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JACK HYLTON & HIS ORCHESTRAPAUL WHITEMAN & HIS ORCHESTRARIO TANGO BAND
KIT -CAT CLUB BAND

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THE only independent Magazine
for all who are directly or

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Publishers

Edited by EDGAR JACKSON

fl:Vol. I. No. 3

MARCH, 1926

Price 6d.

See page 25

Labol r Permits for Foreign Musicians
Sack Them or Seek Them ?
AFEW days ago the well-known

frocks, to the same extent as the

director of a prominent West End

dyestuffs, glassware and milk -productshow band confessed himself as
being worried on account of four of his

industries are as yet in an infantile

men being almost due to leave thecountry on the expiry of the permits
granted them by the Labour Ministry

to enter this country:
He explained that his difficulty wasthat no substitutes could, in his
opinion, possibly fill their places,

since not only had the band existed
for many years as one homogeneous
whole, to which much of its musicalperfection was due, but also thecharacter of the unit was wrapped up
in the personality of each individual
member. It therefore seems as though
this highly interesting show band is tobreak up rather suddenly unless someunstatutory reprieve is offered by thepowers that be. Not only will a goodband come to a premature end, but

the British musicians of the combination will be, temporarily, at any rate,out of employment.

NOW, if this were just an isolatedcase it would not be worth raising
any question, but there exist actually
many analogous cases, which, coupledwith one or two other weighty points,

form a strong argument in favour ofreasonably
restricting the restrictions " against foreign musicians
coming into this country.
A thoroughly unbiased view of thesituation is a matter of first-classimportance. The dance -music profes-

sion is, after all, like a baby in longstage of evolution. These industries
are captured German industries, forthe development of which Germanscientists and technical experts areintothis country.
encouraged
Ultimately, the progress in theseindustries is calculated to absorb
many British workmen from the ranksof the unemployed.

LET us, then, consider the dance music business as an Americanindustry and a desirable one for England to capture for her own markets.
We required at the commencement,
and still do to -day, for the purpose of
instruction and development in it,

prospect of continuous employment.
How, then, can anyone possibly claimthat the advent of really first-rate
American show bands to this country
has been anything but advantageous

to this profession or that they havecontributed in any way towards
unemployment amongst our kin ?

THEN the effect upon the public isquite apart from any question ofnationality. The new ideas which
American bands are continually introducing seem to maintain and stimulate
the general interest in, and desire for,this type of music amongst the lay
masses, upon which interest the British

musician is absolutely dependent forhis present livelihood. At the moment
he compares with the milliner's copyist

the services of experts from the country

who some day, but not just yet, willof its inception.

become the designer.

AMERICAN musicians, as pioneers,
must of necessity have a greater
experience in this form of music, eventhough the English are rapidly proving
themselves apt pupils and are, in fact,

LET it be distinctly understood, however, that these are days when theemployment of British musicians mustbe rigidly safeguarded. No foreign

fast competing with their Westerntutors. The reason for this British
progress is directly attributable to thepioneer work of American composers
and musicians, who not only introduced

syncopated music to this country, butdemonstrated the enormous possibilities of it, and instilled into
conservative British hearts a great andever-growing fondness for it.
By exploiting these factors the

British musician has opened up formusician should be enabled to do a
Britisher out of a job. There is noargument about that. Yet, if it canbe shown that foreign bands arebooked because they can deliver goods

which home talent cannot, then let
us have the opportunity of further
studying these experts before we

prematurely lock them out.

be sure that they are doing harm
instead of good before we adopt any
safeguarding measures in unnecessary
panic.

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Outside Publishers and
NEW WO LD SYMPHONY the
Performing Rights

The Man1ehind the Scenes

Two years ago there was a deal ofagitation in musical circles on accountof a new cult in music which was said
to be dawning in America, and which

was claimed there as the musicalmillennium, but which here was merely

described as New World Symphony.
What one understood from this wasof the dance band, but with a great
number of musical highbrows, is now
history. This and subsequent iconoclastic performances created a regular
furore. Then followed the recent provincial tour, which, as all know, proved
one great triumphal procession. The

leading publishers of popular music

to enrol in the Performing Rights
Society.

that theThe latest information is.

stumbling blocks, whichwere caused by certain difficulties

shrewd judgment the venture was due,modern syncopated style.

nerative, but, in so placing his won-

new rules have been drafted which are
more acceptable to the requirements.

Its evolution in America, however,
was not very rapid, notwithstanding
the fact that Paul Whiteman himself
was supposed to be intrigued with it.

derful band in personal touch with theHere in England we were soon given

an insight into this new cult throughthe initiative of Mr. de Mornys, thelive wire director of the Savoy Hotelmusical arrangements. Our cover thismonth bears a portrait of Mr. deMornys, whose name doubtless is, up
to now, more familiar than his picture,

but who, amongst musicians, is, of
accepted as the greatest" impresario ' of dance bands thiscourse,side of the water.

From the days when he first presented the original New York HavanaBand at the Savoy, he has continually
set a most exacting standard in all thedance band combinations

of

that

particular Mecca of first rate West End
dancing.
These bands have been familiarised
to practically every Britisher, apartfrom musicians, through the mediumof continual broadcasting, and are

generally conceded as being the acmeof perfection by one and all. Certainly

the Savoy Orpheans and the Savoy

Havana Bands stand firm in theaffections not only of " Savoyards,"
but of all the millions of nightly" listeners -in."

We have also to thank Mr. deMornys for the Varaldi Tango. Band,
which actually revived the Tango
dancing in this country, and, to revert

to the subject of this article,Mr.

de Mornys was responsible for the
first introduction of British New
World Symphony. Certainly it was
principally owing to his acumen that
the Savoy Orpheans, considerably
augmented with many straight orchestral musicians, presented the first

concert on these lines at the Queen'sHall. The way in which this band,
under the magnificent conductorshipof Mr. Debroy Somers, filled theman behind the scenes, to whose

no doubt not only found it remu-

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a first-rate publicity man.
We are now informed that a second
tour has been arranged, this time forappeared to be that the society did

Scotland, commencing at the Usher
Hall, Edinburgh, on April 2nd.

Mr. de Mornys makes no exag-

gerated claims for this type of entertainment.
In his own words, hedesires to demonstrate how a syn-

One

of

the greatest objections

not provide a fully acceptable principle

for the distribution of accumulated.
fees.
Under the system which thenapplied, considerable doubt was felt
as to whether these distributions
would be fully commensurable with
the interests 'of each individual mem-

ber, but a formula has now been

copated combination may tackle classical compositions as apart from dancemusic, and not only render them well,
but in an entirely original and exhila-reached which is both equable andacceptable to the profession prac-rating manner, with much livelinessand suppleness, and without any idea

elected to the society are Mr.

of imposing on the public any suggestion of the dawn of a Grand New Art,or to inflict upon their attention any
ultra -advanced compositions.
The
result, he claims, is an entirely British
conception, as not only is the entertainment a matter of novel orchestration,
but the introduction of comedy

in the arrangements, the novel patterof the announcer, and the excellent
scenic lighting effects, have eliminatedfrom these concerts the dulness andseverity which generally characterise,quite unnecessarily, the general runof straight concerts.
There can be no doubt that Scotland
will give the augmented Orpheans acharacteristic welcome when they'

appear at Usher Hall, Edinburgh, on
the evening of April 2nd and at St.
Andrews Hall, Glasgow, on the afternoon and evening of April 3rd. Although

we know nothing of their programmeplans, yet we imagine that they haveplenty of novelties up their sleeves.

Who knows, for instance, but thatpart of the augmentation may be in
the form of a bagpipe section ?

It is quite certain, however, thatthey will not be able to present a
performance without including the
Savoy Scottish Medley."

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negotiations were taking place for thewhich existed in the old rules, havenow been practically removed, and.

classical music played by " Jazz "instruments augmented with strings
and wood wind and played in theboutSociety

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Additional directors provisionally
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Boosey, of Boosey & Co. ; Mr. Broad-hurst, of Enoch & Co. ; Mr. Day, ofFrancis, Day & Hunter ; Mr. Slevin ;Mr. W. H. Squire (subject to his.
consent) ;Mr.

Herbert Smith, ofKeith, Prowse & Co., Ltd. ; and Mr.
Horatio Nicholls ; and final detailsof the new amalgamation require but
little adjustment now. At any time

we may find the Performing Rights
Society controlling the performing

rights of practically all the popular,
as well as classical, music used in thiscountry.

Leaders and conductors will thenhave to be watchful that their proprietors are protected by licence, orthat, alternatively, they do not attempt

to feature any of the music of theassociated members, which-as wehave already advised-would meanthat practically no British works
could be featured at all !
The musical director will be respon-sible for making a true return of all
the tunes rendered each day-nearlyas bad as the income tax, exceptingthat neither the musical director nor
the musicians will be called upon to

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TO OUR
Two months ago THE MELODY
MAKER made a bashful bow to British
Musicians. At that time it hardly

realised how rapidly the tremendous

scope of its functions would enlarge. It

was like a child which opened its eyes

upon the world for the first time

without knowing how quickly it would
feel its feet and commence to assume

an individuality and to adopt a very
serious purpose in life.
Frankly, it was not expected that thefirst issue Of THE MELODY MAKER
would create the interest which it did,but the earliest results immediately
brought home to the publishers thefact that -British musicians in the fieldof light popular music had been inurgent need of an authoritative
periodical for the dissemination of

trade news and instruction in theever-changing
phasesof
theirprofession.
It became necessary to contemplate amuch bigger development of theinitial idea, and so this issue makes asecond but more important bow as apublication which has assumed the

20,000 READE
they support it or not. Certainly the
British musicians should support it if
only because it is the only periodical
issued which is devoted solely to theirinterests, and from which they. canobtain such complete and varied
information.

in this country just as they have in
America, and it will be a proud day
for us when, as will surely happen, thedeavour can possibly be, and with thesupport accorded it, it hopes to improve
progressively and serve a very usefulextent as we now have to go to

purpose in the affairs of the musicalworld. Its particular appeal is, ofcourse, mainly to dance musicians,
membersoflight orchestras

its big feature bands to the same

America. A humble share in thisreversal of procedure would be initself sufficient justification for our
inception.

andmilitary and brass bands, who alone
constitute a vast and intricate field.
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THE MELODY MAKER AND BRITISHMETRONOME has a worthy object in

It is hoped that the £100 competition
for British arrangers, commencing

mar the effort according to whether

British performers. We have ourPaul Whitemans and. Arthur Langes

world has to come to England for its
dance numbers, its arrangements andheavy responsibilities of fostering andprotecting the interests of this young,lusty and rapidly -growing community.

upon its own efforts, its success is stilllargely in the hands of British
musicians themselves, who can make or

One of our aims is to unea rr h thelatent talent lying dormant in so many

It is the editorial aim to make its
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friends and acquaintances who mightotherwise lose touch with each other,owing to the ramifications particularly
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ALK" and They'll Pay

The man who merely blows his
instrument should blow his brains
out-the man who merely beats the
drum should " beat it " out of theshriek in outrage and vexation. That
wobbly, toneless noise they produce
is supposed to be vibrato and thosefrightful departures from melody are

Each musical instrument
has in it a mechanical side. The
difference between good playing andbad playing is in making the instrument human or inhuman. An Al

variations.
speaking!

country.

player on a C3 instrument is infinitely

preferable to a. 03 player on an Al
instrument. The musician is not a

musician unless he can make his
instrument speak in his own language,and if his own language is dirty thenhe is a mannerless musician.
You have seen the so-called violinist
who uses his bow like a saw ! He

They are !

UnmusicallyNo doubt you have often felt you
would like to smash the banjoist over

his head with his own instrument,
because of his eternal unmodulatedplunk -plunking of stereotyped inaccu-

rate chords. The pianist hasn't got
it in his right hand, he hasn't got it in
his left hand. No, he hasn't got it atall. The only instrument he will everplay well is the graMophone.

