New York Clipper (Apr 1915)

THE KEW YORK OMPPEH; 9 AN JOS. W. STERN & CO/S VICTORY. f OHITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SUSTAINS THE VALIDIIY OF CORTRACT WI TH SIGW UW) ROMBERG. JiidBo rxsarncd Hand, of the.United States i.uirlci Court, lias Just handed down a most ,' rinnt decision In Ihe copyright action r.munil by T. B. IlarmH and Kraiicls, Dny l° Hm, •' ngalnst Job. W. Stern & Co.. arls- f „f the publication by both T. H. y^mi 11 1 Kranils. Uay & Hunter and Jos. su.n & Co.. of muilc of Slumund Ilom- Jcrg In i'>* Wliter Garden Hhow, "Maid In '"ucCt" Jos. W. Stern & Co., In 1013. en- (.^S lii'l'o a written contract with Slgmund fnralir " by which Mr. Itomberg gave Jos. It Sir-rii & t-'o. the cxcluslTe puillshlng rUiVlii all his "•"■ks for the porfod of Ave ' some time after this agrceinent had f™„ VmiTcd Into, Ilomberg notlHed Jos. W. n.>ii 1 forKot Ihe first . Vuiiiihir .Sun,; U'rldra' AfKoriatlon," I To > hold Saturday, Mny IT., t .\t 'IVrrnco All suuKiJuiu will be llirro. MUtt AND MURPHY'S ORIGINAL I.rwl«'.K. Miilr nnil SliinlcT Miirphy, "Tli* Melodr Man" ami "The rrlnri< or l.yrlcs," ? Infltiiii-d on action itr llio Unllod Stntc Dl.slrlcl O.iirt for the S.hiiIhth District of New Yofk aKaliist J.k. XV. Sii'mi & Lo., for lnrrliii;i..nicnt of niiivrli;lit, jiiiil mi- plied for a pn-lliiilnnry Injiinotloii. 'I'lip mk.- tlon was oreui'd l.i'forc Jiidp;.- b-arm^ llxiiil. and Mm Ii. Juscplison, coiiiw.-l for T. 11 IlnrmB & Francis. Dny & IIiiiHim-. n-Mi'd xl- inost entirely iiiwn the UccIkIoii of .lurt^e Orccnbiium, holdlii;; ihut the loiUra.-l I'ulwiin Jos. w. Stvvw & Vo. and llomlicr,- was nnoi- forcible In rqulty. Tlicodi)re II. IIIi-IiIit. coim.icl for .Joi. W. Stern & 0>. hov.evT. pointed out that Jurtcc (irociil).iHm's dwiHion merely dealt with the ni>'?!<llon of reinedv and did not In nny way diSliiH) the vnllilltV of the contract, and that under llils cimtincl 111...^- ^ -.- . ,. the publishing rlphti In ltointicr;;"s miis!.' Sicrn ft Co. that he "'"jed to "cognixc It were vested Fn jSs. W. atcrn i^Co. "mi TEDDY MORSE'S MUSINGS. Ill: n:ote n pliYe cnlled "Wi-wle U'um," Anil iitiy iihKika wiis jn:4i iho iiuni Ml- |i:ild fill riiplo.t -they witc bum— Ifcn CI" »nilninne"uponhlm. 'Viessrs. Jos. W. Stern 1 Co ihereupon Instituted an action In the Kun'remc Court of New York State against H^rabcrc .Shubert Theatrical Co. and Jacob J Siiubert, in which It vine charged that the difiinduiits had wrongfully conspired to vio- late the rights of Jos. W. Bterii & Co., and In vMrb an Injunction -was sought. Judge Grwnbaum, howeTcr, held that under certain doclslons which had been rendered the con- tract w.Ts uncnforelblc In equity. From this declslnn Messrs. Jos. W, Stern & Co. have tikci- iiii appeal, which Is still pending. At the time of Judge Oreenbaum's decision, Jlcisrs. .los. W. Stern 4 Co. pointed out that •he (Iccblon In no wise declared the lava- lldi;y of their contract with Homberg, or dctcmiliiert that Jos. iW. Stern & Co. were not viKlcd with the rights they claimed there- UDilcr hut that the decision merely passed iipou the nature of the remedy available to Jo9 W. Stern & Co. In the enforcement of ihc rights flccured to them under this con- ''"ftlien the new Winter Garden Show, "JTald In America," was produced. T. It. Harms & I'rancls, Day.A Hunter nobllshed some of the numbor.H composed by Sigmund Romberg^ ono of which Is the Fox Trot, entitled "Oh. Those Days." Jos. W. Stem &.Co. published the game number under their contract with Ilom- licrj. Thereupon T. B. Harms & Fmncle, hence relieved thorn of any llnblllly to T. It. Harms fc Krands. Pay & llunlor, :n ai< ncllon for Infrlngi'mont of copyright. Judge Jinn I upheld the contentions tliii.1 mndo on bHi:iir of Jos. W. Stern & Co., and denied the mo- tion for an Injunction. In his opinion Judvo Hand said: "The defendants' contract was valid at law, though equity would not spcclOcnIly en- force Ks existence. • • • • "Itomberg's first ansijnec was the Winler Onrden Company, and lliey had ample niilii-c before the song was coniposod tlint there wns Etme agreement between Itomberg nnd di..