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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1905 Vol. 41 N. 23

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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
In tHe World of Music Publishing j&
Boston. The judges this year are Professor J. K.
Paine, of Harvard College, and B. J. Lang, of
Boston; Franz Kneisel, Walter Damrosch and
Attempt to Palm Off a Spurious Composition
Henry E. Krehbiel, of New York. In examining
on the Judges Discovered.
the orchestral compositions submitted this year
An attempt to defraud the Paderewski over- the judges came upon a brilliant overture en-
ture fund of the $500 triennial prize was frus- titled "The Palisades." It was evidently the work
trated last week by the immediate discovery of
of no amateur, so skilfully was it written and
the spurious composition, and the unmasking of scored for orchestra. Closer examination dis-
the contemptible scheme. The Paderewski Prize closed the fact that it was really the overture
Fund was established by the great pianist several "The Corsair," by Hector Berlioz, copied note
years ago with a gift in trust of $10,000, the in- for note, in the hand of a professional copyist.
come to be awarded every third year for composi-
The manuscript of "The Palisades" had been
tions by native Americans. The trustees are submitted by one John Rice, Jr., Hudson Heights,
Major Henry L. Higginson and W. P. Blake, of N. J., but who was employed in the office of a New
THAT PADEREWSKI PRIZE.
DITSON EDITION
HE DITSON EDITION is a new library of approved works—chiefly technical—
for the piano, organ, violin, and other instruments, and for the voice.
The DITSON EDITION addresses itself to music teachers and music stu-
dents of discrimination—to thoje who value quality, who want the best.
The DITSON EDITION claims superiority in its Editing and Editors. Each vol-
ume has been carefully prepared on practical lines by a specialist; in other words, each
number has been .truly edited. While tiio editorial work is modern in spirit, and pro-
gressive in character, the aim has been to avoid the pitfall of over-editing. There are
editions so crowded with foot-notes, explanations and markings of various sorts as to
confuse the pupil, fatigue the eye and hide the music. This is not true of the DITSON
EDITION, the volumes of which contain all the practical hints and helps necessary
while avoiding everything needless, burdensome or extreme. A marked feature is the
editorial preface to all or nearly all of the volumes. This introduction tells something
of the composer or author, giving in many cases his portrait, and then follow practical
hints for teacher and pupil which greatly increase the working value of each book. This
is a special feature of the edition.
The DITSON EDITION claims supariority not only in its matter—the music and its
editing—but in the manner in which it is presented as well.
First, in the typography of the music. After careful study we decided upon a form
of notehead a trifle larger than that i i common use—a notehead that facilitates read-
ing, and gives the eye a minimum of strain. This is an important feature in these days
of nervous tension, and will be apprecixted by the thoughtful. At a large expense we
had these music dies made for us by the finest die cutter in Europe. Every music
page of the DITSON EDITION is printed from new plates engraved with these new, spe-
cial dies. Bearing directly upon the eye pull is the "lay-out" of each music page. In-
ferior editions are crowded with music for the sake of reducing the book to a mini-
mum number of pages, and therefore of cost. The DITSON EDITION does not, for
commercial reasons, sacrifice the eyesight of the thousands who use it in their forma-
tive period, but carefully avoids crowding the pages by ample spacing and gen»rous
"lay-out."
A second pbint of superiority is i'i the printing of the DITSON EDITION. The
modern method of printing music by the "transfer" process makes necessary for the
best results a paper exactly adapted in texture and finish. This paper, made by a spe-
cial process, is known as "Velvet finish," and yields a clear and beautiful impression.
This best paper costs more than the spongy paper used in inferior editions, but the
DITSON EDITION is not reducing its cost of manufacture at the expense of others'
eyesight. It is printed with the greatest care and the best black ink on the highest
grade, highest priced music paper mads in this country.
A third point of superiority is in the binding of the DITSON EDITION. The cover
paper of dark cafc-au-lait is soft in texture, yet tough in fibre, and will wear better, look'
well longer than the thinner and paler colored smooth papers used on other editions.
The artistic cover design printed, not as commonly in one color, but in two—a sympa-
thetic reduish brown and harmonious olive green—gives the edition a distinguished ap-
pearance.
While the DITSON EDITION is in every detail superior to all others, it costs teacher,
pupil and dealer no more than other editions.
Finally, the DITSON EDITION, notwithstanding the keenest commercial rivalry
and competition, has not sacrificed quality—intrinsic worth—to cheapness at any point.