These types are not rarities, they

Not he-hecan be quite easily discerned in countless bands. They are not so muchincapable as incomprehensible. They'dseen the drummer tip -tapping away on

nothing but the time to knock off.

ought to be asphyxiated. Will he evermakeaviolinist ?

wouldn't make a busker ! You havehis drums ; can't read his music ;disdains the leader. If brains werelead he wouldn't have enough to givehim headache.

Then you have heard

the trumpeter, or the trombonist forthat. matter, blasting away in one
dreary monotone, sometimes above

the melody when he should be below(but better out of it altogether), some-times playing the solo with a mutejammed in his instrument when it
should be sweet, clear and open. Heshould be gagged himself and set toblowing the organ in a deaf men's
sanatorium. Then, for a certainty,
you have heard some bad saxes !
Ye gods ! All the ridicule that isshowered on this much maligned
instrument, all the ghastly stage andlaw -court jokes which are perpetrated
against it are primarily the outcome of

the legion of saxophonists-save thename-who make these instruments

play near a Ross Gorthan, and learn
They never study anything-unless it
is Turf form. They are simply content

to be as they are, whilst even theirmothers are sorry for them.
Contrast with these the young

fellow who starts with equal advantages and disadvantages. But hewatches his music, he listens to hisleader and remembers. He practises
one note at a time to get it just right.

He hears a good man on his own

instrument, and notes carefully something he has not learned before. He
asks questions. In short, he is alive,
all over. Only when he has mastered
the art of reading and has developed

a satisfactory tone does he experiment in extemporisation. Then heplays round the melody and develops
little personal ideas. He is always
coming out with something new, andhe goes from one good job to a better.

" The Melody Maker "and " The Encore "IN an attempt to patronise ourerstwhile efforts, our brilliant con-temporary, The Encore, endeavouring

to correct us, demonstrated its own
need for advice.

In its issue of March 4, 1926, appeared the following :" We did get rather a smile when weread a certain prophecy by the Editorthat in 1935 those whose interests lie
only in the direction of classical music
will be nothing better than automata.
Really, Mr. Jackson, you surprise us.
Rather do we think that popular music
will still be as popular as ever, and thatclassical music will remain as classy, eachhaving its enthusiastic devotees. All thesame, we wish THE MELODY MAKER
success and a long life."

It is, of course, unnecessary to referback to our February leading article
to prove that we made no such state-ments as those attributed to us by
The Encore, and which, it states, so
appealed to its sense of humour (?).

We suggest that in future The

Encore's correspondent spends sufficient time in studying contemporaries'

articles before giving them a published interpretation which nobody
who understands simple King's English
could possibly place to them.

Needless to say, we did not publish
any prophecy bearing the. slightest
resemblance to the one attributed

to us.

He is climbing the ladder-earning
good money. His stereotyped pals still
perpetrate their horrible musical atro-

cities. He is a " go get 'ern " sort of

The others-they are thechap.
world's horrible examples.

Moral-If you have wit to learn
you're fit to earn.

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IN our February issue we announced

the exclusive engagement, as far as
British compositions are concerned, of
Arthur Lange, the famous Americanarranger, to a firm of British music

publishers, and disclosed the fact that

his total emoluments from America
and this country aggregated to theprincely salary of something like
$30,000 (over £6,000) per annum.

Arthur Lange is said to be inimitable, or nearly so.
Notwithstanding this we are con-fident that we do possess in thiscountry many "Arthur Langes " ofretiring dispositions who have marked

abilities in this direction, which, for
the want of encouragement or retogni-tion, they have not so far been able
to exploit, or to commercialise, to theirfullest value.

We want to find a British.arranger
who has the gift, if not the practicalexperience, in the same degree as
Arthur Lange ; hence this competition.
Arranging dance music is not

the piano copy of which is found overleaf. The instrumentation of thearrangement must be as stated in RuleNo. 7.
THE BEST ARRANGEMENT OF THISNUMBER SENT IN TO Us WILL BE

of our £100 competition.
What you have to do is to set theseideas down properly on paper, inconformity with the conditions rulingthis competition.
The competition is as follows :-This month you are required toarrange the number" Carolina,"

as we hope, the competition

actually reveals the existence of individuals with latent gifts in this direction, there is plenty of work for themamongst the big publishing houses,
who, no doubt, will watch the results

There will then follow four othermonthly numbers to be orchestrated

who is disclosed with any such promisein the same way.

We hope to discover at least one" Arthur Lange," and any competitor
will be carefully fostered by this pub-

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for this competition.

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petition are :-lication which is " all-out

for ad-vancement and progress in the sphereof light music, and for which it is the
only independent organ.
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consideration to competitors withalready established reputations, butthey will be watching in the work submitted for new ideas with a commercial
application, combined with theoreticalperfection in harmonic effects and

MR. DEBROY SOMERS,
MR. BERT RALTON,
MR. PERCIVAL MACKEY,
MR. HORATIO NICHOLLS,

modern rhythm.

Be careful not to introduce partwho are so well known to the British

any copyright tunes in yourInterludes, Counter Melodies, etc.

public as to need no introduction.
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the judges, the Editor's decision shallbe binding.
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the successful competitors of this com-

petition are likely to achieve immediate reputations as a result of theirwork.

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to those of British nationality who
are domiciled in the British Isles.

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be published monthly in THE MELODY
MAKER AND BRITISH METRONOME.

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to the arrangement of the said song

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banjo, or for a full orchestra conNo arrangement is to exceed 144
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(The Renowned Pianist).

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Syncopation and Dance00

HYLTON PERFORMS
COATES'S PHANTASY-

by Oscar Wilde's story of " The
Selfish Giant," from which it takes

AN epoch -marking event in the life

its name.

Messrs. Boosey & Co., Ltd., have
now felt the public pulse and wecongratulate them for having theof modern music, but perhaps moreparticularly in ;the progress of thesymphonic

modernsyncopatedpluck, after 60 years of the staidorchestra, took place at the London

Ballad Concert held at the Albert
Hall on the afternoon of Saturday,
February 20, when

Ballad Concert, to give their audiences
the opportunity of hearing and judging

for themselves this very excellent andgenuinely musical form of entertainment.
A. Masterly Rendering.

Too much praise cannot be given

to Mr:. Hylton either for the enterprisehe has shown in producing the composition or for the excellence of theperformance. When asked for a. few
words on the sub-BEECHAM SWALLOWS THE PILL?

Jack -Hylton pm-

ject.

and conducted in co-operation with the composer, Eric Coate's
new phantasy " The
Selfish Giant."
The work, which
was arranged forthe special com-by thecongratulations I
whelmedhave received andtender my sincere,thanks to all whop
have been so kindas to approve myhumble effort. I
produced the work

Leighton Lucas(regular arranger toto prove that thebetter of the socalled ' Jazz ' musi-

Jack Hylton) fromthe original orches-quite
capable of compet-

tral score by Eric
was

per-

audience

of

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formed to anareing with the symmen atphony
their own game,

7,000-one of thelargest ever known
at a London Ballad

although it's fairly.
certain that the.

Hylton's own No.

can't retaliate. In
my band at theAlbert Hall there
were just the usualmusicians who aresymphony men.

Concert-by Jack

1 Band, augmented
by his Kit -Cat and.

Kettner's Bands,

which together

comprised 25 musicians.

Photo by Central Veal.

It is interesting to see Jack Hylton in such unlikely company. Is this a sign that
Sir Thomas recognises that the World insists on having syncopated music? He,

Sir Edward Elgar and other authorities on music, listened to Hylton's Band at the Press
Club's Musical House Dinner on Saturday night, February 27th, with apparent
interest and enjoyment.

permanently employed in my danceorchestra s-no out side help was intro-

That such a genius as Eric Coates,
who hitherto has only been associatedwith the most serious side of straightmusic of the light symphony order,
should realise that the modern synco-

duced, and I feel much credit is dueto these individual artists for the
performance they put up:"

Eric Coates on "Jazz" Musicians.

pated orchestra is worthy, and capable,

Interviewed -after the performance,
Mr. Eric Coates stated : " I originallyof performing the style of work withwhich he concerns himself, is in itself
sufficient proof that this class of bandhas attained a standard of perfection
which may stagger some of the oldbe -whiskered and conservative critics
who, even to -day, refuse to believe

wrote the work for the Eastbourne
Festival of 1925, where it was per-formed by the Devonshire Park Symphony Orchestra, conducted by myself.
" I am overwhelmed by Mr. Hylton's
performance, which was 'such that my
ideas on music may become revolutionised. That his performance wasabsolutely excellent there can be no

their own ears.

-and Records it.
The work, which was admirably
performed, as all may judge for

doubt, but the outstanding feature
in my mind: is that all of us may
he forced to modify many of ourideas on the rendering of certain

themselves, since it has been recordedfor H.M.V. by the original orchestras
conducted by the composer, and willprobably .be released by the timethese words appear in print, is insymphonic form and was inspiredclasses of music, which in some ways
are admittedly old-fashioned, to suitthe possibilities which have become

Mr. ERIC COATES.

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apparent from the renderings of thesemodern soloists.
" Mr. Hylton's Band has shown methat the technique and general musical

Britain's Bestability of the musicians he employs
are in every way equal to those of theacknowledged symphony players andif Mr. Hylton's men are a fair sampleof the English artists who are providing syncopated music, then it istime we all considered them much
more seriously and realised that thedance music they have adopted hastaught them the means of colouring
their renderings in a manner which
is at once exhilarating and pleasing.
Their interpretation proved at once
that these musicians of Mr. Hylton's
were capable of taking a genuine andhighly intelligent interest in a serious
work, which, coupled with the combination's unusual perfection of
intonation and attack, its appreciationof light and shade and excellent
ensemble work, produced a rendering

which was not only musically good,but of such novelty as to have inspired

me with many new ideas for ex-

ploiting its special style by means of
new compositions especially composed
to give it the fullest display.

-and Saxophones.
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ALHAMBRA.
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snow-covered open for the
benefit of outdoor audiences.

playing for the dancing at the
Cosmo Club, London, is alwaysof interest on account of its
novel combination-violin, piano,
accordion, guitar, 'cello anddrums-but more particularly
as it features fox-trots, one-steps, etc.,
in addition to tangos. Supporting thetalented Hippodrome Eight, who comprise the Cabaret Show at the Cosmo
Club, London, Priddy's Band put up agood performance recently when at the

London Alhambra, although it was
handicapped by being placed too far
up -stage for so light a combination.

PAUL WHITEMAN'SAPPEARANCES.
PAUL WHITEMA.N and his Sym-

Reading from left to right, thenames are :B. Webb -Jones, drums, tenor

at the Alexandra Palace on the eveningof Saturday, April 10, which will befollowed by an afternoon concert on
the following day, Sunday, April 11,
at the Albert Hall.
The orchestra will also give both

waiting

NEWCASTLE -ON -

.

.

.

jazz " fiends were so
engrossed in his performance that the
auto salesmen, in spite of frantic
Americanefforts, could do no business. The
crowd around the orchestra platform
was so thick that movement aroundmotor cars was impossible, and every
attempt to attract buyers was nullified
by Whiteman's jazz.
Willthe Motor Show have a mechani-

cal organ next year to drive buyers to
the exhibits ?

They state that they expect to

BILLY MAYERL

parts of the Continent have yet to beof March, but this is not quite definite,
as some tempting offers from other

COURSE of MODERN

considered.

Slwe'PAtioN./

opportunities exist for English combinations in Switzerland during theLeaders desiring awinter months.

We are informed that excellent

business -cum -pleasure sojourn for next
season are advised to write direct to the

FOR THE PIANO
.

.

.

.

Swiss hotels, a list of which can beobtained from most travel bureaux.

will

put you
there !

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LEICESTER.

certainly drew the crowd, but the

secured by the drummer.

.

.

return to London about the middle

TYNE.

