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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD.
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Conducted by B. B. "Wilson
THE SUCCESS OF CENTURY EDITION.
Excellent Selection of Music, Good Paper and
Printing and Attractive Price All Prove
Factors in Developing the Demand for This
Well-Arranged Edition of Standard Music.
ABORNS GET FERRARI OPERAS.
Four Productions Will Be Made the Coming
Season at the Century Opera House—Deal
Made in Europe During the Visit of Milton
Aborn—Means Much for Century Opera-Goers
CHINA HAS NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Composed by Cabinet Minister,
Spirit of Republic.
It Breathes
China is to have a national anthem. It has been
composed by one of her most prominent states-
Sargent Aborn has received word by cablegram men, Chang Chien, Minister of Agriculture and
The Century Edition of sheet music of standard
Commerce. There are three verses. The style is
character, now well over the thousand mark in the from his brother and co-manager of the Century worthy of the dignity associated with the oldest of
Opera
House,
Milton
Aborn,
that
he
has
completed
matter of titles, is steadily advancing in popularity
the nations. The music has an appropriately
of the practical form, the popularity that is re- arrangements with the publishers in Milan for the Oriental flavor, and the anthem promises to be-
fleeted in additions to the list of dealers handling rights to produce at the Century all operas com- come really the people's song soon. Here is a
the edition and larger orders from the dealers al- posed by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. This was one of free translation of the general theme:
the most important quests that prompted Mr. Her majestic mountains and superb landscapes
ready in line.
Aborn
to go to Europe this summer, and it has Witness the greatness of China.
There are a number of features connected with
Chosen home of the oldest civilization.
the Century Edition that have caused it to appeal been in negotiation since the middle of last season. The emperors have effaced themselves and restored the
Wolf-Ferrari's
"The
Jewels
of
the
Madonna"
to the trade at large, among them being the ex-
throne to the people.
the people belongs the supreme power.
cellent quality of the paper used and also the print- and "The Secret of Suzanne" were the only operas To
Long have Confucius and Mencius taught this;
ing, the low wholesale price and the fact that the by that composer that the Aborns could get for In the time of Yao and of Shun was it proclaimed.
The people comprise the five races, and the five races are
retail price, ten cents, is strictly maintained by last season, and they were permitted to present
indissoluble.
Thus united, China is invincible.
those
two
offerings
with
the
understanding
that
the publishers. The Century Edition being a non-
We must develop the wealth of the land, foster agriculture
and industry.
copyright edition is in a position to combine both they might get the rights to his other works later.
wrongs and make our people happy.
The success of the two operas at the Century Redress
quality of production and low price.
Education and civilization are the great works of the day.
must all be equal in fact as well as in name. For did
The proposition made to the dealers who start Opera House has prompted the publishers to con- We not
Confucious and Mencius teach absolute social equal-
ity?
handling the edition is a most liberal one, and prac- sent to the addition of "Le Donne Curiose" ("Cu-
Of course the beauty of the Chinese poetry is
tically insures them against loss through dead rious Women") and 'L'Amore Medico" ("The
stock, though even a little energy expended in the Love Doctor") to the Century repertoire next sea- lost in translation, but the anthem will doubtless
publishing of the edition among music teachers, son, while the two Wolf-Ferrari operas given last awaken American and European sentiment to the
students and the usual run of music lovers found season will be repeated. Other works by the same real strength of the democracy. It is a remark-
able vindication of republican ideas, with of course
in every locality generally develops the profit ques- composer will be given there later.
emphasis laid on the precedents set centuries ago
tion from a doubt into a certainty in a very short
LEHAR GETS^INDICATION.
by Confucius and Mencius.
space of time. The fact that dealers handle the
edition year in find year out and still remain en- Composer Who Said He Was Guilty of Plagiar-
NEWS FROM ATLANTIC CITY.
thusiastic regarding its salable qualities is one of
ism Is Fined $120.
the best arguments put forth by those back of the
A paragraphist in the Philadelphia North Amer-
A dispatch from Vienna says that great interest
edition.
ican in discussing Atlantic City events, had evi-
In addition to intelligent, energetic and consist- was aroused in musical circles by Franz Lehar's
dently the Leo Feist publications in mind when
ent work in the development of sale of the Cen- action against the composer Popescu, who charged
he penned the following:
tury Edition in the trade, the publishers also carry Lehar with plagiarizing Popescu's and Puccini's
"Just where this dancing craze will end no one
on a wide campaign of general publicity for the operas in an operetta.
knows. It has gripped the whole city, in fact, if
Popescu's
charges
were
declared
to
be
absolutely
purpose of creating and increasing the demand
the transient population could vote at a referen-
for the Century Edition among the general public groundless. A letter from Puccini was read in
dum the island of Absecon would be renamed
court
in
which
he
said
the
charge
was
ridiculous.
and with excellent results, for the demand created
"Isle D'Amour." They'd name the ocean boule-
Popescu
was
sentenced
to
pay
a
fine
of
$120.
by such means reverts directly to the benefit of
vard "The Way to Mandalay." make the city coun-
the dealer and helps his sales.
cil discuss "Who Paid the Rent for Mrs. Rip Van
INTERESTED INSTATE SONG.
To the uninitiated the Century Edition contains
Winkle," force Mayor Riddle to "Get Out and
a wonderful amount of excellent material; music Compositions Being Submitted in the $2,000 Get Under," and elect Vernon Castle as his suc-
that may be considered standard and does not feel
Prize Contest Inaugurated by the Booster
cessor. "It's the dance that put the antic in At-
the effect of the public whim, and the publishers
Club of California for Best State Song.
lantic.' 1
are always considering and adopting means for
The contest inaugurated by the Booster Club
improving the edition.
If you desire a man for any department of
of Southern California for a suitable State song
your
service, either for your factory or for your
to exploit California is said to be meeting with
PLAN MEMORIAl^TO F. S. KEY.
generous response, and although the closing date selling department, forward your advertisement
(.Special to The Review.)
to us and it will be inserted free of charge.
of the contest is set as September 1, numerous
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 18.—The Senate to- compositions are already in hand. The prize of-
day appropriated $75,000 for a memorial to Fran-
fered is $2,000 in gold, and the contest is open to
cis Scott Key, author of the "Star-Spangled Ban-
citizens of all countries. The music must be writ-
ner," to be erected at Fort McHenry, just outside
ten around a poem on California composed by
of Baltimore.
Miss Adele Humphrey and for which she was
awarded a prize of $500.
SHUBERT HAS^NEW OPERA.
J. J. Shubert, the well known theatrical man-
ager, who will leave Berlin for New York next
week, is bringing home with him the American
rights of "A Bay in Paradise," a tuneful new
operetta by Edmund Eisler, which in the autumn
will have its premiere simultaneously in New
York, Berlin and Vienna.
THE LATEST ENGLISH SONG SUCCESS
Orer a Quarter Million Copies Sold in England and the Coloniet.
"Little Grey Home in the West"
By HERMANN LOHR
Published In four kayai Bb (A to D), C, Db and Eb.
Price 60 Cents
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
41 East 34th St., - NEW YORK
Canadian Branch t 347 Yonga St., TORONTO
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