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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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Briggs and Clarence A. Woodman, of the Oliver
Ditson Co., and financed by its president,
Ten-Story Structure, of Renaissance Design, Now Occupied by Boston Music Publishers—Memo- Charles H. Ditson, son of Oliver Ditson. The
rial Room a Work of Art—Retail, Wholesale, Professional and Editorial Staffs Under One Roof
architects were Townsend, Steinle and Haskell,
tered oak, with furniture specially designed and of New York, and C. Howard Walker and Son,
BOSTON, MASS., October 2.—This has been re-
ception week at the new Oliver Ditson Co.'s made to match in an adaptation of late Tudor of Boston. To the latter firm should be given
credit for the facade and the unique interior
building at 178 and 179 Tremont street. The style.
The crowning feature of the entire building is fittings and decorations.
building is ten stories high and has a marble
The many members of the Boston music
front. The style is an adaptation of the Renais- the Memorial Room, which is set apart for the
sance, and the structure as a whole is one of use of the president, for directors' meetings and trade who have called at the establishment all
the handsomest to be found along this thorough- similar gatherings. Here, too, the woodwork pronounced the building one of the most up-to-
fare.
is of dark quartered oak and there is an orna- date establishments of its kind to be found any-
On the front of the second and third stories mental English plaster ceiling. The floor is where; and there is nothing but congratulation
there is some appropriate symbolism. With the of dull red Mercer tiles and the small-paned for those who have so successfully carried to
consummation this superb plan.
name of Gounod are the drum and trumpets of
OLIVER DITSON CO. OPENS NEW BUILDING IN BOSTON
the March in "Faust"; with Verdi, the guitar,
symbolic of Italian lyricism; with Wagner, the
horns and tragic mask; with Bizet, the tam-
bourines and castanets of Carmen's dance; with
Beethoven, the violin, and with Schubert, the
lyre. The columned upper stories dignify this
portion of the building, as it is occupied by the
Memorial Room to Oliver Ditson, and the edi-
torial rooms. Notably handsome is the bronze
finish by Tiffany of the show windows and en-
trances, as well as the verde antique panels
above. The elevator doors and grills are like-
wise of bronze, and the entrance vestibule is in
antique Siena marble.
The retail store for music on the ground
floor is the last word in arrangement and con-
venience. There is a mezzanine balcony on
three sides, and in the center is a large ellip-
tical counter given over to the sale of octavo
music, including choral works from every pub-
lisher in the country. There is a department
for foreign music and one section is given over
to band and orchestra music. There also is a
soundproof room for those who care to try over
music.
The talking machine department is on the
second floor and the third is devoted to the
needs of the wholesale and jobbing department.
The retail salesroom for musical instruments is
on the fourth floor. All kinds of instruments and
accessories are to be found here. The wholesale
department for musical instruments is on the
fifth floor, and on the sixth is ample space at
the front for the bookkeeping department. The
seventh, eighth and ninth floors are to be rented.
It is on the tenth and top floor that the limit
of beauty and appointments is seen. Here the
managerial and mechanical activities are luxu-
riously housed.
Stepping from the elevators
the visitor finds himself in a large square room
which is paneled to the ceiling in oak and amply
lighted by a large skylight. Across the front
of the building is a suite of three rooms; to the
right, on leaving the elevator, is the private of-
fice of the manager; the central office is the
president's room; and the one beyond is the
private room of the musical editor.
These
rooms are as handsome in decoration and fur-
nishing as good taste can suggest and money
can procure, being paneled to the ceiling in quar-
Another Hit!
"Over There"
By Geo. M. Cohan
"III Catch the Guy Who Wrote
Poor Butterfly"
Get In at this price.
7c per copy
HAVE YOU GOT THESE?
"Sometime"
18c per copy
"M-i-s-s-i-s-s-I-p-p-I"
18c per copy
"There's Only One Little Girl."