- fi'Priants. Their own agreement -.vllh ihi' defendants they oppeir to hnve dUrcsarded- It Is true that Droyfii.?, the plaliitiiT's nmsl- dent. swears that Ihe plalntllT had mi nuMi-c of the agreement, liut the defendant? prcsi-rit the most persuasive evidence tn tlip cimlrnry. In any case the qupRtlnn raises an Issue iif fact which I shall not rc-solve In favor of Ihc party applying for tho liiJiinclloM-" Judge Hand's decision siistnlns the vnlldity of the contract lietween Messrs. Jos. \V. Sti-rn 4 Co. and Ilomberg, and In olToct dclovnilncs that no publisher having nollre of siir-h cnn- trnct can prevent Ihe piihllcatinn hy Jivi. W, Stem & Co. of works composed bv Il'^mlierg during the period of the contract. The de- cision is lienco a most Important victory tor Messrs, Jos. W. Slem i Co. WHERE TO ADVERTISE. Has it ever occurred to you that two of the mosl siicoossful music hinisi-M In the iiast three years linve confined their ndvortlsing exclusively lo Ihc loliimiis of TiiK New York CcirrKn? Why experiment on an uncertain preposition? Tut Ci.iprEU has tho only real IhonlrUal clrnilnllon. TiiF. Cl.llTRn l!£s made hits for the Leo Kelst, I nr., and I in- Ilnindway Music Co., nnd It can..do the same for you. CHAS, K. HARRIS WRITmG NEW HITS. Several davs' ago, "Tod," of "Tod's Tips" IsnK rushed into my oincc with n spiel about being up to the Harlem Opera House nnd hearing a new Chas. K. Harris ballad. Says he: "Jack, H's one of the best ballads Harris ever wrote, and one of the best I've heard . this season." - I took Tod's tip nnd called ii|ion Chns. K. In his rheautlful olflces In the Columbia Thcatro Itutidlng. and Inquired of lilm lo let me hear this wonderful' song. I'als, tho only thing I've got to say le drop ■ line to Louis .Cohn, the .professional man- ager, and he'll send you a copy. MELVILLE BIORRI9 AT HAMHClAStBISi'S. VJicn. Blossom Seely opened at Hammcr- elclii'.<< last Monday, Melville Morris, one of Melody Lane's prominent boys, was seen waled at the piano. It Is safe to say that tbc corner mob gave him a royal reception. A NEW REMICK BAIIAD. Nc; .sntlsfled Tvlth putting over "I'm On My Way 10 Dublin Bay, as one of the season's lilgdi'st hits, Mose-Gamble hns started work (la aiiiiiher ballad that be predicts will reach If mil i-xeced the popularity c( that wonder- '"II Irish song. "When I Was a Dronmer," hy Egbert Van A>"iiyiu'. is the new soug that genial Moso Is li:'rit<iiig on for the second sensational hit .for the J. n. itcnilek Company. I Aliiiiiiigh the Ucpiick force have only beeu workliii; oA tho nilmber obout a week, It has Khiiu-ii so good that iMosc decided to go afliT It at once. DA.SII WITH KALMER & PUCK. .Mi'i Irving Dash on Broadway a few days •"v.i. mil Kiiyii Irvlns to me: "What's tuo limiiiT, Jack. I've beet connected with Kai- niiT Si I'lii'k for three weeks nnd you haven't tlvi- IMC u tumble?" Weil. Irving, here U Is. MtW DEINR Sll\G IN VUDLIC SCHOOLS. Mil. I.i:n Kkiht, Ii-elst Building. II may Interest you to know that we aro Mrlk/ our pupihi sing "I Didn't lUilsc My iv\,' "* Soldier" In this school. "Ill yiiu kindly convey my compliments fi> "c.wrv li;-yon and I'tanfadosl, with the .11 , '.""J' continue -writing along the lines anu Mi-i,a expressed in that snnf. »i-ry truly, A. riSR.iNi)Li:ii, I'riuclpaly. DALY'S DOTTINGS. I'l-iiiik Davis has Just returned from the ouiji.i ivhcre he has covered the entire KrcHS oy 1(1.