Presto
Issue: 1923 1935 - Page 25
August 25j 1923
PRESTO
SHEET MUSIC TRADE
TO PUBLISHERS
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii
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.
HEARSTS IN VODVIIXE
Band and Orchestra Leaders in New York
Also Recognize the Merits of Five
Big Hits.
& Thomas, Alice Dudley, Dolly St. John, Delia
Reardon, Milford & Francis, Chung Wong Quar-
tette, Golden & Frazier, Joe Edmund's World Court
Act, Bernice Hearst, Happy Bcnway & Dinkins, Jack
McShayne, Dorothy Taylor and Joe McAllannan of
Coburn's Minstrels.
TELLING THE WHY OF IT
The Sense of Nonsense Is Given as the Secret of
"No Bananas" Success.
A writer in The New York Times says that he
read with much pleasure an article on "Yes! We Have
No Bananas—and Why."
'"The many and varied theories given for the rea-
son of the song's pqpularity are most interesting. The
'why' of anything piques the curiosity of us all.
"To my mind the following is the one theory that
conies nearest solving the problem with fewer com-
plications: That is, the unconscious recognition of
real merit by the quality which we all possess, some
to a greater degree than others, the pure sense of
nonsense."
JACK MILLS' FALL CAMPAIGN.
At a recent conference of the department execu-
tives of Jack Mills, Inc., music publishers 148-50 West
46th street, New York, a fall policy was outlined and
it was decided that the firm would concentrate on
the following numbers: "Just a Girl that Men For-
get," the ballad sensation; "Hey! You Want Any
Codfish? (We Only Got Mack'rel Today)," contribu-
tion to the "food song" epidemic; "Love Is Just a
Flower" and "Havana," two Pacific Coast melody
hits, and "Mad." The Jack Mills catalog of "blues"
will also come in for a goodly share of exploitation,
as will the novelty piano, saxophone and banjo
editions and the "B-B" series of "beautiful ballads."
A PIANO SALESMAN'S "HIT."
A new song by Roy L. Burtsch, star salesman of
THREE NEW ONES RELEASED
the Pearson Piano Co., of Indianapolis, Ind., prom-
ises to be a big "hit." It is "One Who Cares For
Fox-trots, Blues and Waltz Ballads in Latest Pro- Me," a "childhood home" song of the kin that wins
when first heard. The words are by Hubbard T.
ductions of New York House.
Smith. Mr. Burtsch has put much originality into
The music of Hearst Music Publishers, Ltd., New the piano accompaniment and altogether it is an
York, Winnipeg and Toronto, is meeting with great offering which dealers may commend with certainty
favor with band and orchestra leaders in New York of doing good instead of harm to the home circle.
City.
Arthur Pryor's famous band at Luna Park, Coney
FOR SAX AND PIANO.
Island, makes a special feature of "Wonderful Child"
It has always been customary for music publishers
and "Beautiful Rose." The first is a swinging, tune- to issue pieces for piano and violin, but nowadays it
ful fox-trot, and the other a haunting waltz number. is more common for them to put forth numbers for
Harold Stern's band at Brighton Beach is featur- piano and saxophone. Solos for sax with piano ac-
ing "She's Got Another Daddy," a weeping blues, and companiments are as common as the old-fashioned
"Wonderful Child," with great success. Natzy's "song and chorus" used to be.
celebrated orchestra at the Hotel Biltmore is creating
widespread interest through their artistic rendition of
SONG WRITER SELLS FLATS.
"Always Looking for a Little Sunshine" and "Won-
derful Child." Joe Basille's band at the Veledrome
Walter E. Blaufuss, orchestra leader and composer,
is making a decided hit with "Wonderful Child'' and of Chicago, has sold the twenty-one apartments at
"Sunshine." Lou Fisher and his Peppy Orchestra the northeast corner of Forrestville and 51st, 133x129,
at Palisade Park keeps the thousands there humming to Barnet Fogel, for an indicated $100,000 subject to
the melodies of "Wonderful Child" and "Sunshine." $70,000. Song-writers are in the taxpaying class.
