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THE MUSIC TRADE
62
REVIEW
APRIL 28,
1923
In addition to being seventy-five years old Mr.
"MOLLY DARLING" BUFFALO HIT
Cragin coincidcntally has been sixty years with
Edward S Cragin, of Charles H. Ditson & Co., the Oliver Ditson Co., becoming an employe Victrola Number Attracts Particular Attention
Celebrates Sixtieth Year With House and of that organization at the age of fifteen. Air.
of the Buffalo Audiences
Cragin is still a factor in the firm's activities
Seventy-fifth Anniversary Simultaneously
BUFFALO, \ . V., April 23.—Buffalo theatregoers
and in nowise shows his age.
SIXTY YEARS IN PUBLISHING
Kdvvard S. Cragin, of the Charles H. Ditson
Co., celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday on
Friday of last wek. When he arrived at his
were enthusiastic over "Molly Darling," recent-
ly appearing in Buffalo. "When Your Castles
Come Tumbling Down" was the feature hit of
Eleven-year Boy Wonder Captivates Large the show, judging from the amount of applause
it received and the demand for that song at
Audience in Baltimore
sheet music counters and record departments of
the music stores. The second scene of the last
BALTIMORE, MD., April 23.—The boy wonder
act,
"The Spirit of the Disc," was especially
pianist has made another phenomenal appear-
ance in Baltimore. Recently, under the auspices effective and beautiful. A huge Victrola was the
of the city of Baltimore, eleven-year-old Shura central attraction in the middle of the stage,
Cherassky played his first big music hall ap- on top of which danced Miss Penn, the nimble
pearance, rendering a concert program before little toe dancer, "The Dance of the Disc."
Large Victor records rolled out on the stage,
an audience of 2,700 people.
shielding
the players impersonating Victor ar-
Among those in his audience were Victor
Herbert and Mabel Garrison. Following the re- tists, who stepped out from behind the disc as
cital Miss Garrison went to his dressing room it reached the center of the stage, garbed in
and asked him to write her a song for her next costumes of the opera they represented.
concert tour. He played one of his own com-
STOCK UP ON
positions. Victor Herbert said that his uncanny
knowledge of musical interpretation and tech-
nique stamped him as a genius.
The concert was under municipal auspices.
SLUMBERING
In no city of America, not even Boston, could
DREAMY CHINEE
such a thing have happened, Mr. Herbert said.
The Lyric has 2,700 seats, and when the tick-
MARY ELLEN
ets for the concert were placed on sale at the
Albaugh ticket agency it required less than an
DOWN IN THE OLD APPLE
hour to sell them all.
NEW PIANO PRODIGY APPEARS
CHAMBERLAIN HITS!!
ORCHARD
VERITAS TO OPEN IN NEW YORK
Edward S. Cragin
The newly organized Veritas Music Co., of
office he found a large bunch of roses on his Hollywood, Cal., contemplates opening a New
desk, presented by the employes of the company
York office to exploit its numbers in Eastern
territory. The firm has been featuring a fox-
trot entitled "Just Like a Woman" and will
shortly release "Glenearry."
encore- encouragers
"home sweet home lullaby'
"little lad o'dreams"
"sweetheart o'mine"
"music of a baby
"land o'romance"
" callin' you"
encore-repeaters
"april fool & little pignose"
"three encore songs"
"the lilac tree"
"the newlyweds"
"wishes three"
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