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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
TO PUBLISH HIPPODROME MUSIC.
"GIRL WHO SMILES" PRODUCED.
SAN FRANCISCO DEALERS UNITE.
Arrangement Made by T . B. Harms & Francis,
Day & Hunter Will Include the Music for
the New Dillingham Production, Composed
by Raymond Hubbell, and Also New Sousa
March—New Operetta by Kalmer.
New Operetta by Writers of "Adele" Proves Big
Success at the Lyric—Music Very Tuneful—
J. H. Remick & Co. Publish the Score.
Music Dealers of That City and Oakland to
Meet Each Month.
\i is announced that Raymond Hubbell, the
prominent composer, will be the musical director
of the New York Hippodrome and will write the
music for the productions made under the man-
agement of Charles B. Dillingham. John Philip
Sousa and his band have been engaged to give a
forty minute concert between the first and second
acts of the new production now in preparation.
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter have
made arrangements to publish all the music written
by Mr. Hubbell for the Hippodrome production
and will also publish a new march written by
Sousa for the occasion and entitled the "New
York Hippodrome" march.
Among the other productions for which T. B.
Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter will publish the
music will be a new operetta with music by Kal-
mer, and which will be presented by Klaw & Er-
langer about the first of the year. The piece was
produced in Europe under the name of "Miss
Suszi," but the title will probably be changed for
the American production.
This house reports a heavy demand for "Sing-
Sing Tango Tea," with words by Harold Atteridge
and music by Sigmund Romberg, and which has
proven one of the strong hits in "Hands Up," now
ploying at the Forty-fourth Street Theater.
The Williams Music Publishing Co., of Birming-
ham, Ala., has been incorporated with a capital
stock of $5,000 by Gladys G. Williams, George A.
Williams and Mrs, William G. Denim, who occupy
the offices of president, treasurer and secretary re-
spectively.
Edwin Greene, a prominent British composer,
died in London on Monday in his fifty-eighth year.
He had long been an invalid.
M U S I C AND
PHONOGRAPH
DEALERS!
WE PUBLISH THE BIG BALLAD SUCCESS
IN THE LAND
OF LOVE
WITH THE
SONG BIRDS
"The Girl Who Smiles," a brand new operetta-
by the authors and composers who are responsible
for "Adele" and other previous successes, came to
the Lyric Theater on Monday night and scored a
triumph that should serve to carry the piece right
through the season without a change.
The feature of the piece that appealed most to
the audience was the music credited to Paul
Herve and Jean Briquet, which is extremely tune-
ful and appealing. The story, adopted from a
foreign success by Adolf Philipp and Edward
Paulton, deals with the experiences of a young
lady who has never learned to smile, in the Latin
quarter of Paris among the artists.
Natalie Ault in the title role of Marie Fabre
was charming both in her acting and singing.
She has several pretty songs, including "Life Has
Just Begun" and an entrancing duet with Geo.
Baldwin, "Teach Me to Smile."
Other charming numbers are "Your Picture,"
sung by Geo. Baldwin; "The Story of a Spar-
row," sung by Wm. Danforth; "We Are Looking
for Marie," a chorus number; "A Honeymoon in
Maine," by Fred Walton, and "Girl from Paree."
The excellence of the music is emphasized
through the medium of good voices on the part
of the principals, and the airs for the most part
are of the sort that may be readily remembered
for whistling purposes. The score of the "Girl
Who Smiles" is published by Jerome H. Remick
&Co.
BALTIMORE SONGJWNTEST ENDS.
Over 600 Sets of Verses Submitted for Muni-
cipal Song and Decision of Judges Will Be
Made Next Month as to $250 Prize Winner
—Contest for Music of Song Opens on
October 1, with Another $250 Prize Offered.
YOU WILL HAVE CALLS. MAIL US POST
CARD FOR BIG WINDOW DISPLAY. ART
TITLES SPECIALLY POSED.
CHICAGO
MCKINLEY MUSIC co.