Benny Roberts' Dandy Orchestra at the Palace
Theater had the Broadway crowds humming "Won-
NEW SONG BY CADMAN.
derful Child," plaj'ing and programming it as exit
A
Sherman
Clay publication, "My Sweetheart of
number, recently.
Paradise," by Charles Wakefield Cadman, has been
Among the vaudeville artists the big live Hearst placed on the counters of music dealers and promises
numbers, "Wonderful Child," "Always Looking for to be a success. It is written in two keys, and it is
a Little Sunshine," "Beautiful Rose," "Home, My predicted that it will be as popular as "Dawning,"
Lovin' Dixie Home," and "She's Got Another by the same author.
Daddy," are meeting with success.
Three new numbers have just been released: "In
A "SONG SHOP" FAILS.
the Land of Sweet Sixteen," by George Meyer;
"Many Years," by Anderson & Hearst, and "Some
Arthur Fields, song shop, 2094 Seventh avenue.
Day You'll Cry Over Somebody Else," by Brennen New York, has failed with liabilities $14,973; assets
& Evans. They are scoring big and many acts are unknown. Principal creditors are Bernard Meyer,
taking them up.
$6,000; Aeolian Co., $695; Plaza Music Co., $406; H
Among those using one or more of them is Howard
Gordon, $720.
25
AUGUST SHEET MUSIC SALES
Sale of Small Instruments Holds Up Better During
the Summer Season Than Expected.
The Carl Fischer Co., 430 S. Wabash avenue, Chi-
cago, is doing a very active business in the sheet
music line this month. The latest song hits are much
sought for, and have converted a seemingly dull sum-
mer into one of activity.
The sale of small instruments of the Chicago
house has held up well, and is expected to increase
largely with the approach of the fall months.
The wholesale house of the Carl Fischer Co., in
New York City, has had a prosperous trade during
the summer months, according to the reports re-
ceived in Chicago this week. The report also states
that orders for the fall are coming in rapidly, and
the outlook for the immediate future is very promis-
ing.
ED. DEMOTTE WITH SCHIRMER.
The new Fifth Street store building in Los An-
geles, Cal., is under way and when completed will
be a splendid structure. During the building opera-
tions E. M. DeMotte manager of the Sheet Music
Department, is with the wholesale of G. Schirmer.
It is expected that the Fifth Street store will be in
its new building early in October, wTTen Mr. DeMotte
will again assume his old place.
RETURNED TO REMICK.
Frank Trever has returned as demonstrator to the
Portland, Ore., Remick Song & Gift Shop. Mr.
Trever was with the Earl Fuller jazz band of Chi-
cago. Mr. Trever has many friends in Portland,
who are glad to have him back.
Profits
"Be First With a HEARST"
Wonderful Child
She's Got Another Daddy
Beautiful Rose
Home—My Lovin' Dixie Home
In The Land of Sweet Sixteen
Many Years
Always Looking For A Little Sunshine
Just a Little Gold Watch and Chain
In Baby's Smile
Love is Love For Ever
Lonesome Two
Piano Dream
Step
Order From Your Jobber or Direct
HEARSTMI1SIC PUBLISHERS LTD
1G58 BROADWAY
_
PHOENIX BLDG.
199Y0NGEST
HEW TOOK T WINNIPEG T TORONfO
No Loss on a Hearst Song — Money
Back Guarantee
REMICK SONG HITS
Falling
Just a Little Blue
Barney Google
Beside a Babbling Brook
My Buddy
Carolina in the Morning
Dream Melody
Sweet One
Rocky Mountain Moon
When Will I Know
Everything is K. O. in K. Y.
Nobody Lied
- Qest
Music Printers
ANY PUBLISHER
\
OUR REFERENCE > -
BAYNEB, DALHEIM & Co:
Estimates
WORK DONE BY
ALL PROCESSES
2054-2060 W.Lake St., Chicago, 111.
