Telegram-herald., 1890-10-10


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ths nore be played ig TIE zzors BE ilkcd
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t1zsi4sn &c hopped aPoa his bieyels
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'ise go r. al hs ~ ths friend.
seo shoas ht Be as crazy \ xs zos
tune ao~, sa1 COED oRe. Listsa -
tniss @ns as sat t9~n - ths pizno. bat
eould not shiak II = nots q IT, he felt
-ssse taAB haaniliste4. rs feit t64G hs
lad lost fame and fortune. snd -, IN
sense. be had He struggled aad gsz-
gled. bus BothlHg wouid pat TIE tuns
lnt9 his bead. tinaily be gave it up as
lost and s4g dosa ~fsh bis friend -
drink boltls u beer ~hich had been
brought IN b . servant The subjsct of
conversation ~As changed and Mr. Sni-a
hAi well nigh forgVLtcn his loss sheR
Suddenly hs slamHed his glass down,
jumped up like a tennis ball. rushed 70
The plano and played the tame. For a.
most al hour be played II over and over
and over, until ais friend, who was ~
hrst delighted With the air. told him
that II &c played II again be would tura
Ia the police alarm The music was
published precisely as II Was played the
nrst time. As soon IS it became popu-
lar number OF persons came forward TO
claim the Authorship Of the words, bat
Mr. Smith detected the falsity OF their
claims. for none Of them referred % the
fact that the words had been slightly
changed 70 suit the musie and the catch
kne Listen 10 Ny Tale Of Woe, wholly
added by Mr.. Smith. Eugene Field.
however, In response TO request from
Marie Jansen, gave her a handsomely
engrossed copy OF tho original verses
with humorous dedication by "the
author" and Mr.. Smith in the next edi-
ton placed Mr.. Fields name by per-
mission on the sitle page.
After his success in song-writing, Mr..
Smith ventured upon an opera Mr..
Albert Riddle wrote the libretto and
the piece, under the title OF The
Debutant," was presented at Ford's
Tneater Harris Bljou) in this city.
Mestayn made arr oner for the opera,
but some financial Misunderstanding
caused split all round and Riddle
withdrew the libretto. while Smith took
the music. The score has since been
managing partner OF that firm, says IL
has in it moro catchy music than any
light opera he has ever heard. He is,
l understand. having now libretto
written for it,
| asked Mr.. Smith what he regards
a. his best production.
Francis Wilson," he answered,
''says 'Husha-Bye' is the best from a
musical stand point. but my own favor
ite is a plaintive little ballad entitled:
My Mothers Songs 1t is also the fa-
! vorite OF the musical members of the
Columbia Club. This song has never
been published or sung on the profess
sional stage.
In his music-writing Mr.. Smith is as
erratic as genius usually is Sometimes
a month, or even two months. will
elapse without any attempt on his par;
20 write note. he says that at such
times his mind shuts up and there is no
music in him. He does not go near a
piano and never thinks of music. Then
} all at once the fever lays hold on him
and he goes at composition ss IL there
were only g few moments left between
them and nowhere. During these
spells nc rattles of manuscripts at a
tremendous rate In one day not long
ago he CON posed ten pieces, wrote them
out and sent them 70 the publisher. One
OF them was Swinging in the Grapevine
Swirg," which has become popular.
IL can not force myself to compose, y
be says; - have tried II time and tune
again. and the results have always been
very unsatisfactory. | have a little rose
Jar on tho mantel az home, and when
cha &c across bit OF poetry which
I think WI 20 we'll 70 music | clip Ii out
and put +. in the jar Then when the
fever comes on read my collection over
and get 70 work. Soletimcs when at a
+ loss for words | write them myself, al
though mover dare dignity them with
the name of poetry. Some OF these,
however. have beon surprisingly sue
cessful, and / am quite willing to plead
/ guilty to tho authorship Of them--for
example: Tho Song That Breaks Ny
Hear" and 'Hush-s-Bye."
Mr.. Smith has also written two
opcrettas, The Lottery Ticket" and
- New Years Reception" several bur
lesqucs, not especially noteworthy. 4
] melodrama and farce comedy. The
latter. entitled Paradise Flats" was
/ successfully presented In Washington q
few weeks ago under the auspices of the
+ Columbia Club. This farce comedy
which tho thor regards as his best dra.
matte production. IL based upon the
somewhas novel experiences OF Mr.
Smiths manner OF living, especially on
dinner given ~ Paradise Flats. as bis
bachelor home is called. in honor oi
Miss Batc. tho charming daughter OF
senator Bate. OF Tennessee. Senator
Bate and his amisble wife hgure in the
play az Uncle Larry and Aunt Jane re-
spectively, Miss Bate a. Susie and
Miss Marshal and Miss Clare, OF this
city, As Fannie aud Clara respectively
While the authors two chums, Charles
NJ Sfaley and Robert W. Jennings. are
the originals ~ Casr,ie and Rob. The
character Of China is the housekseper
Of the bachelor quarters. and though
the play she is a very comic person, she
is not over-pictured.
Wins r HAWKINS.