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Rye," produced for the first time at the Casino,
Philadelphia, May 25, by Geo. Lederer. The li-
bretto is by Geo. V. Hobart and the music by A.
Baldwin Sloane, composer of the "Mocking Bird,"
"Lady Teazle," etc. The show itself was received
with great enthusiasm and was pronounced a
great success. The new opera is declared to be
better than "Smiling Island." Among the song
hits which made themselves evident during the
evening may be mentioned "Fiji," "My Broncho
Boy," "Come, My Love, to Araby, "Turn Over,"
and "Nicest Man I Ever Saw." "Coming Through
the Rye" will run in Philadelphia for a long
time, and will then be taken on the road for a
tour.
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Herbert, who will divide his time this summer
between his city residence and his equally de-
lightful country seat on Lake Placid, in the Adi-
rondacks, while working on new operas for Lulu
Glaser and Fritzi Scheff, respectively. Mr. Her-
bert will also compose the music of a new pro-
duction for Lew Fields' Theatre, which he will
write with Glen McDonough, who wrote "It Hap-
pened in Nordland" and "Babes in Toyland," in
conjunction with him. Others are Julian Ed-
wards, Frank Pixley, Manuel Klein, William T.
Francis, Alfred G. Robyn, Henry M. Blossom,
Harry B. Smith, Karl Hoschna, W. Frederick
Peters, Richard Carle, and many besides, almost
too numerous to mention in the restricted space
here available.
Jos. W. Stern & Co. also make the announce-
ment that they have secured the publishing
COPYRIGHT MEN MEET.
rights of a musical comedy entitled "Peter Pan,"
which has been running some time with great
success in London, and which will be produced Session at City Club Participated in by Messrs.
Furniss and Bacon of Music Dealers' Asso-
in New York by Chas. Frohman during the com-
ciation—Next Meeting in New York.
ing season.
WITMARK "BEES" ARE BUSY.
An earnest, intelligent and comprehensive ef-
When "the Witmark Boys," as the active mem- fort is finally being made for the enactment of a
bers of that thriving house of M. Witmark & new copyright law that will meet the require-
Sons are popularly and affectionately known, be- ments of the times and at the same time be
gan to build the superstructure of character and adequate to and protective of interests most di-
credit which resulted in the splendid home which rectly concerned and affected. At the suggestion
the concern now occupies, they wisely chose as of the Committee on Patents of the United States
their slogan, in the warfare for commercial su- Senate, a conference of delegates from various
premacy, the three little words, "Success is organized bodies to which such a law is of par-
Work." Simple though they are, a world of amount moment and importance was held in New
meaning and the lesson of a lifetime are con- York Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last
tained in those three precious jewels, and the week. The meetings convened at the City Club,
motto which they form has been so firmly ad- and the following officials and associations in-
hered to, so, religiously followed by the Wit- vited to participate were represented:
marks that, in a comparatively few short years,
Librarian of Congress, Herbert Putnam; Reg-
a golden success has indeed crowned their efforts, ister of Copyrights, Thorvald Solberg; Treasury
as the beehive—fit emblem of lives well spent— Department, Charles P. Montgomery; Music Pub-
crowns the clock tower of the Witmark building. lishers' Association of the United States, by Wal-
Here the best efforts of many of the leading ter M. Bacon, of White-Smith Music Publishing
authors and composers of the age are being con- Co., and Geo. W. Furniss, of Oliver Ditson Co.,
centrated. This is particularly true of those Boston; American (Authors') Copyright League,
writers whose talents are employed in the line of American Bar Association, American Dramatists'
musical productions. Among these is Victor Club, American Institute of Architects, American
Library Association, American Newspaper Pub-
lishers' Association, American Publishers' Copy-
right League, Architectural League of America,
Association of American Directory Publishers,
Fine Arts Federation of New York, International
is of Interest to all dealers—we furnish
Typographical Union, Manuscript Society, Na-
you with any quantity of our new
tional Academy of Design, National Association
thematic catalogues without charge.
of Photo-Engravers, National Educational Asso-
We publish "Blue Bell,** "Feelln* for
ciation, National Institute of Arts and Letters,
You," "What the Brass Band Played"
and other big hits.
National Sculpture Society, Newspaper Artists'
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No. 6, Periodical Publishers' Association of
America, Photographers' Copyright League, Print
Publishers Association of America, Society of
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American Artists, United Typothetas.
Mr. Putnam, Librarian of Congress, presided,
THE BIG SENSATIONAL SELLING
and Mr. Solberg, Register of Copyrights, acted
as secretary. Many distinguished men were pres-
SONG HIT OF 1905,
ent, including Francis D. Millet, the celebrated
painter; Bronson Howard, playwright; Chas.
Scribner, publisher; Edward Clarence Stedman,
Also
and
Brander Matthews, the writers; Karl Bitter,
Love
in
a
Phonograph,
Kisses,
Georgie,
A Bit O' Blarney,
sculptor; John La Farge, artist, and others.
A
House
to
Rent.
