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VOL. LIU. N o . 14. Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, Oct. 7, 1911
"GYPSY LOVE" MAKES GOOD.
SUES FOR LOST SCORE.
Composer of "Raffaelo" Asks $50,000 Damages
from the Metropolitan.
Albert Mildenberg, the American composer, who
lives at I'M West Seventy-seventh street, has begun
suit in the Supreme Court against the Metropolitan
Opera Company for $50,000 as damages due him
for the loss of parts of the score of his opera,
'"Raffaelo." Mr. Mildenherg handed this opera in
in the prize competition which the opera company
initiated two years ago, and which was decided in
favor of Prof. Parker. He alleges that only a
small part of the score was returned to him.
"Raffaelo" was one of the scores which was
stolen from a delivery wagon in front of Walter
Damrosch's house. Mildenberg alleges that after
lhat time the. score was never complete, and could
not therefore have been really judged.
"I have receipts in my possession," he said yes-
terday, "for all the parts of the score, but they
were not returned to me. I have a letter from
George Chadwick, one of the judges of the con-
test, who says that he never saw the complete
score. I wanted the opera company to make an
announcement to this effect, but one of the directors
with whom I talked did not seem inclined to do
inis. I have been utterly unable to discover what
tecame of the man who was arrested for stealing
the score. He does not seem to have been prose-
cuted."
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Mr. Mildenberg seems to have bad luck with his
scores. Another, which it was said was to be per-
formed at the Vienna opera, was lost overboard on
an ocean liner. He did not possess a duplicate.
There seems to have been only one copy of "Raf-
faelo," also. Mr. Mildenberg says he is typewriting
it, with a vast deal of trouble, for the publishers.
PLAN BIG MUSIC TOURNAMENT
Of International Scope in Paris Next May-
$40,000 in Cash Prizes.
The Municipal Council of Paris has organized
an international music tournament to be held in
Paris on May 25th, 2Gth and 27th next year, and
bands of several countries are being invited to take
part. At present the awards in cash amount to
about $10,000, besides numerous other prizes, such
as.diplomas, trophies and gold and silver medals.
There will be sections for all classes of choral
societies, bands and orchestras. A commission of
organization has been formed consisting of the
members of the Paris Council and a number of
eminent men in the musical world, including M.
Camille Saint-Saens and M. Massenet, while many
other well known composers, including S'r Ed-
v/j.rd Elgar, are on the committee of honor.
New Lehar Operetta Produced in Philadel-
phia with Marguerite Sylva as the Star.
(Special to The Review.)
Philadelphia, Pa., October 3, 1!)11.
Franz Lehar's new operetta, "Gypsy Love," had
its American premiere at Forrest's Theater, this
city, last night under the management of A. H.
Woods, and with Marguerite Sylva as the star. If
the almost unbounded enthusiasm of the first night
audience can be taken as a criterion, the success of
the production is assured. It will be offered for
the approval of New York at the Globe Theater
on October 10. Besides Miss Sylva, the cast of
principals included Arthur Albro, a Russian tenor;
Henry E. Dixey, Frances Demarest, Albert Hart,
George L. Bickel and Dorothy Webb. The opera
was staged under the direction of George Marion
and Louis F. Gottschalk conducted the orchestra
The English version of "Gypsy Love" is by Harry
B. and Robert Smith. Chappell & Co. publish the
music.
NEW OPERAS PROMISED.
Gatti-Casazza Announces Plans for New York
Opera Season at the Metropolitan.
Four new operas at the least, five new artists,
and, in all, 150 performances are announced for the
coming New York grand opera season by Giulio
Gatti-Casazza.
There will be a twenty-two weeks' season, open-
ing Monday, November 13, with Puccini's "The
Girl of the Golden West," Caruso being announced
for the first performance. There will be 110 sub-
scription performances, on Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday after-
noons. Late in the season there will be extra per-
formances on Tuesday and Saturday evenings,
with a series of special matinees, at which will
be produced many of the classical operas, as well
as several performances of the 'Ring" and
"Parsifal."
