Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 51 N. 4 - Page 41
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V O L . LI. N o . 4.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, July 23, 1910
Miss Rena Grossman, a popular young prima
donna, is under contract for the summer with the
Impresario Names "Hans, the Flute Player"
Head Co., and is featuring the firm's leading
and Three Others as Scheduled for the Man-
ballad, "Without You the World Don't Seem the
hattan—One Is by Victor Herbert, with
Same," as soloist with leading bands in and about
Book by Rida Johnson Young.
New York. This song has been steadily increas-
ing in favor and is now definitely established as
one of the deserved successes of the season. Miss
Oscar Hammcrstein's official announcement of
his plans, which was given prominence by the Grossman has been singing this week with Slafer's
daily newspapers a week ago, not only confirmed band at Brighton Beach, this being a return en-
The Review's statement that he intended to enter gagement, requested because of success with which
the field of opera comique but showed that he has she met a little previously in the same capacity.
already arranged to present four such productions
at the Manhattan Opera House. In addition to
WOMAN MUSIC DEALER IN TOWN.
"Hans, the Flute Player," which we mentioned,
Mrs.
M. M. Root, Proprietor of University
Mr. Hammerstein announces that he has secured
Music House, Ann Arbor, Mich., a Recent
"Hashish," "L'Etoile" (The Star) and a fourth,
as yet unnamed, which will be an opera by Victor
Visitor to New York.
Herbert, with book by Rida Johnson Young, in
Mrs. M. M. Root, proprietor of the University
which Mile. Trentini, a former member of the
Music House, of Ann Arbor, Mich., paid a visit to
Grand Opera Company, will appear.
The first of these works, "Hans, the Flute New York a few days ago, one of the places at
Player," is scheduled for opening at the Man- which she called being the offices of Leo. Feist, the
hattan on September 12. Among the singers music publisher. Mrs. Root is known to music
already engaged are Miss Sophie Brandt, who has publishers and to her other associates in business
been studying in Europe for the past year; Miss as an energetic and clear-sighted business woman.
Felicia Lyne, coloratura soprano; Robert Maitland, Her recent venture was established in February.
of the Covent Garden Opera House; M. Chadel, a 1909, as the University Music House. This is
French baritone, and G. Pollak, a tenor. There located on Maynard street, Ann Arbor, and is next
will be fifteen principals in the cast. "Hans" lias door to the University School of Music. She
been produced in Paris with great success, and it caters to and controls a large part of the trade of
was while he was in that city that Mr. Hammer- this school, and, having been in the music business
stein obtained the right to produce it from George for years in another location, she is an expert in
Maxwell, of Boosey & Co., the American repie- offering to her particular customers the goods that
sentatives of G. Ricordi & Co., of Milan, the pub- they want. She also caters to the college trade of
the University of Michigan, and her store is popu-
lishers of this opera.
Mr. Hammerstein promises that the Manhattan lar among the students.
Peculiar conditions confront the storekeeper in
Opera House will become the home of comic opera
on a scale never attempted before. He proposes, any line in a college town, and no chance of success
he says, to employ singers to be measured by the lies before those who do not make a study of the
standard of the grand opera stage. His agreement local situation and the temperament and custom of
with the Metropolitan Opera Company stipulates the students, not to mention the college traditions.
that he will not devote the Manhattan to grand In all this Mrs. Root has been very successful, ac-
opera for a number of years, but he has not cording to Mr. Feist.
The University Music House carries a line of
abandoned that field entirely. He is out of grand
opera as far as New York, Philadelphia, Boston small goods and musical supplies, and is agent for
and Chicago are concerned, but he has already the Victor Talking Machine, of which the house
taken steps to organize a grand opera company to carries a supply. We understand that Mrs. Root
tour the country outside of the cities named season is building up a good business in renting pianos,
after next. His project tor the erection of a grand and that she is gradually working toward the sell-
opera house in London' has advanced to such an ing end of the piano business. She is regarded as
extent that he predicts its completion early in 1912. believing in high ideals for the music business, and
Although Mr. Hammerstein returned to this coun- in pursuit of these the stock which her house
carries represents a careful selection from the
try worn and ill, his friends express the belief
that home surroundings and the work for which offerings of all the leading publishers.
his soul craves will restore him to his former
energetic health.
