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Issue: 1911 Vol. 53 N. 19 - Page 47
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VOL. LIII. N o . 19. Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, Nov. 11, 1911
"THE RED WIDOW" SUCCEEDS.
Broadway Likes New Musical Comedy by
Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf, Music
by Charles J. Gebest of the Popular Order—
Raymond Hitchcock the Star.
After a successful run of two months in Boston,
"The Red Widow," with Raymond Hitchcock as
the star, made its formal bow to Broadway at the
Astor Theater on Monday night, under the manage-
ment of Cohan & Harris. Although making prophe-
cies regarding theatrical productions is an uncer-
tain business, it is safe to say that "The Red
Widow" will fill the Astor Theater for the bal-
ance of the season and be productive of at least
one other company for the road.
Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf were bold
men when they wrote the book, for they have
actually conceived and executed a musical play
with a plot which is scarcely lost sight of during
the three acts, an original feat worthy of appre-
ciation. In so doing they even took the trouble to
make the plot a good one, the dialogue clever, and
the lyrics listenable to. Modern American in-
genuity in this direction could scarcely go further.
The music, by Charles J. Gebest, is very tuneful,
some of it whistleable, and in two of the songs and
a dance or two very beautiful. The audience en-
joyed it all and encored nearly every number, and
they were worth encoring. Mr. Hitchcock has two
songs. One is "I'm a Wonderful Man in Yonkers"
and the other "I Shall Never Look at a Pretty Girl
Again." In both cases he responded to encores
until the verses ran out.
The musical gem of the entire production is the
song, "Just for You," in the third act, exquisitely
sung by Miss Sophye Barnard. Her duet with
Theodore Martin, "I Love You, Dear," ran it a
close second for favor and beauty. Other musi-
cal numbers of note include "We Will Go Go to
Go Go," "Never Mind Singing, Just Dance, My
Dear," "There Is No Harm in That," "You Can't
Pay the Landlord With Love," "The Nihilists,"
and "In Society It's Always Dress Parade."
"The Red Widow" is elaborately staged and has
a competent cast. Sophye Barnard has the title
role and plays it delightfully. M. Witmark & Sons
publish the music.
aid singing pupils, it also holds much of value for
those who are called upon to address their fellows,
and is compiled on the fundamental principle of
the old Italian school, that "Who speaks- well
sings well." The two opening chapters of the
work are devoted to principles of correct breath-
ing and the proper control of the vocal organs,
while the three remaining chapters treat of voice
production and correct methods of enunciation,
with illustrative exercises. On the whole, there
has been a surprisingly large amount of excellent
material crowded into the book, which should find
a ready demand not alone among teachers and
pupils of singing, but among elocutionists as well.
HERBERT PLANS NEW OPERAS.
Composer Sees Great Future
American Life.
for
Works on
(Special to The Review.)
Philadelphia, Nov. G, 1911.
Victor Herbert, the composer and director, whose
opera in English, "Natoma," will again be pro-
duced during the season here, with Mary Garden,
is to write one if not two more operas in English
before the expiration of another season.
"It is very gratifying to note the wonderful
progress and education of the American people in
the appreciation of opera," said Mr. Herbert. "I
am glad that they are now thoroughly conversant
with the fact that the masterpieces in music are
worth knowing, and that the destiny of opera in
this city is in the hands of a director as' capable
as Mr. Dippel. But this is only the beginning of
opera in the United States. The day is not far
distant when Americans will take the lead in all
things pertaining to opera, and companies of ex-
cellent singers, all American, will sing in England,
depicting American life, and therefore the better
to be understood by the American people. Had I
not had the faith in this which I have I should
never have written 'Natoma,' nor should I con-
template writing other operas in the English lan-
guage."
"THE WIFE HUNTERS" IN NEW YORK,
New Lew Fields Production Well Received at
Herald Square Theater—Real Musical Com-
edy—Feist Publishes the Music.
A VALUABLE VOLUME.
