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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1906 Vol. 43 N. 20

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
gems of Pete Dailey's "Press Agent" Co. "L«t
Me Sing," which is featured by Frank Daniels in
"Sergeant Brue," is practically a specialty in
itself, the way Mr. Daniels puts it on, and it is
considered the "real thing" of the show. Ray-
mond Hitchcock, in singing "The Land of Make-
Believe" in the third act of "The Galloper,"
makes the song stand out so distinct that he
takes four and five encores on it. Nella Webb, in
"His Honor the Mayor," is creating quite a stir
with Jerome and Schwartz's great Irish ballad
song, "Sweet Anastasia Brady." The only inter-
polated number in Lillian Russell's new comedy,
"Barbara's Millions," which is, "When the Stars
Are in the Quiet Sky," is owned by this lucky
firm. This is certainly great luck on top of
their sensational hit, "Waiting a t the Church,"
which is considered the most wonderful song in
the past ten years. Last, but not least, Jerome
& Schwartz's breezy waltz song, "Float Me,
Charlie," has crept out and is making such won-
derful strides that they do not hesitate to say
that it will be the only waltz song in the course
of two months before the public.
"THE MAN ON THE STREET.'
English Publications Handled by Harms—
Ricordi
a
Vegetarian—Shapiro-Remick
Suit Settled—A Story of Henry Blossom—
Success of Mme. Butterfly—Other Items.
T. B. Harms Co. are not only the publishers of
a large number of high-class production songs,
all good sellers, but are also sole American
agents for the catalogue of Aschenberg, Hop-
wood & Crew, Ltd., London, England. Max
Dreyfus, the president of the company, is wide-
awake to the possibilities of the times, and sel-
dom, if ever, misses a chance to get hold of a
good thing, as he is a clever composer and ar-
ranger, as well as an accomplished pianist.
mineral water. He is *a strict vegetarian, and
is absolutely opposed to all kinds of alcohol.
"Mme. Butterfly" is a tremendous success, hav-
ing its first New York production Monday even-
ing a t the Garden Theater. The catalogue is-
sued by G. Ricordi & Co. is over a half-foot
thick, and includes many of the operas of modern
times.
The suit of Maurice Shapiro against Jerome H.
Remick & Co., in the New York Supreme Court,
Part I., for royalties and an accounting, was
settled out of court last week, as Mr. S. re-
marked, "amicably and with the passage of a
check "running into five figures." He also added:
"I could also re-enter the publishing business be-
fore December 1; in fact, was dead anxious to
get in on November 1, but I couldn't get the
stuff, so, not being ready, what is the use?"
The French and Italian publishers are noted
"Shapiro, the Music Publisher," will have a
for the delicately artistic covers they use on
swell suite of offices at 1416 Broadway, which is
their sheet music. Many of these are the works now being fitted up in luxurious style.
of high grade artists, and their colors are bright
and harmonious, while the figure lines are
graceful.
"Mam'selle Sallie," Raymond Hubbell's new
two-act musical comedy, published by Charles K.
"We'll Be Sweethearts to the End," by Lewis Harris, and in which Katie Barry sings the title
& Rose, with the publishing print of Willis role, is meeting with success wherever produced.
"Whistle When You Walk Out," the big hit, is
Woodward & Co. attached, is being featured on
Only One in Ten Thousand Good for Any-
taken literally at the close of each performance.
the
vaudeville
circuits
of
Kohl
&
Castle
and
thing—Coon Melodies Characteristic of This
Keith & Proctor. I t is scoring big, and with
Country and Will Survive.
"Tesch" accordingly happy. The firm have sev-
While still living in St. Louis Henry Blossom
eral new ones in preparation which will go
May Irwin, now playing "Mrs. Wilson-An-
is said to have looked upon New York as a sort
equally strong.
drews" at her own theater, the Bijou, New York,
of lion's den for any one who had dreams of try-
has an interesting interview on the selection of
ing to be somebody in the first city in the world.
When Tito Ricordi of Ricordi & Co., the great Knowing New York only so far as an occasional
songs in the Evening World. On this subject
she is considered something of an authority by publishing house of Milan, Italy, who came here trip might acquaint him, young Blossom was
publishers, as follows: "Picking out wall papers voluntarily to see the Savage production of
wont to shake his head apprehensively when his
is almost as hard as picking out a song," sighed Puccini's "Mme. Butterfly," first arrived in New fellows in the Western city used to pat him on
Miss Irwin. "A really good song is written once York he was the guest of one of his friends at the back and suggest that he turn his face to-
in ten years, and only one in ten thousand is a dinner in one of the large restaurants. To ward the East. It wasn't until a New York
good for anything. You've no idea of the num- the surprise of everybody at the table Signor
manager sent for the author that Blossom had
ber of utterly worthless songs that are turned Ricordi scorned all of the delicate and rare dishes courage to pack his suit case and come on. With
out these days. Not that they're worse, on the that were handed to him. He made his meal, the career of the author since most patrons of
whole, than the songs of other days. But there after he had explained the peculiarities of his the theater are familiar—"The Yankee Consul,"
,are so many of them that the public has become taste, on fried potatoes and a bottle of French
"Mile. Modiste" and "The Red Mill" tripping suc-
surfeited. Most of the songs that we get to-day
are machine-made, and that is why we are so
sick of them. They're manufactured wholesale
on the same pattern, and you can hardly tell
one from the other.