-ate. Ho has placed n Daly snug In a iiiii-i every home of the cities he worked In, niiu made the name of Daly a by-word for "ic i:iii:de buyers. Krank has been away Just ^""l In that time covered the entire «.„ '",'y * Kress chain of stores. We wcl- cuni- Jiim home. i„,,I'svail, formerly with the Guy Bort- pii I r o. hns* taken up the reins where our L '. ■ Vi"!* lias reft off, and Is cleaning irn J". I ' McCrory Clttuit. Chae. hos a beautl- ■y; ydcc and fa one at the best music demon- 8lr.ii.,rs In the country. no.''".'n^?i«-?°J?"' "nana^sr of the Daly lar,'."'V ii""*," 't'B profeflBlon, nnd has a and '"""'In*, and will be glad to hear from THE BROADWAY MUSIC CO.'S NEW SONG LIKELY TO PROVE SEASON'S SENSATION. "A Now Invention," a new caption for a song. Is what Will Von Tllzer. of the Droad- way Music Co.. Is calling ".My Little Girl," one of the most-origlnni ideas that has been released this year. Will Dillon, Ham M. Lewis and Albert Von Tllzer are responsible for tbls new creation, and as for Its singlug qualities, a lino to tbo Arm will brlag you a copy. SOME TUIO. WUIl.-im Jerome, Jean Schwartz and E. liny Goetz hnve opened up a studio called "I'ne Stage Shop," In tho l''ultnn* Thealro Dulldlng. "Anytiling from a 'vaudeville- act to a musical comedy," '^Ilad shows mado good" and "Good shows made' better", are only a few of the things that they promise. WATIilRSOX GETS COMEDY SONG. "Has Anybody Seen My Oliver?" n comedy song Introduced by Bernard Granville at the Palace, In New York, last week, him been accepted by the Whterson, Herlln & Snyder Company. Jack Wells composed the music, nud i:ercard Granville, the words. EARL CARROLL A WHITE RAT. Knrl Carroll, one of the best lyric writers in llic business, bcrnine a life member of the White Rata Inst week. Incidentally "Smother Me with Klsso.i," the new Carroll song, and piibllslieil by Wit- murk. Iin« become so popular that It Is now ciinslilered the Hrm's feature song. SHAPKO-BERNSIEIN CO.'S TWO LEADERS. In the land of hits the firm of Shaplro- JlornHiciii (c Co. are well rpiiri'.senti'd by Hiiiigs that are Ihc feature of niuuy of vaude- vlllo'!. Iilggest ncls. "I>nnclng 'Neath tho Irish Moon" nnd "The Little House Upiiii the Hill" nro two sougs that would bo a credit In any llrst clnsn catnlugue. lloth soags have liiK-nnic lenilliig factors In the race for the leading IDIS sung bit, and uluud a 1,'ood chniii.'c lu cope the ling. WILL ilOSSITKH'S "TIMELY TII'S." Curtis and llcbard are jirovlng to be tho biggest riot hit of nny two girls that have beeii over tlie I'antages time thia season. Moo Curtis puts over a lot of "nut" comcil^, nnd tiiclr sung. "Ho'" a Sniiill Town .Sport, ia spoken of lu the papers ns a "cleuii-iip. Uolcn Trlx Is making n big lilt on the Western vnudcvlllo lime Willi lior own rx- ciuslve material, but could not resist nutllog on "I'm a Long Way fmni Tliiperary when she heard that wcinderfiii melody—and that j the way It goes. ' Montugomcry nnd Moore, still stopping shoivs on the big time Orplieiiili eirciilt with "I'm 0 Long Way from TIppernry.' Thoy are conrldering several olTerH for olarrliig. There sure Is n foriuue in 'em for Homolwrty. I'rom Indications we have another bollad 'M In "When Tou'ro All In, Down and Out, done either .is a eong or rocltatlon, Hronson and Baldwin will feature "r,ovo- laud Days" and "Vou Didn't Care lliia coming season. . "Loveland Days" Is going to be n great running mate for "I'm a (.ong Way from TlpperSry"-nnd by tUo way. I had a very flattering offer