Recently Paul Whiteman with his
Orchestra received $25,000 (over£5,000) for one week to attract the
public of America to the San Francisco Motor Show, with a result thatwas neither anticipated, nor advantageous in the desired manner. He

and have renewed acquaintance withmany Londoners who have danced tothem at Sherry's, Brighton ; the Criterion, London, etc.
They are ski enthusiasts during theday, and all hold badges for various
tests, also a silver cup has been

THE.

BIRMINGHAM.
MANCHESTER.
BLACKPOOL.
GLASGOW.

hundred to three hundred nightly,

top -money job,of the following towns :EDINBURGH.

They are playing to crowds of tworight on top
is thatafternoon and evening concerts in each
SHEFFIELD.

G. Skelton, piano.

Dance Pianists!

phonic Syncopated Concert Orchestra(a photograph of which appeared in
our last issue) is due to arrive inEngland early in April.
His first public appearance will besax. and guitar. D. Bastin, altosax., trumpet and clarinet. D.
Foss, tenor and soprano saxophones.

BILLY JONES' BAND AT PLAY !'A NEW TROMBONE.
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when higher standards of musicalDefinite tuition in modern

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ON Good Friday (April 2) Jack
Hylton with his band, which returnedto the Kit -Cat Club for a season on
February 28 last, will give afternoon
and evening concerts at the Palace
Pier, Brighton. These will be followedon Easter Sunday (April 4) by concerts
at the Pleasure Garden Theatre,
Folkestone.

On April 26 the band starts a six week tour of the provincial Variety
Halls. A week's appearance in eachtown has been arranged, bookings

having been completed to commence

as follows :-April 26.-Newcastle (The Empire).
May 3.-Blackpool (The Palace).
(Theatre
May 10.-Manchester
Royal).

May 17.-Birmingham (The
Empire).

May 24.-Liverpool (The Empire).
May 31.-Glasgow (The Alhambra).
Nor will the desires of the dancers
be neglected since it has been arranged

that on the Friday night of each of
the weeks of the tour, dances will beheld in the town in which Jack
Hylton's Band is appearing and forwhich it will provide the dance music.

CHAMPIONSHIP DANCETEMPOS.
FOR the Star Dancing Championships, which were held at the Queen's
Hall, London, on Monday and Tuesday, February 22 and 23 respectively,
the dance music was provided by Al
Waddling's Band and Van der Decken's
Regina Orchestra, both of the Cricklewood Dance Hall, London.

The Championship dance tempos,
which are as follows :Fox-trot=46 bars per minute (M/M=184 eJ ,Waltz=18 bars per minute (M/M=

144 fi)),One-step =60 bars per minute (M/M
=120 al ) ,Tango =30 bars per minute (M/M=
160 al),are generally slower as regards the
fox-trot than ordinary ball -room-tempo,probably

because,firstly,

the long -step English -style dancing

which the judges favour, and forwhich slow time is essential, requires.a comparatively large ballroom ifmany couples are dancing at once ;and, secondly, because this slow
-tempo, which after a while becomes
rather monotonous, would not be
continually tolerated by the averagedancer.

NEW LEADER FOR THE
TORONTO BAND.
THE New Prince's Toronto Bandi3 now under the leadership of thatable -trumpet player, Alf. S. Noakes,

the late leader, Hal Swain, having
returnedtoNoakesCanada.

makes all his own arrangements,
and the new combination has been
booked for another year (making thethird consecutive) at the New
Princes, which undoubtedly speaks
well for its popularity. The new

outfit is eight strong, being composed as follows :Alf. S. Noakes, trumpet.
Dave Caplan, banjo.
Les. Allen, Sax.
Art. Christmas, Sax.
Ken. Kenny, drums.
Frank Walsh, piano.
R. Garrison, sousaphone.
Bill Hall, trombone.

made some excellent records forColumbia, and has received many
congratulatory letters on its broadcasting from 2L0 and Daventry.
The name of Art. Christmas, thelatest addition to the band, will befamiliar to many as a late memberof Orville Johnson's Paul Specht
unit, which, as the Canadian Club
Band, recently appeared at the Kit Cat Club. This versatile Canadianplays the saxophone, trumpet, trom-bone-in fact, all wind instruments,
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each; one being composed of his own
No. 1 Band, augmented by musiciansfrom other combinations under his

and the other under thecontrol,leadership of Orville Johnson, whose
Canadian Club Band, until recently at

The Canadian Club Orchestra, under
the direction of Orville Johnson, which
recently appeared at the Kit -Cat

now on a short holiday inParis pending their early return to
Club,

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London, when they will appear on thehalls.

Something New!BOOSEY'S

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THE LONDON BAND-AND
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Mr. Thomas and his famous London

Band that the honour fell to follow thefamous Paul Whiteman into the
London Hippodrome, where theycreated a furore which, as will beagreed by all, is no mean achievement.
The London Band is now playing themusic halls, topping the bill wherever

it appears, and to lovers of popular
music we can heartily recommend
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Mr. Hylton to form the nucleus of thissecond combination.

before.

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March 3, was a brilliant function, thethe Kit -Cat Club, was engaged by

It will be appearing on the halls
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and

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BIRMINGHAM THE
VERSATILE.
IN these columns will be found a
picture of John Birmingham and his" Big 12," who are doing big business.

Bookings include a week each as
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22. Belfast.
29. Manchester (The Hippo77

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April
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5. Shepherds Bush Empire.
12. Wood Green Empire.
19. Hackney.
26. Plymouth.

in addition to which, the band wasselected to play before the Prince ofWales at Wellington Barracks on
March 1, and for Stoll's Newspaper
Dinner at the Savoy Hotel on February 19 last.

Birmingham, who comes from amilitary family-his father was abandsman in the Cameronians-is aKneller Hall man, and plays five
instruments, including piano, organ,
violin and banjo.

combination has a twelve
months' contract to record exclusively
for the Duophone Syndicate, Ltd
The

ANOTHER INSULT TO THE" SAX."
These five, who were all.
trained by Jack Howard, are under
4'

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.

the leadership of Gilbert Coombs, andform an uncommon combination. The
usual one consists of two sets of bones,
banjo, drums and piano . . ."We are informed by Mr. Coombsthat the local newspaper from which theabove is an extract, when told that

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VOCAL

BROTHERSQU ARTETTEIN DANCE

MAKE GOOD
These twolatter are by no

BAND.

ORIGINALLY

engaged at themeans the least
talented of thosementioned. Jack

Palais de Danse,
Birmingham, foronly three

i s running h i s
own trio at the

weeks, the Buffalo Orchestra, ofCastle Hotel,

Toronto, Cana-

Richmond; andda, which sailed
for a year's tourof Europe, arriv-

Lionelis withKel Keech, at

the Criterion
Restaurant.
Jack is theelder of the two;ing here in 1924,

was so success-ful that its

at the age of six

engagement was
promptly extended fora further

hecommenced

to learn theten months, necessitating t h efiddle, andhisfirst job was
before the war
at the Shaftes-

cancellation ofbookings previously obtained

Pavilionbury
Cinema when it

for Ostend andPhoto_bylPsrey_Wynns
THE BUFFALO ORCHESTRA
reading "The Melody Maker."
Cologne.
first opened.
This lively combination, which is seven
Then the war came, and from 1914-1918
strong, is under the leadership of William
he was serving in either France, Salonica,
Shenkman, who is featuring a male voice
Russia or Italy. After the cessation of. hosquartette composed of its members. Billytilities, he went straight into the dance busiCottenden, the drummer, is choirmaster andness, appearing at the Palais Royal, Portman
takes the solo Tenor part. Bobby Staniforth,Rooms, Piccadilly Hotel, Trocadero Restaurthe new pianist of the combination from
ant, Carlton Hotel, Asta Club, Rectors andWinnipeg, Manitoba, is second Tenor, andHammersmith Palais de Danse, during which
Bob Thomas, the banjoist (formerly of theengagements he taught himself the saxophone,
Viona Quartette who are now touring theand has become one of the best men in theand Peter Rush, the violinist andarranger, take Baritone and Bass respechalls),

profession.

Lionel Clapper was originally studying to bea dentist, but the lure of jazz " got " him too,tively. Other members of the ,band, whichbroadcasts from the Birmingham Station(5 I.T.) include Norman Wilson, Eb Alto
Sax. ; Leo Chilibeer, Trumpet; and Jack
Lawrie, Trombone.

IS MUSIC AN HEREDITARY GIFT ?
IT is extraordinary how

Photo by HanaLESLIE NORMAN

and as a drummer he became well known,
appearing mostly with his brother Jack, andbeing acknowledged as one of the best jazz
percussionists of his day.
" But," says Lionel," you can't play a tune
on a drum, so I thought I'd have a try atmany pairs, and even trios, ofbrothers have reached the top" try " has brought him areputation on that instrument
which is second to none.

of the tree in the jazz business. Last month we mentioned the three van Straten
brothers, and others which
spring to our mind are John

-and Two More.
Leslie and Cecil Norman
are both at the Empress
Rooms, Royal Palace Hotel,

and Sam Raitz (Jack Hylton's
and the Ambassador Club
Bands respectively), Leslie
and Cecil Norman (Empress
Rooms), the Collins Brothers(Chez Henri Club), the Gubbertini Brothers (Savoy Orph-with their own band, styled" Leslie Norman and his Dance
Band."

They will best be remembered as " Leslie Norman and
his Plaza Band," which createdmuch success at the Criterion

eans and Selma Four) ,the Mac-

Kinnon Brothers (the Selma
Four) and numerous others, in dud ng Jack & Lionel Clapper.

the saxophone as well ! " His

Restaurant, London, and on
THE BROTHERS JACK AND LIONEL CLAPPER- 13

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Leslie Norman is an accomplishedsaxophonist-he plays the wholefamily-whilst his brother Cecil is amost brilliant pianist.

He

records

piano solos for the Homochord house,

and also arranges, one of his latest
orchestrations
Feldman & Co.

havingbeen

forMEN'S COMPETITORS.
The Ten Melody Maids are a delightful combination of lady musicians,

having invaded the ranks of Showbands which have until recently beenrecognised as man's own prerogative.
wonderful successwhich

point of view, and his consequent
ability to satisfy the most exacting
habitués of the ballroom.
He remarked that the noise and fireworksof past jazz music could not last, as
harmony

wasconspicuous

by

its

absence, and that the future development of syncopated music lay insuccessful treatment of harmonious

movements giving that satisfaction

to the mind of the dancer that classicalmusic gives to the concert lover.

TWENTIETH
ANNIVERSARYOF MUSIC PUBLISHER.

has

MR. LAWRENCE WRIGHT, the well-attended this combination proves thatladies must be reckoned with ascompetitors of male organisations.
The conductor, Miss
Selkirk, is an excellent
saxophonist, who until

known music publisher, celebrates his

The

20th anniversary as such by issuingthe new number " Picador," which heand his partn. r.
GeotTrav Clayton, have threatened
withdraw their future announcernet
Billy

Mayerl-from TILE MELODY MAKER, SO OV

whelming has been the response
last month's-their first advertiseme

They state that they have be

kept busy until all sorts of bonanswering queries and enrolling pupi'

not only from all over the Briti

Isles, but also as fur afield as Germai.

and Italy. So much for the circlation of THE MELODY MAKER.

THE SELMA FOUR IN
IRELAND.
THE

original

THE TEN MELODY MAIDS.

March

March

same as it was why'.
t his band was providing the dance music at
the Savoy Hotel, London. Dan Mackinnon

performancesof the orchestra at thePeople's Palace, underis t he pianist-he alo
doubles on the banjo

the leadership of thewell-known violin con--whilstductor, Mr. Sid Davis,
are always popularwiththe critical[London News Agency Photos.

Photo by]size

combination consists of three saxo-

thinks will be the biggest hit of his

phonists, doubling on family of sax.'s,

career, and which seems to have0 banjo, two trumpets, trombone.
piano

and

violin.

