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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
52
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
BOSTON TRADE PREPARING FOR COMING SEASON.
NEW HIPPODROME SPECTACLE.
Effects of European War Not Greatly Feared—The Musician for September—C. W . Thomp-
son in New Quarters—Barnard Writes from London—Walter Jacobs' Popular Publications.
'The Wars of the World" Quite the Most Satis-
fying Production Presented at the Mammoth
Playhouse—Delightful Music by Klein.
(Special to The Review.)
week off from the cares of business and spent the
time at his cottage on Plum Island, off the New-
trade is rather devoid of news at this time, and of buryport shore. He says that for four days out of
course the one topic everywhere is war, war, war, the week it rained or was foggy.
and of course there is a general feeling that the
The B. F. Wood Music Co. has had a letter
music trade will be somewhat handicapped. When from D'Auvergne Barnard, the Lojidon manager
your correspondent called at the Oliver Ditson Co. of the Wood house, and therein he has had lots
he found the genial Clarence A. Woodman over in of interesting things to say concerning the situa-
New York for a few days, whither he went to
tion abroad. He makes mention of the fact, which
consult on some matters of business. George W. is now patent to nearly everyo,ne, that the music
Furness, o.ne of the traveling staff of this house, publishing business on the other side is likely to
is out on a long trip and reports are that he is be affected by the war. Mr. Wood, head of the
meeting with much success.
company bearing his name, will soon be getting
A caller at the Oliver Ditson house lately was
ready to harvest the apples off his large farm at
E. P. Little, of Sherman, Clay & Co., of San Fran-
Sherborn, where he is pleasantly devoting all the
cisco, one of the big music publishing houses o.f
time that he can spare fro.m business.
the Coast. Mr Little was making an extended
Banks M. Davison, of the White-Smith Co., is
visit East and called on a number of the trade home from his fortnight's vacation spent at Hyan-
en route this way and going home.
nis, down on the Cape,. and. W. M. Bacon, the
The September issue of The Musician is an un- treasurer and clerk of the company, is enjoying
usually attractive one. Elise de Merlier has «an an automobile to.ur among the hills of western
article on "Jaques-Dalcroze and Eurhythmies," J. Massachusetts. The issue of this house mentioned
W. Harvey Knight discusses "Grading," Hans last month, "Three Songs of the Desert," as just
Schneider considers "Facts About Music Study," having been put out, already has met with sur-
G. Mark Wilson contributes a treatise on "The prising success, and it is felt that the greatest
Metronome, Its Use and Limitations," Arthur credit is due Miss Gertrude Ross, the composer, of
Schuckai tells of "My Fingers," H. J. Taylor's
Los Angeles, for the musicianly character o,f the
contribution is on "The Expression of Thought in
pieces. Business with this house for the month of
Music" and J. L. Erb writes ori "The Fifth Con- August has been quite good.
gress of the I. M. S. in Paris June 1 to 10." The
Walter Jacobs' various publications are finding
music supplement has many numbers' by well- wide favor, and his "After Glow" and "Yo Te
known composers, several of whom are especially Amo" have quite surprised bo.th composer and
familiar to the readers of The Musician.
publisher in the way they are being called for.
C. W. Thompson is now well settled in his new Jacobs' No. 1 folio of classics continues to be a
quarters at 2B Park street, and is finding business big seller. General business with the Jacobs house
picking ii]) quite perceptibly. Lately he took a
has shown up well for August.
BOSTON, MASS., September 8.—The publishing
ENJOINS HOTEL ORCHESTRAS.
John Church Co. Wins Preliminary Skirmish
to Force Orchestras to Pay Royalty for the
Performance of Copyrighted Music.
What is claimed to be the first victory for the
recently organized Society o.f Authors, Composers
and Publishers was the temporary injunction ob-
tained last week by the John Church Co. against
the Hilliard Hotel Co., restraining the latter from
using any of the copyrighted pieces in the catalog
of the plaintiff in any of the company's hotels.
McKINLEY
SUCCESSES
SONG HITS
Alice of Old Vincennes
Diane of the Green Van
One Wonderful Night (You Told
Me You Loved Me), Song
Sing Me the Rosary
When You Sang "The Palms" to
Me
DANCE SUCCESSES
Hesitation Waltz, by Klickman
Thanks for the Lobster, Tango
Dream Waltz from "Tales of
Hoffman"
One Wonderful Night, Hesitation
Waltz
In Search of a Husband, Tango
McKINLEY MUSIC CO.