It will be Mr. Casazza's fourth season at the
Metropolitan. The repertory will include forty-
one standard operas, fifteen novelties and revivals
and a liberal portion of Russian ballet.
Adherents of the cause of opera in English will
be disappointed to learn that the management has
decided not to give any foreign works in other
than the original tongue. With contract rights for
eleven new operas, the four which will surely be
given for the first time in this country are "Mona,"
by Horatio Parker and Brian Hooker, which won
the $10,000 prize contest; "Boris Boudonoff," by
Moussorgsky; "Lobtanz," by Thuolle, and "Le
Donne, Curiose," by Wolf-Ferrari.
"MONARCH AND THE MAID" SCORES.
"The Monarch and the Maid." a new musical
comedy with book by Matthew Ott, lyrics by G
K. Stevens and music by Daniel J. Sullivan, was
given its premiere in Augusta, Me., last week, and
me.t with instantaneous success. The book is good,
the songs are pretty and the lyrics well written.
There are about a dozen songs, published by Wit-
marks, that are destined to have a tremendous
vogue.
NEW OPERASfOR SAVAGE.
WiU
Produce "Mousme" the New Japanese
Opera and "Litt'e Boy Blue."
Wilfred Packland, technical director for Henry
W. Savage, returned to New York Saturday from
London and Paris, where he had gone on a speca 1
business mission for Mr. Savage. In London he
was present at the premier of the Japanese opera,
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
"Mousme," at the Shaftsbury Theatre, upon which
he made a favorable report. The piece is by Alex-
ander Thompson and Robert Courtneidge, with
music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot.
In Paris he made sketches of the Bal Tabarin,
which is to be a scene of "Little Boy Blue," an
operetta by Henry Bereny that was produced in
Vienna under the title of "Lord Piccolo." Both
of these pieces are to be produced by Mr. Savage.
INSANE ON ONE SONG.
Gives Them "Casey Jones" from Morning Until
Night.
(Special to The .Review.)
Springfield, Mo., Sept. 30, 1911.
By singing "Casey Jones" incessantly, Harry
Roherds, a young farmer, has warbled himself well
on to the road to the asylum. He was before the
County Court on complaint of relatives who said
he sang the song from morning till night.
As soon as he was given an opportunity to speak
for himself, Roberds started in on "Casey Jones."
The judge could not head him off until he had
rendered several dozen verses of it. Then he de-
clared Roberds insane.
"GIRL FROM WALL STREET" OPENS.
Production Makes Good Impression on First
Appearance in Wikesbarre.
(Special to The Review.)
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 3, 1911.
A new musical comedy, "The Girl from Wall
Street," with Blanche Ring and Harry Gilfoyl in
the leading parts, was presented for the first time
on any stage at the Grand Opera House last night.
The book is by Edgar Sehvyn and Margaret Mayo,
lyrics by Hapgood Burt, and music by Carl
Hoschna. Witmark & Sons are the publishers
Two of the acts are laid in New York and one in
Reno. In the company are William P. Carlton,
Sadie Knowlton, Clarence Oliver, Paul Porter,
Charles Winniger and Cyril Ring.
PRODUCE ANOTHER HIT.
Those prolific producers of real bits, Messrs.
Armstrong and Clark, have added another new
number to their long chain of successes. It is
entitled, "Driving Home the Cows from Pasture,"
and is in the form of a joyous march melody, with
an irresistible swing. Witmarks are the publishers.
MAKING ADVERTISING A SCIENCE.
The Association of National Advertising Man-
agers, in the Fifth Avenue building, has issued the
report of its committee on education, with the title
"Can Advertising Be Sciencized." The report deals'
with the attempt to classify and correlate the re-
sults of the experiences of business enterprises into
a comprehensive seU of principles which can be
taught and learned, thus doing away with the hap-
hazard method of individual experience. The ad-
vantages of advancing the knowledge of advertising
as far as may be possible to an exact science is the
object of the association.