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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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"MARRIAGE MARJKET" IN NEW YORK.
New Musical Comedy, with Donald Brian in
Title Role, Opens Season at Knickerbocker
Theater—Music and Dances Captivate.
"The Marriage Market," with book by M. Brody
and F. Martos, lyrics by Arthur Anderson and
Adrian Ross, and music by Victor Jacobi, which
was presented for the first time in Baltimore last
week, opened at the Knickerbocker Theater on
Monday evening, and if the enthusiastic praise by
the critics is any criterion should prove one of
the real successes of the season. The piece is sup-
plied with a plot which is really melodramatic at
times and concerns a supposedly mock marriage
between a cowboy and an heiress which turns out
to be genuine in the end. The adventures of the
cowboy and his wife on sea and land should
prove stirring enough for a play in itself without
the music, which, by the way, is of striking origin-
ality and attractiveness. The large cast is headed
by Donald Brian and includes Percival Knight
and numerous other stage lights of known ability.
The musical numbers that made a strong impres-
sion on the first night audience included "Oh, How
Near and Yet How Far," "The One I Love," a
waltz song that provided the encouragement for
Mr. Brian's clever dancing; "Hand in Hand" and
"Come Nestle in My Arms." The score of the
piece is published by Chappell & Co., Ltd.
Some of the comments on the music were as
follows:
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The Sun—The music of the piece was notably
good. Most of the numbers designed to be popular
were in waltz time, and stranger things have hap-
pened than that this pretty, lilting music should
start the tide away from ragtime. The solos and
duets were all delightful.
The Times—This new musical piece at the
Knickerbocker combines something of a story with
a suspicion of real fun and quite a few of the
most insinuatingly graceful and pleasing songs
and dances that the season has brought.
The World—Victor Jacobi composed, the music
—nice, soothing music, with plenty of melody.
McCORMACK'S NEW ROLE.
REMICK & CO.'S LATEST PURCHASE.
The Famous Irish Tenor to Appear in a Sing-
ing Role in a Drama a la Chauncey Olcott,
Who It Is Said Will Soon Retire from the
Stage After a Most Successful Career.
Secure Rights to Clever Novelty Song from
Boston Publisher and Will Feature New
Number Very Strongly.
Close on the heels of the rumor that Chauncey
Olcott has privately announced his intention of re-
tiring at the end of two more seasons comes the
official announcement that John McCormack, the
famous Irish tenor, about Christmas time will ap-
pear in a singing role in a drama in which he will
portray a singing Irish priest. As a "record"
singer Mr. McCormack has achieved a reputation
which is not even second to Caruso's; in fact, it is
a question if any single record of Caruso's has
ever been in as great demand as McCormack's "I
Hear You Calling Me," and as a concert singer
there is no vocalist before the public to-day who
enjoys such wide popularity. Hence the announce-
ment that he seriously contemplates appearing in a
drama of the popular class naturally creates great
interest in many different publics. If his play
should prove to be even half a success his future
in this particular line of work ought to be assured.
CANADIAN DEALERS ORGANIZE.
A number of the music dealers of the Province
of Ontario, Canada, recently met in Toronto and
organized a Canadian Music Dealers' Association
for the purpose of bringing about improvements in
the matter of sheet music book publication and
selling. It is stated that the present conditions
greatly need a reform.
KENTUCKYFOLK SONGS.
A "Syllabus of Kentucky Folk Song" has been
published by Hubert G. Shearin and Josiah H.
Combs. The contents are divided into song bal-
lads, love songs, dance songs, number songs, lulla-
bies, jigs, ditties, etc. The music of the Kentucky
mountain folk is described as a survival of the
British and Irish music of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries, which was transmitted to the
colonies orally. Some of the rhymes and tunes,
COLLECTING INDIAN MELODIES.
however, are obviously taken from recent "vaude-
Iowa Man Spends Summer with Sioux and Se-
ville" and "musical comedy" performances.
cures Excellent Results.
Alfred Manger, of Des Moines, la., has been
engaged during the summer in collecting Sioux
Indian melodies, to be used in the composition of
an Indian fantasie for violin and piano. He has
succeeded, through the permission of the proper
authorities at Washington^ D. C, in securing three
typical songs from typical old Sioux singers. They
all have a decided rhythmic unit.
SPREADING LIKE WILD FIRE';
That sweet, charming, melodious
march-ballad
Adding to their available list of song successes
through the medium of purchase appears to be one
of the strong points with Jerome H. Remick &
Co., and it is to be admitted that on the several
occasions when they have purchased songs from
other publishers those songs have made good. As
proof consider "When It's Apple Blossom Time in
Normandy."
The latest addition to the Remick catalog
through purchase is "What D'ye Mean You Lost
Your Dog," a clever novelty song first placed on
the market by a Boston publisher. The usual and
effective Remick featuring campaign is expected
to put the new purchase 'way up among the list
of hits.
NEW HUMPERDINCK OPERA.
War Scenes to Be Conspicuous in "The Market
Woman."
Prof. Engelbert Humperdinck's new opera,
which is nearly completed, will be called "The
Market Woman." It deals with episodes of the
Prussian war of liberation of 1813. The charac-
ters include Field Marshals Bliicher and Gneise-
nau.
The dramatic features, for which Robert Misch
is responsible, have a strong military background,
including scenes of the battle of Leipzig.
The three principal singing roles are soprano,
tenor and basso profundo.
WHY CABARET SINGING IS POPULAR.
"What are you singing in a cabaret for," a friend
asked Robert Dore, a cousin of State Engineer
Bensel. Dore, who studied under Rosse and Carlo
Schneider in Milan, had found success on the
stage, having toured two years in "Alma."
"For five dollars a minute," said young Dore.
tersely. "In the Broadway cafe where I am em-
ployed I work all told about twenty minutes a
night, singing my first song at 11:30 and my next
selection at 12:30. 1 have all the day to myself
in which to keep myself and my voice in the best
possible condition. If I were a member of a com-
pany I would have to be in my dressing room by
7 :30 every night and would not leave it until nearly
midnight.
"If I want to take in the opera or theater I can
do so, as I do not have to be at work until 11:30.
Cabaret work is a great educator for a singer, as
it gives him an opportunity to study many dif-
ferent kinds of people. In time the singer comes
to know just how to get and hold their attention."
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