New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-29
SONGS THAT SUCCEED.
1t Costs a Lot TO Win Popularity
for One.

When you hear the gallery god and street zant1
whistling de latest" DO you ever stop 20 think
what process Of evolution Il through before Il
becomes '71ft''?
Once IN a great while you Rad OF a rejected nan
uscript blowing IN at some stage door and Ioi tns
writer OF IT becomes fabUIously wealthy. Wills
this may occasionally happen the cold fact re-
mains that so-caled popular song costs snail
fortune 70 popularize IL ere il becomes "wiunsr'
from the publishers point OF view
An inside view Of popular modern music pub
fishing house shows a surprising amount OF detail
in connection with the business which even the ID
70 date newspaper reader has not the slightest
knowledge Of. and the following will serve as d.
scripticn of thoroughly representative house. 20
Gated IN the song factory district twenty
eighth-st. from Broadway TO Sixth-ave.. is known
The building is divided into four floors. the first
floor consisting OF the general Offices and manu-
script department. On the same floor in the rear 10
where the professional copies OF every OF tbs
firms compositions ara kept on file for use By band
and orchestra leaders and professional singers and
IN this department. alone woman clerk Il kept busy
filing professional acquisitions daily, IN addition
what is done in the mailing branch.
This IS really the most important feature OF an
I'D to date house. for Il IS only by keeping touch
with the singing fraternity that song can become
popular; hence the professional copy" with the
warning printed In prominent type: For profess
sionaI use only" In explanation It must be stated
that after a manuscript has been o. x By tins
head Of the house IT is the printer and SUI
cient copies struck OF 10 meet the professional
wants It Is also orchestrsted; that Is. separats
sheet printed for each instrument IN the Orches
ira that Is to accompany the singer, an orches-
Great pains taken 20 produces the finest orohss-
ira effects. and many song owes It's success TO
The routes Of all theatrical and musical orssniza-
lions are carefully followed. and al professional
requests must be accompanied by programme
ssHsD snss the m ss s ss
before the public. and the judgment Of tho a1t-
the retail music dealers throughout the country.
who II IL Is a hit send In their orders. and tbs
presses are started upon selling edition. with an
In connection with the professional copy depart
wolves a large outlay as picture slides must be
artistically finished 10 produce good exact on an
audienee as even the singer OF Only msdosrs adj
and sSeeiaI artists are employed to produce the
finest eject IN this line. for the singing fraternity
The third and fourth floors are fitted up for tns
reception Of Members Of the profession DESTROYS OF
TIeaned of the work IN this department when We
state that from $50 a. m 20 p m half dozen
six days a week producing an harmonious hum that
sounds delightfully."- musical in the general offices
below.
These rooms are elegantly fitted UP and perfect
as 10 the acoustic properties. some OF them being
arranged so as to admit OF me reheaIslns 21
department IS IN charge Of a man who IS known 70
every player and singer OF n8te IN ne p14Isss. .
American parents. raised IN London ard for
twenty-three years before the footlights or every
flag on the globe terpsichOrean rODllners TINS
gentleman extends cordial greeting 70 az corners.
attends to rehearsal details as though his Iepuss-
tion depeuded upon each particular case and serds
all away feeling satisfied no matter Wal
their station may be In professional TauNs- nHs
who are thus enabled to work uudisturbed and
here also the advertising and general puonc.,,y
ra - , % nar,s r. 6ousehold word among lovers
of popular songs-Passaic Daily Herald