Music Trade Review
Issue: 1907 Vol. 44 N. 3 - Page 49
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Jesse Overstreet, J. D. Bowensock, Charles E. and has to respond to several encores each time
l.ittlefield, Henry Allen Cooper, William S. Ben- ho sings "Arrah Wanna." Lambert and Will-
net, David J. Foster, E. W. Martin, W. H. An- iams, with "The Black Thorn Co.," Third Avenue
And Other Notabilities at Washington and
drews, Frank D. Currier (Chairman Patents Theatre, are featuring "Arrah Wanna" and
Does Some Good Work in Behalf of the Copy-
Committee), R. W. Bonynge, Charles T. Dunwell, "Girlie, I Love You." Homer and Potter and
right
Bill—Says That Congressmen and
William B. McKinley, Henry Gannon, George F. Libbie Remington are using "Girlie, I Love You,"
Senators Now Understand the Situation.
Huff, Edward W. Pou, G. E. Waldo, Bird McGuire, "Arrah Wanna," "Crocodile Isle" and "Maybe
Charles K. Harris, the New York publisher and P. T. Chapman, Charles Wharton, L. Oijen.
Some Time," and write that the songs are big
well-known writer of numerous heart-sentiment
Subsequently, in speaking of his experience, hits. Published by the F. B. Haviland Publish-
ballads, commencing with the famous "After the Mr. Harris said to The Review: "I am perfectly ing Co.
Fall," of which 1,500,000 copies were sold, was confident the prominent Senators and Represent-
in Washington, D. C, last week in connection atives now understand the contention of the
"THE MAN ONTHE STREET."
with the copyright bill. In company with Ru- composers as they never did before. They now
dolph Aronson, also familiar as a theatrical man- know that the composers never received a penny Schirmer May Have to Move Wholesale Quar-
ager and musician, he had a very satisfactory
ters—Marie Cahill's Gift—A New Comic
and interesting interview with President Roose-
Opera at the Casino—Shapiro After Derelict
velt, by appointment, on Wednesday. This he
Arrangers—Other Notes of General Interest.
followed by a brief talk with Postmaster-General
Cortelyou, who furnished him letters of intro-
With the selection of a site for the new court
duction to Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Con-
house, to accommodate the numerous branches
gress, and Senator Kittredge and Congressman
of the New York Supreme Court, First Depart-
Currier, chairmen, respectively, of the Senate
ment, the building occupied at No. 108 East Six-
and House Committees on Patents. These gen-
teenth street by G. Schirmer's publishing and
tlemen Mr. Harris saw on that and the succeed-
wholesale branches of his business will be taken.
ing day, reaching his home Thursday evening
Friday of last week the commissioners in charge
lute, greatly pleased with what he believed was
of the matter submitted their report to the Board
about the most effective work accomplished so
of Estimate and Apportionment, recommending
far for furthering the enactment of this impor-
tiie plot of land bounded by Fourth avenue or
tant measure, and especially the retention of
Union square on the west, Irving place on the
paragraph G of section 1, against which the me-
east, Fourteenth street on the south and Seven-
chanical instrument manufacturers have brought
teenth street on the north. Fifteenth street is
influence to defeat, if not eliminate altogether.
to be closed, and also Sixteenth street, between
Fourth avenue and Irving place. The Schirmer
Previous to Mr. Harris's trip to the national
premises had recently been remodelled and fitted
capital, whither he went solely in his profes-
up for their special work, and the absorption of
sional capacity as a composer and representing,
the property for the above purpose is not rel-
as he frankly expressed it, "twelve thousand
ished a little bit.
fellow composers too poor to go unless they
walked," letters had been addressed by him to
CHAS. K. HAKRIS.