FOR TWO NATIONAL MARCHES.
California Music Teachers, in Resolution, Want
Congress to Specify "Dixie" and "Stars and
Stripes Forever" as Official Airs.
(Special to The Review.)
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., August G.—The United
States will no longer be without an official march,
•but will have two of them—"Dixie" and "The
Stars and Stripes Forever"—if a resolution re-
cently adopted by the Music Teachers' x<\ssociation
of California receives favorable consideration at
the hands of Congress.
"Whereas, The United States of America has no
official march ; and whereas, 'The Stars and Stripes
Forever' and 'Dixie' have captured the world by
their distinctive Americanism; therefore be it
"Resolved, That the Music Teachers' Associa-
tion of California doe:, respectfully petit'ou Con-
gress to declare that these two compositions be
known as the official marches of the United States
and played on all State occasions."
BIG DEMAND FOR 0LD=TIME SONG.
Great Revival of Interest in "Carry Me Back to
Old Virginny" Reported by Ditson Co.
(Special to The Review.)
BOSTON, August 9.—George W. Furness, of the
(Special to The Review.)
Oliver Ditson Co.'s traveling force, is in the Mid-
BALTIMORE, Mn,, August 9.—The city song con-
dle West and is having a very successful trip,
test, which has.been widely advertised for some
many of the house's latest publications proving
time past, came to a close at midnight Saturday themselves winners in Mr. Furness' field. E. S.
and the judges will now get to work at sorting out Cragin, of the New York house of Charles H. Hit-
the best poems from among the several hundred
son & Co., passed through Boston to-day on his
submitted as the official song of Baltimore. A
way to Georgetown, Me., where he goes to visit
prize of $250 was offered for the best set of
his son, Dr. Horace Cragin. The Ditson house
verses for the song and replies were received from
reports an unusual call for its new issue of the
old song, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," this
practically every State in the Union.
piece selling now at the rate of 1,000 copies a day.
On October 1 the contest for the composers of
music will begin. This will be open only to A similar story is to b^ told of Ditson's new pub-
Americans, and the music must be adapted to the lication, "The Blue-White March," which is being
words of the poem chosen for the municipal an- rapidly included in the programs of bands and or-
them. The musical setting committee will con- chestras, as well as being played more privately.
sist of Harold Randolph, musical director of the This march is written by Ernst Schmidt, assistant
Peabody Conservatory of Music; Prof. John Ttzel conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. One
of the Ditson windows lately has been entirely de-
and Mrs. Henrietta Baker Low.
The prize for the musical manuscript, like that voted to a display of copies of this piece surround-
ing a picture of the composer. The window was
for the poem, is $250. Mr. Huber expects that the
song and its setting complete will be ready for vise a most attractive one and called forth much flat
tering comment for the artistic arrangement.
by January 1.
Two Sensational English Ballad
Successes
(WITH BIRD OBLICATO)
JULY C O L U M B I A RECORD
AUGUST V I C T O R RECORD
(Special to Tin. 1 Ucview.)
SAN I'"RAN Cisco, CM.., August 7.—As an after-
math of the recent convention of sheet music deal-
ers in this city the dealers of San Francisco and
Oakland have gotten together and at a meeting
this week decided to hold a regular meeting on
the third Thursday of each month. Organization
work is also progressing in the smaller towns, and
it is believed that ultimately the trade of the entire
State will be organized.
"Somewhere a Voice is Calling"
"The Sunshine of Your Smile"
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter
62 West 45th Street
NEW YORK
ATTENTION, DEALERS
A Few of Our Best Sellers
"LILLIAN WALKER WALTZES"
"REGENT WALTZES" (Syncopated)
"THAT ANGELL RAG" (Fox Trot)
"HONOLULU LOU" (New)
"SHE LIVES IN A MANSION OF SIGHS"
(Classic Ballad)
7c per copy delivei ed. A. trial order will convince
you of the great selling quality of the
above numbers
THE REGENT MUSIC PUB. CO.
Lake Charles, La.