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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
nature of the music in just the same proportion
as the body is affected by the nature of the food
which sustains it. Low, coarse and vulgar
music is as distinctly demoralizing as the
same kinds of literature or art. Not to speak
of that which is really vicious and degrading,
a continued course of the coon songs and
rag-times, recently so much in vogue, or the
so-called dialect songs, which usually are but
caricatures of any genuine dialect, and con-
tain not a particle of real wit and humor,
will work as much harm to the moral system
as a diet of ice-cream, pickles and candy to
the physical, especially when administered to
the child.''
With the music Publishers
SUCCESS OF WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY.
"Talking of progress," said a musical com-
poser yesterday, "the career of the Witmark
Music Library has been one of the sur-
prises of the day. When it started many
predicted failure and most a hard up-hill
fight. But in three years the Library has
achieved results which took their rivals years
to attain."
The affairs of the Witmark Library have
grown so weighty that the working depart-
ment had to be moved to another building
than that which houses the publishing house
of M. Witmark & Sons. Modern methods
are what accomplished this, and it is a very
rare period indeed when the various de-
partments of the Library are not working
overtime.
There is no dead and dry stuff preserved
in this musical library, but, on the contrary,
while everything necessary fora study of mu-
sic can be found there, it abounds in the
bright up-to-date work of the modern suc-
cessful composers. Victor Herbert, Julian
Edwards and Reginald de Koven are the
clients of this Library, to name but three of
the many composers who confidently depend
upon it.
The Witmark Music Library cultivates a
friendly competition and does not cherish any
feeling of vindictiveness. It does its work
quickly and well, for less money than is
charged elsewhere and everyone from pro-
prietor down to the last of the employees
takes pride in maintaining its prestige.
Where time is an object everybody falls to
and turns out a production in incredibly
short order and in the best style.
The latest important contract to be award-
ed "The Witmark Music Library" is the cov-
eted one to supply the material to fit up Col.
Henry W. Savage's Castle Square opera
companies with all new and complete orches-
trations, etc., for their extensive repertoire.
The Library controls the best operatic
property now in the market, including such
WINNERS
H E N E V E R you
have a customer am-
bitious to become an
instrumentalist—re-
member there's WINNER'S
great successes as "The Wizard of the Nile,"
"The Ameer," "The Idol's Eye," "The Wed-
ding Day," "The Jolly Musketeer," "The
Fencing Master," "Wang," "Tar and Tar-
tar," "Madeline, or the Magic Kiss," "Rob
Roy," and many others.
The Witmark Musical Agency has done
such a rapidly increasing and widespread
business during the past year that it is now
well known to every manager and artist of
prominence in the musical profession from
grand opera to farce comedy. The agency
is under the direction of a competent mana-
ger, whose long personal association with
musical attractions makes his judgment as
to the merits and ability of a performer worth
consideration.
A large percentage of the engagements
made for the coming season with the best
operatic and other musical productions were
negotiated through this agency.
The Library represents the Tivoli Opera
House, San Francisco, and Mr. Arthur
Branscombe, of London, author of ''Moroc-
co Bound" and other successful comedies.
DEMORALIZING MUSIC.
ANSTEAD'S GREAT HIT.
From all appearances it looks as if Mr.
Wm. H. Anstead will have a tremendous
hit in Bennett and Rich's song, "My Dear
Old Southern Home." It will be in nearly
every burlesque show going out this sea-
son, besides farce comedies. Some of the
best singers are using it also. Reports are
coming in from all parts of the country for
the said song from singers and orchestra
leaders as well. Among other publications
which are moving favorably are "Down in
the Depths," "In the Cathedral," "My Heart's
Ideal" and "The Willie Boys." The last
number is a sextet song which is being fea-
tured at present by the Broadway Burlesque
Co. (Ed. F. Rush's show) to two and three
encores nightly.
Annette S. Driscoll, in Donahoe's for Au-
gust, writes some vigorous words on the
direct moral influence of music, which she
says "depends for its nature wholly upon the
"Why Did We Drift Apart?" the pop-
ular ballad published by Gagel Bros., is a
great favorite with Ethel Van Buren, who
is making a hit with it at every performance.
SO N GS.
As oft as the Pitcher goes Down to the Well." " Big Tall YaUer Man." " When the Boys come Marching Home.'
• Little Plain Gold Ring " " Flirting at the ' ea Shore." " The Only Way to Keep a Qal Is to Keep Her in a Cage.'
"American Heroes."
March —Band and Orchestra.
JOS.
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INSTRUMENTAL NUMBERS.
"Thine Eyes So B!ue,"
Gavotte.
KAISER, "_"sic PUBLISHER
"Dreams of Love."
Waltz.
West 28th S t . , New York
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SWEET ANNIE MOORE
HOWLEY, HAVILAND
and DRES5ER,
THE WHIRLWIND WALTZ SUCCESS
Chorus
1260-66 Broadway
NEW YORK
"Annie Moore, sweet Annie Moore,
We will never see sweet Annie any more,
She went awav one summer's day,
And we'll never see sweet Annie any more."
G r a n d O p e r a H o u s e B l o c k , C h i c a g o . III.
THE WITCH'S WHIRL WALTZES
The greatest DESCRIPTIVE WALTZ ever written. By E. T. PAULL, composer of the famous BEN HUR CHARIOT
RACE MARCH, etc.
PDBLI8HED BY
MUSIC CO.
46 West 28th St., NEW YORK.
MY DEAR OLD SOUTHERN HOflE."
" T H E W I L L I E BOYS."
A knockout vocal and instrumen-
tal number for vocal, piano, band,
orchestra, etc. Try this! j l j l
W.
The " h i t " of all ballad "hits."
" WE'LL NEVER HAUL THE
OLD FLAG DOWN."
The most melodious bass song | B e c o m i n g v e r y p o p u i a r . A rous-
"DOWN IN THE DEPTHS."
Published.
H. A N S T E A D ,
It s great.
3 3 W. 2 7 t h
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,* j ing inarch song.
* T R E E T ,
%£*
N E W YORK.
EUREKA METHODS —75 cts.
each — for the Accordion,
Banjo, 'Cello, Clarinet, Cornet,
Double Bass, Flute, Guitar,
Mandolin, Organ, Piano, Pic-
colo, Violin and Zither.
Methods and music for all
instruments. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ N?
f itzgibbons, Butler $ Co,
MUSIC PUBLISHERS,
53 WEST 28th Street,
NEW YORK.
Boosey&Co.
OLIVER DITSON COMPANY, Boston
CHAS. H. DITSON
J. E. DITSON <5L CO. - Philadelphia
9 EAST 17th ST.,
NEW YORK.
THE STORY OF THE DAISIES,"
By Ed. G. Egge and Wm. J. Butler.
"THE FATAL LETTER," By Wm. Butler.
"WHOSE LITTLE CHOC'LATE BABE IS OO,"
By John W. Dunstan and Percy Y. Clarke
"BROADWAY FOR MINE,"
By Fitzgibbons and Pease.
"A LITTLE BIT OF FUN"
[SAN TOY]
Orchestra, large, 75c,
Two-Step, 50c^
Small, 50c.
"A LITTLE BIT OF FUN"
Song, 60c.,
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by Lionel Monckton.