It is built and will continue to be built on the principle:
"Not how cheap, but how good!"
A complete catalog of the Ditson Edition and the terms of our special introductory
offer to the trade will be sent to dealers on request.
T
OLIVER
DITSON
C. H. Ditson & Co., New York
COMPANY,
Boston
J. E. Ditson;& Co., Philadelphia
45
$
York music paper, with an unsavory reputation.
Rice is said to be totally ignorant of musical
composition, and was used as a catspaw by an-
other, who has a feud with some of the judges.
This person hoped, it is said, to dupe the judges
and then publish the fact that they had failed to
recognize a composition of one of the masters.
But the judges instantly recognized the fraud.
The prize went to Arthur Shepherd, Salt Lake
City, Utah, for his "Overture Joyeuse."
BONFIRE OF SONG BOOKS.
Chicago Dealer Pirated Publications of W. W.
Delaney of New York—Other Publishers to
Bring Suit.
An automobile and a large bonfire of song
books played important parts in a fight between
William W. Delaney, a song book publisher of
New York, and Alvin C. Davis, a mail order
music dealer, Chicago. Attorneys representing
Delaney secured a restraining order from Judge
Landis, Chicago, against Davis preventing him
from sending an alleged "pirated" song book
through the mails, and then with Attorneys Bach-
rach and Forrest and a deputy marshal searched
for the books ifl an automobile. Over 40,000 of
the books were found and burned. At the Chi-
cago Newspaper Union the attorneys found 8,000
more copies of the book and the plates. These
were also destroyed. The attorneys filed a suit
against the Chicago Newspaper Union by the
Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co. for the
recovery of $8,000. $1 for each copy of the song
book printed by them. Suits in the names of
ten other New York publishers, whose copyrights
Delaney controls for his cheap song books, will
be brought against, the Chicago Newspaper Union,
the damages aggregating $400,000.
MANN PIANO CO. HANDLING MUSIC.
The Big Providence House Opens Music De-
partment—A Pretty Souvenir of the Open-
ing—Gavotte by Jos. Bareuther.
The music department just added to the great
business of the Joseph M. Mann Piano Co., Provi-
dence, R. I., was formally opened this week with
great eclat. It is in charge of Thomas V. Dale,
late of New York, and the stock comprises every-
thing published from the lightest to the most
classical composition. Every visitor on "open-
ing day" was presented with a copy of the "Stella-
mina" Gavotte. This artistic piece of music gets
its name and was dedicated to Misses Stella and
Mina Mann, daughters of Joseph M. Mann, the
name "Stellamina," being the happy combination
of both names. The music of this charming piece
was composed by Joseph Bareuther, treasurer of
the Joseph M. Mann Co., and demonstrates clearly
his cleverness as a composer. The name of the
piece was originated and cover of the piece was
designed by Mr. Mann, and shows the interior
views of Mann Hall.
BENEFIT OF ELLIS BROOKS.
Ellis Brooks, the bandmaster and composer,
who was for five years director of Brooks' Sec-
ond Regiment Band, Chicago, was, six months
ago, stricken by disease and was forced to give up
his position as manager of the music publishing
department at Lyon & Healy's. For his benefit
the musicians of Chicago gave a benefit concert
and ball at the Second Regiment armory, that
city, Wednesday evening. A band picked from
Chicago's professional musicians, supplemented
by the Second Regiment's field music, was the
chief attraction. This band was directed by the
following bandmasters: Frederick N. Innes, Carl
Bunge, A. F. Welden, J. F. Hostrawser, Charles
E. Brjndley and A. Fischer.
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bers with which tne production fairly teems.
Here are the vocal selections: "Tokio" (song),
"Conspirators Are \ve" (duet), "Pity My Pitiful
One in Which Sheet Music is Held Upright.
Plight," "Cheer Up, Everybody" (song), "Toast
Sheet music, on account of being handled so to the Moon" ("Round Red Moon"), "I Wouldn't
often, soon becomes torn, and the destruction is Do That, Would You?" (trio), "The Tale of a
even greater when no suitable cabinet is pro- Monkey" (song), "They Kiss," "When the Ocean
vided in which it can be neatly arranged, as the Breezes Blow" (song), "Foolishness" (song),
more the sheets are mussed the easier they are "Is Marriage a Failure?" (duet), "I Like You"
torn. In a music cabinet recently placed on the (song), "Josie From Joliet" (duet), "The Silver
market the sheet music is held in an upright Sea of Love" (.duet), and "Cruising home"
position and readily accessible.
