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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
faction to the best of their admirers in Gotham.
BUSY SOL BLOOM.
Mr. Walker's wife, Alice Overtoil Walker, is prov-
ing to be one of the strongest attractions of the Activity in Every Department of His Business
company. Miss Walker introduced a new coon
—Quarters Being Enlarged and Remodeled.
creation, entitled, "A Rich Coon's Babe," by
Klare Kussner. The soog was very cleverly
Sol. Bloom is enlarging, reorganizing and re-
staged with a chorus of seven men, and Miss decorating his quarters in the New Amsterdam
Overton as the leader. She made one of the big- Theatre building, New York, where he occupies
gest hits of the season with this song, and will the entire sixth floor. His offices, reception, mu-
"Woodland," the latest Pixiey-Lnders opera continue it while the show is out.
sic and professional rooms are also undergoing
which ran all summer in Boston, has been trans-
George Rosey's new campaign march, "Fall in a remodelification, with a view of greater con-
ferred to Chicago, where it has landed an equally Line," bids fair to be one of the greatest march veniences and rendering more efficient service.
emphatic success, and promises to remain the successes he has ever written. The introduction It is a busy place these early autumn days.
greater part of the season. Harry Bulger's latest cf a drum solo of eight measures has proved an
In the "Beauty and the Beast," which opens
song, "No Bird Ever Flew So High That He agreeable innovation to leaders, and they all at the Grand Opera House, New York, September
Didn't Light," is the topical hit
seem to regard "Fall in Line," as one of Mr. 19, for two weeks, and then goes on an extended
Rosey's best compositions, and they particularly tour, will be interpolated. "Squirrel and the
Coming from Chicago, Falter Bros, will here- comment on the opportune title.
Chipmunk," the latest from the prolific pen of
after maintain professional rooms there only,
Wm. H. Penn, and "Roses at Twilight." "Kisses"
making New York their publishing headquarters.
hi a new addition to "King Dodo" this season,
HATTIE
WILLIAMS'
NEW
SONG
HIT.
This is a list of their songs to date: "If You're
while Haverly's Minstrels have a complete
In Love, Say Cuckoo," by Frederick W. Falter;
Hattie Williams, the sprightly and fascinating galaxy of songs from Sol. Bloom's catalogue.
"Dat Aint Nothin' But Talk," by Harry Brown
"Girl From Kay's," has a new song hit in The Little Princess Co. have added "Dolly" to
and Chris Smith; "Good Night, Miss Emaline,"
Maurice J. Stonehill's novelty ballad, "My Little their repertoire of songs, and "Liberty Bells," on
by Andrew B. Sterling and Harry L. Newman;
southern tour, are partial to the numbers bear-
"Farashah," a Turkish intermezzo, by E. An- Love Bird." The song was a feature of the Bos- ing the Sol. Bloom imprint, and are therefore
dauer, with Thomas' famous Chicago orchestra. ton opening, when Harvard students, composed n&ing "Me and You and Vou and I," as well as
The firm are making a specialty of title pages
"The Girl You Love."
with pictorial interpretations of the compositions.
to a "Hiawatha" success. The company is re-
ported as looking for enlarged premises, and may
either secure additional room in its present loca-
tion, or move elsewhere in the same neighbor-
hood. They have the Broadway production bee
in their bonnet, and are discussing in connection
therewith a brilliant little effort also from the
firm's writing manager.
Though C. L. Partee n^a personally been a suf-
ferer for several weeks from acute rheumatism,
having been to his place of business only a few
times in that period, and then coming on
crutches, the C. L. Partee Music Co., 23 East
20th street, New York, has kept moving along in
the same smooth, progressive groove. They are
making a specialty of arrangements for orches-
tras, military bands, piano and the small instru-
ments, the latest issuas, including "The Recap-
tion," waltz caprice, by E. H. Frey; "The Vaude-
ville Dance," schottische, by H. A. Franzmathes;
"Queen of the Ball," waltz, by Cralos Curti,
composer of "The Flower of Music," one of the
most successful and popular numbers in the
Partee catalogue; "The Jolly Tars," march, by a
F . a n d G. R. Gustsfon, pronounced by prominent
leaders to be a coming hit. All these are in
press, but will be ready for the trade in a week.
Business with the Partee Co. is growing with
marvelous strides, and only the best arrange-
ments will be handled.
THEATRE MANAGER KICKS
About Popular Demand for Certain Songs, and
Gives Some Reasons Which Will Hardly
Hold Water.
When Harry von Tilzer's first and only comic
opera, "The ? isher Maiden," reappeared at the La
Salle Theatre, Cnicago, Tuesday, it was renamed
"The Jolly Baron." Later another New York ap-
pearance will be essayed. The Windy City is try-
ing out quite a number of musical comedies with
the metropolis as their ultimate destination.