Mr. Sid Davis, who was discovered
three years ago by the manager of thePeople's Palace, is not only a com-poser, but an artist of individuality
who

produces music with thosequalities of rhythm and harmony

which induce the desire to dance inthe hearts of all who are within
hearing distance. Popular with bothmanagement and (lancers, he willremain indefinitely inappointment.

at

London.
The personnel of t h.
combination is thi

PALACE
ORCHESTRA.

drums,

22)

Victoria Pa I ac'

THE PEOPLE'S

sousaphone,and till

Hippodrome,Birmimham, and thefollowinweek(connenciii

Press.

This full15

ensuing week at theconcerning her appearance received much
publicity in the lay

don.

are

provinces, their next
appearances

tors. Recent litigation(lancers of East Lon-

Four

Selma

now in the midst of a tour of the
Variety Halls of London and therecently was with Hilda
Ward's Lady Syncopa-THE-started off in wonderful style.
In everydance hall in town to which
one goes " Picador " is demanded
again and again.

Mr. Debroy Somers, of the Savoy
Orpheans, made an orchestration andbroadcast the number within twentyfour hours of receiving a copy, andhas recorded it for H.M.V. ; Bert
Ralton, however, got in with it firstin Columbia records.

SCHOOL OF SYNCOPATION'S
SUCCESS.

his present

Mr. Davis expressed the opinion
that successful jazz music of to -day
is naturally dependent on regularrhythm, the appeal of harmony andperfect time. He attributed his success to study of these three points,
more especially from the dancers'

TILE Billy Mayerl School is now wellestablished in its new premises at
29, Oxford Street. With modern
offices

in a new building (completewith central heating and an elevator !)it is within easy reach of all musicians,

both professional and amateur, who
are assured of a ready welcome.

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his brother

Jim is responsible forbanjo and violin ; Ted
Gubertini, brother ofthe drummer of tlw
Savoy Orpheans, is the drumnpr
of the combination, and Sid Willson

the saxophonist and 'cellist.
The week following that in which theleader of Jack Hylton's Metro -Gnomes
was kidnapped in Ireland, the Selma
Four were due to appear in the" Green Isle," and they blushingly
confessed that they were a little

doubtful as to their reception when
they heard of the Metro -Gnomes'
experiences. However, their fears werequickly allayed by the receipt of atelegram, which read " Welcome to
Ireland," and was signed " An Irish
Musician."" We now feel," said the111e111 -hers of the Selma Four, " that theunfortunate incident connected with
the Metro -Gnomes should not be
over -stressed. That it was merely an

incident and in no way symbolical of
the general feeling we are convinced.

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eager to learn it. I may say at theoutset that I am not a player of any

QUERY 1.
As per your February issue, I shallother instrument, but understand abe glad to have Mr. Al Starita's advice

Can you instruct mein the first duties to learn this instrulittle of music.

on the following :(1) What reeds do you find mostsuccessful for good tone combinedwith softness and easy playing ?
(2) What is the correct method ofment ?
As tho volumes written on this subject do
not always completely cover thematter, I hardly feel capable of teaching
you to play in the few lines at my dis-slap tongueing ?

posal. Find a good teacher and carefully follow his instructions, as the art(I) I use many kinds of reeds. It would

hardly be fair to say which, as whatsuits me may not suit others. Thereof saxophone playing cannot be describedby correspondence. Self-taught saxo-

are good and bad of all makes, and evenphonists seldom get very far, as theyin those with the beat known names.
I never anticipate that more than
50 per cent. will be really good. I

unconsciously

thissubject.

Briefly,

then formed into a cup (which automatically creates a vacuum), and the

tongue is then immediately and sharply
withdrawn from the reed with a " clicking " sound. If it is desired to sustain
the note after the " clicking " or " slap

vantage of the courtesy of yourinvitation for enquiries re saxophones.

Is there, and from where to be pro-

AL :STARITA.

cured, any reliable source of informa-leak on one particular key according
to the make ?

tion re correct sax. tone and how toWith regard to the G key, the pad of

this key is more susceptible to getting
wet than the pads of other keys. Thisisthe usual ease on every make of

The leakage is caused by
the saliva getting into the leather andinstrument.

produce it ?
In addition to Eby's Saxophone Tutor(I5s.),

andto continue blowing the note as though
the slap -tongue had not been effected.
See also reply to Query No. 7.

QUERY 2.
Re your note in THE MELODYQUERY 4.
I am the violin leader of a band of

QUERY 8.

MAKER concerning saxophones, etc.,

five, composed of piano, violin, tenor -I wonder if you would kindly let meknow the following : I have lost oneof the cork tips on one of my keys,

banjo, trumpet and drums, andstanding.

andI

have tried to fix it on withseveral kinds of glue, but find that itcomes off again. Could you kindly
let me know what I could get to fix

the cork on and how to fix it I

Is

there any special cork ?
With regard to cementing the cork on to

the instrument, I would suggest thatyou try thick orange shellac. If that

does not work, there is a special cementthat is sold by instrument dealers.
There is no special kind of cork. A goodcork which is not rotted taken from abottle is suitable, but it is much easier
to obtain one already shaped from yourinstrument dealer.

QUERY 3.
I should be very much obliged andindebted to you if you would kindly

duswer me this query in regard to a
Buescher Alto.
aWhat is the cause ofleakage on one particular key ?

While all my pads are comparatively

key is quite the reverse.
Is there a defect in the instrument, or
have all saxophones a tendency todry, theI

want to add two saxophonists to theoutfit. Would you favour me witha little of your experience and expertness in matters appertaining to saxophones ?

Are C Melody and Ka Altothe two most suitable for my danceband ?
The best possible combination of two

saxophones is one Ea alto and one
Bo tenor. Not only does this give thebest range of effect, but parts are scoredto suit such combination.

QUERY 5.
I would like to know if it would bepossible to give me a slight idea ofthe correct way to slap and flutter.
I have been a saxophonist for fourteen
years, but have only recently taken up
Jazz work.
Re slap -tongue, see reply to Query I. Re

flutter -tongue, attack your note androll the tongue as through pronouncing
Tr -r -r -r -r -r with the " r " rolled as in
the French language. See also reply
to Query 7.

QUERY 6.
I recently purchased a London makeof E, alto saxophone, and am rather
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Cragun's

Conservatory

Method for the 'Saxophone, in four
volumes, at 8s. per volume, the fourthvolume being ready in a month, most,
if not all, of the advertisers of saxophones in this book supply a goodtutor, from which you can obtain theinformation you ask. Write to thesedealers for particulars.

wearing same out, which in time makes
the leak. Probably new pad on the
G key will correct the fault. Make surethe key closes completely.

tongue "effect is produced, it is necessary

habits

It is with pleasure that I take ad-

the

i

bad

QUERY 7.

modern printed saxophone tutor explaining

intowhich take years to rectify.

advise you to purchase reeds only fromwell -established firms, or one on whose
integrity you can rely.
(a) Space prevents more than a very brief
reply. I would suggest you get a goodt ngue should be placed flat undera
tit half an inch of the reed. The
rt of the tongue touching the reedfall

I'm a clarinet player of 20 years'
As a saxophone player myexecution leaves little to be desired(you can take this either way); mytone, however, drives me to drink.
I've spent money on everything likely
to help me to acquire tone, but up to
now I'm in despair. Would you bekind enough to help me by giving me
your advice on the following :(1) How true tone is produced ?

(2) What mouthpiece to use and adiagram of the lay -out of the same,with any remarks as to reeds, etc.
Dear! dear! you are in a bad way. Let
us hope your tone is not also driving

anyone else to drink.
(1) Your difficulty in tone production isprobably due to the fact that you have
not realised that an entirely different
embouchure is required for saxophone
playing to that of the clarinet. Until
I hear you play I cannot diagnose yourindividual fault and consequently pre,6cribe the remedy. I should consult anexpert saxophonist.

See

also reply

to Query 7.
(2) As an experienced clarinetist you
should be able to judge if the mouthpiece of your instrument is correctly
machined.

A lay that may suit one

will be no use to another. Personally,
I use a medium open lay and a media m

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lAck of space prevents

QUERY 9.

I should be very grateful if you
could give me some advice on the

I would be pleased if you would advise

me which member of the saxophonefamily would prove most useful.

following points :(1) I am playing a C melody saxophone, but when I use the octave key
the notes seem very thin. Could you
suggest any way of improvement ?
(2) I have difficulty in getting solo
parts for it. If I change to an E5

It depends on the remainder of the combination. In a small outfit, where thesaxophone always has to take melody,
the C melody is useful for reading off
violin copies. The Eli alto is the most
universally used saxophone, but its

Perhaps the lay of your mouthpiece is
too close, and you are using too softa reed. This combination would makethe tone of the high notes very thin.

(2) If you desire to play solo melody, read
off the violin part. Alto sax parts

always contain melody in one chorus,
but the melody is not always shewn inintroduction, verse, modulations, etc.,

etc.
(3) See reply to Query 7.

QUERY 10.
I am a violinist playing with combinations varying from three to seven
performers.

I double on the saxo-

phone, and am about to purchase one.

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his judgment

is correct ?

See what a large majority of prominentorchestras and musicians are using Buescher True -Tone Instruments-because they want to be top-notchers and they know that
Is not this evidence

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when someone wrote for a copy of" Why do Short Men Make Good
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A TONIC TALK

£100

GIRLS ? " the comedy foxtrot song,

Women," etc. The limit was reached

INDEX

is important. What others think is importantbout

Quite a lot of people persist in" WHY DO SHORT MEN LIKE TALL

opinion of any given make of instrument
Your opinion

Bueschers will help them to " get there."

this popularthroughout.
material if there is another melody
instrument. Taken all round I advise
the, Eli alto.

Follow the Leader

Look around you !

helped to " make "Tango.

giving songs their wrong titles.

This, of course, is im-(1) In all saxophones the higher notes are,thinner than the lower.

is enjoying big
sales. The 17 diagrams by Santos
Casani have, there is no doubt," TANGO TO N1

parts do not always contain melody

alto will I always have a solo part ?
(3) Is there any' book dealing witheffects of slap tongue, gliss, etc. ?
of course,

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A new waltz song has been writtenby the writers of " Every Step
Killarney,"entitled
Towards" BYGONE M ELODY." The refrain isfounded on a famous theme from" Zampa."***

A new novelty one-step entitledrr

BARCELONA " which has evidently

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READ BY ALL WHO MATTERThe position to -day is that thenegotiations are still being pursued
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and, moreover, that for broadcasts
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A little obscure dance band which
has been struggling with a rather
listless patronage ;n a provincial hall

EDDIE MORRIS, the Popular Star of" Radio Radiance," " Listening Time," etc.
lip

y

seven
AFTER
months' exper-

was staggered out of its normal repose

I u my broadcast

madmmonimes.

revue work, in orderto aid the artist

ience in the art ofbroadcasting I still

and help the listener

think the most outstanding fact is thatin his visualisation,a small audience hasoften attended tocreate the atmosphere of a theatre

it is so obviously anddifferent
entirelyfrom ordinary stage
work.

by having its members applaud andlaugh as they see

In the first place
one must realise that
all effects have to be
secured by intonation

fit, the same as inan ordinary theatre.
But this is onlyof voice alone, where-

useful to a certain
point, as I know they
are not armed (Ias on the stage theartist has action,
make-up and facial
expression to get his
points over.

everyonesearched beforehave

Photo by Baileyhand), and I think they are unduly

On first entering the studio, whichis, of course, heavily draped in order

sympathetic.

echo, the artist, either when singing
or speaking, feels that he cannot be

esting. I am constantly trying new
effects and endeavouring to improve as

to alleviate to a certain extent theSome artists have a tendency
to force the voice or to speak louder
heard.

than they would ordinarily, and it isoften some time before they learn that

this is a grave mistake, and has an
ill -effect by producing a distorted

Microphones are highly
sensitive, and record the slightest ofsounds, hence it is not at all necessary
to sing or to speak in any way but inan ordinary natural tone.
rendering.

