The New York Clipper (June 1916)

Jane 3 THE NEW YORK- CLIPPER MELODY LANE BT JACK KDWARDS. "BABY SHOES" THE SEASONS SENSATION. If anyone has any doubt as to how "Ba >j Shoes" is going, a visit to the salesroom of the Shapiro, Bernstein Music Co. will convince him that it is one of the season's biggest sellers. Al. Plantadosl has a sure winner in this song. LOUIE COHN STILL WITH HARRIS. Louie Cohn wishes It to be known that bt is still connected with Chas. K. Harris. A great many of his friends confused him with Meyer Cohen, who recently left the firm and signed up with Harry Von TUvcr. JOE HOLLANDER'S INSTRUMENTAL NUMBERS. Yes, that fascinating number that you have been hearing lately is none other than Joe Hoi- lender's "Two Key Ray." Every leader in town is making it a feature, with the result that it Is destined to become the leading instrumental num- ber of the year. And young Jeff Branen lias also written a set of words to it, and it makes a dandy rag song. BROADWAY'S FEATURE SONGS. Has Win Von Tiber kept up his record as a hit producer? Well. I should say so. Just glance over the following batch of world beaters and you'll find no less than four of the season's great- est sellers: "Oh, Joe with. Tout Fiddle and Bow," "When You're Dancing the Old Fashioned Walts," "Never Let the Same Bee Sting You Twice," "If You Only Had My Disposition," "Give a Little Credit to Your Dad," "Nashville, Tenn„" "At the Fountain of Youth," "When Verdi Flays the Hcrdy Gurdy." "Since Mother Goes to Movie Shows." And what is more. Will promises some real novelties for next season. ANOTHER EARL CARROLL WINNER. i Oliver Morosco, who same months ago pro- claimed Earl Carroll the coming composer and writer, had his prediction come true last when Then Earl's latest show, "Canary Cottage," opened at the Mason Opera House, in Los Angeles, to the greatest success ever recorded in that city. This Is the second Carroll success in less than six months, his ttrst, "So Long, Letty," now play- ing In Chicago to capacity business. MIKE MORRIS ON VACATION. Before Mike Morris hiked off for a ten day vacation he took me into his confidence and says, "Jack, I've got the greatest bunch of songs for next season that I've ever had." I wanted to hear them, but all genial Mike woud say was, "Walt until I get back." Mike wouldn't even say where he was going. He simply telegraphed to Joe, "Come over, wont to rest up," and heat it off. CHAS. K. HARRIS HAS A NATURAL HIT. A natural hit! Golly, you can count them on one hand But, dear reader, that's exactly what Chas. K. Harris has. I have heard many songs in my twenty years' connection with the music game, but seldom have I heard a song that sounds near like one of those "Klondike's" so sought after by music publishers. And the strange part of it is, the song was not written by Mr. Harris, but by a young woman, her first endeavor. Ask Louie Cohn to send you a copy. J. H. REMICK & CO'S. GREAT CATALOGUE. Just run down the list of songs controlled by the J. H. Remlck Company and you will find some of the biggest songs released this season. "Under- neath the Stars," "Memories" and "Molly Dear, It's You I'm After," combined with the later "Dixie" song, are a quartette of song beaters that are likely to show this company as the leading hit publishers of the year. No wonder Mose Gamble is smiling. THE SONG THAT BROUGHT HARRY VON TILZER BACK. The comedy song of the Summer season has arrived. And, as usual, Harry Von Tllzer, the rising young composer, is again responsible. It does beat all how this young fellow continues year after year, in spite of the knockers, to come across with something new in the song line. And when a fellow can do that he's going some, believe me. His recent.success, "I've Sent My Wife to the Thousand Isles," is a sure hit if there ever was one. "UNDER THE RAMBLING ROSES." "Under the Rambling Roses," a new instru- mental number by S. R. Henry, whose last compo- sition, "By Heck," added to his fame as a writer of up-to-date melodies, has agaka hit the high water mark in "Rambling Roses." Such well known orchestral leaders as Banjo Wallace, Henry Conrad, Chas. Schwab, Leopold Kohls, make It their feature fox trot number. Being included In the popular priced catalogue of Jos. W. Stern & Co., and published with a beautiful half tone frontispiece in several colors. It should prove an attraction and ready seller wlU> dealers. "BABY SHOES" "IN THE BEAUTIFUL SEASIDE AIR" "WAKE UP, AMERICA" "UNDERNEATH THE STABS" "I SENT MY WIFE TO THE THOUSAND ISLES" "ALL I WANT IS A COTTAGE, SOM3 ROSES AND YOU" "I LOVE YOU. THAT'S ONE THING I KNOW" "MEMORIES" "THE DAUGHTER OFMOTHER MACHREE" "WHEN IT'S ORANGE BLOSSOM TIME IN LOVBLAND" "HIT THE TRAIL WITH HOLIDAY" "MOLLY, DEAR. IT'S YOU I'M AFTER" "AT THE END OF A BEA U T IFU L DAY" "GOOD-BYE, GOOD LUCK, GOD BLESS VOL— "YOUR WIFE" "THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME" "SIAM" "MY OWN IONA" "HE'S GOT A BUNGALOW" "ABE YOU FROM DIXIE?" "I'VE LOST YQU, SO WHY SHOULD I CARE" WITMARK SONGS IN THE KEITH HOUSES. All the Keith houses featured Wltmark hits last week, which is the same as saying that every leading