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the "Medea" of Euripides and the "Electra" of
Sophocles. Miss Anglin will ateo produce "Iphi-
genia in Aulis," for which Mr. Damrosch will ar-
range the music from Gluck's opera of the same
name. The music to be composed by Mr. Dam-
rosch will include the preludes and interludes, and
music which will accompany the recitation of the
Greek chorus. He will go to California in July
and direct the musical part of the three perform-
ances.
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With ti
FeistSo
WANTS PART OF FILM PROFITS.
Victor Herbert Claims to Have Had a Very
Broad Contract Covering the Music of "Old
Dutch"^Spat with Edgar Smith Which Is
of Long Duration Comes Out at Trial.
Victor Herbert, the composer, has not spoken
to Edgar Smith, who writes lyrics for comic opera,
for ten year. This spat was made public last
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week before Supreme Court Justice Bijur, who
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listened to arguments on the application of the
composer for an order restraining the World Film
Co. and Lew M. Fields, the actor, from showing
the picture play of "Old Dutch," of which the cost
of production was $20,000.
The legal controversy showed that when Lee
Shubert was abroad in 1908 he bought the German
rights of the farce, and in the following year
turned
it over to Mr. Smith to write suitable
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lyrics for it. Mr. Herbert was asked to write the
music, but when he learned that the lyrics were
DAMROSCH TO WRITE NEW MUSIC.
to come from the hand of Mr. Smith he balked.
Walter Damrosch will write the incidental music Thereupon George V. Hobart got the job of
for two Greek plays which Margaret Anglin will verse writing. Mr. Herbert insisted upon a con-
produce with a special company of players in the tract which provided that at no time should the
Greek Theater of the University of California at play be given without music as constructed by Mr.
Berkeley next August. The plays for which Mr. Herbert. Mr. Fields signed it. Now it is said
Damrosch will compose the incidental music are that Mr. Shubert permitted the film company to
produce the play and make it as barren of Mr.
Herbert's music as it pleased. Nathan Burkan,
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LEO FEIST, Inc., FEIST Bldg , New York
attorney for Mr. Herbert, said this was a breach
of contract. He asked the court to stop the pic-
ture production of the play. If he succeeds in this
ihere will be a suit for an accounting and for a
percentage based on the receipts which Mr. Her-
bert claims he should get.
LEONCAVALLO'S NEW OPERETTA.
Leoncavallo, the composer of I Pagliacci, scored
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ater Nazionale in Rome last week. The music is
light and catchy and. as might be expected, cleverly
scored.
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