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sons, "Absinthe Frappe," which is the hit of Vic-
tor Herbert's musical comedy, "It Happened in
Nordland," that run the entire season in New
York iast year. A few weeks since a young
clerk was singing "Frappy" in the workroom of
one of the large tobacco factories of Jersey City,
N. J., where a number of Germans, who had not
been away from the fatherland over a year,
were employed. Busy with his duties, the singer
paid no attention to anyone or anything, until
he was surprised to hear the entire working
force join in lustily. When the verse was fin-
ished, one of the workmen said to the clerk,
"Where did you learn that song?" He explained
the use of "Absinthe Frappe" in Herbert's opera
as being one of the hits of the year. Then the
Germans laughed loud and long, finally remark-
ing "Why, that is an old German song over a
hundred years old, at least, and everybody
knows it in Germany." These are true facts,
and, as stated, they relate a recent incident. Of
course, no one accuses the brilliant and versatile
Herbert of plagiarising, but queer things hap-
pen occasionally in musical compositions.
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sang comic songs. Mme. Yvette Guilbert was
also on the programme. At the end more than
a hundred actors marched past before Paulus as
he sang "Le PeTe la Victoire," one of his best
creations, to the tune of which many French
regiments still march on parade.
VICTOR HERBERT'S "RED MILL.'
The continued success of "The Red Mill" is
only what might be expected from the hearty
and enthusiastic endorsement given it on the
opening night, and those paying occasional trips
to New York have ceased to expect to be accom-
modated with seats, for "standing room only"
is the only reply vouchsafed to such who have
not been sufficiently foresighted to order seats
in advance. "The Red Mill" grinds out the most
golden grist that ever theatrical manager de-
sired, which falls from the hopper copiously into
HAVILAND & CO. CONTINUE TO SCORE.
Casper & Clark are singing "Arrah Wanna"
and "The Good Old U. S. A.," so are Kimball
and Lewis. Both songs are from Haviland's and
written by Drislane and Morse, who wrote "Blue
Bell" and "Keep a Little Cosey Corner in Your
Heart for Me." Marie Laurant and Nellie Sey-
mour are meeting with great success in vaude-
ville with two song hits from Haviland's "Arrah
Wanna" and "Girlie, I Love You." Gordon and
Chacon, Nettie Connors and Scott and Scott have
added "Crocodile Isle" and "The Good Old U.
S. A." to their acts, and write both songs are
hits with them. "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo," a
new coon song by Bert Fitzgibbon, is rapidly
coming to the front as a hit. Mills and Morris
continue to make their audience laugh with
their clever rendition of "Crocodile Isle." Ira
Kessner, Gertie Reynolds, Raymond and Clayton,
Charles Lalke, Henry and Francis, Flemen and
Miller, Villiers and Lee are among the topliners
using the great novelty song, "Arrah Wanna,"
another big hit by Drislane and Morse and pub-
lished by the F. B. Haviland Publishing Co.
a part. Still more remarkable is it to hear a
boy whistling or singing by himself, carrying
the melody until it reaches some point where
the feeling is strong for the tonic or dominant
note, we will say, when suddenly he will leave
the melody to carry itself in the mind, while he
takes a bass note to give emphasis to a modula-
lion or climax, returning to his melody with an
inerrant instinct when it would weaken or be
lost. Nor is this an exceptional instance."
MUSIC AS A TOOTHACHE CURE.
It is something new to learn that music has
power to soothe a man with the toothache.
Dr. G. Norman Meachen, M.D., said that there
was a recorded case where the sufferer from
toothache became so interested in a pianoforte
solo that he forgot his ailment and became al-
most lively. The lecturer claimed that music
was an important factor in several other ail-
ments, for instance, insomnia. There were sev-
eral cases on record where sleeplessness had
been cured by means of music. In 1896 a little
child suffering from insomnia had been cured
by means of music where all other means had
failed.
Continuing, Dr. Meachen said it was chiefly in
nervous disorders—mania. melancholia and
idiocy that music was most efficacious, but it
had been known to reduce the temperature of a
patient suffering from fever. Music had also the
power of distracting the attention of the insane.
—From the London News.
LOWER DUTY ON SHEET MUSIC.
The new Canadian tariff list reduces the duty
on British sheet music from 10 per cent, less
1-3, or 6 2-3 per cent, net, to 5 per cent, net. The
duty on American music remains at 10 per cent.
VICTOIt HKRltKUT.
his already overflowing hands. While there is
everything about the production that tends to
bring it to perfection, without doubt Victor Her-
bert's music is more responsible for its wonder-
ful success than everything else combined. This
composer is as much our "musical wizard" as
Edison is our "wizard of electricity." What Vic-
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Isabelle Hurd, leading soprano with Wm. S. operas others need not attempt, for he has proven
Clark's Jersey Lillies Extravaganza Co., has put beyond a doubt that his brain is not merely a
the song, "The Bird on Nellie's Hat," in her act, store house of information but a fount of orig-
and she says that it is the greatest song she has inality. Each opera has shown that this ad-
ever had. The "House of Hits" are the publish- vancement is of the certain and continuous kind
ers. L. Morton, of the Golden Crook Extrava- and each new one reaches up a little higher to-
ganza Co., has taken a new song to use in his ward his ideal.
"The Red Mill" seems destined, like Tenny-
act entitled "The Linger Longer Girl." Joe
Hardman, the man that can tell a funny story son's brook, to "go on forever," for there has
and knows how to sing a funny song, reports never been the slightest abatement of the in-
that "Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si, Do" and "The terest and applause which are so spontaneous
Bird on Nellie's Hat" are a big success on the at every performance. The happy collaboration
Keith & Proctor Circuit, which he is now play- of Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom has been
ing. Joseph W. Stern & Co. certainly have two productive of book and lyrics of keenest wit
and humor, combined with sparkling music, de-
good ones in these numbers.
liciously sweet, rhythmic and thoroughly musi-
BENEFIT FOR A FRENCH SONG WRITER. cal. The call for the separate numbers of "The
Red Mill" has been enormous, but the publishers,
A cable on Saturday week from Paris, France, M. Witmark & Sons, have been fully equal to
says: Paulus has just made his last appearance the demand.
in Paris. When General Boulanger was at the
height of his popularity Paulus was the pet of
THE NEGRO AND MUSIC.
the Parisians. He it was who sang "'En Reve-
nant de la Revue" at one of the open air music
In an article printed In The Outlook on "The
halls in the Champs Elyse"es, and the song was Negro and Music," H. J. Wilson says: "Marked
immediately taken up as a battle cry by the sup- as a race characteristic is the inherent feeling
porters of the General. Those were great days for harmony. Compare the negro in this respect
for Paulus, and he commanded big prices for his with the average white person. It is rare enough
turns.
to find among ourselves individuals or groups
When the Boulganist agitation died his star of singers who have the instinct for harmonizing
began to wane until he found it impossible to a melody, while with the negroes this ability is
obtain an engagement. Eventually he was in almost universal. If there are but two or three
very straitened circumstances at the Theatre de singers, each will take a different part In order
la Gatte. Many actors and actresses took part to make the harmony as full as possible. If a
this week in a performance for his benefit. The boy is within hearing distance of any instru-
occasion was remarkable for the fact that such ment carrying a melody, he will whistle, not
actors as M. Coquelin and M. Huguenet for once with the melody, however assertive, but will add
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