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and 'I Love the Last One Best of All' and 'Gwen-
dolyn.'
"Oh! It's a 'Stern' year right enough. Lucky!
Yes, of course; but what about the incessant
work and energy of the firm in fitting out these
organizations with the proper musical material
and in keeping the authors and composers, all
of whom suffer more or less with temperament
in line, so as to secure from them their very
best efforts. It is idle to talk of big deals until
they are fully consummated, but we predict some
surprises from our house as soon as we are at
all settled in our new and handsome headquar-
ters on Thirty-eight street, between Broadway
and Sixth avenue."
FRANCIS, DAY & HUNTER'S PROGRAMME.
Lillian Seville, London's famous singing come-
dienne, having just arrived from the other side,
opened at Keith-Proctor's Theatre, Fourteenth
street, New York, Monday, and will follow
through the circuit for a length of thirty-five
weeks, bringing her through the western Or-
pheum circuit. During this trip she will fea-
ture the songs of Francis, Day & Hunter, such
as "Waiting at the Church," "He Calls Me His
Own Grace Darling," "Summer Time," and last
but not least, "All Through Riding on a Motor
Car," a brand new song. Her success in the ren-
dition of these songs is second to none, and it
is anticipated that on this coming trip she will
certainly be a revelation to the theatre-going
public with her new repertoire, as well as to the
managers who are booking her, as she has cer-
tainly got the goods to deliver.
Connected with Francis, Day & Hunter's pro-
fessional department are Thos. Kelly, Harry
Jones, Harry Pruden and Frank Smiley, all of
whom have a host of friends.
Sam Tauber, manager of the professional de-
partment for Francis, Day & Hunter, has re-
ceived word from Violet Mascotte, the stage di-
rectress of the Howard, the popular burlesque
and stock house of Boston, that she is to start
rehearsals Monday, September 10, and she will
open Monday, September 17, instead of October
1, as scheduled heretofore. She also desires to
have it known that the bulk of numbers to be
used in the stock, burlesque and part of the
specialties will be those from the house of Fran-
cis, Day & Hunter. Having been so enthusiastic
about the success of "Waiting at the Church"
of this house, she will follow it Up with the
numbers of Jerome & Schwartz, "Sweet Anas-
tasia Brady" and "Float Me, Charlie," and the
other new English numbers, which she thinks
will all be positive hits for her for the coming
season.
The Spook Minstrels, recently at Hammerstein's
Victoria Theater, New York, greatly enhanced
the mystic fascination of their unique enter-
tainment by their rendition of "Why Don't You
Try?" and "When the Mocking Birds Are Singing
in the Wildwood"—two of the most striking of
Jerome H. Remick & Co.'s recent popular vocal
numbers.
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CAUGHT COPYING WORDS OF SONG.
The Witmarks have received an autograph let-
ter from Wm. J. Breaun, director of Breaun'a
A Traveling Man from Providence Has Unique Naval Brigade and Orchestra, at Audubon Park,
Experience—Said "Copy" Was for Private New Orleans, in which the leader extends his
congratulations to the publishers on their med-
Use—Court Fines Him Five Dollars.
ley overture, "The Monarch." This includes
many of the most successful catches, "On the
Gerald Gunnison, who didn't say in court
Rocky Road to Dublin," "Take Me to Your Heart
Tuesday that he was the champion good hearer,
Again," "When Love Is Young," "Only a Message
was arrested on Monday night at Daly's Thea-
From Home, Sweet Home," "Bill Simmons," "In
tre after he had been caught copying the words
My Merry Oldsmobile," "Cupid is Captain of the
of a song being sung on the stage, and after he
Army."
had had words with Jos. C. Drum, Marie CahilFs
The famous song, "Will You Love Me in De-
business manager. Mr. Gunnison said that he
cember as You Do in May," and also "The Mouse
was a traveling salesman of Providence, R. I.,
and the Clock," were specially applauded when
that he was staying at the Hotel Breslin, and
given by the Port Chester Cornet Band recently.
that he had been copying the words of the song
merely for private edification.
