Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 51 N. 12 - Page 51
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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
51
REVIEW
"After the Wednesday matinee in Milwaukee,"
said Miss Friganza, "I felt that I needed some-
Opening Performance Presents Great Spectacle
Milwaukee Consolidated Music Co. Enlarging
thing to build up the second act, a new song with
Surpassing
Previous
Efforts—The
Music
the Rohlfing Catalog—Son of Composer
some comic fdigree work, so I sent for Mr. Davis
Particularly Delightful This Year.
of "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" Dead.
to come to the hotel. We cogitated separately and
all together and even asked the bellboy if he
(Special to The Review.)
The opening performance of the season at the couldn't give us an idea for a song. This bellboy
Xew York Hippodrome, which is always looked was some troopgoer, believe me.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 12, 191U.
The Rohlfing catalog, one of the best known forward to with eager anticipation by theatergoers,
" 'I seen a woman down at the moving picture
of its kind in the United States, now owned by the took place on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 3, and show giving imitations, Miss Frigander,' said he,
Milwaukee Consolidated Music Co., of this city, is proved, as usual, not only a complete success, but 'and she had a right smart line of stuff. Only I
being brought up to date and will be made larger surpassing in the number and cleverness of its think she got her lines mixed up. She was givin'
and more comprehensive than ever. Big ship- surprises and effects and the beauty of its music imitations. One was about Maude Adams. 'Peared
ments of music have been received from Europe, those of all other productions given in the mam- to me like she got ahold of the wrong piece of
and the company is publishing a large number of moth playhouse since it was built and opened, five music and gave an imitation of Eva Tanguay by
prints at Milwaukee. Additions are also being
mistake!'
made to the Nau & Schmidt catalog, and it is ex-
"Now here is where 1 did a little bit of a Hed-
pected that both catalogs will soon be ready.
wig Reicher stunt myself.
R. F. Nieman, general manager of the Mil-
"'I've got it. I've got it,' I screamed, pacing
waukee Consolidated, reports that the local sheet
tlie floor, hands to the forehead and all that sort
music business is showing decided improvement as
of stuff. Well, the result was 'Imitations.' After
the result of the opening of the various schools
about eighty-six lines of the first verse had been
and conservatories of music.
boiled down to about ten we had a nice little intro-
Major Charles H. Ross, son of the late Prof.
duction to the imitations. They are not imitations
A. E. Ross, composer of the famous campaign song,
at all, as you know, but about as close to the real
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," recently died at his
thing as some vaudeville 'artists' ever get. All
home in Milwaukee after a long illness.
night long 1 paced the floor trying the song out
on Mr. Davis, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Anderson, the
music maker, while they were dashing off the words
FRIEDLAND WORKS ON NEW PIECE.
and the music. I satisfied myself that George M.
Young Composer of "Three Million Dollars"
Cohan, waving his hands like a Hebrew comedian
Signs Contract with Chas. K. Harris for a
and exclaiming 'It you don't vant her, I'll take
Future Production—Wearing Wide Smiles
her,' would be very funny. So we went down the
He Wanders in Quest of Royalties.
line making Mrs. Fiske act like Eva Tanguay,
Little Marguerite Clarke became Harry Lander and
Anatol Friedland, composer of the music of
Leila Mclntyre sang the 'Dublin Rag.' But it is
"Three Million Dollars," has been in town since
one of those songs than can be made up as one
MANUEL KLEIN.
the new production moved from Boston to Phila-
goes along. For instance, when 1 notice a popular
delphia on its way to Chicago. When not at the years ago. The music of this season's production actor or actress sitting in a box I give an imita-
office of Charles Marks, in the Amsterdam Theater is published, as in previous years, by M. Witmark tion of them right off the reel. 1 spied Otie Har-
building, computing royalties due from the pro- & Sons.
lan in a box and without a single rehearsal had
ducer of the show, he- has been dropping in at the
The daily press was unanimous in its enthusi- him singing 'Rings.on Your Fingers; Bells on Your
offices of Leo. Feist, publisher of "Three Million astic praise of this season's spectacle, which, fol- Toes,' just like Blanche Ring would sing it, or as
Dollars," ascertaining about royalties there, for, lowing the form of construction adopted by the Mr. Marian would sing it if he had a voice like
truth to tell, the music of the piece is selling well. Hippodrome management at the start, is in three Miss Ring. Mr. Marian almost fell out of the
"Count" Friedland was all smiles when the Man parts—two spectacular plays produced on a pro- box. Oh, it's a great song, believe me, because it
on the Street found him leaning against the digious scale and respectively named "The Inter- is quite possible to give new imitations at every
cashier's desk in Edgar Bitner's office. He said national Cup" and "The Earthquake," and a mag- performance without annoying the orchestra
he hadn't reached the stage of owning an auto- nificent ballet entitled "Niagara." The possibilities leader."