every United States Senator and Representative,
"The Mimic and the Maid," a musical comedy
for their writings—the creations of their brains
accompanied by a pamphlet explanatory of the
—from either the mechanical instrument manu- which opened at the Bijou Theatre, New York,
writer's exact attitude and feeling toward the
facturers or the talking machine or perforated on Friday night a week, made a new Broadway
. bill as contained in a copious extract from the
music roll manufacturers. I assured these dis- record of a quick run by closing the following
able brief submitted to the joint committee hear-
tinguished gentlemen and able statesmen that 1, evening. Two persons are said to have made an
ings, in December, by Nathan Burkan, counsel
attempt to attend the last performance, but there
for the Music Publishers' Association of the in common with thousands of my brother com- wasn't any. This beats all "frost" records. The
United States. The acknowledgments received, posers, had waited twenty years to have justice production is the work of Allan Lowe and A.
v, ith numerous pledges of unequivocal support rendered and a fair compensation given us for Baldwin Sloane.
our work, and therefore we would not listen to
for the bill in its entirety, and especially of
paragraph G of section 1, and section 25 deal- any compromise whereby we should continue to
Marie Cahill, who has ranked for several sea-
ing with the misdemeanor or criminal provision, bo deprived of what was of right ours and which sons as a bright particular star in musical com-
included many prominent members of both the had been taken without a cent of remuneration. edy, and now appearing in Silvio Hein's "Marry-
upper and lower chambers, among which are Furthermore, the proposition to bring in another ing Mary," and on tour, is figuring in an alto-
bill next year to rectify this outrageous wrong
the following:
gether different role, that as the founder of a
we are unalterably against."
Senators — Robert M. LaFollette, L. Ankeny,
library. When in Washington, D. C , last week
Chauncey M. Depew, P. C. Knox, Chester I. Long,
she presented Georgetown University, for the use
"ARRAH WANNA" SCORING BIG.
A B. Kittredge (Chairman Patents Committee),
of dramatic students, a valuable Bell edition
T. C. Platt, Albert J. Beveridge, William War-
The Bell Trio, a t the Colonial, are using "Ar- of Shakespeare of twenty volumes, published in
ner, James B. McCreary, M. G. Bulkeley, James rah Wanna" and "Maybe Some Time"—the two London in 1787. The set is the only one of its
P. Taliaferro, W. B. Allison.
new song hits by Drislane and Morse. John F. kind. In her letter of presentation the success-
Congressmen — E. A- Hayes, Finis J. Garrett, Clarke is a big feature at Keith's Union Square ff.l singer of popular songs said: "It Is possible
CHAS. K. HARRIS^ VISITS PRESIDENT
7>F/mv
IKJLJtUl
NEW YORIVS GREATEST
w I T Q i r A T SUCCESS
cTTrrF^s
MUSICAL
DREAM CITY and THE MAGIC KNIGHT
Book and Lyrics by Edgar Smith
SONGS
AMD
Music by Victor Herbert
INSTRUMENTAL
Nancy, I Fancy You,
- .- - .60
Improvements,
-
- -
- - .60
Love by Telephone, -
.60
Down a Shady Lane (Sextette),
- .60
Hannah,
-
-
-
-
-
-
.60
A Farmer's Life, -
-
-
-
- .60
I Don't Believe I'll Ever Be a Lady, .60
The Volunteer Fireman, - -
- .60
The Ravenous Rooster (Duet), . - . 6 0
Vocal Score,
-
-
HITS:
.60
A Shy Suburban Maid,
.60
Ta, T a , My Dainty Little Darling,
.60
An Operatic Maiden,
.60
In Vaudeville (Duet),
-
- -
Entr' Acte,
-
- -
-
- - - .60
.75
Waltzes,
- -
- -
.60
Lanciers,
-
-
-
-
-
-
.60
March,
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.00
Selection,
-
-
-
2 . 0 0
Order from your Mearest Jobber, or direct from the Publisher,
C H A S . ft. H A R R I S , 31 West 31st Street. New York, N. Y.
Chicago:
Grand Opera, H o u s e Building
(Jo«. M. Harris. Mgr.)
