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THE MUSIC TRADE
THE WITMARK
Musical Productions
Lead the World
HERE IS THE L I S T -
LOOK THEM OVER:
IT HAPPENED IN NORDLAND by Glen
MacDcmough and Victor Herbert.
LOVE'S LOTTERY by Stanislaus Stange and
Julian Edwards.
FANTANA by Sam S. Shubert, Rob't B.
Smith and Raymond Hubbell.
FILIBUSTER by J. P. Wilson and William
Loraine.
BABES IN TOYLAND by Glen MacDonough
and Victor Herbert.
PRINCE OF PILSEN by Frank Pixley and
Gustav Luders.
WOODLAND by Frank Pixley and Gustav
Luders.
SHO-GUN by George Ade and Gustav Luders.
YANKEE CONSUL by Henry M. Blossom,
Jr., and Alfred G. Robyn.
DOLLY VARDEN by Stanislaus Stange and
Julian Edwards.
TENDERFOOT by Richard Carle and H. L.
Heartz.
SULTAN OF SULU by George Ade and Will-
iam Loraine.
BABETTE by Harry B. Smith and Victor
Herbert.
MAID AND THE MUMMY by Richard Carle
and Rob't Hood Bowers.
PEGGY FROM PARIS by George Ade and
William Loraine.
We stand alone as publishers of operas
that are successful. The above are our most
recent productions. We, however, publish a
great many more, all of which are well-known
among music lovers. As a means of refer-
ence we herewith give the list, by titles only:
THE AMEER, THE BURGOMASTER, THE
CHAPERONS, A CHINA DOLL, CYRANO
DE BERGERAC, THE EXPLORERS, FOR-
BIDDEN LAND, THE FORTUNE TELLER,
THE JOLLY MUSKETEER, KING DODO,
MAM'SELLE NAPOLEON, THE MAN FROM
CHINA, MR. PICKWICK, PRINCESS CHIC,
A ROYAL ROGUE, THE SINGING GIRL,
THE STORKS, THE VICEROY, WHEN
JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME.
Paul West, W. W. Denslow and J. W. Brat-
ton have just completed their musical ex-
travaganza, "The Pearl and the Pumpkin,"
which will be one of the grandest produc-
tions of the age. A popular work by popular
writers; all the music is published by us.
We also take this opportunity to announce
that we will shortly place on the market
two new operas by Victor Herbert, as well
as new works now in preparation by Julian
Edwards, Pixley & Luders, Blossom & Robyn,
Richard Carle and William Peters, John
Kendrick Bangs and Manuel Klein. These
writers are well-known and the public is ever
on the watch for anything from their pens.
We therefore suggest that you make a note
of these "pointers" on your calendar.
Send for complete catalog, new lists,
discounts, subscription rate, etc.
M. WITMARK & SONS
NEW YORK
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after this week be in their sumptuous new quar-
ters on the second floor, entire, of the Grand Opera
House, with the redoubtable Joe M. Harris in
the manager's office.
Among the new issues from F. B. Haviland
Publishing Co. are two new numbers by Jack
Drislane and Theo. Morse, entitled "Keep a Little
Cosy Corner in Your Heart For Me," and "I'm Go-
ing to Meet Birdie To-Night." Already these
songs have caught on. "Longing For You" is an-
other Haviland seller.
'THE MOST POPULAR COLLEGE SONGS."
Hinds, Noble & Eldredge, 31-35 West loth
street, New York, are easily maintaining their
reputation as headquarters for college music, and
a number of their publications are regarded as
standard in every sense of the word. "The Most
Popular College Songs," in covers, is a great
popular seller, and the trade have listed it as a
leader in its class, and a very good one i t is.
The firm's latest issues are "Songs of the Uni-
versity of Michigan," gotten up in splendid
style; "Songs of St. Lawrence University," just
out, and also well looked after in every detail;
"Songs of the University of New Mexico," which
will contain not a few quaint melodies of Span-
ish origin, is coming through the press.
VISITS J. W. STERN & CO.
Caroline B. Nichols, leader of the "Ladies'
Fadette" orchestra, which has just finished a
thirty-six weeks' tour of the principal vaudeville
houses after their season at the St. Louis Ex-
position, paid a surprise visit to Jos. W. Stern
& Co., Tuesday week. The call was mainly with
the object of selecting a new repertoire of about
fifty numbers from the celebrated Hawkes Lon-
don Concert Edition, for which Stern & Co. are
the sole agents. She has also had great success
at all the different houses playing "Polly Prim"
two-step, and "Fall in Line," George Rosey's
latest march. During the summer engagement at
Keith's Theatre, Boston, she will make a special
feature of S. R. Henry's new march, "Peter
Piper."