from one of tho "lilg pub- Ilshcre for "I'm a Ixmg Way fr.mi ,ripp»r. arv." and yet Hint xong went bogging til will Itosslter beard It. Tliiis i-iids llio tule ot "Wiviio Wuni." TIIK liasolmll season was opened at Ihc loll! (Iriiiiuils with much eclat, thro' tho liresoiire In the roHorvtsI (U'ctloii of Messrs. i.ixirup Meyer, Mnck Stark, Al. IMantadoal iiiii! Iirolhor, .Melville MnrrlN. Hoymnur llmwn iiiin ninny olliora of ■'our set," not forgetting, ti.it' snmewhnt disguised wllli his nmlior- lonsi'd. lnri<dsR-slifl|pd bl-fnrals. Mr. Bob Itiissak. CltlCAT dloooverios by rroal men: "Swnnoo IliviT" ISU'iihon l''o«tcr), "llnnks iif Iho Halinsh" (I'nul Dresser). "Illver .Shannon" (Ihirtli'y (;o.<ilelli>l. "House On (hp IIIII" (Joo l!<"i'lwl!i), ••MiisTkiiw.skrs Horoimdo" (Knxi l-iselu-rl. "Ilriindwnv" (lirorgv M. Coiinnl. "I'llII Kornbolior" (Loo Kelsll. "(IJil Illnck .Iiii'" i.Ii.an .Seliwnrtz), "llnllids" (Chns. K. Il.irrls). WI-:i.L! Well! A Ronp-wrltlDg. plnno-plny- ing i-iilV owner! Heros .Nat Dsbnrno (not Olivnri. Willi nn iip-to-diile gilded Ihlrat em- p<;.rliiin, rlftlit on Knrly-sevenlh Htreot, Wr«t iif I'.rondwny, next door lo Slmplro-Itorii- stolii'.s, nnd directly opposllo Ted Hiiyiler",;. Nat hns all kinds of throat-oilers for singers nnd idnnlsis, n nice back room for tired and liilrsiy siHlpr arts, nnd. Iiosi of nil. n Imuntl- fiil lunch counter made oaiipclnlly ntlmctlve fur free lanrp wrltem. Oiiculng night was Inst I'rtday. and ns (he lliiltrd Hnng WrllerM of Americ-i lind n meeting upstairs, after- wnrda the kings of the song world lined up to the bat^and wine iluwed like glue! riano room toll;; "I'll hi! back of third base." "Take mc up In your car?" "(lot another pass?" "I'll lell lilm I Kotta see an net In narlcm." "1 won Ihe pool yesterday." "Walt (III the Vnnks gel here." "Itrnoklyu? Don't make mc Inogh." CAWIcn MnsrC—near sir -. "Wn are re- turning your MSS. as wc are unable (o uso sr.nit." WAUNMNG to "froe lancers:" It's going to be a long, hot, dry Summer 1 TlII'^ my.iilery concerning (lio payment of Mrs. Itip Van winkle's rent during her bus- liiiud's ub.sehcc wns never solved, and now We nre lonfrnntcd witli another song qiinry ns to who will be Ihe Suilan'o hucoossor In his liniipy Inline. Neutrally Hpruking, we uuii'l know nor do. wc care. THE "ad." roonnt to read "the latest sonij- riot." bill our comical rnmposltnr. who at- tends "song contests," "pnbllshorM" nIglitH," i tc. and (rots all the Intost "profs ." left tho "I" out (if 'rloi" nnd It read this way: "Tho latest miiig rot!" Tho' the publisher didn't tliluk so, the "comp." was right now the ghdflln of Bach, Hcndotssobn, Ilcetlioven their clneslcai composltlb drcd lots at two and n half cents, nnd called "chonp editions." And "Don't Forget to CouiR Ilonic Solwr, I'apa," nella for a dime I "IN Ilnno'ulu by the Ben" nnil»"Vnion tho Bells nt Kve Arc Calling" have been written hy Jack and Harold Frost. Ilopn thev sell well—two frosts by two Frosts Is liorrlblo to cunteniplule! "IMTMOnRSlCl!."—Op. 101 No, Dviiriik. Is Iho nuiuu of timl' "poni classlrni tune you hoar played around, and It's nil ready nud waiting to be "wrltlon" by somi-biKly. I'lJLL down the curtains, dim tho llglitii, lock the diHir. gel out last year's mechanical roy,illy slateuients, add 'cm up,"try to look pleaHod and Kntlsllcd, then try this on your Vlinu(i:.'rnph, wllh a aoft needle,, and lilay udanln: Tan Vlrtor Talking Machine Cn.N prnilts for ll>14 wero alzty-Bovon million ilol. lars! Ani>K.