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been on the road for a week, and his trail is
punctuated with sales that have made the trade
sit up and take notice. "Tesch" never fails to
score since he has become a "Free and Accepted
Mason," with an eye on the "thirty-second de-
gree." Perhaps his success antedated this par-
ticular period, at least that is the supposition,
with Willis as a firm believer in the latter idea.
A complete and comprehensive list of the pop-
ular, standard and operatic numbers in the cata-
logue of M. Witmark & Sons has been arranged
in such form as to make them available for quar-
tettes, glee clubs and singing organizations gen-
erally. It includes arrangements for male, female
and mixed voices, and will be found a valuable
compilation, the various numbers enumerated be-
ing classified in such a manner as to place them
under the names of the leading voices, the pub-
lishers realizing that this system will greatly
facilitate the selection of those ordering quartette
or ensemble music.
Carrie Jacobs, Bond & Son, Chicago, have been
incorporated with a capital of $1,000, for publish-
ing music book; incorporators, Whittier Gale,
Thos. H. Gale, E. V. Gale.
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TRADE
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rail so fiercely, though justly withal. This is a
AMONG PROMINENT COMPOSERS.
grievance of long standing, and one of these fine
Victor Herbert has finished the score of two
days the over-sharp cockney publisher will have
new comic operas, which will receive their initial
retributive justice dealt him good and plenty.
performance early in the autumn.
Ad M. Foerster's "Dedication March" will have
Alfred G. Robyn, composer of "The Yankee
the place of honor at the opening of the Pittsburg Consul," and numberless instrumental selections
Saengerfest next week. Professor Arthur Claas- and songs, has completed the score of another
sen, of Brooklyn, N. Y., fest director, insisted that comic opera, the book of which is by Henry M.
the march should be placed first on the pro- Blossom.
gramme.
Julian Edwards, composer of "Love's Lottery,"
in which Mme. Schurnann-Heink has been the
The opening of Allan Lowe and George Rosey's leading star the past season, is completing two
musical extravaganza "Kafoozelum," in Chicago, new comic operas, which will be produced at an
Sunday week, was one of the biggest successes early date by a well-known manager.
of the season. A large, enthusiastic audience was
Gustav Luders has gone to Germany, where he
present and a number of the songs, including is to superintend the production of "The Prince
"Molly Malone," "Mr. Fox, I'm Sorry for You," of Pilsen" in Berlin. His new opera, to be writ-
"The Coming U. S. A.," "Lulu, Come Into the ten in collaboration with Frank Pixley, will be
Zoo," "Tubal Cain," "Love, Love, What Is Life produced by Charles Frohman early in the fall.
Without You," were splendidly received. "Ka-
Manuel Klein has almost completed the music
foozelum" is Mr. Rosey's initial effort in the oper-
for the opera which he and John Kendrick Bangs
atic field.
recently begun.
William T. Francis, composer of "The Rollick-
The "color" line is entirely obliterated in pop- ing Girl," now running at the Herald Square The-
ular music circles, if the scenes witnessed daily atre, has sailed for London.
in the "street" are any criterion. Mahogany-
John W. Bratton, composer of many popular
hued gentlemen fraternize on an equality with song hits and instrumental novelties, is resting
their white brethren, and in the "studios" they after the completion of his work on "The Pearl
are gladly welcomed. Several publishing houses and the Pumpkin," the musical extravaganza
managed entirely by negroes are also conspicuous which he and Paul West wrote for Klaw & Er-
for various reasons. To be sure, the "coon" song langer.
is responsible for this unwarranted spectacle, but
Gus Edwards, composer of "Good-by, Little
it is a cold fact often commented upon with con-
Girl, Good-by," "Tammany" and numerous other
siderable bitterness at times, though it might be
famous songs, is now in London, where he will
in accord with the Booker Washington theory.
remain for a brief visit.
Talk of the harrowing position in which Eng-
lish music publishers are placed by their own
law is a reminder that not a few of their Amer-
ican contemporaries are not loth to regard their
afflictions as poetic justice. This opinion has
been formed by the unsatisfactory returns re-
ceived for the assignment of British rights, which
are sized up to some extent by the sale of the
same music here. For example, a song that has
Besides their standard college song selections,
gone big is certain to sell well in Great Britain
and her colonies, by similitude; but when the individual and general, Hinds, Noble & Eldredge,
royalty statements are rendered semi-yearly the New York, have issued a book which will be of
figures are abominably ridiculous. In other interest to kindergarten and primary teachers,
words, American publishers have expressed them- says an authority, is "One Hundred New Kinder-
selves in language more forcible than elegant, garten Songs." They are songs that have grown
and have no hesitancy in denouncing a choice lot out of kindergarten work and are songs that have
of English publishing firms as worse pirates than been successfully used in the kindergarten. The
the street vendors of London, against whom they words of these songs embody little stories, each
song being a little story set to music. All the
songs have piano accompaniment. They are ad-
mirably arranged for children's voices, going
neither too high nor too low.
