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melodious Hibernian lilt, is a modern descend-
ant of the famous belle and beauty of long ago.
Witness the first verse of the new song:
"Sure a worthy successor to sweet Katie Kearney,
The lassie that broke all the hearts long ago,
Now lives in the same little thatched-over cottage,
They call her 'The Pride of the Cap of Dunloe.'
Of all the lads sighing, and vowing they're dying,
As courting they come to this Kate of to-day,
I know that she tavors me over the others,
How could she resist me when she hears me say:
REFRAIN.
"Kate Kearney, pride of Killarney,
Just say that you like me, do,
Don't think that I'm talking blarney
When I say I'd die for you.
Of you, Kate, I'm always thinking,
And telling each one 1 meet:
Oh, then, Paddy dear, and did you hear the news that's
going 'round,
I'm to marry sweet Kate Kearney some fine morning."
The last two lines move to a typical Irish lilt,
in which the droning of the pipes are imitated in
the orchestral accompaniment, and the effect is
stirring to the ear, although the verses seem over-
full to the reader's eye. This is a trick of Irish
song writing understood only by those to the
manner born. But Blanche Ring knows how to
sing such ballads with the best, and her" selection
of "Kate Kearney"as the feature of her reper-
toire is sufficient endorsement and recommenda-
tion.
The success of "Kate Kearney" has caused the
management to advertise the song throughout
the city in a way no other song has ever been
"boomed," thousands of circus display sheets
heralding the song as Blanche Ring's greatest
success.
"THE THREE KINGS OF KOREA."
New Opera for "The Bostonians" by Emile
Bruguiere to Be Published by Stern.
A new and particularly brilliant composer has
entered the arena of comic opera in the person
The "Three Kings of Korea" is not the first
musical venture of Bruguiere. He set the Shelley
poem, "I Arise from Dreams of Thee" and Brown-
ing's "Life in a Love" to music. These songs were
published in Germany and have been sung around
the world by Max Heinrich and his daughter
Julia. Madame Nordica and Katherine Fiske
have used his songs extensively in this country.
Duss and his great metropolitan orchestra played
a number of Bruguiere's concert valses this sea-
son at Madison Square Garden where they proved
to be immensely popular. Jos. W. Stern & Co.
have the contract for the publication of the music
ot this opera.
DOCKSTADER'S MINSTRELS REHEARSING.
Rehearsals with Dockstader's Minstrels are be-
ing actively prosecuted by Manager James H.
Decker, who has engaged some of the best known
singing talent in this country, for his production.
Among the songs which will be featured during
the season are:
Smith and Larkin's successful comic coon song,
"Shame On You," which will be sung by the in-
imitable Lew Dockstader.
The well-known ballad reader, Manuel Romaiu,
is to sing Alfred Solman's "Upon A Sunday Morn-
ing When the Church Bells Chime," John Heinz-
ruan's "The Little Rustic Cottage By the Stream"
and H. W. Petrie's western ballad hit, "Where the
Sunset Turns the Ocean's Blue To Gold."
Mr. Coombs will sing Chas. Horwitz and Max
S. Witt's latest effort entitled, "Lonely Without
You," and Alfred Solman's "Turn Those Eyes
Away."
Mr. King is slated to use Cole and Johnson
Bros.' composition, "Countess of Alcazar," and
Hamilton and Fisher's "I'm Cert'nly Feelin' Bad."
Carroll Johnson, the well-known minstrel, will
feature "Cissy," by Frank Tannehill, Jr., and
Geo. Rose, and will also sing a composition by
Hogan, Steely and Coe, entitled, "When the
Lights Are Low."
The well-known lyric tenor, James L. Bradley,
is to have Jean Havez and Phillip de Boileau's
coon conceit, "The Little Colored Lady In the
Moon."
Mr. O'Hara lias teen given a splendid ballad,
by George Rosey, composer of "Maybe," entitled,
"Together," and Harry A. Ellis is to sing Wm.
Cahill's "I Want To Be A Soldier."
Armed with such a galaxy of songs and inter-
preted by singing artists of repute, there is no
doubt that Dockstader's Minstrels will retain its
reputation, as being the best singing organization
of its kind on the road; the large audiences in all
parts of the country, where this organization is
welcomed year after year, will find this produc-
tion to be better than ever equipped this season.
NOTABILITIES AT PROCTOR'S.
of Emile Bruguiere, whose portrait is here given.
He calls his opera "The Three Kings of Korea"
and "The Bostonians," who will produce the work
this fall on Broadway, believe they have at last
found a successor to their famous "Robin Hood."
