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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
43
In m e World of Music PublisHing
HURTS PUBLISHING BUSINESS.
AT THE HARRIS HEADQUARTERS.
The Great Disaster at Chicago Hits Publishers
Rather Hard—Outlook for New Year Would Be
Excellent Otherwise—Prognostications a Month
From Now Will be Most in Order.
The Great Song "Hit" in the "Good Old Summer
Time"—Meyer Cohen Westward Bound.
"The Sweetest Flower in Tennessee,"
the song hit in the "Good Old Summer
From the point of human sympathy and
Time," the musical play, was heard for the
kindliness everyone everywhere deplores
first time in Jersey City, N. J., Monday
the terrible Chicago theatre disaster; but
night. It was repeatedly encored, and adds
the theatrical and musical publishing
another to the already long list of popular
business has been hard hit on the
ballads coming from the Harris ballad
practical side. Next to managers and
house.
professionals, the publishers
catering
Meyer Cohen, manager for Chas. K.
to the business as a specialty have received
Harris, has completed arrangements for a
a setback, temporary it is to be hoped, but
western trip of some length, mainly to call
none the less regretted. Affairs with pub-
upon the trade, and feel the business pulse.
HERBERT DILLEA.
lishers of all grades, and in every field of
Perhaps he will remain with the "Sergeant
musical activity are in the doldrums, but Thought," and "True Love Never Runs Kitty" production on a few of its dates,
the season is just opening up and calcula- Smooth," both of which are very popular through the Iroquois Theatre fire, in com-
tions and future arrangements are on a among both professional and amateur mon with other companies, has upset the
hopeful scale; in fact, predictions of busy singers; in fact that is the charm of the routing to some extent.
times are ventured by a majority of the Gillespie and Dillea collaboration, their
leading houses, and up to the close, toward songs possess elements which not
POPULARITY OF THE LULLABY.
summer, the "good things in readiness or only make them popular, but eminent- A Class of Song of Which People Never Tire, Pro-
ly suited to the very best of concert
in prospect make up a long list.
vided Good Music is Wedded to Pretty Senti-
work.
Mr. Dillea
has
recently
ment.
placed with his publishers, M. Wit-
A POPULAR COMPOSER.
"When it is really meritorious, one of the
mark & Sons, a number of new compo-
The composer of many popular suc-
best sellers, and most generally admired
sitions which are now in press, and also the
cesses, Herbert Dillea, is a young man who
songs in a popular sense, is the lullaby,"
score of a new opera, "The Millinery
is as prolific in his musical output as he is
said a publisher this week to The Review.
Man," written in conjunction with Chas.
talented, and as original as he is prolific.
"It appeals to the sentimental public as no
Baswitz, which will be produced by a
None of his compositions have a marked
other composition; for sometimes when the
prominent management during the coming
Dillea style; they are invariably ventures
world goes all wrong with us, and nobody
in fresh lines of composition, and are almost spring season.
seems to care for our weariness and dis-
always of the style denominated catchy. His
STERN SUCCESSES
biggest success, written with Arthur Gil-
lespie, the well-known lyrist, is "Absence At the Dockstader Production at the Victoria—Some
of the Songs That Won Favor.
Makes the Heart Grow Fonder," of which
over two hundred thousand copies were
As a minstrel performer Lew Dock-
sold during its first year. Others of his stader's company at the Victoria Theatre,
songs written about well known sayings, Monday night, was given a cordial recep-_
are "Two Souls With But a Single tion. Of course the musical programme
AN UNUSUAL DEMAND
—FOR—
" FRANCO-AMERICAN DANCE "
Ry WILLIAM LORAINE.
A Special Feature in
"PEGGY FROM PARIS"
Order from
M. WITMARK & SONS,
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LONDON
Separate Numbers and Scores
—
of the following
Comic Opera and Musical
: : Comedy Successes : :
" R E D FEATHER"—By Chas. Emerson Cook, Chas. Klein
and Reginald De Koven.
'NANCY BROWN"~By Frederic Ranken and Henry K
Hadley.
"THE MOCKINO BIRD"—By Sidney Rosenfeld and A.
Baldwin Sloane.
"WINSOnE WINNIE"—By Frederic Ranken and Gus-
tave Kerker.
" T H E OFFICE BOY "—By Harry B. Smith and Ludwig
Englander.
" T H E SLbEPY KINO "—By Geo. V. Hobart and Gio-
vanni E. Conterno.
"A OIRL FROM DIXIE"—By Harry B. Smith.
"THE ISLE OF SPICE"—By Allen Lowe & Paul Schindle.
. STERN & CO.
NEW
84 East 21st Street
CHICAGO
LOIDOS
YORK
SAH nUHCISOO
couragements and heartaches, the strains of
some old song will haunt us with a persis-
tency which makes it seem almost a living
presence, that has been sent to comfort us.
If you will recall your own experience in
this matter, you will find that these haunt-
ing melodies are usually lullabys, or songs
of a kindred nature; for instance, who has
is always the attractive feature of such not found a sort of sad comfort in the old
shows, and the audience gave every evi- song 'Rock Me to Sleep, Mother/ even after
dence in prolonged applause and encores they have grown past the age of rocking in
to a majority of the vocal numbers, the
protecting arms.
principal of which included two of Cole
and Johnson's songs, "Moonlight on the "Some recent productions, while not,
Mississippi" and "Shine on my Evening strictly speaking, lullabys—in reality de-
Star," also "I Wish I Had My Money lightful slumber songs—have nevertheless
Back," "Never Bank on a Traveling Man," the same soothing and comforting effect.
"Minatonka Jane." The inimitable Dock- Among the writers of this class of music
stader rendered "He May Get Over It But may be mentioned Victor Herbert, whose
He'll Never Look the Same," and "Call a 1 Gypsy Love Song' and 'Good Night, Be-
Cab and Send Me Home," in his usual
loved, Good Night,' are of this order, as
unctuously happy manner. In the choice of
well
as 'The Shadow Song,' by Cissie
songs they eclipsed all previous efforts.
Jos. W. Stern & Co. possess the exclusive Loftus, which have a restful dreamy
melody conducive to slumber and repose.
publishing rights of the entire repertoire.
Chas. K. Harris has also written several ex-
THE VOCAL SCORE OF "PARSIFAL."
cellent examples of the sort of songs which
The John Church Co. have in press the possess the sweet sadness that makes them
vocal score of Parsifal, identical in style near and dear to the human heart in times-
and binding with the "Ring" series recently of discouragement and trouble; and so has
referred to in The Review.
Selected Reginald de Koven, Billie Taylor, Harry
melodies from the same theme for the
piano are also in preparation, and will soon Standish, W. T, Francis and others I can-
not just now call to mind. Briefly, the
be issued.
language of the lullaby is universal, be it
Writers have been busy for the past written in Singalese or Choctaw, it is yet
week figuring on better arrangements, or perfectly intelligible to every ear. The old
signing up renewals with alacrity. Several
Southern 'mammy,' may croon to her
important changes are still in the air.