Music Trade Review
Issue: 1928 Vol. 86 N. 22 - Page 17
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JUNE 2, 1928
Annual Herbert Concert
Broadcast in Memorial
Annual Event Under Auspices of American So-
ciety of Composers, Authors & Publishers Is
Held in New York
The annual radio concert in memory of Victor
Herbert was given on Thursday evening, May
24, on the fourth anniversary of the composer's
death, under the auspices of the American So-
ciety of Composers, Authors & Publishers. The
The Music Trade Review
New York, which will be added to his Summer
catalog. Mr. Piantadosi is confident of an active
season with "Louisiana," another fox-trot and a
"hot" dance tune, leading the catalog. His own
number, "I'm Tired of Making Believe," a
ballad on the order of his former hit, "Curse of
an Aching Heart," is also showing up well in
sheet music sales in all parts of the country.
"My Stormy Weather Pal," Al Piantadosi's
mother ballad, and "Dancing Shadows," a
novelette by Ernie Golden, round out the
catalog.
Eight New Donaldson
Songs in First Catalog
Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Give Titles of
First Numbers Released by That Firm
Victor Herbert
concert was held in one of the private ball-
rooms of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New York
and the program was broadcast from nine to
ten p. m. by the National Broadcasting Co. over
Station W E A F and associated stations. Gene
Buck, president of the Society, paid a short
tribute to Victor Herbert, referring to him as
"America's greatest composer."
The musical program' began with the over-
ture to "Natoma," played by Nat Shilkret and
the Victor Salon Orchestra. Others paying
tribute to the famous composer were "Roxy,"
Major Edwin Bowes, Fritzi Scheff, Augustus
Thomas, Yascha Bunchuk, Waldo Mayo, Her-
bert Wattrous, Gladys Rice, Walter Scanlon,
Douglas Stanbury and Frank Moulan. Julius
P. Witmark, of M. Witmark & Sons, New York,
publishers of Victor Herbert's chief works, was
scheduled to sing one of the Herbert ballads
as part of the program, but unfortunately the
time limit was reached before Mr. Witmark was
called, and his solo was heard only by the
assembled gathering in the Ritz Carlton.
Convention Outing
at Briarcliff Lodge
Plans have been announced by the outing
committee of the Music Publishers' Associa-
tion for the annual outing of sheet music deal-
ers and publishers to be held at Briarcliff
Lodge, Westchester County, on Wednesday,
June 13. Special busses have been chartered for
the occasion and will start from the C. H. Dit-
son & Co. store on East Thirty-fourth street at
1 o'clock. Each publisher will be entitled to
bring four guests and the party will include
ladies. The afternoon will be given over to
golf and other outside sports and the dinner
and dancing are scheduled for the evening. The
committee arranging the outing is as follows:
Maurice Richmond, Joseph Glassmacher and
Michael Keene.
Develops New Fox-Trot
From Old Dance Tunes
A new fox-trot, entitled "Just a Dance Pro-
gram of Long Ago," has been acquired by Al
Piantadosi, music publisher, 1576 Broadway,
Eight new songs by Walter Donaldson will
comprise the initial catalog of the new publish-
ing firm of Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, Inc.,
New York, which is rapidly getting settled in
its offices on the second floor at 1595 Broadway.
The concern expects to start shipping by the
first week in June, and arrangements are also
under way by several of the mechanical com-
panies to get the songs out on records in quick
order. The firm's catalog is as follows: "Just
Like a Melody Out of the Sky," "Because My
Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now," "Out of Town
Gal," "In a Bamboo Garden," " 'Cause I'm In
Love," "Little Miss Okeechobee, Oh! Be Mine,"
"When You Said Good Night (Did You Really
Mean Good-Bye?)" and "Anything You Say."
Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble are holding their
formal opening on Tuesday, June 5.
Robert Chisholm Singing
"Sweet Mystery of Life"
The latest well-known vocalist to feature Vic-
tor Herbert's "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life," is
Robert Chisholm, who put the song over twice
daily at the Palace Theatre, New York, last
week. Mr. Chisholm made a great name for
himself as a vocal star in Arthur Hammerstein's
''Golden Dawn," and is now filling in the time
until his next engagement with important
vaudeville dates, starting at the Palace. His
success with "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life," has
made the publishers, M. Witmark & Sons, New
York, feel that this may be the song by which
Victor Herbert will be best remembered.
