New York Clipper (Aug 1915)

96 THE NEW YORK CMIPPBJl Angnat 14 BT JACK EPfVARDS. iiOIHER CLIPPER VICTOSY. Atttr taking a "aiialiit" tbroogb the advcrtlalos eoIimH oC Thb Nsw STobk Clitpcb tbe past two or tIii«D vccka eal7 «Q« conclusion can bo reached —^bat The Cl.t»aB i« the leader of them all ta ^nie mnslc pabUshers as a rule are not charita- ble iBfltlfirtlons. and ok spending their -money vbere tliey caa get the qalckcsrt and snirest re.oalt?. They may be ten thonsond reasODS tor adver- tUtngi-bat In Tas New Tons CLiPFcn tbere Is only ODC, and that is: ClilPPBR ADVBRnSING IS SAFE AND SANE. To reach the singer and those Interested hi son^ a camp^Jsn Is sot complete onless THE ^'EW Xons ClJTTER Ts first considered. ""' ■'Whea Loo. Feist, wbo Is ■wlthornt ^nestloiv, tho ' luseat advei-tlser ainnng the maalc pnbUahers, be- gan nektn; Tip his campaign tor the coming sra- eon, bh first thorgbt was the Cllppeb. A glance through the adTertlsIog columns Ibis week will convince yon what Mr Feist thinks ot Ua- pulling powers. The Leo. Feist Puhllshlng Cgmpany lia.<< been are of tbe most successful mastc publishers during the past three .vears. and be baa confined bis professional advertlalne ezcln- slrely to the columns of Tac New Toiik Cijppeb. ^at means that one of the largest music publishers jn tne wocld- concedes and acsnowiedges that thb New Yodk Clipper Is the leader of them aUL . Music publishers can ose The New Yons Clip- raa ex<UuslTely and reach the enUre singing pro- leaslon. . Ttie Broadway Mcslc Ca and the M. WJtmark & Sons bare also started a large advertising cam- paign that wUl startle tbe music world, and have canfined their efforts entirely to Tre New Yobs Clipper. When yon advertise In Tan New Tobk Clippeh yon got full value, and are snre tbat yoar songs get J2,?5£.ds'" people at the right time. IF YOr DOJPT ADVERTISE! IN THE CLIP- PBB YOV DOX'T ADVBHTISB AT AliU "TO LOU" A SURE HIT, Now tbat Jeff B^nen and Arfbnr Lange's clever novelty song, "To Lou," baa been tried ont and toand^to be "pure gold," the wtae acres In tbe I €ong business nn> predicting tbat the boys have another hit to follow "Vligfiila Lee." The song Is only three weeks old and during chat time has shown up better than any song tbe Joe Morris Company liave ever publlsbed. BL WITRASE & sons' SELEQION. The annonncement Is made in this week's iMne or tjie Bong9 H- Wltmark & Sons contemplate will place their bouse among the leaders In popalar •ongs this season. Beldam before bas tbls house . entered the field with as fine an amy of soncB a« the present Tqpplbe the bill, "A Uttle Bit of Heaven" should be tbe feature. "A Little Qrey Uotber," one of the newest ones, bas started oft with a nan and will be a leader before many weeks. "Dearie Ulrl" (Do Yon Ulss Me) and "Sweet Kentucky Lady," complete the 4iaai<tette, and what a qnartene they are. BRQADWAirS FOUR BIG SONGS. Tliat Will Ton Tllzer has at least two big bits In bla four selections for the coming season Is a fore- Kone conclusion with "those In the know" in soog- dom. "Pigeon 'n'alk," Jimmy iMonaco's sensational tn- atrnmental somber, tbat lias been made into a ■ong, with lyrics by -Sam Lewis, Is without ques- tion going to be the firm's biggest seller. Then "My Uttle Girl," Giat had such a big •tairt early bi the season, is looked for to be Us biggest rival. •TTou're a Little Wonder, Dear" and "Put Me to Sleev With an Old Ka^oned Melody" are two others that might cause a surprise to the becd of tbe faooae. « W. STERN & CO/S FEATURE SONG F(ffi THE NEW SEASON. After a long session among tbs beads of tlio dif- ferent dt^partments of the Jos. W. Stem