Music Trade Review
Issue: 1928 Vol. 86 N. 18 - Page 21
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MAY 5, 1928
Julius P. Witmark
Back From Conference
New York Publisher Heard Many Witmark
Numbers Featured While on Visit to Chicago
Julius P. Witmark, of M. Witmark &
Sons, New York, has just returned from Chi-
cago, where he attended the first biennial of
the Music Supervisors' National Conference, ac-
companied by Mrs. Witmark. This was Mr.
Witmark's first trip to Chicago in a number
of years and he put in a busy two weeks re-
newing old business acquaintances and per-
sonally interviewing prominent members of the
music trades there. He also found time to visit
the leading motion picture and vaudeville
houses and found many of the orchestra leaders
featuring Witmark songs in their regular pres-
entations. Among those visited was Paul Ash,
playing with his orchestra at the Oriental
Theatre, who was featuring "I'm Away From
the World, When I'm Away From You." Mr.
Witmark heard Mark Fisher and his orchestra
do the number, "There's Always a Way to Re-
member," and also heard Victor Herbert's
"Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" played in dozens
of places.
The primary object of his visit was, of
course, the music supervisors' conference,
which took up the greater share of his time.
THERE MUST BE
SILVER. LINING "
"Joe Davis" Publications
ALL DAY LONG
YOU'D RATHER FORGET
THAN FORGIVE
MY BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN
HOME
I AIN'T GOT NOBODY
(and Nobody Cares for Me)
SHOULD I BE SORRY?
RED HEAD
A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO
FIND
RIGHT OR WRONG
IN MY SWEETHEART'S ARMS
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
AGAIN
LITTLE MARION PARKER
FIDGETS
SERENATA
NOW I WON'T BE BLUE
MY BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN
QUEEN
MY CAROLINA HOME
TALKIN' 'BOUT HOME
SHAKE IT DOWN
FIREWORKS
1 6 5 6 \PUP./BROADWAY
You CAN'T GO WRONG
WITH ANYTEIST'SONG,
fV>y OHIO H O M E *
TRIANGLE HITS
RECORDS — ROLLS
SHEET MUSIC and
ORCHESTRATIONS
l\
The Music Trade Review
Julius P. Witmark
Mr. Witmark is more than ordinarily interested
in music instruction in the schools, and it is
due to his untiring efforts that the Witmark
firm possesses to-day one of the most interest-
ing and varied catalogs of music material for
school use in existence. "A World of Good
Things for Schools and Colleges" is the title
of this catalog of Witmark teaching material,
now so thoroughly familiar to every music su-
pervisor in the country. The principal contents
of this catalog were on display in the Witmark
exhibit at the Hotel Stevens, headquarters of
the convention.
Mr. Witmark received a great thrill with the
singing of two of the Witmark firm's choral
publications at two functions in connection with
the conference. The first was Richard Kountz's
"American Ode," which closed the program pre-
sented at the first annual Chicago High Schools
Music Festival in Orchestra Hall. This was
sung by 500 students, accompanied by an or-
chestra of one hundred pieces, conducted by
Ray Staater with Noble Cain at the organ. The
second featured Witmark publication was the
same composer's "The Song of Man," written
especially for the occasion and dedicated to
the founders of the conference. It was sung at
the Founders' Breakfast by 125 supervisors
selected and directed by Dr. Will Earhart.
Five Songs Serve as
Text for Sermon
SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 28.—-Something of a
sensation in novel sermons was created lure
last Sunday, when Rev. Bernard C. Clausen,
pastor of the First Baptist Church, drew his
text from five late popular songs. Rev. Clausen
went on record as saying that "the writers of
'My Blue Heaven' and 'Baby Feet Go Fitter
Patter' have done more to glorify the simple
home than all the millions of sermons which
have been delivered from the pulpits of Chris-
tian churches."
He preached on what he nominated as the
year's best five song sellers, "My Blue Heaven,"
"Baby Feet Go Fitter Patter," "Among My
Souvenirs," "The Song Is Ended" and "Let a
Smile Be Your Umbrella." As the minister
discussed each number, Prof. Harry Hibbard
played the song refrain on the church organ.
*A SHADY TREE*
'BABY YOUR MOTHER"
"CHANGES"
IF I CANT HAVE YOU"
U u HEAD OVER HEELSUBB"
"KISS AND MAKE UP"
MY BLUE HEAVEN"
THAT MELODY OF LOVE"
THE SUNRISE*
WHAT'LL YOU DO?
^"IHEN YOU'RE WITH
SOMEBODY ELSE
tOQUETTE
INDIAN CRADLE SONG"
V A L E BLUES"
YOU PLAYED .
W HEN THE
ORGAN'
"DOLOR.E.S"
*THERE OUGHT TO BE
/„
1
A LAW AGAINST T H A T / '
THAT'S MY MAMMY"
'WAITIN'FOR KATY*
LEO. FEIST, INC
2 3 1 W.4O T H ST.,
NEW
Y0R.K, N.Y.
