Music Trade Review
Issue: 1912 Vol. 55 N. 13 - Page 66
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
AMERICANS HARD TO PLEASE.
GETS ENCORE WITH FEIST HIT.
LEO FEIST BACK AT DESK.
MILLION COPY HIT
living creature, has to admit defeat, and flies in
fear before this royal bluestocking. Her second
Each Piece Judged by Its Own Merits and Not
Tilford, a clever ventriloquist with a growing
sister was a model of domesticity.
by Reputation Here—Ivan Caryll Discusses reputation over the big time circuits, is receiving
But there remained the third, Francisca. She
Musical Comedies in General.
special commendation for the manner in which he
had been even more prim and meek than her
renders the various songs during the course of
first sister, but married to a weak-willed prince,
Ivan Caryll, the Belgian composer who was in his act. At the present time he is using Feist's
she developed a vein of mischief and tyranny
this country with C. M. S. McLellan, the author, hit, "When I Get You Alone To-night," as the which quite surprised and routed her mother and
attending the rehearsals of their new musical
piece de resistance, and reports that it always
father-in-law and almost brought about a mutiny
comedy, "Oh! Oh! Delphine," which will open
among the court servants. The scene of the opera
on Broadway at the Knickerbocker Theater on
is laid in Spain.
Monday, in speaking of musical comedies, for
which Mr. Caryll has written so much music,
"THE ENCHANTRESS" IN BUFFALO.
says: "The public has tired of the incoherent
musical piece. After this there must be a plot,
Cordial Reception Indicates That the Produc-
and the musical numbers must be a part of the
tion Will Duplicate Last Season's Success.
story and a contribution to it. I have made it
my rule to follow the story in musical numbers
"The Enchantress," the clever musical comedy
and not to let them stop the action."
with music by Victor Herbert, which proved a
success during a New York run and on tour last
He is of the opinion that the Gilbert and Sulli-
season, opened the present season in Buffalo on
van type of opera is quite dead. It has been
Monday night and was cordially received by a
asserted that the Gilbert and Sullivan opera was
large audience. Kitty Gordon, the popular prima
the only contribution England has made to oper-
donna, still continues in the title role.
atic forms. The Italians invented the Italian
opera, with its various framings; the French in-
The music of the production seemed highly
pleasing to the members of the audience and en-
vented the opera comique; the Germans the music
cores were numerous. "To the Land of My Own
drama, but these two men invented the style which
Romance" was received with special delight, as
bears their name.
were "All You Own Am I," "Art Is Calling for
"And yet," said Ivan Caryll, "the form is dead
Me," "Come, Little Fishes," "Dreaming Princess,"
and for the best of reasons. Those two remark- brings him numerous encores. The two strong
Feist numbers, "That's How I Need You" and
"If You Can't Be as Happy as You'd Like to Be,
able men are dead and their style of opera died
"When I Get You Alone To-night," have reached
Be Just as Happy as You Can," "I've Been Look-
with them."
a point where the selling force is explaining why
ing for the Perfect Man," "The Last Little Girl
On the old, old question of the difference be-
the orders cannot be shipped until fresh copies can
Is You," "One Word from You" (duet), "Rose,
tween English and American audiences, the com-
Lucky Rose," "That Naughty Little Song," "They
poser said: "The American audiences are the be received from the printers.
All Look Good When They're Far Away," and
harder to please, and in this way: Let an English
"When the Right Man Sings 'Tra La.'" M. Wit-
ROYAL OPERA BY EX=PRINCESS.
manager make a production with a popular author
mark & Sons publish the music.
and a popular cast, and half the battle is won.
Louise of Saxony Reads Scenario of "The
In America your previous achievements will avail
Wicked Francisca."
you nothing. You must begin over again with
USING JEROME &_SCHWARTZ SONGS.
each piece."
A dispatch from Munich states that Signora
Raymond and Caverly are the comical feature
Toselli, the former Crown Princess Louise of
"The Girl from Brighton," as is testified by
INTERESTING PROGRAM OUTLINED. Saxony, recently read the scenario of the opera of
the hit they make with the audiences at the
Academy of Music. This clever team is making
The Symphony Society of New York announces which she and Signor Toselli, her pianist hus-
a special feature of the Jerome and Schwartz num-
its usual series of concerts this season under the band, have sold to Signori Sonzogno, the Italian
ber "If It Wasn't for ihe Irish and the Jews,"
direction of Walter Damrosch—eight Friday after- musical agents.
The title is to be "The Wicked Francisca." The
which was the hit of the Weber and Fields Jubi-
noons, beginning November 8, and sixteen Sunday
afternoons, beginning November 10. The con- plot concerns the upbringing and marriage of the lee.
certs will be given at Aeolian Hall. Among the three daughters of a king. Each was given a
Sales are swelling gloriously.
soloists already engaged are Maggie Teyte, Er- different education and the needs of state as
Harold and Helen Ballou's
well as the blundering bluntness of diplomacy
•nesto Consolo, David Mannes, John MoCormack,
led
to
their
being
given
in
marriage
to
three
POST CARD SONGS
Mischa Elman, Gottfried Galston, Eugen Ysaye,
oddly assorted husbands. The most patient and
Have Caught the Hearts and Purses.
