The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-06

demanded that 'Bloomin' Lie should be
cut out of the show, and upon meeting with
a refusal from the management began legal
proceedings to compel the Punishment of
the now very popular piece of music. To
look over the words of the song you
wouldn't be foored with enthusiasm. but
the melody is awfully contagious. These
are the words of the refrain:
Taint "Bloomin' Lie!
There's a funny twinkle in your eyes
'Taint like Saint-like,
Poses people paint like,
Or angels in the skies;
Just my signs
Ask that you'n the cruel truth disguise.
If you must eXpel me
Pray don't tell me,
Bloomin Lize!'
Its the hardest thing in the world to
write a really funny song, but Paul West,
a New York newspaper man, has turned
out several good ones in his time and he
has just given to his publishers the manu-
script Of an Irish ditty that ought to make
a hit. West wrote the coon song, L Want
Dem Presents Back which everybody was
whistling three years ago and with which
Anna Held made her debut as a singer of
rag time with a French accent.
VESTS NEW SONG.
This new one of Vests is entitled Mary
Ann McGinniss;' it isn't on the market yet
and has never been sung in public, but
you'll probably get your fill of it before
this time next year. Here are the words of
the first verse and chorus:
Mary Ann McGinnis, she completely
shook us all
When she got a situation at the Ashtor's;
1t was livery night a party or a supper or
She was foiner than a subrette down at
PaShtOr's.
She used to wear such f~oinery-such big
And talk about .~soirees' and other
ShindyS;
She said she was a governess to all the
But l tink that she was only washin'
Chorus
oh, Mary Ann McGinnis,
The talk that you stuffed in us,
OF you an the AshtOrs, the Goulds an
DepewS;
But, Mary Ann McGinnis.
Your cognomen was Dinnis
The avenin' TIE gang wint up to call on
you'se!'
There is no doubt in the world that the
popular taste in music changes. think
the ragtime songs are at last on the wane,
although there is no immediate prospect
of being entirely free from them. The
latest coon song of any consequence is just
what might have been eXpected-I Wants
a Pins-Pong MLan'-suns last week for the
first time by Stella Mayhem at the Chicago
opera House. There isn't nearly so much
of a demand for songs of this sort as there
was a year ago, the inclination of the mu-
sic-buying public being towards the daint-
Ter and more poetic negro songs nowadays.
But just think Of the vast difference be-
tween our popular songs of to-day and the
pieces that met with great public favor
during the eighties, when such songs as
Emmett's Lullaby and Scanlan's 'Peek-a-
boo were sung on every stage and in every
drawing room. oscar Hammerstein, the
New York theatrical manager w,th the
original ideas. is at the present time MAX
ing an experiment at his Paradise Roof
Garden. He is convinced that the public
is tired of the latter-day jingles and tunes.
and is reviving some of the old-time songs.
such as Dancing in the Barn and. Silver
Threads Among the Gold He is the only
manager that would dare so back through
the generations in search of musical num-
the world OF song are awaiting with eager
ness the outcome of the experiment. s.
far the ~roof-garden audiences have ap-
peared to enjoy the change from the up
to-date popular music. but il remains TO be
seen whether they will continue as appre-
ciative when the novelty Of the thing
! wears or"