SEYMOUR FURTH WITH JOS. MORRIS.
HAMMERSTEIN HAS FOUR OPERAS.
Seymour Furth, well known as a composer of
popular music, and until recently connected with
James Osborne, formerly of Worcester, Mass., the Seymour Furth Music Co., is now with the
and last ye,ar the leader of the orchestra at the Jos. Morris Co., music publishers, of New York
Worcester Theater, has joined the staff of the and Philadelphia. The Seymour Furth Music Co.
Head Music Publishing Co., of this city, as a com- is still doing business in the Shubert building, at
poser. His services will be devoted exclusively to Broadway and Thirty-ninth street, under the man-
that company. A new medley for military bands agement which has always been back of it. The
has just been issued by the Head Music Publishing business will be continued for the present, and
Co., entitled "Summer Hits." It is being featured perhaps permanently. Some announcement con-
cerning the management's intentions may be ex-
by prominent bands at the popular resorts.
JAMES 0SB0RNE ON HEAD CO.'S STAFF.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$8.00 PER YEAR.
pected later. Will A. Heelan is also with the Jos.
Morris Co.
J. H. REMICK AT LOCAL OFFICES.
Will Make His Headquarters Here for the Rest
of the Summer—Examining Manuscripts and
Carrying on Deal for New Musical Comedy.
Jerome H. Remick, head of the music publishing
firm bearing his name, arrived in New York from
Detroit last week to make his headquarters here
for the summer. He expects to be at the firm's
Forty-second street offices until the latter part of
September, except for a week spent at his summer
home at Bass Rock, Gloucester, Mass. F. E.
Belcher, the eastern manager for Remick & Co.,
has been at Atlantic City this week, taking part of
his vacation there.
Mr. Remick told The Review that he found the
music business as a whole in as good condition as
could be expected at this time of year. Although
real activity is not to be noted just now, he said,
there is not the actual stagnation that obtained in
most quarters a year ago. Mr. Rehiick will per-
sonally direct the selection of new song numbers
for the opening" of the season. He has been ex-
amining manuscripts this week, and has chosen
several songs which will be announced later. He
also has under way a deal for the publishing rights
to a new musical comedy.
SHAPIRO RUSHES TO SEE INGRAHAM.
Finds Popular Composer III at Summer Home,
but Not in Dangerous
Condition—Three
Songs as Leaders for Opening of Season.
Maurice Shapiro, the music publisher, paid a
hurried visit to Highland Mills, N. Y., the other
day in response to a message that Herbert Ingra-
ham, the composer, was dangerously ill. The mes-
sage was to the effect that if he wanted to see
Mr. Ingraham alive he must make all haste. As
Mr. Ingraham is a close friend of the publisher's,
as well as being the composer of some of Shapiro's
most successful songs, the latter was naturally
much perturbed during the trip, but he found the
composer in no immediate danger. Mr. Ingraham
is seriously ill, however, although his friends hope
to see him again restored to health.
Shapiro announces that from now until January
1 he will feature as his leader the new ballad, "All
That 1 Ask is Love," by Herbert Ingraham. This
is a ballad of high grade, with a simple melody
that has a swing and charm which have appealed
instantly, we are free to say, to all who have heard
the song. Shapiro's two other main features are
"You Are the Ideal of My Dreams," which is now
firmly established, as we predicted it would be,
and "Any Little Girl," which is an undoubted
novelty hit.
BOSTON PUBLISHERS HOLD OUTING.
The Boston Music Publishers' Association held
an enjoyable outing on Wednesday of this week
at Nantasket Beach. Details of the event will be
found in The Review's late news department, under
the heading "Just Before Going to Press."
