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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
AUGUST 30, 1919
Mary Earl's New Masterpiece
"DREAMY ALABAMA"
MORE Beautiful Than Her Famous "Beautiful Ohio"
THE NUMBER THAT WILL BE PLAYED AND SUNG THE WORLD OVER
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Published by SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO., Music Publishers
CORNER BROADWAY AND 47th STREET, NEW YORK
NEW STERN CO. NUMBER A HIT
"HAPPY DAYS" AT HIPPODROME
NEW FALL ISSUES ANNOUNCED
"When a Feller Needs a Friend" Receiving
Much Publicity in Connection With Film
New Production of Most Elaborate Character
Has Fine Melodies by Raymond Hubbell
Huntzinger & Dilworth Issuing Several New
Numbers That Should Prove Popular
It has been possible to dub each successive
show at the New York Hippodrome under the
Dillingham management as "The best ever," and
no exception to this rule can be made in the
case of the newest production, "Happy Days,"
which opened at the big playhouse last Satur-
day evening. R. H. Burnside has again supplied
the book for the spectacle, which is presented
in three acts and seventeen scenes, and Ray-
mond Hubbell has again supplied the music.
Of the latter it may be said that it is in Mr. Hub-
bell's usual tuneful style and rather than being
simply incidental to the action serves in more
than one instance as genuine support, enhancing
with appropriate music the beauty of the vari-
ous spectacles.
"Happy Days," more than any previous Hip*
podrome show, is a spectacle for the children,
with its forest of toadstools, its blackeyed
susans as big as trees, its library shelves that
come to life with the characters from the
nursery rhymes, and finally the trip to fairyland.
The principal ensemble this year is termed "The
New Witmark Number Being Used in Vaude- Hall of Colors" and is in the nature of a dazzling
parade with the always popular Hippodrome
ville Act Now Playing on Keith Circuit
tank called into use.
Of the music "The Marriage of the Lily and
M. Witmark & Sons are publishing a new song
entitled "Bubble Land," a number of the lighter the Rose" and "My Sing-Song Girl," both songs
sort which appears to be just as attractive as by Belle Story, best reflect Mr. Hubbell's light-
its title would suggest. The number is the fea- er style, but there are also "Life's a Race" and
ture song of the new vaudeville act "Bubbles," other numbers of distinct interest. Incidentally
staged by the A & B Production Co., Inc., • the songs of other days are introduced cleverly,
described as a dream fantasy. This act is meet- included among them being "Grandfather's
ing with much success and after recent appear- Clock," "Little Brown Jug" and "Wait for the
ances at the Maryland Theatre, of Baltimore, Wagon."
The score of "Happy Days" is published by
was booked for a tour on the Keith circuit. M.
Witmark & Sons expect to give the song much the firm of T. B. Harms and Francis, Day &
Hunter.
publicity during the fall season.
The advance orders Jos. W. Stern & Co.,
publishers of "When a Feller Needs a Friend,"
are receiving on that song are quite startling
when it is considered the number was only
released a short time ago. However, the fact
that it is receiving much publicity through its
connection with the Paramount-Briggs Comedies
of the same name, now running in the leading
motion picture houses of the country, probably
accounts for much of its initial success. These
comedies, by the way, are based upon the famous
cartoon series by Briggs and appear in the New
York Tribune and the associated papers.
The unique feature of the motion picture song
alliance in this instance lies in the fact that
the film version of "When a Feller Needs a
Friend" is not a single feature, but a series.
Instead of just one "flash" the song is assured
of the publicity given by one release of the
film each week for a year.
"BUBBLE LAND" BEING FEATURED
Huntzinger & Dilworth, the well-known New
York publishers of standard music, have an-
nounced a number of new fall issues. Included
in these are: "Wishes," words by Sidney Car-
ter, music by Frank H. Grey. This song is
along lines that have been meeting with great
favor with the music-loving public during the
past year. The number entitled, "If I Had
Wings," words by Gilly Bear, music by Florence
Turner-Maley, is a song that should meet with
favor. An unusual number is "Fairy Tale,"
words by H. B. Spencer, and music by that
well-known composer, Rhea Silberta. Includ-
ed in the new issues are three sacred numbers,
"Bow Down Your Ear," "Let the Little Ones
Come Unto Me," and "Light at Evening Time."
NEW MUSICAL_PLAY COMING
"What's the Odds" to Be Produced in the Fall
—Artmusic, Inc., Will Publish the Music
Great interest is being evidenced in musical
as well as in dramatic circles in Sam Shannon's
forthcoming production of "What's the Odds,"
Edgar Allan W'oolf's version of Henry Blos-
som, Jr.'s, famous racing play, "Checkers." The
music, which will be published by Artmusic,
Inc., emanates from the tuneful pen of Albert
Von Tilzer, while the lyrics, written by Neville
Fleeson, who has collaborated with Mr. Von
Tilzer in so many popular successes, are said
to be of exceptional excellence. Altogether the
production promises to be one of the musical
events of the season, and the publishers feel con-
fident in predicting that the ear-haunting melo-
dies of "What's the Odds" will furnish many
popular airs to the music-loving public.
When a Feller Needs a Friend
A STORY
Every week—52 weeks a year
—Paramount-Briggs Pictures re-
lease a new movie comedy by
the same title.
OF SUCCESS
It will be shown in your city—
special films, slides, singers, ad-
vertising, etc.—at our expense—
will contribute in making sales
easy for you. Be ready for calls !
"YOU CAN SELL MORE THAN YOU ORDER"
JOS. W. STERN & CO., i.
» t NEW YORK CITY