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THE
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MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Mr. Furness, the Ditson Co.'s traveling man, is "SWEETIE SWEET' LOOKS GOOD.
at this writing in Los Angeles, and will make a
One of the New Feist Publications That Holds
Many New Publications of Interest Put Forth complete tour of the Pacific Coast cities before
Much Promise.
by the Prominent Houses in That City—In- returning East. Mr. Desmond has severed his con-
teresting Features in "The Musician"— nection with the Ditson house and now is with
Among the latest publications of Leo Feist, Inc..
Want Walter Jacobs' March in Austria— the T. B. Harms Co.
which are being given special attention and which
Thompson & Co. Have Narrow Escape.
The Ditson Co. has just put out a compact little give promise of developing into real successes, is
catalog bearing "Ditson Edition" at the top. The
( Special to The Review.)
catalog contains a list of standard educational
Boston, Mass., Jan. 27, 1913.
works, chiefly technical, for the piano, organ, violin
The B. F. Wood Music Co. was honored with a and other instruments and for the voice.
call from E. J. Wilson, a music dealer in Hamil-
Walter Jacobs lately received a cablegram from
ton, Ontario, Canada, who was in town for sev- Australia ordering 200 copies of "The National
eral days this month. The Wood Co. has just is- Emblem March." It seems that a combination of
sued some new pieces, among them the following: bands is soon to hold a contest at Sydney and this
"The Eyes of Irish Blue," words by Martha Has- number is to have a prominent place on the pro-
kell Clark, and music by Litta Lynn; "Watchman, gramme. One of Mr. Jacobs' latest pieces of sheet
Tell Us of the Night," words by John Bowring music, "The Sneaky Glide,'' is proving very pop-
and music by Litta Lynn; and "The King of
ular. It is by Arthur C. Morse.
Love," a sacred song, words by Sir H. W. Baker
and music by William Dichmont. All of them arc
TRAGIC DEATH OF COMPOSER.
very good and likely to be popular.
"Bitter-Sweet" is the name of a new number Auguste Van Biene's Simulated Exhaustion as
for the piano by Carl Jean Tolman, which C. W.
End of Act Proves Real—His "Broken
Words
Thompson & Co. has just issued. It is the kind that
Melody," Known Throughout the World.
JOEGOCL
will "catch on" quickly, and it is Mr. Thompson's
Music by
intention to have it orchestrated and in a short
Auguste Van Biene, known to theatrical audi-
CEO. W MEYER
time it is likely to be played by theater orchestras, ences all over the world as the composer and
which will be enough to insure it wide popularity. player of "The Broken Melody," died on the stage
Mr. Thompson reports trade as having picked up of the Hippodrome at Brighton, England, last week.
wonderfully since the first of the year. During the
The haunting refrain of "The Broken Melody"
early morning of January 23 Mr. Thompson's es- had inspired over (5,000 audiences before its com- (
tablishment had a narrow escape from fire, as a poser brought its career to an end.
blaze started in a flower store adjoining. The fire
"If I had not done so," he once said, "it would
was quickly extinguished.
have driven me to a lunatic asylum."
The Oliver Ditson Co. has put out additions to
"The Master Musician" was its successor. For
"Sweetie Sweet," a clever number by Joe Good-
the Musicians' Library in the shape of a group of
some time it was played in theaters, but recently
win and George W. Meyer, and which has been
selected piano compositions from Franz Schubert, a shortened version occupied a place in music hall
particularly well received by the members of the
edited by August Spanuth, and a group of forty programs. Like "The Broken Melody," it afforded
Vaudeville profession and the audiences before
songs by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikowsky, edited by Van Biene an opportunity for some wonderful
whom they have appeared. "Sweetie Sweet" is
Jpmes Huneker. Both are notable additions to the 'cello playing. Three solos were his share of the one of those songs that combines interesting lyrics
list of issues in the Musicians' Library series, and melody, and the last was "Home, Sweet Home." with excellent music and the trade demand for
as usual are tastefully gotten up, printed on fine At the conclusion the curtain was rung down on the new number has already reached pleasing pro-
the musician, collapsed in his chair.
paper and easily handled.
portions.
The February issue of The Musician is up to the
Van Biene went through the act at both per-
usual high standard of the Oliver Ditson Co.'s formances on the night of his death. When he
SECURES NEW OPERETTAS.
monthly publication. The leading article is on "The fell back in his chair at the second performance,
Marc
Klaw
Arranges for Presentation in This
Wagner Movement in the United States," by W. H, nobody in the audience thought it more than the
Country
of
Several European Successes.
Humiston, and other articles are "Richard Wagner prescribed dramatic finish to the scene. The stage
manager,
however,
noticed
unaccustomed
realism
and Women," by J. Cuthbert Hadden; "The Apollo
A dispatch from London states that Marc Klaw,
Club of Chicago and Its Conductor, Harrison M. about it, and the curtain was rung down more
the theatrical manager, who will sail for New York
Wild," by Karleton Hackett; "How Chopin Played hurriedly than usual. When the stage manager on the Mauretania to-day, has secured, besides
went to the actor he found he was past human other works, Ernest Steffan's "Circassian Beauty."
Chopin," by Wanda Landowska, and other good
contributions. The music supplement contains sev- aid; Van Biene was dead when lifted from the
Steffan is a Viennese of 2-1, whose music is not
chair.
eral excellent vocal and instrumental numbers.
Viennese, but is more like that of the late Sir
E. S. Cragin, manager of the Oliver Ditson Co.'s
Arthur Sullivan. The lyrics are by Willner, who
MILLION COPY HIT
New York store, was a caller at the Boston quar-
wiote most of Franz Lehar's librettos.
ters lately. It was interesting to learn that Mr.
Cragin will in September next round out a half-
century of association with the Ditson Co., quite
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