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spend more "than a week or two in town."
Frederic Ranken is responsible for the books
of both these seemingly successful produc-
tions. Ludwig Engiander wrote the music
for the "Jewel of Asia." It was his thirty-
third comedy. James T. Powers and Blanche
SOUSA AND ENGLISH COPYRIGHT THEFT.
Ring head the cast. Mr. Powers was as good
The London Truth makes fun of Mr. as Mr. Powers always is, but Miss Ring was
Sousa for writing to the Times, lamenting IT from start to finish—she scintillated. What
his pirated copyrights and eulogizing Brit- a wonderfully quick career she has had since
ish law and says:
she broke out on Broadway with "The Good
Mr. Sousa does not appear to know that Old Summertime"—a reign of success with
it is his duty, under the act of last session, Mrs. Osborne, and now her latest greit tri-
to drop his conducting and other useful
work, and to perambulate the streets. When umph. We can truthfully say there is no
he discovers a pirate he must find a police- woman on the light musical stage to-day who
man (and in some districts the task is not possesses the magnetism and personality of
easy), and must serve on the man in blue Miss Ring.
a written or printed notice that he requires
The more popular numbers are "Oh, Thou
the piracies to be seized. He must then in-
terrogate the street hawker, and endeavor to Art Fair, My Love," "Love is a Game," the
obtain his name and address. If the hawker, Kodak song, sung by Jimmie Powers, and
as he probably will, declares he is the Chin- "The Same Old Crowd" by Miss Ring.
ese Ambassador and lives in Buckingham
"Nancy Brown" is, of course, Miss Cahill,
Palace, Mr. Sousa must not believe him. In-
just
the same as Marie Cahill is "Nancy
deed, the safest plan will be to accompany
Brown."
the hawker home (it may be a thirsty jour-
Henry K. Hadley, one of the new "House
ney, but the British law must be upheld) and
SINGING THE VON TILZER SONGS.
obtain his real name and address. Then Mr. of Hits" writers, is responsible for the mu-
One of the best song- ar.d dance teams in Sousa must attend at the police court and
the burlesque show business is Massoney and obtain a summons, pay the fee and induce sic. The show, which needs trimming, was
Habelman. The portraits of there young la- some officer of the court to serve it. If the very successful and enthusiastically received.
dies appear with this article, so you can judge coster has given an ornamental name and ad- Other important people in the caste are Grace
Cameron, Mile. Proto, the dancer, Judith
as to their charm. One of their rules is to dress the whole proceeding is wasted. But if
by chance the summons can be duly served, Borolde, Edwin Stevens, Albert Parr and Al
feature exclusively the songs in the Harry
Mr. Sousa must attend once more at the
Von Tilzer catalogue. They never fail to police court, and after satisfying the magis- Grant. r
Jos. W . Stern & Co. will publish both these
pick winners in it.
trate that he is a musician and is the com-
scores,
which should prove valuable to them.
poser of the "El Capitan" march, and that
MARIE DRESSLER'S BIG ENGAGEMENT.
the music seized is a piratical version (and
GROWTH OF JOHN CHURCH CO. BUSINESS.
Marie Dressier, who has recently passed not a new and improved edition or arrange-
Avon F. Adams, of the John Church Co.,
through a most severe and dangerous illness, ment) the magistrate will triumphantly or-
in
charge of the music publishing department
has signed contracts to appear in the vaude- der the police to destroy the whole of the
of that firm, chatting on Monday of the
twenty
copies,
on
whi~h
the
grinning
coster
ville houses of this country for a period of
loses the exact sum of one and eightpence. progress of the department, said that the
sixteen weeks at the moderate salary of So Mr. Sousa will, I trust, emerge from that
results in 1902 had exceeded those of the
$1,000 per week. It will be a big tour and police court with his high opinion of British
previous
year considerably over twenty-five
we wish Miss Dressier every success—and law unimpaired.
per cent. "We had an excellent year," said
she will get it.
he, "and I believe 1903 will far outstep 1902.
IMPORTANT ARRIVALS IN TOWN.
She will feature two songs particularly.
Our
list of notable composers now includes
Last Monday night was a big one for
They are by Jerome and Schwartz and will
practically
all of the people now in the front
be published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Frederic Ranken and Jos. W. Stern & Co.
rank
of
the
musical profession, both in the
The titles are "Since Little Dolly Dimples It was the arrival on Broadway of "The
United
States
and in Europe. It has always
Made a Hit" and "Why Don't You Go, Go, Jewel of Asia" at the Criterion and "Nancy
Brown" at the Bijou, who, we trust, will been our policy to extend every encourage-
Go."
ment to men and women who show a desire
to advance and give fair indications of un-
Publisher of SMITH & K E R K E R ' S New Opera
usual talent. On our list are many young
" The Billionaire."
men and women. It is our aim to give them
" Pinky Panky Poo."
every opportunity possible. This year we
" I'll be your Rainbeau."
Cor. Broadway & 37th St.
"Sammy" (the hit of "The Wizard of Oz.")
hope to publish quite a number of high-class
"There's Nobody Junt like You."
" The Spirit of '76."
New York
"If >ou Can't be a Bell-Cow, fall In behind.'
compositions by men and women of prom-
ise."
"Music and Musicians," No. 13, just issued
A dREAT INSTRUMENTAL HIT
by the John Church Co., contains a full-page
portrait of William G. Smith, a prominent
129 PEMBROKE S T .
musical educator of Cleveland, Ohio. One
By E . E . B A G L E Y
The former was written expressly for Mies
Dressier and she paid the writers $500 for
the exclusive singing rights. They are both
very good numbers, funny and catchy, but
then, they are by Jerome and Schwartz.
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