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THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
A CHAMPION OF RAGTIME.
DINNER OF BOSTON ASSOCIATION ON FEBRUARY 8.
Postmaster Murray of Boston Scheduled as Guest of Honor and Is Expected to Shed Light Chicago Writer Says Pianist Who Cannot
on Postal Situation—Coming Dinner of Get-Together Club.
Play Ragtime Is in Danger of Starving.
(Special to The Review.)
mous negro entertainer, recalls the fact that he
At last there comes a champion for the popular
BOSTON, MASS., January 17.—Locally the music
once had close relations with the White-Smith Co. song. P. Chadbourne, of Chicago, in a recent
publishing business has not been any too good, The house came in touch with him at the height of
which is always the story one hears following the his popularity, many years ago, and it was this article, said:
"The discussion of ragtime and popular music
Christmas holidays. This is due, in large part, to company that published such songs of his as "Put
the fact that so many students in the music schools On Your Long White Robe" and "Dem Silver has aroused my intense interest. I have played
have been away on their midwinter vacations. The Slippers," songs which immediately became popular the piano in theatres for the last ten years. I
have played in some of the best in the country,
situation, however, is showing improvement, as everywhere. The relations of the White-Smith Co.
and if I could not play ragtime or popular music
practically all the schools have resumed their ses- and Lucas continued pleasantly for a long time.
I would have had a hard time finding a position.
sions. The Boston Music Publishers' Association
"My Favorite Songs" is the title of a series just
"No one loves good music better than I do, but
is planning for its next dinner, to take place Feb- put out by the Oliver Ditson Co., the first ones
I also like a popular piece once in a while.
ruary 8, when the members will have for their guest being by Julia Culp, Elena Gerhardt and Emma
"Some contributor went so far as to say that
Postmaster Murray, who some time ago promised Calve, and previously referred to in The Review.
ragtime music is harmful to children. What is
the officers that he would come on that occasion. It In a short time other singers of note will be added
worse for children than seeing women dressed as
is expected that he will enlighten them on the gen- to the series. The January number of The Musi-
they are on the street? The sights children see in
eral postal situation, which has given the music cian contains a likeness of Theodor Leschetizky, the city parks are worse than any popular song.
publishers considerable annoyance for some time with a retrospect written by Mme. Helen Hope-
"Another contributor said that vulgar words
past. Another dinner on the tapis for the near kirk. Olin Downes has an article on "Developing were sung to popular songs. There is a class of
future is that of the Get-Together Club of the the Artistic Spirit"; Thomas Tapper is represented people who will sing vulgar words to hymns.
Oliver Ditson 'Co., which will be some time next with one on "The Community and Its Music."
"People who object to a popular song should
month. This is one of those occasions which the "Eliminating Waste in Study" is by Dr. George remember that we are not living in the old Quaker
staff of this large publishing house always antici- Van Ness Dearborn. The lover of music will find days. They should also remember that piano
pates with the greatest pleasure.
a number of good pieces in the music section.
players have to make a living."
Bill Small, of the B. F. Wood Music Co., is in
the West among the Indians, as one of his friends
put it a few days *go. The Wood Co. has had a
very good season, and it has a number of successes
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