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Issue: 1908 Vol. 47 N. 1

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VOL. XLVII. N o . 1. Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, July 4, J908.
WITH THE BOSTON PUBLISHERS.
Seme Good Ditson Publications—Preparatory
Series in Art of Vocalization Complete—List
of New Music—July Musician a Notable
Volume—New March Published by White-
Smith Co.—Written by Elsie G. Phelan,
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., June 30, 1908.
Quite a number of good things have come
from the Oliver Ditson press within the past
week beside The Musician. The series on the
preparatory course to the Art of Vocalization is
now complete, making one of the most valuable
courses of instruction ever issued. The two vol-
umes in the violin school of Friedrich Hermann,
edited by Benjamin Cutter, which have been in
preparation for some time, were also issued
this week. These contain an elaborate biography
of Hermann, with an unusual variety of exer-
cises.
Two new numbers in the part-songs are "Up
and Away" for men's voices, and "Welcome,
Pretty Primrose" for women's voices. Two an-
thems for mixed voices, "Bow Down Thine Ear"
and "Jesus, I My Cross Will Take," and "O for
the Wings of a Dove," and a chorus for school
use entitled "When the Roses Bloom Again" are
also in this week's output. In the list of man-
doline music one of the notable additions is the
"Under the Mistletoe Waltz," by Rollinson.
The July Musician is notable for its unusual
features. An article by Heinrich Gebhard on
"How to Increase the Interest in Piano Playing"
is well worth the attention of piano men.
"Economical Methods in Piano Practice," by T. P.
Currier, and "The Application of the Law of
Compensation to Piano Technic," by George C.
Bender are two other noteworthy articles, while
the music supplement is the best of the series.
"On the Gridiron March" is being featured by
Elsie G. Phelan, the composer, at Keith's Thea-
ter, Boston, and is meeting with an immense sale.
She is playing the march with the orchestra
and it is also being used as an exit march by the
orchestra. A song of her composition is also
used by her in her act and is entitled "What
Makes the Thunder Sound," a dainty song for
children. This composition is also meeting with
favor from the public. Miss Phelan's work is
all melodious and it is predicted that her com-
positions will attain the popularity of those by
Kate Vannah, the composer of "Good-bye, Sweet
Day." All Miss Phelan's compositions are pub-
lished by the White-Smith Music Publishing Co
AN EFFECTIVE RETAIL WINDOW DISPLAY OF MUSIC. No. 1
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
THE TRADE-IN CHICAGO.
Business Rather Quiet—Will Rossiter and Vic-
tor Kremer Publish New Numbers—Star Co.
to Open New York Office—Other News.
(Special to The Heview.)
Chicago, 111., June 27, 1908.
While business is rather quiet in the music
publishing line at present on account of the an-
nual summer slump there are some signs of
activity in the trade. From all that can be
learned there will be about the usual list of
things out this fall and the professional depart-
ments are lining up for brisk work next month.
Will Rossiter has a list of nine new numbers
ready for the trade.
Victor Kremer has just published a new song
entitled "The Moon Won't Tell On You," which is
written by Frank Klickman, of the Kremer staff.
Joe Harris is expected home to-day from New
York, where he has been for the past week.
Tell Taylor, of the Star Music Publishing Co.,
expects to open a professional office for the com-
pany in New York about August 1. Mr. Taylor
has written a new song entitled "Some Day,"
which he is pushing strongly with the trade.
"Top of the World" (Witmark) opens at the
Studebaker July 8, and will probably be with us
all summer.
Billy Thompson is featuring the Jerome Rem-
ick song hits in Chicago this week.
Harry Newman, Western representative for
Harry Von Tilzer, left this week for New York
for a visit to headquarters. He expects to return
about July 15.
"My Cowboy l a d y " (Rossiter) is being feat-
ured at the Majestic this week by Miss Beckwith
(the original girl in the golden frame), of Linden
& Beckwith.
SOME "DON'TS" FOR THE PUBLISHER.