(trio). The instrumental numbers are: Selec-
Another advantage is that large quantities of
tion, march, waltzes, lanciers and vocal score. M.
the music can be stored in a comparatively small Witmark & Sons publish the entire music of this
space. This cabinet is supported upon a base of
sparkling opera.
ornamental construction, a vertical partition di-
viding the cabinet into two sections. The com-
REVIEWOGRAPHS.
partments holding the music are supported within
the frame formed by the base and the top, and
It has been suggested that if Jerome H. Remick
are arranged to swing outward from the parti- & Co., with their sheet music and perforated roll
tion beyond the sides to permit of easy access interests in a chain of department stores Bast
to the sheets of music. A novel feature of the and West, would only add a talking machine an-
cabinet is a false bottom.
nex in these respective establishments, they
would have a full business hand, and a handful
RICHARD CARLE'S LATEST SUCCESS.
of business besides.
NEW MUSIC CABINET.
One of the very few modern "Admirable Crich-
tcns" of the stage is Richard Carle, who, as
author, actor, singer, stage manager—even com-
poser, on occasion—is always "the man who de-
livers the goods." Mr. Carle's latest success and
reigning musical triumph is the farcical Japanese
ALL PUBLISHED BY REMICK & CO.
Estelle X. Wills has been extremely success-
ful with the new coon song, "Sympathy," and
Anna Laughlin, of the "Wizard of Oz" fame, re-
cently introduced Lenox & Sutton's new song,
"Won't You Take Me Home With You?" at the
Alhambra Theatre, and scored immediate suc-
cess. This song is especially suited to her style.
Carl Anderson, with "McFadden's Flats," is
featuring "My Irish Molly O," while Mary Baker,
of the same company, has been very successful
Should things animate and inanimate not go with "Bright Eyes, Gooy-bye," and "My Hindoo
awry, Sol Bloom will soon be in his new building Man," and Ovey and Horner, with "More to Be
at 3 East 42d street, New York, ready for business. Pitied Than Scorned" company, are using "Sym-
The entire front of the structure has been re- pathy," "Bright Eyes, Good-by," "In Dear Old
modeled and the interior also changed through- Georgia" and "Dear Old Dixie Land," and Caro-
out and decorated in a handsome manner. The line Hull, with the "Winning Girl" company, is
premises will accommodate Sol Bloom's music using the novel song with the short title and a
publishing business, and also a branch of the whole lot of melody entitled "Sympathy."
Libbey Arnold Blondell has introduced "Sym-
talking machine department, in which a marked
success has been scored, as well as the general pathy" and "Silver Heels," the new number by
offices of the company. The professional depart- the writers of "Hiawatha." She is meeting with
ment will remain in the New Amsterdam Theater continued success in vaudeville.
building.
ROSEY'S POPULAR MARCH AND WALTZ.
The continued appreciation of the magnificent
opera, "The Mayor of Tokio," the book of which values which are being given at the various Proc-
is by Campbell, Skinner and Carle, and the music tor theaters in New York City is evident in the
by William F. Peters.
crowded houses at all performances. At the 23d
This production, after making a splendid rec- Street and 58th Street theaters the vaudeville is
ord on the road, having been on tour since its most refined and entertaining, while at the Fifth
initial production in Chicago, since early in the Avenue and 125th Street theaters the dramas and
season, opened at the New York Theater, NeAv comedies, which are being presented, are of the
York, Monday evening, and is now one of the highest standard, and interpreted by histrions of
reigning metropolitan successes.
Gothamites acknowledged ability with scenic accessories of
have now the opportunity of hearing for the first the best. The secret of Proctor success is to be
time, the fetching songs and other musical num- found in the fact that there is no deterioration
in the quality of the different "shows." They
Complete vocal score and Separate Numbers of
are all high grade.
"THE ROSE OF THE ALHAMBRA"
Book and Lyrics by CHAS. EMERSON COOK.
Music by LUCIUS HOSMER.
Featuring the well-known prima donna,
Mme. LILLIAN BLAUVELT.
Supplementary Songs in the following productions :
EDNA MAY'S New Musical Hay.
"THE CATCH OP THE SEASON."
"RAINING"
By Jerome I"). Kern
SIIUBEHT Buns.' English Musical Comedy Success,
"THE EARL AND THE GIRL."
"HOWD YOU LIKE TO SPOON WITH ME."
