Presto
Issue: 1923 1914 - Page 23
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PRESTO
March 31, 1923
SHEET MUSIC TRADE
TO PUBLISHERS
lllllllllllllllllliilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIMI
THE COMBINED CIRCULATION
OF PRESTO (EST. 1884), AND MUS-
ICAL TIMES (EST. 1881), IS BY FAR
THE LARGEST IN THE FIELD OF
THE MUSIC TRADE. COMBINA-
TION RATES OF SPECIAL AT-
TRACTIVENESS FOR ADVERTIS-
ING SPACE IN BOTH PAPERS
WILL BE MADE TO MUSIC PUB-
LISHERS.
This department is designed to advance the sales
of sheet music, and give any current information in
the Sheet Music Trade.
This publication believes that Sheet Music will
pay the dealer, just as any other commodity pays
those who merchandise it properly.
The conductor of this department will review
any numbers that are sent in for the purpose. It is
not the intent to criticise, but to review these offer-
ings, giving particular information of the theme and
a description of the musical setting of the number
discussed.
Address all communications to Conductor Sheet
Music Dept., Presto. 407 S. Dearborn, Chicago, 111.
AUSTRALIA DISCOVERS "JONAH"
Song Hit of Eliza Doyle Smith Is Being Sold in the
Island Continent.
Eliza Doyle Smith, song publisher of 59 East Van
Buren street, Chicago, has received a sample copy of
her latest song feature, "Jonah," as it is appearing in
Australia. The song has been out for a few weeks,
and is rapidly spreading in this country, and was
seized upon by L. F. Collins, Ltd., of Melbourne and
Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, who are respon-
sible for the Australian sales.
"Jonah," advertised as "a whale of a song," is one
of the rare songs which draw a laugh on first hear-
ing, as it contains the elements for a good song hit.
The hit is becoming one of the biggest hits in the
history of the Eliza Doyle Smith song line.
SUIT OVER SWANEE RIVER MOON
Court of Appeals, New York, Turned into Demon-
stration Event by Lawyers.
Louis Mack, Energetic Music Dealer in Oregon City,
Opens Attractive Branch Store.
Kathleen Benoit Campbell heads a bright and en-
Lincke, and that similarity in twelve measures of the ergetic corps of sheet music sellers in the Broadway
shop of Louis Mack, Portland, Ore. The new man-
two compositions was coincidence.
In his answer O. Ellery Edwards, attorney for ager, who recently resigned from the management of
Marks, maintained that the copyright could be in- the sheet music department of Lipman, Wolfe & Co.,
is familiar with all the requirements for success in
fringed even without conscious plagiarism.
Friends of Mr. Clark explained that he was thor- selling sheet music. She knows every phase of the
oughly surprised when it was learned that the owners sheet music business.
Mr. Mack has just opened up his new branch sheet
of the copyright on the German piece claimed an in-
fringement of melody and could offer no further ex- music department in the store of the Wiley B. Allen
Co., 148 Fifth street, where he has been allotted a
planation aside from the statement that the similarity
generous amount of space. The counters are in an
in melody "just happened."
"Swanee River Moon" enjoyed an unprecedented excellent location in the store and all the arrange-
sale, and it is .said that the music publishers reaped ments are conducive to sales. Mr. Mack's advertis-
a harvest in financial returns. The song took the ing is embodied in the newspaper displays of the
country by storm and was played by orchestras every- Wiley B. Allen Co., and the use of window space for
displays has been provided.
where, both in this country and abroad.
Just what Mr. Clark received for his efforts was
never made public, but it was said that he had sold
the composition outright, later receiving a bonus from
the Feist company in the form of a substantial check
during the holiday season last year.
Representative of Society of Authors, Composers and
Publishers Wants Broadcasters Taxed.
BROADCASTING REMICK SONGS.
In Washington last week J. C. Rosenthal of Jlew
George Olsen and his orchestra, of Portland, Ore., York, appearing for the Society of Authors, Com-
were featured in a saxophone quartet over the Ore- posers and Publishers of America, told the Second
gonian radio KGW and played a program of Remick National Radio Conference here today that broad-
hits and received many requests for repetition of the casting stations throughout the country, unless they
numbers, among them being "I'm Through Shedding paid royalties to the writers of songs and other music
Tears Over You," "Carolina in the Morning," "Just used in the aerial programs, would be prosecuted
a Little Blue," and "Sweet One." The Olsen organ- under the copyright law. He asked the Government
ization give weekly broadcastings over the Oregonian to refuse licenses to stations" which would not com-
radio.
ply with the demand for royalties.