Then, too, a stage artist, when
speaking comedy lines, or what he may

consider to be comedy lines, learns as
he goes along the result of his efforts
from the laughter (or eggs and bottles)of the audience. This, of course, is nott(and sometimes, luckily) the case inbroadcasting, as it is impossible as

wireless now stands for the artist tolearn the effect of his efforts until theperformance is over.

the other night by insistent clappingamongst the dancers throughout aparticular number.

Themusicians

were tickled to death. What theyfailed to realise was that they wereplaying, " Clap Hands, Here ComesCharlie."" Where ignorance is)1
bliss
The Prince of Wales, who is knownI

to be very fond of the Ukulele, isparticularly partial to " Save Your
Sorrow." Such a title is bound to
appeal to his sunny temperament.

" I'm Sitting on Top of the World,"from the Vaudeville revue, " R.S.V.P."
has a prophetic sub -title, " Just
Rolling Along, Just Rolling Along:"" The rolling stone gathers no moss,"and success, which is personified inthis number by the edelweiss, comes tothe one who climbs high, as does thisnumber.

The work itself is really very inter-I go along. It means lots of work anddaily rehearsals, but after all it isremunerative, both from the financial
and praiseworthy points of view.
I have many times been asked when

I am going to appear again before
the general public, as my last WestEnd engagement was with " Poppy "at the Gaiety. That, of course, isproblematical, and then, too, whentelevision comes along, or when thelistener will be able both to see andhear the wireless artist, there is no
telling what prospects there may be
for an artist in the broadcasting
business.

We have had Barcarolle fox-trots,and now we have an Intermezzo foxtrot. " Moonlight and Roses " is anentertaining adaptation of Lemare's
Andantino in D flat, and is eminently
suitable for cinema orchestras or organ
recitals.
The musical director who forgets toremember the new valse, " You
Forgot to Remember," needs a strong
dose of Pelmanism.
*

Can

*

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you Bam-bam-hamy ?

excellent number for bands that know
" how " is " Barn Barn Bamy
Shore." It sure is !
***" By the Light of the Stars " is oneof those song fox-trots which will soon

be amongst the stars-of the vaude-

I am extremely fortunate in having avoice particularly suited, I am told,
to the microphone, and as I like thework and my heart is in it I can only
say, " Where a man's treasure is there
will his heart be also."

ville world ! A scintillating number
altogether. *" I Miss My Swiss " is-swish ! A
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being kept bright and up to date.

coming season : Welsh Guards, Grena-

Bac. (Oxon), and he was also the firstto receive the highest musical degree
known to musicians, Doctor ofMusic, at the University of Oxford.
Deep and genuine regret has been
expressed by all at this great loss toMusic in the British Empire.
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The famous band of the Royal Air
Force, under the direction of Lieut.

John H. Amers (Director of Music
R.A.F. attached to R.A.F. Headquarters at Uxbridge), is keeping up
its great popularity with the public, andis practically booked up with engagements for many months to come.

It has been said that the band is thefinest broadcast " turn " of the day,and its recordings on H.M.V. Records
are truly excellent. From March 2 to 27

it is appearing at the Ideal Home
Exhibition at Olympia, London.
**

Guards provided the music at theannual dinner of Newark Branch of
the Grenadier Guards Comrades' Asso*

The following Military Bands areengaged for Bingley Park during the

Other engagements during the year

dier Guards, Yorkshire Military Band,and the 1st Batt. Border Regt.

included a week at Hastings, a period
engagement at Wembley, and many
N.S.L. bookings. The Band was theholder of the British Legion National*

The British Legion Headquarters(London) Military Band (of which

Empire, when Capt. E. C. Stretton re-and it will take an exceeedingly good

ceived a great ovation,and many encores
were played. *yearly contest, which is being held thisyear on May 1.

It is officially announced that the
bands of each division and the Depot
Royal Marines, have been fixed at thefollowing numbers, which are not to
be exceeded without the authority of
the Adjutant -General : One directorof music, one colour -sergeant, one
sergeant, two corporals, 35 musicians(including boy musicians). In addition
the Portsmouth Division Band is

The following bands have been
engaged by the Nottingham Corpora-tion for the coming Parks season :Guards,Welsh Guards, Royal Marines, RoyalAir Force and the Seaforth Highlanders.

Whitstable Music Committee will
spend £450 on Military Bands during
August. Among the bands engaged
are : The Royal Air Force, andallowed one non-commissioned officer

and nine musicians to provide a bandfor the yacht whenever Royal personages embark.

Lt. -Col. J. Mackenzie Rogan, C.V.O.,
Mus.D., Hon. R.A..M., etc.. etc., isMusical Director) had a very successful

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The great Military Tattoo, which
took place at Aldershot last year, is
to be " totally eclipsed " this year,

is also engaged.
**delightful concert at Finsbury Park

Championship for 1922, 1923 and 1924,

Coldstream Guards, Scots*

The Orchestral Band. of the Royal
Artillery (Woolwich) recently gave athe 7th Batt. City of London Regt.
The 1st Batt. Royal Warwick Regt.

**

most popular bands in the London
Parks last summer, the programmes

outfit to beat it at the forthcoming*

Military Bands.

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In consequence of the retirementof Commissioned. Bandmaster Albert
Victor -Sparrow, Royal Marine Band,

Co. Sergt.-Maj. Samuel Taylor has
been promoted to bandmaster (warrant

Mr. Taylor is a licentiate of

officer).

*

At a recent Quartette Contest held

just celebrated their golden wedding.

at Carlisle, the judge said that oneof the boys, Master C. Lowe, of St.
Stephens Band, was the most won-Mrs. Haskell, of Barnet, who haveSouthend Temperance Silver Bandhas earned the appreciation of theresidents for its excellent work during
the winter months.

the Royal Academy of Music.
*

Congratulations to Bandmaster and*

The famous Band of the Royal
Military School of Music (Kneller
Hall) appeared at the London Coliseum
during the week commencing Monday,

March 8th. It also visited Aldershot
on February 14th, when it gave twoconcerts in the Hippodrome under the
conductorship of Lieut. H. E. Adkins,

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The following are the points gainedby the competing hands at the recent
Contest at Egham : Selection-Chertse
70, Egham 67, Friary Brewery 56V;
March Contest-Egham 78, Friary
Brewery 76, Chertsey 68 ; Own Choice

March-Chertsey 75, Egham 71, andFriary Brewery 69.

Aldershot Command, besides crowds ofresidents. Both concerts were highly
successful.

for a season's band as well as that of
the local Town Band.

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The Band of the 2nd Batt. Loyal
North Lancashire Regt. gave a successful

concert in the Town Hall,

Gravesend, on February 24th, at which
His Worship the Mayor was present.
***

Paignton Town Council has engaged

the following bands for various dates
during the coming season : Inniskilling
Fusiliers (three weeks) ; 2nd Batt.
South Staffordshire Regt. (six weeks) ;and the 2nd Batt. East Yorkshire
Regt. (three weeks).

Recent visits by the fine Band of
the 2nd North Staffordshire Regt.
(Bandmaster J. R. Bell, A.R.C.M.) to

Burton have been the means of re engagement at this famous brewery
town of the band, which gave a remarkably fineFebruary 19th.
*Concert
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there

on

*

The Band of the 1st Cameronians
played again on South Parade Pier,
Southsea.

**

Hanwell Town Band gave 63 public
performances last season. The bandis now clear of debt upon its instruments, etc.
***

Invitations have been issued tobands to quote for performances inNorthfields Park, London, during theseason.

Bands intending playing in the*

The famous St. Hilda Band has abooking list which extends right onto the end of the year ! Its engagements for this month alone include aweek each at Dewsbury, Nottingham
and New Brighton.

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Newquay Town Council is arranging***

Camborne Town Band, winner of
the Prince of Wales's Challenge Cup,is endeavouring to remain the finest
band in Cornwall, and Bandmaster

BESSON

Camborne Band to Launceston wasa splendid success in every way

For the World's Best

Parker is working hard with thisobject in view. The recent visit of(musically and financially).
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Headington

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Town

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Prize

Band,

although unfortunate in many of its

efforts to entertain the public, hasremained one of the most go-ahead
self-supporting bands that has
struggled hard to maintain its proud
position. It is hoped that better
local support will be given in future.
**

SAXOPHONES,TRUMPETS,*

Bedford Trades Silver Band celebrated its victories at Edmonton and

the Crystal Palace in great style.

DRUMS.

This band will be much in evidence
during the coming contest season.
***

Eccles Borough Band, establishedin 1886, has a fine record of contesting

BRASS BAND NEWS.

clever young musician.)*

The concerts attracted agreat array of Military Bandmasters
and bandsmen from all parts of theMus. Bac.

derful performer, for his age, that hehad ever heard. (Here is a " chance "for some bandmaster in search of a

successes, including the winning of
the Championship at Belle Vue in1921 and 1923, while in 1924 it won
outright the challenge cup awarded
at Stalybridge band contest. Recent
performances at Kidsgrove have improved this band's fine reputation.
***

Special terms and attention to
the Profession.

Prompt repairs to all makes.

*

Besses o' the Barn Band performed
in London last month.
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Send for lists, new and secondhand.

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Dr. J. F. Staton, of Chesterfield

BESSONforacentury

East Ham Parks (London, E.) will beMusical Union, is taking the Hasland

196-8, EUSTON ROAD,

after making application. A similar
test is being considered by Edmonton

musical tour. The Mayor of Ypres
has already invited the party to give
concerts in that historic town.

LONDONrequired to undergo a musical test
Council.

Band to Belgium in August for a

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LEICESTER

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RA.SS

From the point of view of every
band contesting, the great Brass Band
Festival which took place at Leicesteron the 6th inst. might well claim tobe the greatest success for atleast a generation. The organiser,

Mr. J. R. Markham, seemed to haveevery possible detail carried out withclock -work precision and every band
was in its place and ready to play
immediately when called upon.
There were some very excellent
performances of the test -pieces inboth Sections and splendid test -pieces
they were ; full of beautifully arranged

harmonies which were listened to by
a splendid audience the whole day.
The Judges were Mr. Ord Hume, ofLondon, and Mr. James Oliver, bandmaster of the famous St. Hilda

Colliery band, who were both kept
in " durance vile " from about 10.30
a.m. till 8 p.m. listening to 32 fullband performances.

When the last band had finishedshortly before 8 p.m. the Hon. Organistof the Do MontfortHall, Mr. W. J.
Bunny, F.R.C.O., gave a short organ
recital during which time the 12 bands

that were to take part in the grandmassed concert took up their poso ionsin the great orchestra.
After several photographs had beentaken of the imposing scene, Mr. Ord

Hume appeared in uniform for the
purpose of conducting the massed
bands.

a sealed Ballot Box and announced
by the Organiser, Mr. J. R. Markham,-

A. Greenwood.

2nd Prize, Huthwaite ; Conductor, C. A.
Cooper.

3rd Prize, Bentley Colliery ; Conductor, .1.
A. Greenwood.
4th Prize, Birmingham Metropolitan %York:: ;Conductor, G. H. %%Filson.

Prize,

4th Prize, Long Eaton Town ; Conductor,
H. Evetts.
5th Prize, Stanton Hill ; Conductor, .1.
W. Byers.
6th Prize, Whetstone ; Conductor, C. Moore.

ith

Prize, Kibworth Silver :Cunduet or.

Among the special prizes wereseveral valuable Cups, Shields, instruments and other prizes, which included
a set of 24 folding music stands

presented by the Lawrence Wright,

First Section : Selection, " Eugen Onegen "(Tschaikowsky) (Arranged by W. ltimmer.)
1st Prize, Hamland Silver ; Conductor, J.