"A Treatise on Speaking and Singing," Re-
cently Published by Boosey & Co., Should
Make Strong Appeal to Singers and Elocu-
tionists—A Most Interesting Book.
Boosey & Co., the prominent music publishers of
London and New York, have just published an
interesting "Treatise on Speaking and Singing Ac-
cording to the Principles of the Old Italian
School," by Luigi Parisotti, Ph.B., of Rome, a rec-
ognized authority on that subject. The volume
does not alone treat of the development of the
vocal apparatus for the purpose of singing, but
the author also takes the stand that the knowledge
and control of the breathing and vocal organs are
absolutely necessary to those who desire clearness
and elegance in speech and healthy respiratory
organs. While the volume is primarily intended to
"The Wife Hunters," the latest Lew Fields pro-
duction to reach Broadway, had its first perform-
ance at the Herald Square Theater on Thursday
of last week, and proved a most acceptable musical
comedy of a lively, rollicking nature, with little,
plot but much comedy and music.
Edgar Allen Woolf, who wrote the book; David
Kempner, who is the author of the lyrics; Anatole
Friedland and Malvin Franklin, who composed the
music, made up the quartet that furnished Mr.
Fields' material, and Emma Carus, she of the large,
very large, voice, headed the list of comedians who
carried the show to success. The elaborate stage
settings throughout the piece also served to at-
tract much favorable attention, none of the four
scenes being lacking in spectacular beauties.
Among the musical numbers, Miss Carus's com-
edy song, "Girls, Keep Your Figures," was amus-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
ing enough in itself to need no such assistance a?
was provided later in hanging drops and trans-
formation clothes, but in a show of this kind these,
too, have their place, and are useful. For example,
when Miss Carus was singing a negro melody,
"Mammy Jinny," hedges and log cabin dropped
from the flies, to be propelled by the chorus girls,
appropriately and prettily clad.
"The Wife Hunters," while a success, is in
marked contrast to the majority of the produc-
tions that have struck Broadway this season, in
that the humor is spontaneous and continuous, even
though at times it is a trifle broad. It is a musical
comedy of the real type, and out of the comic
opera class. Leo Feist publishes the music.
"GYPSY LOVE" FOR CHICAGO.
Lehar Operetta Closes New York Run To-night.
"Gypsy Love," the latest Leliar operetta to be
heard in the United States, and which made such
a strong impression at the Globe Theater, this city,
closes its New York season to-night and goes to
Chicago, where it is scheduled to run for an indefi-
nite period. It is believed that the success of the
operetta, as well as the personal success of Mar-
guerita Sylva, the prima donna, in New York and
the East, will be duplicated in the Western metrop-
olis. Chappell & Co. publish the music.
MANY PRODUCTIONS ON TOUR.
Chas. K. Harris reports that at the present time
sixteen separate productions, for which he holds
the music publishing rights, are making successful
tours of the West, and that consequently there is
no complaint to make regarding the volume or fre-
quency of orders for production numbers. He
also states that on Wednesday of this week the
mail held orders for over 300 copies of "After
the Ball," which is not such a bad record
for a nineteen-year-old ballad. Meyer Cohen,
manager for Chas. K. Harris, is at present on a
tour of the West and was last heard from in
Kansas City.
LOUIS BERNSTEIN IN THE WEST.
Louis Bernstein, head of the Shapiro Music
Publishing Co., left for Chicago on Tuesday to
attend to a number of business matters, and will
return to headquarters on Monday of next week.
This is the first trip West that Mr. Bernstein has
made since taking charge of the business.
HEAD MUSIC PUB. CO. MOVE.
The Head Music Publishing Co. are now located
at 130 West 45th street, where they enjoy increased
facilities for the proper handling of their rapidly
growing trade.
The memoirs of Count Zichy are being printed
and are eagerly awaited by the great pianist's
friends and admirers in Budapest. Count Zichy
became one of the greatest pianists, although he
had only one hand, the left.
"In Ragtime Land" is a new Harry Von Tilzer
number that promises to develop into something
very big.