mobile yet, but at least was riding down town of this triad of specialties are limitless, as may
daily in a taxicab. The enlarged cranium, against we'.l be imagined, and the result of Messrs. Burn-
DEATH OF FAMOUS FRENCH COMPOSER.
which he was given friendly warning by O. W. side and Voegtlin's constructive labors, combined
Vaughan, recently, was only slightly in evidence; with Manuel Klein's exquisite lyrics and music, is
Arthur Coquard, who won the Legion of Honor
in fact, the principal recent enlargement lay in simply indescribable.
ribbon
for his work as a composer and as a
what may be termed embonpoint.
Speaking of Mr. Klein's lyrics and music, it writer on musical matters, is dead in Paris. He
Incidentally, the "Count" said he had contracted must be said that they are particularly delightful was born there in 1846. One of his operettas,
with Chas. K. Harris to write the music of a new this year and are selling well as a natural conse- "La Jaquerie," was sung at the Casino, New York,
production, and would start work on still another quence. The titles of the songs are "There Is No some years ago. He was the composer of numer-
within two weeks.. Edward Laska, of the Shubert- North or South To-day," "Loving," "Love Is Like
ous songs, orchestral music and pieces for the
Harris alliance in music publishing matters, has a Rainbow," "The Sons of Ev'ry Nation Are
violin.
suggested "One Night" as the name of one of the Americans To-day" and "Yachting." In addition
productions. It was Mr. Laska who originated the to these there are "Seaside Frolics," "Skipping
title of "Three Million Dollars." Malvin Franklin, Rope Dance" and "The Maid of Niagara" Valse,
a former collaborator of Mr. Friedland's in the which is a part of the music of the ballet "Niag-
Jeromehremicksellers.
Trebuhs days, is at work on the music of the ara." All are published by M. Witmark & Sons.
Talk
is
cheap.
We could utilize all this space
musical comedy in which Bud Fisher's "Mutt and
to tell you that all the songs we mention in our
Jeff" will be represented.
advertisement are
MUSIC SHIPMENTS FROM EUROPE.
HIPPODROME SHOW MAGNIFICENT.
"IMITATIONS" LIKE ORIGINALS.
N O W
TWO
R
GREAT NEW
COMPOSITIONS
By HARRY D. KERR
"YOUR LOVE IS MY GUIDING STAR"
High class ballad outranked by none.
"PLAINT HONEYMOON"
A dainty, classic child song.
These songs are of the kind that never grow old.
Send for our standing order proposition and price
lists when you order the above pieces.
MIILER MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.,
515 So. Hermitage Avenue, Chicago.
ROBERT TELLER SONS ft DORNER
MMSIC Eiiravcra and Prlitcrc
1BND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OP TITLK
FOR EITIMATB
III WOT IM
n u n , ww YMI cmr
That Is, They Are Correct, Since There Were
No Originals, Really—History of Song Hit in
"Sweetest Girl in Paris."
"Imitations," one of the song hits of the season
and certainly one of the screaming hits of "The'
Sweetest Girl in Paris," according to a writer in
Chicago, where that musical comedy is now run-
ning, was neither written nor composed, in the
opinion of Trixie Friganza, who sings the number.
"You might say it was sired by Colin Davis and
that its dam- was Invention, descended from that
good old mare, Necessity," says the fair Trixie
in some "press dope" recently sent out in behalf
o! the new Harry Askin production. Colin Davis
is held responsible for the lyrics of the show, Addi-
son Burkhardt for the book, and Joseph E. How-
ard the music. The music is published by Chas.
K. Harris. As to this particular bit of press mat-
ter, it is decidedly novel and interesting, giving the
history of the song mentioned as in the words of
Miss Friganza, as follows:
Surehitsbut
we want your confidence and we want you juit
to believe us when we say that if you buy more
than your usual allowance of the following songs
Youwillnotgetstuckfor
we are going to make them sell better than the
old time and proverbial hot cake.
Werefertothesefive
" O h You Dream 11
"Shame Upon You Nancy"
"Honolulu Rag"
"Sugar Moon" and
"Silver Bell"
Order from your Jobber or direct from us either
New York or Detroit.
Yours truly
Jerome II. taiidt 8(o.
