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plugging" Fhould be beneath the dignity of an
artist, who has his own interests or those of the
manager and his patrons in mind. Vaudeville
has shown great possibilities, and its artistic
development has only just commenced. It is
quite certain that with serious co-operation be-
tween manager and artist this development will
EDWARD LYMAN BILL - Editor and Proprietor be unlimited."
The End of the Road.
J. B. SPILLANE, Managing Editor
It will be seen that with characteristic direct-
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ness, Mr. Beck goes to his point. His experi-
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ence of vaudeville in all its phases has been long
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and varied, and for this reason alone his utter-
Mexico, $2.00 per year; Canada, $3.50; all other coun-
ances should be given a weight which cannot be
tries, $4.00.
overestimated. "The acceptance of remuneration
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for 'song plugging' should be beneath the dignity
of an artist," he says. Strong words, surely, but
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 1 2 , 1 9 0 8
by no means too strong in the light of the leach-
like adhesiveness which certain singers have
used to bleed music publishers of enormous sums.
COMMENTS B Y - K 9 The writer is willing to admit that the paying
of singers to exploit certain songs is now almost
a dead issue. That the whole system proved a
dismal failure is demonstrated by a recent volun-
tary petition filed in bankruptcy in which the
The name of Martin Beck, although in some petitioner gave his liabilities as over $5,000, 90
measure familiar to most of the readers of The per cent, of which sum had been "borrowed"
Review, conveys but little, save that he repre- from publishers on the promise that their songs
sents enormous vaudeville interests. Even if his would be sung to the exclusion of those of rival
usefulness began and ended here, he would de- publishers. It was "easy money" while it lasted,
serve the recognition of every music publisher but even the most foolish publisher cannot be
and vaudeville singer in the country, if only for fooled all the time, and so to-day we find this
the many excellent innovations which he has kind of "easy money" somewhat hard to collect.
introduced, as well as the cleanly dignified way No one can make a bad song good, and a good
in which he has striven to elevate the vaudeville song in most cases will soon be recognized and
sung on its merits. Prejudiced opinions on the
stage to the level of his own ideals.
subject of subsidizing singers have been given
The Conventional Path.
It may be remembered that some twelve months time and time again, but it remained for Martin
ago a prospectus which he issued through the Beck, who has no interest in the matter, save
columns of the New York Morning Telegraph to carry out his own ideals, to give the parting
was quoted in extenso in this column. In this he kick to a system which threatened to degenerate
spoke of certain innovations which he was about the vaudeville singer into a lazy, irresponsible
to introduce, and the past year has proved that grafter.
The Printing of Music.
he has been true to his word. In quoting him
Our excellent contemporary, The Crescendo,
for the second time, therefore, the writer re-
spectfully tenders his congratulations to a man prints a highly interesting article in its current
who has had the courage to depart from the con- number, entitled "From Manuscript to Printed
ventional in a laudable and earnest desire to Page," in which the process of music printing is
serve everyone connected with the vaudeville simply and clearly explained by Banks M. Davl-
world, including the music publisher. Says Mr. son, the popular manager of the White-Smith
Beck, in the Christmas number of our excellent Publishing Co. Mr. Davison has the faculty of
contemporary, The Morning Telegraph: "Artists expressing much in a little space, for it takes
should aim toward refinement, cleanliness and him but one page to clearly and graphically de-
dignity. The time of double meanings, vulgarity scribe the process through which a manuscript
and the seltzer bottle comedy has long since must go before the public buy it as a printed
passed. Artists should procure original music, song. The writer who up to now imagined that
particularly adapted to their own individual tal- he had a fair knowledge of music printing has
ents, and then protect it for themselves exclu- only realized since reading Mr. Davison's article
sively. The acceptance of remuneration for 'song that he has yet a good deal to learn. Most cor-
THE MOST POPULAR. PIANO PIECES
We are the Publishers of
"HAVANA"
Leslie Stuart's Latest Opera
"THE GIRLS OF GOTTENBERG"
(Now in its third month in New York)
AND
"MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND"
37 West i7th Street
Chappell & Co., Ltd., NEW YORK
A collection of 85 standard
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some instances simplified by
the famous American com-
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the use of amateurs who wish
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any great degree of technical
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Price to the trade,
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HARRY
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Successful Songs in
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1431 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
NO VELIO & CO.'S ANNUAL MEETING.
The eleventh ordinaly general meeting of No-
vello & Co., Ltd., was held recently at lt>0, War-
dour street, London, W., Eng. G. T. S. Gill pre-
sided, and in moving the adoption of the report
stated that there was one item to which he de-
sired to call attention, and which did not appear
in the previous balance sheet, namely, £746 17s.
6d. for the leases redemption account. During
the period of trade depression which had existed
they had been able to keep up their returns.
Their great spending department was the factory,
but the directors were keeping a watchful eye
upon it, with the view of reducing expenses.
Their plant and machinery had never been in a
better condition than it was at the present time.
H. R. Clayton seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously.
A dividend of 12 1 /. per cent., or £1 5s. per share,
was declared, and the retiring directors (H. J.
Littleton and Walter Littleton) were re-elected.
COMIC SONG BY RICHARD WAGNER.
That Richard Wagner wrote and composed a
comic song will come as a blow to Jerome H.
Remick, who will not be pleased to learn that
Mose Gumble failed to secure the publishing
rights for America. Yet a humorous ditty by
the author of "Siegfried" and the "Gotterdam-
merung" will shortly come on the market in
Berlin.
The song, which runs to a dozen verses, is dedi-
cated to Ludwig Kraft, proprietor of the Hotel de
Prusse at Leipzig, where Wagner used to stay
when he visited his native city. It is dated April
22, 1871, and the worthy landlord's praises are
the subject.
"THE NEWLYWEDS AND THEIR BABY."
(Special to The Kevlew.)
Rochester, N. Y., December 7, 1908.
"The Newlyweds and Their Baby," a musical
play founded on the New York World's pictures
by George McManus, entitled "Mr. and Mrs.
Newlywed," was presented here to-night for the
first time with considerable success. The book is
by Aaron Hoffman and Paul West, while the
lyrics and music are by Seymour Brown,
Nat Ayer and John W. Bratton.
Many
of the songs were greeted with prolonged ap-
plause. (The music of "The Newlyweds and Their
Baby" is published by M. Witmark & Sons.—Ed.
Music Section.)
Leo Feist's new song, "L-o-v-e Spells Trouble to
Me," is starting on the narrow road to "Hitland. '
DEMANDED BYTHE PUBLIC
EVERYWHERE
The Musical Gems of
Henry M. Blossom and Victor Herbert's
New Musical Comedy Success
THE BABY BALLAD BEAUTIFUL
The Prima
Donna
"Always Me"
Mme. FRITZI SCHEFF'S
STARRING V E H I C L E
31-35
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C i t y
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