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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
TED S. BARRON'S NEW VENTURE
As General Manager of the Metropolis Music
Co. He Has a Number of Interesting New
Sons to Offer to the Trade—Well Featured
in Vaudeville by Prominent Artists.
WHITE=SMITH CO. ANNUAL MEETING
Held Last Week—Excellent Report Made for
1913 Business—Old Officers Re-Elected—
Some New Publications of Interest.
NEW VIENNESE OPERETTA.
"Maid of Athens" Has American Premiere at
Atlantic City This Week—Music by Lehar.
'"Maid of Athens," the latest European comic
opera success to be offered to Americans, will have
(Special to The Review.)
its first performance in this country at the Apollo
BOSTON, MASS., March 3.—The annual meeting
Ted S. Barron, as general manager of the Me-
Theater, Atlantic City, on Friday of this week un-
tropolis Music Co., 145 West Forty-fifth street, of the White-Smith Music Publishing Co. was held
der the management of Henry W. Savage. The
New York, is back in the music-publishing trade the early part of the month, and because of the music of the new operetta is. by Franz Lehar, com-
illness of D. L. White, the senior member of the* poser of "The Merry Widow" and many subse-
with a group of songs of which he expects much
and which hold promise of meeting his expecta- firm, the meeting was held at his home in Win- quent successes, and the book and lyrics are by
throp, his fellow members having been invited
tions in the matter of popularity. The fact that
Carolyn Wells. The music is said to be strongly
some of the most prominent of the singers in down to spend the day there. The reports were Viennese in character, with the inevitable waltz
gone over and the year 1913 was found to have song, "W'hen the Heart Is Young," as the feature
vaudeville are using some of the numbers in itself
means a great deal, and in addition the new num- been a good one considering the influences that all number of the score. After playing in Philadel-
bers are being featured this week in an attractive music publishers to-day have to face. The old offi- phia and other cities, the piece will be brought to
cers were re-elected, viz: President, D. L. White; New York later in the season. The score is pub-
advertisement in the Saturday Kvening Post.
Among the songs being featured by the Metrop- treasurer and clerk, W. M. Bacon; directors, these, lished by Chappell & Co., Ltd.
olis Music Co. at the present time are: "Let Me and B. M. Davison, C. A. White, both of Boston,
See Your Rainbow Smile," a novelty song, sung and L., P. Maguire, of New York.
WALTER JACOBS IN NEW OUARTERS.
The rumor again is abroad of a connection of
by Bessie Wynn; "A Paradise for Two," sung by
(Special to The Review.)
the
two
Clarendon
streets,
the
one
in
the
Back
Emma Carus; "In the Shadow of the Old Blarney
BOSTON, MASS., March 2.—Walter Jacobs has
Stone," featured by Andrew Mack, the popular Bay, the other at the South End. There always
moved into his new quarters at 8 Bosworth street,
Irish actor and singer; "How the Money Rolls In," has been a curious break between the two, the and when he really gets settled he will be occupy-
a comedy number, sung by Tom Lewis; "Steaming separation being caused by the "deep steam road
ing the fourth and sixth floors. At this writing
Back to Dixie Land," used by Josephine Sabel; bed and above it Columbus avenue. Should the
things are in a chaotic state, but it will not take
"Dear Rose Marie" and "If I Ever Forget You," connection ever be made, it doubtless would af- long to get straightened out and get the offices
fect
the
White-Smith
Co.,
as
Stanhope
street
cuts
two excellent ballads, and several new instrumental
and warerooms looking spick and span.
numbers, including "Little Pep," a tango; "Vesper in between. However the White-Smith Co. isn't
worrying.
Chimes" and ''Dream Walt/.," hesitation, all of
FEATURING DANCE MUSIC.
'The Thunderbirds Come from the Cedars," is
them composed by Ted Barron.