131 West 41st Street, New York
6 8 Farrar Street, Detroit
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
51
REVIEW
"After the Wednesday matinee in Milwaukee,"
said Miss Friganza, "I felt that I needed some-
Opening Performance Presents Great Spectacle
Milwaukee Consolidated Music Co. Enlarging
thing to build up the second act, a new song with
Surpassing
Previous
Efforts—The
Music
the Rohlfing Catalog—Son of Composer
some comic fdigree work, so I sent for Mr. Davis
Particularly Delightful This Year.
of "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" Dead.
to come to the hotel. We cogitated separately and
all together and even asked the bellboy if he
(Special to The Review.)
The opening performance of the season at the couldn't give us an idea for a song. This bellboy
Xew York Hippodrome, which is always looked was some troopgoer, believe me.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 12, 191U.
The Rohlfing catalog, one of the best known forward to with eager anticipation by theatergoers,
" 'I seen a woman down at the moving picture
of its kind in the United States, now owned by the took place on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 3, and show giving imitations, Miss Frigander,' said he,
Milwaukee Consolidated Music Co., of this city, is proved, as usual, not only a complete success, but 'and she had a right smart line of stuff. Only I
being brought up to date and will be made larger surpassing in the number and cleverness of its think she got her lines mixed up. She was givin'
and more comprehensive than ever. Big ship- surprises and effects and the beauty of its music imitations. One was about Maude Adams. 'Peared
ments of music have been received from Europe, those of all other productions given in the mam- to me like she got ahold of the wrong piece of
and the company is publishing a large number of moth playhouse since it was built and opened, five music and gave an imitation of Eva Tanguay by
prints at Milwaukee. Additions are also being
mistake!'
made to the Nau & Schmidt catalog, and it is ex-
"Now here is where 1 did a little bit of a Hed-
pected that both catalogs will soon be ready.
wig Reicher stunt myself.
R. F. Nieman, general manager of the Mil-
"'I've got it. I've got it,' I screamed, pacing
waukee Consolidated, reports that the local sheet
tlie floor, hands to the forehead and all that sort
music business is showing decided improvement as
of stuff. Well, the result was 'Imitations.' After
the result of the opening of the various schools
about eighty-six lines of the first verse had been
and conservatories of music.
boiled down to about ten we had a nice little intro-
Major Charles H. Ross, son of the late Prof.
duction to the imitations. They are not imitations
A. E. Ross, composer of the famous campaign song,
at all, as you know, but about as close to the real
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," recently died at his
thing as some vaudeville 'artists' ever get. All
home in Milwaukee after a long illness.
night long 1 paced the floor trying the song out
on Mr. Davis, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Anderson, the
music maker, while they were dashing off the words
FRIEDLAND WORKS ON NEW PIECE.
and the music. I satisfied myself that George M.
Young Composer of "Three Million Dollars"
Cohan, waving his hands like a Hebrew comedian
Signs Contract with Chas. K. Harris for a
and exclaiming 'It you don't vant her, I'll take
Future Production—Wearing Wide Smiles
her,' would be very funny. So we went down the
He Wanders in Quest of Royalties.
line making Mrs. Fiske act like Eva Tanguay,
Little Marguerite Clarke became Harry Lander and
Anatol Friedland, composer of the music of
Leila Mclntyre sang the 'Dublin Rag.' But it is
"Three Million Dollars," has been in town since
one of those songs than can be made up as one
MANUEL KLEIN.
the new production moved from Boston to Phila-
goes along. For instance, when 1 notice a popular
delphia on its way to Chicago. When not at the years ago. The music of this season's production actor or actress sitting in a box I give an imita-
office of Charles Marks, in the Amsterdam Theater is published, as in previous years, by M. Witmark tion of them right off the reel. 1 spied Otie Har-
building, computing royalties due from the pro- & Sons.
lan in a box and without a single rehearsal had
ducer of the show, he- has been dropping in at the
The daily press was unanimous in its enthusi- him singing 'Rings.on Your Fingers; Bells on Your
offices of Leo. Feist, publisher of "Three Million astic praise of this season's spectacle, which, fol- Toes,' just like Blanche Ring would sing it, or as
Dollars," ascertaining about royalties there, for, lowing the form of construction adopted by the Mr. Marian would sing it if he had a voice like
truth to tell, the music of the piece is selling well. Hippodrome management at the start, is in three Miss Ring. Mr. Marian almost fell out of the
"Count" Friedland was all smiles when the Man parts—two spectacular plays produced on a pro- box. Oh, it's a great song, believe me, because it
on the Street found him leaning against the digious scale and respectively named "The Inter- is quite possible to give new imitations at every
cashier's desk in Edgar Bitner's office. He said national Cup" and "The Earthquake," and a mag- performance without annoying the orchestra
he hadn't reached the stage of owning an auto- nificent ballet entitled "Niagara." The possibilities leader."
