Variety (July 1922)

Friday, July 14, 1022 VARIETY 85 3K r^A: Tyvette rugel's missive from london TO MY MANY FRIENDS AND FELLOW ARTISTS: I wish to express my sincere regret because of being unable to say **Au Revoir" to each and every one of you in person, but my departure from America was a hurried and most exciting one. Since my opening at the London Coliseum I have met witK greater success than 1 did whcji licrc h:ct season— and my ovations have been most inspiring* The Eondon press has been wonderful to me and I feel certain that my ten-week stay in London will be a delightful engagement, as our audiences are m(.st appreciative, and every effort is exercised to make the stay a pleasant onCj I know many of you will be glad to learn of my success. I think every American, artist cr c 'ii:er\vke, who was in London, either sent me a wire of congratulation or appeared in person, and n:nny did h( ii>. In brief, IVe been royally received by all concerned* ' Through my success at tJie theatres I have been engaged to appear in the Metropole ''MiunlLjIit Follies,*' following Miss Sophie Tucker, who is returning to America to fulfill her contracts. Please accept my hearty best wishes for a successful coming season and may all your routes be joyful ones as well as prosperous. • i Sincerely, \ Your Own riiniature Pritna Donna YVETIE RUGEL P. S.—I still have little LEO FEINER at the piano. Y. /?. London, England, July 4, 1922. MUSIC MEN (Continued from page 10) Quent encomiums In the newspa/pcrs. He was one of the founders of the Hartford Lodge of Elks and a mem- ber of that body at his death. Last week Edward Nelson, com- poser of "Peggy ONeill" and "Fretty Kitty Kelly," began a Municipal Court suit against the A. J. Stasny Music Co. to recover |1,000 royalties alleged due on the latter song. The Stasny firm countersued for $150, which they allege «-aa overpaid the song wrfter on other composition . A few days later in the New York Supreme Court the Stasny company filed action for $50,000 against Nel- son alleging that "Peggy O'Neill" ivas written while the song writer ^as in their employ as profession- al manager and writer. Leo Feist. Inc., published "Peggy O'Neill." Nelson is now employed on the Feist professional staff. Stasny's grievance i3 that Nelson, while under exclusive contract to them as a writer, failed to turn over "Peggy O'Neill" but pl.icod it with another house. Goldie & Clumni are acting for Stasny. No answer has been filed as yet by Nelson. William Maxwell of G. Rlcordi & Co., publishers of all of Giaoomo Puccini's works and owners of the world copyrights thereon, deny a cable In a morning dally dated July 1 from Rome. Italy, that the com- poser has closed a deal with an American publisher for the privilege of jazzing the music of "La Tosca." The sum of $120,000 is mentioned as figuring In the deal. The Ricordl house states that any such deal made by Puccini is Invalid and that they would prosecute. Particularly they have no Intention of permitting anybody to jazz an opera they own and control. of American publications. The American music men find that their London representatives arc not as ellicient in "|)lugging" and exploita- tion .IS the native song promoters, and the .attorney's visit to the Brit- ish capital will be in the nature of a general survey for the purpose mentioned. Mr. Dreyer will return in September, being due In Rrussels in August to straighten up some for- tigii theatrical accounts. August Drever sailed on the Ber- engaria July" 11 for London on a number of theatrical missions, the prime motive being in the Interests of an American music publisher to arrang.e for a London clearing house I m OSIERMAN TOM BASHAW, Chicago HERALD EXAMINER Jack Osterman steps out in front and grabs the rail early in the race and if the Majestic crowd is any criterion, he pulled up an easy win- ner in the Smiles Sweepstakes. The crowd liked a lot of things about his uni)rctentious little offering of fun and non.sense. His ("Mammy") songs burlesque, his dissertation on the galloping dominoes, his .storios about that uncle of his. his little gem of a Morvich story, with here and there a little joke about Hom<> of the "passing shows." at the ex- pense of the dainty Peggy Worth or himself — it .ill Pfennd to take mighty well with the audxme. Direction HARRY WEBER The Grand View Farm, Yuhn, N. Y.. owned by Kd and Saul Bornstein (Irving Berlip, Inc., executive), was the.scene of an annual frolic last week produced by Bobby Crawford, general sales manager of Berlin, Inc. The show had a specially writ- ten opening, including In Its cast Millard and Marlin. Monroe Silver, Harry Garland. Francos Kahn and Bobby Crawford, who surprised everybody by unsuspected histrionic ability. The Sohencker Kiddies and Mulgeady children also appeared. An audience of 1,500 .itten(l«'d. A number of music publishers hiive brought suit through (Jilbert & Gilbert against the Cardinal Phono- graph Co. and the Royal Record Co. for unpaid royalties due. They In- clude Witm.ark. Waterson-Berlln- Snyder, ►Shapiro-Bernstein, B. B. Marks. Feist, Berlin. Inc.; Fred P^isher, Harry Von Tllzer and F. J. A. Forster of Chicago. READ AND SAVE! 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