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out before the great audience of the public be-
fore a verdict can be rendered. In this respect
the popular song is on a par with the theatrical
production. If managers at rehearsal could tell
what would please, no failures would ever be re-
corded.
One need not necessarily be a poet to write
the verse of a popular song nor a musician in
order to turn out the score. The most elemental
knowledge of rhyming and of music will answer
very well. In case one's musical education is
so deficient as to bring about positive blunders,
these will be corrected by the arrangers employed
by every music publishing house.
Song market conditions have to be studied as
closely as the conditions of any other market,
and the author must put out his product at the
psychological moment. For example, it would
be an error of judgment to try out the ordinary
"coon song" at a period when the ballad was at
the height of its popularity. Feel the tendency,
and then take advantage of it. As to the most
rewardful songs, the ballad always has been and
always will be a prime favorite. The coon song
is not nearly so popular now as formerly. The
"feature song" has a large following, but always
the ballad will appeal, for it is founded on the
oldest and most enduring theme in the world,
the pure love of man for woman.
Italian publishers, who had been in Maine for
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a week resting up, returned to New York Mon-
day. Then, of course, he was overrun with in-
"THE TOURIST," BY GUS KKKKER.
quiries regarding the controversy between him-
The regular season is opening rapidly, and in
self and the puissant Oscar Hammerstein, the a week or so all the theaters will be in full
metropolitan theatrical manager. Oscar claims blast. As it is, several musical comedies were
Maxwell accorded him verbal rights to produce heard for the first time in New York since Sat-
several of Puccini's operas, namely, "La Boheme" urday last, when "The Tourist" was introduced
and "La Tosca." This is emphatically denied at the Majestic Theater, scoring an immediate
by Mr. Maxwell. Then O. H. called him another success. The music is by Gus Kerker and the
in language as polite as he knows how to use, book and lyrics by R. H. Burnside. The vocal
and issued a defiance and a declaration that the numbers are: "It's Nice to Have a Sweetheart,"
opera in dispute will be produced by him, any- by the entire company, carried off the honors;
how, concluding his remarks—in the newspapers, "Dear Old Broadway," "Wouldn't You Like to
of course—as follows: "Aside from the question Know?" "Keep on Doing Something," "When
of the verbal contract, and the question as to Love Dies," "A Game of Hearts," "Oh, Mr.
whether there is a copyright in this country, Sun," "That's the Time," "Love Is a Wonderful
there is the timeworn custom that nearly all Thing," "Which One Shall We Marry?" The
operas may be produced when the proper royalty Herald says: "With few exceptions the songs are
is paid."
worth the while, and some of them should live
to a ripe old age. The comedy is clean and yet
A meeting of New York publishers was held never furced, and the entire production is one that
on Tuesday, E. S. Cragin, manager of Charles H. sers A very fast pace for others to follow." The
Ditson & Co., presiding. It was an executive T B. Harms Co. are the publishers.
session. General trade conditions were dis-
cussed. A reception to be tendered T. P. O'Con-
"MARRYING MARY," BY SILVIO IIK1N.
nor, the English M. P., to whose efforts was
Miss Marie Cahill opened her regular New
mainly due the passage of the new British copy- York season at Daly's Theater, New York, Mon-
right act, was also referred to. Mr. O'Connor day evening, in the new musical play, "Marrying
will not arrive here before the latter part of the Mary," by Edwin Milton Royle. The music has
month.
been done by Silvio Hein, composer of the mu-
LATEST FROM THE STREET.
sic of Miss Cahill's last success, "Molly Moon-
shine," and the lyrics are by Benjamin Hap-
good Burt, who last year composed the words
of Marie Cahill's well-known song, "Robinson
Crusoe's Isle." "Marrying Mary" is the trium-
phant effort of Miss Cahill's starring career,
several of the songs being destined to win more
than ephemeral popularity, among the best be-
ing "Hottentot's Love Song," "Mr. Cupid,"
"Three Men in a Boat," "I Love the Last One
Best of All" and "Gwendolyn."
Miss Cahill has surrounded herself this year
with a group of competent players, namely: Will-
iam Courtleigh, Eugene Cowles, Roy Atwell,
Strenuous, indeed, have been the sixty days Charles Dickson, Mark Smith, H. Guy Wood-
that E. Goodman, of Chappell & Co., Ltd., of ward, Benj. Grinnelle, Annie Buckley and Vir-
London, Eng., has put in since his arrival, about ginia Staunton, with as pretty a chorus as ever
the middle of July. After getting the company's walked the boards. They all helped to give
branch house in working order he sails for "Marrying Mary" a fair start and a good one.
home on September 12, aboard the "Oceanic," of The publishing rights reside with Jos. W. Stern
the White Star Line, landing in Liverpool. Mr. & Co.
Goodman is not a stranger here by any manner
of means, and always gets along famously with
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everybody. What criticism he had to offer of
certain slow-moving, exasperating methods of
"Where the Mississippi Meets the Sea"
American printers was to the point, true in the
AND
last analysis, but good-natured withal. His
"SWEETHEART"
circle of friends widens with every trip.
MELVILLE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
Alfred Solman, writer of "Little Girl, You'll
Do," "Milo," "Lonesome Little Maid," "I'm Up
in the Air About Mary" and "Waltz Me, Bill,"
five hits in one season, is being congratulated by
George Maxwell, manager of Boosey & Co., hi^ many professional friends upon the fact that
and representative of several noted French and he has secured a contract to write the entire
music of a leading production to be put on this
fall. No writer works harder for success than
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