V O L . LI. N o . 4.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, July 23, 1910
Miss Rena Grossman, a popular young prima
donna, is under contract for the summer with the
Impresario Names "Hans, the Flute Player"
Head Co., and is featuring the firm's leading
and Three Others as Scheduled for the Man-
ballad, "Without You the World Don't Seem the
hattan—One Is by Victor Herbert, with
Same," as soloist with leading bands in and about
Book by Rida Johnson Young.
New York. This song has been steadily increas-
ing in favor and is now definitely established as
one of the deserved successes of the season. Miss
Oscar Hammcrstein's official announcement of
his plans, which was given prominence by the Grossman has been singing this week with Slafer's
daily newspapers a week ago, not only confirmed band at Brighton Beach, this being a return en-
The Review's statement that he intended to enter gagement, requested because of success with which
the field of opera comique but showed that he has she met a little previously in the same capacity.
already arranged to present four such productions
at the Manhattan Opera House. In addition to
WOMAN MUSIC DEALER IN TOWN.
"Hans, the Flute Player," which we mentioned,
Mrs.
M. M. Root, Proprietor of University
Mr. Hammerstein announces that he has secured
Music House, Ann Arbor, Mich., a Recent
"Hashish," "L'Etoile" (The Star) and a fourth,
as yet unnamed, which will be an opera by Victor
Visitor to New York.
Herbert, with book by Rida Johnson Young, in
Mrs. M. M. Root, proprietor of the University
which Mile. Trentini, a former member of the
Music House, of Ann Arbor, Mich., paid a visit to
Grand Opera Company, will appear.
The first of these works, "Hans, the Flute New York a few days ago, one of the places at
Player," is scheduled for opening at the Man- which she called being the offices of Leo. Feist, the
hattan on September 12. Among the singers music publisher. Mrs. Root is known to music
already engaged are Miss Sophie Brandt, who has publishers and to her other associates in business
been studying in Europe for the past year; Miss as an energetic and clear-sighted business woman.
Felicia Lyne, coloratura soprano; Robert Maitland, Her recent venture was established in February.
of the Covent Garden Opera House; M. Chadel, a 1909, as the University Music House. This is
French baritone, and G. Pollak, a tenor. There located on Maynard street, Ann Arbor, and is next
will be fifteen principals in the cast. "Hans" lias door to the University School of Music. She
been produced in Paris with great success, and it caters to and controls a large part of the trade of
was while he was in that city that Mr. Hammer- this school, and, having been in the music business
stein obtained the right to produce it from George for years in another location, she is an expert in
Maxwell, of Boosey & Co., the American repie- offering to her particular customers the goods that
sentatives of G. Ricordi & Co., of Milan, the pub- they want. She also caters to the college trade of
the University of Michigan, and her store is popu-
lishers of this opera.
Mr. Hammerstein promises that the Manhattan lar among the students.
Peculiar conditions confront the storekeeper in
Opera House will become the home of comic opera
on a scale never attempted before. He proposes, any line in a college town, and no chance of success
he says, to employ singers to be measured by the lies before those who do not make a study of the
standard of the grand opera stage. His agreement local situation and the temperament and custom of
with the Metropolitan Opera Company stipulates the students, not to mention the college traditions.
that he will not devote the Manhattan to grand In all this Mrs. Root has been very successful, ac-
opera for a number of years, but he has not cording to Mr. Feist.
The University Music House carries a line of
abandoned that field entirely. He is out of grand
opera as far as New York, Philadelphia, Boston small goods and musical supplies, and is agent for
and Chicago are concerned, but he has already the Victor Talking Machine, of which the house
taken steps to organize a grand opera company to carries a supply. We understand that Mrs. Root
tour the country outside of the cities named season is building up a good business in renting pianos,
after next. His project tor the erection of a grand and that she is gradually working toward the sell-
opera house in London' has advanced to such an ing end of the piano business. She is regarded as
extent that he predicts its completion early in 1912. believing in high ideals for the music business, and
Although Mr. Hammerstein returned to this coun- in pursuit of these the stock which her house
carries represents a careful selection from the
try worn and ill, his friends express the belief
that home surroundings and the work for which offerings of all the leading publishers.
his soul craves will restore him to his former
energetic health.
