Music Trade Review
Issue: 1928 Vol. 86 N. 12 - Page 21
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MARCH 24, 1928
The Music Trade Review
Joe Schuster Wins
Contest at Hotel Astor
Tenor Awarded First Prize for Singing Two
of M. Witmark's Best-Selling Publications
At a recent music publishers' contest among
the top-notchers at the Hotel Astor, the first
overtones, and should sooner or later attract
some of the biggest "name" soloists of the
country.
Another new number by Gus Kahn and Neil
Moret is "Ready for the River." Mr. Daniels
expressed himself as being exceptionally pleased
with the showing of the firm's catalog during
the present season, as "Chloe-e," "Moonlit
Waters" and "An Old Refrain and an Old
Guitar" have been 100 per cent successful me-
chanically and are selling everywhere.
Roy Smeck With Berlin
Standard Music Corp.
Well-Known Banjoist to Place His Material,
Solos and Transcriptions Exclusively With
This Firm
I |
Joe Schuster
| f
prize was awarded to Joe Schuster, of the pro-
fessional staff of M. Witmark & Sons, New
York, for his singing of the firm's numbers, "I'm
Away From the World When I'm Away From
You," and "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life." The
former number is by Lew Pollack and Sidney
Clare, and the latter is from Victor Herbert's
"Naughty Marietta," which is becoming a best
seller. Both these numbers were adapted to
Mr. Schuster's own interpretation and his well-
manipulated tenor scored a decided hit.
This is nothing new for Mr. Schuster, as he
has been winning similar distinctions right
along. He is also a popular writer himself,
having to his credit "Two Little Pretty Birds,"
"Mamma's Little Baby" and the new success,
"Flora," all of which are Witmark publications.
Roy Smeck, banjoist, known as the wizard
of the strings, has recently been secured under
an exclusive contract by the Irving Berlin
Standard Music Corp., New York, to write a
scries of tenor banjo solos for the firm. Mr.
Smeck has the reputation of being the highest-
priced banjo soloist in the country.
The first release of Roy Smeck's banjo solos
will be announced shortly, and new numbers
will be added to the catalog periodically. In
addition, arrangements have been made with
other firms for the exclusive rights to standard
compositions for banjo transcriptions by Mr.
Smeck. A special series of these transcriptions
of famous standard selections will later be got
out by the firm.
VV
MY OHIO HOME"
X
THERE MUST BE
A SILVER, LINING"
SHADY T R E E *
*BABY YOUR MOTHER
'CHANGES*
IF I CANT HAVE YOU'
«u. HEAD OVER HEELSi&Z
"KISS AND MAKE UP*
MY BLUE HEAVEN"
THAT MELODY OF LOVE'
THE SUNR.ISE*
UIHEN YOU'RE WITH
"
SOMEBODY ELSE*
President of Villa Moret, Inc., Working on New
Material for Firm's Spring and Summer
Catalog
Dealers say —
It's the easiest thins
in the world to sell.
WORLD-FAMOUS
McKINLEY
MUSIC
You CAN'T GO WRONG
WITH A N Y FEIST'SONG,
THAT'LL YOU DO?
Charles N. Daniels Is
Visiting New York Trade
Charles N. Daniels, president and founder of
the music publishing house of Villa Moret, Inc.,
San Francisco, Cal., is at present spending a
few weeks in New York, making his head-
quarters at the firm's offices at 1595 Broadway.
Mr. Daniels is working up some new material
for the Spring and Summer catalog, and is par-
ticularly enthusiastic over a new song of his
called, "Evenin 1 ." It is thought to have merit
of the top rank, being a folk-song with racial
21
Roy Smeck
The Irving Berlin Standard Music Corp. con-
templates an active campaign with this class of
material, since the firm now enjoys a substantial
sale on its tenor banjo folios of Irving Berlin,
Inc., popular hits, released several months ago.
With Ralph Colicchio under exclusive contract
with the film and Roy Smeck under its wing,
the firm now has two of the outstanding figures
in that field.
With the Wonderful Catalog,
Fine Cabinet, Graded
Counter Portfolios,
Display Signs,
etc.,
IT SELLS
ITSELF!
tOQUETTE*
INDIAN CRADLE SONG"
V A L E BLUES*
YOU PLAYED .
W HEN THE
ORGA(ST
"DOLOR.ES"
'THERE OUGHT TO BE
/,
1
A LAW AGAINST T H A T / '
THAT'S MY MAMMY"
' ' F O R KATY'
LEO. FEIST, INC.