mobile yet, but at least was riding down town of this triad of specialties are limitless, as may
daily in a taxicab. The enlarged cranium, against we'.l be imagined, and the result of Messrs. Burn-
DEATH OF FAMOUS FRENCH COMPOSER.
which he was given friendly warning by O. W. side and Voegtlin's constructive labors, combined
Vaughan, recently, was only slightly in evidence; with Manuel Klein's exquisite lyrics and music, is
Arthur Coquard, who won the Legion of Honor
in fact, the principal recent enlargement lay in simply indescribable.
ribbon
for his work as a composer and as a
what may be termed embonpoint.
Speaking of Mr. Klein's lyrics and music, it writer on musical matters, is dead in Paris. He
Incidentally, the "Count" said he had contracted must be said that they are particularly delightful was born there in 1846. One of his operettas,
with Chas. K. Harris to write the music of a new this year and are selling well as a natural conse- "La Jaquerie," was sung at the Casino, New York,
production, and would start work on still another quence. The titles of the songs are "There Is No some years ago. He was the composer of numer-
within two weeks.. Edward Laska, of the Shubert- North or South To-day," "Loving," "Love Is Like
ous songs, orchestral music and pieces for the
Harris alliance in music publishing matters, has a Rainbow," "The Sons of Ev'ry Nation Are
violin.
suggested "One Night" as the name of one of the Americans To-day" and "Yachting." In addition
productions. It was Mr. Laska who originated the to these there are "Seaside Frolics," "Skipping
title of "Three Million Dollars." Malvin Franklin, Rope Dance" and "The Maid of Niagara" Valse,
a former collaborator of Mr. Friedland's in the which is a part of the music of the ballet "Niag-
Jeromehremicksellers.
Trebuhs days, is at work on the music of the ara." All are published by M. Witmark & Sons.
Talk
is
cheap.
We could utilize all this space
musical comedy in which Bud Fisher's "Mutt and
to tell you that all the songs we mention in our
Jeff" will be represented.
advertisement are
MUSIC SHIPMENTS FROM EUROPE.
HIPPODROME SHOW MAGNIFICENT.
"IMITATIONS" LIKE ORIGINALS.
N O W
TWO
R
GREAT NEW
COMPOSITIONS
By HARRY D. KERR
"YOUR LOVE IS MY GUIDING STAR"
High class ballad outranked by none.
"PLAINT HONEYMOON"
A dainty, classic child song.
These songs are of the kind that never grow old.
Send for our standing order proposition and price
lists when you order the above pieces.
MIILER MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.,
515 So. Hermitage Avenue, Chicago.
ROBERT TELLER SONS ft DORNER
MMSIC Eiiravcra and Prlitcrc
1BND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OP TITLK
FOR EITIMATB
III WOT IM
n u n , ww YMI cmr
That Is, They Are Correct, Since There Were
No Originals, Really—History of Song Hit in
"Sweetest Girl in Paris."
"Imitations," one of the song hits of the season
and certainly one of the screaming hits of "The'
Sweetest Girl in Paris," according to a writer in
Chicago, where that musical comedy is now run-
ning, was neither written nor composed, in the
opinion of Trixie Friganza, who sings the number.
"You might say it was sired by Colin Davis and
that its dam- was Invention, descended from that
good old mare, Necessity," says the fair Trixie
in some "press dope" recently sent out in behalf
o! the new Harry Askin production. Colin Davis
is held responsible for the lyrics of the show, Addi-
son Burkhardt for the book, and Joseph E. How-
ard the music. The music is published by Chas.
K. Harris. As to this particular bit of press mat-
ter, it is decidedly novel and interesting, giving the
history of the song mentioned as in the words of
Miss Friganza, as follows:
Surehitsbut
we want your confidence and we want you juit
to believe us when we say that if you buy more
than your usual allowance of the following songs
Youwillnotgetstuckfor
we are going to make them sell better than the
old time and proverbial hot cake.
Werefertothesefive
" O h You Dream 11
"Shame Upon You Nancy"
"Honolulu Rag"
"Sugar Moon" and
"Silver Bell"
Order from your Jobber or direct from us either
New York or Detroit.
Yours truly
Jerome II. taiidt 8(o.
131 West 41st Street, New York
6 8 Farrar Street, Detroit
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