Emile Bruguiere, the composer, although born
in San Francisco, lives in the old town of Mon-
terey. He was a neighbor and warm personal
friend of Robert. Louis Stevenson. Music is the
serious intent of Bruguiere's life, but he is by no
means one of the freaks society pleases to call a
"Musical Man."
SEASON'S SIGNAL SONG SUCCESSES THAT
ENJOY PERENNIAL POPULARITY
POLLY PRIM
FALL IN LINE
AFRICANA
WONG TING SING
EGYPT
GARDEN OF DREAMS
PLAIN MAMIE O'HOOlEY
PEGGY BRADY
LOVERS A. B.C.
FISHING
SWEET LOVE LAND
SLY MUSETTE
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BIG INDIAN CHIEF
PILLOWS OF DESPAIR
KITTY RAY
TURN THOSE EYES AWAY
Published by
JOS. W. STERN & CO.,
34 East 21st St., New York
CHICAGO
LONDON
SAN FRANCISCO
Among the recent notables to attend the Proc-
tor performances was the Baron Kaneko, the
Japanese commissioner to the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition at St. Louis. The baron, who
was attended by his gorgeously attired staff, vis-
ited the evening performance at Proctor's Fifth
Avenue Theatre last Saturday, and was highly
pleased with the entertainment he found therein.
The points of greater interest than the perform-
ance, however, were the various features of the
perfect system under which the Proctor houses
are conducted. A graduate of Harvard Univer-
sity, Baron Kaneko could appreciate the difficul-
ties attending the management of seven houses
in four cities, and an explanation of the meth-
ods employed strongly appealed to him. At the
termination of his inspection he declared that
he had gained many new ideas regarding the
systematizing of business affairs, and referred es-
pecially to the system of reports by which the
general management was kept in intimate touch
with every house, a feature he intends to bring
to the notice of the Japanese War Department.
From far off Australia come melodious echoes
of Salzer and Bratton's dainty novelette "Laces
and Graces," which is featured on the entre-
acte programme of the Theatre Royal, Melbourne.
ARTHUR GILLESPIE.
Arthur Gillespie hails originally from Chicago,
where the first thing the babies learn to say is
"I will"—which is probably why so many of them
succeed when they grow up. Arthur always had
the music bee buzzing original melodies beneath
his bonnet, and he learned the practical methods
of song-writing with a company of minstrels—
those perennial dispensers of popular ditties.
First he learned by observation what sort of
songs "go" with the average audience, then he
began to try his 'prentice hand at additional
verses to such songs as were being successfully
sung by members of the company. When he had
mastered the tricks of rhyme and rhythm, he be-
came ambitious to turn out something of his
own—and almost the first of his lyrics, entitled,
"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder"— set to
music by Herbert Dillea—proved a phenomenal
success. Since then Mr. Gillespie has retained a
fondness for "quotation" songs, i.e., ballads that
take their titles from some familiar old sayings,
such as "Two Souls With But a Single Thought,"
and "True Love Never Runs Smooth." He also
wrote such love songs as "I Will Return, Sweet-
heart, Again," "I Never Knew 'Till Now How
Much I Loved You" and "Perhaps Love's Dream
Will Last Forever," and he has also celebrated
in melodious verse the charms of "Kate O'Toole,"
"Rosie Clancy," "Susan, Dear Sue" and "Sweet
Matilda." But his talents are not confined to
the ballad form, for he has written some "cork-
ing" good "coon" songs, such as "Melinda John-
son Weddin' Day," and "Ain't yo' Comin' 'Round
to See Me Any Mo," and such lively comic songs
like "Oh, Joy," "A Son of Uncle Sam," "I Never
Heard Her Speak of You That Way," "In Mil-
waukee" and "In Missouri Far Away" merit spe-
cial attention inasmuch as these have been is-
sued only quite recently and are already in the
repertoire of numerous prominent vaudeville peo-
ple, which is good evidence that they possess tak-
ing qualities.
Mr. Gillespie now writes exclusively for the
house of Witmark, and has some promising "pro-
duction numbers" under way for next season.
WILL REPRESENT FRENCH & SONS.
The Witmarks have become special agents in
America for the great play publishing house of
Samuel French & Sons, of London, and have re-
ceived their first consignment of comedies, etc.
These they intend principally for tha use of ama-
teurs, through the medium of the new mail order
department which the Witmarks are adding to
their already stupendous establishment. The
W T itmark Music Library contracted for the ex-
clusive services of Mme. Laura Rose, the well-
known society entertainer, to stage and produce
for various amateur organizations her pretty mu-
sical fairy play, "Little Goody Two-Shoes," for
which she carries 400 different costumes, com-
plete scenery, paper, etc., so that all the amateurs
need furnish is talent. Many novelties are prom-
ised in this department, intended to make it the
most unique and complete bureau for the aid of
amateurs in the country.