VOL. LIII. N o . 19. Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, Nov. 11, 1911
"THE RED WIDOW" SUCCEEDS.
Broadway Likes New Musical Comedy by
Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf, Music
by Charles J. Gebest of the Popular Order—
Raymond Hitchcock the Star.
After a successful run of two months in Boston,
"The Red Widow," with Raymond Hitchcock as
the star, made its formal bow to Broadway at the
Astor Theater on Monday night, under the manage-
ment of Cohan & Harris. Although making prophe-
cies regarding theatrical productions is an uncer-
tain business, it is safe to say that "The Red
Widow" will fill the Astor Theater for the bal-
ance of the season and be productive of at least
one other company for the road.
Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf were bold
men when they wrote the book, for they have
actually conceived and executed a musical play
with a plot which is scarcely lost sight of during
the three acts, an original feat worthy of appre-
ciation. In so doing they even took the trouble to
make the plot a good one, the dialogue clever, and
the lyrics listenable to. Modern American in-
genuity in this direction could scarcely go further.
The music, by Charles J. Gebest, is very tuneful,
some of it whistleable, and in two of the songs and
a dance or two very beautiful. The audience en-
joyed it all and encored nearly every number, and
they were worth encoring. Mr. Hitchcock has two
songs. One is "I'm a Wonderful Man in Yonkers"
and the other "I Shall Never Look at a Pretty Girl
Again." In both cases he responded to encores
until the verses ran out.
The musical gem of the entire production is the
song, "Just for You," in the third act, exquisitely
sung by Miss Sophye Barnard. Her duet with
Theodore Martin, "I Love You, Dear," ran it a
close second for favor and beauty. Other musi-
cal numbers of note include "We Will Go Go to
Go Go," "Never Mind Singing, Just Dance, My
Dear," "There Is No Harm in That," "You Can't
Pay the Landlord With Love," "The Nihilists,"
and "In Society It's Always Dress Parade."
"The Red Widow" is elaborately staged and has
a competent cast. Sophye Barnard has the title
role and plays it delightfully. M. Witmark & Sons
publish the music.
aid singing pupils, it also holds much of value for
those who are called upon to address their fellows,
and is compiled on the fundamental principle of
the old Italian school, that "Who speaks- well
sings well." The two opening chapters of the
work are devoted to principles of correct breath-
ing and the proper control of the vocal organs,
while the three remaining chapters treat of voice
production and correct methods of enunciation,
with illustrative exercises. On the whole, there
has been a surprisingly large amount of excellent
material crowded into the book, which should find
a ready demand not alone among teachers and
pupils of singing, but among elocutionists as well.
HERBERT PLANS NEW OPERAS.
Composer Sees Great Future
American Life.
for
Works on
(Special to The Review.)
Philadelphia, Nov. G, 1911.
Victor Herbert, the composer and director, whose
opera in English, "Natoma," will again be pro-
duced during the season here, with Mary Garden,
is to write one if not two more operas in English
before the expiration of another season.
"It is very gratifying to note the wonderful
progress and education of the American people in
the appreciation of opera," said Mr. Herbert. "I
am glad that they are now thoroughly conversant
with the fact that the masterpieces in music are
worth knowing, and that the destiny of opera in
this city is in the hands of a director as' capable
as Mr. Dippel. But this is only the beginning of
opera in the United States. The day is not far
distant when Americans will take the lead in all
things pertaining to opera, and companies of ex-
cellent singers, all American, will sing in England,
depicting American life, and therefore the better
to be understood by the American people. Had I
not had the faith in this which I have I should
never have written 'Natoma,' nor should I con-
template writing other operas in the English lan-
guage."
"THE WIFE HUNTERS" IN NEW YORK,
New Lew Fields Production Well Received at
Herald Square Theater—Real Musical Com-
edy—Feist Publishes the Music.
A VALUABLE VOLUME.
