Witmark &
AMONG MY SOUVEMBS
Sons, the manuscript of this song, which proved
BROKEN HKARTKD
to be his last ballad. The composer had al-
WITHOl'T YOU, SWEKTHEART
ready introduced the new song in his vaude-
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE
ville act out West, and has "put it over." The
SWEKTHEART MEMORIES
song was in the hands of the engraver about
TIN PAN PARADE
the time Mr. Ball was stricken in his theatre
THERE'S ONE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES
dressing room, and was released a short time
MK
after his sudden death. There was naturally
GEE, I'M GLA1) I'M HOME
great interest in this posthumous Ball ballad
I'M LIKE A BIRD WITH A BROKEN WING
on the part of music lovers throughout the
BABY FEET GO PITTER PATTER
world, and it is interesting to note that the
DIDN'T I TELL YOI (That You'd Come Hack)
sales of "Watching the World Go By" have
WHO'S THAT KNOCKIN' AT MY DOOR?
steadily forged ahead, not requiring any special
Song Hits from the Collegiate Musical
exploitation. The publishers are confident that
Comedy
I he number will in short time equal some of
''GOOD
N E W S 1 '
the best of the composer's big sellers.
GOOD NEWS
Slide Set for Last
Ballad Ball Wrote
SONGS
THE
VARSITY
Ll'CRY
TIIK
DRAG
IN LOVE
ItKST THINGS IN LIFE
AKE
FREE
II \ IM'V DAYS
JUST
IMAGINE
DIG
25
The Music Trade Review
DECEMBER 24, 1927
S E L L E R S
IN
FOLIOS
SAXOPHOLIO
TENOR BANJO FOLIO (2nd Edition)
(Each containing fifteen great son
Pu buskers
K SVIVA,60OWN — HCNOCIL50N BUIIDINQ
IMS SEVENTH AVENUE NEW VOW
Miller & Shoemaker Songs
Miller & Shoemaker, Inc., a new firm of
music publishers at 745 Seventh avenue, New
York, announce as one of their first releases
an Al Smith number, called "Our Al," which
will be ready for distribution about January 1.
Other numbers in the Miller & Shoemaker
catalog are: "Babyin' My Baby," "Nobody But
You," "Just Whisper," "Make All My Dreams
Come True," and "Dream Hours." The latter
song is a strikingly melodious waltz number.
McKINLEY MUSIC
20 * A Copy'to Dealers^ 7?\ Copy
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
^ > CHICAGO,ILL.
$bu Can't Go Wrongf
iWJth Anj^FEIST'
Kahan at the Stanley and by Charlie Kerr and trade. Here is a practice which literally makes
prospects by the thousand in the course of a week,
his orchestra at the Golden Dragon. Pictures of
each musician were placed next to the placard. but nothing is provided, so far as the program
The resulting sales for "Blue Heaven" in the in the theatre is concerned, for bringing them
Weymann store were proof enough to the pro- into the music store. This is the problem for
the dealer to work out, and it appears a simple
prietors that such a tie-up pays.
The organists themselves occasionally introduce- one, with the publisher willing to furnish him
new effects into their presentations and are aware with anything he needs.
that their ingenuity in these specialties spreads
llu'ir popularity more than anything they can do.
An example in point was an act recently put on
by Eddie House, the singing organist of the
Granada Theatre in Chicago. Mr. House called
his specialty, "Donizetti vs. Donaldson," and first Witmark Distributing Interesting Series for
played the sextet from "Lucia" to represent the
"Watching the World Go By" for Picture
operatic composer. He then played a medley of
Organists' Use
hits by Walter Donaldson, concluding with "My
Blue Heaven," which he sang with the assistance
M. Witmark & Sons, New York, have just
of the audience.
issued an interesting set of colored slides for
Every big publisher supplies each year an aver- "Watching the World Go By," gotten up
age of twenty-five such acts, consisting of from specially for the use of motion picture organ-
thirty to thirty-six slides, designed to present the ists. The demand for these slides is already
extensive in view of the popularity of the song,
best numbers from the firm's catalog. Each of
these presentations is worked up in a different which was the last composition of Ernest R.
Ball. The slides differ from the conventional
manner and there is nothing stereotyped about
any of them. It is more than a pity that the series in that they effectively introduce scenes
motion picture presentations of songs are not and themes from Mr. Ball's earlier successes
given the attention they deserve by the retail as well, including "Dear Little Hoy of Mine,"
"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "Love Me and
tlie World is Mine," "Mother Machree," "Will
You Love Me in December as You Do in May?"
"Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold" and
"A Little Bit of Heaven."
The story of the publishing of "Watching the
World Go By" i.s a dramatic one. Just be-
THAT HIT THE MARK! fore he died last May, Ernest R. Ball had
turned over to his publishers, M. Witmark &
AMONG MY SOUVEMBS
Sons, the manuscript of this song, which proved
BROKEN HKARTKD
to be his last ballad. The composer had al-
WITHOl'T YOU, SWEKTHEART
ready introduced the new song in his vaude-
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE
ville act out West, and has "put it over." The
SWEKTHEART MEMORIES
song was in the hands of the engraver about
TIN PAN PARADE
the time Mr. Ball was stricken in his theatre
THERE'S ONE LITTLE GIRL WHO LOVES
dressing room, and was released a short time
MK
after his sudden death. There was naturally
GEE, I'M GLA1) I'M HOME
great interest in this posthumous Ball ballad
I'M LIKE A BIRD WITH A BROKEN WING
on the part of music lovers throughout the
BABY FEET GO PITTER PATTER
world, and it is interesting to note that the
DIDN'T I TELL YOI (That You'd Come Hack)
sales of "Watching the World Go By" have
WHO'S THAT KNOCKIN' AT MY DOOR?
steadily forged ahead, not requiring any special
Song Hits from the Collegiate Musical
exploitation. The publishers are confident that
Comedy
I he number will in short time equal some of
''GOOD
N E W S 1 '
the best of the composer's big sellers.
GOOD NEWS
Slide Set for Last
Ballad Ball Wrote
SONGS
THE
VARSITY
Ll'CRY
TIIK
DRAG
IN LOVE
ItKST THINGS IN LIFE
AKE
FREE
II \ IM'V DAYS
JUST
IMAGINE
DIG
25
The Music Trade Review
DECEMBER 24, 1927
S E L L E R S
IN
FOLIOS
SAXOPHOLIO
TENOR BANJO FOLIO (2nd Edition)
(Each containing fifteen great son
Pu buskers
K SVIVA,60OWN — HCNOCIL50N BUIIDINQ
IMS SEVENTH AVENUE NEW VOW
Miller & Shoemaker Songs
Miller & Shoemaker, Inc., a new firm of
music publishers at 745 Seventh avenue, New
York, announce as one of their first releases
an Al Smith number, called "Our Al," which
will be ready for distribution about January 1.
Other numbers in the Miller & Shoemaker
catalog are: "Babyin' My Baby," "Nobody But
You," "Just Whisper," "Make All My Dreams
Come True," and "Dream Hours." The latter
song is a strikingly melodious waltz number.
McKINLEY MUSIC
20 * A Copy'to Dealers^ 7?\ Copy
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
^ > CHICAGO,ILL.
$bu Can't Go Wrongf
iWJth Anj^FEIST'
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