Telegram-herald., 1889-12-10

sengs agca ths GaFkss so-14y Ia EAs
Elezs classic vein. Hslzzds German
love eitsy A.rg2zitnz. = szaiEsns-F
. faForlbs. vale Pare @elI MargaeE-
isS. - bezr1zs 81 = sa excsselngly
popular so1g q today a1a Ha1tss
latest s1os. ny Marguerite of Loag
ago. eles fzkr - ris2l ia bestsE kRs~a
prod action ~ . Lie caaFaessr
4oaros n koss1felds Win Al
her Faults / Love her still hzs 49,
talnsc lne enormous circal2tloa OF 100.
50 copies. Inis song is anoshsr iz3i-
czsl0n Laat loFs furnishes an Almost
insKh44ssl 3ls theus for the composer
u Sentimental ugsis. snd. II shs theme
u welded ~ . catching melody. Ehs
pred 4cElon - sure 20 nRd its ssy 80 Ehs
attention u thousands Of 4ppreciasIEs
singers IL has alEsFs besn a matter
of zreas p4blc eGrIoslty 70 learn Ine
average sac of famous muslcsl com
poeltions careful est4uabe shows
shs following results attained by some
recent successes IN tie sentimental
vein. Tnis estim2ts can only Do aD-
pr0xtUasely made, as publishers ars
very edsry about giving accurate in
formation On thls subject.
'-darx.ssits" rgvhf.s, ................. $4,000
- : - ~ % o.o
-F.-~~.Ii aa-ra-rfref bo.rtrn.nI 1901
~ hsrs Csa the Waaasrer
Be-" ihsr4sl .-...........-.--...... $1,000
The kKils's Lament" .slitehsl) .. 10000
Notices 1n rhs Wall" Malay ..... 10 600
sss~ 80 "a Actor d)sesssFj. ...... 5000
-Cnis Pctars" lsslAshs -.-.-....-.--. 5000
The last three. Notices on the
Wal. Here Lies al Actor" and only
. Picture" are fast winning their xay
into popular favor These songs in
c!ade the elements which appeal most
strongly - lovers Of suneful melody
and sentlmentallty Their sales within
the next SIX months Will probably Do
reckoned by SIX ngures. Upon the last
named song. only Picture" which
maternal love.
He wAs hsr pride
I1 o'01 . As' 'iGo'
Anu WHICH mas 'csreely oeen on the
"a marAet SIX mon ms, the relentless hand
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'Oniy pitcher. only pitcher.
OI.y NteAsF teh ot beer
.sl p',1e, s,'sS a. 49, sse. ~ ne 7io@
:, sonKs as ru4e, are snort
hfeU; tuls - because they oepend
manly iOr sner popularity upon single
PafAses "hlcn catch me eye OF the puo-
nc aho are repeated IN daily converse
tlon antlI tney become Antiquities
WIN the decay OF the phrases which
FORM the keynote 10 success, the song
oles. sometimes the most mediocre
comic songs attain a large circulation
merely on the strength OF popular
idlorn- altoough they may De full OF
"
notwithstanding this, some OF the
compositions attain 70 enormous sales.
The lsl given below Will furnish fair
IDEA OF the ballads OF this character at
presen n In the market ana the estl-
mated safes thereof:
nav Copies
HvsnJ zoo 600
We've Both Been There Before"
..,, tDocA s aGsrl 49,; .....;;.....-. 30 coo
POW WsSt X, ct,nty 'EITDn 1000
let Ne shake the Had of Sullivan"
80. thOsenfeidl ....... :............... 5000
So. "a ~ Snas' - ltI3arkl ..-..-.... 5'9o0
..Neer II > 1Fiircbcocki s'''''''' Goo
po,,,la- so.,.s
Nv sa,easss,,l -,,,,si'.,I oC-,~.59-. -
ceno-,l, y s,,~roso5 tn s.ta g -, %
Som ,,6icb i fva oD5 49, 80, - -
peo1le Is Mt moro tban o,a - brn.
dred songs which find THAR vra,- m tho
counters OF tbe music stores l. IL nra1
eminentlv A quest on of the survi,aI ~
the fttesg in sonv-writfng as in anv
other production of human genius
Some of the most successful comic
songs have been originated IN rbe
brains OF variety actors These mon
have -ossassed no snowIs1ge whatever
OF musical tbeorv. but their nirbtlv an
pearance before cosmonlitan nublio
hasenabled them to become j,een tudCes
of Donular likes and dislilras Tbfs
kuowledve has afforded them onnortn-
mites which more able musicians have
not possessed These rnen ca+cb n
strain of melody or rbvthmic nbrase
and bv turning il over IN tbeir minds
for aloax time. hey crvstalize around
IL other nhrases and 4 little mora bar-
rnonv. Then they buv a sheet OF nusio
paper. and laboriouslv no. oua on tha
KEYS Of piano. with ono finger the
skeleton OF melody which. DerhaDs.
is destined TO be sung from the mines Of
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