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VOL. XLVI. No. 2 2 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, May 30, 1908.
FROM THE CITY BY THE LAKE.
C. K. Harris a Visitor—Nat Mann's T r i p —
Thompson
Publications—Death
of J. A.
Hamlin—Other Items of Interest.
(Special to The Review.)
Room 806, No. 156 Wabash Avenue,
Chicago, May 23, 1908.
Chas. K. Harris arrived in this city yesterday
from New York on a western business trip. Mr.
Harris says he is well pleased with the outlook
in the West and more than pleased with the sale
the "Honeymoon Trail" hits are experiencing.
Mr. Harris will be present at the opening of "A
Stubborn Cinderella" at Milwaukee to-morrow
night, and will visit St. Paul, Minneapolis, De-
troit and other cities, returning to Chicago to
witness "The Flower of the Ranch," which soon
opens at the Garrick, and also "The Honeymoon
Trail," which he has not yet seen. "A Man, a
Maid, a Moon, a Boat," is the name of the new
Harris ballad which will be off the press in about
two weeks. It is said to be a winner, and is
on the order of "After the Ball," which took the
country by storm World's Fair year. Mr. Harris
says there will be more productions using the
company's music the coming season than ever
before.
H. F. Chandler, of the National Music Co., is
a lover of the beautiful in nature as well as in
composition, and has converted his window ledges
in his extensive quarters on the Quincy street
side into a regular hanging garden, substantial
flower boxes containing geraniums, mignonette
and nasturtium having been constructed in the
five windows.
Nathaniel D. Mann, Chicago manager for M.
Witmark & Sons, returned this week from a trip
which embraced several Canadian cities, by way
of New York, where he paid a visit to headquar-
ters. Mr. Mann reported conditions as looking up
in the neighboring country.
Jerome Shay is featuring the Fred Fischer
Music Publishing Co.'s productions at the Sher-
man House this week.
"Baseball" is the name of the Thompson
Music Co.'s latest production, and is composed by
Al. Brown and Roger Lewis, writers of those
well-known Thompson numbers, "Poor Old
Girl," "When Vacation Days Are Over," and "I'd
Like to Call on You."
Bill Block, who formerly produced "Coming
Through the Rye," has taken the lease of the
THANKS
To All My
TRADE FRIENDS
for their
GOOD
WISHES
'*•
WATCH
for my
ANNOUNCEMENT
next week
Most Famous Pob. Co.
24 E. 21st St.,
NEW YORK CITY
Bush Temple Theater. His first production will
be "The Lady from Lane's," Sunday.
"The Top o' th' World," in which Witmark's
music is used, will come to the Studebaker The-
ater July 4.
John A. Hamlin, owner and former manager
of the Grand Opera House, died at his home at
the Virginia Hotel last Wednesday evening at the
age of 71.
WORDS ANDMJSIC CLUB.
Their
Last Gathering an Interesting
Which Is Duly Chronicled.
Event
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
citizen, Munroe Rosenfeld was seen hurrying to-
ward the banquet with a book of J'iSop's Fables
in one hand and Geo. Ade's 'Fables in Slang,"
opened at page 23—an ominous number, by the
way, in the other. Yes, the whole evening was
a tremendous success. Our "Man on the Street"
enjoyed himself immensely, for he wasn't there.
"MARY'S LAMB."
A Musical Gambol in Three Acts—Adapted
from the French Farce, "Mme. Mongodin,"
by Richard Carle, Published by M. Witmark
& Sons.
It is a very serious undertaking for one man
There was great sadness in the hearts of the
members of the "Words and Music Club" on to adapt a French farce to suit American tast,es,
Thursday night, when it was discovered that add lyrics and music, and play the principal
comedy role in it himself. This is what Richard
Monroe H. Rosenfekl, emulating the example of
Carle
has attempted to do with more or less suc-
the horses which he usually favors had fallen
asleep on the race track, and in consequence cess, but it is very doubtful if the trained Bouie-
failed to appear in their midst. But Maurice vardier would recognize in "Mary's Lamb" that
Levi was there, and Fred Belcher was there, and laughable concoction, "Madame Mongodin" which
Max Silver was there, and Kerry Mills was there kept the blase Parisian laughing for more than
......