Through the kindness of Leo Feist, the well-
known music publisher, we are able to present
a series of photographs illustrating how attrac-
tive a store window may be made with sheet
music only as the magnet. It will be remem-
bered that Mr. Feist recently offered a number
of valuable prizes to the retail trade for the best
dressed window exploiting his popular march,
"Old Faithful." Previously he made a similar
offer in connection with "Golden Rod," Miss Ma-
bpl McKinley's charming intermezzo.
The series of sample windows which we will
publish from week to week are the work of one
of the most experienced window dressers in New
York, and were only procured at the cost of con-
siderable trouble and expense. A description of
the window will be published each week and The
Review is positive that the series will be of in-
estimable value to the retailer, who is desirous
of making his store attractive.
In this window a plain dark green cloth back-
ground is used. The center unit representing a
lyre is made of 7-8 in. boards, with a puffing of
cheese cloth, this in turn is covered with au
tumn leaves. The large cylinders on either side
are made of cardboard which in turn is covered
with bark (birch). Several openings are made
in each cylinder in which music is placed as
shown in the photo. Sprays of golden rod in
this particular instance—but any flowers may be
used with equal success—are placed here and
there, as shown.
Don't hand out professional copies to every
grafter who asks for them—make them qualify
every time.
Don't give out a set of slides unless you get a
deposit or a rental.
Don't throw your band and orchestra music
around as though ir were so much waste paper—
it costs you good money—make 'em pay for it.
Don't send professional copies on any old pro-
gramme that they send you, half of them are
fakes.
Don't he misled into sending copies of your Il-
lustrated songs to the slide singers who don't get
tln> slides from you, Let them get the copies
where they get the slides. The new gag of the
rental companies is to get the singer to send in
to the publisher for free copies, enclosing any old
programme.
Don't give the real performer a "bunch of stuff"
only give lilm what he can use.
And last, hut not least,
Don't he easy ; be a business man and run your
business on business principles.
Mr. Leslie Stuart, the well-known composer of
"Florodora" and "Havana" is suffering from a
broken ankle. He was writing late in his study,
and was locked in by a servant ignorant of his
presence. Rather than disturb the household,
Mr. Stuart climbed through the window, thinking
to get round by another door and fell.
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of less prominence. With all said and done
An "Untamed" Savage Satire.
So rarely does the press matter emanating America is a precious large country, and it would
from the office of Col. Henry W. Savage, the seem that there is room enough within its boun-
well-known theatrical manager, contain the re- daries for everyone, be he from any country on
the face of God's earth, so long as he manages
motest suggestion of humor that the writer
makes no apology for calling attention to a type to behave himself with decency and propriety.
of New Engalnd satire which is really so funny But to return to the subject at issue. Whatever
EDWARD LYMAN BILL - Editor and Proprietor in the light of recent events that it deserves slang may be laid at England's door, America
more than passing notice. This is the Savage has added to, and probably improved upon it, as
J. B. SPILLANE, Managing Editor
story: "Recently a party of untamed English- is evident by the remark of a college grad-
J . HAYDEN-CLARENDON, E d i t o r
men witnessed a performance of Henry W. Sav- uate who in speaking of a well-known comedian
age's production of 'The Merry Widow' a t the recently made a remark of this kind to the
Published Every Saturday at 1 Madison Avenue, New York
New Amsterdam Theater. In the lobby after the writer: "That kike is fairly on the bum. He
SUBSCRIPTION, (including postage), United States and
Mexico, $2.00 per year; Canada, $3.50; all other coun-
second act some of their comments anent the ought to get hep to the fact that rubbering at
tries, $4.00.
