Music Trade Review

Issue: 1910 Vol. 50 N. 23

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THE MUSIC TRADE
FACTS OF "TA=RA=RA'S" REAL ORIGIN.
Discussion Incident to Death of Lottie Collins
Seems to Have Brought Forth Real Informa-
tion—King George Orders Theaters Re-
opened—Dinner Tendered to Departing Man-
ager of Chappell & Co.'s Australasian Branch
—Some New Songs Being Featured.
(Special to The Review.)
London, Eng., May 25, 1910.
Amid all the conflicting stories as to the origin
of the once famous song, "Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay,"
which have been written or told since the recent
death of Lottie Collins, the one that is generally
accepted here as giving final and definite facts is
that of Richard Morton, who wrote the words as
sung by Miss Collins. Mr. Morton has contrib-
uted to John Bull an account of the origin and
development of the song. He shows that it came
here from an American writer, but he also shows
that the melody was not originated in that coun-
try. Mr. Morton says:
"It was Mr. Cooney who sent to his wife from
America a copy of a song called 'Ta-ra-ra-boum-
der-eY described as written by Henry Sayer. It
contained two verses only, and the melody did
not indicate the famous 'boom,' which, with the
clash of the drum and cymbals, was the feature
of the production. Miss Collins showed me the
song in its original immature state, and, with
the genius of the true artist, pointed to the weak
spot and told how she would remedy it. 'Write
me some fresh verses,' she said. 'These Ameri-
can ones are no good—they never are—and leave
the dance to me.' I wrote the song of 'Ta-ra-ra-
Boom-de-ay' as sung by Miss Collins while we
sat at the dinner table, altering and adapting
the lines of the American edition, and adding
third and fourth verses of my own. One adapted
verse and my two original verses formed the
song that Miss Collins produced with electrical
EDITORIAL
The following epigrammatic edi-
torial appeared in one of our
great weeklies:
"The high cost of living is
coming down. Beethoven's
Sonatas, in excellent edition,
now can be bought for ten
cents a copy."
It referred of course to
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effect within seven days. It was one of the
quickest 'studies I have ever known.
"Regarding the age and origin of the air 'Ta-
ra ra' I proved at the time in the columns of
Truth that the melody was that of an old folk-
song from the neighborhood of the Balkans.
Taken to America by emigrants it became a kind
of rough cnorus in the negro houses. The rest
of the story I have now told here. I need only
add that, in the days of the 'Boom,' Punch wrote
my epitaph. I have not yet had occasion to use
it."
The Death of the King.
The death of King Edward cast a temporary
gloom over musical and theatrical circles, as
was proper. The late King would have been the
last to wish his death to be the cause of gloom
and disaster, however, and King George, in
ordering the reopening of the theaters, acted in
the true spirit of his beloved sire.
At Leeds, at the Queen's, Miss Florrie Forde
has been the recipient of almost regal receptions
and has easily held her right to the style and
title of being one of the greatest chorus singers.
Her new songs, " 'Tis a Faded Picture," "Rip
Van Winkle" and "Flanagan," form a trio al-
most unsurpassable in popular estimation, and
David Day's publishing firm anticipate a large
inquiry for the same.
Francis, Day & Hunter are making a special
feature just now of two songs that have evidently
had a wide vogue in America. They are "Cuba-
nola Glide," by Harry Von Tilzer, and "If I Had
the World to Give You," by J. Hayden Clarendon.
Dinner to One of Chappell &. Co.'s Managers.
An interesting gathering took place on Tuesday
evening, May 3, at the Restaurant Frascati, when
nearly one hundred of Ernest F. Lashmar's col-
leagues and friends entertained him at a com-
plimentary dinner, prior to his departure to take
up the management of the Australasian branch
of Messrs. Chappell & Co. C. K. Blackett, a di-
rector of Chappell & Co., was in the chair, sup-
ported by Martin Handon, secretary of the com-
pany, in the vice-chair; W. R. Pearce, Albert
Smith, Herbert King, R. A. Kemp, Walter East-
man and Harold Elvins (of Melbourne). An ex-
cellent musical programme was provided under
the direction of H. Albert Browne. The health
of the guest was proposed by the chairman in an
excellent speech, and was received with great en-
thusiasm. Telegrams wishing Mr. Lashmar all
success were received from William Boosey,
Miller Wilson, R. J. Hawkins, and others. The
son and namesake of Walter Eastman, by the
way, is the manager of Chappell & Co.'s Ameri-
can branch, with headquarters in New York.