vaudeville theatre in Greater New York presented some of the best popular songs on the market to-day. Among the acts and the songs thus In evidence were: Palace Theatre, The Volun- teers, singing "My Grandfather's Girl;" Colonial, Honey Boy Minstrels, singing, "Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You," "My Grandfather's Girl" and "Are You From Dixie?" also Nonette, who used "Are You From Dixie?" and "Hold Me. In Y«ir Loving Arms;" Alhoanbra, Bob Albright, singing "She's The Daughter of Mother Macbree," "A Little Bit of Heaven" and "There's a Long, Long Trail;" Royal, King and Harvey, featuring "Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless Yon," and the Primrose Four, singing "Are You From Dixie?" and "She's the Daughter of Mother Macbree;" Bushwick, The Man Off the Ice Wagon, singing "My Grandfather's Girl" and "She's the Daughter of Mother Macbree;" Prospect, Sampson and Douglas, singing "Are You From Dixie;" Fifth Avenue, Ted and Uno Bradley, singing "Good- Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You;" New Brighton Theatre, the Maryland Singers, with "Are You From Dixie?" From which It Is easy to pick the Witmark hits and to see that they're of the sure- fire sort. ■ THE MUSIC PUBLISHERS' OFFICIAL ORGAN FEIST'S WONDERFUL PULLER. Every once in a while a publisher imparts the "info" that he has accepted a "truly remarkable" comic song, and as this style of song is always sought after by all singing acts, his offices at once begin to look like a voting station on Election Day. But it isn't long before the wise singer wakes up to the fact that the song hag been greatly overrated. Several weeks ago the Leo. Feist Company men- tioned the fact In several papers that they had a song restricted for Al. Jolson entitled "She's a Dog Gone Dangerous Girl," with which Jolson was making the hit of his life. They would release the above mentioned song to a limited number of acts with the consent of Mr. Jolson, they also announced. Inside of a short time after the announcement appeared in The Clippeb, the Feist professional rooms were crowded as never before with the result tbat the song was placed In the repertoires of some hundred singers in leak than three days. Give the performer what he wants and he'll come back again. "SHADES OF NIGHT." "Shades of Night." L. Wolfe Gilbert, the author of this beautiful song and instrumental number, gavotte tempo, has been on a flying trip to Chicago for the past fortnight, and he has actually started this number off ss a record breaking Western suc- cess. His energetic efforts are not only bearing fruit In Chicago, but he writes his publisher that he Is hearing from acta dally, all over the country, tbat there is nothing to it)—that Is nothing to stop it' Anatol Fried I and, -who will long be re- membered as the composer of "My Little Dream Girl," "My Sweet Adair," etc., etc., has introduced "Shades of Night" as the piece de resistance In his vaudeville stunt. His partner, who sings an obU> gato to "Shades of Night," claims It is another "Glow Worm," and Miss Naudaln ought to know, as she was the first to sing the "Glow Worm" and make It famous In this country. A SURE HAVILAND SUCCESS. A couple of weeks ago we made mention of the fact that Fred Havtland had a ballad called "At the End of a Beautiful Day," and that it would likely become one of the season's finds. We are going to repeat, any ballad singer who has overlooked this beautiful number Is missing a sure-fire encore winner. "WAITING FOR YOU." "Waiting For You," which appears in the Black and White edition of the Stem catalogue, is melj dlcally a gem. The music of this seml-classlc waa - written under an assumed name by a genuine Italian count, who Is well known In musical circles by reason of his lavish entertainments. He has a host of frlenda on the operatic and concert stage who have pledged ' themselves to Inciuds "Waiting For You" in their repertoire, and this In Itself should prove a greet boon to dealers who stock np with copies. Jos. W. Stern & Co. have included It as a feature number of their new issues this month. GRANVILLE GLEANINGS. The Boston office of the Bernard Granville Music Co., 218 Tremont Street, has been open just a week and Manager Joe Hall reports that "He's Got a Bungalow," the new Summer hit has taken the "Huh" city by storm, and every Summer "fan" from the tent dweller to the "Astorbilt" mansion owner claims that this number will make the fish bite better. If you would rather dance than fish, just listen to Ted Ward's melody; if you are looking for a laugh, Ed. Grossmlth's lyric would give the Sphinx a spasm. 'Nuff ssld Billy Vanderveer has turned out a winner in "Ukalele Band." There is no better fox trot this - reason. A song of this kind is "meat" for any act, and those of the profession now Msing it find It "sure-lire" with every audience. The following acts are using Granville songs: In Boston—Haney and Weston, at the Globe; Car- nival Four, at the Casino; Zltt and West, at the Beacon. Acts In New York—^Van and 8chenck. Eva Shirley, Three Du For Boys, Baker, Sherman and Brannigan, and Sophie Tucker, In "Town Topics."