Co.. it ivas officially decided that "My Sweet Adair," L. Wolfe Gilbert and Anatol Frledland'a successor to tbat tremendous hit, "My TJttle Dream Girl," would be this firm's feature song. The song has been tried out with all kinds Of audiences, and always wltli tbe same results, "a xemarkably big success." Tbe boys ore to be compUmeoled on tnmlng out snch a dever number to foUotr "Dream Girl." "HICKI HOT'S" BISTORT. "HIckl Boy," IncldentoUy, bas on interesting blrtorv. Stanley Murphy (Ship Ahoy) was an •yble" sftaman on board the V. B. S. Oregon In the Spanish American War and stlU bas all bis Uaba and all his wits, wblcb Is annsua]. Be vaa at Santiago when it was and then tbe Oregon went to China and stopped at 'HonolDlo on the wny. Stanley went ashore, got acquainted with a ,few of the dark eyed Hawaiian maidens (vUeh statement is not for tbe eyes of bis wife) and learned ae meaning of "Hlckt Hoy." That aeventeen years ago. Ever since then be has Iwen seeking for a composer of mosle wbo coi>ld Wt « proper melody to that title. He found tbat composer In Icwis P. Malr, and os yon know, tbe ~«e of tbe eong spells the answer. "Hlckl ' iB one of the ^Ig seUera" 'ot the season. EARL CABKOtL COMING EAST. Now tliat I4ng Letty" lias been succesafouy launched m Los Angelesbv Oliver Uorosco, and. tvlilcll Is snnonnred for an early production- In Ne>V York, Bart Comn, r«aponalbie tat tbe mnfllc or the show, will be back in New York in a Sliort time. Earl has sereial coridas good songs wUb - bis pabllsbcrs, U. Wltmark & Eons, thathave shown UP exceedingly well. The comli^ season "Will most likely place one of tbe batch in tbe bit column for one of America's cleverest iyrlc writers. ' Arbur Bebhn. who Is noted for bis traveling exposition, and holds tbe record In Melody Lane for mileage. U being beaten out of the cba nplon- .vhlp bj- Mr, Carroll, NBW WAR SONG. George J. Koch, the publlsber, vriio is qnletly and unpretentiously getting out quite a few re- markable numbers, nas what In Tin Pan Alley lan- guage would be termed a hit. The title Is "Join the Army for Peace Instead of War." This Is a wonderful number. Tbe lyrics are great and tbe melody Is Just right The verse and chorus Is not too long, but has all expression and meaning In it to make It a song that any singular, double, trio or quartette can use to a great advantage. It strikes In the right time when everyone is crytng for peace. Singeis can make no mistake in getting this number even If they do have to go out of -their way to get It, and,It Is only a few blocks away from publisher's row. RBW YORK'S FBATVnB BOIIG9, Down In B«im-Bonil>ay" (SHAPIBO-BEBNarCIR Co ) "My Little OIri" (BaoAnwxT MUSIC Qo.) "To Lon" (Joe MoBua Co.) "Bweet KEOtneky Lady" (M. Wjtiiabk & Sons.) "My Uttle Dream Olrl" (Jos. W. Stebn & C\>.) "In tbe Goldflelds of •Nevada" (Haubice Abbahams Co.) "Down Among tbe Sheltering Palms" (Lxo. FSIOT, INC.) "A Little Bit of Heaven" (M. WiTUABK & Sons.) "If. Yon Can't Qet a Olrl in tbe Summer- time Yon Can't Get a Girl at AH" (KU.UAB A Puce.) "If We Can't Be tbe Same Old .Sweethearts" (Leo. Fbibt, Ikc.) "Pigeon Walk** (Bboadwat Mvbic Ca) "Somebody Knows".. (OASBr Von Tilzeb.) "YoD For Ue In tbe Summer Time" CPaxbl DamieLB & 'FBTEDMAN.) ^Everybody Bag With Me" (J. H. Bbmick & Co.