George Lashwood's Success.
George Lashwood has recently been highly suc-
cessful with his finished presentation of Benja-
min Hapgood Burt's naive comedy song, "Mister
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Pat O'Hare." Mr. Lashwood will also shortly
exploit the same well-known American author's
song, "Sing, Kate, Sing," with verses specially
written for the English star by John P. Harring-
ton. Both songs are published by B. Feldman
& Co.
An American Song in Favor.
In a telegram from Miss Ada Reeve is recorded
the pleasing intelligence that Chas. K. Harris'
great American ballad, "Nobody Knows, Nobody
Cares," is "enormously successful" with her at
thp various theaters where she is appearing.
This is one of Feldman & Co.'s finest ballads.
ENGLISH SINGER ACQUIRES SONG.
Daisy Harcourt, the English comedienne, who
has been singing at various local burlesque
houses, has purchased the exclusive performing
rights to the song, "There Are Nice Girls Every-
where," by the payment, it is announced, of $150
to Francis, Day & Hunter, the publishers. This
was the only song in Miss Harcourt's repertoire
of which she was not the owner. It has been
fairly successful by reason of the singer's knack
of "putting songs over the footlights." It asserts
that "on the mountains of dear old Broadway and
in the wilds of Herald square there are nice girls
everywhere," but has been marred by a rather
coarse reference to a well-known actor who was
the star of a recent Broadway musical produc-
tion.
A syndicate has been formed for the presenta-
tion in London next season of "Die Forester-
christl" ("Christine of the Forest"). This very
successful German musical comedy is to be pro-
duced in New York, also, under the management
of the Messrs. Shubert. The piece had a run of
more than five hundred performances in Vienna
and has been presented with success at two hun-
dred other theaters in Germany, Austria, Russia,
Scandinavia and Italy.
THAT
ITALIAN
RAG
By AL PIANTADOSI,
Creator of Italian Character Songs.
CENTURY
EDITION
CENTURY MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
1 178 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
A Hit of Hits!
EVERY LITTLE
MOVEMENT
H
By OTTO HAUERBACH and KARL HOSCHNA
Writers of the Big Successes,
A POSITIVE HIT!
A PROVED SELLER!
Orders poured in the very day after this
song was first sung at Hammerstein's
Victoria Theater.
GOING STRONGER EVERY DAY!
PUBLISHED BY
LEO. FEIST, NEW YORK
" T H E THREE T W I N S " and "BRIGHT EYES"
The
HEAD HAS HITS
(George W. Head, Jr.)
WORLD'S GREATEST BALLAD
"Without You The World
Don't Seem The Same"
An Endless Chain of Sales of This Song Will Start
From First Purchase.
Best Ballad Since the Time of Jenny Lind
THE HEAD MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
1416 Broadway, Cor. 39th Street,
New York
reigning Musical Hit from
"MADAME SHERRY"
Now Playing at Colonial Theatre,
Chicago
Sung, Whistled and Hummed Everywhere
Greatly in Demand.
Order Now
SONGS FOR EVERYBODY!
"PLAYTHINGS
THAT'S ALL"
By John W. Bratton.
"MOTHER"
By Cooper & Frederics.
" I N THE SAME OLD WAY"
By Nat D. Mann.
"WHEN YOU DREAM OF THE GIRL YOU LOVE"
By Leo Edwards.
M. WITMARK & SONS, Publishers
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LONDON
PARIS
"CO ON, GOOD-A-BYE "
By Brown & Murphy.
