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VOL. X L VII. N o . 1 2 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave-, New York, September J9,1908* SINGLE
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WITH THE CHICAGO PUBLISHERS.
Illustrated Songs Again to the Fore—Busy at
Witmark's—A New " H i t " by the Modern
Music Publishers—New Harris Show Looks
Like a Winner—Increasing
Demand for
White-Smith Co.'s Standard Compositions—
Popular Sunday Concerts.
(Speciiil to The Keview.)
known flute virtuoso, has been recently elected
to direct the concerts this season. Mr. Ball-
mann is a musician of long experience and has
a wide acquaintance in the city's musical circles.
"The Girl at the Helm" company, which opened
in Milwaukee before beginning the Chicago en-
gagement, has been very much depressed over
the death of one of their number, Arthur Saun-
clers by name. He was rehearsing with them
week before last in Milwaukee when he was sud-
denly taken sick and died after but about two
days' illness.
Chicago, III., Sept. 12, 1908.
Many of the 5 and 10-eent theaters which were
closed through the summer period are reopening
daily and are advertising attractive bills. So
WONDERFUL, INDEED
many of these theaters have entered the field
within the past year, not only locally but Is the New Entertainment at the New York
throughout the country, that they have become
Hippodrome Says the "Man on the Street"—
a recognized factor in both the moving picture
Manuel Klein's Music Is Catchy and Ex-
and illustrated song fields, while many of them
cellent—R. H. Burnside Shows Himself to
have vaudeville features.
be a Stage Manager With a Wealth of In-
vention.
The illustrated song field offers to the music
publisher an immense market for the publicity
of his songs with competent singers and attrac-
At last Fred Thompson, that wizard of novel-
tive song slides.
ties, has to doff his sombrero to the genius of
The professional department of M. Wit mark & Robt. H. Burnside, for it can be safely asserted
Sons is activity personified these fall days. Otto that the latest offering at the New York Hippo-
Frey, in charge, reports the Witmark composi- drome has never been equaled in an enclosed
tions as being used 1o a great extent this season theater, for its wonderful invention, its wealth
with the road shows. "When You Steal a Kiss of idea, and its gorgeousness of production.
or Two" is taking very well with the Garrick Burnside, in spite of bis natural surliness, has
audiences.
few equals as a stage manager in this country,
"Kiss Me, Dearie," by the Modern Music Pub- although in the past his efforts have been con-
lishers, has just made its appearance, and is fined mainly to musical comedy. To-day he has
rapidly making its way to the front of the at- demonstrated that he is second to none in the
world of spectacular production, and so long as
tractive selling list of this concern.
"The Girl at the Helm" (Harris), by Robert he remains at the Hippodrome, producing such
B. Smith and Raymond Hubbell, was put on at spectacles as "The Battle of the Skies," so long
the La Salle Theater last Saturday night. From will this colossal house be filled to overflowing
all indications it promises to have a very suc- with enthusiastic audiences.
cessful run. Cecil Lean and Florence Hoi brook,
In none of the three divisions of the program
the La Salle favorites, are in the leading has Burnside fallen below the high-water mark
roles. The musical numbers of the piece in- of his inventive ability. Were it within the
clude two songs by Lean entitled "Not All, but sphere of the writer he would dwell at length
Nearly," and "In Walked Bill." Two duets by upon the excellence of "Sporting Days" as a
Lean and Holbrook are "I Don't Love You Well spectacular melodrama, the wonderful and beau-
Enough for That" and "You're All the World to tiful ballet, "The Land of Birds," and that siill
Me." Miss Holbrook sings what promises to be more wonderful leap ahead entitled "The Battle
a hit, "The Man I Marry Must Be a Man." of the Skies," in which the aeroplane war ves-
Miss Norma Seymour sings a song, "The Long sels of the future destroy a city with the radium
Green," which is prettily illustrated by the guns, which are also part and parcel of Mr. Burn-
chorus and finished with a roulette wheel of
side's inventive brain.
But it is to the
girls and ribbons, to repeated encores.
music to which we must confine ourselves, and
Fritzi Scheff, who comes to the Studebaker, the success of the new Hippodrome offerings is
October 5, in "The Prima Donna" (Witmark), is in no small measure due to Manuel Klein, who
seems to be improving as a composer with every
reported to be rehearsing the new play daily.
C. H. O'Brien, Chicago manager of the White- new composition which he offers. "When the
Smith Music Publishing Co., reports a distinct Circus Comes to Town," "Whole Year Round,"
improvement in the sale of standard composi- "Old Rhine Wine," and "Dear Mother Land"
tions. A piano solo for four hands, entitled are songs all equally as good as one another,
"La Madonna" (Meditation Religeuse), by A. S. but why in this last number Mr. Klein, who
Sweet; a new song by Elsie Phelan entitled conducts his own music, should allow a lady to
"O'er the Dreamy Bay," and several piano and trill like a scared canary at eleven o'clock at
violin arrangements of standard overtures have night or after, is somewhat of a mystery. The
recently made their appearance from the com- Hippodrome is no place to trill, anyway, unless,
of course, the affrighted yells of the young lady
pany's presses.
in question were let loose to give some local
Sunday afternoon concerts have long been fea-
color to the title, "The Battle in the Skies."
tured at the North Side Turner Hall, and have
become BO popular that the names North Side
Credit where credit is due. To Vincenzo
Turner Hall and Sunday afternoon concert have Romeo our thanks are extended for his art in
become synonymous. Mr. Ballmann, the well- arranging the ballets; to Mr. Voegtlin for his
magnificent scenery: to Manuel Klein for his
whistleable and musicianly music; but most of
all to Robt. H. Burnside, who has undoubtedly
beaten the world's record for stage managerial
inventiveness. M. Witmark & Sons publish Mr.
Klein's music
Tin-: MAN OX TMK STKKKT.
"SCHOOL DAYS" DEBUT.
New Gus Edwards Comedy Opens at Circle
Theatre—Critics Very Favorable in Their
Comments.
Owing to pressure of work our "Man on the
Street" was unable to witness more than one
act of Gus Edwards' new comedy "School Days,"
which was produced with considerable success—
vide the daily papers—on Monday last at the
Circle Theater. A full review of the music- will
be given in our next week's issue, however. In
the meantime it may be said that if the entire
performance equals in general excellence the act
referred to, Gus Edwards need not think of an-
other play for the Circle Theater for some con-
siderable time to come.
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