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and the physicians decided that his triumph had
attempt to persuade brother Jean to make an ex-
affected him. Had Remenyi lived, his salary cursion into vaudeville, but far stranger things
would to-day be greater than it was then. Camilla will happen."
Urso followed him in vaudeville, and she was
It would seem from the foregoing that the music
never without engagements.
publisher who places his songs with a singer in
"My readers will probably be amazed when 1 vaudeville runs a strong chance of having his
tell
them that in the last two years no less than
numbers featured by a grand opera star in dis-
EBWA1D LYMAMBILL • Editor aid Prtprleter
three score of violinists, heretofore unknown, have guise, and of sharing in the artist's coming fame.
J. I. SniXANB. Mauslrg Ufttr
embraced vaudeville and found themselves estab-
B. B. WILSON. Editor Mnale Section
lished for long and permanent careers. Some get
COMPOSITIONS GREATLY IN FAVOR
as high as $500 a week; none less than $50. But,
P«MM«4 Ivtry Satartoy at I MadlMn kvtumt. New Yark
understand, not one of this class had any reputa- Are Those Written by Mrs. L. Lockwood Moore
. (iBCladlnf po«U««). nnltM iratM am*
tion in the concert field; all had found a line of
and "Published by the John Church Co.
Mtxtoo. 12.00 pw y«ar; CajuuW, $1.50; ail •tkw M U -
endeavor through vaudeville!
triac, 14.00.
A composer who is rapidly making quite a name
"Violoncellists, cornetists, pianists and other
Telephones-Numbers 4677 and 4«78 Gramerey
virtuosi have found themselves in a most lucra- in the musical world is Mrs. L. Lockwood Moore.
Connecting all Departments
tive field. But it is not to tell what has been Two numbers published by the John Church Co.
achieved that I am writing so much as to convey some time ago, namely, "Unspoken Words," a
NEW YORK. DECEMBER 30. l t l l
to those who are not informed on the subject of melody for the piano, and "My Little Jap-O-Baby,"
a dainty cradle song, have become big sellers. This
how they are to proceed.
All matter of every nature intended
"Vaudeville theaters abound everywhere; vaude- is particularly true of "Unspoken Words," which
for this department should be addressed
ville agencies are as plentiful as theaters. In no is a composition of unusual merit, the melody being
The Editor Music 8ectlon Music Trade
branch of the amusement world is there, so great most captivating, while the arrangement is most
Review, 1 Madison Avenue, New York.
a demand for high-class attractions; in every city, effective. Later numbers by the same composer,
however small, there is at least one theater where "Pine Trees and Shadows," a reverie, and "For
You, Dearie," are also winning a large measure
a trial performance can be had.
of appreciation from lovers of really meritorious
"Let us say, for the sake of an illustrative case,
compositions.
there are two ladies and two gentlemen living in
Another composition by Mrs. Moore soon to be
some Illinois town who have good voices, but find
issued
by the John Church Co. is entitled "Love Is
that the compensation for church choir singing is
barely enough to exist on. They decide to get up a Weaver of Dreams." It is written in that charm-
an ''act;" they rehearse and apply to the local ing vein which distinguishes all Mrs. Moore's com-
Inasmuch as the vaudeville stage is looked upon
theater for a trial performance. This is at once positions and is destined to find a large market.
as the best available medium for the exploitation
The piano numbers by Mrs. Moore have been
granted; reports are sent to agents to be on hand;
of the popular songs of the day, it should interest
the "act" makes a hit; a week is offered some- orchestrated. In fact, "Unspoken Words" is al-
the progressive music publishers to learn that the
where to determine its value. Here the result be- ready one of the standard favorites with the theater
vaudeville field as a means of affording the un-
comes known to all in the vaudeville field; Chi- orchestras, and it is also played by the orchestras
known and struggling musician an opportunity for
in the fashionable hotels in New York.
cago follows, and the quartet starts on an end-
at least getting a hearing has received the en-
It is a source of satisfaction to find, despite the
less tour and prospers amazingly.
dorsement of none other than Robert Grau, the
rag-time craze, that composers of serious intent,
"If
any
of
my
readers
are
inclined
to
doubt,
let
famous grand opera impresario, who in a recent
producing works of merit, are winning appreciation
interview had the following to say regarding them investigate. Recently I went to Hammer- from the music-loving public. This is a fact worthy
stein's in New York. On the roof he has estab-
vaudeville:
of record and encouragement.
"But the great opportunity to-day, in my opin- lished a form of minor vaudeville at cheap prices,
ion, is in vaudeville; let no man decry vaudeville! and one night a week "new acts" are tried out.
"THE PEARL MAIDEN" PRODUCED.
• It is in this field that the unknown but talented On this particular evening a young and pretty girl
musician will find his goal. I can almost hear my appeared, playing the violin. She made a sensa- New Musical Comedy, with Music by Harry
Auracher, Well Received in Rochester, N. Y.
readers protesting, but whom, may I ask, has tional "hit" and Mr. Hammerstein engaged her
vaudeville injured? I recall that a decade ago to play the week out. And then, what do you
suppose happened? The young girl was drawing
"The Pearl Maiden,'' a new musical comedy, the
the great Remenyi was tempted with a salary of
book and lyrics by Earle C. Anthony and Arthur
$500 a week to play the violin in vaudeville crowds up to the roof, and Mr. Hammerstein de-
theaters. He died in San Francisco with his violin cided to make her the headline feature of his F. Kales, with music by Harry Auracher, had its
premiere at the Lyceum Theater, Rochester, last
in his hand on the stage, and before his first-night downstairs (Victoria) theater—and she has been
Monday, and was well received. The story is in-
audience. He had been stricken with heart failure, playing ever since. Her salary already is in the
hundreds; soon it will be listed in four figures!
teresting and the dialogue clever. The music by
Mr. Auracher created a distinct impression,
"Vaudeville will be the salvation of hundreds of
talented musicians in the next few years.
This among the most successful numbers being "If One
We are publishers of the following
Little Girl Loves Me," "I Am Lonely for You"
# recital would not be complete without thorough
;md "The Pearl Maiden"; these were encored re-
reference to the achievements in that field. We
peatedly. Other songs that went over very nicely
may not have long to wait before the- most fa-
were "Salvation," "The Cruise of the Boozemo-
mous of our grand opera stars will be heard in
bile," "Cloudland," "Davy Jones," ''Nothing So Soft
these theaters. Already one manager has engaged
Ever Happened to Me," "That typical, Topical,
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt at a weekly honorarium
Tropical Tune" and "Coral Isle."
Witmark &
of $5,000; another has offered John Phillip Sousa
a similar sum to present his band for fifteen min- Sons publish the music of the piece.
utes at each performance, and still another has
offered Edouard de Reszke $3,500 a week to sing
The A. D. Coe Piano Co., Cleveland, O., have
once a day! No one has had the temerity yet to closed out their branch store in Columbus, O.
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