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The Music Trade
Review
AUGUST 18, 1928
Supervisors' Meet Held by
Educational Music Bureau
entury
using it as a feature with a singing chorus.
Among the newer bands to make use of it being
Bob Fallon's orchestra, Tommy Gott and his
Meyer Davis Astor Hotel orchestra and Leroy
Chicago Firm Holds Gathering of Supervisors'
Tibb's orchestra at Connie's Inn in Harlem.
Teachers and Directors in That City From
August 4 to August 16.
Bernard Prager Starts
SHEET MUSIC
Trip for Robbins
CHICAGO, I I I . , August 11.—The Educational
Music
Bureau, Inc., wholesale representative of
is the message we are sending to
Bernard Prager, traveling representative for music publishers and musical merchandise
millions of people every day
through the medium of 31 Best the Robbins Music Corp., New York, left this manufacturers, held a national Summer confer-
American Magazines directing the week for a two-months' trip to the Coast, which ence for music supervisors, directors and teach-
readers to go to their dealers for will take him to practically every music store in ers at the local headquarters, 434 South Wa-
every city of importance in the country. A. L. bash avenue, August 4 to 16.
copies.
The primary purpose of the conference was
Sloane, another Robbins traveler, left a week
HOOK-UP
or so prior to Mr. Prager, and is covering to offer the opportunity for acquiring a prac-
Canada and the Northwest. Mr. Prager's itin- tical working knowledge of all kinds of avail-
erary is taking him to the New England States able supplementary materials, and an extensive
first, and while in Boston he will consult with program was outlined to include all types of
Ben Goldberg, the Robbins' representative there. vocal and instrumental materials from kinder-
Fifteen cents a copy for the
He will also visit Phil Wilcox, Middle Western garten to college music.
Best existing Edition is the
representative for Robbins in Chicago, Dave
Practically everyone attending the school is
reason why "CENTURY" is
Silverstein in Los Angeles, Holly Moyer in called upon to discuss or direct the class
Denver, Andy Stanton in Philadelphia and Ed through some particular book, operetta or other
Best selling Edition.
Eggen in Seattle, as well as the important deal- selection with which he or she is familiar.
ers and jobbers in this range of territory.
In holding the conference, the Educational
Music Bureau is helping to solve one of the
supervisors' greatest problems, that of finding
235 W. 40th St., New York City
or selecting the material suited for their needs,
and a great deal has been accomplished by the
conference in ascertaining the value or useful-
ness of various kinds of music for school work.
A song entitled, "For Old Times' Sake," by
B. G. De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Hender-
"Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time," by Gilbert son, has been released by the music publishing
and Shilkret, Scores Success With Film's firm bearing their names and is developing as
a successor to "Together," by the same writ-
First Performances
Billy Newsome, Eastern professional repre-
ers. Another big seller in the Summer catalog
sentative for the publishing department of J.
of
De
Sylva,
Brown
&
Henderson,
Inc.,
is
Leo Feist, Inc., New York, is enthusiastic
W. Jenkins Sons Music Co., of Kansas City,
over the latest photoplay theme song to be "Blue Grass" which was also written by the Mo., stated this week that the firm's new waltz
heads
of
the
firm.
Other
active
songs
published
published by the firm since "Ramona" and is
hit, "It Must Be Love," is showing up well in
working on a national campaign for the num- recently by this house include "Blue Over You,"
New England and the East. Mr. Newsome re-
"It
Was
the
Dawn
of
Love,"
"When
I
Tip
ber. The song is "Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac
turned recently from Atlantic City, where he
Toe"
and
"I'm
Walking
Between
the
Rain-
Time," which is the theme for the First Na-
found several large orchestras featuring the
tional production, "Lilac Time," now having its drops." The company's leader this Summer
song. An older release of the Jenkins house,
has
been
"Angela
Mia,"
the
theme
song
of
the
initial run in Los Angeles and at the Central
"Can't
You Hear Me Say I Love You," is still
Theatre in New York. This photoplay, starring- photoplay "Street Angel," now nationally re- doing well professionally, and is enjoying a
leased.
Colleen Moore, is expected to have its national
consistent sale in the trade.
release in several hundred theatres throughout
the country in a few weeks.
Another Sensational Hit
The lyrics of the song were written by L.
in THE WITMARK
Wolfe Gilbert, co-writer of "Ramona," and the
music, which is also a waltz, was composed by
The Gem Dance Folio for 1929, has been an-
Nathaniel Shilkret, director of the Victor Salon
Orchestra and the Eveready and Maxwell radio nounced by the Richmond Music Supply Corp.,
New York, and will be off the press soon. The
hours. On the day following the premiere of
the picture in New York, Mr. Shilkret received new Gem Folio will comprise sixty-four pages of
the following telegram of congratulation from song hits, including "Sidewalks of New York,"
Colleen Moore in Hollywood: "Dear Mr. Shil- leading numbers from "Artists and Models,"
kret,—Congratulations and sincere thanks for "That's My Weakness Now," "Mississippi Mud,"
the beautiful music of your 'Lilac Time' song, "Sweet Sue, Just You," "After My Laughter
which has helped so much in putting the pic- Came Tears" and many other popular hits. A
ture over here and which I am sure will render order price of twenty-five cents is made.
similar service all over the world. Already
thousands of people in Los Angeles are hum-
BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM
ming the song and so is your ever grateful
Colleen Moore." A facsimile of this telegram
as well as a cut of the title-page and the first
two lines of the chorus have been prepared by
Leo Feist, Inc., for an attractive order blank,
Oliver Ditson Company
now being mailed to the trade.
Century Music Pub. Co.
Theme of "Lilac Time"
Published by Leo Feist
Successor to "Together"
Issued by De S., B. & H.
Jenkins Numbers in East
Gem Folio for 1929
to Be Issued Soon
BLACK & WHITE
SERIES
p blishers
BOSTON »
"He's Our Al" Is
Steadily Going Over
The campaign song, "He's Our Al," written
by A. Seymour Brown and Albert Von Tilzer
and published by the Broadway Music Corp.,
New York, is continuing to make headway even
before the Democratic presidential campaign
has be.en actively set in motion. The song has
just- been released on Columbia records with a
recording by Billy Jones and Ernest Hare of
"Happiness Boys" fame, and will be placed on
sale under date of August 20. Previously the
number has been obtainable on Pathe records,
backed up with "Sidewalks of New York."
Practically all of the leading orchestras are
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