Edmond Clement, Georg Henschel, Paul Kefer,
The ONLY novelty in printed music. Original,
painstaking was married to a harum-scarum
Arthur Hartman, George Barrere, Gustave Lan-
catchy, complete trith accompaniment and pleasing
sentiment. Samples, List and Prices at your call.
genus, Alexander Saslavsky and William Durieux. prince, who, able to tame or conquer any other
Leo Feist is again back at his desk and ready
to enter into the active fall business campaign
after a lengthy vacation spent with his family at
Belmar, N. J., and following a tour of Europe.
McKINLEY MUSIC CO'S NEW HIT.
Down By The Old Millstream
Al«o New Hits
New WHEN WE WERE SWEETHEARTS New
New
UNDER THE OLD OAK TREE New
New
WAY DOWN SOUTH
New
New
RAG RAG RAG
New
New
THAT SUBWAY RAG
New
New
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY New
TELL TAYLOR, MUSIC PUBLISHER
OHYOUSATURDAYNIGHT!
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
HAROLD AND HELEN BALLOU, Publishers.
Maritime Building,
Seattle, Washington.
NOW PLAYING IN NEW YORK
Three Big Musical Successes.
At the N. Y. Hippodrome
"Under Many Flags"
Conceived by Arthur Voegtlin.
Book by Carroll Fleming.
Music and Lyrics by Manuel Klein.
At the Park Theatre
BUY
YOUR
rVUJSIC
FROM
BOSTON
WALTER JACOBS
187 Tremont St.
BOSTON. MASS.
Publisher of
'Kiss ef Spring." "Some Day When Dreams Come True."
And Some Other* World Famovs
OLIVER
DITSON
COMPANY
BOSTON
NEW YORK
\nticipate and Supply Eyery Requirement of Music Dealers
WHITE-SMITH MUSIC PUB. CO.
Published in Chicago.
PUBLISHERS. PRINTERS &
Mala Offices: 61-64 S
Branch Houses: New
"My Best Girl"
Book and Lyrics by Channing Pollock and Rennold
Wolf.
Music by Clifton Crawford and Augustus Barratt.
fGRAVERS OF MUSIC
St., Boston
At the Casino
"The Merry Countess"
Book by Gladys Unger. Lyrics by Arthur Anderson.
Music by Johann Strauss.
All the Music Now Ready.
M. WITMARK & SONS
Witmark Bldg., 144-146 West S7th St., N. Y. City.
Chicago San Francisco London Paris Melbourne
66
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
AMERICANS HARD TO PLEASE.
GETS ENCORE WITH FEIST HIT.
LEO FEIST BACK AT DESK.
MILLION COPY HIT
living creature, has to admit defeat, and flies in
fear before this royal bluestocking. Her second
Each Piece Judged by Its Own Merits and Not
Tilford, a clever ventriloquist with a growing
sister was a model of domesticity.
by Reputation Here—Ivan Caryll Discusses reputation over the big time circuits, is receiving
But there remained the third, Francisca. She
Musical Comedies in General.
special commendation for the manner in which he
had been even more prim and meek than her
renders the various songs during the course of
first sister, but married to a weak-willed prince,
Ivan Caryll, the Belgian composer who was in his act. At the present time he is using Feist's
she developed a vein of mischief and tyranny
this country with C. M. S. McLellan, the author, hit, "When I Get You Alone To-night," as the which quite surprised and routed her mother and
attending the rehearsals of their new musical
piece de resistance, and reports that it always
father-in-law and almost brought about a mutiny
comedy, "Oh! Oh! Delphine," which will open
among the court servants. The scene of the opera
on Broadway at the Knickerbocker Theater on
is laid in Spain.
Monday, in speaking of musical comedies, for
which Mr. Caryll has written so much music,
"THE ENCHANTRESS" IN BUFFALO.
says: "The public has tired of the incoherent
musical piece. After this there must be a plot,
Cordial Reception Indicates That the Produc-
and the musical numbers must be a part of the
tion Will Duplicate Last Season's Success.
story and a contribution to it. I have made it
my rule to follow the story in musical numbers
"The Enchantress," the clever musical comedy
and not to let them stop the action."
with music by Victor Herbert, which proved a
success during a New York run and on tour last
He is of the opinion that the Gilbert and Sulli-
season, opened the present season in Buffalo on
van type of opera is quite dead. It has been
Monday night and was cordially received by a
asserted that the Gilbert and Sullivan opera was
large audience. Kitty Gordon, the popular prima
the only contribution England has made to oper-
donna, still continues in the title role.
atic forms. The Italians invented the Italian
opera, with its various framings; the French in-
The music of the production seemed highly
pleasing to the members of the audience and en-
vented the opera comique; the Germans the music
cores were numerous. "To the Land of My Own
drama, but these two men invented the style which
Romance" was received with special delight, as
bears their name.
were "All You Own Am I," "Art Is Calling for
"And yet," said Ivan Caryll, "the form is dead
Me," "Come, Little Fishes," "Dreaming Princess,"
and for the best of reasons. Those two remark- brings him numerous encores. The two strong
Feist numbers, "That's How I Need You" and
"If You Can't Be as Happy as You'd Like to Be,
able men are dead and their style of opera died
"When I Get You Alone To-night," have reached
Be Just as Happy as You Can," "I've Been Look-
with them."
a point where the selling force is explaining why
ing for the Perfect Man," "The Last Little Girl
On the old, old question of the difference be-
the orders cannot be shipped until fresh copies can
Is You," "One Word from You" (duet), "Rose,
tween English and American audiences, the com-
Lucky Rose," "That Naughty Little Song," "They
poser said: "The American audiences are the be received from the printers.