MAJOR AND MINOR NOTES.
When Mr. Drum saw him writing on an en-
velope on Monday night he asked the writer
The sheet music department of Ray J. G. Rit-
what he was doing, and then tried to grab the
ter's
music store, 142 North Seventh St., Allen-
envelope out of his hands, Mr. Gunnison telling
Miss Cahill's business manager that it wasn't town, Pa., will in future be in charge of Miss
Mabel Newhard.
any of his business what he was writing.
After the show Mr. Gunnison sought Mr.
Alexander, the phenomenal male soprano, in
Drum to ask him what he had meant by assault-
ing him. Mr. Drum, fearing, he said, that the his costume act, is featuring "Smile on Me," and
patron's loud words would cause a disturbance "Love Me and All the World Is Mine."
in the theatre, which would naturally get into
"Ole Man Moon" is a record breaker with Win-
the newspapers, had him arrested on the charge
of disorderly conduct, and locked up in the Ten- ona Bridges. She is meeting with the most re-
markable success in singing it.
derloin station.
In the Jefferson Market Court Tuesday Miss
Florence Saunders, who is creating such a stir
Cahill's business manager told Magistrate Sweet-
ser that it wasn't unusual for literary thieves to in vaudeville circles, is including in her act
copy entire scenes from successful plays and re- "Smile on Me," "Lovey Dovey," "Lolita'' and
write them. Magistrate Sweetser not only fined "Star of My Life."
Mr. Gunnison ?5, but refused to entertain a com-
Lillian Taylor is featuring Dislane & Morse's
plaint of assault against Drum.
new march song "The Good Old U. S. A.," and
says it goes fine.
WITMARK'S POPULAR PIECES.
Eugene Jerge, with the Innocent Maids at Min-
"Moon Eyes," which may be seen on the New er's Bowery, New York, are singing the now fa-
York Roof, in Joe Hart's "Crickets," is produced mous ballad, "When the Mocking Birds Are Sing-
in an entirely new and novel way, and the ef- ing in the Wildwood."
fect is most beautiful and pleasing. A visit to
the Roof repays one for the sake of "Moon Eyes"
Viola "Van Ordeir continues to meet with
alone.
great success with Morse and Drislane's big song
"The Stars, the Stripes and You" is meeting hits, "The Good Old U. S. A." and "Keep on the
with tremendous popularity. Helen Dexter, Sunny Side."
Etta Gardner, Delia Niven, Francklyn Wallace,
Ned Nye and his clever girls are rehearsing
Jack Rose, W T m. Lang, Lawrence & Levan, Will-
iams & Vfctter, Richard Downes, Wm. Morton, "Crocodile Isle," and will use it on the Eastern
Maurice Whiteman, J. H. P. Franklin, Harry circuits this season.
Burton, Neil Sullivan, Chas. Ward, John Meyers,
Homer G. Williamson are all making a specialty
McEweng Bros, is the title of a new firm in
of this song.
Farmington, N. M. They have purchased their
Omaha as a musical center is gaining grounds stock from the Knight-Locke Co.
rapidly. In summer Krug Park creates the
greatest interest in things musical through its
Effie Brookline will feature "Keep on the
Royal Canadian and Italian Concert Bands. In- Sunny Side," "The Good Old U. S. A." and "Croco-
terspersed throughout their programme are dile Isle" with the Boston Belles company this
found popular hits from the Witmark house, season.
among them "Robin Hood," "The Mayor of
Tokio," "Wizard of the Nile," "It Happened in
"Little Girl from Nowhere," at Pastor's, is
Nordland," "Fantana," "Sho-Gun," "Babes in singing "Crocodile Isle," and writes us it is one
Toyland," "Rocky Road to Dublin" and "Mile. big, solid hit. All published by the F. B. Havi-
Modiste."
land Publishing Co.
THE Song Hit in " T H E LITTLE CHERUB" is
EXPERIENCE
Music by IVAN CARYLL
Sung by Miss HATTIE WILLIAMS
PUBLISHED BY ~
Chappell & Co., Ltd.
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37 West 17th Street, New York