\DA to Knclyclopedia Americana : '•1 Hlng-n high, sing-n lee—alng-a-low" means "I want lo go tn Toklo." "Ilickl hoy" means "I love you." "Diiiidle-oodle-dce" means "Won't yon merry ino?" Tlin flkles are blue, tlio nun Is shining as It never Khonc hofore, birds arn twittering giilly; awoet, soothing broezos stir the trol- lops, all nature la soreno, and life Is one grand svmphony of impplm-ss nnd content- nionl—Chas, K. Ilnrris Is a nuivliig picture nctor! CKNSUS reparts Indicate over one hun- drnl million people In (ho U. S. A., nud. If a piihilHlier kcIIs a nillllou rnplcii of a big bit he figures liimRcif lucky. What do tho ol.'ier ninotr-iiine million do for their music? Judg- ing from observation, . tho non-buyers must have professional copies. A "HOCIKTY for the Siippresnlon of Bag- tliuu Music lu America" Jins been formed. Gil ns far us vou wish In, dear siipptetisars, you've picked out a lino Job fur yourselves. He writes a funny column. At lonst he tlilukn ho does. Thro' tho ages he will flearch for The laugh that never was I put their lirnds together novpnil wcckH ago and turnLMl out what vungdom Ih now calling ono of (lie greatest and most original nungs In years Nor,\ ilayos. who pinycd Iho I'nlnre, hi New York, several weeks npi. Introduced the song. '•Illi-hl lloy," for tl.o ilrsl time, and rceolved such an ovation aflor rendering It Hint the lunnngenient linndnl li-r a riintrnci for a seo- »ino week's enangenionl, F. A. Mills la Ihc pu*illHhrr, nnd has nirondy Riarlril n cnmnalgn on the iiuniber, making it his (enture for the aeasuii. NBW YORK'S PRATVRB SOUQS. "Tho l.lllle House lIpou tbo Mill" (SllAI>lnO-lllIII.NHTKlN t'O.) "Don't Takr My Uarllnn Hoy .\wny" (Briiauvtay IHusic Co.) "My Bird of I'anidlHe" I Watkii.sci.s-, IIkui.in It SNVIIER.) "There's a Hpnrk of Love Htlll Ihirnliig" (Lko Kkiht, iNC.t "Virginia l.oo" (Jon Mohrib Co.) "Mniiilher Me wllli Mimes" (.M. WiT.MAnK & Sons.) ".My Lit lie nrenin Girl" (Jn.s. Vt. SmN & Ca) ' Wlioii My Bhip Comes In" (lUnnr Von Tilkh.) "rin On My Way to Dublin Biy" (J. H. IIRMICK & Co.) "S.-ri Jiijo".. (CiiAH, K. lUnniB Ca) • All fiT tlio lx>ve of a Ulrl" (ICAi.HAn & Puck,) •Hlekl Hoy".. (F. A. MiLLB.) ''VIRGINIA LEE/' A RECOG- NIZED I9I5 HIT. It Is now a kunwn fart thai Jeff Ilrantn anj Arthur l.nnge's Houllirrn bniind, "Vir- ginia l*o," Is one of the few hits «o fur tlili. seasiin. In the past four woekH the song lina boon fonlured In twenty or m<iro Iiouhos enrh 'week, with llio result that the Joo MnrrlH <'oinpniiy have been working nights In their BhIppInK departiiicnt. Johnuy llelneinnii. who aHsumod charge of the professional department Momo nionthii nto, has hrimghl (lie llrin up profoHslonallv among the leaders, nnd It Is prlnclnnHy through his excollout work that the firm'n songK are now being hoard In nil of the bigger liuiiscii In ,New York and other big cities, MINNIE Wl-ril STERN. Minnie tlliinmnn wlshm iter friends In know thai slip Ih now ciiiinectod with Mm Jun. W. HIern (.'ouipuny, where she will he found ready to <lumnnHtrntn alt the llrm's Intost songs, including (lllliprt nnd Krivd- laud's succtus, ".My LIttIo Dream Girl." IHE FEIST BIG THR^ Now that tho "Kelst Hyatem." imdor Itat watchful eye of Hint tiiiHlness genius, lioo I'pint, hixH \m( over lliriMi'hIls IIiIn year In "I'm On My Wnv lo Toklo, I'hero's n Kpnrk of Irfivi Htlll Il'iriilnir" and "I Didn't It ilso My Uoy to Uo a HoiiUer," tliose Interested In uiiisle nru wondering wlinl next. Tho Keisl fiiree. with I'lill Kornholsor ns iin "Wlion It's MoiiiiHuht iii'Mayli/'"'"f ft'imt 'IV> Jl» Tbore" nnd "KinIno." u new* slyie nov- elty bullad. nrp liolng fenliirisl by the Kelst •ilngerH In dlfforenl parts of I he eni'iitry, nnd Iieforo severiil •.vophi linvo imMwd all Ibose «ongs will be entered In I he hit class. nLI> FIRM. NICW HOTtdH. The llnnillloM H. Gordon Company, one of fhii oldi'Ht miwlc publlsherH lu this country, 7, by. A. nro wiirklna <,n a -l>alcli of now songs, niiistly "popular" all of wlilcli are heart bnllnils. That-hnlind of all linllads, "Hllvor Tliroads AiniinK the t.idd," Is still tho fealurp Hung of their entatiigiie, nnd continues lo he Ihe firm's MggeMt Hcller, SmG A BE A HIT. "\M\ Cnn't Oo Wrong with n foist Hong" l« a Klognn known from CmiHt lo (.'onst. There's aniither one nn tho ninrket oi|iiiilly ne i:oiid, untltloil "King a lilt, lln n llll.'