> JOS. WITHAR K WORDO GRAraS* as al coos. Ball and Brennan are golsg statngl As a team they have few peeta. They'll never write an N. O. song. If It takes a thousand years. And jast to show tbat tbls is bo. They walked in and said, "Here's A number tbat will be a go: 'II It Takes a Tbousond Years.'" I i]0R*r make any pretensions of being a lyr.'e writer or anything of that sort, but one may be pardoned for bnrstlng Into poesy and twanging the lytic on an oscpslon of this kind. I wrote ttie above nnalded. so no fortber apologies are needed. The fait Is that after their Joint work in "A Little Bltt of Heaven," one of the biggest tits of tlie year, and tbe song that aii the cartoonist*: have ntlllzed for effect—^wc hardly expected Ernest R. Ball and Jack Brennan to repeat themselves so Qiorougbly and so quickly. But they have done It without a doubt. Their new number Is entitled. OS may be gleaned from my verlQcatlon, "If It "Sakea a Tlioui^d Years," and believe ne, It la a corker. Vs THE first place, it Is probably the finest ex- ample of what everybody now knows familiarly as a 12-8 Bail number, that that past master In the art of writing such songs has composed. It Is a novelty in this respect, uiat It bija what is proba- bly tbe shortest first part ever ^mtten for such a type ot l>aUad; it Is about as easy to sing as a nnrsery rhyme, yet w'hen the song Is finished it leaves tbe ocdlence with a punch Climax tbat will ma&e them think they have Just listened to a smnsblng operatic selection. Ov- coubse ilie title was tbe lesolt of a war dis- eossloa. Efiile Ball fos qaotliie Giuit'a famous saying nhoat "If It tneks all Summer*- the AUlcs or somebody wonid do go and so, and somebody chipped In and said "you'd go further than that, wtmlon't yom?" An Innocent bystander opined tliat they'd do It—whatever It was—If It took a thonGOnd Tears. Wtterenpon Jack Brennan disappeared soft- ly and retameo anon with tbe completed lyric of the best little ballad of Its kind that was ever tnrned out by two of the snartest eanz writers In the business to-day. The house of WUmark these days bas almost as many lilts as a wom-ont target after tbe Amer- ican gnnnera get through with it! THE MUSIC PUBLISHERS' OFHCIAL ORGAN Souf ot fte leading performers who have alreadv edded "If'lt TAkas a '^'busand Years" to their reiimolre,'i«Bd vlio eadi. and every one report Its angtaat aaMW. are: George McFarlane. Claln- Sacbeate^Old '&omestead Double Quartette, Bison City Jtag, Thomas Bgan, John O'Mallc^, Mayo ami n]UM9'.iMiner esi) 'Vincent^' Manuel Bomalne, Thosi' B^r. Bntertnlncrs. Joim Nestor, Carmen's Mlii- stTfOa. Warroi. and Dletrloh, 'Grace Fisher, Fran:; Cmmmtt, Minstrel. Four, Al. Q. Field's Minstrels. Fred.' Werner, najpb Dunbar's Snion Singers. J. Aldrldi LIbby, Kecte and Adams, Pierce and Kosa- Ilnd, Sue Smith, AdeUne Francis Frank Mollani>. Primrose Four, Marino and Sterling, Blanche Ma Ihflffy, Tom Ease, Uarr}- Cooper, Me!sters!ngcr°y. Octavla BroEke, and Cobnrn's Minstrels. Most ot thes acts are already featuring one or more Wlt- mark 'Winners, chief among which are, ot cours<-, "A Little Bit of Heaven" and "Sweet Kentucky Ladj-." Wabd and Howell are cleaning np everywhere with their delightful act They are fcaturiuc "Sweet Kentucky Lady," "The Little Grey Mother" and "A Little Bit of Heaven." "The Little Gret Mothee" Is proving what may be fairly called an Inevitable hit It 1uk( can't help being. Harry Gilbert reports even Hn- boken wild about It. His rendering of this motbiT ballad last week £topped the show every time. A WoBD of tribute to those three splendid vo- calists, Peterson, Dick, and Morrison, whose ren- dering of "A Little Bit' of Heaven" does that wonderful number a power of good. TEDDY MORSE'S MUSINGS. WHAT /lis STATEMENT SHOWED. "Why look so sad, mr brother? Why downcast and so cross?" "I'm grieving for my publisher. For my songs were a total loss 1" In on interview with a big publisher, be stateJ. as be picked up a big bundle of manuscripts from bis maboeany glass-topped desk—"Songs? Look at 'em! They're as plentiful as mosquitos la a Jerssy meadow. But hits! That's something el.