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The Music Trade Review
NOVEMBER 13, 1926
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New Strauss Songs Have
Premiere in Berlin
New Song Cycle Enthusiastically Received
After Controversy Lasting Over Past Eight
Years in German Musical Circles
That rare thing, a "Strauss premiere," took
place in the German capital recently under
unusual circumstances, according to a report in
a recent issue of the New York Times. The
work concerned was the cycle of songs entitled
"Der Kraemerspiegel," composed as far back
as 1918. Despite the lapse of several years, it
had not been performed until its production to-
night at the home of Geheimrat and Frau Felix
Deutch. The occasion was a soiree at which
the leading personalities of the German Govern-
ment, the diplomatic corps and the artistic
world were present.
Strauss himself came as the guest of honor.
The reason for the musical world's neglect of
this song cycle for solo voice and pianoforte
accompaniment is to be sought in the daring
words written for it by the well-known author,
Alfred Kerr. In a series of poems he satirizes
the various music publishers with whom Strauss
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New Ditson Xmas Song
The Oliver Ditson Co. has just placed a new
Christmas song in the hands of the trade. This
number is entitled "The Glorious Morn," the
words of which are by Margaret E. Lacey and
the music by Louis R. Dressier. It is issued for
high and low voice with violin obbligato. In
addition to the Oliver Ditson Co.'s Christmas
Carols have been added "The Bells Within the
Steeples," arranged for mixed voices; "Night
Divine, Sweet Christmas," also for mixed
voices; "O Star-Lit Sky O'er Bethlehem," an
anthem for mixed voices and soprano solo;
"Mary Kept All These Things," for mixed voices
with soprano, alto, tenor and baritone solos.
Yellen and Chandler Back
Yellen and Billy Chandler, of the Ager,
& Bornstein forces, have just returned
five weeks' stay in Chicago, where they
a whirlwind campaign.
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Cyric hy L. WOLFE GILBERT
Music by JAMES V MONACO
any FEiST
bad broken lances in his long career as the
creator of some of the best-known modern
musical works. The words often are witty,
sometimes crude, but never dull, and the Strauss
music sparkles with all the satiric genius of the
composer of "Till Eulenspiegel" and "Don
Quixote." As in his "Heldenlebcn," Strauss
utilizes his own themes from hip former works,
but in this case without other intent than to
emphasize the particular publisher through
whom the work was published. The effect of
the whole is that of a master of d'esprit.
When Strauss wrote this work in 1918 he sent
complimentary copies to all the publishers con-
cerned, a courtesy which they did not appre-
ciate. Publishers are powerful people on the
Continent, and so it was left to this brilliant
social function to give the work its world
premiere. The distinguished audience received
the songs, sung by Miss Johannsen, of the Ber-
lin Opera, with obvious enjoyment.
Jack
Yellen
from a
put on
A Great "Mother'Ballad
Brown Bird Singing
There's a Song in My Heart
I Look Into Your Garden
I Heard You Singing
Bells of St. Mary's
Thank God for a Garden
Smile Thru Your Tears
NEW YORK CITY
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Forecasts New Feist Hit
Declares "I've Got a Girl" Will Go Over Big,
and Points to Past Predictions as the Proof
The Cleveland Plain Dealer runs a column of
music news for its readers under the heading
"Try This on Your Phonograph." In a recent
issue, under the caption "The Next Big Song
Hit," it made this unusual comment.
"We don't like to get the customers all
steamed up about a record until it is available in
the stores, but we just can't resist the tempta-
tion to tell you that the next big hit in popular
songs will be 'I've Got the Girl.' We have just
heard a new Brunswick record of the num-
ber, played by Abe Lyman's Orchestra, which
will be out in about two weeks. We predicted
that 'Mary Lou' would be a hit about six weeks
before it actually arrived and this prediction is
based on the same reasoning. 'Mary Lou' is a
single musical phrase repeated over and over,
with variations, to the accompaniment of a
catchy vocal phrase. The tune and the name
stick and the tenth time you hear it you like
it better than the first. So 'I've Got the
Girl' in Lyman's rendition would be hard to
improve."
"I've Got the Girl" is published by Leo Feist,
Inc., and "Mary Lou" by Waterson, Berlin &
Snvder/
Peggy English to
Record for Vocalion
Famous Blues Singer to Make Twenty-four
Numbers for the Brunswick Co.
Peggy English, the famous blues singer, has
just signed a contract with the Brunswick-
Balke-Collender Co. to record twenty-four
numbers during the coming year for the
Vocalion record. Miss English, who has just
closed a ten weeks' engagement in Chicago
playing at the Balaban & Kat/. Theatres, has
been noted for such songs as "No One But You
Knows How to Love," "Whatcha Gonna Do
When I'm Gone," Irving Berlin's latest offer-
ing, "Just A Little Longer," and a new success
entitled "I've Got Somebody." This latter num-
ber is published by the Triangle Music Pub-
lishing Co.
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