5thFidler.

S.

After the massed band concert hadfinished the results were taken fromas follows :-3rd Prize, Earls Barton ; Conductor. .1. E.

Bolsover Colliery ; Conductor.

J. A. Greenwood.
6th Prize, Kirkby Old :Halliwell.
Second Section :Gems."

Conductor, W.

Selection," Melodious(W. 'thinner.)
C4111(111(.0 or. W.
1st Prize, Ripley United
J. Saint.
2nd Prize, I bstock Unit IA ;('inductor.
Albert Lawton.

Music Company.

The opinion of every bandsman
present was that the great Leicester
Band Festival will become one of thefinest gatherings in England. With
regard to the management. we thinkthe very highest praise is de.. ti) t hat

splendid old bandsman, Mr. .1. R.
Markham, for his untiring devotion

to his big task from start to finish.
Ho has certainly earned the best
wishes of the City of Leicester, andhe is sure of the fullest support front

bandsmen in the Midlands.
The whole proceedings passed off
without the slightest hitch throughout
and a splendid contest was the result.

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HINTS FOR TRUMPET PLAYERS
By FRED H. PITT, of Bert Ralton's Original Havana Bandput on the market in this country,

One's faculties of imagination andinvention must, of course, be called
upon to obtain full use of the varied
effects it will give, but a little practiceis all that is necessary to discover how
a number of amusing sounds in daily

and which seems to be a certain means

life,

of increasing the prestige of novelty
brass instrumentalists. Its value issomewhat greater than some of theother novelties, mainly because of theease with which t his value may befarmyard chuckles, Chinesechatter, etc., can be imitated.
Even with little thought of imitation
one cannot fail to produce amusing

demonstrated.
I regret that, up to the present date,wow -wow effect is worth the possessionof the glass.

HERE are three points which may
be of interest to trumpet players.

can promise from experience thatthey will prove popular.

The first concerns mutes.
Even to -day one still finds mu-

Secondly, I want to advise musiciansof a new wow -wow glass mute modifierI

sicians who not only do not know

for trumpets which has recently been

the class of mute to select for a given
occasion,buteven when a muteshould Ix. used at all.

Brass instruments are muted forthree main reasons :1. To obtain novel, and, if desired,
humorous effects.

2. To completely alter the tone of
the instruments, where so desired. for3. To lessen the volume of tone
(or tonal power) of the instruments

its usage has not been demonstrated
on records, otherwise I could havequoted the disc to give one and all aand yet increase their snappiness "when they are required for parts

chance of bearing the excellent results

special solo or other work.

It

is a fact that mutes are usedmuch too frequently in syncopatedbrass '
Immediately abands.
player joins a dance band he seems

effects with this glass, for even thepossessed of lively figurations, theexecution of which would attract thelistener, but rather a smooth flowing
or quiet melody, which will allow theattention to fall *upon the novelty

to forget that such a thing as the open
trumpet exists, and apparently believes
that be I as onlvto keep some sort of amute jammed in his instrument duringof the wow -wow glass.

also suggest that the per:ormer
request a very quiet accompanimentI

the whole performance to he a suc-with melody only of sufficient volume

cessful jazz player.

to give the proper balance, thereby
setting the stage for the successful

Actually there are numerous occasions during the rendering of Nvneowed music when a mute should not
be used at all, the most obvious being
when the instrument is taking the
melody in a composition which is on
the legato side. For such occasions

featuring of the effects attempted.
Take one of the more simple figurations of the Chinese effect and play it

as perhaps you did with the metal

mute, using less of the flutter tongue,
and moving the glass less rapidly.
Some of the lower tones will be foundnothing is better suited to obtain ahighly successful result than thebeautiful, sweet, full tone of theopen instrument, and I advise allartistes to try a few

talk,

I suggest the performer choose, in
selecting an advantageous spot for
the use of this glass, a strain having alight accompaniment as well as one
more naturally adaptable for its use.
For instance, do not choose a strain

which can he achieved by its usage.
However. it iiiav reasonably be expected that it will lx, found in therecords in the near future.

other than solo melody.

such as baby prattle, monkey

The picture shows the simplicity

of exceptional value, and the glass
may be closed against the bell com-of the glass both as regards constrdction and manipulation.

open " solos.

pletely for an instant.

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To be more definite, the wow -wow

glass may be used almost exactly as

the metal mute, except for a moredeliberate movement, also a few

staccato notes struck at random will
be an interesting variety. I offer noapology for not giving more complete

directions, as this effect is new and its
possibilities are many ; by experimentits owner will find its possibilities
almost limitless.

Thirdly, r have scored a couple ofspecial solo trumpet choruses whichappear herewith. These choruses fit

with the orchestration issued by the
publishers of the numbers in question,
and are suitable for, use with the afore-

mentioned mute modifier, which isused to get. .the necessary " gliss "which I have marked by means of
FRED. H. PITT.

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THE SKIN GAMEoThree thousand years ago in ancient
Egypt, and a great Pharaoh sits upon
his golden throne. The banquet is at

SELECTING HEADS.
In the selection of heads great care.

than the batter head, and thus thebatter head will tighten more quickly
than the snare head.

an end and now the great, pillared hall iscleared, for are not the dancers ready ?

One of the greatest faults, andThere are many of them-these terpsi-

yet most common, is the placing ofrims back over the wet head. Whenchoreans-each as beautiful as theother, fair as the desert sunrise andgraceful as the palm. They are

the flesh hoop is replaced on the shellafter a head has been lapped, the rims

indeed the spectacle for a king, thesedaughters of the Nile.
The royal performance is about toshould never be put on until at least
24 hours have elapsed, because, ifthey are, the head does not dry
uniformly and is weakened in theplace it needs its strength the most,commerce and there is a thrill of
expectation amongst the audience.
Suddenly a silence falls on the vast

viz., round the edge.

throng. V There is a movement in thecrowd and slowly a man emerges andDrummers are often disappointed
after re -lapping their heads because
they overlook the fact that each timea head is soaked it thickens up a little
more. It may be ever so little, but it

makes his way into the open space.

At the foot of the throne he halts,.bowing low to the Ruler of All the
Egypts.

This solitary man, without whom
the performance canr.ot commence,solemnly seats himself at the feet of
the Pharaoh, and, under the steadygaze of a thousand eyes, takes between
his knees a large, gaily - coloured.

drummer chooses and laps his own
heads, he can avoid any trouble bylapping the snare head much looser

easy.

Time.

gourd, covered with goat -hide..

If, however, the single -tension

Tai3k heads mar tone, and make adrum " tubby," and the drum whichof a single -tension drum it is not so

LET us put the halter on Father.

He is the drummer !

issufficient to be noticed by theowner of the instrument.
DON'T LET YOUR DRUM DOWN.
A practice I do not agree with is theold and much -acquired habit of letting
a drum down after use. Heads arelike women. They are sometimes bad
tempered and sometimes affable, andI find the less one plays about with

TO -DAY.

Looking back thrc ugh the years andcomparing the modern double -tension

snare drum with the primitive drumsof the ancients, let us be proud, we
drummers, of our history. We, who
are the heart-beat, the pulsation, as it

were, of the band, let us discourse

among ourselves on the possibilities
and limits of these, the oldest ofmusical instruments.
Heads can either ruin or improve adrum.

Given a really good shell with athem the better the results.

The

more congenial to work on.

A snare drum often appears tohave lost its crispness overnight andmany drummers immediately proceed
to tighten up on recommencing work.
If only one can have the patience to
use the drum as it is for an hour, theheads will brighten up very noticeablyof their own accord, partly as the

Even on a wet day I find it worth

to refrain from tightening,
because on drier days the heads

tighten up to their normal again
without

theadministration

Guidelinesofunnecessary tension, and I find thismethod lengthens the lives of theheads.

Thin heads make for tonal quality

and snap, so envied by drummers
who have not stopped to probe thesecret of it.

It will readily be seen in the case ofa deep shell that the distance between

the heads is greater than in the caseof a narrow shell, and, therefore, thedifference in thickness of the batterand snare heads should be more pronounced than is necessary with thenarrow shell.
With regard to the quality of a head,it does not require a vast amount ofdiscernment to perceive the difference

between a good calf head of finetexture and one only suitable forcovering jam jars ! But the uniformityof a head, which is all important, is not
so apparent. To select a head of eventhickness the head should be taken
between the palms of the hands, andthe tips of the fingers placed together.
In this fashion work all round and allover the head, and the thick and thinparts will surrender to the touch.

It is also well to remember thattransparency has nothing to do withthinness. A transparent head need.

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opaque one, and vice versa. Also it
does not follow that a head which issarily uneven in thickness.
LAPPING A DRUM.
Let us now soak our (drum -!--En.)
heads for a few minutes in tepid water.

Having wiped away all unnecessary
water, place the flesh hoop in the centreof the head, and proceed to lap the edge
round, tucking it under with the handle
of a spoon. Work across from point topoint, afterwards cutting away any surplus edge projecting. Replace the lappedhead on the shell to dry in a cool,arid
place for twenty-four hours, after
which the rims may be introduced andthe drum assembled. Tighten it acrossdiagonally from rod to rod, not too
much at first, giving the head time tostretch. Never let anyone else tighten
your drum, since nobody understands
it like you do yourself. Never let itout of your hands, keep it free fromdust, and learn to love and cherish it,

for it is your .best friend-it is yourlivelihood.

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be the correct amount thinner thanthe batter head-no more-no less.

patchy in its transparency is neces-while

response and improve the tone of thedrum. The deeper the shell the lesstaut the snare head should be.
This is very easily managed with adouble -tension drum, but in the caseIn the first place the snare head shouldnecessary to tighten up a little, but aminimum of this will make the heads

and on very wet days it may bein all probability it is due to badly
matched heads. A good thin battera thinner snare head, provided thesnare head be less taut than thebatter head, will make for a quick

and judgment should be exercised.

not necessarily be thinner than antemperature of the room gets higher
and partly through a certain amountof heat being generated by friction.

head, perfectly uniform, together with'requires thick heads is not .a drum at all.

drummer's greatest enemy is damp,

carefully gauged snare -bed, the heads
are our first consideration.
MATCHING HEADS.
When a snare drum lacks response,

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ANY) AND THE TENOR BANJO
in the Modern Dance Orchestra
By EMILE GRIMSHAWARTICLE III.
Good and Bad Methods of Writing
Tenor -Banjo Parts.

MANY players of the tenor -banjo,
although they know the notes on thefingerboard and understand the printed
notation thoroughly, are experiencing

a lot of difficulty in reading tenor banjo music at sight.

The fact is that much of the published dance music for the tenor -banjo
is very badly arranged. Many of theparts seem to be arranged by someone

who, although he knows what notes
to use, has very little idea of the best way

to assemble those notes to suit the left
hand of a player-the arranger is manifestly not a tenor -banjo player himself.

For example, several chords will be

written in the first position, then wefind a chord of three notes that occur
on the first, third and fourth strings,
and therefore an impossible combination for the plectrist.

While the tenor -banjo is an easy
enough instrument to learn and play,its music is undoubtedly difficult toread. This need not be so, but it is
the case through arrangers having but

the faintest idea of the instrument
for which they are writing, or of thepossibilities

left hand.

of an average player'sTenor -banjo orchestralmusic often all consists of a prolonged

Few of the parts areplayed as written ; all the best
players in the leading orchestras
invent or re -arrange most of thechords at sight ; this is, of course,
difficult, but it has to be done.
" If the tenor -banjo is to remainin the dance orchestra, there must
be arranged for it parts that can beplayed with as' much ease as thosewritten for the other instruments."
The proper way to write for any
instrument is surely to write exactly
what is meant to be performed. Mr.
are played.