The
Penn
Music Co., 14-") West Forty-fifth street,
Mr. Barron's wide experience in the music trade, the title of a new song 'by Cadman, the popular
New Y'ork, is at present giving much attention to
composer,
and
which
the
White-Smith
Co.
is
put-
both in New York and in the West, has stood him
the featuring of dance music of popular character,
in good stead in his latest venture, both in the ting out. It is interesting that Clarence Eddy, the
the recent additions to the catalog of the company
noted
organist,
'has
taken
up
the
Cadman
pieces
matter of selecting numbers most likely to achieve
including "Brazilian Dreams" tango, and "La Va-
success and also, through his wide acquaintance and has-been making a pronounced hit with "From
tiva" maxixe, composed by Will H. Dixon; "La
the
Land
of
the
Sky-blue
Water,"
which
Mr.
Eddy
among professionals, in having them featured ef-
has arranged for organ. The company reports the Pausa," a new hesitation waltz, and "September
fectively.
Eve," one-step and trot.
Cadman songs as scoring heavily everywhere.
PROSPECTS GOOD FOR SPRING.
B. F. Wood Music Co. Publishing Some Excel-
lent Numbers for Coming Demand.
(Special to The Review.)
BOSTON, MASS., March 2.—Trade is reported by
"SONGS OF BRITAIN"
The Title of a Volume Just Issued by Boosey &
Co. of Interest to Lovers of Folk Songs.
"Songs of Britain" is the title of an interesting
the B. F. Wood Music Co. as not over brisk, though volume just issued by Boosey & Co., containing a
it feels the prospects are good for a better spring collection of 100 English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish
call for goods. Meantime the company continues to national songs, selected and edited by Frank Kid-
put out its usual choice assortment of carefully son and Martin Shaw, the arrangements for the
selected compositions, and these include the fol- piano being by the latter.
lowing, which have just been put on the market:
The volume will find a large demand among
'"Message of Love," a song without words, for those interested in folk songs, for the editors have
piano, by E. S. Phelps; ''Songs of the Hoofs," for brought forth from obscurity many beautiful
piano, by Litta Lynn; "Sleepy Song," for piano
songs that have hitherto escaped modern notice
by Litta Lynn; "The Mechanical Toy," for piano, and some of which have not been republished since
by Litta Lynn, and two songs, "Departure," words their original issue.
:>y Edmond Rickctt and music by Litta Lynn, and
The collection does not include old, well-known
"A Southern Hush Song,' 1 words and musi- by national favorites, largely because they have been
Litta Lynn. This composer, Litta Lynn, has been so frequently reproduced that they are easily avail-
furnishing the Wood company with many beautiful able.
compositions in the past few months.
Considered as a whole, however, the collection
presented is a most im-
1
*¥* A \ T / ^ ' / " \ n 1 f O Owing to the present Tango craze and the consequent demand portant oiiL , and Mr.
Shaw
is
to
he compli-
£ / \ l ^ | V J \ f 1 \ j j j for Tango Dance music, we have secured the publishing
mented upon the fact
that the melodies are
AMAPA
THE GROSSM1TH TANGO
o r e s e n ted unaltered,
[Le vr»i Tango Bresilien]
Composed by R. Penao
while his settings are
By J. Storoni
This is on Melodies from the popular song "Tommy won't you
entirely in sympathy
This dunce was flrsl introduced in Paris by Arlelte Dor«*re
teach me how totani© from "The Girl on the Film". This
andconsmurnily hrcame vrry popular ih»re last season The
Tango was first popular in London owing to it's introduction
with the character of
drmund hrrr for samp is tremendous.
into this production, and is now nightly danced by GeonM Oroa-
smith in the same production here.
the words and the
PHYLLIS TANGO
melody.
IN ANDALUSIA
By Paul A. Rubens
Thi» wai made popular by ils introduction into the bingest suc-
Tango
From the thousands
c r s t o f t h r Condon season. "The Girl frum Utah ' It is rapidly
By Albert Sinnay
twcnmirutai pouular as Rubens'other tango The Argentine '
of
lovers of the music
This tango by the celebrated Hungarian composer is the late-it
Novelty Tango in London, where it first made its appearance.
of the various coun-
EL CLAVEL
in spile of the fact that it is of Hungarian origin.
[The Carnation) Tango
tries constituting Great
By Pedro d e Zulueta
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
Britain, this volume
This tango is quite new over here, but it is tremendously well
known in London at the Taniio Teas and thr T.intln Nitihi Chilis
will
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