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THE
MUSIC TRADE
RElViEIW
Remick & Co., is now connected with Leo Feist's wide canvass among the homes of piano owners,
music dealers generally will be watching for evi-
Chicago office.
That "Our Miss Gibbs" has registered her six dence that their respective towns or cities are in-
hundredth performance at the Gaiety Theater, cluded in the work. For their information the
Century officials announce that the canvass will
London.
That Belle Baker, on the "big time" in vaude- be spread until all the States of the country, with
ville, is singing several of Harry Von Tilzer's three minor exceptions in New England, will be
covered in due course. The canvass cannot be
songs.
That the manuscript of Luigi Illica's book for started simultaneously in all the States, however,
for in some sections of the country the force em-
Mascagni's new opera, "Ysobel," has just arrived
ployed by the Hamilton Corporation, which will
in America (again).
That the translation thereof has been intrusted conduct the canvass for the Century company,
will be at work in the interests of other commodi-
by Liebler & Co. to Charles Henry Metzler, of the
ties for the time being.
New York American.
"The expense of this canvass will be very
That Max Bendix, formerly an assistant con-
ductor at the Metropolitan Opera House, has been large," said an official of the Century company
engaged as musical director of "The Spring. Maid," this week. "We would never have entered upon
the undertaking with the tremendous expenditure
in which Christie MacDonald will be seen.
That the sale of the late Julian Edwards' collec- in prospect if we were not absolutely sure that
compensation would come in the end. We know
That F. A. Mills has abolished his professional tion of art objects brought the sum of,$3,326. .
department, so great has been the demand for pro-
That Charles Deane, once a wjell-known singoar -that the Century Edition will justify all claims
fessional copies.
made for it. The chief trouble has been, strangely
and song writer, is dead in London.
That the Jack Norworth Music Publishing Co.
That the Evening Sun is,publishing charts on enough, its low price. It is hard to convince many
persons that a given standard work may be had
have suspended operations. (Agony item No. 2.)
teach how "to learn music at sight."
That every music publisher is the only one in That if the Evening Sun would print charts on in our edition just as well as in one costing half
the city who never gets less than eight cents per how to "learn music by sound" these could be a dollar. These particular ones fear that some-
•hing must be wrong with the work or else it
copy, wholesale, for his music.
profitably used in several offices of which we wot.
vould not be sold at ten cents per copy. By this
That a new manager and $50,000 are said to
:anvass, therefore, we propose to show that the
have been added to one of the music publishing
lesired work is just the same as in the higher-
houses.
New Musical Comedy Scores an Emphatic Hit
priced editions; that the Century Edition, in fact,
That this is important if the latter part of it is
at the Globe Theater Despite Dismal Fore-
is equal to any, irrespective of the price."
true, although both were direfully needed.
bodings of the Carpers.
That one or two publishers have had their orders
sent back to them unfilled by the one and only
A JOURNALISTIC MAGNATE.
Dire forebodings were set at naught as the pres-
printing firm.
entation for the first time in this city of "The
The following article, relating to one who is well
That these made "suitable arrangements," how- Bachelor Belles" proceeded at the Globe Theater
and favorably known to readers of The Review
ever, rather.than walk the plank.
last Monday evening. With Adeline Genee added
as the former editor of its music section, was
That there seems to be no reason why a music to the other attractions of this musical comedy,
publisher should not incorporate for half a million bringing out "thunderous" applause when she first published in the Morning Telegraph recently:
"J. Hayden-Clarendon (not forgetting the
dollars if he wants to.
floated into the limelight on a darkened stage,
That the chief criticisms of the move seem to be the production developed into an emphatic "hit." hyphen) has turned magnate. J. Hayden-Claren-
don, in the event that you do not recall him, is
inspired by regrets of critics who didn't think of it Miss Genee's wonderful art created great enthu-
an English tenor and actor of juvenile roles, who
first.
siasm later, too, but even without her the new
first swept Broadway with his monocle during the
That the stock is not sold yet, anyway, and in piece would have proved that it deserved success.
days of "Florodora." Subsequently he contributed
this town, furthermore, the ethics of a question
Several of those connected with both the pro-
articles to leading magazines and newspapers, and
seem to depend only on whether you can "get ducing and the publishing details of the produc-
finally attached himself to a weekly publication
away with it."
tion had feared for the fate of "The Bachelor
dealing with events in the musical world.
That May De Sousa has signed to appear in Belles." Outside of New York the praise for it
"Several months ago Mr. Hayden-Clarendon
musical comedy again.
was scant. It reached this town at the psycho-
disappeared. His friends—even those at the music
That musical comedy thereby gains more than logical moment (election week), however, and this
publishing house from which he occasionally drew
was all that was needed in view of the merits of
the "legitimate" loses.
royalties—have been ignorant of his whereabouts.
That Dick Richards, formerly pianist with Theo- the piece itself. The music, by Raymond Hubbell,
And now word comes from San Francisco that he
dore Morse and the only press agent that pub- is not intended to compare with avowed light
is in a fair way to amass a large fortune through
opera, but for a musical comedy it is very good
lisher has had, is now in vaudeville.
the sale of paper milk bottles.
anji
lightly
entertains
the
audience.
There
are
That Brother Morse announces Caruso has for
"The commodity in which he has interested him-
the first time in the history of his concert work a number of catchy songs, notably "I'm Dying for
self
takes the form of the more familiar glass
You,"
sung
and
danced
daintily
by
Ruth
Peebles
programmed an American song, published by said
milk
bottles with which the doorsteps of this beau-
and Lawrence Wheat; "If I Just Think of Her,"
Theodore.
tiful city are adorned each morning. Their great
sung
by
Mr.
Wheat
and
chorus;
"You've
Been
That this is "going some"; about to the limit,
Kissing the Blarney Stone," sung by Eva Fallon value lies in the fact that, once emptied, they may
in fact.
be crumpled up and destroyed at a ridiculously
That Harry Wells, formerly with Jerome H. and John Park, and a topical song, "What Has small cost to the dealer."
Become of the Girls I Used to Know?" capitally
sung by Frank Lalor. There is a clever musical
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mystification in the "If I Just Think of Her"
song. The book, by Henry H. Smith, is amusing.
The music is published by Jerome H. Remick &
Co.
(Continued from page 48.)
Yama Man," sung in "Three Twins," and "Mrs.
Casey," sung by Florence Holbrook in "Bright
Eyes." In addition to his song efforts he has
written the following musical comedies: "An-
chored," produced by the Elks of Terre Haute;
"Flo Flo," a starring vehicle for Stella Mahew;
"The Lucky Stone," brought out as a summer
show in San Francisco; "The Flower of the
Ranch," with Joseph Howard, and in connection
with Addison Burkhardt, "The Sweetest Girl in
Paris." In his spare moments he has patched up
a number of musical comedies.
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Work of Pushing This Edition Will Spread
Through the Various States Until Country
Has Been Covered—How Low Price Has
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Established Ballad Success. By Herbert Ingraham.
As next Monday is the day set for the opening
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