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
The suit grew out of the refusal of the orches-
tra of the Vanderbilt Hotel, New York, to stop
using "From Maine to Georgia," a march by John
Philip Sousa, or to pay a royalty for its use.
The temporary injunction, which was granted
by J*i4ge Lacomb, will force the hotel orchestras
to discontinue playing the piece without payment
of royalty until the case comes up for final trial
within the next few months.
PRETTY
NEW FORM.
"Pretty Miss Smith," a comedy with music,
which was produced last season with Kitty Gordon
in the title role, will be again presented at the
Casino Theater on Monday evening under the
management of Oscar Morosco. The company
will be headed this season by Fritzi Scheff, and
new music has been written for the piece by Earl
Carroll and Alfred Robyn. The music will be
published by Leo Feist, Inc.
NO OPERA FOR CHICAGO THIS YEAR.
(Special to The Review.)
CHICAGO, I I I . , September 5.—The directors of
the Chicago Grand Opera Co. have decided to
abandon' the season of opera arranged for this
season owing to so many of the singers and the
members of the company being in the war or being
held as reservists in European countries. Bernard
Uhlrich, manager of the company, has cabled the
singers, notifying them that their contracts have
beeii canceled. About $200,000 in subscriptions will
be returned.
"You're the Rose of My Heart, Rosle Dear."
"World's Fair Greeting."
"Autumn."
"True Love Is Up to Date."
"Alt My Dreams of Love Go to You."
"There Is One Who Ne'er Forgets or Turns Us
Down," and Others.
TO INTRODUCE, 5 CENTS EACH.
KEITH'S MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., Long Branch, N. J.
"The Wars of the World," the latest Hippo-
drome spectacle, was presented for the first time
on Saturday evening and proved to live up to
that somewhat hackneyed phrase, "the greatest
production of its kind," for in most respects
Arthur Voegtlin and the others concerned with
the production of the new piece have surpassed all
their former efforts.
The entire show is made up of a series of de-
tached episodes which serve to illustrate the char-
acter of the world's conflicts, even before the
time of the crusades. One of the scenes is laid
in the period of the •Civil War and on the
grounds of a Southern mansion. The soldiers
march out to battle and then darkness blots out
the bright picture and the gradually brightening
stage reveals a plain strewn with the countless
bodies of men and horses mingled in hopeless
confusion with shattered cannon and equipment,
the aftermath of battle.
Then there is a graphic representation of mod-
ern warfare showing the capture of Vera Cruz,
and, as a finale, the American marines rushing
up the aisles and over the footlights.
Quite as effective in a less strenuous mood is
an episode depicting the wars of the Crusades,
with knights jousting on horseback.
The descent of the Paris mob upon Versailles
and the rout of a caravan of Bedouins encamped
on the desert at the hands of French Spahis, who
afterward execute an intricate drill, are other
martial pictures.
Then there are scenes of melody and mirth.
Costers make merry at a roadside fair on the way
to Henley, and there is the Thames race course.
With the mountains and valleys of the Riviera
as a background, an army of pierrots perform
a ballet that bewilders by its numbers.
On the purely decorative side there are some
exquisite tableaux, and of course the tank ends it
all, a huge terraced fountain throwing myriad
streams over water nymphs into the basin.
Manuel Klein, as usual, has made skilful use of
national and folk songs in the melodic skein he
has woven through the episodes, adding some
tunes with an infectious lilt of his own composi-
tion. "In Siam,'' which is the feature number, is
sure to please the populace. "Dear Old Henley"
is a close second," while "You're Just the One I've
Waited For," "Baby Eyes," "Under a Gay Som-
brero" and "When You Come Home Again,
Johnny" are bristling with melody written in Mr.
Klein's best vein. M. Witmark & Sons are the
publishers.
NEW MUSIC FOR "FOXTROT."
"The Dodo Dawdle," by Ernest Dunkels, is the
title of a clever "fox-trot" which is proving de-
cidedly popular with the devotees of this latest
form of dancing. The tempo of the piece has been
carefully arranged to meet with the requirements
of the dance. Chappell & Co. are the publishers.
We are the publishers of
THE
SONG OF SONGS
(Chanson du coeur brise)
Music by Moya
Three keys: Ab, Bb and D
SEND 12 CENTS FOR SAMPLE COPY
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
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