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temps," sung by Mr. Morley; "I Don't Know,
But 1 Guess," by Miss Hageman; "I've Come
The
r e s o l u - Along to Paris" and "In Rotterdam," sung by
tions adopted on Oc- Miss McCoy.
tober 18 last by the
executive committee
'THE YANKEE TOURIST."
of the Music Pub-
lishers' Association
When a man reaches a high place x.e is meas-
of the United States, ured by just that mark until ne surpasses it. Al-
congratulating the fred G. Robyn, who is so well known through his
Hon. T. P. O'Connor, delightful musical compositions, songs and
sponsor for the Brit- operas; Richard Harding Davis, by his books, so
ish copyright act, full of color, life, incident and interest, and Wal-
and which were read Iac3 Irwin, the famous writer of lyrics, have all
at the banquet ten- achieved enviable reputations in their separate
d e r e d the distin- walks of life. But an event which is teeming
guished
gentleman with interest is the collaboration of this dis-
at the Hotel Astor, tinguished trio in the opera, "The Yankee Tour-
New York, the fol- ist," in which Raymond Hitchcock will star. The
lowing evening, were music is not only up to Mr. Robyn's best, but
presented him in just a little beyond it, while the book abounds
London in the early with the humor for which Mr. Davis is noted.
part of last month. As might be expected, the lyrics are greatly in
The resolutions, of
advance of the usual comic opera verses, for Mr.
which a reduced fac- Irwin is a student, and in reading his lyrics one
simile is herewith a ways feels that the author has the knowledge
p r e s e n t e d , were of the subject even down to the minutest details,
beautifully engrossed cf the time and the place depicted.
and enclosed in a
This opera will open in Chicago on February
heavy gold frame, 3. The musical numbers are: "Broadway Means
the whole measuring Home to Me," "Gee! Ain't It H
to be Rich?"
18 by 24 inches. The "When You've Done Gone Broke," "Golden
presentation
Sails," "Yankee Millionaire," "When a Girl Is
was made in the of- Born to Be a Lady," "Fireside," "Come in Out
fice of The Era, of of the Wet," "Come and Have a Smile with Me,"
which Mr.- O'Connor "That's the Way to Win a Girl," "Mary Go
is editor and pro 'Round".and "Love Me Enough to Remember."
prietor, and was an M. Witmark & Sons, who publish all of Mr.
informal affair, be- Robyn's music, are also the publishers of "The
ing
c o n d u c t e d Yankee Tourist."
through Chas. War-
ren, manager of M.
The Winstein & Muhling Music Publishing Co.
Witmark & Sons'
have
been organized in Binghamton, N. Y. Later
London house. Mr.
they will add a printing plant.
O'Connor expressed
his
g r a t i f i -
cation briefly, and in
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
his usual happy man-
Music Engravers and Printers
ner.
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED BY ASSOCIATION TO HON. T. P . O'CONNOR, M. P .
"Stt a fUccting of the
of the dtiiteD
through tte ©xccuthic Committee, Uclti
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eighteenth, rfcvueteeril^iuiOreCi mid Six, the fallatumg
resolutions were unaniiuoufil\i
the
through I110 untiring efforte mad zeal in the Qritiah
£>arlimnent, uma instrumental in jgccurmg the enact-
ment of the beneficent copyright legislation protecting
the rights of authors, composers, and publishers in m
their properties iigaiivst piracy, therefore,he it l o & i
1^%CBOluc6, that the C Q n s i c Q u b U s h e r s \ ^
JI|M|cuiUxm of thcOnited States iu grateful
nitimi of the signal service rendered uu, him to the
cuu9c of music, tendcrs to him its heartfelt ttmutt&H
and as a toUcn of appreciation, be it further
l O that
h these
h X^csolutions,
Si l i
properlyi
, be forwarded to the
fotHlOt,
mtd tlutt a copv4 thereof be spread upon the minutes
of the,J=lssociatum.
of all among the men is taken by George Graves,
known as the funniest man in London. The
"The Little Michus," a comic opera by Andre score is brimful of tuneful and catchy numbers,
Messager, which ran for two seasons in London many of which will soon be whistled on Broad-
to packed houses, was produced by J. C. Duff in way, and among which may be mentioned: "The
Toronto, Canada, January 21, with enormous suc- Regiment of Frocks and Frills," "I Would Like
cess. A rather peculiar and interesting feature to Be a Real Town Lady," 'My Old Home." "It
of the performance was that the parts of the Is No Use Crying for the Moon," "Miss Nobody
two Little Michus, who, in the opera, are sup- from Nowhere," "This Little Girl and That,"
posed to be twins, were taken by the Misses "My Heart's a Weather Glass," "The Song of
Macfarland, who really are twins. The star part the Regiment," "Little Sister," "The Little
Michus" was produced in New York at the
Garden Theater Thursday, instead of Monday,
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