Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 51 N. 9 - Page 43
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THE
WITH THE CHICAGO PUBLISHERS.
New "Croon ,Song"'Arouses Remarkable Dem-
onstration Which Includes Congratulations
Sent Over Footlights for the Composer—The
Witmarks Enlarge Offices to Meet Increas-
ing Business—Shapiro Men "Rushing" That
Publishers' Numbers—Leo. Feist Has Pub-
lishing Rights to New Musical Comedy.
(Special to The Review.)
Chicago, 111., Aug. 19, 1910.
Seldom has a song received such an auspicious
and even tumultuous introduction to the 11 'public as
that "Little Puff of Smoke, Good Night," the new
"croon song,"' by "Doc" White, the famous "White
Sox" pitcher, words by R. W. Lardner, of the Chi-
cago Tribune, and published by Victor Kremer Co.,
of this city.
It was sung for the first time last Monday night
by Stella Mayhew, who was compelled to repeat the
chorus five times. There was a capacity audience,
the team-mates of the composer occupying the boxes
on one side of the theater. The New York High-
landers were on the opposite side, and the body of
the house was filled mostly with "fans." The tune-
ful little lullaby made a tremendous hit and there
were repeated calls for White. When the spotlight
was thrown on him he rose in his seat and bowed,
but hedged on speechmaking. Miss Mayhew, how-
ever, walked down the aisle to the composers' box,
gave him a congratulatory handshake and said that
she would use the song regularly. "Doc" is re-
ported as saying he thought that showed "excellent
control," and that ended the dramatic launching of
a new song that'will undoubtedly have a big run.
Joe Harris, manager of the Chicago office of the
house of Charles K. Harris, is in Milwaukee, where
he will witness to-morrow (Sunday) night the
premiere performance at the Pabst Theater of the
new musical comedy, "The Sweetest Girl in Paris,"
the music of which is published by Harris. After a
week in the Wisconsin metropolis it comes to Chi-
EDITORIAL
The following epigrammatic edi-
torial appeared in one of our
great weeklies:
"The high cost of living is
coming down. Beethoven's
Sonatas, in excellent edition,
now can be bought for ten
cents a copy."
MUSIC
TRADE
cago to open the remodeled La Salle Theater,
where, it is believed, it is destined for a long and
happy career.
The business of the Chicago offices of M. Wit-
mark & Sons has increased to such an extent that
another piano room has been added, making a suite
of H rooms occupied on the eighth floor of the Gar-
rick Theater building.
Louise Dresser will be at the Majestic next week
for a single week of vaudeville during her transition
from one musical comedy to another. She will fea-
ture '"Take Me Back to Babyland," the Witmark
number with which she has so long been identified.
"Good Bye, Betty Brown," Theodore Morse's
latest march song hit, is getting a big hold in the
West. It has a verve and go that make it a big
favorite with audiences wherever sung, and every-
one will be surprised if it does not develop into
a stayer. It has been sung for several weeks by
different acts at the Majestic, and is being featured
by some of the best acts traveling the Western cir-
cuits.
Billy Thompson, manager of the Chicago Remick
offices, is spending his vacation at Lauderdale
Lakes, Elkhorn, Wis.
"The Broken Idol," now running in this city, is
enjoying its old-time popularity. The music is pub-
lished by Remick,^the only interpolation being the
new song, "That's .What They All Say," by J. Wal-
ter Leopold. Sung by Don McMillan, it is receiving
nightly encores.
Ted. Snyder's ' : Call Me Up Some Rainy After-
noon," has developed into a veritable hit out here.
One hears it whistled everywhere.
"The Girl of My Dreams" is playing to good
houses afc the Illinois, and the local offices of Wit-
mark are having a splendid demand for the prin-
cipal numbers.
Harry Scott's show, "My Girl of the U. S. A.,"
will go on the road with entirely new song num-
bers, using publications of the Victor Kremer Co.
exclusively. Among the songs will be, "Why Don't
the Band 'Play Dixie," "Mother," "Let's Pretend,"
"I Never Missed a Miss Like I Miss You," and
"Imam."
Ben Huntley, of the Huntley Shows, has written
the "Myrtle Waltzes," named in honor of his wife,
Myrtle Huntley, whose photograph decorates the
title page, which, like all of the publications of the
Miller Music Publishing Co., is extremely artistic.
