The New York Clipper (March 1919)

March 19, 1919 THE N£W YORK CUPPER 17 LEO FEIST STARTS BIG PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN Fire National Magazine. Will Carry Big Advertiiing Copy This Month—Will -^ Cost Orer $12,000 , ; . -Leo Feislj who has for years -utilized ' big advertising space in. the national . magazines to popularize bia publications, has this month launched the largest ad- vertising campaign of his business carrier. The Saturday Evening Pott, Collier't Literary Diffett, Cosmopolitan and Amer- ican are the magazines which Will.carry the advertisements. The ■ combined read- ers of these publications number many millions, and the campaign will cost con- siderably oyer $12,000. .' .This big campaign has not been started . with the idea of deriving direct benefit in the shape of orders from the .readers, but rather to launch a country*wide song-' popularizing. movement, in which public, singers, theatre managers and all inter- ested in music will share. The attention of singing actors is being called to the advertising, and the value of having one of the Feist songs in their acta during the time the - advertisements are running is;being announced through the medium of. professional newspapers, letters and other mediums /. O'CONNOR WANTS $6,000. - Johnny O'Connor, a theatrical newa- - .'. paperman, has filed* a■' claim with, the ' : Music Publishers' Protective Association for the sum of six thousand odd dollars, -which he claims is due ■ him for. services -.rendered. : -.■'- "•'''-. ..•". O'Connor, who-was active ir. the form*- '/tion of the society which was organised . .about two years .ago.-with the object of" f& putting an end to. the paying of singers "J for introducing songs on the vaudeville 'V stage, was for some time on the pay-roll '". {-- of the association. " v .,- -'; His active association ,with the society ended at about the time he enlisted in the navy, from which he was discharged several weeks ago. O'Connor claims to.hold a contract with the Publishers' Association calling for - $10,000 a. year, and-his claim .covers sal- ary for seven months. .'.-,.. ^'4*8tF£:' ; r*' GRAY IS ON THE WAY HOME Tommy Gray, the songwriter and vaudeville author, who bad been in France for the past six months entertaining the soldiers, is on the way home and is ex- pected in Hew York some time this week. Friends are planning to give him a big , dinner shortly after his arrival, I BELCHER BUYS COMPOSITIONS .-«', Fred Belcher, who is now on the Pacific Coast, has purchased two new composi- tions by Vincent Rose, writer of "Orien- tal." The new • numbers - are -entitled < "Riveter's Rag" 'and ."Tail lee Rati The numbers will be. issued by the . Remick . house early next, month. ■-'.■£'. •■ FEIST BUYS STUTTERING SONG Leo Feist, Inc., has purchased from the Cowles A Kelly Publishing Co. of St.. Paul, a new'- stuttering song by Hal Blake Cowles and Ralph \ Burns, entitled "Thtop Your Thtuttering, Jimmie.'' The. new song is expected to become the suc- cessor to "K-K-Katy." \ -^ : .'-. TIERNEY IS WRITING A SHOW . Harry Tierney, who retired from the music publishing house of McCarthy & Fisher when Joe McCarthy sold out hie " interest, is engaged in ■writing the music'' of anew production. McCarthy is sup- plying the lyrics and James Montgomery is.writing the book. JEROME IN AUTO ACCIDENT William Jerome, the . songwriter, was .injured in an .automobile accident, last week, and is confined to his home, suffer- ing from a number of bruises.—He -was - crossing Fifth avenue when he waa struck, by a big touring car and hurled to the street. - - '' DEACON SONG NO. S RELEASED "Nobody"* Business but My Own," the'' 1 fifth of the Deacon series 6f songs, has been released by Jos. W. Stern & Co. "Bert, Williams, in vaudeville this week, is the first big singer to introduce the number. Skidmore and Walker are its writers. CANADA TO HAVE NEW COPYRIGHT LAW AgitatSoa of Dominion Writer, and Com- tim e t ■ Has Brought Quick Action, .1 - AsMSI.il Slis Promiao Aid. " The agitation of Canadian songwriters, ; authors and' composers for new copyright legislation' has brought quick results, and. it." is believed that before Parliament ad- journs the a'HeHfrr act will be amended. Canadian writers are at a great disad- vantage, .especially these whose composi- tions have-'met