Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-09

to fit them. Then. after got herC wrote to the author. Cy warman. and arranF.Cd for its production. offering him Onc-h hnli the prOCttJl>
 What is tllc pr~sEnt tendency of pupu lar taste in Suug>s
 II think. said MT MoOr,. Iuokins thOuGhtfully out of the window toward the hurrying thTong as if he saw his aI- diCncy's thrTU. T think thCTc l. a strong tendency just now toward songs which breathe a pUps lofty ~,'ntimCut. a hUmClY spirit; song~ which IElp.nts nttSl nat Ia afraid tu have standing un the music TICk whcrc little daughters apc growing up- Just there has lpCn rVaCtiUD in thS public mind against crutic litCraturC, sE thcrc is n growing distastC for sunEs which hint of wUmanS dishunor. like '' Broken Homes and The Picture That Was Turned Towarl the Wall" People don't [ want tO hear such things in ballads. Ia dies don't like tO sing such things nor have their children hear them. and that's right. Such tupi,-~ should not I,C handled by those who write -nngs. No. the demand fuI ballads ah"ut childhuu,I. old fashioned homes and purr. tender sentiment l. growing. and 1 am very glad of 1t. ful thcrc arc no songs l love we'll
 Although san Francisco claims Raymon Moore, he was hUrn At Amsterdam. N |. His parents removed to san FranCi~cn, whcrc the littlc Raymun was SpCCSlily known as n wonderful bny soprano He was educated hy the BTuth uf the ~arrCtl Heart and taught ballad singing instCId of church music He had u.,, idea uf a professional life. hut lsCar.,s. .s !. SkCvIs-- in a large what, snl' hssI-.. 9 -tsiuz, that position to l~ .m.c the IrT;N:.t.- ., ;ssry pi Boss Buckley. the DiCk Ct'sasr ,f Cali fornia- But sung was tn hiIu and h-ssI tU come out. His iirSt ppst'~~i, nal apislr- anCc was in New York at Nlhlu'S. whCrC he scorSl great suCSs-ss with n prrtry. homCly ballad. Down on the Farm ' Then he joined primroSC X Vests min strCls and created Annie Rooney" While with this company Henry Sayrs-s. the man who rCally and truly did write '-Ta-ra-ra Boomdcay,' and who at that time was managing George ThatChrr's min strclS. scCurrd Mir. Monrc for that or,ani zation. He made Mary and John, '' ''TwCnty Years Ago. That Is Love, ' Picture Turned Toward the wall'' and You and r. favoritCs in every parlor in the country. After cmaininS with and Africa. Mir. Moore decided to Go into high class vaudeville and signed with Keith of the Union Squarc theatcr.
 Tho tremendous succCss of Sweet Marie. " which has ncttcd author and com poser over <20. OO1. and whOsc sale arnOTLnts to morc than n million copies. inspired Mr. Moore to write and composc a cum paniOn song, "Dcar Louise" which bids fair to bccume as grCat n bonanza to the composer the other.
 It Is pcrvadCd with much of the same gentle and pathetic style which marks sweet Marie. % and tho air fingers long in ones memory.
 Mir. Moorr Is just about bringing out 6 song by f.iIlic Mahon SicGfricd called ''Wh sn the Rain Is Falling He speaks highly of the melody and pruphcsiCs big hit for the hallnd. IL Is another one of those homCly ballads which someway creep to the heart of busy. tircd. hard working people. bringing tender memories of long ago as n balm for the bruises and wear of everyday life.
 Who was 1t said. Let me make the songs of country, care not who makes the lawsl' l wonder if psychologists could not find some rclatiOn between tho naturc of the songs RaymOn Moore com poses and sings and his filial love and duty. EDITH SEssIoSs TCPPER