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ot 'Bill Simmons,' a colored gentleman, who
Just had to dance' whenever he heard a band.
Never in the history of musical productions, This last, sung by Maud Raymond, had a typical
it is claimed, has a song come into such instan- Casino crowd in an ecstasy of delight last night,
taneous and undeniable success as that scored by as it is likely to do for some time to come."
Evening Sun: "Then there was Maud Ray-
"fill Simmons," by George A. Spink, at the Ca-
sino, April 7. From press and public alike criti- mond, as the colored handmaiden in Ihe mani-
cism has been unanimous and all to the good. cure shop. Her rendering of the interpolated
There Avas no waiting for time to establish the song by George Spink, "Bill Simmons," which
fame of the composer; that was decided in the tells the story of the darky who couldn't keep
fifteen minutes Maud Raymond held the audience still when the band played, was the funniest song
oy her exuberant rendering of "I've Got to which she has ever sung. It is only doing her
Dance Till Band Gits Through." The encores justice to say that in her singing of it Miss
came so fast and frequent that one critic re- Raymond scored the hit of her life."
Evening Mail, April 11, 1906: "The happiest
marked that he "finally forgot to count them."
The press generally voiced the sentiment that young man in town is without any doubt George
this song is one of the best features of the "Social Spink. He is the composer and author of 'Bill
Simmons,' the song about the coon who can't
Whirl."
The Sun (Sunday): "Maud Raymond, as the
dusky attendant at the manicure parlor and the
source of much of the Social Whirl's news, won
favor by her negro song, 'Bill Simmons,' and was
several times recalled."
New York Herald (Sunday): "Maud Raymond
made one of the hits of the night in a burnt
cork role. Her song, 'Bill Simmons' held the
house for ten minutes."
New York Times: "Excellent are the special-
ties introduced by Miss Ritchie, Mr. Bond and
Mr. Ross, and funny beyond expression the song
GREATEST COON SONG HIT IN YEARS.
TWO
GREAT
AND
•*S W EEXHEARX"
MELVILLE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
55 West 28th Street, New York
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May Irwin's Great Hit of this Season,
"DON'T
ARGIFY"
By John 15. Lowitz (Swifty).
Elizabeth Murray's Great Success,
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SONGS SHOWING GOOD RESULTS.
HITS!
"Where the Mississippi Meets the Sea"
SHEA"
liy Arthur Gillespie and Paul Schindler.
And the New Summer Waltz Song,
"HELLO PEACHES"
1'y John B. Lowitz and Henry Arthur Blumentlial.
For a limiteJ time the above can be had at 8 0 \ from
list price.
copies of the above-mentioned piece of music, and
when the court imposed a sentence of one month's
imprisonment and $35(1 fine, it was expected the
lutter would be paid, in default of which he was
held in custody. The court commented upon this
when granting the application and discharging
the prisoner. The two cases of the P. B. Havi-
land Publishing Co., namely, charges of counter-
feiting their songs, "Blue Bell" and "A Little
Boy Called Taps," were thereupon called up by
Assistant District Attorney Johnstone, in which
Couchois pleaded guilty, and sentence was sus-
pended.
Immediately upon Couchois' release he was re-
arrested by officers from New Jersey and haled
before the Bergen County Court in Hackensack,
under the indictments found against him for
printing and selling alleged spurious copies of
"The Holy City," published by Boosey & Co., and
"Teasing," published by the York Music Co., New
York. He was bailed out pending the trial Mon-
day, when George Maxwell, manager of Boosey
& Co., and C. Wilson, of the Wilson Press, who
confessed to printing "The Holy City" for Cou-
chois at the preliminary examination before Mag-
istrate Breen in New York, when the first arrests
were made in June last, will appear. The case
was not finished, and went over until the 30th.
Couchois' bail was increased, and another bonds
man required, both of which were complied with.
Lillian Taylor, Flossie Allen, Washburn &
Flynn, Billy Murray and Inness and Ryan, who
were rehearsing Drislane & Morse's new march
song, "The Good Old U. S. A.," featured it this
week. This is a new idea in march songs, and
promises to catch the public quickly.
Three new songs from the F. B. Haviland Pub-
lishing Co., "Oh, What a Night to Spoon," "Croco-
dile Isle" and "The Good Old IT. S. A.," the last
two by Drislane & Morse, look like coming song
sstop dancing when the band plays, which is the hits.
"Keep On the Sunny Side" is without doubt
big hit of 'The Social Whirl' at the Casino. The
programme did not disclose that Mr. Spink— the summer waltz song, and already has started
not Gustave Kerker, the composer of the ma- to show good results.
jority of the numbers—is responsible for the Ned Nye will shortly produce bis new act, and
melody in question, and only three or four, who will feature "Keep On the Sunny Side" and "Oh,
saw the strained, eager face of the young man What a Night to Spoon. '
The Orpheus Comedy Four were the headline
standing in the lobby, knew that his hopes were
centered in the fifteen minutes during which act at Pastor's last week, and one of their best
Maud Raymond capitally rendered his ditty. numbers was "One Called 'Mother' and the Other
Spink has been an actor and business manager, 'Home, Swret Home.' "
but it looks now as though henceforth he would
be in too much demand on music publishers' alley
Charles Frohman has cabled to his representa-
on West 28th street to escape composing all the tive. Al. Hayman, to secure the rights of "Bill
time."
Simmons" for London. England. Upon hearing
That the demand will be forthcoming from of Maud Raymond's instantaneous and wonderful
"the alley" is not doubted, but Mr. Spink n too hit with this song, he decided to secure it for
true blue to his publishers, who bring out all his one of his productions on the other side.
productions, to heed a call e'sewhere. He writes
exclusively for M. Witmark & Sons.
T H E FOLIO SUCCESS OF 1906 IS
COUCHOIS AGAIN ON TRIAL.
Rearrested After Release and Now Out on Bail.
Last week, a few days following the affirmation
of G. J. Couchois' sentence in the "Hearts and
Flowers" case by the Appellate Division of the
New York Supreme Court, first department,
handed down the 13th inst., application was made
to the Court of Special Sessions, New York, for a
remission of his fine. Couchois had been in jail
for about eight months for issuing spurious
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