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JANUARY 17,
THE
1920
MUSIC TRADE
43
REVIEW
run.
BAREFOOT TRAIL"
producing real music has given that little im-
petus necessary to take sheet music out of the
10-cent class and place it in the 25 and 30-cent
class, where it belongs. Every six and eight-
color title page that has appeared has helped
the good cause along and sealed the fate of
10-cent music. Ten-cent music cannot be pro-
duced profitably to the publisher in these days
of $1.20 eggs. Brighter days are to come and
the publishers of sheet music and the dealers
therein can take their places with pride a few
steps higher than with the toothpick and button-
hole industries, where some have been wont to
previously class them.
"THE RED MILL" IN LONDON
FEATURE SONGS FROM "IRENE"
Victor Herbert-Henry Blossom Operetta Pro-
duced in London and Makes an Instantaneous
Hit—Witmark Publishing Score
Leo Feist, Inc., Carry Full-page Ad in Sunday
Paper to Popularize Numbers From New
Musical Comedy Which Is Making a Hit
In announcing the English production of "The
Red Mill" a publisher familiar with conditions
on the other side recently issued the following
statement:
Time and the war have changed many things
in London. It seems but the other day when
it would have been deemed madness for any
British manager to produce anything but a
"pantomime" on Boxing Day night, the day after
But here we have cabled reports of
"BEAUCAIRE" A GREAT SUCCESS a Christmas.
production on Boxing Night at the famous old
Leo Feist, Inc., Publishers of Music From New Kmpire of no less a musical comedy than the
Show, Send Circular to Trade Featuring Opin- well-remembered vehicle in which Montgomery
and Stone covered themselves with glory in
ions of Critics Concerning It
America—the sprightly, picturesque, colorful
and
vastly melodious Blossom-Herbert piece,
Leo Feist, Inc., publishers of the score for
"Monsieur Beaucaire," recently forwarded to the "The Red Mill." It was a big Boxing Night hit,
trade a circular carrying the exact reproduc- too, and the producers, Leon Pollock and Larry
tions of the press reports from all the New Geballos, are pluming themselves very justly on
York papers on this operetta. While the show the excellence of the judgment and foresight
is freely acknowledged a success, the fact that they displayed. It has taken a long time for
the dramatic critics of the various papers in- "The Red Mill" to reach our British cousins,
variably are enthusiastic in their writings on it but now that they've got it there is every rea-
places beyond a doubt its acceptance and as- son to believe the welcome it receives will be
sures the play a long season. The following are none the less cordial for its belatedness. As a
the musical numbers: "Red Rose," "English maiter of fact, "The Red Mill" has everything in
Maids," "That's a Woman's Way," "Gold and it and about it to make it peculiarly appropriate
Blue and White," "Honor and Love," "Under for British consumption. Victor Herbert never
the Moon," "Philomel," "I Do Not Know," penned a score with more pronounced London
"When I Was King of Bath," "The Honors flavor and the "book" required little or no change
of War," "What Are Names?" "Lightly, Light- to make it acceptable across the pond. The
ly," "Say No More" and "We Are Not Speak- parts played for so long over here by Mont-
gomery and Stone are taken at the Empire by
ing Now."
Ray Kay and Little Tich, the latter a tremen-
dous favorite in the London music halls for
twenty years past. His popularity and his
"BLUES" MAKING A BIG HIT
cleverness remain undiminished. Few come-
The Jos. W. Stern & Co. number "Blues" (My dians have enjoyed so long a career of uninter-
Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) is certainly one rupted success. It took a big financial bait to
of the most popular dance selections of the pres- tempt Little Tich away from the " 'alls," but this
ent season. It is always a favorite with the is not the first time he has appeared in musical
orchestras and it is invariably encored.
comedy, in which his exceptionally droll comedy
has proved an immense drawing power on one or
two occasions. Ray Kay is a clever comedian
"If You Would Care
and eccentric dancer, who made a hit in the
Drury Lane production of "Shanghai" last year.
For a Lonely Heart"
The music of "The Red Mill" is published by M.
"You Know"
Witmark & Sons, who expect a big revival of
the demand for it in London, especially the
well-remembered and delightfully tuneful "Be-
cause You're You."
In the rotogravure section of the New York
Tribune a full-page advertisement on the musi-
cal show "Irene" recently appeared, being in-
serted by Leo Feist, Inc., the publishers of the
music of that show. The thematics of the
choruses of the three biggest numbers of the
show appeared, and all of the songs in the
play were mentioned. "Irene" appears to be
as big as anything of its class of the pres-
ent season. The book of the play is by Jas.
Montgomery, the music is by Harry Tierney,
and Jos. McCarthy is responsible for the lyrics.
Pdith Day plays the stellar role.
The following are the song successes from
the play: "Irene," "Alice Blue Gown," "The
Last Part of Every Party," "Hobbies," "Worthy
of You," "Talk of the Town," "Skyrocket,"
"We're Getting Away With It," "Castles of
Dreams" and "The Paul Jones."
A HAPPY HONEYMOON
Jack Robbins and Bride Entertained Cordially
in Worcester, Mass.
According to reports in the Worcester Post,
of Worcester, Mass., Jack Robbins and his
bride were highly entertained in that city re-
cently while spending their honeymoon. The
above paper reproduced Mrs. Robbins' photo-
graph and gave the young couple a column no-
tice in "Society Notes." Jack Robbins holds the
position of general manager for Richmond, the
publisher.
Paramount Picture Song
The m e l o d y ot^thls s o n g s u s e d eight
t i m e s at e a c h s h o w i n g of this
great Him
"Dear Heart"
"My Castles in the Air
Are Tumbling Down"
"Valse Gloria"
"Sunshine Rose"
"Girl of My Dreams"
"Buddy"
"Drifting"
"Dream Waltz"
"Rippling Waters"
C. C. CHURCH AND COMPANY
Hartford
New York
Londo
Paris
Sydney
NEW FRIEDLAND BALLAD
"Thanks" Being Featured in Vaudeville Sketch
by This Author
Anatol Friedland, well-known composer, re-
cently finished a new ballad entitled "Thanks,"
which is being featured in his vaudeville offer-
ing "Musicland." Mr. Friedland appears per-
sonally at every performance and the act is one
of the most elaborately and expensively cos-
tumed now being booked over the bigger vaude-
ville circuits.
Jos. W. Stern & Co., who are the publishers of
"Thanks," already report a demand for the num-
ber. They feel that the title is one that has
great commercial value, and that it will auto-
matically produce sales.
Very Popular Ballad, 7 Cents
McKinley Music Co.
NewYork