The "Myrtle Waltzes" are of a character enabling
them to be played by young pianists and yet their
musical content is such as to make them popular
with music lovers of all ages.
J. Walter Brown, professional manager in New
York for Shapiro, arrived here last week, and with
Thomas Quigley, manager of the firm's Chicago
offices, is engaged in a whirlwind campaign, which
has for its professed object the making "Any Little
Girl" and "All I Ask of You Is Love" the hits of
the town. They are "making" all the big cafes and
are doing excellent work, als o using "Angel Eyes"
and "Ideal of My Dreams."
Abbie A. Ford, who has written some excellent
numbers, has just issued the "Lily of the Valley"
waltz, which she is publishing under the name of
the Abbie A. Ford Music Co., Hammond, Ind., and
will also bring out a new ballad.
Leo. Feist, it is learned, has landed another mu-
sical comedy by Harold Atteridge and Phil
Schwartz, the composers of "The Girl in the Ki-
mona." It is understood the new piece will receive
its initial performance, probably in Chicago, in a
few weeks. There are fourteen songs in the piece.
"The Girl in the Kimono," whoch has met with ex-
cellent success at the Ziegfeld, is nearjng the end of
its Chicago engagement and will go on the road,
commencing at St. Louis, Sept. 3. "The Winning
Miss," the music of which is also published by
Feist, and which had a big run in Chicago last sea-
son, opens at Indianapolis early next month and is
booked clear through to the Paciific Coast. "The
Girl and the Drummer" opens at the Grand on Sept.
4, and Mr. Feist is expected here for the occasion.
J. Tatian Roache, representing the music de-
partment of Hinds, Noble & Eldridge, was in Chi-
cago last week on his way to the Coast. He had had
a good business all the way out, and the first thing
he did when here was to capture orders for 5,000
copies of Mother Goose songs, although he had only
cover proofs to show. The firm's new violin, dance,
cornet, 'cello and trombone selection books are tak-
ing wonderfully well. Their "Most Popular" series
of music books, to which these are newcomers, is
again opening a season with large sales.
MUSIC CLERK NOT A LINGUIST.
Jones, who is a man of few words, went into a
music store to buy some music for his wife.
"Mikado libretto," he said to the clerk.
The clerk stared. "What's that ?" he asked.
"Mikado libretto," said Jones again.
"Me no spik de Italian," said the clerk.
THAT
ITALIAN
RAG
By AL PIANTADOSI,
It referred of course to
Creator of Italian Character Songs.
CENTURY
EDITION
CENTURY MUSIC PUBLISHING CU.
1 178 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
H E A D HAS HITS
(George W. Head, Jr.)
WORLD'S GREATEST BALLAD
"Without You The World
Don't Seem The Same"
An Endleis Chain of Sales of Thia Song Will Start
From First Purchase.
Best Ballad Since the Time of Jenny Lind
THE HEAD MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
1416 Broadway, Cor. 39th Street,
48
REVIEW
New York
A DREAM OF SUCCESS
COME TRUE!
CHICAGO DELIGHTED
with
fit
THE GIRL OF MY
DREAMS "
The delightful new musical production now at the
Illinois Theatre with JOHN HYAMS and LEILA
McINTYRE.
The book and lyrics are by Wilbur D. Nesbit and
Otto A. Hauerbach, and the music by Karl L.
Hoschna, composer of those unqualified successes,
"Three Twins," "Bright Eyes," and "Madame
Sherry."
ALL THE MUSICAL NUMBERS NOW READY.
ANTICIPATE THE D E M A N D -
ORDER RIGHT AWAY!
M. WITMARK & SONS
CHICAGO -
NEW YORK - SAN FRANCISCO —
LONDON - PARIS
A POSITIVE HIT!
A PROVED SELLER!
Orders poured in the very day after this
song was first sung at Hammerstein's
Victoria Theater.
GOING STRONGER EVERY DAY!
PUBLISHED BY
LEO. FEIST, NEW YORK
THE MARCH SONG HIT OF THE YEAR
"Why Don't the Band Play Dixie?"
By S. J. Raber,
And Best Seller on the Market.
Ci
IMAM
(A MOHAMMEDAN SERENADE)
By Nathaniel D. Mann.
This is the name of that weird and captivating
melody that you hear being played by all bands and
orchestras, unquestionably the biggest instrumental hit
of the year.
VICTOR KREMER CO.
