Music Trade Review
Issue: 1930 Vol. 89 N. 3 - Page 31
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IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC PUBLISHING
Music From Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pictures to Be Sold Through Dealers
A N announcement of much importance to
music dealers generally was made recently
by Louis K. Sidney, managing director of the
Loew Theatres, to the effect that henceforth
sheet music from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic-
tures would no longer be sold in the lobbies of
those theatres.
Mr. Sidney's decision was conveyed to the
Robbins Music Corp., publishers of Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer musical scores, in a letter to J. J.
Bregman, general manager of the Robbins
Corp., in which he said:
"I have carefully considered the matter of
selling songs from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic-
tures in theatre lobbies, and have surveyed the
situation and its possible effects from every
angle. As a result of my analysis I find that,
although sales of sheet music in the lobbies of
our theatres have proven highly profitable, it is
my belief that music rightfully belongs in the
music store, where it can be given the concen-
tration and attention it properly deserves.
"I agree with you that we are selling songs
as well as pictures, and that we owe much to
the music merchant who has co-operated with
our exploitation campaigns by favoring us with
window and counter displays, etc. I also feel
as you do that it would be wise to sacrifice
profits to maintain the good-will that you have
gained during your many years in the music
publishing business.
"In view of all the foregoing, we have decided
to eliminate the sale of sheet music and records
in the lobbies of our theatres."
As Mr. Sidney explains in his letter, the
Loew-Metro-Robbins interests have found lobby
music sales highly profitable, and yet their effect
on the good-will as well as cash register of the
dealer has not been overlooked. The decision to
completely eradicate this practice is unquestion-
ably of great benefit to the retail music indus-
try at large.
Three Plead Guilty in
New Song Sheet Racket
the campaign, has received numerous threats
from anonymous sources unless they desisted in
their efforts, but nevertheless they have suc-
ceeded to bring actions under the criminal sec
tion of the copyright laws. United States Dis-
trict Attorney Tuttle of New York has co-op-
erated with the music publishing interests in
their efforts to ferret out the principal sources
of the song sheets and to punish those respon-
sible for their publication. Criminal action was
resorted to because it was found that individuals
engaged in the work were judgment proof and
not of the type who would obey an injunction.
Although successful, court action was brought
against the three men who pleaded guilty,
namely Morris Shapiro and Samuel A. Cohen,
operated as the Darby Press, and Harry B.
Paul, who is believed to be the leader of the
movement in the East.
On February 18, three men pleaded guilty be-
fore Federal Judge Isaac M. Meekins in New
York to the charge of hawking sheets of copy-
righted songs about the streets of the city, a
misdemeanor punishable by a year's imprison-
ment and a fine of $1,000 or both. The court
suspended sentence on the three men but an-
nounced that any similar violations of the copy-
right law would meet with prison sentences.
The men were arrested on complaint of John
G. Paine, chairman of the board of directors of
the Music Publishers Protective Association, in
the campaign carried on by that organization to
stamp out the growing practice of selling tht
words of copyrighted songs about the streets
for five or ten cents a sheet containing about
one hundred songs. This new "racket" as it is
termed, has spread throughout the country and
is particularly active in the larger cities, and is
estimated to have already cost the music pub-
lishers five million dollars in lost sales over a
period of six months.
Mr. Paine, together with others interested in
Robbins
offers
A Noteworthy Scoop
The Famous Song of the Navy
Anchors Aweigh
MARCH AND TWO-STEP
by
CHAS. A. ZIMMERMAN
I
ROBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION •
799 Seventh Avenue. New York
New Bill to Check
Song Sheet Racketeers
ALBANY, N. Y.—Under the provisions of a bill
introduced in the New York State Assembly
by Meyer Alterman, Democrat of New York
City, the penal law is amended by adding a new
section providing that "Whoever prints, pub-
lishes, sells, distributes or circulates, or causes
to be printed, published, sold, distributed or cir-
culated for profit any circular, pamphlet, card,
handbill, advertisement, printed paper, book,
newspaper or other document containing the
words or musical score of any musical composi-
tion which or any part of which is copyrighted
under the laws of the United States without
first having obtained the consent of the owner
or proprietor of such copyrighted musical com-
position is guilty of a misdemeanor."
Richmond-Mayer Music
Corp. Eight Years Old
The Richmond-Mayer Music Corp., well-
known distributors of everything in music, at
119 Fifth avenue, New York, recently cele-
brated the eighth anniversary of the establish-
ment of the company's business, at which time
Maurice Richmond, founder of the company,
and Max Mayer, who has been active with him
from the outset, were heartily congratulated
upon the steady success of the enterprise. Mr.
Richmond is probably one of the best-ljnown
men in the music field, and has a wide acquaint-
ance among dealers both in the United States
and Canada.
Cooperation Pays
CENTURY'S National Advertising enables you to reach
a broader field and corral more satisfied customers
than the featuring of any other known line of sheet music.
Its high standard of quality, perfection and Big
Value builds for you a good will in trade that knows
no equal.
Right now is your big opportunity to clean up
while CENTURY'S ads are appearing in America's
BEST Magazines, all of them urging music lovers
to go to you for it.
Your profits of 150% plus an absolute guarantee
against loss, makes featuring "CENTURY" both
interesting and profitable.
Musical Director—U. S. Naval Academy
For Band—
List Price—60 cents
For Piano Solo
List Price 40 cents
with Lyric
Usual Trade Discounts
In Chicago, Milton Weil, a member of the
Music Publishers Protective Association, took
an active interest in suppressing the song sheets
in that city, was confronted by three gangsters
and warned to make good the loss he had occa-
sioned them by his efforts or be taken for a
"ride."
HOOK UP-STOCK UP
CENTURY MUSIC PUB. CO.