^' Who does it belong lo? Why, Kolst, of course. A REGULAR HARRY VON TU.ZER YEAR. "MY LITTLE DRE4MGKL" IN CHICAGO. L. WoUo Gilbert and Anntol KrIiMllnnd, wrltcra uf "My Little Dream Girl," left Now Viirk last Saturday for a cruise of (Milcago to allow Iho natlTrs there what a natural hit they have In their latest ulTorliig. . If (Milcagn takes tn Ihe song aa well as New Yorkem, UlllHirt has tha ilrst real hit since lolnlng tho Btorn Company. It is soiiio lime ainco elthor boy has de- livered tho goods they aro capiblo of, but "My Mttio iTreani Ulrl".. ia sure to put both hack among the hjl-.wrltlng clait, They can he found olther at tho Hhormnn House or at the Chicago olDca of Jos. W. yieru A Co. WlbL nn OOMB RAOKr 1V> tho many Inquiring onrn about J. F^od Helf, Im It said that be qitletly vacated his offlca nn Korty-slith Htreet aaai« weoka ago, vnd It Ii nimorcd that ho is niw somowhoni lo -ChlraiiD. The hundred tbonsand dollara I'rcd had painted on tala window hat alio die- appeared. JIMMY MONACO Alfll GRANT OLARK IN LAKnwoon. Those two hitamitba. Jimmy Monaco and Grant atrk beat it to tlio tali pine* itat week and will loloum In I.a%owood for aer- cral weoki. "I Want to Il« 'nioro." thoir lateat aung, which Leo Folit ptiKHcta his next hit, bat lurcly catigtit oo with tho alngloc profosslOB, ana la mentioned at the first hit ot the boys tlnco Jobiiog tbo "ITotat Byitem." HOWABOUT THOSE SUMMER SONil^S? Rven year about tbit Hmo tho narkot la deluged with Hummer aonga ot all kloib an-J varlottes. This year there scomi tn b« a tendency hy all tnn Now York publlaliers to oicUidc this stylo of tonga an account of tho publlc'a fancy for Irish numhnra. lu iny personal opinion I bollovo It wnuld mean a regular rienn-iip for lomo ona of the Now .York or Clilcngn publlaheni tn start a .off . _ that aro their rinfi's. campaign nn any unn of tho numerous "Hum- inar songs" that are tucked away snugly in Icptl.oven, Mouart, Wagnor and Vcrdl must ' cis rnrep, with I'lill Hornholaor rritho and groan In agony when, thoy seo- <''>mmnnder ln.chli.f. have nir.-nily iilnrloil heir clnsslcal compositions sold .In one bun- ^''KC.,'''""'', """•"''''■''.f'':'' A! NCIIAFPI-m GOING COASTWARO. Mort Snhoger. traveling reprcseiHullvo for Ihe L"o Feist Ciiniiiany. wrlles mo that ho Is having the most successful trip of his career, "Toklo," "Hpork of Ixivc" and "Boldler" ara IremendnuH bit wherever he goee. <'BIRD OF PARADISF' SEASON'S aAssiEST hit; Were I to be asked what eong I considered to be the scaiion's clnsaloat aoog bit, I bo- Here I' would say Irving liorlln'a latest sen- ftBiinn .■Itlr.l ttt ParoillaA." Irrlnv hlmiu.ll says tbat It la the classjeat song ho has ever ■written and I won't dispute him. It's a song (hat Isot raited to ov«rr kind of a voice, and In coDsr<qu«>nce It-la almost a roitrlcled number. Whollier tbIt beautiful rronlinn will tKccmo a very popolar sontr bit lit n queslliin. Ham Ash. wTio featured It at the I'alacc, In New York, hist week, was a tcnsatloii. Although II Is some limn Rinro Harry Von Tllzer has been In the running with lilt songs on arcount of other Interosts, lh(i prus- ont year bids fair In i..xei>i'il ovi'ii (lie bent that tile