1 0 8 - 1 1 O Randolph St., Chicago tOpp. Garrick Theatre)
THE
WITH THE CHICAGO PUBLISHERS.
New "Croon ,Song"'Arouses Remarkable Dem-
onstration Which Includes Congratulations
Sent Over Footlights for the Composer—The
Witmarks Enlarge Offices to Meet Increas-
ing Business—Shapiro Men "Rushing" That
Publishers' Numbers—Leo. Feist Has Pub-
lishing Rights to New Musical Comedy.
(Special to The Review.)
Chicago, 111., Aug. 19, 1910.
Seldom has a song received such an auspicious
and even tumultuous introduction to the 11 'public as
that "Little Puff of Smoke, Good Night," the new
"croon song,"' by "Doc" White, the famous "White
Sox" pitcher, words by R. W. Lardner, of the Chi-
cago Tribune, and published by Victor Kremer Co.,
of this city.
It was sung for the first time last Monday night
by Stella Mayhew, who was compelled to repeat the
chorus five times. There was a capacity audience,
the team-mates of the composer occupying the boxes
on one side of the theater. The New York High-
landers were on the opposite side, and the body of
the house was filled mostly with "fans." The tune-
ful little lullaby made a tremendous hit and there
were repeated calls for White. When the spotlight
was thrown on him he rose in his seat and bowed,
but hedged on speechmaking. Miss Mayhew, how-
ever, walked down the aisle to the composers' box,
gave him a congratulatory handshake and said that
she would use the song regularly. "Doc" is re-
ported as saying he thought that showed "excellent
control," and that ended the dramatic launching of
a new song that'will undoubtedly have a big run.
Joe Harris, manager of the Chicago office of the
house of Charles K. Harris, is in Milwaukee, where
he will witness to-morrow (Sunday) night the
premiere performance at the Pabst Theater of the
new musical comedy, "The Sweetest Girl in Paris,"
the music of which is published by Harris. After a
week in the Wisconsin metropolis it comes to Chi-
EDITORIAL
The following epigrammatic edi-
torial appeared in one of our
great weeklies:
"The high cost of living is
coming down. Beethoven's
Sonatas, in excellent edition,
now can be bought for ten
cents a copy."
MUSIC
TRADE
cago to open the remodeled La Salle Theater,
where, it is believed, it is destined for a long and
happy career.
The business of the Chicago offices of M. Wit-
mark & Sons has increased to such an extent that
another piano room has been added, making a suite
of H rooms occupied on the eighth floor of the Gar-
rick Theater building.
Louise Dresser will be at the Majestic next week
for a single week of vaudeville during her transition
from one musical comedy to another. She will fea-
ture '"Take Me Back to Babyland," the Witmark
number with which she has so long been identified.
"Good Bye, Betty Brown," Theodore Morse's
latest march song hit, is getting a big hold in the
West. It has a verve and go that make it a big
favorite with audiences wherever sung, and every-
one will be surprised if it does not develop into
a stayer. It has been sung for several weeks by
different acts at the Majestic, and is being featured
by some of the best acts traveling the Western cir-
cuits.
Billy Thompson, manager of the Chicago Remick
offices, is spending his vacation at Lauderdale
Lakes, Elkhorn, Wis.
"The Broken Idol," now running in this city, is
enjoying its old-time popularity. The music is pub-
lished by Remick,^the only interpolation being the
new song, "That's .What They All Say," by J. Wal-
ter Leopold. Sung by Don McMillan, it is receiving
nightly encores.
Ted. Snyder's ' : Call Me Up Some Rainy After-
noon," has developed into a veritable hit out here.
One hears it whistled everywhere.
"The Girl of My Dreams" is playing to good
houses afc the Illinois, and the local offices of Wit-
mark are having a splendid demand for the prin-
cipal numbers.
Harry Scott's show, "My Girl of the U. S. A.,"
will go on the road with entirely new song num-
bers, using publications of the Victor Kremer Co.
exclusively. Among the songs will be, "Why Don't
the Band 'Play Dixie," "Mother," "Let's Pretend,"
"I Never Missed a Miss Like I Miss You," and
"Imam."
Ben Huntley, of the Huntley Shows, has written
the "Myrtle Waltzes," named in honor of his wife,
Myrtle Huntley, whose photograph decorates the
title page, which, like all of the publications of the
Miller Music Publishing Co., is extremely artistic.
The "Myrtle Waltzes" are of a character enabling
them to be played by young pianists and yet their
musical content is such as to make them popular
with music lovers of all ages.