Sweet Indiana Home
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
Lovable Eyes
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chi zago
Detroit
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PRESTO
SHEET MUSIC TRADE
TO PUBLISHERS
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii
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.
HEARSTS IN VODVIIXE
Band and Orchestra Leaders in New York
Also Recognize the Merits of Five
Big Hits.
& Thomas, Alice Dudley, Dolly St. John, Delia
Reardon, Milford & Francis, Chung Wong Quar-
tette, Golden & Frazier, Joe Edmund's World Court
Act, Bernice Hearst, Happy Bcnway & Dinkins, Jack
McShayne, Dorothy Taylor and Joe McAllannan of
Coburn's Minstrels.
TELLING THE WHY OF IT
The Sense of Nonsense Is Given as the Secret of
"No Bananas" Success.
A writer in The New York Times says that he
read with much pleasure an article on "Yes! We Have
No Bananas—and Why."
'"The many and varied theories given for the rea-
son of the song's pqpularity are most interesting. The
'why' of anything piques the curiosity of us all.
"To my mind the following is the one theory that
conies nearest solving the problem with fewer com-
plications: That is, the unconscious recognition of
real merit by the quality which we all possess, some
to a greater degree than others, the pure sense of
nonsense."
JACK MILLS' FALL CAMPAIGN.
At a recent conference of the department execu-
tives of Jack Mills, Inc., music publishers 148-50 West
46th street, New York, a fall policy was outlined and
it was decided that the firm would concentrate on
the following numbers: "Just a Girl that Men For-
get," the ballad sensation; "Hey! You Want Any
Codfish? (We Only Got Mack'rel Today)," contribu-
tion to the "food song" epidemic; "Love Is Just a
Flower" and "Havana," two Pacific Coast melody
hits, and "Mad." The Jack Mills catalog of "blues"
will also come in for a goodly share of exploitation,
as will the novelty piano, saxophone and banjo
editions and the "B-B" series of "beautiful ballads."
A PIANO SALESMAN'S "HIT."
A new song by Roy L. Burtsch, star salesman of
THREE NEW ONES RELEASED
the Pearson Piano Co., of Indianapolis, Ind., prom-
ises to be a big "hit." It is "One Who Cares For
Fox-trots, Blues and Waltz Ballads in Latest Pro- Me," a "childhood home" song of the kin that wins
when first heard. The words are by Hubbard T.
ductions of New York House.
Smith. Mr. Burtsch has put much originality into
The music of Hearst Music Publishers, Ltd., New the piano accompaniment and altogether it is an
York, Winnipeg and Toronto, is meeting with great offering which dealers may commend with certainty
favor with band and orchestra leaders in New York of doing good instead of harm to the home circle.
City.
Arthur Pryor's famous band at Luna Park, Coney
FOR SAX AND PIANO.
Island, makes a special feature of "Wonderful Child"
It has always been customary for music publishers
and "Beautiful Rose." The first is a swinging, tune- to issue pieces for piano and violin, but nowadays it
ful fox-trot, and the other a haunting waltz number. is more common for them to put forth numbers for
Harold Stern's band at Brighton Beach is featur- piano and saxophone. Solos for sax with piano ac-
ing "She's Got Another Daddy," a weeping blues, and companiments are as common as the old-fashioned
"Wonderful Child," with great success. Natzy's "song and chorus" used to be.
celebrated orchestra at the Hotel Biltmore is creating
widespread interest through their artistic rendition of
SONG WRITER SELLS FLATS.
"Always Looking for a Little Sunshine" and "Won-
derful Child." Joe Basille's band at the Veledrome
Walter E. Blaufuss, orchestra leader and composer,
is making a decided hit with "Wonderful Child'' and of Chicago, has sold the twenty-one apartments at
"Sunshine." Lou Fisher and his Peppy Orchestra the northeast corner of Forrestville and 51st, 133x129,
at Palisade Park keeps the thousands there humming to Barnet Fogel, for an indicated $100,000 subject to
the melodies of "Wonderful Child" and "Sunshine." $70,000. Song-writers are in the taxpaying class.
