Show World (June 1907)

12 THE SHOW WORLD erected at 10 Witherell street, Del troit, and from these premises (ocl cupied ever since by Mr. RemickS firm) some of the largest genuin* instrumental hits ever known have* been launched. In 1903, one of the important epoch* in the history of the Remick enter® prises was recorded,—the consolidM tion of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. an« The Whitney-Warner Publishing Col into the firm of Shapiro, Remick & Co. The year 1904 was productive < far-reaching results. Much of the! twelve months was devoted to the§ general building up of the businesg and in this year a vast sum of was invested in advertising, period, perhaps more than any otheij served to place the firm more prorj inently before the public and the mu¬ sic dealers, mainly because of the! judicious advertising campaign augurated. In 1905, owing to his purchase c Mr. Shapiro’s interest in the Shapird Remick & Co. concern, Mr. Remicj again became the sole proprietor c the then flourishing business, and the! present firm of Jerome H. Remick & Co. was incorporated, with large pro J erty holdings in New York, Bos toil Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Newark® Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Clev J land, Louisville, Detroit, Chicago, Mill waukee, Grand Rapids, Minneapolis St. Paul and other cities. Last year proved to be one of thl best years from a financial point on view that has been enjoyed by thil representative house. With a greate* growth than ever before in a singlfl year, it again became necessary to! arrange for enlarged quarters, wit I the result that the entire building atl 10 Witherell street was eventual™ turned over to the firm, after mimes ous alterations and the addition oa one story thereto. This new build! ing is perhaps the most complete ofj its kind in this or any other countrs devoted to exclusive publishing anti the operation of a music business Equipped with every late device fol handling a gigantic business, it coni tains a thoroughly modern printinl plant and the finest of presses fol color and beautiful plate work. To give a chronological list of thl successful publications fostered bn the Remick company would fill atl least a page of The Show Woni.nl Therefore the more pronounced sue! cesses are given: 1900. —“Dance of the Brownies* “When Knighthood was in Flower,”! “My Ragtime Baby.” 1901. —C onspicuous among thil years’ crop of good numbers may bel mentioned the tremendous populajl “Creole Belles,” followed by “Cloris da,” “Mississippi Bubble” and “Prayl er and Passion Waltzes.” 1902. — Purchased the catalogue of§ Daniels & Russell, publishers in Sil Louis, Mo., which catalogue contained the great intermezzo “Hiawatha! The sum of $10,000 was paid for thil composition, the largest amount evel paid for a single number in the his! tory of music. With this phenomenal success came “Stella,” “Lazarrl Waltzes,” and numerous other goocj sellers. 1903. —The W. C. Polla Co. . lished the beautiful Venetian inter] mezzo entitled “The Gondolier.” started out as a second “Hiawatha,! and was purchased from the Polla Coj by Mr. Remick for $5,000. Thil number proved to be one of the great* est sellers ever published. It wad also in this year that those sterling HE Music Department of THE y SHOW WORLD will be Icon- 1 ducted on a basis that has been heretofore ignored,—i. e., orig¬ inal, fearless, unprejudiced and im¬ partial. A song or musical composi¬ tion of merit will receive its full quota of praise and commendation, and a publication of inferior work¬ manship will be given the criticism it deserves, regardless of the name of the writer or publisher. We are neither iconoclasts nor idol worship¬ ers. Before judgment is passed upon a new print, the publication will be re¬ viewed by several competent critics, thus obviating the charge of favorit¬ ism being brought against the Music Department editor. Our Music Department will not ca¬ ter to the trade alone, but to per¬ formers and to the general public. While The Show Wobi.d will cir¬ culate freely among dealers, jobbers and publishers, it is not the purpose of the management to deceive or mis¬ lead buyers by pronouncing every¬ thing written and published a merit¬ orious “hit”; but it will be our sin¬ cere endeavor to point out to the trade what is likely to command a legitimate sale, and prevent the over¬ stocking of shelves and counters with issues that cannot be disposed of. There is no bias or ill-feeling ex¬ isting on the part of the management or The Show Wobld’s individual writ¬ ers. We will start with a clean slate and work for the