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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
46
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
SOME NOVEL PUBLICITY.
Leo Feist, Inc., to Start Strong National Ad-
vertising Campaign Through Medium of the
Saturday Evening Post in the Interest of
"Peg o' My Heart," the Prize Song.
The nationally advertised popular song will' be
a reality in the near future and the music publish-
ers will adopt a new means for popularizing their
numbers if the innovation introduced by Leo Feist,
Inc., in connection with the exploitation of "Peg
o' My Heart" proves a success. "Peg o' My
Heart" will be featured in a series of half column
advertisements in the Saturday Evening Post,
whose advertising rates, for nearly two million
circulation, are among the highest in the world,
beginning with the August 30 issue. The copy has
been carefully prepared and artistically arranged
and includes the thematic of the chorus together
with the titles of several of the other songs being
pushed by this house. This is believed to be the
first time a popular song has been advertised in
this manner and the results will be awaited with
much interest. Enlarged copies of the advertise-
ment in poster form for hanging in the show
windows of the dealers' stores have also been pre-
pared for distribution. Meanwhile, according to
the sales reports, "Peg o' My Heart" is already
making good.
THE WOES OFTHE CENSOR.
Chicago's Chief of Police, Unlike Some of New
York's Finest, Discovers That Even Police
Must Respect Some Rights and Liberties of
Citizens.
(Special to The Review.)
CHICAGO, I I I . , August 19.—Chief of Police
McWeeney last week had a hot weather hunch
and started out in a brave attempt to establish him-
self as Chicago's musical censor. Before he had
gene far, however, he bumped against the law de-
partment, and then backed up to await help from
the council.
The chief does not believe, he explained, that
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee," and "My Old Ken-
tucky Home" should be forced upon audiences all
the time, but he believes some vaudeville and
cabaret trills need pruning. He believes perfor-
mances are forcing indecent songs into the public
ear, and in his crusade he headed first for the cor-
poration counsel's office. "Can I compel the sub-
mission to me of all songs before being produced
in Chicago—before even the words are whispered
around, much less shouted at cabarets?" he asked.
"All songs?" asked the corporation counsel,
aghast. "You mean you would be musical dic-
tator for Chicago? Chief, be steady. Do you
mean all songs, or just some?"
' Acting Corporation Counsel Leon Hornstein
allowed the chief was trying to go too far—that
he could suppress indecent songs, but could not
violate the doctrine of free speech and the liberty
of the press by compelling the submission of all
songs to him.
They dusted off the city code and McWeeney
decided to wait for more authority.
OPERA COMIQUE FOR AMERICA.
Plans to Present New Form of Entertainment
in Both New York and Chicago Next Season
— Dippel and Ziegfeld to Manage Project.
Both Chicago and New York will have an opera
comiquenext season. Andreas Dippel, former gen-
eral manager of the Chicago Grand Opera Com-
pany, is to be the general director for the Chicago
organization, and Dippel and Florence Ziegfeld will
manage the new opera. Mr. Dippel is in Europe
now obtaining talent and making plans for the two
operas to conform with the famous Paris organ-
ization.
William Ziegfeld, brother of the New York pro-
ducer, is in Chicago completing plans for the pre-
mier performance in November.
JUST A LITTLE MATTER OF NAMES.
Chicago Theatrical Managers Choose Peculiar
Titles for Pieces to Be Produced by Reper-
toire Company—Have a Familiar Ring.
According to Variety, the theatrical paper, a
Chicago
company of theatrical producers has sent
OLCOTT IN "SHAMEEN DHUE."
out on the road a musical comedy company with
Popular Irish Actor Appears in Clever New
a repertoire which includes "The Pink Widow,"
Vehicle—Presents
Several
New
Musical
"Oh, Oh, Pauline" and "The Girl from Luxem-
Numbers in Delightful Manner.
bourg." With "The Pink Lady," "Oh, Oh, Del-
phine," and the "The Count of Luxembourg," le-
Chauncey Olcott presented his new Irish comedy gitimate imported productions presented in the East
drama with music, entitled "Shameen Dhue," at the during the pasi two seasons, and with "The Pink
Lady" on the road, it is believed that the simil-
Broadway Theater, Saratoga, on Monday night of
this week, and scored an overwhelming success. arity of names will probably lead to trouble, not
The numerous encores for the songs and repeated alone with the big managers in the East, but with
curtain calls for the star after each act testified to the house (Chappell & Co.) holding the music
the audience's appreciation. Mr. Olcott is to be publishing rights to the productions.
congratulated on his new and charming songs,
which added materially to the success of the play
"ADELE" PRODUCED IN MONTREAL.
and which included "Me Little Dudeen," "Dream
New Three-Act Musical Comedy, Which Is to
Girl o' Mine," "I Never Met a Girl Before Like
Be Seen in New York Next Week.
