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perous way without making any unusual fuss
over their pronounced hit. This new opera is by
two young people, Ysabel DeWitte Kaplan and
S. William Brady, who have never before had
so important a work produced, and yet their
efforts have resulted in as smooth and finished
an opera as though they were old-timers. The
piece is full of good things, but the song hits
which stand out prominently are undoubtedly
"The Faithless Daffodil," "Magic Boat' of
Dreams" and "Oh, Lady Moon." These num-
bers are all poetic to a degree and yet they pos-
sess that marked simplicity which denominates
them as "catchy."
inal songs of the season in their new comic coon
creation, "When the Coons Have a Dreamland of
Their Own." A number genuinely funny, gen-
uinely tuneful and a novelty put forward at the
right moment, it is not difficult to see that Sol
Bloom is in line with a coon song hit.
A. H. Goetting, while active as a jobber, cuts
something of a figure in marketing the output of
publishing houses. He also handles a line of
music paper, which he prepares ready for the
publisher. He maintains a separate establish-
ment for selling his product.
Vocal—"When Love Was Young," by Roy B.
Goetz; "Dream On," by Arthur J. McWatters;
"Honey, Won't You Let Me Know?" coon love
ballad, by Farrell and Frantzen; "Little Gertie
Murphy" and "For de Lawdy Sake, Feed My
Dog, 1 ' by Houghlin Cannon. Instrumental—
"Southern Poppies," march and two-step, by
Charles F. Faith.
RECENT MUSIC.
FROM C. L. I'ARTEE MUSIC CO.
Instrumental—"The Flower of Music," inter-
mezzo, by Carlos Curti; "The Maestro March,"
by Rollin W. Bond. Both are arrangements for
full military band.
FROM HOWLEY, DRESSER CO.
JOHN W. BRATTON.
MME. PATTI TO HARRIS.
The Famous Diva Sings His Songs in Paris—
Some Very Appreciative Words.
Though the recent financial collapse of Dr.
Woodend, the Wall Street broker, is said to have
originated with his backing of the ill-starred
tour of Patti, Charles K. Harris is happy in the
receipt of an autograph letter from the one-time
famous singer, as follows:
PAKIS, April 15, 1904.
My Dear Mr. Harris :
I sang at a concert in Paris your little ballad, "The
Last Farewell," which you so kindly wrote for me on
my last American tour, and which was so well received
in every city where I appeared. This pathetic little
ballad appeals so strongly to the audiences, and the
tears will always come to my eyes whenever I sing it.
1 wish to thank you again for your kindness in writing
me this ballad, which I shall always sing at every op
portunity.
With kindest remembrances from both the Baron and
myself, faithfully yours,
We have become so accustomed to thinking of
Mr. John W. Bratton as a writer of popular songs
that although he had done a great deal of writing
for productions, still until very recently one has
always been inclined to think of him as the
composer of separate instrumental and song hits.
His masterly work in "The Man from China,"
however, forces the popular singer to relinquish
this well-known writer to the musical comedy
field; for in this play he has shown an ability
to humor situations, to write the true atmosphere
of a scene, and to weave all together in a maze
of delightful melody which makes him peer of
any of the well-known men now writing for the
musical comedy stage. This doesn't mean that
Mr. Bratton has ceased to be popular; on the
contrary, there are twenty different numbers in
"The Man from China" every one of which is
truly "catchy," and of the easy twinkling kind
that the boys in the gallery learn to whistle
after the first hearing. There are love songs,
sentimental songs, Chinese, and comic songs ga-
lore in this piece and you can put your finger on
any of them and say: "Here is a hit!" Still
there are a few which necessarily stand out above
the others, and these are "Columbine," "How I
Thought I Looked," "For Glory and For Love,"
"Clorinda" and "There are Fifty-Seven Ways to
Catch a Man," and "My Dark Cloud."
FBOM THOS. GOGGAN & BRO.
Vocal—"Jackson, Davis & Lee," by Chris. Chris-
topher; "O, Name the Day," waltz song, by Bes-
sie Jackson. Instrumental — "Queen of the
Rockies," march two-step, by Jessie Katz; "Hold
On to the Rope," march two-step, by Frank B.
Herrle; "Six Little Water Scenes," by Carl W.
Kern—("Dance of the Dragan Flies," "Tin Sol-
diers in the Paper Boat," "The Slender Water
Lily," "The Fisherman's Song," "Birdie in the
Elm Tree" and "An Evening Concert.")
MISCELLANEOUS.
