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VOL. LIII. N o . 17. Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, Oct. 28, 1911
Percival Knight, who was the comedian in "The
Arcadians," also does some excellent work in a
Musical Comedy Now in Second Year in Lon- comedy role in the new production.
don Arouses Enthusiasm of Press and Public
If general enthusiasm can be accepted as pre-
at New York Opening.
saging a permanent success, then "The Quaker
Girl""is destined to hold the boards at the Park
"The Quaker Girl," the musical comedy which Theater for many moons. Chappell & Co., Ltd.,
is enjoying its second year of success in London, are the publishers of the music.
was offered for the approval of New York at
the Park Theater (formerly the Majestic) on
MUSICAL COMEDY FOR VAUDEVILLE
Monday night, and the manner in which it was
received by the critics and the public indicates "Goddess of Liberty" Condensed Into Thirty-
Minute Act.
that the production has not been overrated in the
slightest. The music of "The Quaker Girl" is by
(Special to The Review.)
Lionel Monckton, the book by James T. Tanner,
Chicago, 111., October 23, 1911.
and the lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Green-
A musical comedy in vaudeville is offered at the
bank. The American production is made by Majestic this week, where Joe Howard and a com-
Henry B. Harris.
pany of ten appear in a condensed version of "The
If any doubt had existed in the minds of the Goddess of Liberty." Two scenes of the show
audience as to the worth of "The Quaker Girl," have been used in making up the vaudeville act,
from the standpoint of either music or comedy, it which runs thirty minutes.
was dispelled before the end of the second act.
Mr. Howard is at present working on the score
The score is overflowing with melody and the for a new production for Mort Singer, the book of
book is full of laugh provokers, both in the lines which is to be furnished by Ben Jerome.
and situations. Of the score of musical numbers
It is planned to have the new show open at the
the majority are above the ordinary, while more Princess Theater early in January. Chas. K. Har-
than one has exceptional merit. The writers of
ris will publish the music.
the lyrics are to be congratulated upon their
originality.
CALLS STRAUSS MUSIC POISON.
• "Come to the Ball," a waltz song, has the catch-
mess and swing for which New York has indi- Seigfried Wagner Says Other Things About the
cated its fondness. Lawrence Rea,' who sings it,
Composer of "Salome" and His Music and
has a good baritone voice which his many hearers
Will Be Sued for Libel.
seemed never to tire of, so frequently was he en-
According to a dispatch from Berlin, Richard
cored.
Strauss intends to sue Siegfried Wagner, son of
"A Quaker Girl," "A Runaway Match," "Just
as Father Used to Do," "A Dancing Lesson" and the great Wagner, for libel on account of the
"Get Away, I Am a Married Man," are a few of opinions ascribed-to Siegfried and recently printed
in German papers. Wagner does not deny the ex-
the other numbers which won encores.
A chorus evidently selected for its singing pressions, but claims they were used in a private
ability as well as attractiveness, made the ensem- conversation. Wagner's remarks were these:
"It is more than sad that 'Parsifal' will soon be
bles worthy of special mention.
Clifton Crawford, of "Three Twins" fame, plays obtainable by theaters which have been polluted
the chief role in "The Quaker Girl," and is ably by the abortive works of Richard Strauss, those
assisted in his singing and dancing by Ina Claire. same histrionic boards over which disgusting
"THE QUAKER GIRL" MAKES GOOD.
Anyone Can
Write Songs
SINGLE COPIES. 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
'Salome' has passed; also 'Electra? which one can
only call a derision of Sophocles, a profanation of
aTi classicism. My father would turn in his grave
if he eould learn of the decline in music, that
music which now finds expression in the works of
Strauss.
"Can this be ait which Strauss offers his public?
Is it the purpose of art to exploit the basest ten-
dencies of the people and their inclination -to sensu-
ality and lust? 'Salome,' 'Electra' and the miser-
able 'Rosencavalier' cannot possibly be more
than the sensations of a moment, the successes of
a day, hardly more than a money-making scheme.
The composer speculates on the lowest tastes of
his listeners in order to make money.
"The Strauss music is noise—not music, but the
phantasies of fever. His music is a speculative
sin against humanity. If my father were alive
he would protest with a voice of thunder against
this error, against this darkening of ideals. Of
course base texts and low music must exist for
people who need such, but let those people remain
among themselves and not dare to serve on re-
spectable tables food swarming with poison bacilli
of the worst kind." v
CONDITIONS GOOD IN WEST.
Will Von Tilzer, general manager of the Harry
Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co., made a flying
trip to Chicago last week to look after some busi-
ness matters and upon his return reported that the
general situation in the West was decidedly en-
couraging, especially as far as it affected the busi-
ness of his house.
USING A GOOD NUMBER.
Andrew Mack, the well-known Irish actor and
singer, is using "All Aboard for Blanket Bay"
(Von Tilzer) as a feature number with his present
production, which played Scranton this week. Frank
Morrell, "The California Baby," is also using the
song with great success in vaudeville. At the same
time it might be mentioned that "All Aboard for
Blanket Bay" is gaining ground steadily.
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