-:!' again." In face of that condition, enters a cor- respondent with tbe following contribution. If blB songs arc as original as his letter, be may stand a chance. "Dear Sir—I few lines to let you know of the good pieces ot music I've got on nand at tbe present time, tbat Is; words ami music complete, some very great pieces, i really would like to have-you-'try any one ot them and see for you self what a great pieces of music ii Is, 1 think It's equal to any of some hits 1 heard lately, 1 know you once look some over you will be convinced of Its merit and Its great catching power, the words are above the ordinary and tbe mosle Is very very catchy. It's the kind of music the music lovers likes to hear and Elbg, I bare over one bunderd pieces on hnnd'ot the present tim e, it's all I've done for the past three months, writing and composing music to all of my poems, which now numoera over one hundred pieces all ready for pnhllcatlon, ttacy may be several bli; lilt among tbe lot tbat you can probably pick to please the mnslc bylng public, very 'well. 1 bare some VCTy good songs and dance, ballerd, sentl- mentle, war songs, coon songs, and others of dif- ferent nature, kindly let me know what kind of mnalc you preferr, and I will be delighted to for- ward any one of the kind you mention hoping to bear from yon 1 remnne, —." Jos. HiLLEe.—Address Max Silver, care F. A. Mills, Forty-eighth Street and Seventh Avenue, N. Y., and your letter will be forwarded to blm. Tbe last time we met Max he said he was through 'With tbe music business. Don't know his home addrees. Tac world Is getting better all the time. The eong censors have been busy at Coney Island, and we near several of those "character" singers are ont of lobs. T.>ot$ of clean, funny aongs to be had 'Without any trouble. STAinkABO songs for "sonses."—"My (3al Sal." "Dear Old Girl." WiTBM Bernard Granville went Into tbe mnali" publishing game we thouglit what a grand booster ne would make, but It seems "Buddy" Is busy raking In tbe shekels with bis great vaudevlllf Etont. and bas turned over all that bard work to Ftnnklyn Wallace. Frank, It seems, knows what hard work means, too, for he Is ever on the jol<. and is fast making "My Boae ot Tipperary" a big hit in the big city. Some man "C's" for singers: A Cold. Ca- tarrh,- and Cigarettes. BOBEBT J. ("Bob") Mills, who used to be tbe tenor soloist with the "Temple" quartette, has a new offering for next season, tbe "Plna-Four," and after listening to a rehearsal there is nothing but tbe biggest of big time In store for this act. Habbx Jentes and Dick Howabd certainly have a corking good song in "Put Me to Sleep witn an Old-E^ashlonc<t Melody, and Wake Me Up with a Bas," Dud William Von Tllzer ia doing his besst to get It "over." At ust we've found him after years of fruit- less search. His name is Domenico Scarlatti (Na- ples, 1683-1767) and he was a great composer for inrplachord and spinet Bat bere's what w<- blame him for. and can never forgive—he invent- ed "crossing the bands" for piano players. ' AiTD SAT t Don't thlnb there were no red hot titles in the old days. Here's Gulseppe Tartlnl. an eminent violinist, of the 1601 century, and his best baowa work ia a sonata called "rbs Devils TrtU." Sonu> say you are lucky. Others say if s nerve. Bnt usually it works this wny^ Too get what yon deserve, BCHOS FROU THE COAST. Tlie Kcho Mnslc Pnb. Co., of Seattle, Wash., are asploratag a sew soldier motber aong calico