Max. C. Eugene's hit, "IN ROSELAND" Intermezzo
Published by
T.
A few of the latest from the press of the F. B.
Haviland Publishing Co., of which the sales are
most flattering, include 1he following: Vocal—
"Paddle Your Own Canoe" and "Daddy's Little
Girl," by Theodore Morse; "I'm So Sleepy," by
Harry Kelly; "You Don't Seem Like the Girl
We Used to Know," by Henry Frantzen. Instru-
mental—"The Girl of the Golden West," by Will-
iam Frust; "A Summer Evening," intermezzo, by
Rose Morris.
"Isn't this refreshing," says the New York
Herald: 'The management of the Richard Carle
Co. respectfully begs to inform the public that
'The Mayor of Tokio,' a farcical opera given at
the New York Theater, contains no sextet, no
show girls, no 'Indian' musical number, no jokes
about mother-in-law, no naval lieutenant with a
tenor voice. Isn't this the age of comic opera
miracles?"
JUCHARD CABLE.
B. H A R M S C O .
126 West 44th St.
the list is a long one—but personally as an agree-
able, companionable gentleman, whom it is a
pleasure to meet, consequently he has been over-
whelmed with congratulations from all parts of
the country on his double good fortune, of which
the lady herself is considered of chief value by
her happy husband. Gus will continue right
along in his chosen profession, of which he is one
of the brightest ornamenis, though possibly few
know what close study he has given music, and
at the hand of the best equipped teachers. The
Review adds its felicitations with pleasure.
NEW YORK
" The House Melodious."
GUS EDWARDS
MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
Publishers of Lillian Russell's and the Sea-
sons Song Hits,
" I f a Girl Like You Loved a Boy Like Me."
"Somebody's Sweetheart I Want to Be,"
and "Napoli,' and Italian Love Story.
Our Hew Issues
"Pocahontas" (Tammany's sister). " I n a little Canoe
with Y o u " being featured by all the leading acts 7 in
Vaudeville. "When the Green Leaves turn to Gold a
Beautiful Rustic Ballad.
Gus Edwards Music Pub. Co.
1512 Broadway, New York.
Papers were secured Monday week in the suit
of Willis Woodward & Co. against the Paul Dres-
ser Publishing Co., the complainant claiming
$10,000 damages for alleged fraudulent and mis-
leading statements in connection with a contract
between the two companies, in the sale of the de-
fendant's music to the trade. The suit is brought
in the New York Supreme Court, first depart-
ment, and is one of three contemplated by the
plaintiffs.
The Gremsen-Seaman Co. have been organized
in La Crosse, Wis., to publish the music written
by Harry Gremsen and Louis Seaman, the pro-
prietors. Mr. Seaman is manager of the North
American Telegraph Co., of that city, while Mr.
Gremsen is a composer of some local celebrity,
having written "Daisies," "Mother," "'School
Days" and the "Message of the Dove."
Wednesday of last week Gus Edwards, of the
Gus Edwards Publishing Co. (the "House Melo-
dious"), was married at the City Hall, New York,
lo Mrs. Lily Bleiman, who is credited with pos-
sessing a fortune of half a million dollars. Every-
body knows Gus, not only as a writer of many
successful compositions in the lighter vein—and
George Rosey's "Juggler" march has apparently
developed into a two-step the dancing public has
1 een longing for. The demand for this number
upon all terpsichorean occasions is inevitable, and
(he sale of this tuneful composition has certainly
come up to the most sanguine expectations of the
publishers. Mr. Rosey is at present working
upon a new waltz, on the order of his famous
"Espanita."
May Alpine and Picks are featuring "The
Leader of the German Band."
DO YOU KNOW ?
ALICE DARLING !
SWEETHEARTS FOREVER !
MISSES AND KISSES !
TANGLEFOOT JOE !
THE GALLANT BRIGADE !
If not—send Ten Cents in Stamps
and Get Acquainted !
The Moore Music Co., Inc.
Frank B. Perry, Mgr.
1345 Broadway.
NEW YORK.
JEROME H. REHICK & CO.
ANNOUNCE
"MY
IRISH MOLLY O"
BY JEROriE & SCHWARTZ
The terrific hit In "Sergeant Brue," sung
by Blanche Ring, and other big hits by Je
rome & Schwartz.
JEROHE H. REHICK & CO.
DETROIT and CHICAGO.
45 West 28th Street,
-
NEW YORK

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