"It is only now and then we get a song with
individuality or originality. 'Moses Andrew
Jackson' has individuality—genuine humor and
a swing to it. A great deal, of course, depends
on the singer. There's 'Bill Simmons,' for in-
stance. The fame of that song reached me at
my home in the Thousand Islands last summer,
and I asked one of my sons to bring a record of
it for the phonograph. When I heard it on the
phonograph I couldn't understand how it had
made such a hit. But when I came to town and
heard Maude Raymond sing it, I understood why
it was so popular. It was the way she sang it.
She made you see and feel 'Bill Simmons.' I
Will be a Children's Number and
almost fell out of the box with laughter. She
put character into the song; that was the secret
by far the most attractive and hand-
of her success.
some number we have ever issued.
"I always approach a song with fear and trem-
bling. Glen McDonough calls a song-cue 'the
guilty moment.' That's exactly the way I feel.
We advise all Music Dealers to
In fact, I feel like a fool. The play stops with-
out any excuse, and there I am with my song.
DOUBLE T H E I R ORDER and
When you stop to think of it, the situation is
ridiculous.
DO IT NOW, for the demand will
"You should see some of the songs that I get,"
went on Miss Irwin. "The other day some one
surely exceed the supply.
sent me a 'mother' song, saying he was sure it
would just suit me. Can you see me singing a
Send your order to-day.
'mother' song? Why, I'd be mobbed. The 'coon
song' comes by every mail. The man who says
that the 'coon song' is dead doesn't know what he
is talking about. It's very much alive. I don't
believe it will ever die. It is characteristic of
the country."
MAY IRWIN ON SELECTING SONGS.
THE MUSICIAN
FOR DECEMBER
OLIVER DITSON COMPANY
Kelly and Violette, the "Fashion Plates" in vau-
deville, are using two songs from the "House of
Hits" to several encores nightly. The songs are
"Sambo and Dinah" and "Mexico."
BOSTON
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cessfully one after another from his pen. The THE FORTUNATE FRENCH PUBLISHER.
other day, at the Players' Club, a friend during a
talk reviewing the author's early fears and
One day three friends in Paris were taking a
hopes, asked him what he would have done if he walk together. "I should like to have an ex-
hadn't caught on from the very start after ar- quisite lunch," said one of the three. "I should
riving in New York. Blossom answered by dig- be satisfied with a lunch," said the second, "which
ging down frito a card case and pulling out a is a little short of being exquisite." "And I," re-
frayed green slip of paper, torn at one end. It marked the third, "should feel content with any
was the return end of a railroad excursion ticket. kind of lunch."
When he had hiked to New York from St. Louis
Unfortunately, none of them was possessed of
the budding author hadn't been taking any the necessary money. Presently one of the trio
chances about how he was going to get back.
was struck by an idea. He led his friends to a
"Madam Butterfly," when heard in New York music publisher and made him an offer: "Buy
Monday evening at the Garden Theater for the from us a song. This gentleman wrote the text,
first time, repeated its Washington success. G. that one set it to music, and I shall sing it, as I
Puccini's sprightly and brilliant music was in am the only one of us with a good voice." "Well,
capable hands, the English Grand Opera com- sing it for a trial," answered the publisher.
The young man complied and the publisher
pany, under the intelligent Savage management,
also maintained its well-earned prestige. Nat- seemed to be satisfied. He paid 15 francs for the
urally Signor Puccini's personality is a matter song, and the friends hastened joyfully to a res-
of interest also, and it is said his scores are the taurant. The author of the text was Alfred de
study of a lifetime, and there is only one man in Musset, the musician was Monpor and the singer
G. Ricordi & Co.'s, Milan, who has mastered the Dupre. The song, which was bought and paid
art of deciphering them. Sometimes the page for with 15 francs, "The Andalusian Girl,"
looks as if a fly had crawled over it, sometimes yielded the publisher 40,000 francs, $8,000.
as if an elephant with inky feet had trampled on
it, and everywhere are weird nourishes and PAUL WEST TO WRITE FOR STERN & CO.
thumbnail sketches and notes, seemingly superflu-
ous, which have overflowed into the margin,
Paul West, one of the most prolific and suc-
and blots innumerable. It is easy to understand
cessful
song and production writers of the day,
that if such is the case with scores written in
the ordinary way, that of "Madam Butterfly" writer of 'I'm on the Water Wagon Now," and
was a still greater puzzle to the reader. A fac- some of the best interpolations in Sam Bernard's
simile has been published of it, which makes new show, "The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer," has
one wonder how the composer himself could find signed a contract for a term of years with Jos.
his way through it. Another specimen of his W. Stern & Co. It is needless to say that his
caligraphy, taken from the end of "La Boheme," ability, combined with the recognized influence
shows a page covered with illegible notes, and in and "push" of the "House of Hits," will make his
one corner a large drawing of a skull and cross- future efforts even more successful than his past.