231-235 West 40th Street
31
New York
IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC PUBLISHING
Music From Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pictures to Be Sold Through Dealers
A N announcement of much importance to
music dealers generally was made recently
by Louis K. Sidney, managing director of the
Loew Theatres, to the effect that henceforth
sheet music from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic-
tures would no longer be sold in the lobbies of
those theatres.
Mr. Sidney's decision was conveyed to the
Robbins Music Corp., publishers of Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer musical scores, in a letter to J. J.
Bregman, general manager of the Robbins
Corp., in which he said:
"I have carefully considered the matter of
selling songs from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic-
tures in theatre lobbies, and have surveyed the
situation and its possible effects from every
angle. As a result of my analysis I find that,
although sales of sheet music in the lobbies of
our theatres have proven highly profitable, it is
my belief that music rightfully belongs in the
music store, where it can be given the concen-
tration and attention it properly deserves.
"I agree with you that we are selling songs
as well as pictures, and that we owe much to
the music merchant who has co-operated with
our exploitation campaigns by favoring us with
window and counter displays, etc. I also feel
as you do that it would be wise to sacrifice
profits to maintain the good-will that you have
gained during your many years in the music
publishing business.
"In view of all the foregoing, we have decided
to eliminate the sale of sheet music and records
in the lobbies of our theatres."
As Mr. Sidney explains in his letter, the
Loew-Metro-Robbins interests have found lobby
music sales highly profitable, and yet their effect
on the good-will as well as cash register of the
dealer has not been overlooked. The decision to
completely eradicate this practice is unquestion-
ably of great benefit to the retail music indus-
try at large.
Three Plead Guilty in
New Song Sheet Racket
the campaign, has received numerous threats
from anonymous sources unless they desisted in
their efforts, but nevertheless they have suc-
ceeded to bring actions under the criminal sec
tion of the copyright laws. United States Dis-
trict Attorney Tuttle of New York has co-op-
erated with the music publishing interests in
their efforts to ferret out the principal sources
of the song sheets and to punish those respon-
sible for their publication. Criminal action was
resorted to because it was found that individuals
engaged in the work were judgment proof and
not of the type who would obey an injunction.
Although successful, court action was brought
against the three men who pleaded guilty,
namely Morris Shapiro and Samuel A. Cohen,
operated as the Darby Press, and Harry B.
Paul, who is believed to be the leader of the
movement in the East.
On February 18, three men pleaded guilty be-
fore Federal Judge Isaac M. Meekins in New
York to the charge of hawking sheets of copy-
righted songs about the streets of the city, a
misdemeanor punishable by a year's imprison-
ment and a fine of $1,000 or both. The court
suspended sentence on the three men but an-
nounced that any similar violations of the copy-
right law would meet with prison sentences.
The men were arrested on complaint of John
G. Paine, chairman of the board of directors of
the Music Publishers Protective Association, in
the campaign carried on by that organization to
stamp out the growing practice of selling tht
words of copyrighted songs about the streets
for five or ten cents a sheet containing about
one hundred songs. This new "racket" as it is
termed, has spread throughout the country and
is particularly active in the larger cities, and is
estimated to have already cost the music pub-
lishers five million dollars in lost sales over a
period of six months.
Mr. Paine, together with others interested in
Robbins
offers
A Noteworthy Scoop
The Famous Song of the Navy
Anchors Aweigh
MARCH AND TWO-STEP
by
CHAS. A. ZIMMERMAN
I
ROBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION •
799 Seventh Avenue. New York
New Bill to Check
Song Sheet Racketeers
ALBANY, N. Y.—Under the provisions of a bill
introduced in the New York State Assembly
by Meyer Alterman, Democrat of New York
City, the penal law is amended by adding a new
section providing that "Whoever prints, pub-
lishes, sells, distributes or circulates, or causes
to be printed, published, sold, distributed or cir-
culated for profit any circular, pamphlet, card,
handbill, advertisement, printed paper, book,
newspaper or other document containing the
words or musical score of any musical composi-
tion which or any part of which is copyrighted
under the laws of the United States without
first having obtained the consent of the owner
or proprietor of such copyrighted musical com-
position is guilty of a misdemeanor."
Richmond-Mayer Music
Corp. Eight Years Old
The Richmond-Mayer Music Corp., well-
known distributors of everything in music, at
119 Fifth avenue, New York, recently cele-
brated the eighth anniversary of the establish-
ment of the company's business, at which time
Maurice Richmond, founder of the company,
and Max Mayer, who has been active with him
from the outset, were heartily congratulated
upon the steady success of the enterprise. Mr.
Richmond is probably one of the best-ljnown
men in the music field, and has a wide acquaint-
ance among dealers both in the United States
and Canada.
Cooperation Pays
CENTURY'S National Advertising enables you to reach
a broader field and corral more satisfied customers
than the featuring of any other known line of sheet music.
Its high standard of quality, perfection and Big
Value builds for you a good will in trade that knows
no equal.
Right now is your big opportunity to clean up
while CENTURY'S ads are appearing in America's
BEST Magazines, all of them urging music lovers
to go to you for it.
Your profits of 150% plus an absolute guarantee
against loss, makes featuring "CENTURY" both
interesting and profitable.
Musical Director—U. S. Naval Academy
For Band—
List Price—60 cents
For Piano Solo
List Price 40 cents
with Lyric
Usual Trade Discounts
In Chicago, Milton Weil, a member of the
Music Publishers Protective Association, took
an active interest in suppressing the song sheets
in that city, was confronted by three gangsters
and warned to make good the loss he had occa-
sioned them by his efforts or be taken for a
"ride."
HOOK UP-STOCK UP
CENTURY MUSIC PUB. CO.
231-235 West 40th Street
31
New York
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