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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
THE CRAZE FOR HAWAIIAN MUSIC
"What surprises me in New York is the igno-
DEATH OF ROBERT GRAU
rance of the average person about Hawaii. A
W. D. Adams, President of the Bergstrom dozen people have said to me: 'What kind of
Robert Grau, well known as a theatrical man-
Music Co., Honolulu, Has Some Interesting language do you speak in Honolulu?' Now, ager and writer of books on music and the
Facts to Offer Regarding Hawaiian Melodies Honolulu is an up-to-date American city with a drama, died on August 9 at his home in Mount
population of 80,000. We have a $2,000,000 Vernon, New York, of heart disease. Mr. Grau
A recent visitor to New York was W. D. hotel and regular people. Honest. We pay was a brother of Maurice Grau, formerly man-
Adams, president of the Bergstrom Music Co., 25 cents a gallon for gasoline, dress for dinner, ager of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and
Honolulu, Hawaii, who had some interesting read the newspapers and everything."
for some years had acted as manager for the
tours of such artists as Adelina Patti. One of
information to offer regarding the present craze
his best known books was his ''Forty Years'
for Hawaiian music. In an interview with Karl
A POPULAR NEW WALTZ NUMBER
Observation of Music and Drama."
Kitchen, Mr. Adams said in part:
"I've been publishing Hawaiian melodies for "Felicia" Waltz by Vernon Eville, Published by
FISKE O'HARA'SJSEW PRODUCTION
Boosey & C o , Is Proving Good Seller
nineteen years," said Mr. Adams, "but until a
year ago I didn't sell 10.000 copies a. season.
Fiske O'Hara, in his play "Heart's Dream,"
What is said by many to be one of the best opens in Milwaukee, Wis., on August 20. Dur-
The sale was practically limited to tourists. To-
day Hawaiian melodies are selling everywhere. waltz numbers published in some time is the ing the show Mr. O'Hara sings the following
Upward of 3,000,000 copies of 'Aloha' have been "Felicia (Valse.)" by Vernon Eville. It has an songs, "Molly Mine," "Heart's Desire," "Don't
sold. It is uncopyrighted, and there are at least excellent theme and several runs which give it Forget to Kiss the Blarney Stone," and "How
ten different editions of it. The craze for spirit, which has created many admirers among the Fairies Came to Ireland." All,, the above
Hawaiian music has swept all over the world. those who have had an opportunity of hearing musical numbers are published by Leo Feist,
There is a greater demand for Hawaiian records it played. The orchestrations which were re- Inc.
cently issued have quickly found a place in
than for any other class of music.
Freeland Howe, music dealer of Norway,
"How do I account for it? Well, Hawaiian many programs. The music is published by
melodies don't irritate like ragtime. They are Boosey & Co. and is now ready for distribu- Me., is enlarging his store and will add sheet
music to his stock of musical goods.
more soothing. A lot of foolish stories have tion. It has an excellent title page.
been printed about the origin of Hawaiian tunes.
One story said that a German bandmaster had
been shipwrecked in the island* many years ago
and had taught the natives' his old German
songs.
"The Royal Hawaiian Band was directed by
Henri Berger, a German bandmaster, for forty-
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two years. He arranged the music of 'Aloha,'
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which is credited to Que.en Lil. But as to the
melodies, they were originally hymns brought
to the islands by American missionaries as far
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Native
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their repetition would drive any one insane.
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'On the Beach at Waikiki,' a popular Hawaiian
melody of the hour, is simply an old Methodist
third of a century
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