The billboard (Dec 1917)

The Billboara tuey jump at the bait—bas ever been a dream, I bave always wanted to go back in my life where the bills meet the sky in a purple Daze, where you feel yourself growing with the trees— ‘where tbe bloom on the meadow and treet ‘you OUt Of Goors—to the woods where wood Je budding and the May-apple thra the dead leaves of last year, at leaves tnfolding on the grand “old trees —to leave the worrles of city Ife bebind. cares I have are the draft and not be late for meals, ‘Sincerely yours, * ‘AL G. FIELD, Galveston, Tex., November 7, 1017. History of Erminie (Continued from page 15) being the Garotte and the Lallaby. One had to of the idea of presenting in operetta form with a American chorus at ber thei Nghted with my suggestion, and said thi had seen it number of times at the New York and was perfectly ‘it, and that dts resemblance to combined with tte charming m greatly to Sts undoubted success. preliminary contract with ber Beitr ‘New York ‘managers may bring about a magBitcent revival of Erminie, and 9lso that some of the big film pletures will produce, this oldtime favorite i pletores, but Mr, Aronson re refused to elther confirm or deny the rumors, tying there was nothing definite along this Aine for publication just now.—THE EDITORS The Future of Burlesque (Continued frou pase ther represent, and with well written stories and attractive photographs to back up thelr claim. ‘The shows must also be represented by men who ise up conditions in a city and take ge of any civic movement or erent that might tend to create interest in the attraction which be represents. ‘There are some agents and managers of this caliber in burlesque, but they are very few, and the sooner more are enaged the sooner the good Is going to be felt. House managers must be engaged who enter toto the spirit of the times, They must become members of the clvic bodies in the cities where the theaters are located, and by thelr activity 1a matters which would tend to better the welfare of the community dispel the feeling which has| ‘exlated and which ts deeprooted in some locallles aeainst’anyone connected with tho burlesque Drofeasion, Some mansgers and agent 10 the above « reflection on thelr ability, but it ‘Will only be those managers and agents who can ate the handwriting on the wall and who have Bot the sense nor ability to get on the band ‘Wagon and prepare themscives for the advance Tuleh ‘te bound to come if the past is any will probably see James Meehan, of Beven Honeyboys fame, has formed a partuership with Lee Copeland, the ragtime composer, ‘The act will be of rhe Diacktace variety, and will be called A Jovial ‘Varlety of Joluition, OUR HEADLINERS Sophie Tucker, Marion Harris and many other feature acts are using “SWEET DADDY” Our big, new ‘‘Jazz’’ song A comedy war song for the girls “WHAT ARE THE POOR GIRLS GOING 10 D0?” Harry Williams wrote the words and there’s a laugh ‘in every line “DOWN IN HINDUSTAN” A new Fo season “AROUND THE HOUSE. = _ THAT JACK BUILT” A clever and original’ novelty, number with a leve story. GREAT) FOR DOUBLES “WHEN THE FIELDS ARE WHITE WITH DAISIES” For BALLAD SINGERS Trot song——best Oriental song of the worthy of the feature ‘spot’? in any act Great harmony. number “DREAMY MOON” A waltz lullaby) A wonderful waltz for dancing “HAWAIIAN DREAMS” \Vocal “Instrumental Vocal—Instrumental Still’.a_ tremendous *hit “ORIENTAL” Intermezzo One-Step Biggest dance hit of the year. Fine for pictures "and dumb acts Write for Your Copies Today DANIELS & WILSON, Inc 233 POST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO The Song Writing Impulse (Continoed from page 21) JEROME, THE VETERAN ‘When we mention Billy Jerome, another of the “men w och unqualitied aimiration that word fails us. BUly’s in business now, and is the Incky pudUsber of Georse M. Coban's Over There. To describe Billy's character would exhaust adjectires of praise, beginning with “gentlemanly” end ending with “liber: PERCY'S “TIME” SONGS Percy Wenrich rests more of bis claim to fame upm “time” songs, Nothing pleases bim more than to write a