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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
York City, where the singer is booked in the
near future.
News of the Musical Comedies—Remick Man-
Otto Frey, who for several years has been as-
ager on Eastern Trip—Felix Feist a Visitor
sociated with the local office of M. Witmark &
—Some Winning Feist Numbers—Pushing
Sons, has joined the forces of the Victor Kremer
THAT Henry B. Harris still cherishes faith in
Witmark Songs in Vaudeville—New Miller
Co. Otto is a hustler and has a wide acquaint-
Number—Otto Frey With Kremer—Other
ance among the professionals. Bessie Wynn, the possibilities of "A Skylark," which has not
News of the Week.
late of the "Miss Nobody from Starland" show, fared very well financially after an initial out-
has made arrangements to go into vaudeville, lay of some $30,000.
THAT Mr. Harris intends to revive the piece in
(Special to The Review.)
and makes her first appearance next week at the
Chicago, 111.. April 30, 1910.
Majestic. She will sing a new Kremer song the fall, with some changes in the cast and rear-
rangement of the libretto.
"My Cinderella Girl," with William Norris, entitled "Mother," which listens like a real hit.
THAT "The Girl of My Dreams" will be the title
which has been holding forth at the Whitney
Lulu Jones Downing, the well-known Chicago
Theater for several weeks, has been converted publisher, last week gave a recital at the Wo of the new musical comedy which Karl Hoschna
into a musical comedy and a group of choristers man's Club of Evanston. Mrs. Downing is a has composed for Hyams and Mclntyre, and M.
will be added next week. "Miss Nobody from talented pianist as well as a successful composer, Witmark & Sons will, of course, publish the
Starland" begins its fourteenth week at the Prin- and her work never fails to receive the enthu- music.
THAT Mr. Hoschna will also be the composer
cess and the house is as crowded as ever. Rich
siastic appreciation of her audiences.
ard Carle and his company of singers and
Stanislaus Stange, the librettist of "The Kiss- of a new production for Henry B. Harris, to be"
dancers will go on playing "The Echo" at the ing Girl" (Harry Von Tilzer) and "The Girl in produced next fall.
THAT Atlantic City is to be the scene of more
Studebaker for an indefinite length of time. the Taxi," both of which have appeared at the
Madame Sherry" will remain at the Colonial. Cort Theater, is now working upon another song "boosting" this summer than ever before.
It is a bright musical play, notably cast, richly attraction for that theater which will be put on
THAT the Jos. Morris Co. have leased the store
set, and deservedly popular. Mabel Hite and in the near future.
of Victor Friessinger at St. James place and
"Baseball" Donlin, in "A Certain Party," will
"The Gay Hussars" will ornament the stage the Boardwalk.
remain at the Garrick for another week.
THAT Remick's reopening will take place half
of the Chicago Opera House week after next.
J. B. Kalver, business manager for Jerome H. The musical comedy comes well recommended.
a block below, and Shapiro will have two stores,
Remick, leaves this week on a general Eastern
one of which is already open.
trip of about a month's duration. "We are hav-
THAT Ted Snyder \va^ looking the Boardwalk
FELIX FEIST BOOSTS PRODUCTIONS.
ing wonderful success with our new song, 'I'll
over recently with a view to opening a summer
Make a Ring Around Rosie,' " said Mr. Kalver,
music store.
Felix F. Feist, manager of the department of
"and it is my firm belief that the number will be musical productions of the house of Leo. Feist,
THAT the "Follies" on the New York roof this
one of the summer's biggest hits."
returned to New York this week from a three summer will be another of the "reviews" which
Publishers are generally becoming settled in weeks' business trip, in the course of which he J. II. Remick & Co. will publish.
their new quarters and are picking up the busi- visited Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati, and one
THAT when members of the cast of "Molly
ness reins again.
or two intervening cities. The purpose of his May" grew nervous the other day over reports of
Felix Feist, composer, and associated with his trip was to place with the trade orders for the financial embarrassment for the producer, Byron
brother, Leo Feist, in the music publishing busi- production music which Leo. Feist publishes, and
Chandler, the backer, and husband of the lead-
ness, was a local visitor this week. He says the also to make arrangements looking to the acquisi- ing woman, Grace La Rue, exhibited $17,000 in
Feist catalog is much in demand throughout the tion by that publisher of the publishing rights to real money in lieu of argument.
country and expressed much gratification with
That Cissy Curlette, the singer whom William
some new musical comedies. He (Felix Feist)
the results being produced by Local Manager says he met with excellent results on his trip, Morris, Inc., will "present" here next week as the
Stone and his cohorts here. Before leaving for and has reason to feel very well satisfied with latest vaudeville capture, will sing songs that
the East via Cincinnati, Mr. Feist heard Richard
what he accomplished. Some interesting an- are not published, nor even printed.