Hurry Vun 'I'll/er Co. over bud, Wl(h Ken Itoniiiieiii al Iho helm, "When My Hlilp Comes In" nnd a new comedy song that Is lielng heard ovorywhern, onlllled "Wliru Hilly Hunday Couhm lo Town," Iho firm Is likely to take Its pineu again nmong thu 'leadors, ' CIIAni/OTTB LEHLAY, IMtIHA I)0!VNA. 4?hnrlotte Lcslay lias been iingngisl fur tho ontlru aeason to ploy prliiiu dimiin roles nt. Iho Natiouul Theatre, DelFolt, Mich. I-'or I'.ur opening week she Ih fealiiring ilin Iienu- llfui "Vou Are the Koho of .My Hoiirt," nn'i Is rphonrsliig "For Kviiry Hnillc Vnii (Invo -Mo You (^nUHPil a TlioiiHnnd Tonrs," fur noxt Week. Till; newH|in|ier I'liuiini'iil- on Cliar- lotto'n work In Indeed flallerlng. Charlotte \ poHKCuueH looks, youHi, video, pIiiH iiiiigne- V_tlsm, which probably accounts for tliu favor- abli' report. "Who'll Take <'are <if tlie Hunroi When the Hiillnn (ioes to War" Is a crackor-Jm-k novelty i-omody number. It can be sung by onybcdy. "nanclng at tlio Col Ion lliill" koepa going along, growing lietlnr nn<'. Iilgger all Iho time. If you have a spot In your act for a great, fust opeuing or cosing song, «ond for "Cotton Ball." "Prom ,Now On" Is ono of the best doublo numbers ever written. It la everything that yuu can wish for In the lino of a. Joublo snug. When you arn In Ihe neighborhood drop In and see JIni KendlH, or elsn drop lilin a line In caro of the Mniirico Itlrbmond .Mindi; Co., Inc., nnd he will bo pleaavd to aond you copies of the.above songs. UICK HICHARIM WITH WILL VON TILZKII. Dirk Richards, who r«c(>nUy rotlrnl from tho K. II. Itavllnnd staff, started In with tlio Ilroadway MiihU i^ompapy.laat Monday. SKW PJRM. NKW HONU, I'liu Hyndtcalo Music Company, of Ht. Louli, nre «'«pMitlng'« new balleil raile<l"rm (Had My Mamma IVm't Know Wlierv I'm At." The pirttilc Is clamoring for a soiii of till* character, ami Iho right ono will surely como Id rnr iiiucli succoai. iiAiinv Rirniw i.nfinN motiihr. Harry Itohln, nt the Kahnnr A Tiiek forces, writes nie that his innther iMssed away late -Monday iDornlng. April I'J. WITMARK WORnOURAMIS. Ur AU CUOK. To Ihnse tvho tro alwnya looking fur esota ns well UH olTorl, an liiloreHtIng iirnl>lein It prrMonlliig itsolf In conuoctlnn with, llio now iiriifes.Hliiiinl i|iinrliTH of M. WItninrk A Hunt, Just next door to tho I'altcu Thoilro. Our rooms hnvo been ao crowded almost every minute of tho day slnco wo opened up idiunt a inuutli ago that tho old studios la Ihn Tlilrtlct soum aa far away aa pcaco. What nomo of tho fnlkt want to know la whelher thbi la due to tho Increased con- venlonee of our npw Inratton or whether the winners wo are nutting over are cetponilble. KIther way. It's-not irorriiag ua. . Tba fuot rmnliis, and that's enuuah. Talking of wlnnora. what's Iho matter with "Hprlnklu Mo with Klsaear' WUb I cpuld show you souin «if tho telcgrama and measagea received frniii snuiu of tho real big heti^ liners about llio way tlila splendid little nor. oily Is forging olicnd. 1 will when yea drop lu. it's lieliig sung everywhere. Why? Be- cause It Ills evirywhure, Fulkt who cat at UelHoiiwelMir's stop imsnlug the salt When "Hprlnklu .Me with KUuch" la being featured nlgtitly, -.vlth Its accompaniment of mtlody nnd real iieifumo sprinkled over 'nm—tha next liesl IhhiK to klssei, iiorhapi, but atlll n long wuy off nt that. Out on the -t.'onat, Iihi, tlin now Knlh and mil producllon, which la putting oven the rniiniiiii nffalr In tho shane, owes a whole lot lo iIiIm song. When I say It'a ono of 1hi> big lilts of tho ph-co I don't do It. bo- I'miHi! II cimies natural to aay It, but limply In-ia:!!!!' It's n fact. Talking of "Tlila Way Out," as the Knlb nnd Dili pleen is nanii..d, how t six Wltnmrk lilts In one show? ITnct. And thoy all went bp. line nfler Iho ullivr. Hern they nrn: "Hprliikic Me Willi Kisses," "Aunty Hklnnor's flilcken Dinner." "Diiirlo fJlrl," "Hweet Ken- lucky Lnily," "Jonn of Arc," "Tliey'ro (.'nil- lag Von" and "Kngllnio Wugnnr's OIiomI." Tliiise Koiir .Murx llrotlierH have certainly found lliemHoIvos In their own sniuNlilng mu- hIcuI oiiiiii'dy, "lliiine Again." 