. .,.
The General Radio Committee appointed by Secre-
MONTREAL'S MUSIC WEEK.
tary Hoover took the request under consideration
Under the auspices of the Delphic Club, Montreal, when it went into executive session this afternoon
Can., has just finished its first successful music week after the public hearings were closed.
celebration, during the course of which more than
"Unless you have express consent to use this
100 meetings and concerts were held. A large num- music, you are infringing the copyright law every
ber of local musical organizations, together with time you send it out," said Mr. Rosenthal. "The
churches, schools and other organizations, partici- society which 1 represent and which includes such
pated.
writers as Victor Herbert and John Philip Sousa and
publishers like Jerome Kern, has already had settled
HE BOOSTED A HIT.
by the Supreme Court of the United States its right
John Morrison, well known on,,the vaudeville stage to collect royalties on every phonograph record
for his singing and Irish characterizations, died re- using the compositions of society members. We re-
cently in Portland, Ore., which he had called his ceive 2 cents on each record. We have issued noti-
home when off the road. He is best remembered in fications to broadcasting stations that if they do not
the profession and the sheet music trade as the man obtain permission to use the songs and other music,
that gave "Where the River Shannon Flows," its suit will be brought.
first boost to popularity.
''The situation is serious. Radio is affecting the
sales of sheet music and of phonograph records.
Mr. Rosenthal said, in reply to a query, that the
ADDS MUSIC BUREAU.
A bureau of music and promotion has been added advertising benefits to composers and publishers was
by D. H. Holmes, Ltd., New Orleans, La. The ob-
ject is to supply information on music and musical
functions. Donald Chase, leader of the orchestra
A WHALE OF
of the F. H. Holmes Co., Ltd., is in charge of the
A SONG HIT
bureau.
Arguments on the injunction proceedings instituted
by Edward B. Marke, a music publisher, New York,
against Leo Feist, Inc., publishers of "Swanee River
Moon," the composition written by H. Pitman Clark,
of Collingwood avenue, Ooverville, N. Y., because
of alleged infringement of copyright, heard in the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New York
City, were enlivened by the strains of dance music
on a grand piano. During piano prcformance the
three judges tried to determine how much the piece,
which is a current-popular song, resembled "Hoch-
zeitsreigen," or "Wedding Dance," a German melody
published in this country sixteen years ago. The
court reserved decision.
The piano was brought into court by Mr. Marks,
owner of the copyright on the German piece, who is
trying to secure the injunction against the Feist
company.
Francis Gilbert, attorney for the Feist company,
argued that "the composer of their song was a mem-
ber of a country orchestra in Johnstown, New York,"
and had never heard of the German waltz by Paul
RADIO AND COMPOSERS' RIGHTS
7 FOREMOST SELLERS
ANY PUBLISHER
\
OUR REFERENCE X
RAYNERDAL^jEIM & Co:
JONAH
ONE STEP
FOX TROT
ELIZA DOYLE SMITH
59E.VAN8UREN ST. CHICAGO
RUTH
Just Foolin' With You
That Wonderful Sweetie of Mine
You're the One Little Girl for Me
Love of the Ages
Dreaming of Love's Old Dream
When I Dream That Auld Erin Is Free
HERBERT J. GOTT
Music
Publisher
177 No. State St.
CHICAGO
MUSICENGHAY
9est /
Music Printers (
EXPANDS IN PORTLAND
Estimates
^
• WORK DONE BY
ALL PROCESSES
2054-2060 W.Lake St., Chicago, 111.
