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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PRIZES FOR PEACE SONG LYRICS
United Neighborhood Houses Just Announce
Interesting Contest of Songwriters
The arts and festivals committee of the United
Neighborhood Houses of New York, with offices
at 70 Fifth avenue, announces five prizes for the
best peace song, the best song lyric on the sub-
ject of "Peace," the best one-act play, the best
community pageant and the best Spring festival.
A silver cup is offered for the best song on
"Peace," one-voice part. The composer is not
restricted as to choice of lyric. He may use a
poem already written or may collaborate with
another aspirant or may write his own lyric. The
winning song will be sung in unison by groups
of settlement children at the Spring festival to
be held next May under the auspices of the
United Neighborhood Houses. Another silver
cup is offered for the best song lyric on the same
subject. The contest closes February 1, 1922.
The judges will be Mrs. Ida Reman Friedenberg,
Mme. Eva Gaunthier, A. Walter Kramer, Rubin
Goldmark, Henry Hadley, Mme. Hulda Lashan-
ska and Mrs. Ned Kauffman, chairman of prize
song committee.
Three prizes of $100 each will be given in a
contest closing March 1, 1922, for the best one-
act play, community pageant and Spring festi-
val on any subject. Those having an elevating
constructive idea, however, will be given prefer-
ence.
The committee reserves the right to withhold
the prizes should the manuscripts be below the
required standard. The manuscripts should be
sent by registered mail, the author's return reg-
istry receipt to be considered sufficient acknowl-
edgment.
Musical Comedy Composer Passes Away in New
York After Brief Illness—Had Been a Most
Prolific Supplier of Successful Scores
Ivan Caryll, celebrated musician and composer
and well known by many in Europe and here,
died last week as the result of a very brief ill-
ness following the corrmirtion of his last* miisrcal
Joe Goodwin, the well-known songwriter, who
was for years connected with the professional
department of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.,
and later with Stark & Cowan, has rejoined the
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., ranks in his for-
mer capacity.
THROW YOUR ROPE
OVER THESE
San Francisco
IVAN CARYLL DIES SUDDENLY
JOE GOODWIN BACK TO OLD POST
You remember what a
stampede
"Whispering"
and "Do You Ever Think
of Me?" were? Now our
round-up of purebreds in-
cludes "SmilinV "To-mor-
row Land," "Have You
Forgotten" and "Another
Waltz."
Sherman Jilay& Co.
DECEMBER 10, 1921
Ivan Caryll
comedy, entitled "Little Miss Raffles," which is
to be produced shortly. He enjoyed consider-
able popularity as a composer of musical come-
dies and will, without doubt, "be lamented by
hundreds of his admirers, both here and abroad.
Mr. Caryll was born in Liege, Belgium, and
was educated at the Liege Conservatory of
Music. Shortly after completing his studies he
went to London, where he became connected with
the firm of Chappell & Co., Ltd., music publish-
ers, for a period of about thirty-five years. There
he composed a large number of plays produced
at the Gaiety Theatre, also the additional music
used in "Ma Mie Rosette" and "La Cigale," the
latter being played at the Lyric during his musi-
cal directorship there. Among his successful
plays are "The Lucky Star," produced at the
Savoy; "The Duchess of Dantzig," at the Lyric;
"The Earl and the Girl," "Little Cherub," "Prince
of Wales" and "Nelly Neil," the latter play hav-
ing been written as a farewell for Edna May.
Mr. Caryll eventually came to America, when
his "Little Cherub" was produced in 1907 for the
first time here and in 1908 "Our !Miss Gibbs."
Both of these productions were phenomenal suc-
cesses. His biggest success, however, in Amer-
ica was "The Pink Lady," produced in 1910,
which had a run of over three years. The hit
of this piece was the waltz-song entitled "My
Beautiful Lady." He also composed the music
to "Papa's Darling," "Oh, Oh, Delphine," "Chin,
Chin," "Jack o'Lantern," "The Girl Behind the
Gun," "Kissing Time" and "Tip Top." The latter
two productions are now on tour.
He had just completed his last play, "Little
Miss Raffles," when he became ill and, as though
by the irony of fate, death denied him the oppor-
tunity of reaping his rewards, though his friends
will console themselves with the fact that his
music will live after him.
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, of New York,
music publishers, plan to spend $75,000 remodel-
ing their new home at 26-28 West Monroe street,
Chicago, 111.