"A Treatise on Speaking and Singing," Re-
cently Published by Boosey & Co., Should
Make Strong Appeal to Singers and Elocu-
tionists—A Most Interesting Book.
Boosey & Co., the prominent music publishers of
London and New York, have just published an
interesting "Treatise on Speaking and Singing Ac-
cording to the Principles of the Old Italian
School," by Luigi Parisotti, Ph.B., of Rome, a rec-
ognized authority on that subject. The volume
does not alone treat of the development of the
vocal apparatus for the purpose of singing, but
the author also takes the stand that the knowledge
and control of the breathing and vocal organs are
absolutely necessary to those who desire clearness
and elegance in speech and healthy respiratory
organs. While the volume is primarily intended to
"The Wife Hunters," the latest Lew Fields pro-
duction to reach Broadway, had its first perform-
ance at the Herald Square Theater on Thursday
of last week, and proved a most acceptable musical
comedy of a lively, rollicking nature, with little,
plot but much comedy and music.
Edgar Allen Woolf, who wrote the book; David
Kempner, who is the author of the lyrics; Anatole
Friedland and Malvin Franklin, who composed the
music, made up the quartet that furnished Mr.
Fields' material, and Emma Carus, she of the large,
very large, voice, headed the list of comedians who
carried the show to success. The elaborate stage
settings throughout the piece also served to at-
tract much favorable attention, none of the four
scenes being lacking in spectacular beauties.
Among the musical numbers, Miss Carus's com-
edy song, "Girls, Keep Your Figures," was amus-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
ing enough in itself to need no such assistance a?
was provided later in hanging drops and trans-
formation clothes, but in a show of this kind these,
too, have their place, and are useful. For example,
when Miss Carus was singing a negro melody,
"Mammy Jinny," hedges and log cabin dropped
from the flies, to be propelled by the chorus girls,
appropriately and prettily clad.
"The Wife Hunters," while a success, is in
marked contrast to the majority of the produc-
tions that have struck Broadway this season, in
that the humor is spontaneous and continuous, even
though at times it is a trifle broad. It is a musical
comedy of the real type, and out of the comic
opera class. Leo Feist publishes the music.
"GYPSY LOVE" FOR CHICAGO.
Lehar Operetta Closes New York Run To-night.
"Gypsy Love," the latest Leliar operetta to be
heard in the United States, and which made such
a strong impression at the Globe Theater, this city,
closes its New York season to-night and goes to
Chicago, where it is scheduled to run for an indefi-
nite period. It is believed that the success of the
operetta, as well as the personal success of Mar-
guerita Sylva, the prima donna, in New York and
the East, will be duplicated in the Western metrop-
olis. Chappell & Co. publish the music.
MANY PRODUCTIONS ON TOUR.
Chas. K. Harris reports that at the present time
sixteen separate productions, for which he holds
the music publishing rights, are making successful
tours of the West, and that consequently there is
no complaint to make regarding the volume or fre-
quency of orders for production numbers. He
also states that on Wednesday of this week the
mail held orders for over 300 copies of "After
the Ball," which is not such a bad record
for a nineteen-year-old ballad. Meyer Cohen,
manager for Chas. K. Harris, is at present on a
tour of the West and was last heard from in
Kansas City.
LOUIS BERNSTEIN IN THE WEST.
Louis Bernstein, head of the Shapiro Music
Publishing Co., left for Chicago on Tuesday to
attend to a number of business matters, and will
return to headquarters on Monday of next week.
This is the first trip West that Mr. Bernstein has
made since taking charge of the business.
HEAD MUSIC PUB. CO. MOVE.
The Head Music Publishing Co. are now located
at 130 West 45th street, where they enjoy increased
facilities for the proper handling of their rapidly
growing trade.
The memoirs of Count Zichy are being printed
and are eagerly awaited by the great pianist's
friends and admirers in Budapest. Count Zichy
became one of the greatest pianists, although he
had only one hand, the left.
"In Ragtime Land" is a new Harry Von Tilzer
number that promises to develop into something
very big.
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).