TWO NEW OPERAS BY VICTOR HERBERT.
The artistic world and music-lovers in general
will undoubtedly be glad to learn that the famous
Victor Herbert has two new comic operas well
under way, and the time is not far distant when
the names will be given to the public. A new
composition from the pen of Victor Herbert is
a most interesting bit of news to hear, but when
it is announced that this famous composer has
added another opera to his list it is an event that
is hailed with genuine pleasure and delight. Mr.
Herbert is one of the most talked about men of
the present time, for he has written more suc-
cessful comic operas than any other living com-
poser. This is because he possesses unusual
originality and a storehouse of ideas that is
well-nigh exhaustless. The amount accomplished
by him within the last ten or twelve years is
simply prodigious, and it has been, in every in-
stance, of the best, musicians agreeing that his
compositions always show the most careful work-
manship.
Victor Herbert is a native of Dublin, Ireland,
where he was born in 1859. He is the grandson
of Samuel Lover, famous as a novelist, poet and
portrait painter. Mr. Herbert's musical educa-
tion was acquired principally in Germany, his
father having died when he was very young and
his mother deciding that she would have her boy
sent to school in Stuttgart. It is said that when
he arrived at man's estate he had an idea he
would like to become a doctor, but fate seemed
to have carved out a career entirely different,
for he had scarcely passed out of his 'teens when
A POPULAR SUMMER SONG.
he entered the musical profession, taking up the
'cello as a special study and appearing with sev-
"Meet Me Down at Luna, Lena!" is taking the eral organizations as a soloist. The musical world
profession by storm, and it starts out to be the is familiar with Mr. Herbert's career as an or-
biggest hit of the season. Here are a few now chestral leader in Pittsburg and New York, in
singing it: Dan W. Quinn, Charley Dawley, both of which cities he has made an enduring
Billy Heins, the Deveau Twins, Cluett James, home for himself. He is a pianist of rare ability,
Nellie Sterling, Manning & Manning, the Kings but whenever he essays to play in public he al-
(Mr. and Mrs. Sam), Ruth Garnold, Madge Ray- ways chooses the 'cello, of which instrument he
mond, the Piotties, Burt Page, Castleton & Stuart, is a perfect master. On two or three occasions
Tom Almond, Orpheus Comedy Four.
Full during the past winter Mr. Herbert favored his
band and orchestra arrangements of this song audiences with several of his remarkable solos
are now ready.
on his favorite instrument.
There is probably not a prominent band or or-
chestra in this country or in Europe that is not
Eva W. Wallace, one of the most popular vocal- provided with some of Herbert's celebrated com-
ists on the vaudeville stage, will be seen this positions. Besides hundreds of instrumental num-
summer with her husband, Francklyn Wallace, bers, Mr. Herbert has written upwards of ten
the well-known ballad singer, in a comedy play- comic operas, as follows: "The Singing Girl,"
let, written especially for them. Among the "The Ameer," "Cyrano de Bergerac," "The For-
songs they intend to feature will be Fay & Oli- tune Teller," "The Viceroy," "The Idol's Eye,"
ver's "Awake, My Beloved, Awake," Ward & Cro- "The Wizard of the Nile," "The Serenade,"
liss' "Star of My Life," and one or two others "Babes in Toyland" and "It Happened in Nord-
from the catalogue of M. Witmark & Sons. It is land," the latter being a "musical play" more
said Mr. Wallace enjoys the reputation of having than an opera. It is still being given to crowded
introduced more popular song successes than any houses at Lew Fields' theatre, New York, where
Mr. Fields is the bright particular star. "Babes
other vocalist on the vaudeville stage.
in Toyland" is being played by two distinct com-
panies in the West and South and is meeting
Although all th music used in the well-known with the same success that greeted its appearance
vaudeville act entitled "A Day in the Castkills," in New York recently.
as produced by Jules Kusell and Estelle Wordette,
is from the publishing house of Sol Bloom, this
One of the features of the big vaudeville act
talented team are making their greatest hit with
Raymond A. Browne and Wm. H. Penn's waltz which Billy Kent and thirty charming young
women are presenting at the Colonial Theatre,
song hit, "Easy Street."
New York, is the rendition of Sol Bloom's latest
These are the days when the wealthy pub- publication, "Easy Street'," and the management
lishers slip down to Atlantic City for rest, recre- of the theatre express themselves as being de-
ation and an occasional dally with the great lighted with the enthusiasm which this song
arouses in the patrons of the house.
American game.
INTRODUCER OF SONG SUCCESSES.