J. Walter Brown, professional manager in New
York for Shapiro, arrived here last week, and with
Thomas Quigley, manager of the firm's Chicago
offices, is engaged in a whirlwind campaign, which
has for its professed object the making "Any Little
Girl" and "All I Ask of You Is Love" the hits of
the town. They are "making" all the big cafes and
are doing excellent work, als o using "Angel Eyes"
and "Ideal of My Dreams."
Abbie A. Ford, who has written some excellent
numbers, has just issued the "Lily of the Valley"
waltz, which she is publishing under the name of
the Abbie A. Ford Music Co., Hammond, Ind., and
will also bring out a new ballad.
Leo. Feist, it is learned, has landed another mu-
sical comedy by Harold Atteridge and Phil
Schwartz, the composers of "The Girl in the Ki-
mona." It is understood the new piece will receive
its initial performance, probably in Chicago, in a
few weeks. There are fourteen songs in the piece.
"The Girl in the Kimono," whoch has met with ex-
cellent success at the Ziegfeld, is nearjng the end of
its Chicago engagement and will go on the road,
commencing at St. Louis, Sept. 3. "The Winning
Miss," the music of which is also published by
Feist, and which had a big run in Chicago last sea-
son, opens at Indianapolis early next month and is
booked clear through to the Paciific Coast. "The
Girl and the Drummer" opens at the Grand on Sept.
4, and Mr. Feist is expected here for the occasion.
J. Tatian Roache, representing the music de-
partment of Hinds, Noble & Eldridge, was in Chi-
cago last week on his way to the Coast. He had had
a good business all the way out, and the first thing
he did when here was to capture orders for 5,000
copies of Mother Goose songs, although he had only
cover proofs to show. The firm's new violin, dance,
cornet, 'cello and trombone selection books are tak-
ing wonderfully well. Their "Most Popular" series
of music books, to which these are newcomers, is
again opening a season with large sales.
MUSIC CLERK NOT A LINGUIST.
Jones, who is a man of few words, went into a
music store to buy some music for his wife.
"Mikado libretto," he said to the clerk.
The clerk stared. "What's that ?" he asked.
"Mikado libretto," said Jones again.
"Me no spik de Italian," said the clerk.
THAT
ITALIAN
RAG
By AL PIANTADOSI,
It referred of course to
Creator of Italian Character Songs.
CENTURY
EDITION
CENTURY MUSIC PUBLISHING CU.
1 178 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
H E A D HAS HITS
(George W. Head, Jr.)
WORLD'S GREATEST BALLAD
"Without You The World
Don't Seem The Same"
An Endleis Chain of Sales of Thia Song Will Start
From First Purchase.
Best Ballad Since the Time of Jenny Lind
THE HEAD MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.
1416 Broadway, Cor. 39th Street,
48
REVIEW
New York
A DREAM OF SUCCESS
COME TRUE!
CHICAGO DELIGHTED
with
fit
THE GIRL OF MY
DREAMS "
The delightful new musical production now at the
Illinois Theatre with JOHN HYAMS and LEILA
McINTYRE.
The book and lyrics are by Wilbur D. Nesbit and
Otto A. Hauerbach, and the music by Karl L.
Hoschna, composer of those unqualified successes,
"Three Twins," "Bright Eyes," and "Madame
Sherry."
ALL THE MUSICAL NUMBERS NOW READY.
ANTICIPATE THE D E M A N D -
ORDER RIGHT AWAY!
M. WITMARK & SONS
CHICAGO -
NEW YORK - SAN FRANCISCO —
LONDON - PARIS
A POSITIVE HIT!
A PROVED SELLER!
Orders poured in the very day after this
song was first sung at Hammerstein's
Victoria Theater.
GOING STRONGER EVERY DAY!
PUBLISHED BY
LEO. FEIST, NEW YORK
THE MARCH SONG HIT OF THE YEAR
"Why Don't the Band Play Dixie?"
By S. J. Raber,
And Best Seller on the Market.
Ci
IMAM
(A MOHAMMEDAN SERENADE)
By Nathaniel D. Mann.
This is the name of that weird and captivating
melody that you hear being played by all bands and
orchestras, unquestionably the biggest instrumental hit
of the year.
VICTOR KREMER CO.
1 0 8 - 1 1 O Randolph St., Chicago tOpp. Garrick Theatre)
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