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THE: MUSIC
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TRADE
REVIEW
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
WHITE=SMITfiUX). OFFICERS
A YOUNG COMPOSER OF PROMISE
Re-elected for the Ensuing Year—Excellent
Business Report—Cadman's Songs Intro-
duced in Russia with Great Success.
Is Herbert W. Weymann, Son of the President
of H. A. Weymann & Son—His Recent Com-
positions Are Highly Spoken Of.
(Special to The Review.)
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., Jan. 27, 1913.
The White-Smith Music Publishing Co. held its
annual meeting on January 23 and re-elected all the
old officers, viz.: President, D. L. White; treas-
urer and clerk, W. M. Bacon; directors, these
officers and B. M. Davison, C. A. White and L. P.
Maguire, of New York. The company reported a
very good twelve months of business, considering
it was a Presidential year. All of the compans's
recent publications are in good request. The
White-Smith Co. recently learned of the encourag-
ing news that the Cadman songs are about to be
introduced into Russia, which will make the third
continental country to receive them enthusiastically,
as France and Germany already have given' them
a warm reception, where they are being sung
widely.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 27, 1913.
A coming young composer is Herbert W. Wey-
mann, youngest son of Harry W. Weymann, presi-
dent of H. A. Weymann & Son, 1010 Chestnut
street, this city. Two of young Mr. Weymann's
latest successful compositions or "The Hour of
OLCOTT'S NEW SONGS PLEASE.
Popular Irish Actor Appears in "The Isle o'
Dreams" at the Grand Opera House.
An event in local theatricals was the annual ap-
pearance in New York this week of Chauncey Ol-
cott, the popular Irish-American actor, who ap-
peared at the Grand Opera House in his latest
vehicle, "The Isle o' Dreams," a new play by Rida
Johnson Young, and dealing with happenings on a
little island off the coast of Ireland at the time of
Napoleon's threatened invasion of Ireland in 179SJ.
As in all his plays, Mr. Olcott finds the oppor-
tunity for singing several songs of true Irish flavor.
In the present production Mr. Olcott sings four
new numbers, namely, "The Isle o' Dreams,"
"Mother Machree" and "When Irish Eyes Are
Smiling," by George Graff, Jr., Chauncey Olcott
and Ernest R. Ball, and "Kathleen Aroon," by
Louis Weslyn, Mr. Olcott and Mr. Ball. Two nlm-
bers, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and "The
Isle o' Dreams," have particularly pleasing melo-
dies and will probably meet with the favor that has
been accorded other songs sung by Mr. Olcott. M.
Witmark & Sons are the publishers.
Herbert W. Weymann.
Love" and "Nashville, Tennessee." The former
number is to come out on the Victor list shortly,
which shows its character. The House of Wey-
mann reports an extensive demand for Mr. Wey-
mann's music in both wholesale and retail depart-
ments, so it demonstrates that his pieces are taking
well with the public and musical fraternity.
The Review is pleased to show herewith a photo-
graph of this youthful composer. Mr. Weymann
is acquiring the fundamental knowledge of music
publishing and musical merchandise business by
filling various positions in the Weymann estab-
lishment, and he gives promise of developing his
father's broad business vision and executive ability.
THEREYIEWMEARS
THAT cabaret shows on trains is the brilliant
idea put forth by a New York manager, and with
all seriousness.
THAT if such a form of entertainment becomes
an accomplished fact the wise publisher will
smuggle his pluggers aboard in the disguise of
Pullman car porters.
THAT Jean Lennox, the well-known writer of
"I Don't Care" and other songs, has planned to re-
turn to vaudeville.
THAT singers from among the congregation of a
negro church in New York announce the fact that
they will present "The Mikado."
THAT with due respect to the judgment of the
colored brethren we would like to suggest that they
change the program to "Othello."
THAT some of our promising song writers might
get some good ideas for new songs from watching
the cartoons of Rube Goldberg.
THAT Henry Clay Smith is no longer interested
in the music publishing firm of Smith & Browne.
THAT from contracts made during the last week
or so with Caryl], Lehar and other foreign com-
posers, the managers apparently have faith in the
lasting quality of the present demand for imported
operettas.
THAT the manner in which some of the "adapt-
ers " wreck the book, in many cases, should be made
the subject of Congressional investigation while
such action is popular.
