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which include the works of Reginald De
Koven, Gustave Kerker, Harry B. Smith,
Frederic Ranken, Ludwig Englander, Geo.
V. Hobart, Sydney Rosenfeld, A. Baldwin
Sloane, Allen Lowe, Henry K. Hadlcy,
Chas. Klein, Chas. Emerson Cook, Gio-
vanni E. Conterno, J. Cheever Goodwin,
Paul Schindler, and Ben. M. Jerome, rep-
resented in the following: "Red Feather,"
"Winsome Winnie," "The Office Boy,"
"Nancy Brown," "A Girl From Dixie,"
"The Mocking Bird," "The Isle of Spice,"
"Lady Molly," "The Sleepy King," and
"The Jewel of Asia." Several new operas
are in press and will be published in time
for their initial production this season.
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ticularly fortunate this year "as"-all of'his
numbers in "Whoop-de-Doo," are decided
successes, "On the Boulevard," by Alfred
Muller Norde.n, is also a great favorite'
Peter Dailey is responsible in a measure
for the great success-o| twa of Mr. Ffaneis-
songs, namely, "My Goo-Goo Queen," and
"Looney Park," while "U. S. A.," sung by
John Kelly, receives nightly encore after
encore. "A Great Big Girl Like Me,"
done by Eva Stetson, is also one of the at-
tractive hits of the piece.
Since Mr. Francis succeeded Mr. Strom-
berg as musical director for Weber &
Fields he has done a lot of good work, but
never anything better and more lasting
than the separate and ensemble numbers
of "Whoop-de-Doo."
LIVE WIRES FROM HERE AND THERE.
On a hurried trip to Boston last week,
G. Clifford Noble, of Hinds & Noble,
found their latest publication, "New Songs
for Male Quartets," selling remarkably
well, and in strong demand. This pleas-
ing report is duplicated in other leading
cities, and the book promises to break the
run as. a popular seller, and strictly on its
merits.
Rumro is busy with the future of Fred.
B. Haviland, late of Howley, Haviland &
Dresser, now the Howley-Dresser Co., as
the new signs now read. One has him
connected with New York Music Supply
Co., but this story has been superseded by
W. T. FRANCIS' NEW WEBER-FIELD HIT.
an announcement that Mr. Haviland will,
in connection with Theo. F. Morse, the
_The latest composition by W. T.
SUCCESS OF MAXWELL SONGS
composer, form a new publishing firm
Francis, entitled "In Dreamland, In
After lying dormant for several years
Dreamland," is now being sung by Lillian Sung by Noted Artists Recently—Some of the
Latest
Winners—Lullaby
for
Mme. Schu-
Nathan Bevin's ballad, "I Want Some One
Russell, at Weber & Fields in "Whoop-dc-
mann-Heink—Other News Items.
to Care For Me," is now coming to the
Doo." This song, the words of which are
front
with a jump, reports say, much to the
At a recent evening service of the
Church of the Redeemer, Newark, N. J., surprise of jobbers and dealers who have
the anthem "Lord of All Being," by Thos. laid it away as a "has been."
F. Sheperd, was sung with marked effect.
Jobbers are apparently not of the same
Also, as a solo, "The Rose and the Lark," mind as the majority of publishers regard-
by {Juljian Edwards, was rendered. The ing current business. With the former
latter's appearance on a church programme orders from out-of-town trade is especially
is quite an innovation, and something of a strong, with a slacking off in local demand.
surprise to William Maxwell & Co., the This is considered quite abnormal for the
publisher.
holiday season; but the jobbers are known
"Jean," by Harry T. Burleigh, and "The for their veracity, when backed by the
Dawn of Hope" by Harry Rowe Shelley, order book, though publishers are inclined
were sung by Evan Williams, a tenor of to discredit these statements, except in re-
some note, on board the steamship "Minne- spect to their own issues.
haha," on a late trip at a benefit concert for
Sol Bloom continues to interpolate good
the British and American missions for sea-
.songs
in good productions, with the logical
men. In writing the Maxwell Co. of the
result,
they become good sellers. A re-
affair Mr. Williams stated they "took like
cent addition to the "Mother Goose" re-
wildfire."
W. T. FRANCIS.
Mr. Maxwell also informs The Review pertoire is William H. Penn's ballad,
by . Edward Abeles, is said to be better that W. H. Neidlinger has been added to "There's Nobody Just Like You," rendered
suited to Miss Russell's personality and his staff of writers; and that on the first by Miss Viola Gillette, and it has been
voice, than the one it replaces. On first of the year Mme. Schumann-Heink's new voted one of the gems of the performance.
lullaby written specially for her concert
hearing "In Dreamland," was a pronounced tour, will be ready for the trade.
Another is Heelan and Helf s comic effort,
hit and the publishers, M. Witmark &
"Be Good and You'll Be Happy," sung by
Sons, say that they have had a surpris-
Peter F. Dailey at Weber & Field's this
"THE GIRL FROM DIXIE"
ing amount of calls for it, considering that
week. It compelled the comedian to re-
the song has been heard publicly for only
"The Girl from Dixie," which was spond repeatedly and the song has been
a week or so. Mr. Francis has been par- heard at the Madison Square Theatre, New- pronounced an emphatic hit.
York, for the first time last week, met with
instant popular success. The dash and
One of the most prominent of the Lon-
ginger of the performance was noticeable
from the rising of the curtain and Max S. don papers in commenting on the Ameri-
Witt, the composer, with Harry B. Smith, can theatrical invasion, remarks that "it is
the writer of the book, may rest satis- curious how American performers and
fied their joint efforts are appreciated American music have invaded that typical
keenly, if large and enthusiastic audiences institution, The Christmas Pantomime.
are any criterion. Cole & Johnson's For the last two or three years the greatest
"When the Moon Comes Peeping O'er the pantomime successes have been American,
Hill" is the song hit of the production, and this year promises the same thing."
with Mr. Witt's "Bubbles" a close second. Among others of the season's song hits
But others of the vocal numbers were also which have been imported from America
well received and encored, including "The are John W. Bratton's "My Cosy Corner
Lovers' A B C," "Friendship Is a Lovely Girl;" "Coonville's Cullud Band," by
Thing," "The Dissipated ; Kitten," "Amity Davis & Meakim, which is the recognized
Dames," "The Tale of Mary's Lamb," calk-walk tune over there; and "Just to
Hinds &> Noble, Publishers, ft IV.'tjth St.,
"When the Gambia Meets the Sun," "Love Please You Sue," by Sidney Perrin, and
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