A FEW FROM THE "HOUSE OF HITS."
The debut of Eva Tanguay as a star in the mu-
sical comedy field has made thousands of new
friends since her appearance in Harry B. Smith
and Gustav Kerker's "The Sambo Girl." The
stellar role which Miss Tanguay plays is par-
ticularly well adapted to her, and some of the
songs she is singing, "Cynthia Jane," "The Banjo
Serenade," and "The Artist and the Model," are
making immense hits. "The 1 Sambo Girl" is play-
ing to crowded houses, and promises to be one of
the season's hits.
The return of Williams & W T alker to the Grand
Opera House, New York, for a run, after their
success abroad, has been a matter of much satis-
SEASON'S SIGNAL SONG SUCCESSES THAT
ENJOY PERENNIAL POPULARITY
EGYPT
GARDEN OF DREAMS
PLAIN MAMIE O'HOOLEY
r t G G Y BRADY
LOVER'S A. B.C.
HSHING
SWEET LOVE LANO
SLY MUSETTE
POLLY PRIM
FALL IN LINE
AFRICANA
WONG TING SING
" \ 7 BIG INDIAN CHIEF
I
PILLOWS OF DESPAIR
KITTY RAY
TURN THOSE EYESAWAY
Published by
JOS. W . STERN 6 CO.,
34 East 21st St., New York
CHICAGO
LONDON
SAN FRANCISCO
1IATTIK
WILLIAMS.
a large portion of the immense audience at the
Hollis Street Theatre. Although Miss Williams
had not played the Hub for two seasons, she was
well remembered for her former triumphs, and
received the heartiest kind of a welcome. Her
"Love Bird" song especially caught the fancy of
the collegians, and they kept her singing it over
and over, in response to imperative encores, until
they all learned the catchy, cooing refrain:
' T o m e be my little Love Bird,
Ooo-oo-oo-oo Coo-oo-oo-oo."
Recently the manager of a local theatre was
congratulated for the prompt manner in which he
sruelched the demands of the encore fiends on
the production of a musical piece in his house.
Referring to the incident subsequently, a pro-
ducer of musical pieces threw some interesting
light on this situation when he said:
"The first-night audiences in New York have
teen pestered for a long time by an obnoxious
claque who have nearly ruined performances
which otherwise would ha^e been highly success-
ful.
This is especially the case with musical
productions, but one of the particular causes of
these unruly demonstrations, that are now be-
coming such a nuisance, is not generally known.
A manager produces a musical play and in it
there may be one or two particularly pretty
songs. The authors dispose of the publishing
rights to some music publisher. The manager
lias no interest in these rights. The publisher of
Ihe music, anxious to get as much free advertis-
ing of his wares as possible, packs the theatre on
the opening night with a crowd of his employees
and friends, and when the particular number is
rendered which he thinks is going to pay him,
his crowd insists on numerous encores, much to
the disgust of the audience who have come to
see a quick, snappy show."
This was the case at the theatre referred to,
and I am awfully glad to see that the manager
had the pluck and good sense to nip this nuisance
in the bud. Between the advertisements which
are now boldly thrust into Ihe dialogue and these
demonstrations from the music publishers the
poor old audience is practically compelled to take
a back seat even when it pays two dollars for it."
Now, there may be other reasons for the man-
ager's •action, and in this particular instance
other competent witnesses claim he is "sore" on
the publisher for some alleged grievance in con-
nection with one of the songs of the production
concerned, hence his so-called prompt act .of sup-
pression.
Now one hears on the Cambridge campus or in
the historic halls of Harvard this refrain, and
any fair visitor to the university grounds is sure
to be greeted with more or less melodious invita-
tions to "Come be my Little Love Bird," from
the windows of the dormitories, or under the
Articles of incorporation have been filed with
shadows of the immemorial elm trees. Meanwhile the Secretary of State, Indiana, as follows: Capi-
"The Girl From Kay's" is such a hit at the Hollis tal City Music Co., of Indianapolis; capital stock,
that endeavors are being made to extend the en- $25,000. Directors: Walter L. Robinson, Harry
gagement.
H. Homer and Stewart T. Tongret.
Among its other song successes are: "Suffi-
ciency," as sung by Sam Bernard; "I Love
The Royal Music Co., Cleveland, O., have in-
You All the Time," sung as a duet by Miss Will- creased their capital stock from $10,000 to
iams and Mr. Howard, and "Lucy Linda Lady," $25,000.
which replaced "Egypt," as sung by the quar-
C. E. Scott, of Mansfield, O., is moving to larger
tette. All these songs are published by M. Wit-
quarters in that city on North Main street.
mark & Sons.