2 3 1 W.4O T H ST.,
NEW
Y0R.K, N.Y.
MARCH 24, 1928
The Music Trade Review
Joe Schuster Wins
Contest at Hotel Astor
Tenor Awarded First Prize for Singing Two
of M. Witmark's Best-Selling Publications
At a recent music publishers' contest among
the top-notchers at the Hotel Astor, the first
overtones, and should sooner or later attract
some of the biggest "name" soloists of the
country.
Another new number by Gus Kahn and Neil
Moret is "Ready for the River." Mr. Daniels
expressed himself as being exceptionally pleased
with the showing of the firm's catalog during
the present season, as "Chloe-e," "Moonlit
Waters" and "An Old Refrain and an Old
Guitar" have been 100 per cent successful me-
chanically and are selling everywhere.
Roy Smeck With Berlin
Standard Music Corp.
Well-Known Banjoist to Place His Material,
Solos and Transcriptions Exclusively With
This Firm
I |
Joe Schuster
| f
prize was awarded to Joe Schuster, of the pro-
fessional staff of M. Witmark & Sons, New
York, for his singing of the firm's numbers, "I'm
Away From the World When I'm Away From
You," and "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life." The
former number is by Lew Pollack and Sidney
Clare, and the latter is from Victor Herbert's
"Naughty Marietta," which is becoming a best
seller. Both these numbers were adapted to
Mr. Schuster's own interpretation and his well-
manipulated tenor scored a decided hit.
This is nothing new for Mr. Schuster, as he
has been winning similar distinctions right
along. He is also a popular writer himself,
having to his credit "Two Little Pretty Birds,"
"Mamma's Little Baby" and the new success,
"Flora," all of which are Witmark publications.
Roy Smeck, banjoist, known as the wizard
of the strings, has recently been secured under
an exclusive contract by the Irving Berlin
Standard Music Corp., New York, to write a
scries of tenor banjo solos for the firm. Mr.
Smeck has the reputation of being the highest-
priced banjo soloist in the country.
The first release of Roy Smeck's banjo solos
will be announced shortly, and new numbers
will be added to the catalog periodically. In
addition, arrangements have been made with
other firms for the exclusive rights to standard
compositions for banjo transcriptions by Mr.
Smeck. A special series of these transcriptions
of famous standard selections will later be got
out by the firm.
VV
MY OHIO HOME"
X
THERE MUST BE
A SILVER, LINING"
SHADY T R E E *
*BABY YOUR MOTHER
'CHANGES*
IF I CANT HAVE YOU'
«u. HEAD OVER HEELSi&Z
"KISS AND MAKE UP*
MY BLUE HEAVEN"
THAT MELODY OF LOVE'
THE SUNR.ISE*
UIHEN YOU'RE WITH
"
SOMEBODY ELSE*
President of Villa Moret, Inc., Working on New
Material for Firm's Spring and Summer
Catalog
Dealers say —
It's the easiest thins
in the world to sell.
WORLD-FAMOUS
McKINLEY
MUSIC
You CAN'T GO WRONG
WITH A N Y FEIST'SONG,
THAT'LL YOU DO?
Charles N. Daniels Is
Visiting New York Trade
Charles N. Daniels, president and founder of
the music publishing house of Villa Moret, Inc.,
San Francisco, Cal., is at present spending a
few weeks in New York, making his head-
quarters at the firm's offices at 1595 Broadway.
Mr. Daniels is working up some new material
for the Spring and Summer catalog, and is par-
ticularly enthusiastic over a new song of his
called, "Evenin 1 ." It is thought to have merit
of the top rank, being a folk-song with racial
21
Roy Smeck
The Irving Berlin Standard Music Corp. con-
templates an active campaign with this class of
material, since the firm now enjoys a substantial
sale on its tenor banjo folios of Irving Berlin,
Inc., popular hits, released several months ago.
With Ralph Colicchio under exclusive contract
with the film and Roy Smeck under its wing,
the firm now has two of the outstanding figures
in that field.
With the Wonderful Catalog,
Fine Cabinet, Graded
Counter Portfolios,
Display Signs,
etc.,
IT SELLS
ITSELF!
tOQUETTE*
INDIAN CRADLE SONG"
V A L E BLUES*
YOU PLAYED .
W HEN THE
ORGA(ST
"DOLOR.ES"
'THERE OUGHT TO BE
/,
1
A LAW AGAINST T H A T / '
THAT'S MY MAMMY"
' ' F O R KATY'
LEO. FEIST, INC.
2 3 1 W.4O T H ST.,
NEW
Y0R.K, N.Y.
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