Gene Austin Inc. Opens
New Offices in New York
Gene Austin, Inc., New York, the recognized
music publishing firm, formerly operating as
Austin, Bloom & Koehler in Chicago, has taken
offices this week on the sixth floor of the De
Sylva, Brown & Henderson Building, 745
Seventh avenue. Gene Austin, well known as
Victor recording artist and composer, is presi-
dent of the new company and Marty Bloom is
still associated with the firm as general mana-
ger. Ken Nelson, radio and recording artist, has
been brought on from Chicago and will also be
connected with the firm's offices. The concern's
catalog consists of three strong numbers, "Down
by the Old Front Gate," "The Voice of the
Southland" and "Then Came the Dawn," all of
which are showing up well professionally and
with the jobbers.
Maison Blanche Opens
Sheet Music Department
NEW ORLEANS, LA., May 26.—A complete sheet
music department has been installed by the
Maison Blanche store of this city under the
supervision of Robert Ham of the music depart-
ment. Miss Irene Seigel has been appointed
manager of the sheet music section, which is
located in the music salon on the fourth floor.
17
YOU RE
A R.EAL
SWEETHEART
ff
k> Irving Ceasar aCllff Friend
Mewi Novel] and Nifty/
iy GUS KAHN
S-TED FtOfUTO
A Ballad That's Different!
'LAST NIGHT
I DREAMED,
YOU HISSED ME
GusKahn & Carmen Lombardo
Cute/ Cleder/ Catctyrf
NED MILLER.6CHESTERCOHN
That Great Harmony Ballad/
I TORE U P
YOUR PICTURE
WHEN YOU SAID
• GOOD BYE*
I ly DOLLY MORSE ^ANDREW DONKEILY
Smash/
L WOLFE
OtLBEIZT
LEO. FEIST
th
23lw.4O ST.
N.YC.
MABBL
WAYNB
JUNE 2, 1928
Annual Herbert Concert
Broadcast in Memorial
Annual Event Under Auspices of American So-
ciety of Composers, Authors & Publishers Is
Held in New York
The annual radio concert in memory of Victor
Herbert was given on Thursday evening, May
24, on the fourth anniversary of the composer's
death, under the auspices of the American So-
ciety of Composers, Authors & Publishers. The
The Music Trade Review
New York, which will be added to his Summer
catalog. Mr. Piantadosi is confident of an active
season with "Louisiana," another fox-trot and a
"hot" dance tune, leading the catalog. His own
number, "I'm Tired of Making Believe," a
ballad on the order of his former hit, "Curse of
an Aching Heart," is also showing up well in
sheet music sales in all parts of the country.
"My Stormy Weather Pal," Al Piantadosi's
mother ballad, and "Dancing Shadows," a
novelette by Ernie Golden, round out the
catalog.
Eight New Donaldson
Songs in First Catalog
Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Give Titles of
First Numbers Released by That Firm
Victor Herbert
concert was held in one of the private ball-
rooms of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New York
and the program was broadcast from nine to
ten p. m. by the National Broadcasting Co. over
Station W E A F and associated stations. Gene
Buck, president of the Society, paid a short
tribute to Victor Herbert, referring to him as
"America's greatest composer."
The musical program' began with the over-
ture to "Natoma," played by Nat Shilkret and
the Victor Salon Orchestra. Others paying
tribute to the famous composer were "Roxy,"
Major Edwin Bowes, Fritzi Scheff, Augustus
Thomas, Yascha Bunchuk, Waldo Mayo, Her-
bert Wattrous, Gladys Rice, Walter Scanlon,
Douglas Stanbury and Frank Moulan. Julius
P. Witmark, of M. Witmark & Sons, New York,
publishers of Victor Herbert's chief works, was
scheduled to sing one of the Herbert ballads
as part of the program, but unfortunately the
time limit was reached before Mr. Witmark was
called, and his solo was heard only by the
assembled gathering in the Ritz Carlton.