A Mormon Coon,
Geo. W. Furniss, who is also chairman of the
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copyright committee of the Music Publishers'
Association, together- with Mr. Bacon, his col-
league, made a number of informal speeches dur-
ing the three days' sessions, which were listened
New Amsterdam Theatre Bldg.,
NEW YORK
to with marked attention, for as R. U. Johnson,
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All arc After these Popular Successes
"TAMMANY."
"HE'S ME PAL."
"IN THE SHADOW OF THE PYRAMID."
"AWAKE. BELOVED, AWAKE."
"JUST FOR TO-NIGHT."
"STAR OF MY LIFE."
"LISTRN TO THE BIG BRASS BAND."
"PRETTIEST GAL IN BORNEO."
"GOODNIGHT, BELOVED. GOOD NIGHT.'
"YOU'RE THE FLOWER OF MY HEART, SWEET
ADELINE."
"BECAUSE YOU WERE AN OLD SWEETHEART
OF MINE."
"HAPPY, JAPPY, SOLDIER MAN."
"RESIGNATION."
"ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR."
"THE GIRL WHO CARES FOR ME."
"THERE'S NOTHING NEW TO SAY."
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secretary of the American (Authors') Copyright
League, remarked to The Review: "Both of the
gentlemen representing the music trade were
thoroughly posted on the subject, and their sug-
gestions were valuable and practical."
Those
gentlemen will doubtless submit a report at the
publishers' convention Tuesday next.
The entire idea of the conference was one of
suggestion only, and to gather in tangible form
what were the interests of those most directly
affected. No measure was framed, and none will
be until possibly the third meeting, which will
probably be held in Washington, D. C. The sec-
ond or next conference will be in New York in
October. It is the purpose to introduce the bill
at the coming session of Congress at an early
date, and urge its expeditious passage. From
what could be gathered the music publishers will
probably see that the use of copyright music
and its reproduction on perforated rolls or phono-
graphic records, or its employment in any form
in connection with mechanically-operated instru-
ments is prohibited unless compensation is forth-
coming.
SOL BLOOM AND THE HEADLINERS.
Adele Ritchie, whose transition from the comic
opera stage to the vaudeville was so successful,
has made Raymond A. Browne's song, "I'm Look-
ing for a Sweetheart," a permanent feature in
her offering. She is also using Arthur A. Penn's
new writing, "The Monk and the Maid," and is
having almost as much success with it as with
the first-named song.
Maude Williams, who was the prima donna of
the "Sultan of Sulu" for the past season, has de-
cided to take the vaudeville plunge, and will sing
character songs with appropriate costumes. She
has arranged with Sol Bloom to furnish her en-
tire repertoire, which will include among others
the songs "Carissima," "I'm Looking for a Sweet-
heart," "Good-Bye, Dixie Dear," and a new song
by Raymond A. Browne entitled "Come Back."
Miss Williams' initial performance at the Acad-
emy of Music, New York, last Sunday night, was
very gratifying.
RECENT MUSIC
FROM M. WITMARK & SONS.
Vocal, "Mammy's Gone to Buy the Moon," by
Marcus Lewin; "Back in Erstwhile Land," by
Guy E. Matteson; "Get in Line for a Good Old
Time," by Ernest R. Ball; "A Message from the
Land of Love" (in "Sergeant Brue"), by Dave
Reed, Jr.; "Skating" (in "Sergeant Brue"), by
John N. Bratton; "Eyes-Eyes-Eyes," by Robert
G. Bourdinac; "Dainty Little Maid" (in "The
Strollers"), by John Itzel; "If I Love You," a
madrigal by Manuel Klein; "You're My Heart's
Desire, I Love You, Nellie Dear," by Henry W.
Armstrong. Instrumental, "Roses," by Theo.
Bendix; "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet
Adeline," waltz, by Henry W. Armstrong; "Bo-
hemian Knights," intermezzo, two-step, by Isidor
Greenberg.
Vocal.—"My Daphne Sue," by Emile Bur-
guise; "In After Years, Sweetheart, I'll Dream
of You," by Percy E. Robbins; "Val from Val-
lejo" (in "The Southerners"), by William Gould;
"She Didn't Know Just What To Do," by John
D. Costello; "Love's Quiet," by Frank E. Louis;
"Mandy Brown," by Jean C. Havez; "The Simple
Life" (in "The Khan of Kathan") by H. W. Al-
bert; "He's My Pal," by Gus Edwards; "If You
Would Call Me Sweetheart Once Again," by How-
ard A. Winburn; "I Care for Nobody, Dear, But
You," by F. L. Liebing.
Instrumental.—"Zama," intermezzo, by Alfred
G. Robyn; "The Blue Goose," march and two-
step, by Frank H. Campbell.
FROM JOS. W. STEKN & CO.
Vocal.—"Daisy, I'm Crazy" (in "The Earl and
the Girl"), by Dick Temple; "Peter Piper," by
S. R. Henry; "Go On, Mule, Till I Say Whoa,
Whoa," by Justin Ring; "When the Man in the
Moon Looks Down," by Jos. W. Maxwell; "I'd
Rather Play in My Own Yard," by H. W. Petrie;
"Hallelujah Sister," by Fred Fisher.