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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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T o keep in line with
the demands of the
times, you must sell
Century Edition
Ten Cent Sheet Music
Century Music Pub. Co.
1178 Broadway
New York City
When it's Apple Blossom Time
In Normandy.
Sunshine and Roses.
You're a Great Big Blue Eyed
Baby.
You Can't Stop Me From Lov-
ing You.
How Could I Know That You
Loved Me?
The Perfume of the Flowers.
I'll Get You.
I'm on the Jury.
That Old Girl of Mine.
That Tango Tokio.
Jerome H. Remick & Co.
219 W. 46th Street
68 Library Avenue
NEW YORK
DETROIT, MICH.
We are the publishers of the
European Success
Un Peu D'Amour
(A Little love, a little kiss)
Song Arrangement (French and
English Words)
Piano Solo Arrangement
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MREVIEWflEARS
LADIES & GENTLEMEN
THAT vacations of greater or less extent tire
now tlie rule among the music publishers and such
if you will kindly give me
of their representatives as can get away from work your attention to this end of
for any period.
THAT even the busiest ones find it convenient to the platform, I take great
secure a. bungalow at the seashore and play the pleasure in bringing to your
commuter during the heated term.
notice
THAT with the increase in the number of idle
WILLIE WESTON
professionals in search of a rest and entertainment
under the plea of picking out new material, and
the best little comedian who
the depleted ranks of the professional staffs, there
ever warbled on the High C ' 3!
is no lull apparent in the general activity.
"THE CURSE OF AN ACHING
THAT, according to the decision of a referee in
bankruptcy, William II. Willis, Gus Edwards, the
HEART"
busy song writer, producer, etc., will have to wait
Is the song on which he does
for a while for his discharge from bankruptcy, due
to a little question of assets.
most of his wobbling!
THAT with "The Tenderfoot," "The Three
This ad passed by the National Beard of Censors.
Twins" and other regular productions cut down to
TABLOID
TRUTHS
tabloids for next season, the indications would
seem to be that a dead musical comedy is not
If you're in right—it's ALL RIGHT!
necessarily dead for good.
THAT grand operas in tabloid for vaudeville are
LEO. F E I S T , I n c . , - NEW YORK
also threatened.
THAT, according to reports, all is not harmonious
in the ranks of the Knights of Harmony, due to
a question regarding the disposition of funds.
THAT the Broadway Music Corporation has ar-
MASCAGN1 WARSjyiTH PUBLISHER.
ranged to open a branch office in Chicago.
THAT the Victor Herbert Opera House, designed
Claims Indemnity for Selling Reproduction
for the production of the famous composer's own
Rights of His Opera by the Latter and Wants
works in the comic opera line, is now planned tor
Contract Annulled.
Broadway.
Mascagni and his publisher, Sonzogno, are hav-
THAT in the case of actors and actresses, at
least, they have never played long in theaters ing a fight in the courts. The composer alleges
that the publisher sold the right of reproduction
named for them.
of his operas, also those for talking machines, quite
arbitrarily, and he not only demands an indemnity
TIETJENS NE\\^COMIC OPERA
of $12,000, but release from the contract which
"The Royal Bed" Pleases Berlin Critics—Has
compels him to have all his operas published by
an Abundance of Catchy Music—Too Racy
Sonzogno. The publisher, on his part, demands
for America Without Revision.
$14,000 from Mascagni, to whom, he declares, he
A new comic opera, "The Royal Bed," by Paul advanced that sum for an opera which never was
Tietjens, composer of "The Wizard of Oz," will written.
have its premiere in Berlin next month. This
NEW PUCCINUXMIC OPERA
work is the result of years of study of the operas
and operettas of Germany. The music was played To Be Written Around a Theme of African Ex-
for Berlin critics last week and was warmly ap
ploration—An Interesting Plot.
proved. It abounds in catchy airs and racy lyrics.
It is announced that Puccini is about to compose
The plot is full of fun and action.
Writing for the German public, the composer a comic opera, with the libretto by Tristan Bern-
sought to express the gay life of Berlin. The ard, in which a party of European explorers and
music is dreamy and sensuous. The chorus in- scientists in Africa are forced to save their lives
cludes women aviators in aeroplanes and a Zeppe- by dancing and screaming in a native settlement in
imitation of the performances in which the blacks
lin dirigible.
The first act takes place at a summer resort on humiliate themselves at European fairs. One
the outskirts of Berlin and the other in the ancient scientist is made to perform the dance du ventre.
The idea is that the blacks thus obtain revenge
castle of Thuringia. The plot revolves around a
for the indignities which they are forced to under-
historic bed.
The boolc was written by Horst Mescher and the go to earn a living in Europe by cutting Cory-
lyrics by a well known German composer with the bantic capers for the amusement of the whites.
It is believed that the originality of the plot
pen name of Ola Oha.
American critics who have seen the comic opera should mean success for the piece.
think it will need considerable revision before
being able to pass the censorship in New York.
THE TALK OF NEW YORK
THOMAS COMEDYJN NEW FORM.
Earl Carroll, who is a mighty active young man
these days, has supplied the lyrics and Alfred G.
Robyn the music for a new musical comedy ver-
sion of Augustus Thomas' new comedy, "The
Other Girl," which met with some success in its
original form at the Empire Theater about ten
years ago. When the piece is presented Hyams
and Mclntyre will be featured in the leading roles.
CHAS. K. HARRIS' 1WO BALLAD HITS"
"Don't You Wish You Were Back Home Again?"
AND
"Not Till Then Will I Cease To Love You"
You can order them from your nearest
jobber, or direct from the Publisher
CHAS. K. HARRIS
Broadway and 47th Street
N e w York
MEYER COHEN, Mgr.
"THE RED CANARY" SOON.
CHAPPELL & CO., Ltd.
41 East 34th St.,
347 Yonge St.,
NEW YORK
TORONTO
A new musical comedy announced for early pro-
duction on Broadway is "The Red Canary," for
which William Le Baron and Alex Johnson sup-
plied the book and lyrics and Harold Orlob com-
posed the music. The piece will be produced
under the management of a new syndicate.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER
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