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THE MUSIC TRADE
'THE MAN ON THE STREET."
REVIEW
British invasion of our publishing preserves
would l;e a curious spectacle, indeed.
Chappell & Co. to Open Branch Here—British
Prospects in America—Cohan's Reformation
v —Some New Musical Plays.
George M. Cohan has revised his "grand old
rag" song so as to meet the objections of Grand
Army posts and other patriotic societies. Of
course, when the writer "graciously" yielded to
During the visit of E. Goodman, a director of
Chappell & Co., Ltd., London, England, to the the demand for the elimination of what many
believed was an insult to and a slur on the Amer-
United States, he will open a branch house of
their own, the publications of which have been ican flag, his publisher immediately announced
represented here for years by Boosey & Co. Like that the public schools had now placed the song
all Englishmen in business, Mr. Goodman dis- on their regular list of patriotic music. Surely!
likes to furnish information until he is good Could not be otherwise.
and ready—not until his plans are perfected, the
Louise Dresser, sister of the late Paul Dres-
printing complete, and then an official notice
eer,
song writer, has been engaged for one of
goes through the mails. Mr. Goodman, while
doubtless having leased the premises he pro- the most important roles in the support of Lew
poses Chappell & Co. will occupy in New York, Fields in the musical comedy which will open
and engaged the manager—it is possible, how- the Herald Square Theater early in September.
ever, he may assume that position himself—de-
"Marrying Mary," the new musical play in
clined to talk of his project to The Review which Marie Cahill will appear, opens the sea-
this week. He admitted a branch house would son at Daly's Theater, New York, August 27.
be established, and be ready for business next The music is by Silver Hein, whose works have
month, then he would give full particulars in a successfully scored. The book is supplied by
trade circular. What reason Mr. Goodman has Edwin M. Royle, and the lyrics from the clever
for holding off when September is within gun- pen of B. H. Burt. Marie Cahill is said to have
shot, the conservatism of the typical English- some of the lest songs in the new opera since
man can alone explain.
the "Bamboo Tree" and "Congo" numbers.
Perhaps the success of Francis, Day & Hun-
ter may lead other British publishers to believe
there is an aching void for their personal pres-
ence in the States. Should such prove true,
then other concerns besides Chappell & Co. will
seek quarter* to introduce the simon-pure Eng-
lish ballad, not forgetting the delectable coster
song, which somehow jars on American musical
nerves, whether educated or otherwise. The
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
Music Engravers and Printers
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We publish "Blue Bell," "Feelln* lor
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F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.
125 W. 37th Street, New York
"Dolly Waters," the new comic opera, the book
of which has been written by Francis Wilson,
the comedian, will be produced by Klaw & Er-
langer early in October in New York. This is
the first bit of writing for the stage that Mr.
Wilson has attempted. The scene of the story
is laid in New York. The twelve musical num-
bers, lyrics as well as music, are the work of
Benjamin H. Burt.
Maurice Shapiro, formerly of Shapiro, Remick
& Co. (now Jerome H. Remick & Co.), arrived
from Europe aboard the "Kaiser Wilhelm II,
of the Hamburg-American line, Tuesday. He
denies any intention of going into music pub-
lishing in New York, though his connection with
a concern here is already spoken of. Mr. Shapiro
says he is in business in Paris, and will stay in
America a few weeks only, with the Hotel B«|£-
lin headquarters.
The Society of Friends of Music at Hamburg
provides cheap good music for the masses. Or-
chestral concerts are now given on Sundays from
two to three for scholars in the public schools,
admission one penny. Vocal music is included
in the scheme. The society consists of nearly
500 amateurs, who pay $5 each, and the society
controls a permanent orchestra. The corpora-
tion supplements this with a yearly grant of
$5,000.
STERN & CO.'S NEW COLLEGE SONG BOOK.
WILLIS WOODWARD & CO.
PUBLISHERS OP
May Irwin's Great Hit of this Season,
"DON'T
ARGIFY"
By John B. Lowitz (Swifty).
Elizabeth Murray's 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.
A gentle hint
to Dealers.
The enterprising firm of Stern & Co. will issue
a book of college songs, and it will comprise not
only a collection of the most popular melodies of
the campus, past and present, but ten new num-
bers which have never appeared in any other
college song book, including such great favorites
as "Under the Bamboo Tree," "Oh, Didn't He
Ramble," "Everybody Works But Father,"
"Roaming Around the Town," "The Countess of
Alagazam," "Oh, Maiden, Thou Hast an Eye of
Blue," "Hymn to Bacchus," "Come, Fill Your
Glass and Drink with Me," and "The Indians
Along Broadwav." These numbers alone make a
Everybody is Singing
the patriotic
ballad success
"The Stars, The Stripes and You"
Jin Inspiring martial creation with a melody that you cannot forget.
Words by Geo. J. Greene and E. P. Moran. Music by Justin Wheeler.
N. WITMARK
Witmark Building,
NEW YORK.
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splendid collection, but in addition they have no
less than sixty-five favorite college songs, so that
the book contains seventy-five in all. The book
consists of ninety-two pages and illustrated cover,
! eautifully designed in black, white and gold, and
is bound in the beet fashion. Stern & Co. have
struck a very appropriate title for the book, "Fa-
mous College Songs." It will be sold at a popular
figure, and already orders have been placed by the
leading jobbers, dealers and department houses
throughout the country.
HAVILAND'S HAPPY HITS.
West and Whalen continue to use the "Good
Old U. S. A.," and it's the same great, big hit,
Villairs and Lee featured "Crocodile Isle" at
Pastor's last week, and it was the big song of
their act.
Tyce and Jermon are rehearsing "The Good
Old U. S. A." and "Keep on the Sunny Side" for
their new act.
Pauline Wells, Tascott and Jennie Homer are
singing "I'll Fold Up My Tent and I'll Steal
Away."
Fan-ell and Taylor Trio and Howard and How-
ard write us that "The Good Old U. S. A." is one
big success with them.
SOME REMICK WINNERS.
Monday Clarice Vance, the "Southern Night-
ingale," opened her season at Brighton Beach,
New York. Miss Vance is booked solid for ten
months in the best American vaudeville houses.
Her repertoire is composed entirely of Remick
songs, including the new one, "I'm Goin' Right
Back to Chicago," which she introduced for the
first time on Monday evening; "I'm Wise,"
"What's the Use of Anything?" and "Mariar."
The last-named song was written expressly for
Miss Vance by Mose Gumble.
Frank Clifford, of the Payton stock company,
Brooklyn, is effectively singing several illustrated
Remick songs, including "Cheyenne," "Why Don't
You T r y ' and "Alice, Where Art Thou Going?"
LEW FIELDS ELATED.
Lew Fields is elated over his arrangement with
John B. Lowitz (Swifty), whereby he controls
the production rights of the latter's new song
hit, "I'm Crazy 'Bout a Big Brass Band." M.
Witmark & Sons have secured the publishing
rights.
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