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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
77
"GRASS WIDOW" DELIGHTS BOSTON
New Musical Comedy With Score by Louis A.
Hirsch Proves Satisfying in, All Particulars
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LOIS FOX SINGS 'OUR/LAG IN FRANCE'
Madison Corey's production of "The Grass
Widow," which opened recently at the Park
Theatre, Boston, was greeted by public and
critics with unanimous and genuine enthusiasm.
The piece is by Channing Pollock and Rennold
Wolf, with music by Louis A. Hirsch. Since
its original production a few weeks ago at At-
lantic City the production has been consider-
ably improved, and the opening night in Boston
not only witnessed two entirely new and sump-
tuous stage settings, but was remarkable for
one or two important changes in the cast,
changes which certainly added to the generally-
recognized merits of "The Grass Widow."
Among the newcomers were Emma Janvier,
Robert Emmet Keane and George Marion. The
last mentioned, in addition to stage-managing
the production, played the important role of the
old and amorous innkeeper. Natalie Alt, of
"Quaker Girl" fame, repeated her engaging per-
formance in the part of the heroine, and her
singing was a constant delight. Howard Marsh
ably supported her.
The story of "The Grass Widow" is unusually
absorbing and interesting for a musical show,
and the music provided by Mr. Hirsch was on
every hand regarded as the best this clever
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'Sweet Petootie" the Title of Latest Effort of
Stanley Murphy and Harry Tierney
Lois Fox has had extraordinary success in
her interpretations and interpolations of "Our
Flag in France," which she is singing for the
benefit of the American Ambulance Hospital
in Paris. Outside of this feature of the song,
she says that it is one of the most beautiful
and attractive numbers that she has found in
all her searches for music of this kind. Miss
Fox will sing "Our Flag in France" Thurs-
day afternoon for the Daughters of the Revo-
lution, Chateau du Pare, Brooklyn; Friday
evening for Rev. Dr. Bellinger, at St. Agnes
Chapel, New York City; Saturday evening at
a large house party in Morris Plains at the
home of Dr. Betts, and on November 27 at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. She will be assisted by
her talented pupil and protege, Mildred
Herbst, an unusually gifted child, who plays
her accompaniments and also interprets in pan-
tomime an original composition written by
Miss Fox, called '"Despair," a Belgian mood.
Miss Fox is one of the cleverest entertainers
before the public and she has lent her services
very largely to entertainments for the soldiers
in the different camps, where she is a great
favorite because, to use the term of the boys
themselves, "she puts it over."
"Chimes of Normandy" is the title of a new
song by Jack Wells and Alfred Bryan, and
published by T. B. Harms & Francis, Day &
Louis A. Hirsch
"The Grass Widow" is undeniably attractive, Hunter. The song is of the rather high-class
and the following are all in the "hit" class be- sentimental sort and of the same type as the
yond the shadow of a doubt: "Just You and big success, "Joan of Arc." Although the
Me," "Song of Lov.e," "When the Saxophone Ts number has only been released for a short
Playing," "Dance With Me," and "Farewell." time, the demand for it from both the trade
All the music of "The Grass Widow" is pub- and the public is proving very satisfactory.
lished by M. Witmark & Sons.
McKinley's New Song Success
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Stanley Murphy and Harry Tierney 'have
just written another number, which shows the
versatility of this team of writers. "Sweet
Petootie" is the title of this new song and ac-
cording to the staff of J. H. Remick & Co., the
publishers, it is certainly one live number,
which, of course, means that they expect it
to take a place in the hit division of the Re-
mick catalog. Murphy and Tierney are co-
authors of several recent numbers. All have
had good sales, which speaks well for this new
combination.
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