Convention Outing
at Briarcliff Lodge
Plans have been announced by the outing
committee of the Music Publishers' Associa-
tion for the annual outing of sheet music deal-
ers and publishers to be held at Briarcliff
Lodge, Westchester County, on Wednesday,
June 13. Special busses have been chartered for
the occasion and will start from the C. H. Dit-
son & Co. store on East Thirty-fourth street at
1 o'clock. Each publisher will be entitled to
bring four guests and the party will include
ladies. The afternoon will be given over to
golf and other outside sports and the dinner
and dancing are scheduled for the evening. The
committee arranging the outing is as follows:
Maurice Richmond, Joseph Glassmacher and
Michael Keene.
Develops New Fox-Trot
From Old Dance Tunes
A new fox-trot, entitled "Just a Dance Pro-
gram of Long Ago," has been acquired by Al
Piantadosi, music publisher, 1576 Broadway,
Eight new songs by Walter Donaldson will
comprise the initial catalog of the new publish-
ing firm of Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, Inc.,
New York, which is rapidly getting settled in
its offices on the second floor at 1595 Broadway.
The concern expects to start shipping by the
first week in June, and arrangements are also
under way by several of the mechanical com-
panies to get the songs out on records in quick
order. The firm's catalog is as follows: "Just
Like a Melody Out of the Sky," "Because My
Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now," "Out of Town
Gal," "In a Bamboo Garden," " 'Cause I'm In
Love," "Little Miss Okeechobee, Oh! Be Mine,"
"When You Said Good Night (Did You Really
Mean Good-Bye?)" and "Anything You Say."
Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble are holding their
formal opening on Tuesday, June 5.
Robert Chisholm Singing
"Sweet Mystery of Life"
The latest well-known vocalist to feature Vic-
tor Herbert's "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life," is
Robert Chisholm, who put the song over twice
daily at the Palace Theatre, New York, last
week. Mr. Chisholm made a great name for
himself as a vocal star in Arthur Hammerstein's
''Golden Dawn," and is now filling in the time
until his next engagement with important
vaudeville dates, starting at the Palace. His
success with "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life," has
made the publishers, M. Witmark & Sons, New
York, feel that this may be the song by which
Victor Herbert will be best remembered.
Gene Austin Inc. Opens
New Offices in New York
Gene Austin, Inc., New York, the recognized
music publishing firm, formerly operating as
Austin, Bloom & Koehler in Chicago, has taken
offices this week on the sixth floor of the De
Sylva, Brown & Henderson Building, 745
Seventh avenue. Gene Austin, well known as
Victor recording artist and composer, is presi-
dent of the new company and Marty Bloom is
still associated with the firm as general mana-
ger. Ken Nelson, radio and recording artist, has
been brought on from Chicago and will also be
connected with the firm's offices. The concern's
catalog consists of three strong numbers, "Down
by the Old Front Gate," "The Voice of the
Southland" and "Then Came the Dawn," all of
which are showing up well professionally and
with the jobbers.
Maison Blanche Opens
Sheet Music Department
NEW ORLEANS, LA., May 26.—A complete sheet
music department has been installed by the
Maison Blanche store of this city under the
supervision of Robert Ham of the music depart-
ment. Miss Irene Seigel has been appointed
manager of the sheet music section, which is
located in the music salon on the fourth floor.
17
YOU RE
A R.EAL
SWEETHEART
ff
k> Irving Ceasar aCllff Friend
Mewi Novel] and Nifty/
iy GUS KAHN
S-TED FtOfUTO
A Ballad That's Different!
'LAST NIGHT
I DREAMED,
YOU HISSED ME
GusKahn & Carmen Lombardo
Cute/ Cleder/ Catctyrf
NED MILLER.6CHESTERCOHN
That Great Harmony Ballad/
I TORE U P
YOUR PICTURE
WHEN YOU SAID
• GOOD BYE*
I ly DOLLY MORSE ^ANDREW DONKEILY
Smash/
L WOLFE
OtLBEIZT
LEO. FEIST
th
23lw.4O ST.
N.YC.
MABBL
WAYNB
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