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THE MUSIC TRADE
62
REVIEW
FEATURES SCHMID WALTZ.
THAT all the schemes for the uplifting of the
musical tastes of the masses have a little sub-
scription clause attached.
THAT there is generally provision made for a
soft job for the leader of the movement in carry-
ing out the work.
THAT as some peop\e persist in preferring Conan
Doyle's works to Homer's writings, so there are
some who prefer a popular ballad or novelty song
to Chopin's preludes. It's a matter of taste as
much as education.
THAT when it comes to collecting royalties from
music roll and talking machines record manufac-
turers, the publishers and composers are in the
position of the stockholder who holds the bag.
THAT the additions to "Most Popular Folios"
will be ready for the trade at an early date.
THAT Hinds, Noble & Eldredge, the publishers,
state that the contents of the new volumes are
well worth waiting for.
THAT one virtue, at least, of the Ziegfeld pro-
ductions, is that they offer to the publishers al-
most unlimited opportunities for squeezing in in-
terpolations.
THAT as one sales manager says, "One good in-
terpolation in a line show is worth two scores of
shows that have been relegated to the storehouse."
THAT a new patriotic march and two-step, "In
America," by Ulysses J. Alsdorf, and which is
said to be especially effective for use in campaigns,
has just been published by M. Witmark & Sons.
THAT the Edgar Selden Music Publishing & Pro-
ducing Co., is rapidly getting under way, with
temporary offices at 1560 Broadway.
THAT the new concern, under the capable man-
agement of Edgar Selden, will soon have ready for
the trade several songs by prominent writers.
Victor Kremer Co.,
Publishers of
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LITTLE PUFF OF SM0KE,G00D NIGHT"
"HONEY SAL"
"SINS ME AN IRISH COME-ALL-YE"
"RAGGED EDGES' 1
"MOTHER"
"WHY DON'T THE BAND PLAY DIXIE"
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C S HI E CACO S T
MILLION COPY HIT
Down By The Old Millstream
Also New Hits
New
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New
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WHEN WE WERE SWEETHEARTS New
UNDER THE OLD OAK TREE New
WAY DOWN SOUTH
New
RAG RAG RAG
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THAT SUBWAY RAG
New
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
New
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187 Tremont St.,
BOSTON. MASS.
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And Some Others World Famous
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KOLB & DILL REUNION A SUCCESS.
Oreste Vessella, Prominent Atlantic City Con-
ductor, Well Pleased with New Number—
His Interesting Career in Music.
German Comedians Appear in "The Girl in the
Train" and "The Politicians" in San Fran-
cisco and Enjoy Long Run.
Of the millions that visit Atlantic City every
year there are few who have not heard Oreste
Vessella and his famous Italian band. This is his
tenth season at the Steel Pier, and his concerts
are patronized by the elite of the country. Musical
critics speak in highest terms of praise of his abil-
ity as a conductor, and he is acknowledged by
musicians as one of the most thoroughly technical
men on this side of the Atlantic connected with
any large concert band.
Mr. Vessella at the age of seven was considered
a prodigy on the clarinet; in fact, he played solo
clarinet in the town band of his native place,
Alife, Italy. At twelve he was sent to the Con-
servatore Naples, where he studied for six years.
In 1901 he came to America, and not being
familiar with our language accepted the position
of first clarinet at the Steel Pier. One night dur-
The reunion of Kolb & Dill, the prominent and
successful comedians, which resembles in some re-
spects the recent reconciliation of Weber & Fields,
has proven very interesting to the theatergoers of
San Francisco for the "past few weeks, and as a
result the Savoy Theater, that city, has been ex-
periencing some box office records. The comedians
appeared in the musical comedy "The Girl on the
Train," book by Harry B. Smith, from the Ger-
man by Victor Leon, and music by Leo Fall. The
musical numbers, including "Follow Me," "Good-
Bye, My Love, Good-Bye," "I'm Fancy Free,"
"That's Why Lots of People Marry," and the
other prominent successes went over in a perfectly
satisfactory manner.
Kolb & Dill also made a hit in a revised ver-
sion of "The Politicians," with book by Aaron
Hoffman, lyrics by Dave Reed, and tuneful music
by Ernest R. Ball, Fred Hoff, George Christie
and others. The song hit of the production is
"Lady Angeline," while "Rosebud" and "Would
You, Sweetheart, Would You," are close seconds.
M. Witmark & Sons publish the music of both
productions.
THE CREATION OF A SONG.
Mme. Sembrich's "Was mir gerfallt" Proves
inspiration to Managers, but Causes Trouble
for Dealers.
According to a story from St. Petersburg, igno-
rance of German on the part of a manager re-
cently resulted in a mistake in planning a program
for Mme. Sembrich.
It seems that Marcella Sembrich had been un-
able to decide what she should sing at the recital
immediately after Schumann's "Widmung," and
every time that the manager insisted he must have
the complete program she gave him answer that
she was not yet sure—she must think it over again.
Finally, on the day before the concert, he declared
he would not leave, the room before knowing what
other Schumann song the soprano was going to
sing. At this Mme. Sembrich lost her patience
and said shortly: "Ich singe was mir garfallt" (I
will sing what I like."
"All right," was the impresario's mental com-
ment. "Now I know what I will do." Where-
upon he had "Was mir gefallt" (What I like)
inserted in the program. Now it pleased Sembrich
to sing Schumann's "Sandmann," and the result
was that the day after the recital the St. Peters-
Oreste Vessella.
burg music dealers were kept at their wits' ends
ing this engagement the leader became ill and by the orders that poured in for Schumann's "Was
Vessella was importuned to take his place. His mir gefallt."
manner of conducting and the numerous encores
and plaudits he received attracted the attention
of the proprietors of the pier and they made him a
proposition to organize a band for the following
season. This he did, organizing the Royal Italian
Band. The following year he reorganized it under
the name of Vessella's Italian Band.
His admirers claim that while his programs al-
ways contain the best works of the old masters,
his rendition of waltzes being peculiarly charming
and effective. He introduces a new waltz every
year, which he makes popular not only at Atlantic
City but over the whole world. For this year he
has selected the "Perle de Perse" valses, by Jo-
hann «,C. Schmid, and Vessella claims that it is
the best waltz that he has ever selected and is
particularly proud that it is by an American com-
poser. The composer in return has arranged with
Words by Dave Reed
his publishers, J. H. Remick & Co., to have future
editions dedicated to Oreste Vessella.
Music by Geo. Christie,
Everybody's Singing It
THE GREAT NOVELTY SONG
"Lady
Angeline"
Composer of " Baby Rose 1 '
EXCELLENT SALES RECORD.
F. H. Burt, Eastern sales manager for J. H.
Remick & Co., states that the sales of his depart-
ment for the opening months of 1912 show a ma-
terial advance over the record for the same period
last year, and that the results for the first three
weeks in April have been especially satisfactory.
The Remick catalog at the present time contains a
goodly number of steady sellers, some of which are
developing into real hits, and as a result the orders
received have been of a substantial nature.
Live dealers will have a good
supply of this number on hand.
PUBLISHED BY
M. WITMARK & SONS
New York
Chicago San Francisco
London
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