melody for a Bomber dealing with the “time” when a boy oF girl dla sometbing or other on the’farm. The Public 15 ripe for this kind of a number every Row and then, and Percy proceeds to get his, MORSE'S REJUVENATION ‘When Theodore Morse wrote Mother I thozght bo'd keop up his rejuvenation, but I still have confidence in im and would be the last to sign fa certifcate declaring he's thra. I think he fsatfers from the type of overcantlousness. that coms to be hotding Jimmie Monaco in reserve. SNYDER TRIES HARD Every year, when the catalog is made up, Ted [Soyder essays a few songs, But he spems to Inck confidence and I attribute to this a great deal of bis diticulty in reclalming bis old place. KLICK3IANN WRITES MANY B, Henri Klickmann writes melodies so roptiiy and so many of them that few people reallze {the real merit underlying some of the numbe=s he prepares. Few of his songs and iastramentals fro favored with big boosting campalgns, end tho world nt large hasn't learned to appreciate ‘him as much as, do ‘the inner circle.” INDIFFERENT WALSH J. Brandon Walsh pretends an. Indifference Jwhich bo docsa't feel. Hi Aidly, according to his own confess Aotes pon telling you that there's ‘no selence in writing songs, He explains East Jern writers? prociirity to earn’ hnge rewards by declaring that ther're all willing to work a Jdarned site harder than he would. : ‘THE YOUNGER SCHOOL Of New York's younger schoo! Bennle Gross man should be given considerable credit, not foaly Because he made good with a “bang.” but ‘also because Ils success was achieved greatly thro hia willingnens to work in every concelrable way that would tend to make ‘in numbers wuccessful after the writlog process bad been com pleted. THAT KID CARROLL Harry Carroll is one of the few, who, besldcs Delng able to write a good song, 18 In a position to give his numbers good boost because of the manner fn which he is featured in vaudeville. Carroll looks and acts Uke a kid in Dis early "teens, and the andiences invariably decide that clever and competent. KEITHLEY AIMS HIGH B, Clinton Keithley is a writer with ideals. ‘While be endeavors to keep up to the minnte ‘with all kinds of compositions he alma very high and woold rather write a high-class song than earn a millfon dollars. Jack Frost ia one of the few Chicago bors who works along the lines adopted by Eastern wrlters, He's indefatigable, loves to write anit could sit for boors entertaining frlends with his contpat. ‘Joe Lyons ts a clean-cut lyricist, both as to Yooks and work, and ought to get his real chance ome of these days, ‘COLORED WRITERS CHEERFUL ‘The patience of the colored writers ts remark. able, Mavy of these boys find it hard to get ‘a bearing, but they always smile and keep right ‘00 trylug. Shelton Brooks comes across’ witha ‘it every now and then, James ("Slap") White nd Spencer Willams are not quite ¢o fortunate, Dut you'd never tilnk eo if you'd hear them talk. ‘THEY'RE ALL PROBESSIONALS ‘These impressions are jotted down ss the ‘writers mentioued spring to the screen of memory. No enleavor is made to classify, All the ‘ames mentioned are of professional song writers. ‘Yet the vicissitudes are o many in the careers enumerated that fallure and success walk hand ip band for all. THE AMATEUR'S POSITION Space makes it Impossible to summon more fo: this mental review. Something has been sald thelr methods of work, and the amount of con‘dence radiated tn it.’ It 1s an exemplification of UP one day, DOWN the next. And all these boys are regulars, The very fact that thelr careers Guctuate 60 greatly points to the everchanging quality of the masle publishing game. As an old one slips up a new one creeps in. Be tween the general publle and the professional song writers Is the rank amateur. Inasmuch as the outsider Is the lacleal successor of the leadfog soug writer, Isn't it folly for any writer to ridicule the amsteur, whe may be the hit writer of tomorrow? Harold Entwistir, who divides his time be ‘tween acting and’ managing theatrical _comantes, 19 arranging to appear in vaudeville, He Iwas fhe late mansegr nf Kithe Th