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Olith the music Publishers
give his personal attention to the professional
management of this house and will write ex-
clusively for them. He has recently written
the verses to an exceedingly pretty song en-
titled "Sweet Clover," the composer of which
is Lee ()rrin Smith. This song will be the
chief musical feature of that successful ru-
ral comedy of the same name, in which
Blanche Hall is starring.
This firm has just published a song writ-
ten expressly for Lewis' Classical Glee Sing-
ers, a double sextet. It is entitled "Nyla."
it was given its initial production by this
company at the Mrs. Lester Wallack ben-
efit on Thursday last, and was a pronounced
success. Tt will be the chief feature of this
exceedingly clever turn.
I'Ved. Helf this week. Last Thursday week,
THE MATTER OF PERFORATED MUSIC
Thing's have finally come to a climax in May 15, Mrs. Helf presented her lord and
the controversy between music publishers master with a beautiful baby girl, and we arc
glad to say that the mother and her ladyship
and the manufacturers of perforated music.
As far as we have been able to ascertain, are doing well. Mr. Helf goes around
with the exception of one firm in this city, wreathed in a seraphic smile and is quite the
the music publishers are ready to grant to proudest man in the New Zealand Ihiilding.
the ^'Kolian Co. the sole right to manufac-
THE PROFESSIONAL COPY EVIL.
ture, in the form of perforated music, their
An
article
which appeared in the Morning
publications in exchange for which they are
Telegraph
last
Saturday under the heading
to receive a certain royalty.
of "Yon Tilzer's House Hunting Causes a
This arrangement was bound to come, and
War," although doubtless more or less ex-
why it has not been settled before can only
OH ! WHAT A TIME!!!
aggerated, was in many ways true, and bears
be put down to the lack of enterprise among
(Juite
the
event of the West Side last Sat-
out to a degree what we have been saying
music publishers.
urday
night
was the housewarming given by
in these columns from time to time on the
In England, where the matter was
Maurice
Shapiro
at 27 West Ninety-fifth
professional copy evil. This music is dis-
thrashed out in the law courts, and finally
street.
He
threw
open his doors on that
tributed altogether too freely, and why the
taken to the House of Lords, the publishers
eventful
night
and
entertained in a truly
publisher has not realized it before we do
lost. Yet again in Germany the decision
regal
style.
Everyone
declared it was the
not know. The writer has seen, in scores
went in the opposite direction.
best
time
that
they
ever
had,
and that is about
of houses and apartments, the professional
We understand that a well-known firm of
true.
The
festivities
opened
at eight o'clock,
copy gracefully ornamenting the piano.
music publishers of this city and Jioston will
but
the
roseate
hues
of
dawn
were spreading
This question should be discussed at the
shortly make a test case against one of the
themselves
over
the
heavens
when
Mr. Sha-
coming meeting of the Music Publishers' As-
manufacturers of perforated music. The re-
sociation, and the music publisher in general piro had said his last good night, or rather
sult will be awaited with much interest by all
should be impressed with the actual harm of good morning.
those concerned on both sides.
One of the features of the evening were
his generosity.
It has long been claimed that the man who
the photographic records, which will stand
composes the melody should be paid for it,
to remind Mr. Shapiro and his familv of a
WITH THE VANDERSLOOT CO.
whether it is in the form of sheet music, per-
Al Trahcrn, the well-known lyric and great and glorious night. Everyone present
forated rolls, phonographic records or zinc sketch writer, is now associated with the had to sing or shout something into the pho-
plates for musical boxes. And yet on the Vandersloot Music Co. in this city, lie will nograph, and also their name. We have not
other hand the use of compositions by these
Four Great Marches:
W. PARIS CHAMBERS
machines have done much to make them pop-
AMICIZIA.
GIRALDI.
REVELATION.
LA DUVAL.
Music Distributor for
Novelties
:
ular. The matter is a complex one, and it
Bands and Orchestras
Trombone Sneeze.
Honeysuckle and the Bee. "Enita" Ser.
3 4 E . 1 4 T H S T . , OPP. UNION S Q .
will land some money in the pockets of the
Cubana. Grasshoppers' Hop. It's the man behind the Gun.
NEW YOHK CITY
Coon, Coon, Coon.
Fox Hunter's March.
lawvers. Ft will, moreover, stir up another
Instantaneous Success
Song Successes:
question of rovalties between the writer and
" Unser HeinricK March"
" I do." "Baby Mine." "I'd like to hear that song again."
publisher which will indeed be hard to settle.
'•The Mansion of Aching Hearts.
Great descriptive ballad
HARRY V O N TIL
"IMPERIAL EDWARD" MARCH.
" I '11 Be There, Mary Dear." Beautiful home song.
11
The title of John L'hilip Sousa's new
On a Sunday Afternoon." Catchy waltz song.
ZER'S
LATEST
and
" 1 Just Can't Help From Loving that Man." May Irwin's success.
march, written to commemorate the corona-
41
My Bamboo Queen." Oriental coon song.
tion of King Edward of England, and which
"Loo-Loo-oo-Loo-Loo," Greet dainty coon song.
GREATEST
HITS.
made its appearance this week, is "Imperial
THE HARRY VON TILZER HUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY
4a West 28th Street, New York
-
67 Clark Street. Chicago
Edward." Like all Sousa's publications it is
of course published by the John Church Co.
The Song that i.s sweeping the Country
CHORUS
It is destined to have a tremendous sale.
On a Saturday night, dear old Saturday
it
night.
The new march which is dedicated to the
When your pockets are filled with coin.
Everybody
is asked to join.
By HOWARD and EHERSON, authors of "Hello, Hy Baby."
King has received his official approval, which
On a Saturday night, good old Saturday
night.
VANDERSLOOT HUSIC CO.
has been conveyed to the John Church Co.
The next day is Sunday, but still on
NEW YORK We Honday
41 West 28th Street
through Sir Erancis Knollys, the monarch's
dream of Saturday night,
chief secretary. The firm have also received
CHARACTERISTIC MARCH
a complimentary letter from the Duchess of
BY
AND TWO-STEP
Manchester and other prominent members of
the IJritish aristocracy. It is expected that
SPANISH WALTZES
the march will be one of the musical features
of the Coronation. The English prefer
The Jos. J. Kaiser Music Co.,
40 West 28th Street, New York
Sousa's marches to any others. "The Wash-
ington Post" march was his greatest hit
HOWLEY, HAVILAND,
The hit of ' T h e Wild Rose"
across the water, but all his other composi-
tions are well known there. Who knows but
& DRESSER,
Jt
jk
perhaps we shall hear of Sir John Philip
Sotisa before long?
vide the New York Critics. 1260-66 Broadway, N . Y.
F. Avon Adams, manager of the publish-
ing branch of the John Church Co., of this
The Sensations of Paris.
city, and the foreign brandies in London
and elsewhere, leaves N T ew York for London
"AMOUREUSE," VALSE LENTE
earlv in lune.
and " LOIN DU PAYS," VALSE TZIGANE
9 East J7th St.
By RODOLPHE BEROER.
FRED HELF IS HAPPY.
New York
Piano
Solo
60c.
SmaU
Orchestra 50c. Large Orchestra 75c.
Congratulations are showering in on J.
On A Saturday Night"
Blue grass Beauties
Tn Old Panama
"NANCY BROWN"
Boosey & Co*,
Jos. J. Kaiser