REMICK SONG HITS
Nobody Lied
Sweet Indiana Home
My Buddy
California
Tomorrow Will Be Brighter
Than Today
Carolina in the Morning
Silver Swanee
Childhood Days
When Shall We Meet Again
Lovable Eyes
Out of the Shadows
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
Dixie Highway
Just a Little Blue
Polly
J, H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
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PRESTO
March 31, 1923
SHEET MUSIC TRADE
TO PUBLISHERS
lllllllllllllllllliilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIMI
THE COMBINED CIRCULATION
OF PRESTO (EST. 1884), AND MUS-
ICAL TIMES (EST. 1881), IS BY FAR
THE LARGEST IN THE FIELD OF
THE MUSIC TRADE. COMBINA-
TION RATES OF SPECIAL AT-
TRACTIVENESS FOR ADVERTIS-
ING SPACE IN BOTH PAPERS
WILL BE MADE TO MUSIC PUB-
LISHERS.
This department is designed to advance the sales
of sheet music, and give any current information in
the Sheet Music Trade.
This publication believes that Sheet Music will
pay the dealer, just as any other commodity pays
those who merchandise it properly.
The conductor of this department will review
any numbers that are sent in for the purpose. It is
not the intent to criticise, but to review these offer-
ings, giving particular information of the theme and
a description of the musical setting of the number
discussed.
Address all communications to Conductor Sheet
Music Dept., Presto. 407 S. Dearborn, Chicago, 111.
AUSTRALIA DISCOVERS "JONAH"
Song Hit of Eliza Doyle Smith Is Being Sold in the
Island Continent.
Eliza Doyle Smith, song publisher of 59 East Van
Buren street, Chicago, has received a sample copy of
her latest song feature, "Jonah," as it is appearing in
Australia. The song has been out for a few weeks,
and is rapidly spreading in this country, and was
seized upon by L. F. Collins, Ltd., of Melbourne and
Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, who are respon-
sible for the Australian sales.
"Jonah," advertised as "a whale of a song," is one
of the rare songs which draw a laugh on first hear-
ing, as it contains the elements for a good song hit.
The hit is becoming one of the biggest hits in the
history of the Eliza Doyle Smith song line.
SUIT OVER SWANEE RIVER MOON
Court of Appeals, New York, Turned into Demon-
stration Event by Lawyers.
Louis Mack, Energetic Music Dealer in Oregon City,
Opens Attractive Branch Store.
Kathleen Benoit Campbell heads a bright and en-
Lincke, and that similarity in twelve measures of the ergetic corps of sheet music sellers in the Broadway
shop of Louis Mack, Portland, Ore. The new man-
two compositions was coincidence.
In his answer O. Ellery Edwards, attorney for ager, who recently resigned from the management of
Marks, maintained that the copyright could be in- the sheet music department of Lipman, Wolfe & Co.,
is familiar with all the requirements for success in
fringed even without conscious plagiarism.
Friends of Mr. Clark explained that he was thor- selling sheet music. She knows every phase of the
oughly surprised when it was learned that the owners sheet music business.
Mr. Mack has just opened up his new branch sheet
of the copyright on the German piece claimed an in-
fringement of melody and could offer no further ex- music department in the store of the Wiley B. Allen
Co., 148 Fifth street, where he has been allotted a
planation aside from the statement that the similarity
generous amount of space. The counters are in an
in melody "just happened."
"Swanee River Moon" enjoyed an unprecedented excellent location in the store and all the arrange-
sale, and it is .said that the music publishers reaped ments are conducive to sales. Mr. Mack's advertis-
a harvest in financial returns. The song took the ing is embodied in the newspaper displays of the
country by storm and was played by orchestras every- Wiley B. Allen Co., and the use of window space for
displays has been provided.
where, both in this country and abroad.
Just what Mr. Clark received for his efforts was
never made public, but it was said that he had sold
the composition outright, later receiving a bonus from
the Feist company in the form of a substantial check
during the holiday season last year.
Representative of Society of Authors, Composers and
Publishers Wants Broadcasters Taxed.
BROADCASTING REMICK SONGS.
In Washington last week J. C. Rosenthal of Jlew
George Olsen and his orchestra, of Portland, Ore., York, appearing for the Society of Authors, Com-
were featured in a saxophone quartet over the Ore- posers and Publishers of America, told the Second
gonian radio KGW and played a program of Remick National Radio Conference here today that broad-
hits and received many requests for repetition of the casting stations throughout the country, unless they
numbers, among them being "I'm Through Shedding paid royalties to the writers of songs and other music
Tears Over You," "Carolina in the Morning," "Just used in the aerial programs, would be prosecuted
a Little Blue," and "Sweet One." The Olsen organ- under the copyright law. He asked the Government
ization give weekly broadcastings over the Oregonian to refuse licenses to stations" which would not com-
radio.
ply with the demand for royalties.