All Look Good When They're Far Away," and
harder to please, and in this way: Let an English
"When the Right Man Sings 'Tra La.'" M. Wit-
ROYAL OPERA BY EX=PRINCESS.
manager make a production with a popular author
mark & Sons publish the music.
and a popular cast, and half the battle is won.
Louise of Saxony Reads Scenario of "The
In America your previous achievements will avail
Wicked Francisca."
you nothing. You must begin over again with
USING JEROME &_SCHWARTZ SONGS.
each piece."
A dispatch from Munich states that Signora
Raymond and Caverly are the comical feature
Toselli, the former Crown Princess Louise of
"The Girl from Brighton," as is testified by
INTERESTING PROGRAM OUTLINED. Saxony, recently read the scenario of the opera of
the hit they make with the audiences at the
Academy of Music. This clever team is making
The Symphony Society of New York announces which she and Signor Toselli, her pianist hus-
a special feature of the Jerome and Schwartz num-
its usual series of concerts this season under the band, have sold to Signori Sonzogno, the Italian
ber "If It Wasn't for ihe Irish and the Jews,"
direction of Walter Damrosch—eight Friday after- musical agents.
The title is to be "The Wicked Francisca." The
which was the hit of the Weber and Fields Jubi-
noons, beginning November 8, and sixteen Sunday
afternoons, beginning November 10. The con- plot concerns the upbringing and marriage of the lee.
certs will be given at Aeolian Hall. Among the three daughters of a king. Each was given a
Sales are swelling gloriously.
soloists already engaged are Maggie Teyte, Er- different education and the needs of state as
Harold and Helen Ballou's
well as the blundering bluntness of diplomacy
•nesto Consolo, David Mannes, John MoCormack,
led
to
their
being
given
in
marriage
to
three
POST CARD SONGS
Mischa Elman, Gottfried Galston, Eugen Ysaye,
oddly assorted husbands. The most patient and
Have Caught the Hearts and Purses.
Edmond Clement, Georg Henschel, Paul Kefer,
The ONLY novelty in printed music. Original,
painstaking was married to a harum-scarum
Arthur Hartman, George Barrere, Gustave Lan-
catchy, complete trith accompaniment and pleasing
sentiment. Samples, List and Prices at your call.
genus, Alexander Saslavsky and William Durieux. prince, who, able to tame or conquer any other
Leo Feist is again back at his desk and ready
to enter into the active fall business campaign
after a lengthy vacation spent with his family at
Belmar, N. J., and following a tour of Europe.
McKINLEY MUSIC CO'S NEW HIT.
Down By The Old Millstream
Al«o New Hits
New WHEN WE WERE SWEETHEARTS New
New
UNDER THE OLD OAK TREE New
New
WAY DOWN SOUTH
New
New
RAG RAG RAG
New
New
THAT SUBWAY RAG
New
New
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY New
TELL TAYLOR, MUSIC PUBLISHER
OHYOUSATURDAYNIGHT!
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
HAROLD AND HELEN BALLOU, Publishers.
Maritime Building,
Seattle, Washington.
NOW PLAYING IN NEW YORK
Three Big Musical Successes.
At the N. Y. Hippodrome
"Under Many Flags"
Conceived by Arthur Voegtlin.
Book by Carroll Fleming.
Music and Lyrics by Manuel Klein.
At the Park Theatre
BUY
YOUR
rVUJSIC
FROM
BOSTON
WALTER JACOBS
187 Tremont St.
BOSTON. MASS.
Publisher of
'Kiss ef Spring." "Some Day When Dreams Come True."
And Some Other* World Famovs
OLIVER
DITSON
COMPANY
BOSTON
NEW YORK
\nticipate and Supply Eyery Requirement of Music Dealers
WHITE-SMITH MUSIC PUB. CO.
Published in Chicago.
PUBLISHERS. PRINTERS &
Mala Offices: 61-64 S
Branch Houses: New
"My Best Girl"
Book and Lyrics by Channing Pollock and Rennold
Wolf.
Music by Clifton Crawford and Augustus Barratt.
fGRAVERS OF MUSIC
St., Boston
At the Casino
"The Merry Countess"
Book by Gladys Unger. Lyrics by Arthur Anderson.
Music by Johann Strauss.
All the Music Now Ready.
M. WITMARK & SONS
Witmark Bldg., 144-146 West S7th St., N. Y. City.
Chicago San Francisco London Paris Melbourne
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