VICTOR KREMER COMPANY
108-1 10 Randolph Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
(Opposite Garrick Theatre)
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never have seen the present success, "Tillie's and Karl L. Hoschna, whose fame as lyricist and
composer, respectively, since their identification
Nightmare," but for "the faith and courage of
with "Three Twins," "Bright Eyes," and, latterly,
Lew Fields."
THAT she says also that even the authors, "Madame Sherry," has become both widespread
Edgar Smith and A. Baldwin Sloane, went to Mr. and substantial. One of the most important pro-
THAT all of the local music publishing houses
Fields and begged him to close the company and ductions from the pens of Messrs. Hauerbach and
were closed last Monday, Decoration Day.
Hoschna which the Witmarks intend publishing
save their reputations.
THAT most of them, in fact, suspended Satur-
next season, is "The Girl and the Doctor," a new
day noon, the managers or heads of firms getting
musical
comedy which this brilliant author and
SONG WRITERS ADRIFT ON SOUND.
away for a vacation as early as possible.
his collaborator are now writing for Victor
THAT Maurice Shapiro and J. Fred Helf are
Moore. As yet it would be decidedly premature
In "Words and Music" Their Launch, Ernest R.
still on friendly speaking terms, the latter pub-
to say much about "The Girl and the Doctor,"
Ball and George Graff Have Harrowing Ex-
lisher evidently feeling that business is imper-
except to remark that it is well under way and
perience While Attempting Pleasure Cruise.
sonal.
that an early Chicago production is assured for it.
THAT George W. Head, Jr., was one of the few
Helplessly drifting among the merciless waves
publishers at work Saturday afternoon, being
BRIEF REVIVAL OF " T H E MIKADO."
of Long Island Sound (a few miles from New
announced as very busy until a late hour.
Haven), in agonies of despair caused by perils
THAT "The Kissin-g Girl" (Harry Von Tilzer)
But a short period has been alloted to the re-
of the deep and lack of food and shelter for sev-
has been booked for thirty-sight weeks next sea-
eral hours during their first venture of the sea- vival of Gilbert & Sullivan's most famous opera.
son, to go as far as the Pacific coast.
son away from their usual snug harbors along "The Mikado," which has been presented this
THAT Chas. K. Harris says, "As far as that's
Broadway, Ernest R. Ball, composer of several week by an all-star cast at the Casino Theater.
concerned I'm willing to publish grand opera."
famous songs, and George Graff, his chief mate In three more weeks, it is expected, the engage-
THAT one of the magazine highbrows was in-
on this voyage, had a narrow escape from catch- ment will be followed by the production of a new
terviewing Mr. Harris last week to get facts for
ing cold on Thursday night and part of Friday summer musical review, "Up and Down Broad-
an "article" on r.opular songs..
of last week. After working like demons and way," which will be published by Jerome H.
THAT magazines condescending to present such chanting "Love Me and the World Is Mine" by Remick & Co. The plot, music and lyrics of "The
articles have the mistaken idea that they are way of prayer, they piloted their craft back to Mikado" are too well known to require detailed
showing "how the other half lives."
the wharf, and in less than a week had assuaged mention at the present time. The comic opera
THAT as several millions of persons are inter- the pangs of thirst and otherwise recovered.
has been presented so frequently and with so
ested in popular music, it is to be wondered
Messrs. Ball and Graff own a launch (cost much success that probably no other operatic
that more magazines of "national" caliber do not $2,500) called "Words and Music." On the night composition is more widely known both to the
take up the subject.
in question they essayed to take the boat from classes and masses, for it combines some of the
THAT when they do get around to it they all her winter quarters in New Haven to Ball's most charming music and most amusing speeches
make for the offices of the only Chas. K.
summer home at Sea Cliff, L. I. The three- and lyrics ever heard on a modern stage. "The
THAT a music publishing 'factory" will form cylinder engine (cost $500) worked for an hour, Mikado" was first performed in London at the
one of the scenes in "Follies of 1910," which will then died. It remained dead, although Ball and Savoy Theater, Saturday night, March 14, 1885,
open in New York June 13.
Graff took it to pieces and put it all together under the management of D'Oyly Carte.