That clever dancing act, "The Miss Circe and
bones, underneath which is written in large let-
La Yored," is making a splendid feature of the
ters, "Mimi."
vocal arrangement of "Red Domino," the new
march
hit by S. R. Henry. This talented team
More than one really clever musical act in
vaudeville has been spoiled through the ex- know how to render a march song, and they
tremely bad acoustic properties of the average declare that "Red Domino" is the most effective
theater. It is hardly reasonable to suppose that number they have ever had.
Lillian Hines, with the "Montana" company,
a mass of flapping scenery with a "gridiron"
overhead has the property of reflecting sound now touring Pennsylvania, is meeting with great
waves, but a way to overcome the difficulty was success singing Jos. W. Stern & Co.'s two big
song hits, "Dearie" and "While I Have You."
not successfully adopted until recently.
"The Lasky-Rolfe Quintette, who have been She is playing the part of "Wanda," the Indian
playing the Eastern circuits, solved the problem girl, and introduces her specialties.
by carrying a large shell-shaped sounding board.
The board is made of "profile," a thin board,
INCORPORATED THIS WEEK.
with canvas glued to each side, and is moved in
five sections, which, when fastened together,
The Washington Music Co., of Seattle, has
form a very rigid structure.
been incorporated with the Secretary of the State
The effect of this device in a house noted for of Washington with a capital of $1,000. Incor-
its bad acoustics was wonderful, the tones of porators: B. P. Green, H. P. Norris and E. J. E.
the instruments, four 'cellos and a bass, being Green.
united and softened to a remarkable degree.
REMICK & CO.'S NEW COON SONGS.
WILLIS WOODWARD & CO.
PUBLISHERS OP
May Irwin's Great Hit of this Season,
"DON'T ARGIFY"
By John B. Lowitz (Swifty).
Elizabeth Murray'* Great Success,
"PEGGY SHEA*'
By Arthur Gillespie and Paul Schindler.
And the New Summer Waltz Song,
"HELLO
PEACHES"
By John B. Lowitz and Henry Arthur Blumenthal.
For a limited time the above can be had at 80% from
list price.
Clarice Vance is featuring the new coon songs
by Williams and Van Alstyne, "I'm Goin' Right
Back to Chicago" and "What's the Use of Any-
thing."
Baby Kiefe, Josephine Gassman, Berry and
Berry, Bruno and Russell and a -score of others
are all singing the coon song hit, "I'm Goin'
Right Back to Chicago." Artie Hall has just
added "Linda," a new song published by Jerome
H. Remick & Co., to her repertoire, as has also
Bonita, with Wine, Women and Song Co.
Dave Carter, with the Manhattan Comedy
POPULAR SONG HITS OF
The Spring Chicken
The Great Musical Comedy, with
RICHARD
CARLE
"All the Girls Love Me"
"A Lemon In the Gt*.rd*rv of Love"
'"Waiting for A Certain Girl"
" No Doubt You'd Like to Cuddle Vp to B&by"
"In Seville"
" Marching"
Obtainable at all Music Stores and of the Publishers
M. WITMARK & SONS
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
Four, reports "Won't You Come Over to My
House" the best song hit he has ever used. The
Herald Square Quartette say "Won't You Come
Over to My House" is immense for them. That
Quartette have just added "Won't You Come
Over to My House" to their repertoire.
Geo. V. Day claims the coon song, "I'm Goin'
Right Back to Chicago," the best thing in his
act. The Navajo Girls have just put on the new
Indian number, "lola," also the sailor march
song, "Two Little Sailor Boys." "Diamond and
Smith report big success with "Two Little Sailor
Boys," using it with moving pictures.
Toby Claude, Chas. Wayne and Nellie Beau-
mont have all included "I Like You, Too" in
their repertoires.
THE HAVILAND CATALOGUE HITS.
These headliners are just a few of the many
who are using Drislane's and Morse's big nov-
elty song hits, "Arrah Wanna," published by F.
B. Haviland ' Publishing Co., viz.: Thomas Q.
Seabrooke, Phil Morton, Pauline Moran, John P.
Clarke, Tommy Gillen, Lillian Waltone and
Johnnie Cantwell.
Grey and Graham will shortly add "IT. S. A."
and "Girlie" to their clever act.
Tom Moore put on "Eeny, Menny, Miny Mo,"
Bert Fitzgibbon's new song, and it went great at
Proctor's 58th Street Theater, New York. Mabel
Lockhardt is featuring three songs from the
Haviland catalogue, "Arrah Wanna," "U. S. A."
and "Sunny Side."
Flynn and Washburn write "Crocodile Isle" is
a big hit with them.
Jack Drislane and Theodore Morse have just
returned from Philadelphia, where they went to
introduce their new song, "Arrah Wanna." An-
swer—All records broken—big sales—enough
said.
The Kessell Music Co., Dubuque, la., have been
bought out by J. M. Walter, who has been in
the music business in various towns.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers ancTPrlntcrs
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Flowa, Golden Autumn
Time Sweet Elaine, Eve-
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Laid Carpet on
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Little Buttercap
Young Antelope (Indlan-
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