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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
OUTING OF THE GET-TOGETHER CLUB
Staff of Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, Have Gay
Time on Recent Visit to Quincy Bay—Those
Who Were in Attendance at Re-Union
"AMBER EMPRESS" IN NEW YORK
New
Production Particularly Notable for Its
Unusually Excellent Musical Score
Whatever may have been the faults of "The
Amber Empress," reported after its presenta-
tion in several other cities, those faults were
ing of the Oliver Ditson Co., referred to in
last week's issue of The Review, was produc- thoroughly eradicated before the piece came
to the Globe Theatre here Last week, and were
tive of the accompanying photograph, which
not in the first instance found in the unusually
was taken on a shaded slope beside a pretty
little stream which empties into Quincy Bay. Charming score.
"The Amber Empress" is the first production
Besides the employes of the Ditson house there
were several guests who greatly enjoyed the of a new firm, Corey & Riter, the book being
hospitality of the Get-Together Club of this by Marcus C. Connelly, and the music by Zoel
Parenteau.
The story of the piece is inter-
concern. Following is a list of those present:
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Woodman, George esting and somewhat original, but is not told
W. Furniss, Charles Manney,- W. Pierpont, to the best advantage, but the poor book is
Thomas Cox, G. Quint, Henry Somes, Otto more than compensated for by the music.
May Wilber appears in the title role, and not
Piesendal, H. Ellison, P. O'Reilly, F. Welch,
D. Murphy, Charles Graham, W. J. Reilly, J. only makes an attractive stage appearance, but
Secord, G. Enders, John Martin, W. Hawes, sings most acceptably. Others in the cast are
Mr. Hascall, J. Chandler, F. Oeffinger and son, Emma Janvier, as the widow, and Louise Allen,
J. A. Smith, E. B. Lane, C. F. Pidgeon, H. as the daughter. Frank Lalor is the principal
Beach, T. H. Rollinson, W. H. Holmes, C. C. comedian, and is assisted by John Daly Mur-
Thos. Conkey, is the
Chapman, B. Hyde, Miss Nellie Sherry, Miss phy and Lew Christy.
Dorothy Miles, J. L. Canavan, Louis Wilmot, leading man, and sings excellently.
Perhaps the most popular air in the score is
Miss M. Mitchell, Miss Mary Southerland, Miss
Ethel Prouty, Miss Lillian Finn, Miss Sadie "There's Always One You Can't Forget," sung
Gatty, W. Adams, Jennings Porter, L. Morri- by Miss Wilber and Mr. Conkey, but there are
Among them are
son, James Healey, C. W. Newell, Henry Mc- many delightful numbers.
Laren, J. Frey, Roland Rae, Harry Haney, W. "Don't Lose Your Way, Little Boy," "Cannon-
Baltzell, J. Miller, Casper Schlickter, G. Somes, ading Eyes," "Open Your Heart to Love,"
"Melody Will Keep You Young," "Palace or
E P. Clark, J. Fernald, Fred Schmidt, Harold
Higgins, Theodore Fritz, William Baldwin, Cot," "Love Flies Everywhere," and "A Kiss
Affects Me Most of All." Mr. Lalor has two
John Powers, Herbert Anderson, James Laugh-
good songs, the best being "There's Nothing
lin, Clifford Carter, Charles Donovan, Chester
A. Fegan, C. V. Butterman, Edward Andrews, So Uncertain As a Dead Sure Thing," a phil-
osophical topical number which he chants ef-
John Daunt, E. Wurlitzer, R. Wilson, James
fectively.
Moore, John Allen, Arthur Grinnell, Joe Mc-
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter pub-
Carthy, Miss Rossiter, Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll,
L. A. Lewis, J. Wronker, Con McManus, H. lish much of the music as separate numbers.
Ladd, H. Knauber, P. Porcella, J. Hermitage,
G. Ra%elle, Thomas Kildiff, E. Kirk, F. Hol-
The Review is in touch with a prominent
land, James Stromberg, J. Reardon, Mr. Pat-
erson, Walter Jacobs, George L. Cobb, V. music house which is seeking a first-class and
well-posted sheet music man to take charge of
Strickland, W. H. Luce, E. Notterman, Miss
Carolyn Furniss, A. Laurie, M. Donovan, L. their department. Those interested may com-
municate with the Editor of the Music Section
Myers, Miss Mildred Sutherland, W. W. Bacon,
W. A. Stone, G. M. Sliney, G. S. Sweeney, J. A. of The Review for particulars.
Sullivan, John Carlson and R. H. Bryden.
BOSTON, MASS., September 22.—The second out-
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The officers of the company took a prominent
part in the outing, among the most enthusiastic
of them being Clarence A. Woodman, president
of the Get-Together Club.
In the picture it
appears that Mr. Woodman has a dual per-
sonality and can appear at both ends of a line-
up at one and the same time.
The picture
proves, however, that Mr. Woodman is a speedy
runner, and can beat the camera, as it were.
"Songs That Are Made
to Sell—and Do!"
OPERETTASON THE ROAD
Times Building
Brooklyn. N. Y.
Let Us Tell You About Our New Ones. A Postal
from You Will Bring Our Proposition.
"Alone at Last" and "Her Soldier Boy" Both
Pleasing Out-of-Town Audiences
The "Alone at Last" road show made a tre-
mendous hit according to the Albany, N. Y.,
papers in its opening at that city, September 21,
It now promises to have as great a success on
tour as was the New York run. "Waltz En-
trancing," "Pretty Edelweiss," and "Nature Di-
vine" are numbers which continue to captivate
audiences.
The opening date for "Her Soldier Boy" has
been changed.
It opened in Stamford, Conn.,
on Thursday, September 28, leaving there for a
few days' run in New Haven, after which it
will go to Philadelphia for two weeks, open-
ing in New York the middle of October. The
music for both productions is published by the
Karczag Publishing Co.
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HARRIS B. DICK
DIESTN
BOSTON
BOSTON, MASS., September 25.—Harris B. Dick,
a music publisher of 18 Ann street, New York,
collapsed at the Boylston street subway station
here on Thursday night and died of heart fail-
ure within a few hours after being taken to the
relief hospital.
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