Arthur Lange, whose excellent orches-

trations are becoming almost as wellknown in this country as in America,
and who has scored so many of thelatest successes, made a special study
tenor -banjo parts effectually.

arrangers to write parts for the tenor banjo, and he admits that it took him
some considerable amount of time tobecome well acquainted with thetechnique of the instrument.

are written in actual pitch, which

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moreover, only three -note chords are

by a dance banjoist or tenor -banjoist
it will be found that the notes on thefirst string sound much louder than theto -day is quite impossible, especiallyat the speed at which modern dances

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arrangers who know how to write an
ideal tenor -banjo part, as can readily
be seen by a reference to any of his
tenor -banjo arrangements. All these

positions, and often the nimblest of
players becomes lost among thechords and has necessarily to sub-" Most players complain that the
average tenor -banjo part as written" HOW TO PLAY

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how the entangled digits assume new

G. Pettine, a well-known Americaninferior instrument, whose chords areproduced cleanly, will be heard to theextreme end of a large hall, whereasanother player with a high-grade
instrument, whose notes are not

Next Month :that is allotted to the first string ofeither banjo or tenor -banjo. If welisten to the chords that are played

stitute his own harmony.
Many complaints about publishedtenor -banjo music have appeared in
the American music papers.
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other instruments. A player with an

But he is one of the very few

of the fingerboard, where the real snappyleft hand, chase each other up anddown the fingerboard, regardless ofstood at sight, as are parts for all

Mr. Lange was one of the firsttaining three or four notes in dispersed
harmony.
No consideration seems

player may execute a minimum seriesof changes.
Massed chords, eachrequiring three or four fingers of theReally effectual tenor -banjo parts
need not be difficult ; it is importantthat they should be issued in such aform that they may readily be under-

badly arranged part, will not be heard
for half the distance.

might be in a position to arrange

places the notes in the upper register

the chords so that the fingers of adominant -seventh chord, or vice -versa,
the unchanged dominant note becomesvery monotonous.

properly stopped behind the frets,
possibly through failing to read aof the tenor -banjo in order that hebarrage of chords, each chord conto be given to arranging the notes ofa good reason for the avoidance of
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criteria by which a performance is

DESPITE the fact that every invention
affecting the gramophone is hailed

by the makers as ultimate perfection,
most people realise that whatever
the merits of the instrument may be,

the record is a vital factor. It is

generally recognised that it may be
a good record of a poor performance,
a poor record of a good performance,that it may be manufactured well or

ill-in short, that the record determines very largely the quality ofmusic which the gramophone reproduces.

The same attention, however,
seldom given to the music roll of theplayer -piano, consideration often being

limited to the title of the pieceand occasionally the composer's name.
Instrument and performer are theusually judged. Indeed, considering

the all too -common notion that theplayer -piano " plays itself "-andthat with a relentless mechanicalthump-perhaps one should be grate-

ful for the recognition of the per-former at all.
Even to -day the player -pianist is

apt to be regarded as a person who
finds

a strange joy in working atreadmill -like machine to the profitof his bootmaker and the annoyanceof his neighbours. But even with themost enlightened appreciation of theartist at the instrument, very few
listeners realise to what extent themusic roll which he employs may
make or mar his performance. He
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roll and its evolution is necessary

for the full appreciation of what an
artist needs to know for the purposeof recording his performance for theplayer -piano, for example. So we will
try a little pill now, with, I hope, some
not too unpleasant jam to follow.

forty-eight, fifty-eight, sixty-five, andultimately to the full compass of themodern pianoforte-eighty-eight notes.

Modern Developments.
For obvious reasons of space andconvenience, the tracker -bar of the
instrument never exceeded much more

The Travelling Valve.
The function of the music roll, of
whatever type, is to act as a sort ofthan a foot or so' in length, so thattravelling valve, whose purpose is toopen or close a number of channels
admitting atmospheric air into avery small margin o f error in travel.

the size of its vents decreased as their

number increased, thus allowing a
The arrival of the sixty-five note

instrument, which for many years waschamber of reduced air (generally

the standard compass, showed thatspoken of as a " vacuum "), thereby

even with the most perfect automatic
tracking device a long continuous per-causing a pneumatic motor to collapse
and operate the hammer of the piano.
The aptness of the word " travelling "will be especially appreciated by thosereaders who may remember having
seen at a fair a crude sort of organ
which was operated by thick sheetsof paper which crawled from one stateof folded repose into another via aclumsy tracker -bar.

Quite naturally,children, who were expected to betickled by the tunes which this process

evoked from the instrument, wereat least as fascinated by the sight ofyards of paper, punctured with hugeslits, being unfolded by an unseen
agency, a big group of slits making a
big noise, and a lot of little ones
making a lovely " run," and quietly
settling down again on the other side.

But from such humble origin has
evolved the modern reproducing grandpiano, which for five hundred guineas
will " bring Busoni or Vincent Lopez,

and hundreds of other masters of the
keyboard, into your own home."
One need be but mildly imaginative

to realise that such a method of
operating an instrument had grave
The sheets weredisadvantages.
bulky, unportable, easily subject todamage, and generally very uncertain
in operation.
An obvious improve-

foration could not always be relied
upon to travel over the tracker -barwithout buckling and occasionallyadmitting air to a neighbouring vent.

This was disturbing in anticipation,
Most
and still more in realisation.
player -pianists are painfully aware of
the hideous cacophony which is produced by a long chord of notes buckling. With some ultra -modern music

it may not cause much concern, but
in any music where harmony is an
important feature the effect is tooawful to be tolerated.
The comingof the eighty-eight note instrument
provided a spur to -'-manufacturers to
obviate this defect, and rolls are now

almost always cut on what is called
the " contiguous " principle, which isthat, instead of open slots, a successionof small perforations are made, bridged

one perforation in the paper operate
one note only, and not " slop over "on to adjacent ones, the perforations
were very wide, with correspondingly
wide gaps between them.
As means
were found, however, of keeping theroll " in track," as it is called, whichmeans in the path of musical rectitude, the compass of the instruments

increased from about forty notes tostring quartet of his played at theInternational Festival at Saltzburg,
in 1923, whilst a further quartet for
piano and strings received the Carnegie Award in 1924. He was also
responsible for the incidental musicfor Mr. Lytton Strachey's play, " The

Son of Heaven," last summer, andsimilarly for " Facade," the Sitwell
performance which so perturbed Mr.
Noel Coward. There is naturally thekeenest competition amongst all composers to have their compositions
selected for performance at the International Festival at Zurich, of which
an Englishman, Mr. Edward J. Dent,
is chairman of the Festival Committee.

Apparently Mr. Walton's compositions are not particularly well known
here, but as a friend of Osbert, Sacheverell and the Sitwells, his ideas arecertain to be of an advanced nature,
rather than on academic lines.
It will be a matter of considerable
interest, of course, to see what reception his composition gains at Zurich
this year, as many authoritative critics
expect him to emerge as a composer fit torank in originality with the Sitwell poets.
What is, of course, of greaterinterest to us, is the suggestion that
Mr. Walton has the ambition of becoming the first composer of classicaltogether so closely as to provide the

Elsewhere we have commented upon the Savoy Orpheans'effect of one perforation only Of course,
if the roll is badly cut. these fine bridgesof paper may break down and allow theand we imagine the time is not far
distant when we shall find a greatroll to buckle ; but, properly cut, themodern contiguously cut roll is extra-" Jazz."Concerts featuring this type of music,

movement towards a development ofthese performances generally.

ordinarily long-lived and foolproof, andis in this respect far superior to a gramoPIANISTICUS.
phone record.
(To be continued.)

It does, of course, seem extraordinary to us that a bigger fuss ofritish Prodi

the recent public allegations of Sir

ment was the development of themusic " roll," which was to someextent self -protective and portable.
With this stage, and concurrently withimprovements in the instruments themselves, came the possibility of increasing the compass of the rolls. What
the range of the roundabout organ was
I do not know, but in order to makeHe is apparently a selftaught composer who, before thisremarkable event, had already had a
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who exists with very little recognitionin our country. It is only when we seean announcement of this description
strongly featured in the British Press
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ALEX. FRYER, Musical Directorof the Rialto Cinema, London

Whilst the musical direct or must Le
in closest touch with the cinema

manager, yet he should not allow the

manager to encroach on his duties.
A manager who knows his job will
not attempt this, but, unfortunately,
there are those who feel it necessary
to justify their existence by havingsome sort of hand in the running of

devoted to them.

the orchestra, and whereas the musicalreadily realised that some absolutely
fool -proof system must be inaugu-

director should at all times realisethat he has to take his orders from the1.

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ofthe MusicalDirector.
lttNNim; a cinema orchestra isprobably one of the most arduous
professions which one can find to -day,as all Who have tried it know.

There are those who think it is a
" cushy " job. Probably their opinions

are formed from seeing the musicaldirector of their favourite cinema start

playing after the remainder of theorchestra has commenced and leaveoft before it has finished. Perhaps themusical director only appears just forthe musical interludes, when, looking
spick, span and debonair, he makes a
glorified bow, performs in the limelight for a few Minutes, makes anotherand still more glorified bow, reaps thebenefit of applause from a generous
audience and-disappears. Yes ! It
looks easy, but appearances are
deceptive and should never be taken

as the basis of the formation of an

opinion.

Every minute of the cinema
musical director's day is one longrush, and it is my earnest hope thatin these articles I may be able to givea few hints which will make his daily
life a little less trying.

The Musical Director and theCinema Manager.
The musical director must realisethat he alone should, and must, becompletely and solely responsible forthe whole of the musical side of thecinema.

apparently obvious
statement has more behind it than may
at first sight be apparent., as very often
other people think they should have afinger in the pie and sometimes
endeavour to assume the duties whichThisshould be undertaken solely by themusical director if his department is
to be a success.

manager, yet he should see that heruns his own band himself and that
his musicians are directly under hissole charge. He should stipulate that
he be given a free hand in the engagement and discharge of his musicians,
because these musicians should comeunder his control, not only from amusical point of view, but for discipline
also.

For instance, if a musician

commit a breach of discipline, themanager should not take action direct,

but report the matter to the musicaldirector for him to take any necessary
steps.

In this way the musicians

know they have but one " boss " andone also who, being a musician himself,

can sympathise with their points ofview.

A better understandingiscreated and there is no muddle by themen having to take orders from two or
more persons.

The foregoing, however, does notmean that the musical director should
throw his weight about and make ageneral pig of himself just because

he has been given some authority.
The more authority he actually has theless he should parade it, except when
the seriousness of the matter demands.

Tact is the greatest gift anyone inauthority can ever exercise, and themusical director should try to gethimself looked upon as a big botherby his men rather than a military

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rated to keep it in good order andproperly sorted.

To do this, one of the members of
the orchestra is appointed librarian.
His duties, in addition to his performance with the orchestra, consist of
keeping the library catalogue up to
date-a most important matterputting out, placing in correct

marking, and having readyfor each instrument as required, thenecessary parts as shown on theorder,

musicalsuggestion "sheet,

andcollecting and replacing the parts intheir proper place in the library
immediately they are finished with. I

stress the word " immediately," asunless the parts are replaced at once
they are not available for use if
required for a second picture immediately following the one for which

Even bythey have been

used.

of the librarian

are taxed to theworking at full pressure the energies

utmost to keep the required parts
always available, and still it is often
necessary to have more than one set ofparts of the same composition.

Keeping the catalogue in order isalmost one man's work. The mostsatisfactory method I have found is tokeep two catalogues. The first is in

the form of a card index of the titlesof the compositions. This is kept instrict alphabetical order, and on eachcard is entered, in addition to thetest throw up his job before he isuntil the number is returned to theturn 'd out of it.

Fitting the Picture and the MusicalInterlude.
As iswell known,

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where the music is kept in numericalorder. Whilst a title is in use the cardis taken from its place in the index,
and placed at the back of the drawer
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In subsequent articles I hope to touchon every matter, if only lightly ; if anyof the suggestions made become of use
to those in the profession which I am

Musicians should read "TheMusic Box," by J. M. Glover,every week in "The Stage"

proud to follow, I shall be more thansatisfied.
ALEX FRYER.