with any success in the United States. On account of the p r esent state of the act,' a writer can Claim jio phonograph royalties, a matter of great -—importance during these days;- of big me- chanical reproducing instrument sales. Likewise -, the -American 'writer and publisher is derived from any- returns from the phonograph or record sales of his compositions in the Dominion of Canada and a movement is on 'foot to aid the Canadian writers in the passage of the new act Substantial gubscriptlona from American publishers have been promised and the proposed legislation is in such - shape at present,that, It la said the actual passage of the law.is now,Hut a matter of .details. '" " --' It Is impossible to estimate the added revenue. the American publisher and .-writer'will derive from the new bill, but it is well known that the sales of phono- -graph records and rolls throughout the Dominion' of Canada Is enormous, com- pletely surpassing the sales of sheet music -.,-.-. AD. RATES RAISED BY WIRE Publishers wbo are contemplating using The Saturday Evening Port for advertis- ing purposes during the coming season wiH be obliged to pay an increase of twenty par cent above the rate, which has been in »x- istence during the past few months. ( . 'The publishers of the big national weekly Informed their representatives by wire last week that the adverUsing rate* had been advanced to *10 per line, or $8,000 par page, each insertion. : •*. CEO. MAXWELL GOING ABROAD . George B. Maxwell, head of the New York branch of Rlccordl ft Co., and prest- ■ dent of the--American Society of Compos- ' era, Authors and Publishers, win sail for .England. early in. April for an extended stay. During his absence, Victor Herbert will act as bead of the Composers* Society, which is planning a farewell dinner to Mr. Maxwell to be given at the Claridge on March 29. FEIST SONG SCORES IN WEST Regan and Renard, who axe now ap- pearing in the middle west, are scoring • great success with the Feist song, "Salva- tion Lassie of Mine."' They were «™*"g the first to use the song in that t er r it ory . WHERE IS CLARENCE FLAGG7 '"' - Clarence Flagg, a boy singer, who .has been singing with Gordon Gibson under the name of the-Melody Lane Duo, is wanted by his parents in Baltimore. His mother does not know of his whereabouts, .and is heartbroken over his absence. IRVING BERLIN TO Irving Berlin, who for the past three months has been listening to attractive propositions from various popular and gtandard music publishers, has finally de- cided to go into business for himself, and is at present selecting his business and professional stain and. expects to open within the. next week or two. Berlin has three musical shows com- pleted and placed with well-known pro- ducers, and these will be the- basis of his business. To them he will add not only his own popular song compositions bat the works of other wr iter s as well. ■'■ He is at present. looking for- suitable ; quarters in the theatrical district. "HAVE A SMILE" A BIG FAVORITE The Hirschhorns',.better known as the.. "Swiss Song Birds,'' are presenting an at- NOVELTY BLUES SONG RELEASED Harry Von lilzer has released a new novelty blues song which is being fea- tured by scores of well-known singers. It is entitled" "Ain't 'en Got 'en No Time to Have the Blues.*' JACK DEGNON HAS A SON Jack Degnon, the song plugger of West- field, N. J., is celebrating the birth of a son born last Week. The new arrival in the Degnon home has been christened . Joseph. . MISS DIKA SINGS HARRIS SONG Juliette Dika, who is doing a big time single, is featuring the new Ghaa. K. Harris novelty song, "Ze Yankee. Boys Have Made a Wild French Baby Out of Me." . / • '. "nPPERARY" CASE STILL PENDING The suit at law over the authorship of the English song hit, "Tlpperary," i» still pending in the New York courts, where hearings are being held before a referee. A" Western woman brought the suit, claiming that under another title she wrote the song a.number of years ago, and that it was beard On the Pacific Coast and. ap- propriated. -'. The song, fTipperarjr," originally pub- lished in flfrg' ipyl by B. Feldman, is, ac- cording to the title page, the work of Harry Williams, who claims that he never was in America, and Feldman, the publisher who has visited the country several times, is positive that he was never .west of Chicago. In just what manner the song could have traveled across the ocean and returned In the form of a war song hit, is the question which the courts will have to deride. "WILD HONEY" FEATURED , "Wild Honey," Lee David's new fox trot is being successfully featured by; the big orchestra at Terrace Garden. Prof. New- ton, conductor of the orchestra, gives an excellent interpretation of the clever com- position. - . LOW RETURNS TO OLD POSITION London, Eng.