MAY 5, 1928
Julius P. Witmark
Back From Conference
New York Publisher Heard Many Witmark
Numbers Featured While on Visit to Chicago
Julius P. Witmark, of M. Witmark &
Sons, New York, has just returned from Chi-
cago, where he attended the first biennial of
the Music Supervisors' National Conference, ac-
companied by Mrs. Witmark. This was Mr.
Witmark's first trip to Chicago in a number
of years and he put in a busy two weeks re-
newing old business acquaintances and per-
sonally interviewing prominent members of the
music trades there. He also found time to visit
the leading motion picture and vaudeville
houses and found many of the orchestra leaders
featuring Witmark songs in their regular pres-
entations. Among those visited was Paul Ash,
playing with his orchestra at the Oriental
Theatre, who was featuring "I'm Away From
the World, When I'm Away From You." Mr.
Witmark heard Mark Fisher and his orchestra
do the number, "There's Always a Way to Re-
member," and also heard Victor Herbert's
"Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" played in dozens
of places.
The primary object of his visit was, of
course, the music supervisors' conference,
which took up the greater share of his time.
THERE MUST BE
SILVER. LINING "
"Joe Davis" Publications
ALL DAY LONG
YOU'D RATHER FORGET
THAN FORGIVE
MY BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN
HOME
I AIN'T GOT NOBODY
(and Nobody Cares for Me)
SHOULD I BE SORRY?
RED HEAD
A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO
FIND
RIGHT OR WRONG
IN MY SWEETHEART'S ARMS
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
AGAIN
LITTLE MARION PARKER
FIDGETS
SERENATA
NOW I WON'T BE BLUE
MY BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN
QUEEN
MY CAROLINA HOME
TALKIN' 'BOUT HOME
SHAKE IT DOWN
FIREWORKS
1 6 5 6 \PUP./BROADWAY
You CAN'T GO WRONG
WITH ANYTEIST'SONG,
fV>y OHIO H O M E *
TRIANGLE HITS
RECORDS — ROLLS
SHEET MUSIC and
ORCHESTRATIONS
l\
The Music Trade Review
Julius P. Witmark
Mr. Witmark is more than ordinarily interested
in music instruction in the schools, and it is
due to his untiring efforts that the Witmark
firm possesses to-day one of the most interest-
ing and varied catalogs of music material for
school use in existence. "A World of Good
Things for Schools and Colleges" is the title
of this catalog of Witmark teaching material,
now so thoroughly familiar to every music su-
pervisor in the country. The principal contents
of this catalog were on display in the Witmark
exhibit at the Hotel Stevens, headquarters of
the convention.
Mr. Witmark received a great thrill with the
singing of two of the Witmark firm's choral
publications at two functions in connection with
the conference. The first was Richard Kountz's
"American Ode," which closed the program pre-
sented at the first annual Chicago High Schools
Music Festival in Orchestra Hall. This was
sung by 500 students, accompanied by an or-
chestra of one hundred pieces, conducted by
Ray Staater with Noble Cain at the organ. The
second featured Witmark publication was the
same composer's "The Song of Man," written
especially for the occasion and dedicated to
the founders of the conference. It was sung at
the Founders' Breakfast by 125 supervisors
selected and directed by Dr. Will Earhart.
Five Songs Serve as
Text for Sermon
SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 28.—-Something of a
sensation in novel sermons was created lure
last Sunday, when Rev. Bernard C. Clausen,
pastor of the First Baptist Church, drew his
text from five late popular songs. Rev. Clausen
went on record as saying that "the writers of
'My Blue Heaven' and 'Baby Feet Go Fitter
Patter' have done more to glorify the simple
home than all the millions of sermons which
have been delivered from the pulpits of Chris-
tian churches."
He preached on what he nominated as the
year's best five song sellers, "My Blue Heaven,"
"Baby Feet Go Fitter Patter," "Among My
Souvenirs," "The Song Is Ended" and "Let a
Smile Be Your Umbrella." As the minister
discussed each number, Prof. Harry Hibbard
played the song refrain on the church organ.
*A SHADY TREE*
'BABY YOUR MOTHER"
"CHANGES"
IF I CANT HAVE YOU"
U u HEAD OVER HEELSUBB"
"KISS AND MAKE UP"
MY BLUE HEAVEN"
THAT MELODY OF LOVE"
THE SUNRISE*
WHAT'LL YOU DO?
^"IHEN YOU'RE WITH
SOMEBODY ELSE
tOQUETTE
INDIAN CRADLE SONG"
V A L E BLUES"
YOU PLAYED .
W HEN THE
ORGAN'
"DOLOR.E.S"
*THERE OUGHT TO BE
/„
1
A LAW AGAINST T H A T / '
THAT'S MY MAMMY"
'WAITIN'FOR KATY*
LEO. FEIST, INC
2 3 1 W.4O T H ST.,
NEW
Y0R.K, N.Y.
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