NOVEL SERIES OF TUTORS.

WE have had a novel series

oftutors sent to us for review by Messrs.

A. J. Stasny Music Co., Ltd., of 62,
Oxford Street, who publish them in
They are, however,this country.
the products of the famous American
Winn School of Music, and are presented in a very novel and concise
They are all excellent andmanner.
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1'Palace,to say nothing of all theprovincial dates, starred on the Sunday

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League (not as a band but as a headline turn) e very Sunday night, andMr. J. FIo Squire on " Flow we Arrange Mattersin the Celeste Octet "on 'February 13th attained a new place

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Bernard Reillie, Principal
Violin, Covent Garden, Opera..
(Conductor and Principal
Violin, B.N .0.0 , RussianBallet).

Rubens,

Edivin Malkin, Solo Mastel

Viola,

Queen's Hall Orchestra.

breaking.

L.R.A.M., Solo Pianoforte.

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra.

Leonard

Orchestra.

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Phillipe Willoughby, Violin,tit

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SQUIRE

thing important. I made one hardand-fast rule, however, and that has

stood to this day and will, I hope,always be so. No one other than acalled Hungarian combinations were

Octet.

celebrated for one great thing thatthe public was never cognisant of,and that was that when playing out
they all had strict instructions thatwhatever might be said to them byanybody they were always to reply
Me no - speaky ze English.' At aabout with a leader standing up in

Britisher or a British subject can everbe a member of the Squire Celeste
As I said before, we potteredsucceeding)them do not believe. We of the Octet
believe in trying to be original. We

advertise no conductor, no leaderEveryone in the Octet ison his word of honour. Foolish, say
contracts.

you-perhaps-hit (as my friend of
the third fiddle in the Octet often
exclaims), I know the people withwhom I'm dealing, and they trustme, and that is all that is necessary."

to emulate my friend,

De Groot. Then one day deliverance
came from th.. commonplace and we

started to try and .get out of the rutvery important reception in Downing

Street in 1912 I was holding up theincidentally) was foolish enough tovioloncello and a pal of mine, whosename as a leader of a celebrated dancecombination of to -day is a household

say some weeks afterwards to a friend

sume, we pottered about for year

some of you band providers something. I have t een frequently asked' What form of contract do you, use
for the members of your Octet ? 'and I have told them what .half of

the accepted fashion trying (but neverA certain person, a very good fiddler,
who had left me (with my good wishes

about it ? '" I'm getting away from my subject,i.e., The Celeste Octet. Well, to re-" In conclusion, I would like to tell

and added to that might ;1,17e:nese and. Hungarian (so-called) Bands
that were foisted on an unsuspecting andgullible public by certain Bond Street
agencies in pre-war days. These so-word (amongst musicians) was approached by one Of the guests who
said to him Ah, you Hungary, eh.? 'Yes,' ejaculated he-' Hungry, youbet, and damned thirsty too ; what

Chappell Ballad Concert at the Queen'sHall. And up to now we are notbroken, nor do we show any signs of

London Symphony Orchestra
and Royal Philharmonic.

Philharmonic Orchestra.

appeared as the chief turn at theloncello, London SymphonyHerbert Lodge, Contra Bass,

William Sear, Violin, Royalin th.e musical firmament when weof mine that he was sorry for Squire
as now he (the late leader) had left,

the Squire Octet would break up.
Oh ! ' I said to myself,

will it ? I'll

show him,' and I started out to try
That was two years ago.
Since then we have spoken 07er the
Wireless ' nearly 100 times, haveone of the largest gramophone cpn and work.

tracts with the Columbia Graphophoae

Company ever given to a straightorchestra, have topped the bill atafter year doing odd dates here andthere but never really achieving any places like the Alhambra and Victoria
THE CELESTE OCTETNORMAN AUSTINMusical Director of La Scala, Glasgow.

111/MISMINNIV.W.,

Norman Austin, the Musical Directorof- one of the largest Picture Houses
in Scotland-, La Scala, Glasgow, is oneof the most enterprising men in thebusiness. He knows what the public
wants and gives it to them. Although

he has a first-class orchestra whichcan, and does, do full justice toclassical music, he does not' neglect

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the popular songs each week. For his
Interlude the Orchestra Ways popularnumbers and Mr. Austin sings them.

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THE GRAMOPHONEO0O0BRUNSWICK-CLIFTOPHONE(CHAPPELL & CO.).
Readers are particularly advised
to hear the latest effort by Nick Lucas-" Brown Eyes, why are you Blue ? "(No. 2,961). The saying " a one manband " is literally illustrated in thisrecord. Lucas accompanies his whimsically appealing vocal work with aguitar played in the modern rhythmic
style, and proves that one man can(No. 3,862),

VIEW

Trix " and " Dog on theby the Denza DanceIn this record, too, the steel
guitar is featured with a success thatis bound to make many of our more

Piano (D0929) are masterpieces ofboth recording and playing.

enthusiastic musicians consider doub-

CO.).

Band.

ling on this instrument.

H.M.V. (THE GRAMOPHONE

On theJack Hylton and his Band haveIs there a mystery about the Denza
Band ? No two of their records soundmade the best record I have heard so
far of " Ukulele Lullaby." There is adelightful flowing steadiness about
their legato rendering which is particularly in keeping with the style ofreverse side is Breezin' Along to
Georgia," which doesn't have to takea second place either.

as though they were played by thesame musicians, yet every note of

make dance music complete in melody,harmony and excellent rhythm. Why
not learn the guitar ? It is a coming
instrument for dance work.
Record No. 2,422 of " Bambalina

the melody, and which is ideal for
Unfortunately I
modern dancing.
cannot say as much for some otherevery one proves that only the finest
artists extant make them.

and " Wildflower," played by Carl
Fenton's Orchestra, is of interest, as
the numbers of this musical comedy

Every company seems to haverecords I have heard of this number,recorded " Ukulele Lullaby " and" The Tin Can Fusiliers," which is notmissed. By continually listening to it,
the rhythm gets into one's mind, andthus without effort is subconsciously
portrayed in one's renderings.

and Hylton's record should not be

surprising, as both these numbers are" going big," and are in constantsuccess now playing at the Shaftesbury
Theatre are already very popular.

demand in every ball -room. The
former has been y played by Percival
Mackey's Band (No. 3,866.), and thelatter by the New Pi inees Toronto
Band. Both are fine examples of theIsham Jones and his band havedone an excellent performance with
" Headin' for Home " (No. 2,979),

vet I don't like it as much as the

The Savoy Orpheans show up togood account in all their numbers thismonth.

PARLOPHONE (THEPARLOPHONE CO., LTD.).

work of the better class English bands,
and should be of much help to all.
" Lady of the Nile (No. 3,860),

H.M.V. rendering by the Kit -CatBand. This is a case where both therecords should be obtained andcompared.
For those who want to hear what thereal modern Saxophone tone should be

Some say the renderings of theGofus Five are nothing but a travesty
of music.

that they are among the most instruc-Havana Band.

'

tive, interesting and amusing, and,.
generally speaking, the best of the day..

musician who is capable of appreciating their work must on no account.

miss the Gof us Five's rendering of" Clap Hands, here comes Charley "How many people realise how really
excellent are some of these inexpensive

Phil Ohman and Victor Arden do somepiano stuff which is worth every secondof study one can spare for is.

discs ?

Not only are they well re-but first-class artists areavailable. Eugene Brockman's Dancecorded,COLUMBIA (THE COLUMBIA
GRAPHOPHONE CO., LTD).
In this catalogue I think one finds

Orchestra has made an excellent
record of " Wait till To -morrow
Night " (D924), and Ben Tiller's

excellence of modern dance playing
and. arrangements are concerned, in
T'm Sitting on Top of the World "Dance Orchestra also shows to goodaccount. But the pick of the catalogue
is in its piano solos-Ceel Norman's

the record of the month, so far as

Sour grapes " is my reply to theuncomplimentary remarks. The dance

HOMOCHORD BRITISH
HOMOPHONE CO., LTD.)in " Manhattan " and " Sentimental
Me " (both recorded on No. 2,984),

Let them. My opinion isan excellent symphonic number, and" Every Step towards Killarney "Waltz (No. 3,883) have been wellrecorded by Bert Balton and his

I recommend " Someone's Stolen my(No. 2,985),
Sweet, Sweet Babyby Bennie Krueger's Orchestra, and(E5,539) and " Them Ramblin' Blues"

They are full of " dirt "and everything else that's good, andwhat perfection of technique andarranging is behind the efforts only(E5,538).

those who can appreciate will realise.
Another excellent record is Vincent.
Lopez's " Paddlin' Madelin' Home(E5,535).

NEEDLE rOINT.

URGENT STOP PRESS NEWSThe New 6/8 ONE STEP Craze
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(Continued).

On the day the professional copies of" Picador " were issued remarkable
activity was displayed amongst the
In less than one
week twenty separate recordings were

THE ASTORIANS

E. L. BRIDGEWATERDANCE BANDXYLOPHONE & MARIMBA

recording companies.

PRIVATE ENGAGEMENTS ONLY

made of this new 6/8 time Spanish
one-step. This must be another kind

915,

3-8 Performers

St. Anne's Park Road,All Farthing Lane,
WANDSWORTH, S.W.18

All cornms.: c/o "The Melody Maker"of record.
***

The little item of domestic news that

" Since Ukulele Lady had a Ukulele
Baby She's had to Lay Her Ukulele
Down " has seemingly appealed to

KEL KEECH

JACK HYLTONAND HIS ORCHESTRA

42, Cranbourn Street, London, NV.C.2
Regent 4654

Now at the Criterion Restaurant,
London, W.

hundreds of thousands, who have

Now al The Kit -Cat Club, London

All Comms.: 42, Old Bond Street, London, W.1" Ukulele Lullaby " to learn all about
it. According to the information on

JACK HYLTON'S

rushed to buy the song version of
the piano part, Kel Beech has had
something to do with this.
***At a recent Stamford Bridge foot-surely got a kick in it.

LES. NORMAN

under the personal direction of
AL STARITA

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Nicholls' valse, is the finest production
yet of this famous composer. " Even

Babette,' which I still

better than**A Moorish -looking gentleman calledin the other day to tell us that

" Araby " was not particularly typicalof the native music of that country ofsheiks and camels. Still, he did notcomplain about that, " for," he added,

EMPRESS ROOMSJACK GEARY (Leader)

Royal Palace Hotel,

Now at:The Palais (le Danse, Hanzmersmith,LondonPHIL'S DANCE BANDS(3-2o Performers)
Specialising in Private Engagements
King's Avenue, Muswell Hill, London, N.10
'Phone: Mountview 3778

37, Hyde Park Gate, London, S.W.7
5391 WESTERN

Now on provincial tour.

THE SUMMIT FOUR

Playing 17 distinct and separate
instruments.
Are open to accept engagements from
April xst

V AC A N T

All communications:-

The Summit Four, c/o "The Melody Maker."

Nicholls' conception of it ! "6 NIontilly Insertions £1 1 0.

Arabian music were more like Mr.

JIMMY SALE

Straight and combined dance, and straightcombinations for all functions

as he bought the song, " I wish.

Kensington.
London, S.W.

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AT THE---ORIGINAL GERRACS

play with pleasure," he writes. Thus
it speaks for itself.

--

THE

A correspondent writes that hethinks " Speak," the new Horatio

HIS ORC HEST RA

The Kit -Cat Club, Haymarket, London, S.W.

ball match scores of thousands ofvoices were raised in the chorus of" The Tin Can Fusiliers." A songwhich will distract the mind of thefootball fan from the game in hand has

KIT -CAT BAND

12 Monthly Insertions £1 17 6

NOVELLO'S MUSICf

SMALL ORCHESTRASSpecially suitable for Cinemas, &c.
Complete List on application.

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