piece were overheard. They sounded like 'Fear- an audience and shooting hot air around Isn't
Telephones—Numbers 4677 and 4678 Gramercy
fully rippinT 'Clinkin' good!' 1 'Rather corkin'!' comedy." For ourselves we are still debating
Connecting all Departments
'Jolly funny! 1 'Simply stunnin'!' 'Quite spiffin'!'" whether the author of this elegantly expressed
NEW YORK, JULY 4, 1908
Excellent. But to go back a few weeks (by kind sentence is of the tame or untamed American
permission of Henry W. Savage) we find that variety. Probably Colonel Savage or his press
this astute manager took over to the English agent, who seems to be an authority on British
metropolis "The College Widow," a play so full slang, can furnish some information as to the
of local Indianaisms that the unfortunate Lon- American product. Indeed his style of writing
doner was at a loss to know what type of Amer- would lead us to suppose so.
ican, tamed or untamed, could be guilty of using
"The Rose Girl" Has a Thorn.
such unintelligible gibberish. Fortunately, or
It appears that the Witmark-Von Tilzer action
More by accident than design the writer hap- unfortunately, London knows as little of In- regarding the proprietorship of Arthur Lamb's
pened to be one of a group of newspaper men diana as Indiana—or even New England—knows much named musical comedy, called at various
who were present at an interview granted by J. of London. Slang is a local commodity, anyhow, times "The Rose Girl" and "The Blng Bing
Pierpont Morgan shortly before he sailed for and as Colonel Savage is no doubt well aware Brothers," is by no means finally settled, nor is
Europe on the steamer "Provence" on Thursday by this time, it can prove a double-edged weapon it likely to be until the cool of autumn falls
upon us. It was reported that the case was de-
of last week. In answer to a representative of when transplanted to alien soil.
cided sealed and delivered in Harry Von Tilzer's
"People Who Live in Glass Houses."
the New York Evening Journal Mr. Morgan had
The above is apropos, inasmuch as only recent- favor, but this is far from being the case. The
the following to say anent the financial situation:
"You may say for me that I am optimistic and ly a well-known New York music publisher, Appellate Division merely sustained the tem-
in the few days I have spent at home I have whose name for obvious reasons is concealed, porary injunction granted by the lower courts,
noticed a marked revival of business, and a great informed the writer in all seriousness that the but failed to hand down any opinion as to the
improvement in the financial situation. All this average English song writer was so full of his merits of the case. And now alas! the impatient
has come within the last few weeks, since I have native slang that his product was utterly unin- theatergoer will have to wait until the Lamb
been abroad." So closely is the great financier telligible to the American music buyer. The masterpiece Is delivered into the hands of one
identified with the financial interests of the utter ridiculousness of this assertion is so ap- or other of the contesting parties. Maybe it is
country that such a statement cannot be over- parent that the remark can only be explained better so, for the general public will have so
estimated in its importance. It would be idle by the assumption that a certain amount of much longer time to forget a play which will
to say that the recent cloud of financial depres- jealousy entered into its genesis. The enormous be known to posterity as "The Fisher Maiden."
Credit Where Credit Is Due.
sion had completely dispersed, but on every success of Chappell & Co., and Francis, Day &
We publish in another column a few "Don'ta
hand there are evidences of the clearing of the Hunter in America, two firms which practically
storm, and it looks as though J. Pierpont Mor- confine themselves to the English-made song, for Publishers," which were suggested by the
gan had constituted himself the financial prophet goes far to prove that while it is true that the anonymous publisher who does not seem to be
of better times. Verily he is a prophet to be imported Englishman is often insufferably slangy letting up on the excellent work which he is
relied upon and his words deserve the more in his mode of expression, he can and does com- doing both for himself and his confreres in the
weight for the excellent reason that he says little pete with the American "music hall poet" in publishing business . Our advice to the publisher
and does much, characteristics which must com- writing the nation's songs. Both Arthur Lamb is to cut out these "Don'ts", to paste them In
mend themselves to the admiration and respect and Matt Woodward, two remarkably bright song front of him, to keep them in mind and to act
of all who have had the privilege of hearing writers of the "popular" order, are of English on them. They are worth consideration and re-
birth, and of course there are numerous others spect, in spite of their anonymity.
his lightest utterance.
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