Carle in "The Echo" sing a couple of their songs nouncements anent the publishing of new musi-
THAT a "wise" manager learned this fact when
and also journeyed up to the Colonial to hear cal productions may be made by him later. Five he cabled to London for a list of her songs, on
Elizabeth Murray sing "Dublin Rag" in "Madame successful song interpolations have been made learning what a splurge Morris was to make over
Sherry." Mr. Feist also visited the stockyards, by Leo. Feist in "The Echo," the musical comedy her.
but denied that he has in mind any contemplated
THAT a London singer, Albert Whelan, is hav-
in which Richard Carle is appearing in Chicago.
song on the high cost of living.
ing success with "My Cousin Caruso" and "My
These are "I'm Very Strong for Peaches," "Let
The Sears-Wilson Music Co. have secured quar- Georgie Do It," "Way Down in Cotton Town." Sist' Tetrazzin'."
ters in the building at 59 Dearborn street and
THAT these songs were previously tried there
"Skiddy-Mer-Rink," and "Wine, Wine, Wine."
will open up this week.
without the singers accomplishing much with
Montrose McCoy is creating a great sensation
them.
'TILLIE'S NIGHTMARE" ON BROADWAY.
in vaudeville by his clever rendition of "Take
THAT Whelan makes them "go" only because
Me With You in Your Dreams" and "Those
"Tillie's Nightmare," a musical production, he gives an explanation with each song, telling
Songs My Mother Used to Sing," both of which the book of which was written by Edgar Smith, tho audiences all about the burlesque intended.
are published by M. Witmark & Sons. The and the music by A. Baldwin Sloane, had its THAT the composer of "My Sist' Tetrazzin',"
Three Orioles are captivating their audiences New York opening at the Herald Square Theater
Anatol Friedland, had a taste the other day of
with "In the Garden of My Heart," "Good Night on Thursday night of this week. The produc- the strong-arm methods which the officials at the
Dear" and "Arcadia." Huggins and Barry are tion, which is one of Lew Fields' ambitious ef- moving picture houses inflict on the New York
using several high class numbers of M. Wit- forts, had already had a prosperous season else- audiences which actually pay money to have
mark & Sons with great success, viz., "Caris- where, having played in Chicago for six weeks, these methods tried on them.
sima," "Love Me and the World Is Mine" and Philadelphia for five weeks, and having been
THAT after being thrown out of the theater
"To the End of the World With You." "The given in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Bal- and arrested (because he did not like being
Boy Who Stuttered and the Girl Who Lisped" is timore, Washington and Pittsburg. The music herded in a crowd and seeing nothing) he was
being featured by Payne & Lee, and Henry Stone is published by Chas. K. Harris, who expects the discharged in the Jefferson Market Court.
is using "Just For a Girl" in his act, and says local demand for it will be large.
it is the best song he has had for some time.
Another song from the pen of Harry D. Ken 1 ,
In the "tingle-tangle," or vaudeville, portion of
of the music copyright fame, entitled "When the German comedy, "Die Griinhornen" ("The
We are publishers of
You Marry a Girl for Looks," will be issued by Greenhorns"), presented recently at the Irving
"Echoes of the Parade"
the Miller Music Publishing Co. next week. This •Place Theater, Miss Elsa von Bostel sang "Temp-
number will be used by Fred Duprez at Atlantic tation Rag" and scored a hit. The song is pub-
A military march pronounced by all band and
orchestra leaders to be the best Grand Entree
City this week and at Proctor's Theater, New lished by M. Witmark & Sons.
March and Parade piece written in years.
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