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ADOPT MUSIC PUBLISHERS' VIEWS.
say the necessity, of incorporating such pro-
vision. The lawyers in attendance recognized its
The Copyright Conference Attended by Emi-
wisdom and advocated its adoption, which was
nent Men—Illegally Reproducing, Printing,
eventually done unanimously. There will be no
Publishing and Selling Music to be Made- a further conferences previous to laying the com-
Misdemeanor Punishable by Imprisonment—
pleted bill before the Senate and House.
Messrs. Bacon and Furniss Deserve Credit—
Messrs. Furniss and Bacon were mentioned by
Bill to be Laid Before Legislature.
their colleagues as being entitled to a great deal
of credit for their indefatigable labors in con-
(Special to The Review.)
nection with the conferences, being present at
Washington, D. C, March 17, 1900.
them all and making a most favorable impression
For three days—Tuesday, Wednesday and on the conferees by their special knowledge and
Thursday—of this week the conference on copy- familiarity with copyright matters in general.
right held sessions in the Congressional Library.
At the close of the conference, XJnited States
The meetings were harmonious, the discussions Supreme Court, Reporter Butler invited the dele-
in the broadest spirit, and the result will be the gates to a tea at his residence here Thursday
presentation of a bill in Congress at an early day afternoon. A couple hundred guests—men dis-
embodying an entire revision of the existing copy- tinguished in private, literary, professional and
right laws. The delegation from the music trade musical life attended. The delegates were indi-
consisted of the following gentlemen: James P. vidually introduced to Senator Kittredge, chair-
Bowers, of Lyon & Healy, Chicago, president of
man of the Senate Committee on Patents, who
the Music Publishers' Association of the United will have charge of the bill in the upper cham-
States; George W. Furniss. with Oliver Ditson ber. Hon. Andrew C. White, former ambassador
Co., chairman copyright committee; Walter M. to Germany, and ex-President of Cornell College,
Bacon, with White-Smith Music Publishing Co., was among the eminent guests at the reception.
Boston, Mass.; Jay Witmark, of M. Witmark & He is directly interested in the enactment of a
Sons, and Leo Feist, New York; R. L. Thomae, rational copyright measure that will meet mod-
with Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J., ern conditions and developments.
and Nathan Burkan, counsellor-at-law, New York.
Hon. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress,
NOVEL TITLE OF A NEW SONG.
occupied the chair, and Thorvald Solberg acted
as secretary. Both the Treasury Department and
"I'm Up in the Air About Mary" is the novel
the attorney-general's office were represented. title of a new song by Monroe H. Rosenfeld. At
"The Memorandum Draft of a Bill to Amend least one thousand requests have poured in on
and Consolidate the Laws Respecting Copy- the publishers asking for a copy, so as to be the
right," prepared under the supervision of the first to introduce it. Lottie Gilson, who is fast
copyright office and the Department of Justice, recovering her health, will probably be given
was taken up and disposed of seriatim. A num- that honor, and her rendition of this number
ber of interesting addresses from a technical is sure to be an event in the song world. There
standpoint were delivered by delegates of the will no doubt be the usual big crop of summer
various twenty-six odd organizations present, songs, but "I'm Up in the Air About Mary" is a
especially notable being the remarks emanating hit of the season already, judging from profes-
from gentlemen representing the American Bar sional opinions.
Association, American Dramatists' Club, Music
Publishers' Association, and the Solicitor-Gen-
REMICK & CO.'S POPULAR NUMBERS.
eral. The point was made by the music pub-
lishers that the offense of illegally reproducing,
The Mound City Quartet have decided to use
printing, publishing- and selling music in any "When the Mocking Birds Are Singing in the
form inhibited by the bill should be made a
Wildwood" as a feature song. This quartet has
misdemeanor and be punishable by not only fine been very successful this season.
and forfeiture of the counterfeit goods, but con-
Artie Hall, who has won fame of the clever
viction should carry with it imprisonment. The way in which she sings coon songs, has added to
amendment was objected to by the Department
her laurels by using "Nicodemus" and "Sym-
of Justice on the ground that the government pathy."
was opposed to the creation of any new offense.
Frank and Jen Latona, now appearing in vau-
Then the case of Couchois, convicted and now deville and very successful, sing two of the
under prison sentence in New York as a case in Ilemick publications with success. The first is
point, was cited to prove the desirability, not to a ballad. "When the Mocking Birds Are Singing
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in the Wildwood," and the second a novelty song
entirely different in style, entitled "Cheyenne,"
which at present is being sung by nearly every
vaudeville artist in the country.
Alice Hanson and Molly Williams continue to
win applause with two of. the Remick publica-
tions, "Sympathy," and "My Irish Molly O."'
They will shortly introduce the new cowboy
song, "Cheyenne," in a novel manner.
VERSATILE VICTOR HERBERT.
The music from the pen of that versatile
musician, composer and conductor, Victor Her-
bert, has created a demand from the public un-
equaled by any other living arti.st in his line. In
VICTOR
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the matter of preparing programs, he is a master
hand, and never has this been more clearly dem-
onstrated than when recently he conducted the
Philharmonic Orchestra through a number of
stately, dignified selections calculated to suit the
lovers of classical music, and followed this on
Sunday night with his own orchestra in a pro-
gram containing the best light and tuneful bits
that ever emanated from his brain.
Victor Herbert is known for his originality
and for his sparkling compositions—they have
the "snap" which so many composers strive for
but never attain.
He is an indefatigable worker and does not
know the meaning of weariness when developing
a theme. This is verified by the fact that four
operas were written by him in one summer.
The most popular numbers of Victor Herbert's
compositions that are being called for, performed
and heard everywhere are: "1 Can't Do the
Sum," "Toyland," "Where the Fairest Flowers
Are Blooming,"' "Dolly Dollars" song, "A Good
Cigar Is a Smoke," "An American Heiress,"
"Gypsy Love Song," "Knot of Blue," "Little
Class of One," "Lily and the Nightingale," "Ab-
sinthe Frappe." "Al Fresco," "Bandana Land,"
"Nightingale and the Star," "If I were on the
Stage," "I Want What I Want When I Want It,"
"The Time, the Place and the Girl," "If Only You
Were Mine," "Love Is Tyrant," "The Only One,"
"The Nature Class," "Jogafree,"
"Yester-
thoughts." "Panamericana," "Fleurette," "Punchi-
nello," "La Coquette," "On the Promenade,"
"Entr'acte" from Miss Dolly Dollars, "Entr'acte"
from Nordland, "Entr'acte" from Mile. Modiste,
and "March of the Toys." They are all published
by the house of M. Witmark & Sons.
REYNOLDS WITH STERN & CO.
Geo. W. Reynolds, one of the best known sing-
ing comedians of the day, has just been annexed
to the professional siaff of the "House of Hits."
Mr. Reynolds has a wide range of acquaintances
among singers and people of the stage generally,
and is in great demand as an entertainer him-
self. His present repertoire of songs includes
"Let Me Write What I Never Dared to Tell,"
"Since Father Went to Work," "Milo," and "I'm
Up in the Air About Mary."