(Meyer Cohen. Mgr.)
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Jesse Overstreet, J. D. Bowensock, Charles E. and has to respond to several encores each time
l.ittlefield, Henry Allen Cooper, William S. Ben- ho sings "Arrah Wanna." Lambert and Will-
net, David J. Foster, E. W. Martin, W. H. An- iams, with "The Black Thorn Co.," Third Avenue
And Other Notabilities at Washington and
drews, Frank D. Currier (Chairman Patents Theatre, are featuring "Arrah Wanna" and
Does Some Good Work in Behalf of the Copy-
Committee), R. W. Bonynge, Charles T. Dunwell, "Girlie, I Love You." Homer and Potter and
right
Bill—Says That Congressmen and
William B. McKinley, Henry Gannon, George F. Libbie Remington are using "Girlie, I Love You,"
Senators Now Understand the Situation.
Huff, Edward W. Pou, G. E. Waldo, Bird McGuire, "Arrah Wanna," "Crocodile Isle" and "Maybe
Charles K. Harris, the New York publisher and P. T. Chapman, Charles Wharton, L. Oijen.
Some Time," and write that the songs are big
well-known writer of numerous heart-sentiment
Subsequently, in speaking of his experience, hits. Published by the F. B. Haviland Publish-
ballads, commencing with the famous "After the Mr. Harris said to The Review: "I am perfectly ing Co.
Fall," of which 1,500,000 copies were sold, was confident the prominent Senators and Represent-
in Washington, D. C, last week in connection atives now understand the contention of the
"THE MAN ONTHE STREET."
with the copyright bill. In company with Ru- composers as they never did before. They now
dolph Aronson, also familiar as a theatrical man- know that the composers never received a penny Schirmer May Have to Move Wholesale Quar-
ager and musician, he had a very satisfactory
ters—Marie Cahill's Gift—A New Comic
and interesting interview with President Roose-
Opera at the Casino—Shapiro After Derelict
velt, by appointment, on Wednesday. This he
Arrangers—Other Notes of General Interest.
followed by a brief talk with Postmaster-General
Cortelyou, who furnished him letters of intro-
With the selection of a site for the new court
duction to Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Con-
house, to accommodate the numerous branches
gress, and Senator Kittredge and Congressman
of the New York Supreme Court, First Depart-
Currier, chairmen, respectively, of the Senate
ment, the building occupied at No. 108 East Six-
and House Committees on Patents. These gen-
teenth street by G. Schirmer's publishing and
tlemen Mr. Harris saw on that and the succeed-
wholesale branches of his business will be taken.
ing day, reaching his home Thursday evening
Friday of last week the commissioners in charge
lute, greatly pleased with what he believed was
of the matter submitted their report to the Board
about the most effective work accomplished so
of Estimate and Apportionment, recommending
far for furthering the enactment of this impor-
tiie plot of land bounded by Fourth avenue or
tant measure, and especially the retention of
Union square on the west, Irving place on the
paragraph G of section 1, against which the me-
east, Fourteenth street on the south and Seven-
chanical instrument manufacturers have brought
teenth street on the north. Fifteenth street is
influence to defeat, if not eliminate altogether.
to be closed, and also Sixteenth street, between
Fourth avenue and Irving place. The Schirmer
Previous to Mr. Harris's trip to the national
premises had recently been remodelled and fitted
capital, whither he went solely in his profes-
up for their special work, and the absorption of
sional capacity as a composer and representing,
the property for the above purpose is not rel-
as he frankly expressed it, "twelve thousand
ished a little bit.
fellow composers too poor to go unless they
walked," letters had been addressed by him to
CHAS. K. HAKRIS.
