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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
"ALONE AT LAST" A GREAT SUCCESS.
Latest Operetta by Lehar Declared to Be the
Best Work of that Composer.
Franz Lehar can count another success added to
his credit in his latest operetta, "Alone at Last,"
which was presented at the Shubert Theatre last
week and won the unqualified approval of the
critics, particularly in the matter of the music. In
this case the statement "Better than 'The Merry
Widow' " is a fact.
In the first place, the Lehar score is real, genuine
music. The lilting, rhythmic waltzes that domi-
nate the customary "Made in Vienna" operettas
are mere incidents in the work. The many worth-
while numbers are of a character that make a real
appeal to persons of musical education and taste.
Second, the principals have evidently been se-
lected with the utmost care, with the result that a
cast has been secured that would do justice to an
opera of much larger proportions.
Third, as the scenes are laid in Switzerland, the
various stage settings are highly picturesque and
most effective.
The music is fully as inspirational as that which
made its composer famous, and the story is every
bit as interesting.
There are several charming melodies, including
"The Waltz Entrancing," "Oh, My Darling Tillie,"
"Pretty Edelweiss," and "Not Now But by the
Moon," which have character, melody and rhythm
and are certain to take their places with the big
popular hits of the past. The score of "Alone at
Last" is published by the Karczag Music Co., 62
West Forty-fifth street, New York.
TIM ROONEY'S AT THE FIGHTIN
Arrives in New York Next Week.
The musical arrangement of the poems is made
DEVELOPING MJJSIC BUSINESS.
with the permission of the Bobbs-Merrill Co., pub-
Two Kansas City Women Who Are Doing Well
lisher of Mr. Riley's works, and is particularly
with the Century and McKinley Lines.
timely, coming as it does immediately after the
recent Riley celebration in Indiana.
(Special to The Review.)
KANSAS
CITY,
MO., October
25.—The
Owl's
Nest Music Shop, operated by Miss Lenore Rudd
NEW OPERETTA BY SOUSA.
and Miss Billie Brown, is installing a cabinet for
its teachers' musical literature. The young women
Band Master Now at Work on the Score
have been handling the Century Edition, having a
Other Productions in View.
complete line, and they have the past week re-
In addition to conducting his band in two daily ceived the McKinley Edition. They are fully
concerts at the Hippodrome, John Philip Sousa equipped for teachers, and also they are building a
is composing the score of one operetta and reading good reputation for always having everything any-
a play, preparatory to setting it to music later. The body wants in the sheet music line.
Miss Rudd was for several years manager of
operetta is called "The Irish Dragoons," Joseph
Herbert wrote the libretto. When the composition the sheet music department of the Jones Store Co.,
of the score is completed Mr. Sousa will set to and previous to that had been with other sheet
music "The Victory," a play by Ella Wheeler Wil- music departments. Miss Brown was Miss Rudd's
cox and Ruth Helen Davis, which was recently assistant at the Jones Store.
produced at Long Branch.
NEW EDITION OF "FAVORITE AIRS."
TO PRODUCE "AROUND THE MAP."
Klaw & Erlanger will offer their new musical
play, "Around the Map," at the New Amsterdam
Theatre a week from Monday. It is by C. M. S.
RILEY'S POEMS SET TO MUSIC.
McLellan, with music by Herman Finck. There
Eight of Hoosier Poet's Best Works Set to are sixteen scenes by Joseph Urban and the com-
Music by Ward Stephens—A Timely Publi-
pany numbers more than 100. The premiere of the
cation by Chappell & Co., Ltd., New York.
show was given in Washington, D. C, on Monday.
Hawkes & Son, Inc., will publish the music.
A publication that should prove of unusual in-
terest to the admirers of the poems of James Whit-
RICHARD STRAUSS^NEW TONE POEM.
comb Riley, and they number into the millions, has
Josef Stransky has secured the right to the
just been announced by Chappell & Co., Ltd. The
volume is nothing less than eight of the best known American premiere of Richard Strauss' new tone-
poems by the Hoosier genius, set to music by Ward poem, the Alpine Symphony, and it will probably
Stephens in a manner that shows that Mr. Stephens be one of the novelties of the New York Philhar-
is in full sympathy with the moods of the poet and monic's coming season. The publishers of this
important novelty have already issued a miniature
a thorough understanding of his works.
The selections set to music include "Little Or- score, a version for piano, and an explanatory
minutes, and
phant Annie," "The Boy Patriot," "Christine's pamphlet. The work lasts about forty
:
Song," "There, Little Girl, Don't Cry," "There's according to Lenckhart, its publ sher, "the whole
Ever a Song Somewhere," "The Man in the structure is, for Strauss, unusually clear, so that
Moon," "Her Beautiful Hand," and "America," the hearer can easily follow the twenty-two di-
visions of the work."
the latter being the feature of the collection.
Easy
Arrangements of Familiar Pieces Just
Issued by the Oliver Ditson Co.
The Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, Mass., has just
issued a new series of forty "Favorite Airs in Easy
Arrangements for the Piano," which includes such
famous numbers of "Darling Nellie Gray," "Alice,
Where Art Thou?" "Annie Laurie," "Ben Bolt,"
"Last Rose of Summer," "The Mocking Bird," "Old
Black Joe," and others of equal renown. The series is
published in the form of separate numbers, and
simplified arrangements have been made by Carl
Wilhelm Kern, James H. Rogers and others. They
should also prove most welcome additions to the
music library.
HARRIS PUBLISHES NEW MARCH.
One of the latest publications of the house of
Charles K. Harris is a new march song, entitled
"Daddy. I Want to Go" (to Fight for Old Glory),
the lyrics being by Joseph F. Dunn and music by
Eddie Stembler. The number has a particularly
pleasing swing to it and is being well received
professionally.
The Overwhelming Musical Success of the Decade
"ALONE AT LAST
FRANZ
"
L E H A R (Composer of "The Merry Widow")
LEHAR'S MUSIC in this Operetta is PUBLISHED
and SOLD EXCLUSIVELY by the
KARCZAG PUBLISHING CO.
82-64 WEST 45th STREET
NEW YORK