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sented on Saturday night for the 2OOth time in
this country the German version of "The Merry
Widow." The performance took place at the
Orpheum, Third avenue and Thirteenth street.
Fraulein Thury, who created the part of the
Prince in the Viennese version of the operetta
in this country, and who sang in one of the orig-
inal companies in Vienna, undertook her orig-
inal role. Chappell & Co. publish the only au-
thentic version of "The Merry Widow."
future write exclusively for the McKinley Co., of
Chicago.
THAT this ought to prove a particularly good
move on Mr. Petrie's part.
THAT John Abbott, of the T. B. Harms &
Francis, Day Co., has started West on a business
trip for the firm.
THAT Max Dreyfus, of this concern, recently
took a holiday in the mountains. He has now
returned, however, to direct the housing of the
THE MAX ON THE STREET.
amalgamated firms in 1431-3 Broadway.
THAT talking of returning celebrities, Theodore
Morse is back in the Haviland quarters with a
number of new songs up his sleeve.
THAT if "The Gilded Butterfly" is chosen for
THAT one Melville Ellis was heard to remark the title of the new De Koven-Smith opera (pub-
after the first performance of Victor Herbert's lished by Jerome H. Remick), then we earnestly
opera "Algeria," in Atlantic City, "that the music hope that the "hoodoo" which has gone with all
butterfly titles in the past will be removed.
was decidedly poor."
THAT Walter Jacobs has some excellent num-
THAT once upon a time there was a poor little
firefly who likewise complained that the light of bers in his new catalog.
the sun was decidedly poor.
THAT the Schiller Music Publishing concern,
THAT "The Boys and Betty," Marie Cahill's of 41 West 28th street, is making the trade take
new musical vehicle, will be published by Sha- notice with some of their new publications.
piro.
THAT at the premiere of "Algeria," Victor Her-
THAT Henry W. Petrie, the author of numer- bert was the happiest man on Broadway—with
ous well-known bass and other songs, will in the one possible exception of Charles K. Harris.
THAT long before the curtain descended on the
last act both of these gentlemen had every rea-
son to be at peace with the world.
THAT the Alliance Music Publishing Co. have
secured a new ballad by the author of "When the
"MY BRUDDA SYLVEST"
Evening Breeze is Sighing Home, Sweet Home"
"UNDER THE MATZO TREE"
—of which more anon.
"When The Moon Plays Peck-A-Boo
With You"
THAT "The Girls of Gottenberg" was produced
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in New York on Wednesday night with every
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"I Never Knew What Love Was
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Thompson's 1908 Hits
" I WISH I_HAD A GIRL"
"COMMON SENSE"
"BASEBALL"
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TREBUHS PUBLISHING CO. OPEN.
Quarters at 110-112 West 39th Street, Under
the Management of Edward Laska.
Edward Laska, who for the past few years has
been connected with the T. B. Harms Co., an-
nounces that the new music publishing firm, the
"Trebuhs" Publishing Co., will shortly open offices
at 110 and 112 West 39th street. The produc-
tions now in press are "The Mimic World," "Mile.
Mischief," Lulu Glaser's new vehicle; Eddie
Poy's new production, and "The Gay White
Way," with new musical numbers; also "My
Sahara Belle," from "Nearly a Hero."
As recently announced, the extraordinary name
"Trebuhs," which is both unsightly and difficult
to pronounce, is merely Shubert spelled back-
ward. Why the name Shubert in its proper form
was not chosen, instead of this upside down
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interests control a number of excellent musical
productions, the music of which will for the most
part be published by the new firm. Mr. Laska
will be remembered by the trade as the composer
of a great many tuneful and successful numbers.
PREMIERE OF "TOO MANY WIVES."
(Special lo Tlie Review.)
Schenectady, N. Y., August 20, 1908.
Before a crowded house this afternoon "Too
Many Wives" opened the Van Curler Opera House
for the season. Individual hits were scored by
the principals, while the piece in its entirely
seemed to please the audience, who were espec-
ially appreciative of the fine costuming and
effects.
The music (published by Jerome H. Remick &
Co.) is catchy, but I am leaving critical opinion
to our "Man on the Street," who will no doubt
see the performance when it reaches New York.
In the evening the success of the afternoon was
duplicated.
is a significant fact that
I T although
music business gen-
erally has been "hit hard" recently,
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sales have held their own, which
means that many people purchased
ten cent music because they wanted
to economize, and becoming ac-
quainted with
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for the first time, created new bus-
iness and caused activity in our
sales department.
The era of
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Ten Cent Sheet Music has come.
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