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Love in a Phonograph,
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REMICK CATALOGUE SCORES HEAVILY.
Curtis and May have scored a tremendous hit
with "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree," and
also a parody on same, and report it a big hit in
their act, not excepting "Won't You Fondle Me,"
which they are also using. Carl Hand, musical
director with the Rice and Barton company, is
featuring Williams and Van Alstyne's new song,
"Bright Eyes, Good-Bye," and reports that it is
the biggest hit with this company. Josephine
Ainsley, who was the first to introduce "In the
Shade of the Old Apple Tree," has just added
"Bright Eyes, Good-Bye," Williams and Van Al-
Fenelon E. Dowling is said to have severed his styne's favorite new song, to her repertoire. Billy
connection with the Theatrical Music Supply, Beard, with Faust's Minstrels, is singing with
and is now in Seattle, Ore. Mrs. Sutton, his sis- great success "Mariar." LaBelle Jeanette, the
clever little child artist, is singing all of Remick
ter, still holds the fort.
& Co.'s publications, including "Won't You Fondle
Gus Edwards and Robert B. Smith have com- Me" and "On a Summer Night," also "Caraboo"
pleted the book and score of "When We Were and several others. A few of the firm's latest is-
Forty-one," the musical skit which will be pro- sues are: "Niccolini," by Neil Moret; "On a
duced on top of the New York Theatre, in the Summer Night," by Egbert Van Alstyne; also
Wisteria Grove, this summer. Some of the songs "Sombrero," intermezzo, by Neil Moret.
are "Sweet Kitty Bellairs," "Up and Down the
Boardwalk," and "The Man That Leads the Band
"LUNA, LENA" A BIG CO.
That Leads the Army," "The Advantage of a
The Evelyn Sisters are making a big hit at
College Education" and "The Maiden of the Wild
and Woolly West," "Simple Simon," and "Meet Henderson's, Coney Island, with the great sum-
Me Under the Wisteria." Edwards and Smith mer song, "Meet Me Down at Luna, Lena." The
have also finished a new musical comedy, "Break- following well-known singers are using that song
with immense success: Mr. Raynors, at Stauch's;
ing Into Society."
Flo Huard, at Coster's; Lillian Burns, at Connors,
A clever team of entertainers who are con- and beautifully staged by Charley Dunn & Co.
stantly before the vaudeville public, are The at Inman's. Also Arlington and White, Flossie
Brittons, whose recent engagement at Hammer- Allen, Madeline Burnette, H. B. Riggs, in "A Man
stein's was so successful that they have been of the World" company; Grace Lyons, and Rich-
deluged with offers for next season. They make ard Thomas, who reports it a terrific hit in the
Wills Comedy Co.
a feature of the Sol Bloom publications.
"Ain't Anybody Ever Goin' to Buy" is still the
great coon song hit of Tascot, Ethel Robinson,
Gladys Irving, the Norrises, the Kings and a
host of others.
"Do Drop In at Dew-Drop Inn," by B;jyle Wool-
folk, has the pretty swing that makes it a de-
YOU'RE THE FLOWER OF MY HEART, SWEET
cidedly popular number all over the country.
ADELINE."
All arc After these Popular Successes
"TAMMANY."
"HE'S ME PAL."
"IN THE SHADOW OF THE PYRAMID."
"AWAKE. BELOVED, AWAKE."
"JUST FOR TO-NIGHT."
"STAR OF MY LIFE."
"LISTEN TO THE BIG BRASS BAND."
"PRETTIEST GAL IN BORNEO."
"GOOD-NIGHT, BELOVED GOOD NIGHT."
"BECAUSE YOU WERE AN OLD SWEETHEART
OF MINE."
"HAPPY. JAPPY, SOLDIER MAN."
"RESIGNATION."
"ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR."
"THE GIRL WHO CARES FOR ME."
"THERE'S NOTHING NEW TO SAY."
MORE TO FOLLOW
M. WITMARK
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
&
L SONS
LONDON
The national airs of great countries are short,
while those of little countries are long. "God
Save the King" is fourteen bars, the Russian
hymn is sixteen bars, and "Hail, Columbia," has
twenty-eight bars. Siam's national hymn has
seventy-six bars, and that of Uruguay seventy.
Chili forty-six, and so on. San Marino has the
longest national hymn, except that of China.