Instrumental—"Ormola," intermezzo, two-step,
by Harry S. Webster, from Nillor Music Publish-
ing Co.; "Georgia Rose," waltzes, by C. Selig,
from Goetz & Co.
WILL HAVE SUMMER SEASON OF OPERA.
It is extremely probable that following the
regular season at F. F. Proctor's Fifty-eighth
Baroness Cedarstrom.
Street Theatre, a summer season of light opera
It is needless to say Mr. Harris has use for
will be inaugurated, with an exceptionally strong
this letter in his business.
cast of performers presenting the latest sac-
"The Voice of the Night" is a new waltz by
cesses in this line, instead of the hackneyed rep-
Mr. Harris, who has also written "Just a Bit of
ertoire from which summer opera companies are
Heaven in Her Eyes," a waltz love ballad, for
usually made. Among the pieces already de-
Pauline Hall. It will be ready for the trade next
cided upon are "The Fortune Teller" and "The
month.
Singing Girl," which served to bring Alice Niel-
This has assuredly been a splendid year for
son to the fore and virtually enabled her to ar-
POPULAR "POLLY PRIM."
Mr. Bratton, for, independent of his successes in
range for the further study which has placed
"The Man from China" and "Buster Brown," he
Since its debut, a few
her in the Covent Garden season this spring;
has been turning out some exquisite instrumen-
months ago, "Polly Prim" has
"The Serenaders," the Bostonians' most recent
been very much in evidence, tal numbers, which attained popularity at first
success, and other operas of similar calibre.
hearing: such as "The Rose's Honeymoon,"
and is always assured of a
Negotiations are now being conducted with a
cordial welcome, it is re- "Laces and Graces," "In a Pagoda," "In a Lotus
number of well known singers, and important
Field," "The Belle of the Season" (march and
ported.
announcements are to be looked for in the course
two-step), "Dream Days of Seville," "The Barry-
of a week. The regular season at this house
"Polly Prim" is from the
more Waltzes," "In a Cosey Corner," and a num- has been a most prosperous one with combina-
versatile pen of S. R. Henry,
ber of other good things which are being heard
tions, and the large clientele built up for the
the well-known, musical com-
not only in this country but all over England as
house has induced Mr. Proctor to enter into ne-
poser, and was "brought out"
well.
gotiations with both Weber and Fields to play
at one of Jos. W. Stern &
one or two weeks each year.
Co.'s monthly musical fetes, since which time
ADELINA PATTI,
"she" has received innumerable invitations to
receptions, social at homes, theatres, concerts
and dances. Her personality is best described
in saying that she is spoken of as prepossessing,
pleasant, poetical, playable and popular. "Polly
Prim" visited the laboratory and warerooms of
the Columbia Phonograph Co., made a decided
impression and registered in the catalogue of the
company as No. 1772.
SOL BLOOM'S SUMMER SUCCESSES.
It is difficult to decide the waltz success of the
Separate Numbers and Scores
summer, it is claimed until you have heard
of the following
George Totten Smith's and Wm. H. Penn's
newest effort "Piking the Pike." After you have
Comic Opera and Musical
listened to this offering a decision that it's a
: : Comedy Successes : :
winner is reached. It is well written it is tune-
"RED FEATHER"—By Chas. Emenon Cook, Chas. Klein
and Reginald De Koven.
ful, it is a novelty, and the song reported as offi-
NANCY BROWN"—By Frederic Ranken and Henry K.
cially selected for introduction at the various at-
Hadley.
"THE MOCKINd BIRD"—By Sidney Rotenfeld and A.
Judging from the successful entree made every-
tractions at St. Louis during the exposition. Sol
Baldwin Sloane.
where "Polly Prim" has been placed in the list
"THE OFPICE BOY "—By Harry B. Smith and Ludwig
Bloom is lucky in the publication of this at-
Bnglander.
of successes.
tractive number.
"THE SLEBPY KINO"—By Geo. V. Hobart and Gio-
vanni E. Conterno.
"Dreamland," the colossal amusement park at
"A aiRL PROM DIXIB"-By Harry B. Smith.
A. F. ADAMS' EUROPEAN TRIP.
"THE I5LB OP SPICB"—By Allen Lowe & Paul Schindle
Coney Island, is certain to receive its full meas-
r.biM..«i, r
Avon F. Adams, of the John Church Co., in ure of attention in songs of all description this
. W . STERN & CO.
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next week. At the end of the month, Mr. Adams
will start for Europe on business. He had taken
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