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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Musician is full of good things. The cover is
TO KEEP DONIZETTI RELICS.
unusually elaborate, showing a Roman garden full
New Composition by Charles Wakefield Cadman of the atmosphere of song. Among the articles are Naples Takes Action Against Removal of Doc-
—The Cadenza Becomes Official Organ of "Raoul Pugno, the Man and the Artist," by Ward
uments and Scores by Composer's Nephew—
American Guild of Banjoists, Mandolinists Stephens; "The Economic Value of Music to
New Composition Discovered.
and Guitarists—Recent Ditson Publications Women," by Karleton Hackett; "The Opera as a
—Next Dinner of Boston Publishers on Feb- Factor in American Music," by Arthur Wilson,
A curious difficulty has arisen at the Conserva-
ruary 11 — B. F. Wood Co. Closes Good Year and "Early Epochs in American Music," by Arthur
torio of San Pietro a Majella of Naples over Gae-
—Thompson Suffers from Illness of Employes Elson. There are a number of pieces of music, tano Donizetti's manuscripts, records, letters and
relics which are preserved there. Signor Doni-
both vocal and instrumental, in the issue.
(Special to The Review.)
Mr. Furness and Mr. Desmond are back home zetti, nephew of the composer, who has had to
Boston, Mass., Dec. 30, 1912.
leave Turkey, where he was employed in the Otto-
With the January issue of The Cadenza that and will not start off again until after the new
year. The company reports the retail trade to man Bank, wants all the documents and relics for
monthly periodical becomes the official organ of
Bergamo, his uncle's birthplace. The authorities
the American Guild of Banjoists, Mandolinists and have been most excellent during the holidays.
The next dinner of the Boston Music Publishers' of the Naples Conservatorio are sorry over this
Guitarists, which organization was started in 1902.
and they are endeavoring to make Signor Doni-
The front cover has been entirely changed with Association will be held at the Parker House on
zetti waive his claim. His uncle, it must be re-
this issue. It shows a concert stage with an organ February 11, when the members expect to have
corded, was once head of the Naples Conserva-
in the background and a large body of mandolin, another of their "good times."
torio, and it was while he was there that he com-
banjo and guitar players in the foreground, with
C. W. Thompson & Co. has been somewhat han-
posed "Lucia di Lammermoor." At Naples also he
the leader as the conspicuous figure. In one upper dicapped through considerable sickness among the
lost his wife, the fact being recorded on a tablet
corner is a young man playing a banjo solo to the employes during the past few weeks, several of
affixed to a house in the Via Nardones.
accompaniment of a young woman seated at the them having been laid up with the grip. The house
It was likewise at Naples that Donizetti found
piano; in the other corner a man is singing to the reports a good Christmas trade. A number of the
accompaniment of a mandolin played by a girl. Thompson Co.'s publications will be issued early in his best publisher, Girard. The Neapolitans ac-
Walter Jacobs, the publisher, is to be congratulated the new year. There has been nothing put out cordingly imagine that they have some claim to
not only on his new association, but on the taste- within the past few weeks, as the company wished keep the Donizetti relics, and the whole question
ful get-up of the issue. The opening article is on to get the benefit of the 1913 copyright privileges. will probably be submitted to a jury if Signor
Donizetti, the nephew, does not of his own free
President Hartnett, of the American Guild, and is
The B. F. Wood Mqsic Co. had a very good
accompanied by his portrait. Further on in the business during the past few weeks, and it ends will abandon the Bergamo claim.
The nephew of Donizetti has discovered among
issue Mr. Hartnett is represented by a lengthy the fiscal year in a highly encouraging state. Many
some
of the composer's papers an unpublished
contribution on "Common Sense in Teaching and of its publications had phenomenal sales. The
"Song of the Heart." The words and music are
Study." There are a number of articles of special company is planning for a big late winter and
by Donizetti and they are described as the most
interest to the players of these instruments, and spring business.
inspired and saddest of all his works.
much good music.
The White-Smith Music Co. will issue on Janu-
"MISS P R I N C E S S E S GOOD MUSIC.
RAGTIME REVUE IN LONDON.
ary 4 a new piece of Charles Wakefield Cadman's
Though Book of New American Operetta Is
"Hullo Ragtime" Draws Fashionable Audi-
which is sure to find a large following, as all the
Dull, Several Musical Numbers Have Catchy
ences to Hippodrome—Music by J. Louis
contributions of this composer are fast winning
Qualities Admirably Produced.
Hirsch.
him unusual fame. This new one is called "Idyls
of the South Sea," and it embraces four songs,
"Miss Princess," a new American operetta, with
The absolute domination of ragtime in London
a love song, a ghost song, canoe song and death book by Frank Mandel, lyrics by Will B. John-
is best exemplified by the new revue at the Hippo-
song. The words, which are of exquisite senti- stone and music by Alexander Johnstone, was pre-
drome entitled "Hullo, Ragtime!" which was rag
ment, are by Nellie Richmond Evarhart, and are sented at the Park Theater on Monday night with
from the moment the curtain rose until the finish
about the best lines she yet has turned out. The Lina Abarbanell in the title role. The book of
two hours later, says a dispatch to the New York
music is of the Hawaiian character, and the char- the piece is rather dull and with very little ex-
Sun. The fashionable audience, as well as the
acteristic melodies of these people are well re- citing in it, though good acting did much to save
throng in the gallery, was enthusiastic over every
produced. Two violin pieces called "Pays Loin- the situation. The chief merit of the show lies
tien" and "The Bees," by Pavel L. Bytovetsski, in the music, several numbers being of the class number. The numbers are by Louis Hirsch, the
have just been published by the White-Smith Co. that linger in the memories of the members of the composer of "The Gaby Glide."
Two of the numbers in particular are very sure
"Folk Songs of Eastern Europe," one of the audience long after the final curtain has fallen.
to prove the rage in the orchestral circles of Lon-
latest publications issued by the Oliver Ditson Among the selections mentioned are "Humpty-
don after to-night, namely, "How Do You Do,
Co., recently reviewed by this paper, is meeting Dumpty," "A Little Red Book and a Five-Cent
Miss Ragtime" and "The Wedding Glide," the hit
with an excellent demand. Another notable publi- Bag," a clever song about the "makin's," and
of the Winter Garden in New York.
cation of the season, and one that is having a phe- "Come, My Sweetheart." The music of "Miss
Ethel Levey was the star and in addition to her
nomenal sale, is particularly adapted to young
Princess" is published by M. Witmark & Sons.
singing and dancing, which were excellent, she
folks. It is called "Creature Songs," with words
proved that she possesses emotional power to a
and music by Louise Ayres Garnett, and illus-
MILLION COPY HIT
considerable extent.
trated by Peter Newell, who has shown wonder-
ful cleverness in his portrayal of animals. The
dedication is to Kitty Cheatham, who is so widely
Also New Hits
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New WHEN WE WERE SWEETHEARTS New
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