By Geo. M. Cohan
7c per copy
Wm. Jerome Publishing Corporation
Strand Theatre Building,
NEW YORK CITY
HARRIS' "DRY YOUR TEARS" WALTZ
Number Written Especially for Lucille Cava-
nagh Now Placed on the Market
Chas. K. Harris announces in response to in-
quiries that his new waltz, "Dry Your Tears,"
was written especially for Lucille Cavanagh, the
dancer, who recently created a sensation at the
Palace Theatre, where she filled a four weeks'
engagement. Miss Cavanagh has consented to
allow Mr. Harris to publish the number, and
to give permission for its use to other dancing
acts. The waltz is dreamy and melodious and
has made a distinct hit. There are several thou-
sand advance orders already on file for the sec-
ond edition of the number now in press.
"HER REGIMENTMN REHEARSAL
New Production With Music by Victor Herbert
to Open on October 22
"Her Regiment," a new musical production
for which Victor Herbert wrote the score, is
now in rehearsal and will open in Springfield,
Mass., on October 22. After appearing in Provi-
dence, Hartford and New Haven, the show will
come to New York, although the theatre for
it has not yet been selected. It is stated that
Mr. Herbert has turned out some particularly
tuneful music for the new piece, the cast of
which will include Carolina White, Donald
Brian, Dallas Welford, and others. M. Wit-
mark & Sons will publish the score.
BERLIN HIT IN_^RAMBLER ROSE"
The New Oliver Ditson Building
casement windows, affording a beautiful view
over the Common, form a slightly rounded front
to the room.
The two side walls contain
glassed-in bookcases. The rear wall contains
a fireplace of Botticino marble, topped by a
carved oak mantel, in the center of which, sur-
rounded by a richly carved frame built into the
'paneling, is a portrait of the late Oliver Ditson,
the founder of the house. The flanking pilasters
of the frame are carved with pendants of flowers
and fruit, while above are two corbels repre-
senting respectively medieval and classic musi.c;
this carving is by Mr. Kirchmeyer.
Below
the shelf of the mantel, partially concealed in
foliage, is a Greek motto, ascribed to Socrates,
which may be translated as follows, "Make
music, and work making it." In the center of
the ceiling is a silver Flemish chandelier. All
the hardware throughout this story is of silver
finish.
In the musical editor's room adjoining is a
Steinway grand. Along the south side of the
building is a series of offices devoted to the
uses of the members of the editorial staff, and
there also are accommodations for the editor
of The Musician, the manager of the printing
department and the head of the band and or-
chestra department. There also is a rest room
for the employes on this floor.
The building was planned by Edward W.
It is not often that a single musical number
has two chances to make good in a production,
but the exception is noted in the case of Irving
Berlin's song, "Poor Little Rich Girl's Dog."
The number, which was written over a year
ago, was offered to Sam Bernard, and he planned
to put it into "The Century Girl," but it did
not appear in the completed show. Joe Caw-
thorn got hold of the song, however, and it is
proving one of the hits of "The Rambler Rose,"
which is now being presented at the Empire
Theatre, New York.
'JEROME H.REIUCK&GttS 1
^Sensational Son£ Hits
•DOWN SOUTH EVERYBODY'S HAPPY"
"SOMEWHERE ON BROADWAY"
"SHE'S DIXIE ALL THE TIME"
"SO LONG MOTHER"
"WHERE THE BLACK EYED SUSANS
GROW"
••ALONG THE WAY TO WAIKIKI"
"AIN'T YOU COMING BACK TO
DIXIELAND"
"SWEETEST GIRL IN TENNESSEE"
"YOU'RE A GREAT BIG LONESOME
BABY"
•SAILING AWAY ON THE HENRY CLAY"
"CHINA DREAMS"
"WHERE THE MORNING GLORIES
GROW"
"SOUTHERN GALS"
"I'LL COME SAILING HOME TO YOU"
"CHERRY BLOSSOMS"
"SO LONG SAMMY"
•IN THE HARBOR OF LOVE WITH YOU"
"FOR YOU A ROSE"
"THERE'S EGYPT IN YOUR DREAMY
EYES"
"SOME SUNDAY MORNING"
•I'M YOURS WITH LOVE AND KISSES"
"LAST NIGHT"
JEROME H. REM1CK & CO.
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