THAT Chas. K. Harris is losing no time and
sparing no effort in pushing his latest ballad, "Not
Till Then."
NEW LEHAR OPERETTA PRODUCED.
Charming Music in "The Man with Three
Wives"
Presented at Weber & Field's
Theater—Some of the Features—Numbers of
the New Production That Made Impression.
Franz Lehar's latest operetta, "The Man With
Three Wives," was presented in New York for.
the first time at Weber & Fields' Theater on
Thursday evening of last week, and as a whole
made an excellent impression on those who wit-
DEATH OF R. W. SIMMONS.
nessed the piece. Most of the critics held that
the music measured up to that of Lehar's first
Roger W. Simmons, for several years Editor of
NEW DITSON PUBLICATION.
triumph, "The Merry Widow," in quality, some
the Music Section of The Review, and more re-
even holding that it surpassed in some respects
cently Dramatic Editor of the Journal of Com-
The Oliver Ditson Co. has added to its important
merce, this city, died in St. Luke's Hospital on list of pedagogic works Jean Vogt's Twenty-four the music of that first operetta. Suffice it to say
that the music was of a quality that enabled it to
Monday morning from heart disease combined
Octave Studies of medium difficulty, edited by
with other organic troubles. Mr. Simmons, who Frederic E. Farrar; Grieg's Sonata in E minor, make up for a very weak book, a book that is
excellent in the original but suffers heavily through
was t'hirty-jix years old, was a graduate of Har- edited by Bertha F. Tapper; Brahm's Four Ballads,
vard University, and spent his life in newspaper edited by Rafael Joseffy; Grieg's From Holberg's the adaptation.
work in Boston, Washington and New York. He Time, edited by Bertha F. Tapper. W 7 e also have
In the new operetta Lehar has given us a score
is survived by a brother and several sisters, one before us the Heinrich Panofke's Twenty-four of proportions and variety that indicates a general
of the latter, Mrs. Fay Simmons Davis, being one Progressive Vocalises, which is within the com- desire to please, whether in one way or another.
of the few woman members of the American pass of one octave and a half for all voices ex- There is a waltz, a decidedly interesting waltz, that
Guild of Organists.
is heard at intervals throughout the piece, and is
cept bass.
Another Ditson publication is "The Liberty especially effective at the end of the second act.
"When I was young we sang 'Suwanee River'
Bell," a ballad cantata for baritone solo and chorus There are duets, trios and quartets galore—some
and 'Sweet Adeline.'"
of men's voices, the music of which is by Win, G. that smack of the truly musical comedy flavor and
"Well?"
Hammond. This is a work of considerable merit others that display more ambition on the part of
"I pity my children. They will have to look
and one that appeals to the rapidly growing num- the composer. There is ballet music of light and
back on 'Everybody's Doing It' and this current
airy character that insists in lingering in one's
ber of singing clubs throughout the country.
assortment
of ragtime songs."—Washington
mind, and the prevalent ragtime is closely ap-
Herald.
proached in "Hello, Hello," a bright little number
SCHEDULES IN BANKRUPTCY.
in the last act.
Harold and Helen Ballou's
Schedules
in
bankruptcy
of
Isador
A.
Cantor,
the
Of the songs that will probably be heard to a
POST CARD SONGS
music printer, of 113 West Thirty-first street, show considerable extent are to be included "There's
Have Caught the Hearts and Purses.
liabilities of $36,747 and assets of $36,430. Among Always a Girl Who Is Waiting," "The Vale of
The ONLY novelty in printed music. Original,
catchy, complete with accompaniment and pleasing
the creditors are R. A. Kastner Paper Co., $3,800; Dreaming," a dainty lullaby; "Rose of Yesterday,"
sentiment. Samples, List and Prices at your call.
Hall Rotary Press Co., $2,900, secured; Lizzie Can- a charming number of the ballad order, and "When
HAROLD AND HELEN BALLOU, Publishers.
Maritime Building,
Seattlt, Washington.
tor, $2,000; M. Crow, $2,000, and Fifth National You're Traveling," a truly rollicking air. Chappell
They ginger up the mtuie trade.
& Co., Ltd., publish the music.
Bank, $900.