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THAT at the Actors' Field Day last week "Words
vs. Music" appeared again on the program,
scheduled as one of the contests.
THAT beyond appearing on this list the song
writers were not in evidence.
THAT in late weeks they are programmed when-
ever something is "pulled off," but are not to be
found except among the missing, as witness their
own proposed outing.
THAT the music store which Col. Goetting has
been operating in the Flatiron building, and which
was formerly conducted by N. Weinstein, is soon
to be abandoned.
THAT the women clerks therein are so fearful
of sheet music salesmen that they refuse to say
to what other location, if any, the store is to be
moved.
THAT Edward Laska has been away on an ex-
tended vacation, and was scheduled to return to
his office in the "Shubert" building late this week.
THAT "A Suburban Scramble," a musical num-
ber by Theodore Bendix, which was played with
considerable success in "The Commuters," at the
Criterion Theater, has been withdrawn from the
oichestra's program.
THAT Milton Weil, professional manager for
Victor Kremer (personal), married Miss Mabel
Weakley in Chicago, August 9.
THAT James A. Nichols, formerly manager of
the Chicago office of Jos. W. Stern, is now con-
nected with the Chicago office of the Theodore
Morse Music Co. at 07 South Clark street.
THAT Charles Dillingham has placed in rehear-
sal his two new musical comedies, "The Slim Prin-
cess," in which Elsie Janis will be starred, and
"The Girl in the Train," in which Sallie Fisher
will be the prima donna.
THAT "The Chocolate Soldier" will be presented
at the Lyric Theater, London, on September 10,
with an English cast.
THAT the Shuberts have signed Bailey and Aus-
tin, who are best known for their success in "The
Top of the World," to appear in a new musical
extravaganza, "The Aeroplane Girl."
THAT the issue of "Tamineh," a new Indian
number of Remick's, proves that the author of the
title was a brave one.
THAT Vesta Victoria is now included in the long
list of "headliners" using Remick songs.
MUSIC TRADE
45
REVIEW
AN AMERICAN_SINGER IN ITALY.
Difficulties That Beset the Aspiring Vocalist
in That Country—Paying for Engagements.
An American singer who has recently returned
from Italy, where he has been studying, telis us
some interesting facts about the way operatic af-
fairs are conducted in that land of sunshine. "Al-
most any American singer," he says, "can secure
an engagement in Italy if he pays the price. There
is a concern in Naples known as the International
Agency which made me this offer: For 250 francs
($50) I was to choose the place for my debut, one
performance only. For 400 francs ($80) I could
make two appearances. After that 1 was to sing
a month, three operas a week, for no pay. I
might get 30 or 40 francs ($6 or $8) a month after
that, providing I was lucky. For a contract of
live years I would have to pay 15 per cent, of my
salary while I remained in Italy, 20 per cent, on
the Continent and 25 per cent, if I sang in America.
In addition to this the critics, the claque, the
prompters and the stage hands would expect 'to be
remembered.'"
ACTORS TAKE MUSIC WITH MEALS.
Invariably Request Cafe Orchestras to Play
Their Pet Selections—One Leader's Record.
that privilege. The work is said to be almost com-
pleted, so it is barely possible that the coming sea-
son will see it ready for performance at the Metro-
politan. It is generally rumored that Debussy is
also at work on two other operas—if operas his
music dramas may be called—and one of them is
said to be a new setting of "Orphee."
FATE OF MY MU-SI-CAL COMEDY.
Tt was many and many a year ago
That I sat beside the sea,
And I wrote a book for a musical show,
In subdivisions three—
And I made the lyrics all by hand,
And I said, "They look good to me !"
There was never a King in the blooming show,
Nor a tropical scene—not a tree;
Nor a dialect part from first to last,
Nor a drinking song. Ah, me—
No touch of the Ghetto in all the libretto--
Not a Jew but the jeu d'esprit!
No burgomeister bald of pate,
No buxom bar-maid free,
No miser old, with a song of gold,
No village gossip. She
Is a type I quite abominate,
So she didn't appeal to me !
The majority of actors and actresses invariably
There were songs that rippled of love and youth,
ask for a favorite selection of music when they
With a gurgling note of glee,
are dining at a cafe, states a Western authority,
And a plot of the good, old-fashioned s o r t -
and the coming of a new musical comedy is al-
Just as plain as A-B-C;
ways followed by a perfect epidemic of requests
And a humor deftly whimsical
for the song hits of the score. In order to be
As the shafts of Shaw—G. B.!
able to comply with the enormous demand made
upon the orchestras of the leading hotels and
And never a show-girl marred its grace,
cafes, the leaders are compelled to maintain a
For there was none to be;
repertoire of great extent.
No pony ballets nor tableau stunts—
Jefferson De Angelis is said to be one of the
Nor girlies with dimpled knee,
few actors who is as much interested in the
Nor featured songs about elephant rides
orchestra as in its music, and the kind of instru-
In distant isles Feejee!
ment used to produce a particularly attractive
noise in "Yip-I-Addy," worried him greatly'until
It was many and many a year ago
he personally investigated and found out that it
That I sat beside the sea,
was only a clarionet singing falsetto. One of
And I wrote the book for this musical show
David Warfield's favorites is "Kathleen Mavour-
While the waves splashed heedlessly;
neen," while Clarice Vance has been known to
And never a manager yet has read
call for "Yiddisha Rag" and "Good Night, Mr.
That mu-si-cal com-e-dee!
Johnson."
—Irving Dillon in Life.
A leader of one of the famous cafe orchestras
of Indianapolis has made the following record of
Matthew Kirsch has been appointed as one of
some of the requests that have been handed him the traveling salesmen for the Eastern branch of
BALTIMORE NOT IN OPERATIC COLD.
by favorites of the stage: Mrs. Fiske called for Jerome H. Remick &.Co., succeeding Joseph Dear-
the "Blue Danube Waltzes" ; Maude Adams, "The
Baltimore is not to be left out in the operatic Scarf Dance"; Louis Mann, "Peer Gynt Suite"; born, who resigned recently to enter the employ
cold after all. Plans are being perfected by which Frank Daniels, "Sing, Kate, Sing"; Mine. Emmy of the Raymond Piano Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.
Kirsch was formerly a city salesman for Remick
this city is to have one performance a week of
Destinn, "Annie Laurie"; Eugene Cowles, "Gypsy & Co., and., his 'place in that capacity is now filled
opera, for twelve weeks, given by the Metropolitan- Song"; Mrs. Leslie Carter, Schubert's "Serenade";
Chicago forces while these are singing their Phila- Otis Skinner, "William Tell Overture"; Olga by Ben. Gottlieb.
delphia season. Last year's opera deficit was suffi- Ncthersole, Chaminade's "Air de Ballet," etc.
cient to suggest cold storage treatment for any
Jeromehremicksellers.
further plans to supply the Baltimoreans with
PREMIERE OF "TRISTAN" HERE.
Talk is cheap. We could utilize all this space
opera, but evidently the open-handed Metropolitan
to tell you that all the songs we mention in our
directors have decided to give Baltimore another
At one performance—that of "Falstaff"—the com-
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poser, Claude Debussy, was so affected that he
chance to prove how fond it is of opera.
hugged Toscanini—without calling forth much re-
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