Benny Roberts' Dandy Orchestra at the Palace
Theater had the Broadway crowds humming "Won-
NEW SONG BY CADMAN.
derful Child," plaj'ing and programming it as exit
A
Sherman
Clay publication, "My Sweetheart of
number, recently.
Paradise," by Charles Wakefield Cadman, has been
Among the vaudeville artists the big live Hearst placed on the counters of music dealers and promises
numbers, "Wonderful Child," "Always Looking for to be a success. It is written in two keys, and it is
a Little Sunshine," "Beautiful Rose," "Home, My predicted that it will be as popular as "Dawning,"
Lovin' Dixie Home," and "She's Got Another by the same author.
Daddy," are meeting with success.
Three new numbers have just been released: "In
A "SONG SHOP" FAILS.
the Land of Sweet Sixteen," by George Meyer;
"Many Years," by Anderson & Hearst, and "Some
Arthur Fields, song shop, 2094 Seventh avenue.
Day You'll Cry Over Somebody Else," by Brennen New York, has failed with liabilities $14,973; assets
& Evans. They are scoring big and many acts are unknown. Principal creditors are Bernard Meyer,
taking them up.
$6,000; Aeolian Co., $695; Plaza Music Co., $406; H
Among those using one or more of them is Howard
Gordon, $720.
25
AUGUST SHEET MUSIC SALES
Sale of Small Instruments Holds Up Better During
the Summer Season Than Expected.
The Carl Fischer Co., 430 S. Wabash avenue, Chi-
cago, is doing a very active business in the sheet
music line this month. The latest song hits are much
sought for, and have converted a seemingly dull sum-
mer into one of activity.
The sale of small instruments of the Chicago
house has held up well, and is expected to increase
largely with the approach of the fall months.
The wholesale house of the Carl Fischer Co., in
New York City, has had a prosperous trade during
the summer months, according to the reports re-
ceived in Chicago this week. The report also states
that orders for the fall are coming in rapidly, and
the outlook for the immediate future is very promis-
ing.
ED. DEMOTTE WITH SCHIRMER.
The new Fifth Street store building in Los An-
geles, Cal., is under way and when completed will
be a splendid structure. During the building opera-
tions E. M. DeMotte manager of the Sheet Music
Department, is with the wholesale of G. Schirmer.
It is expected that the Fifth Street store will be in
its new building early in October, wTTen Mr. DeMotte
will again assume his old place.
RETURNED TO REMICK.
Frank Trever has returned as demonstrator to the
Portland, Ore., Remick Song & Gift Shop. Mr.
Trever was with the Earl Fuller jazz band of Chi-
cago. Mr. Trever has many friends in Portland,
who are glad to have him back.
Profits
"Be First With a HEARST"
Wonderful Child
She's Got Another Daddy
Beautiful Rose
Home—My Lovin' Dixie Home
In The Land of Sweet Sixteen
Many Years
Always Looking For A Little Sunshine
Just a Little Gold Watch and Chain
In Baby's Smile
Love is Love For Ever
Lonesome Two
Piano Dream
Step
Order From Your Jobber or Direct
HEARSTMI1SIC PUBLISHERS LTD
1G58 BROADWAY
_
PHOENIX BLDG.
199Y0NGEST
HEW TOOK T WINNIPEG T TORONfO
No Loss on a Hearst Song — Money
Back Guarantee
REMICK SONG HITS
Falling
Just a Little Blue
Barney Google
Beside a Babbling Brook
My Buddy
Carolina in the Morning
Dream Melody
Sweet One
Rocky Mountain Moon
When Will I Know
Everything is K. O. in K. Y.
Nobody Lied
- Qest
Music Printers
ANY PUBLISHER
\
OUR REFERENCE > -
BAYNEB, DALHEIM & Co:
Estimates
WORK DONE BY
ALL PROCESSES
2054-2060 W.Lake St., Chicago, 111.
Sweet Indiana Home
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
Lovable Eyes
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chi zago
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).