—in fact, every one of any consequence in the two years.
Carle is a good comedian of his type, and by
song-writing world, save Mr. Lowitz, was there
long practice has acquired the knack of throw-
to bid good-bye to Harry Williams, the author of
"I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark." For ing together songs of the "popular" order whieh
Harry, having successfully held up the Copyright in the past have met with considerable success.
Legislation at Washington, has an idea that he In his latest offering the musical numbers are no
can do the same for Woman's Suffrage, and in better and no worse than those in the many
consequence has started for England to inter- other productions in which he has had a hand,
view the British Premier, Sir Herbert Asquith, and they at least have the merit of being light
on the subject. That he will receive a hearty and tuneful. Undoubtedly the success of the
evening was attained by a little lady unknown
welcome is a foregone conclusion.
Oh, my, yes! it was a great night, and it may to the writer—a Miss Berta Mills—who will re-
be many years before Keen's Chop Houre will main on Broadway indefinitely if the Metropoli-
again have so many hungry, celebrities under its tan stage managers know their business.
The best vocal numbers are "My Madagascar
roof at one time. The proprietor hopes so any-
how. The menu consisted of planked steak (not Maid," "I Idolize Ida" and "The Lion and the
plank steak as an unsociable guest described i t ) , Lamb." The music, a full list of which Was
with beer, and beer, and then some more beer. given in our last month's "Music of the Month,"
True, there were cocktails, but few indulged in is published by M. Witmark & Sons.
THE MAN ON THE STREET.
these palatable concoctions, fearing that the mix-
ture would tend to make them too hungry.
"A STUBBORN CINDERELLA" PRODUCED.
The evening started auspiciously.
Maurice
Levi invited himself to give a selection from his
(Special to The Review.)
own compositions on the piano, but when the
Milwaukee, May 24, 1908.
odor of broiling steak permeated the atmosphere
The new musical comedy, "A Stubborn Cinder-
he got nervous and desisted. Mose Gumble, who was ella," which will open t h e Princess Theater in
also among those present, insisted upon playing Chicago, was given its premiere at the Alhambra
"Are You Sincere?" but, happily, forgot the words Theater here to-night. The cast is headed by
before the reserves were called out. Several John Barrymore, while the principal female role
speeches were made, Harry Von Tilzr starting is taken by Miss Sallie Fisher.
the ball rolling. Unhappily, however, he forgot
The piece is the joint work of Hough, Adams
his notes, and therefore spoke mainly about his and Howard, who wrote "The Time, the Place
own achievements amid an exhibition of violence,
and the Girl," "The Girl Question" and "Honey-
which he claimed was applause. Fred Belcher,
moon Trail." It is in three acts, the first show-
among other trite and business-like remarks, said
ing the campus of Chicago University, the sec-
that he hoped that through his individual efforts
ond a train wreck in Nevada, and the third an
the retail price of sheet music would shortly be
orange fete in the natatorium of the Coronado
raised to at least 5 cents a copy (loud and pro-
Beach Ho|el. Chas. K. Harris, the publfsher of
longed applause).
the inusiti; was present and expressed himself
The New York Morning Telegraph, in ,ijts ac- well tsaiisjjed with the production.
count of the entertainment, said that Jerome
Remick also made a speech. If he did it was
WILMINGTON PUBLISHERS REMOVE.
over the long-distance telephone from Detroit.
Brown & Edwards, the music publishers, have
At the close of the meeting, which was about
the time that the morning milkman leaves his removed from 200 West. .Seventh street to the
watered stock on the door-step of the respectable store at Fourth and Market "streets.