—Reg. Low has received his honorable discharge from the army, and is now'back in his old position of Director of the professional department of Brands, Day ft Hunter. GEO. WHITING BOOKING ACTS Geo.-Whitmg, who* left the prcfejud'>nal —= ... etoff of the McCarthy 4 Fisher Co. last tractive and enjoyable act in vaudeville,. week is now .^booking agent, and is of- " jS? Bering *<**'» rcjte'over the Loew Circuit. BERLIN WRITING NEW "HIP" SHOW • Irving Berlin is - writing-the lyrics and music for the new Hippodrome produc- tion, which will be presented at the big ' playhouse early in August. Morning Alps.'* The act is beautifully n and some striking lighting effects'are .in troduced. Three girls ana a male- part' ner, who plays the guHarj are th-thVect, which includes a number of Swiss favor- ites, some -fine - yodelling aad- the big favorite Witmark song, ^Have a Smile for Everyone You. Meet." This number is one of the'big hit's-of the season. "JA-DA'S" WRITER MARRIES s - "Bob ; Carletotf, Wrriter-«f~«J«-Da>" was married on Sunday to Miss Julia Balleu of the Century Grove. Mr. Carleton, who received his discharge from the navy last is—now- -in— vaude villa—wi th, the NEW FILM SONG READY , Harry Williams and Neil Moret have completed the song which is to be featured in Mack-Sennetf s new million dollar photo- play, "Yankee Doodle in Berlin." These two writers also produced "Mickey," the big song hit that was the musical theme in Mabel Normand's film of that title. SoL Lesser, who has purchased the rights for "Yankee' Doodle in Berlin," for the entire country, has -purchased -100,000 copies of the song, which also bears the title of "Yankee Doodle in Berlin." The number Is published by Daniels ft Wilson, Inc., the young music publishing company which also was the original pub- lishers'of "Mickey." Harry Williams Is the writer of many successful song bits, one of the beat re-. membered being "Navajo," -while Moret composed the famous "Hiawatha." EDWARDS TO HAVE MUSIC HALL Gas Edwards and a syndicate of busi- ness men are looking for a suitable location somewhere in the Forties and east of Fifth Avenue on which to bnlld a music hall In which will be staged a series of Edward* revues. » SCHENCK WITH VON TTLZER Herman Schenck has Joined the profes- sional staff of the Harry Von Tilser Co., and is connected with the New York office at No. 222 West 46th street BARNES SCORES WITH NEW SONGS Stuart Barnes, at the Palace, is scoring a big hit with "At the Prohibition Baa 1, and They.May Be Old But They Want to Be Loved." Both songs are from the Witmark house. . WETS ADOPT EDWARDS' SONG "America Never .Took Water," -has, been adopted as. the official song of several, of the recently organised anti-pro hi bition organisations. WRITERS JOIN IN BONUS PLEA Songs by the score are. being written, asking Congress to grant six. months' pay -to all honorably discharged soldiers and BEN BEYER USES 'TAHJAMAH".'. Cfien.'.Beyer, who is appearing- over 4be Kajth Circuity is. using in his act the-new : .aailors. . .... .... a yu S. R Henry Oriental number, "Pahjamah." .. .Edward Madden, who has ..written com- '■ paratively few songs' recently, has eome- HARRIS SONG IN FOLLIES back with one which voices a plea for the Bee Palmer, at" the ZTegfeld FoJBeiTSr fighters, while R. A.'Chandler; of Newport" WALTERS WITH THE WTTMAIUE5 Herbert.Walters, formerly In charge of the band. «n& ocejtestrs;; department of the Broadway Marie Corp, Is now with M. Witmark ft Sons. . . ' i • "KATY" SCORES HIT Of Loxhoh, l*ng.-=**Ka^ f ,r ths)" _- Sffij ,zi>- '■Ja-Da" trio. - -•-*- Z ,---- s --.-.-v^.-;>.■*-. "GrVe.'Me a Syncopated Tune."^,;^ , ,. ..**GifA ig in g the i ive Me a S the new Chaa. -News, Ys-^ has written one .which ha Sf B j an VUrr song , ^hjfh !■■ a M k j nni 4n Mm a Year's More Bay,'*... r . fc*. mcao.otL.the.Wf hits over here now..•