'i'liey sent mn a wire this week About llio wonderful way "Hweat Kon(ii''ky Lady" was going In tlin show, Nolliliig rail stop this song. It's there. I,e<inard Marx's own •oiig, "walking Thru lovers' Lnue." also a Wllmnrk pub- llpnlinn, Is anolhor song mnhlng good In this hlinw Hint I'Mii lie sung olTectlvdy niiywiiorn nnd by anyboily. . , , Wo keep ni: liiisy ns ever wltli the produr- IIi'iiN. (Ii'orgp .MncKnrlann Is enjoying lilin- self nnd sliarliig It generously wllli the audi- onc(w at the nil-lnr revival of "Trilliy," liy xliiglng llronnnn nnd KaH's two ehnrming new nniiilii'rs, "A llreath o' Uloiimin' Hontlior from .My LIKIn lligbinnd Hninv" and '"I'u (liii L'lHM We Love." I don'l hi'Hitatii to say that "Aunty Hkln- iior'B Clilcki'ii Dinner" Inslns belter every day. In other worilM. H's the lii-st ision song I hnve over hoard. WIhIi yoil could hear tlin iiiiiiiliiT of iH'ojili- who nay Just IIiohii last nlno words, anil who act—and sing—accord- ingly. Tlie Prlneons of llaglimn givoi It the place of honor In lier net, and uoc^sn't regret It, i-|{lii<r. You don't have to null this Ming nit when you once put It on. As a rule, even If you wanted to your audlencn won't let you. A third big ntinibi'r, getting mnru, so every week, la "Hwcttt Kentucky LJtdy." Nirtliliig inn Hlop this, Hbn's tho most ntlractlve, heallhlest, longest-llviid young lady that'a been Isiro In Mongland tlila nuiny n long day. It lin'l necessary lo say miieh In pralim of "Mother Mnilirvo" tlieso days. That llttin rlnsilc has umdrf n nlohe for Usolf which It In occupying I'linsplciiouHly nnd permanently. One nf (he Intest of tha toit-nntchcrH to add It to Ills roporlolre Is Orvllln llarroid. ■ I'relty much the some thing Itnet fnp "In the (lirden of thn Oods." In thit Initanco thn new prominent artist la nnoo other thao Viola fllllollo. Oh, yes. nnd before I fdrgct lt_yi,ii ought lo SCO whit Joslo f.'ollinii snya rliout her lr<rmendoiis succeas with "Hweet Kentucky Lady." "They simply can't keep away from that song. .... . ^ Al. Ii. Kloids wrilns enthuslaillrally about l)ii> WKmark numbers In hit new program. Knys thoy'ro In lo Htay In. TI-19 IN/luelo »ubll0Kers' Official Orsan- ini.ii; ll..^. II. 1 ..««nn»l7 lunued Its forlv-seciind annuni annoiini-i- inu i^lt »r tl"rie-turc3 and musical artists of the ;'nro^rTetor willlLm C. OlasH. booking manager, nnd i -.J^- ''ond Lyceum Bureau ha' or attractlom. Their list coutalni . .laaa. James n. I'ond Jr. Is be proprietor. .... - , .jutnar Is looking after.New Kngland. New. ^ork and .New •' ;"<>. j ^ ;;;;ir.pt?, iv^'^Tru^tx^^Tir^T^^^^^^^^ «wi"in'usttiju H F. TRUMAN, who has bad cbarge of th" booking of attrncllonH for the Itrvoklyn lostlltile of Art eod Bcicncca at Ihe Academy of Moslc, HrKiklyo, .N. Y., has severed his connection with the Academy, and la now connected with tlie J. 11. I'oud Lyceum Iturntu, and Iri taking care of (be iNMhlDga In Now KogUnd, New York and New irney. Mr. Truinnil Ih a well known showman, aodlie.vlll no doubt meet with surcesn In bis now Tetiture. WILfON TAYLOU (WlHInm. Frederick Taylor), tlia original pollfe Inspector of '"'in the Law," y/3H married to Kate H. Vulstaeos, a nun-prifoasluual, at Lakcwood, .N. J., April Hi. ABNER GREENBURG Counselor at Law 1547 BROADWAY BRYAin 4w NEW YOKK