establishment of an unimpeachable record. No favorit¬ ism will be allowed to creep into the lines of this department; but equal liberality and progressive spirit will be accorded to all. The musical col¬ umns of The Show World always will be open to the discussion of anything and everything that has a tendency to improve where improvement is neces¬ sary and possible. The Music Department will not wantonly assail a song or instrumen¬ tal number, an individual member of any publishing or jobbing concern, a particular author or composer, or any branch of the business in general. No editorial review will be vindictive or written to vent a lugubrious spleen, for none exists. In the course of events, a review may occasionally appear in the music columns which has the semblance of an unwarrantable attack. Be broad¬ minded; look at an adverse criticism calmly and dispassionately. We are not cynics, but Cyclopean optimists, working with indefatigable energy for the general' betterment of the busi¬ ness, bringing together as far as pos¬ sible, the writers, producers and makers of song and music into one supreme council of sagamores, with The Show World its unprejudiced scrutineer for those things which stand only for the welfare and ad¬ vancement of the music publishing business. Music and Justice. Judge McKenzie Cleland, presiding over the Maxwell street police sta¬ tion in Chicago, has installed a piano in his court room, ostensibly for the purpose of charming the wayward with harmonious strains of melody, thereby doing away with the present Maxwell street melody of beliger- ent gun practice and belching shoot- in’ irons. The piano was installed in the Judge's court on the dedication day of the new courtroom. The in¬ strument has become a permanent fixture, and is now an asset of the municipal court. The installation of pianos in police courts certainly presages a revolu¬ tion in the dispensation of justice. One can well imagine the presiding jurist disseminating pardons and ver¬ dicts to the lilting strains of an ap¬ propriate concoction of popular fren¬ zy in manner following: John Jones, arraigned on a charge of wife beating, is addressed per¬ emptorily by the court: “Jack, the game’s all off. Your wife is a small woman, and therefore probably deserves the punishment you inflicted. At the same time I must give you ninety days in the house of correction.” Then, turning to the agony-box player, he says: “Professor, while Jack’s being es¬ cessary adjunct. If it is, put your money on Remick or Kremer con¬ trolling it. A Representative Music Publisher. Jerome H. Remick, — a name to conjure with in the popular music publishing world. Less than seven years ago Mr. Re¬ mick was unheard of as a publisher of music. In 1900 he was a modest cashier in a Detroit bank. It was in this year that he bought out Messrs. B. C. Whitney and A. W. Warner, proprietors of The Whitney- Warner Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich. After this purchase, he sold part of his interests in that firm to Messrs. George Engel and Emil Yoelker, tell¬ er and collector, respectively, of the corted to his cell, kindly reel off ‘Because I’m Married Now.’ ” The second case happens to be an ordinary drunk. The culprit gets thirty days and costs, while the “pro¬ fessor” soothingly tears off “You’re a Grand Old Jag.” Pound guilty of vagrancy,- Anton Burk is led away to the refrain of “What’s the Use of Workin’ When Your Health is Good?” And so on through the never-ending list of mi¬ nor crimes. It is questionable whether his hon¬ or will permit pluggers to ply their vocations during sessions of court. It is also a matter of conjecture if a sheet music department will be a ne¬ banking concern with which he for¬ merly had been connected. Within a few months thereafter he repur¬ chased the Engel-Voelker interests, and again became sole owner of The Whitney-Warner Publishing Co. Prom its inception the house of Remick was a success, viewed from any standpoint. Occupying two small rooms at the beginning of 1901, the business soon grew to such flattering proportions as to necessitate more commodious quarters, and an entire floor of a large building in Detroit was leased. In 1902 it again became necessary to seek larger quarters to accommodate the ever-increasing business. A three-story building was 13y> C.P. McDonald The EDITOR WILL BE- PLEASED TO ANSWER ALL| QUESTIONS RELATING TO, OR TENDING TO BETTER,THE | MUSI C PUBLISHING BUS INES ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND MANUS- I Cff/PTS SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY I SUFFICIENT POSTASEr FOR THE/f\ RETURnX j