. .,.
The General Radio Committee appointed by Secre-
MONTREAL'S MUSIC WEEK.
tary Hoover took the request under consideration
Under the auspices of the Delphic Club, Montreal, when it went into executive session this afternoon
Can., has just finished its first successful music week after the public hearings were closed.
celebration, during the course of which more than
"Unless you have express consent to use this
100 meetings and concerts were held. A large num- music, you are infringing the copyright law every
ber of local musical organizations, together with time you send it out," said Mr. Rosenthal. "The
churches, schools and other organizations, partici- society which 1 represent and which includes such
pated.
writers as Victor Herbert and John Philip Sousa and
publishers like Jerome Kern, has already had settled
HE BOOSTED A HIT.
by the Supreme Court of the United States its right
John Morrison, well known on,,the vaudeville stage to collect royalties on every phonograph record
for his singing and Irish characterizations, died re- using the compositions of society members. We re-
cently in Portland, Ore., which he had called his ceive 2 cents on each record. We have issued noti-
home when off the road. He is best remembered in fications to broadcasting stations that if they do not
the profession and the sheet music trade as the man obtain permission to use the songs and other music,
that gave "Where the River Shannon Flows," its suit will be brought.
first boost to popularity.
''The situation is serious. Radio is affecting the
sales of sheet music and of phonograph records.
Mr. Rosenthal said, in reply to a query, that the
ADDS MUSIC BUREAU.
A bureau of music and promotion has been added advertising benefits to composers and publishers was
by D. H. Holmes, Ltd., New Orleans, La. The ob-
ject is to supply information on music and musical
functions. Donald Chase, leader of the orchestra
A WHALE OF
of the F. H. Holmes Co., Ltd., is in charge of the
A SONG HIT
bureau.
Arguments on the injunction proceedings instituted
by Edward B. Marke, a music publisher, New York,
against Leo Feist, Inc., publishers of "Swanee River
Moon," the composition written by H. Pitman Clark,
of Collingwood avenue, Ooverville, N. Y., because
of alleged infringement of copyright, heard in the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New York
City, were enlivened by the strains of dance music
on a grand piano. During piano prcformance the
three judges tried to determine how much the piece,
which is a current-popular song, resembled "Hoch-
zeitsreigen," or "Wedding Dance," a German melody
published in this country sixteen years ago. The
court reserved decision.
The piano was brought into court by Mr. Marks,
owner of the copyright on the German piece, who is
trying to secure the injunction against the Feist
company.
Francis Gilbert, attorney for the Feist company,
argued that "the composer of their song was a mem-
ber of a country orchestra in Johnstown, New York,"
and had never heard of the German waltz by Paul
RADIO AND COMPOSERS' RIGHTS
7 FOREMOST SELLERS
ANY PUBLISHER
\
OUR REFERENCE X
RAYNERDAL^jEIM & Co:
JONAH
ONE STEP
FOX TROT
ELIZA DOYLE SMITH
59E.VAN8UREN ST. CHICAGO
RUTH
Just Foolin' With You
That Wonderful Sweetie of Mine
You're the One Little Girl for Me
Love of the Ages
Dreaming of Love's Old Dream
When I Dream That Auld Erin Is Free
HERBERT J. GOTT
Music
Publisher
177 No. State St.
CHICAGO
MUSICENGHAY
9est /
Music Printers (
EXPANDS IN PORTLAND
Estimates
^
• WORK DONE BY
ALL PROCESSES
2054-2060 W.Lake St., Chicago, 111.
REMICK SONG HITS
Nobody Lied
Sweet Indiana Home
My Buddy
California
Tomorrow Will Be Brighter
Than Today
Carolina in the Morning
Silver Swanee
Childhood Days
When Shall We Meet Again
Lovable Eyes
Out of the Shadows
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
Dixie Highway
Just a Little Blue
Polly
J, H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).