The New York Clipper (December 1914)

DECEMBER 19 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our friends in the profession, ikcludin6 those who helped us make our TWO BIO SONO HITS IN THE VALLEY HE MOON A1V YOU RE MORE THAN THE WORLD TO ME We wish to Announce to the Profession that we have a Great Bunch of New Songs for 1915, including PICK OF THE FAMILY, LUCILLE LOVE and IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY, Etc. 145 W. 45th St., N. T. CITY as^o?" "' u,h 8 ' BIIKK L. MORRIS, Hgr. Cimnct Opera. Home Bids! HUSTONi 3U Boylston HI. A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW TEAR TO EVERYBODY INCLUDING OUR ENEMIES JErr RTHUI BRANEN & LANGE Writers of "Valley of the Moon," "More than the World to He," "In the Garden," "Byes of the World," and the late Comedy Hit, "The Pick of the Family.' JOE MORRIS IMItJSIC CO., 145 w. 45th st., new yp**** A MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ALL THAT GOES WITH IT TO ALL RAYMOND McCARRON - WALKER Writers of "Poor Pauline" and "She Used to Be the Slowest Girl in Town" c L. O D V MAN) Drop in and See Me at F. A. MILLS. My Publisher, 171 W. 48th St.. New York City Keep Tour Eye on the 1915 Sensational Ballad She Was All THAT A PAL OUGHT TO BE Poblished by "The House of Bits" COME AND HEAR MY NEW COLLECTIONS OF 8HIRT8 AND SONG8 URRAY BLOO At F. A. MILLS 'INSPIRATION/ MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NKW TEAR PKOM LEON FLATOW TO ALL HIS PKOKKHBIOffAL FHIENDS With F. A. MILLS MUSIC COMPANY A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All My Friend* I AH ASSISTING! WOLFE OIL.BKRT AT STERN'S, 103 W. 38tb HTHEKT. PAT MB A VISIT. WILLIE WHITE A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year TO AVTa BT FRIENDS. Am with my Pal, WOLFS OILBJSHT Call on me at "8TERSS," ion W. 38th St. IRVING MASLOFF A MEBBY CHBISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW TEAK TO EVERYBODY HARRY COLLINS HEW YORK MANAGER FOR JOS. DALY BI h. WOLFS 0ILBEHT. (Author of "Hiichy Koo," "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee," "llere Comes My Daddy Now," "Mammy Jinny's Jubilee," "Camp- meeting Band," etc., and hie two latest hit* "Weep No More My Lady" and "Maybe a Day, Maybe a, Year.") It Is needless to say, in fact It Is taken for granted, that to be Inspired one must think, and to think one roust be Inspired. That, of course settles the fact that one must both think and be Inspired In order to write Yet my colleagues take great pleasure in making It "look" a lot harder than, it Is. In other words, to hear them tell It, the mid- night oil Is burned night In and night out— hence loss of sleep, appetite and health, but believe me (of course I am speaking for my- self) It's greatly exaggerated. Outside of the midnight oil, the "boys" take great pleasure In telling you that they need "color, ■ environment, etc., etc., to write their little ditties for the public I never saw a levee In my life, and I wrote '^Waiting for the Robert E. Lee." There was not an Infant In my family when I wrote "Bagging the Baby to Sleep," so that disprove* that theory. The artist who draws—even ho docs not depend greatly, from what I understand, upon his local "color" or his model for a subject. Imagination Is the creator of most Ideas. It Is not necessary to isolate oneself from humanity to think. In fact many a great Idea In song, book or art has come to one from coming la contact with things material and otherwise I cannot Imagine a barren quiet room with Just a light burning, and a little furniture, giving anyone any Ideal. A person who writes or draws Is a creator. A creator, nine out of ten times. Is an ob- server. He must see, hear, and If he tells the troth, he Is pilfering from his everyday contacts with people and their ways and doings. The "boys" even among themselves, will say that a thas morning about three o'clock I woke up with this Idea, and had to get op, dress, take a strong cap of tea (?) MAY YOU ALL ENJOY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM "THE MAN OP THE HOUR" JIMMY V. MONACO IOW WITH 1ST, Inc. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY PAL8 and a big. bis,-* cigar, and I had to finish this Idea/' I will admit that once In t life- time euch a thing might happen, but very, very seldom. I doubt that the idea could not have waited till the morning. Of course, I won't den7 the fact that one must have moods. I will admit that yoa don't always feel like writing, bnt still I Insist that great things have been written under what the average mind would call "adverse circum- stances." Many tbe time I have ridden down In a, afreet car and I have written a verse and chorus—many the time I bare fin- ished a song In our professional department when ten different pianos were going at the Mime time, playing ten different tunas, sung by ten different singers, not forgetting ten different voices of good or other quality. (Most of the time I hate tt> write a thing without having someone in the room or alongside of me to criticise or eves suggest. I am not ashamed to admit that I nave listened to suggestions. I may not have adopted them, nor used hem, but I have listened, and all during Die time that I was writing. The average person who likes to be Isolated by himself Is self-centered. Great literary geniuses, at least of modern times, from what I understand, have their secretaries that they dictate to (I mean In a stenographic way), and nine ont of ten times, the secretary-stenographer bat been the means of suggesting and correcting many EDDIE LEWIS BOOHTHIG HIIA PI IK > I1KHNMTKI5 BONOS ~NOVV I COME WltHnTMERRY~CnRI8TMAS AND A HAPPY NEiTyEnR TO ALL Howard Johnson WITH UsgQ FUST KXPLUSIVst CHB1BTKA8 OHEBTINGS TO ALL MY FIUEITDS Max Winslow WITH WATERSON, BERLIN 6c SNYDER A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MAX .SILVER an Idea. The "bora" like to make It appear a super- natural gift of inspiration from tbe gods, but the sooner most of as get down to Mother Earth, and in other words be practical, we will come to a better understanding with ourselves and our brethren. The dsy of the long-haired, starved bard and genius Is over. Nowadays a man writes for what there Is In It the same as a great musician plays for "what there la In it," and a great artist draws for "what there Is In it. The 'ong hair does not make a great musician, nor does the long hair make a great poet. I think long hair dates back to Che times when geniuses did sot have enough money to get a hair cut. and a man can be a genius nosr- aflays, a poet or musician or sons; writer and still be a human being, and act like one. The Jack ixinilon type of man Is the liter- ary man of tho present decade—a good athlete and sportsman, who dines freely and lives good, and does not affect any dreamy far-off look In hi* eye. He is Just a clever man—gifted at that, and does not depend on his face to show It. In conclusion, dear reader, the object of this littlo article la to advise you that the writer Is a mercenary man with a poetic gift, who makes the most of It and writes when he has to, and under any circumstances, It necessary, nig ideas can be written under pressure, and poor ideas under great circum- stances.