Variety (Dec 1948)

W«dn«id«y, December 1, 1948 OBCHESimA-lMITSIC 48 /i^ZEff SONG CAfALCADE ? ♦♦♦»♦♦» (Uu^t^UUtorUnA Reviewt 1800-1948) ****** a Compiled for f^SSSBPr By JULIUS MATTFELD (Capyrighl, Varitly, lu. All Rlthl* Rntrvtd), t*gM«{i anil a'Atr boii* bacfcorvvml inf«rffl«r{*n, •ttmrfanr r« tli* MittpHofran •ltd pnatnfarian, appawtd In fA* Oif^- *, )f4*, /nu* whin fh*: Yar/vly fang Cavefierfa ilartad' pvUicefian itriaf/y. Ir. Ji luiryfitaif' rfcot. tfttia IflifaMmmM: ba fUppid anrf Wtd far fwiwra rafaranca. ' Attanllan hf harahy. toHad ta ilia fact-that thit malarial b capyright arid'may nat iia rapraducad atlhar-whally ar in part. CConlinuad fram lati Wtak) . 1855 Come,. Wher* , My ■ Love ties Dreaming. Part iung for SATB. w., m., Stephen Collins Foster, Firth, Pond & Co., cop. 1855. Hark: the Herald Angels Sing. Hymn; tune: Mendelssohn, av., Charles Wesley; m., adapted by William : Hayman CummingSi in London, about 1855, from Mendels- sohn's "Festgesang" for two male choirs and brass instruments.; (The "Festgesang" was written for the in Co., cop. 1856. Darling Nelly Gray, w., m., Benjamin Russell Hanby. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., cop. 1856. Hark! I H^ar 'An Angel Sing, w., W. C. B. 01., R. G. Shrival. Augusta,vGa.; G.; A. Oates, cop. 1856. Kattie Avourneen. w., m., Fred- erick NichoUs Crouch, S. T. Gor- don, cop. 1856. The Last Hope. Piano solo, m AM Ihawt In Cincinnati, wu able tt flay a I7a-fcot itrcvm. Jamca Buchanan waa inaugu- rated nntldent diiwt Justice of the Supreme gourt Taney delivered the Dred cott decision, nullifying the Mis- souri Compromise. The decision stated that Negroes (In this case, the slave, Dred Scott), were not eitiiens, even when removed into free states, and could not claim any oonstitutlonal rights. The Atlantic MonthI]/ was estah- lished. Italian opera now played regu- larly in Philadelphia after the opening of the Academy of Music with a grand ball. Bryants' Minstrels were organ- ised in New York. An immigrant train of 120 was massacred at .. Mount Meadow, Utah, by a band of Indians. "Rachel the Reaper" and "Vic- tims" were new stage plays. One. hundred and twenty immi- grants were killed by Indians led by Mormons in Utah In the "Moun- tain Meadow Massacre^'* After 12 years of prosperity, largely due to California gold, the U. S. entered its twelfth depression sine*" 1790. 1858 Bonny Elolse^ The Belle of Mohawk Vale, w., George W. El * -t. ""vv V , Louis Moreau. Gottschalk, Op. 16; 40dth''"annrversarT "of" Gutenberg i OVatx Ditson & Co., cop. and the invention of printing, and _ . , j /^.j, performed in the public square at j ^ Friends and Old Times: w., Leipzig, June 24, 1840. The hymn, S}}a"es Swain, ni., John Rogers tune is an adaptation of the! Thomas. Cleveland: S. Bramard's j Uott. m., John Rogers Thomas, •econd. . "oP- 1856 by Henry Tolman, | Wm. Hall & Son, cop. 1858. Kamennoi Ostrow (No. 22 in: I "OstO"- „ ^, „. ,.1 Christmas Song — ongxiMX Kamennoi-Ostrow, Album de 241 • w., m.. Rich-, French title: Cantique de NoeL Portraits, Op. 10). Piano solo, m., ■ »™ i:.y^^^f^ ^11- French words, ? English words, Anton Rubinstein. Mayence: B. ^er Ditson & Co., cop. 1856. John Sullivan Dwight. m., Adolphe Schott's Soehne [,18551. i Stars of ttie Summer Night. Part----- Listen to the Mocking Bird. W.. i song for T'TBB. w., Henry Wads- m., Alice Hawthorne [pseud, of i worth Longfellow, m Isaac Baker Sebtimus Winner]. Winner & ^^."JJ Shuster, cop. 1855. . ^- ^' .Huntington, Melody in F (No. 1 in: Deux:'"P^ 1»?6. Melodies, Op. S). Piano solo, m.,! •l?'"!*'' ^w^mp" Anton Rubinstein. Berlin: Schlesin-1 with Tom Thumb playing an to ger 1,18567] John Pendleton Kennedy pub lisbed "Swallow Bam: or, A SO' journ in the Old Dominion." Rosalie, the Prairie. Flower, w., m., Wurzel [pseud, of George Fred- erick Root]. : Boston: Russell & Richardson, cop. 1855. Star of the Evening. Words and melody by James M. Sayles! arr. by Henry Tucker. J. H. Hidley, cop. 1855. The Sword of Bunker Hill, w., I William Ross Wallace, m. nard Coyert. Boston: G. P. ^.^vv., & Co., cop. 1855. I c u r>„„„ Twinkling Stars Are Laughing, *• °- JJana- Love, w., m., John P. Grdway. i o lo*-? Cop. 1855 by J. P. Ordway. ^ Co., cop. 1857. Lucy Stone married Dr. Henry 1857 Gome Into the. Garden, Maud. w.i Alfred Lord Tennyson. .ip,, B^pl i William Michael Balfe. London; Bo'sVon^ G p ' Reed ' Boosey & Sons [,1857?]