THAT the song shop of Jerome H. Remick & again except for a few evidently superfluous
Co. in Atlantic City was opened on. Monday of
NEW "FOLLIES" OPENS NEXT MONDAY.
parts. By midnight their plight had become
last week.
dreadful. No land was to be seen, and no help
The music written for "The Follies of ll>10"
THAT "Down Goes the Price of Eggs" is the would be forthcoming for quite a while. Food
name of a new song introduced in "The Goddess they had none. Their only provisions consisted by Gus Edwards will be published by Jerome H.
of Liberty," which is now in Boston, by Stella of a milk bottle filled with water. That, which Remick & Co., and not, as incorrectly stated in a
theatrical paper last week, by the firm of Gus
Tracey and Joseph Howard.
the water was to accompany had been forgotten
Edwards, Inc., which has recently been estab-
THAT Howard is working on a new Chantecler somehow. Soon the horrors of thirst were added
lished as successor to the Gus Edwards Music
number which is to go appropriately (?) with to the other terrors of the night.
Publishing Co., now involved in bankruptcy pro-
the "egg" song.
Stupendous steamers plying the Sound loomed
THAT "Madame Sherry," in Chicago, has re- through the dark, threatening to overwhelm the ceedings. There will be a number of interpola-
ceived an addition from Miss Frances Demarest "Words and Music." Their wake left mountain- tions in the piece, the majority of which will be
in the form of a new song called classically ous seas which nearly swamped the launch (cost provided by the Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub-
lishing Co. For one of these a drop costing sev-
"And She Shook Him in Chicago."
$2,500) and did drench the lone song writers. "I
THAT Witmark & Sons will publish the music care not for the seas that rage," mumbled Ball, eral hundred dollars has been made. The new
of "The Sky Pirates" and "The Girl from while Graff intoned something about "to the end review is to open at the Apollo Theater, Atlantic
City, next Monday evening, and will be presented
Child's," denying that the latter is a "sinker" of the world from this."
one week later at the Jardin de Paris, atop the
show.
Soon it became piercingly cold, and the mari-
THAT Richard Carle, in "The Echo," which has ners suffered from this until dawn. Noon and New York Theater, this city.
recently closed, will not be in the cast when the evening of Friday passed, all other craft seeming
MANUSCRIPT OF NEW OPERA ARRIVES.
piece reopens next season.
i:;different to the "Words and Music." At eleven
THAT at an entertainment given recently by o'clock they turned again to the three-cylinder
The manuscript and portions of the score of
the Bayonne, N. J., Sunday schools a boy from engine for a last desperata attempt before suc-
one of the classes sang "He's a College Boy," cumbing. One of them stumbled against the Mascagni's new opera, "Ysobel," based on the
"Cupid," and "I Want Someone to Flirt with ] yver which turns on the power, and in a trice English legend of Lady Godiva, in which Messrs.
Liebler & Co. are to present Bessie Abbott next
Me."
the boat was scurrying back to New Haven. season, have at last arrived in this country. The
THAT the sales managers for the various pub- There they telephoned to their homes, depleted a
lishers have not as yet sent demonstrators to couple of restaurants, and chose a fast train for New York managers are arranging a private hear-
ing for some of the vocal gems of the piece.
many of the Sunday-schools of strictly up-to-date Forty-second street.
The story of the libretto will be made public in a
churches.
few days.
THAT the new Harry Von Tilzer song, "Hurrah
NEW
MUSICAL
COMEDY
ANNOUNCED.
for the Summer Time," is being used by Bernard
and Harrison for closing their very successful
From present indications it would appear that
act, "Cohen from Bridgeport."
the house of Witmark will figure quite as promi-
We are publishers of
THAT "The Midnight Sons" continues to break nently in the season of 1910-1911, with regard to
the records of the Lyric Theater, Philadelphia, the publication of "production" music, as during
"Echoes of the Parade"
for long runs and sustained interest.
A military march pronounced by all band and
last season, and this time several of these publi-
orchestra leaders to be the beat Grand Entree
THAT Marie Dressier says Broadway would cations will bear the names of Otto A. Hauerbach
MREVIEWflEARS
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