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ture." "He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Barnett, the former being the prominent unionis:
and cigarmaker. The family itself is musical,
each member being sidlled on some instrument
or other," continues the Poughkeepsie paper,
which it may be remarked, publishes on the same
page an advertisement exploiting Barnett's Union
Orchestra, with the now famous heading, "I've
Got the Bug on Them All." The Review is glad
to hear from "Professor" John J. Barnett, that
he is held in such high repute in his native town.
If, however, he has developed his "nerve" from
some tonic, we will welcome the prescription
here in New York, for Poughkeepsie apparently
has this city beaten to a pulp for sheer, unadul-
terated "gall."
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fifth anniversary in New York. May he celebrate
his fiftieth.
THAT Hinds, Noble & Eldredge's new folio, "The
Most Popular Selections from the Most Popular
Operas," is selling apace.
THAT an excellent contempoiary last week pub-
lished a paragraph under the heading, "Shoe-
MISS BERGEN IN VAUDEVILLE.
maker Turns Song Writer." We would be glad
Miss Nella Bergen is the latest recruit, to the
to hear of some song writers turning shoemakers.
ranks of vaudeville, after a most successful en-
They would do better work.
gagement in "The Talk of the Town," in which
THAT this week Leo Feist published- his "Prac-
tical Hints and Helps for Perfection in Singing," she has been appearing during the last season.
by Madame Cappiani. This excellent ^volwme will Miss Bergen's voice is as clear and beautiful as
ever, and for her vaudeville debut she has aL'
be reviewed at length later.
number of high-class songs which will certainly
THAT the B. F. Wood Co., of Boston and New
go far to augment her success. Among those
York, are about to publish a folio entitled "Songs which will have the first place in her repertoire
Worth Singing." Anything from the house of is that wonderful waltz song by Annie Andros
HOW MISS DELMORE SUBDUED PANIC.
Wood is worth singing, anyhow.
Hawley. "The Gay Butterfly," which is becoming
THAT Victor Kremer, of Chicago, has pur- known 1o the public as "The Farrar Waltz Song,"
Carolyn Delmore, of the Misses Delmore, the
well-known vaudeville artists, recently avoided chased the entire band catalog of D. B. McCosh, owing to the fact that Miss Geraldine Farrar,
what might have been one of the worst catas- of Mt. Morris, 111. In future the McCosh family, the celebrated artiste, is at present singing it in
trophes in theatrical history. During the fire at who are reported as being musical, will write ex- Europe. Another song which Miss Bergen will
Keith's Theater, Cleveland, which began to burn clusively for Kremer.
feature is by Ernest R. Ball, and is entitled,
THAT Seymour Furth recently remarked that"' "You've Alwavs Been the Same Old Pal."
fiercely from the roo*, Miss Delmore subdued the
almost inevitable panic by singing the song "See- "he might have gone further and fared worse."
THAT the John Church Co. have caught the
T is a significant fact that
barn dance craze, and are publishing in conse-
although music business gen-
quence an excellent little number by Kenneth S.
Clark, entitled "The Huskin' Bee."
erally has been "hit hard" recently,
THAT Walter Jacobs, of Boston, is already hus-
tling on his newly acquired newspaper, "The
Cadenza."
THAT the first number to be published under
sales have held their own, which
his capable guidance, to appear early next month,
will show the results of his work, if all accounts
means that many people purchased
be true.
ten cent music because they wanted
THAT George Rosey's new folio for the piano is
to economize, and becoming ac-
certainly a credit to this well-known composer
quainted with
of popular marches.
THAT if Fred Belcher has to "travel beyond the
Harlem River" he invariably makes a violent
effort to get back to town as quickly as possible.
for the first time, created new bus-
THAT even Detroit cannot detain him more
iness and caused activity in our
than a few hours.
sales department.
THAT "Merry Widow" hats were distributed
Saw," written by our good friend, Gus Edwards,
The era of
until the audience calmed down and left the at the 275th performance of "The Merry Widow"
theater in perfect order. So much was Miss at the New Amsterdam Theater (by kind, per-
Delmore praised by the press that the sisters mission of Henry W. Savage).
were engaged for the succeeding week, and when
THAT when the mob of frantic women were
the orchestra struck up the introduction of "See- dispersed, the police sang hymns of rejoicing at
Ten Cent Sheet Music has come.
Saw," my word, what a reception they got! And the station house (by kind permission of Henry
small wonder, for such presence of mind as W. Savage).
Carolyn Delmore showed amounts to real heroism.
THAT Gustav Kerker, the musical composer,
lately married Miss Nettie Rivenberg, a show
19 West 28th Street, New York
^
"The Follies of 1908" will be reviewed in our girl in "Nearly a Hero." The last is no allusion
next issue.
to Mr. Kerker.
THAT the death of "Paulus," the celebrated
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"comique," in Paris, on June 1, will leave a
void in the Montmartre Quarter, where he lived
GRADED
for the past few years.
EVEN if you'd like to think so, there
THAT "The Girl Question," by Hough, Adams
are nb other editions of
EDITION
and Howard (published by Charles K. Harris) is
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due at Wallack's Theatre, New York, early in
LEO FEIS r. Feist Buildinsr, 134 W. 37th St.. N. Y.
August.
—- THAT our good friend, Edward Paultou, has
just finished the book of his new opera, "The
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Yankee Mandarin," which reads particularly well.
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published
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tabloid musical comedy, "The Naked Truth," was
A GIRL WITH COLD COLD FEET."
produced this week with every sign of success.
D.
From "THE LITTLE CHERUB"
The music, which is excellent, is published by
"MEET ME AT TWILIGHT,"
Theo. Bendix.
Harris). "UNDER THE LINDEN TREE." (Words
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by M. E. Rourke).
THAT "If I Build a Nest, Will You Share it With
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of these standard works, and best of all,
From "THE MORALS OF MARCUS"
Me,"
by Mignon Ziegfeld (Great Eastern Music
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they cost less than any other edition—
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"I'd Rather Be Like Paw," has a strong par-
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THAT E. T. Paull has selected the title of^ his
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