SEYMOUR FURTH WITH JOS. MORRIS.
HAMMERSTEIN HAS FOUR OPERAS.
Seymour Furth, well known as a composer of
popular music, and until recently connected with
James Osborne, formerly of Worcester, Mass., the Seymour Furth Music Co., is now with the
and last ye,ar the leader of the orchestra at the Jos. Morris Co., music publishers, of New York
Worcester Theater, has joined the staff of the and Philadelphia. The Seymour Furth Music Co.
Head Music Publishing Co., of this city, as a com- is still doing business in the Shubert building, at
poser. His services will be devoted exclusively to Broadway and Thirty-ninth street, under the man-
that company. A new medley for military bands agement which has always been back of it. The
has just been issued by the Head Music Publishing business will be continued for the present, and
Co., entitled "Summer Hits." It is being featured perhaps permanently. Some announcement con-
cerning the management's intentions may be ex-
by prominent bands at the popular resorts.
JAMES 0SB0RNE ON HEAD CO.'S STAFF.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$8.00 PER YEAR.
pected later. Will A. Heelan is also with the Jos.
Morris Co.
J. H. REMICK AT LOCAL OFFICES.
Will Make His Headquarters Here for the Rest
of the Summer—Examining Manuscripts and
Carrying on Deal for New Musical Comedy.
Jerome H. Remick, head of the music publishing
firm bearing his name, arrived in New York from
Detroit last week to make his headquarters here
for the summer. He expects to be at the firm's
Forty-second street offices until the latter part of
September, except for a week spent at his summer
home at Bass Rock, Gloucester, Mass. F. E.
Belcher, the eastern manager for Remick & Co.,
has been at Atlantic City this week, taking part of
his vacation there.
Mr. Remick told The Review that he found the
music business as a whole in as good condition as
could be expected at this time of year. Although
real activity is not to be noted just now, he said,
there is not the actual stagnation that obtained in
most quarters a year ago. Mr. Rehiick will per-
sonally direct the selection of new song numbers
for the opening" of the season. He has been ex-
amining manuscripts this week, and has chosen
several songs which will be announced later. He
also has under way a deal for the publishing rights
to a new musical comedy.
SHAPIRO RUSHES TO SEE INGRAHAM.
Finds Popular Composer III at Summer Home,
but Not in Dangerous
Condition—Three
Songs as Leaders for Opening of Season.
Maurice Shapiro, the music publisher, paid a
hurried visit to Highland Mills, N. Y., the other
day in response to a message that Herbert Ingra-
ham, the composer, was dangerously ill. The mes-
sage was to the effect that if he wanted to see
Mr. Ingraham alive he must make all haste. As
Mr. Ingraham is a close friend of the publisher's,
as well as being the composer of some of Shapiro's
most successful songs, the latter was naturally
much perturbed during the trip, but he found the
composer in no immediate danger. Mr. Ingraham
is seriously ill, however, although his friends hope
to see him again restored to health.
Shapiro announces that from now until January
1 he will feature as his leader the new ballad, "All
That 1 Ask is Love," by Herbert Ingraham. This
is a ballad of high grade, with a simple melody
that has a swing and charm which have appealed
instantly, we are free to say, to all who have heard
the song. Shapiro's two other main features are
"You Are the Ideal of My Dreams," which is now
firmly established, as we predicted it would be,
and "Any Little Girl," which is an undoubted
novelty hit.
BOSTON PUBLISHERS HOLD OUTING.
The Boston Music Publishers' Association held
an enjoyable outing on Wednesday of this week
at Nantasket Beach. Details of the event will be
found in The Review's late news department, under
the heading "Just Before Going to Press."
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