. Boston, ur. V. Keea , pj^^ ^ ^.^^ Ax*, by George Fredr erick Hoot. Bbstoht. Oliyei? Ditson Jingle Bells; or; The One Horse B."BTakwe7ranrkVpt"he^^MTden^ Sleigh, w., m., J. S. Pier- name after marriage (hence "Lucy Stoners," a synonym for feminine independence 4s well as social re- form). Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass'' was published. . The lo c 0 m o t i V e "Hamilton Davis," coupled to six cars, made 14 miles in 11 minutes on New York Central tracks. First Atlantic Cable was laid between Cape Breton, N; S.i and Newfoundland. The cable was completed to Ireland in 1857, and the first messages were sent be- tween New York City and Europe in 18.'58. ; ; '11 Trovatore" had its American | premiere . at the Academy of < : Music, N. Y. ■. . .■ . .| Charles Blondin crossed Niagara i Falls on a wire tight rope. The "Know Nothings" political 1 parly, originally started to pot' Bibles in public schools and check i the power of the Pope, claimed | 1,500,000 voters. It broke up in I 1860. Adam. Albany, N. Y.: J. H. Hid ley [,1858], (Published earlifer in Pairis; first sung-at tnidhlght niasSi Christmas eve, liB47;) '; La Priere- D'Uiie Viegre—EnglisH title; 'A: Maiden's Prayer.: Piano solo, m.,' .Thecla ; Baderzewska. _ Paris: G. Brandus et S. Dufour portant role, was on the stage of i [,1858]; London: Boosey & Sons? Barnum's^ American Museum, N. Y. I Music Library [,1859]; London: Duncan Davidson & Co. [,1859.] . Thou Art So Near and Yet So Far^ortEfiridl German .title; DU Bist MiiP Nah Und Doch So Fern.! w., m.j Alexander: Reichardt. Lon- ' don: Duncan Davidi^on & Co., [^1858?] (Published in the United States by S. Brainard & Co., Cleve- land ■ [,1861].,)" .:,.-:-'i Warblings at Eve. Piano solo, m., Henry Brihley Richards. Lon- don: Robert Cocks & COv [,1858?1 Except for the; success of "Our American .Cbtisittj" which ran 149 titties, it was a very poor theatri- cal season.: -But P: T. Barnum Oliver : Ditson &) made money by giving two perr formances daily Of his "Pioneer Patriot" , — the first ' 12-a-week Schedule in' American: theatrical history. : MihneSbta wais admitted' to i the Unioh,. '■ Central Park was started in New York. Longfellow's ''Courtship of Jvtileis Standish" appeared, Lincoln and Douglas had their Massic debate iH llliiiois,' The first Atlahtic cable was laid, and worked lohg enough for Queen Victoria , and President Buchanati to exchange messages. , The panelled skirt came into vogue., (Continued next week's issue) pont. Boston Co., cop. 1857. Little White Cottage, w., M. S. Pike. Melody by G, S. P.; arr.. by J; S/Pierpont. Boston: Oliver Dit- son i& Co., cop. 1857. ■ . Mrs. Lofty and I. w., Mrs. Gil- dersleeve Longstreet. m., Judson Hutchinson. (Composed about 1857 and sung by the Hutchinson Family.) My Grandma's Advice, w., m., M.; arr; by fedward Kanski. E. A. Daggett, cop. 1857. The Village Blacksmith. w., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, m., Willoughby Hunter Weiss. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. 1.1857]. A fire extinguishing apparatus, operated by hand and built by one Bands at Hotel BeO.'s w.. 1856 The Arrow and the Song. , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, m., William Michael Balfee. London: Boosey & Sons [,1856]. The Cottage by the Sea. w., m., John Rogers Thomas. Firth. Pond I Band ] Eddy Duchin'i' , I Ray McKlnley. .' Guy Lombardo Tommy Dorsey ■ Hot«l . Waldorf (400; $2) . New Yorker (400; $1-$1.50) ..Roosevelt (400; $1.50-$2).. ..Pennsylvania (450; $1.50-$2) WeelM Played .. 8 .. 8 .. 9 .. 8 CoTer* fotal TaBt Coreri Week On Data 2,600 22,125 1,300 2,375 2,350 8,425 22,900 15,100 I' V^oXAori, Margaret Phelan, McCarthy & Forrell. Chicago Bemie Cummins (Walnut Room, Bismarck, 300; $2.50 min.-$l cover). Fine 2,000. Del Courtney (Marine Room, Edgewater, 700; $120 cover). Dipped to moderate 2,500. Dick LaSalle (Mayfair Room, BlackStOtte, S50; $3.50 min.-$l cover). Average 1,500. ' , . ^ Skltch Henderson (College Inn, Sherman, 500; |2.50-$3.8O mm.). Healthy 3,200. Frankie Masters i Boulevard Room, Stevens, 650; $3.50 min.-$l cover). Neat 3,500. . Griff Williams fEmpite Room, Palmer House, 650; $3.50 min.-$l cover). Sock 3,100. 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