Moving Picture News (Jan-Jun 1913)

THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS 21 you are raised to the standard of a '"professional." and you should make every effort to retain, not abuse it. This is not an advertising scheme and strictly co-operative with but one purpose in mind, viz.: "Better Picture Music." PICTURE THEMATICS OF MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS Valuable Waltzes and 2 4 Numbers. Garden of Love, waltz by Walter Rolfe; Wistaria, waltz by May Greene; Poinsettia, Roses and Violets, Bridal Roses and Scented Roses, waltzes all composed by Jos. M. Daly. These six waltzes are all of the sustained slow legato kind I have so often suggested for sentimental and romantic scenes. All contain beautiful, yet simple, modulations which add to their thought value and impressiveness. Are more beautiful when played slow and with expression. Are not difficult and can be played by any pianist after a few readings. Each contains beautiful themes for the following of refined female characters. Hypnotic Rag, by Ed. C. Mahony. A number that will immediately fit itself to your fingers and excellent for descriptive (not violent) action in Westerns or dramas which contain much action. Chicken Reel and Daly's Reel, by Jos. Daly. Two excellent buck and reel march numbers especially appropriate for the opening of rural comedy or comedy drama pictures. Both will appeal and are not difficult. Uncle Sam's Boys, by Bart. E. Grady. A march with a genuine march swing in 6/8 tempo. Good for the lighter moments in military dramas, also for finales to Westerns wherein action is hilarious and many male characters participate. The rags and reels are better in M.M.-96 Quarter. Bridal Roses, Scented Roses. Roses and Violets. Poinsettia and Garden of Love Waltzes, Daly's Reel, Chicken Reel and Hypnotic Rag will be sent you postage prepaid upon receipt of 5 cents each for regular piano copies by the publisher, Jos. M, Daly, Music Publisher, Gaiety Theatre Bldg , 665 Washington St., Boston, Mass. The waltzes are excellent and none of them are in professional copies. Mr. Daly also otters to send complete sets of professional copies of his latest instrumental and vocal numbers, such as I Got You, Steve and My Beautiful Rose for 25 cents postage prepaid. Orchestrations of any cf above number will be mailed at 15 cents each. EXCELLENT OFFER FOR PICTURE PIANISTS Angel's Serenade, arr. by Sidney Smith. Longing for Home, by Jungman. Simple Confession, by Thorne. Traumerei and Romance, oy Schumann. Four excellent pathetic numbers. The thought value of each number is well expressed in its title. All are very effective for series of vision scenes of sentimental nature. Secret Love, gavotte by Resch. Stephanie, gavotte arr. by Stenhammer. Two gavottes that will be good fifty years from now. Excellent for pictures of court life or descriptive action in plays of olden days. Anvil Chorus, from H Trovatore, -by Verdi. The title suggests its use. Convent Grand March, by Nichols. Excellent for pageants or the following of kings and nobles in court dramas. Funeral March, by Chopin. Padishah, Persian march by Lorraine. Characteristic. La Paloma, by Stenhammer. Excellent for love scenes or sentimental action in Mexican or Spanisn dramas. Largo, by Handel. Strictly devotional. Appropriate for all quiet and pathetic action surrounded with an atmosphere of the church. The above twelve numbers are all well-known standard numbers, excellently arranged for piano and not difficult. Good music years ago, now, and will be appreciated fifty years hence. You will have no difficulty in finding opportunities to use such numbers. Regular two and three colored title-page piano parts Tjf the twelve above-mentioned numbers will be sent to you, postage prepaid, for 50 cults. If any one has any of these numbers already in their repertoire v:e.y can obtain any portion of the set at 5 cets each from the publisHers, Fair Music Co., Hicks Bldg.. Broadway and 28th St., New York City. Orchestrations of all the above numbers can be obtained from Carl Fischer. Mus. Pub., 4S-50 Cooper Square. New York City. See his catalogue for price list. 25 per cent discount to Orch. Leaders. THE BETTER WAY (Ramo Release March 12th) The first release of the Ramo Film Company, which is entitled "The Better Way," promises success for this newly organized company, and real entertainment for the public. It is a strong, clean drama that leaves the auditor with something to think about — leaves him with a desire to maintain his own self-respect against the ravages and debasement attendant on the excessive use of alcohol. The story is of a young wife, who, disgusted and discouraged with conditions as the} have developed in her home through her husband having become a drunkard, is tempted to elope with an old acquaintance who recrosses her path at this particularly trying point of her career. Appalled at the unhappy conditions surrounding the young woman, Tom Horton, the old-time friend, pleads with her to leave all the misery behind her and accompany him to South America where he has been assigned a position. The young wife after some thought on the matter consents, packs her grip and is about to depart with him when Pauline, the tiny daughter of the unhappy family, appears in the hall dressed and with her little satchel also packed and in hand. The child, who has seen her mother packing her grip, and has concluded that she is going to take her on a visit, brings one of the strongest touches of pathos into the story. It is when the child appears before her mother and snuggles up to her in childish innocence, expecting to be taken along on the journey, that her resolution weakens. In the meantime the husband has found the note from Horton to his wife asking her to go with him. and has also listened to the conversation in the hall. The result is that he becomes from that time on a changed man. and where misery had reigned henceforth is destined to abide ideal happiness. Some time ago the Selig Polyscope Company's Chicago studio producing staff started work in a special series of exceptional melodramas and comedies, employing in the principal role the famous and almost human white horse Arabia. It is said that this horse even talks and the series of pictures will be looked forward to with unusual interest. During the production of one of the pictures last week Oscar Eagle, the director, was attempting to show the equine actor a new piece of business. Arabia did not approve of the suggestion and showed his displeasure by biting a good-sized piece of flesh from the palm of Air. Eagle's hand. A few days later the horse bit his trainer. Now the producers are finding difficulty to secure players who will work with the dumb wonder for fear of incurring his equine -majesty's displeasure. SCENES FROM Ramo ri "THE BETTER WAY" elease March 12th.