every United States Senator and Representative,
"The Mimic and the Maid," a musical comedy
for their writings—the creations of their brains
accompanied by a pamphlet explanatory of the
—from either the mechanical instrument manu- which opened at the Bijou Theatre, New York,
writer's exact attitude and feeling toward the
facturers or the talking machine or perforated on Friday night a week, made a new Broadway
. bill as contained in a copious extract from the
music roll manufacturers. I assured these dis- record of a quick run by closing the following
able brief submitted to the joint committee hear-
tinguished gentlemen and able statesmen that 1, evening. Two persons are said to have made an
ings, in December, by Nathan Burkan, counsel
attempt to attend the last performance, but there
for the Music Publishers' Association of the in common with thousands of my brother com- wasn't any. This beats all "frost" records. The
United States. The acknowledgments received, posers, had waited twenty years to have justice production is the work of Allan Lowe and A.
v, ith numerous pledges of unequivocal support rendered and a fair compensation given us for Baldwin Sloane.
our work, and therefore we would not listen to
for the bill in its entirety, and especially of
paragraph G of section 1, and section 25 deal- any compromise whereby we should continue to
Marie Cahill, who has ranked for several sea-
ing with the misdemeanor or criminal provision, bo deprived of what was of right ours and which sons as a bright particular star in musical com-
included many prominent members of both the had been taken without a cent of remuneration. edy, and now appearing in Silvio Hein's "Marry-
upper and lower chambers, among which are Furthermore, the proposition to bring in another ing Mary," and on tour, is figuring in an alto-
bill next year to rectify this outrageous wrong
the following:
gether different role, that as the founder of a
we are unalterably against."
Senators — Robert M. LaFollette, L. Ankeny,
library. When in Washington, D. C , last week
Chauncey M. Depew, P. C. Knox, Chester I. Long,
she presented Georgetown University, for the use
"ARRAH WANNA" SCORING BIG.
A B. Kittredge (Chairman Patents Committee),
of dramatic students, a valuable Bell edition
T. C. Platt, Albert J. Beveridge, William War-
The Bell Trio, a t the Colonial, are using "Ar- of Shakespeare of twenty volumes, published in
ner, James B. McCreary, M. G. Bulkeley, James rah Wanna" and "Maybe Some Time"—the two London in 1787. The set is the only one of its
P. Taliaferro, W. B. Allison.
new song hits by Drislane and Morse. John F. kind. In her letter of presentation the success-
Congressmen — E. A- Hayes, Finis J. Garrett, Clarke is a big feature at Keith's Union Square ff.l singer of popular songs said: "It Is possible
CHAS. K. HARRIS^ VISITS PRESIDENT
7>F/mv
IKJLJtUl
NEW YORIVS GREATEST
w I T Q i r A T SUCCESS
cTTrrF^s
MUSICAL
DREAM CITY and THE MAGIC KNIGHT
Book and Lyrics by Edgar Smith
SONGS
AMD
Music by Victor Herbert
INSTRUMENTAL
Nancy, I Fancy You,
- .- - .60
Improvements,
-
- -
- - .60
Love by Telephone, -
.60
Down a Shady Lane (Sextette),
- .60
Hannah,
-
-
-
-
-
-
.60
A Farmer's Life, -
-
-
-
- .60
I Don't Believe I'll Ever Be a Lady, .60
The Volunteer Fireman, - -
- .60
The Ravenous Rooster (Duet), . - . 6 0
Vocal Score,
-
-
HITS:
.60
A Shy Suburban Maid,
.60
Ta, T a , My Dainty Little Darling,
.60
An Operatic Maiden,
.60
In Vaudeville (Duet),
-
- -
Entr' Acte,
-
- -
-
- - - .60
.75
Waltzes,
- -
- -
.60
Lanciers,
-
-
-
-
-
-
.60
March,
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.00
Selection,
-
-
-
2 . 0 0
Order from your Mearest Jobber, or direct from the Publisher,
C H A S . ft. H A R R I S , 31 West 31st Street. New York, N. Y.
Chicago:
Grand Opera, H o u s e Building
(Jo«. M. Harris. Mgr.)
(Meyer Cohen. Mgr.)
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