You," "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral," "That's an Irish
Lullaby," all rich in melody and true Irish wit.
(Special to The Review.)
"Shameen Dhue" was written especially for Mr.
MONTREAL, August 18.—"Adele," a new three-act
Olcott by Rida Johnson Young, the authoress of
musical comedy, was presented here to-night at His
s"The Isle o' Dreams," "Macushla," "Barry of
Bally more," "Ragged Robin," and offers a pleasing Majesty's Theater by the New Era Producing Co.
and^ interesting story. The production is hand- The scenes of the piece, which were staged by Ben
somely staged and mounted under the personal Teal, are laid in Paris and Trouville.
Georgie Caine, Natalie Alt, Edith Bradford, Hal
direction of Henry Miller.
"Shameen Dhue" will play two nights in Sara- Forde, Will Brantforth, Crawford Kent and Dallas
toga, after which the company will leave for St. Wellford are the principal members of the com-
Paul and Minneapolis and a tour of the Middle pany.
The engagement at Montreal is for one week.
West.
The lyrics to the various songs, the like of which "Adele" will be seen at the Long Acre Theater on
have made Mr. Olcott famous, were written by Thursday, August 28.
himself, George Graff, Jr., J. J. Shannon, and
Ernest R. Ball. M. Witmark & Sons are the pub-
NEW WORK BY STRAUSS.
lishers.
SONG SUPPRESSED; SUE.
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Bring Action
Against City of Chicago for Suppression of
"They've Got Me Doing It Now."
"Potiphar," as Was "Salome," Is Founded on
Biblical Subject, but Is Difficult to Classify
—To Be Ready for Production Soon.
Dr. Richard Strauss, who is now in Berlin, is
busily engaged on the score of "Potiphar," his new
work, which he is preparing for stage production,
(Special to The Review.)
but it is not likely that the composition will be
CHICAGO, I I I . , August 18.—As an aftermath of
finished in time for performance the coming sea-
the recent campaign carried on by the authorities of
son. It will probably be several months before
this city against the so-called "smut" song, which the work can be released for production in
soon reached a point where it included every song America.
of a ragtime order, there comes the suit of Water-
"Potiphar," unlike any of the composer's pre-
son, Berlin & Snyder, the prominent music pub- vious works, is somewhat difficult to classify. It is
lishers of New York against the city for the sup- neither an opera, a musical drama, nor a panto-
pression of the number entitled "They've Got Me mime. It corresponds more nearly to a ballet, al-
Doing It Now."
though Dr. Strauss denies that it is a 'ballet, in the
traditional sense.
PREMIERE 6F^"TTIE~DOLL GIRL."
His aim has been to provide a musical setting
for a number of stage pictures, in which the suf-
Richard Carle and Hattie Williams Co-Stars
ferings and passions of the characters are por-
in a New Play.
trayed and expressed through the medium of
"The Doll Girl," Charles Frohman's first musical dancing 'pantomime. As in the case of "Salome,"
production for the new season, had its opening per- he has again sought a Biblical theme which affords
formance at the Apollo Theater, Atlantic City, on him opportunities for rich orchestral coloring.
Monday night. Richard Carle and Hattie Williams
appeared as co-stars and were supported by a
A REST WAS WELCOME.
competent company, including Robert Evett, a new
A rather talkative visitor was interviewing
leading man from London; Will West, Dorothy
Maude Leslie, the clever comedienne, recently,
Webb, Cheridah Simpson and Charles McNaughton.
and after two or three ineffectual attempts to side-
"The Doll Girl" will be produced in New York
track her Miss Leslie settled down for another
at the Globe Theater late this month.
hour of boredoom. All things come to an end,
however, and the end of this interview finally
CREATING THE DEMAND.
came.
"I want to thank you so much, Miss Leslie," she
"I see you carry sheet music as a side line."
said, "for the delightful interview. I am going
"Yep," said the druggist.
now. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Much profit in it?"
"No, thank you," she answered; "going is suf-
"No; but it increases the sale of headache
ficient."
remedies."—Pittsburgh Post.