New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

will turn from one idol to another in the wink OF
~ - e,,a An II wants IS something new II you crave
success. make that your watchWord
0rCe in a great while an author and composer VIII
write a peculiar sort of song that makes a MT anu
follow it up with others OF the same klIld Jele
& Schwartz did it with tremendous success sl'eI
they wrote Bedel1a , -,r1e5
'|Bedelia" was sung IN musical COMEDY TSileu 6i
Tho Jersey LiIv' in New York. by Blanche k1Ig,
and was an instantaneous hit though the RdE s
was rank failure Miss Ring sang bede1a I,lteI- @
,,arl in vaudeville and made 1t-well, you Know
r,bat RedeIia was 1t had an 1nsd1ous way ABOUT
if which was absolutely irresistible nat pace III
the refrain. YOU remember where 1t dropped hlto d
peculiar minor STRAIN T.,
Dal Dar Dumpt-Ta' DumPt-Ial DunPt- Ia
You recall it? That what made TINS song
idIe iou e schwartz verv cleverIy observed this.
and followed BedelIa with Ny lIlSh HoIy,
Ros;q and similar songs all with that same sort
of MINOR strain coming unezPecleoiy III 'ie 'iiAi-
to break the regular rhythm
As Saviors of Musical Comedy
DFDFIIA" leads me to remark that, though there
D are those who look down song writers, 1t IS
tho, ,,bo have saved many a musical comedy from
Iire destruction After Mr.. Regular Composer and
Mr. Reav-T Truly LibrettIst have done tLeT "oIst 70
mt the star and his satellites with songs ior the
ace musical piece and 1t has been discovered thdt
most Of these songs viii not DO. the song writer Is
,.11ed IN He IS asked TO lend some OF ms wares 10
The ,-arager without ROYALTY from the production
Of the piece but with the sole chance 81 eI1oJnent
from the sale OF his song that ITS production IL e
he very willingly consents 10 the arrangement IN
most cases Perhaps out OF the tour OF fVe songs tht
ne finally offers the management one VIII ue ac-
cepted H..
1t goes into the piece and Is the musical hit OF
an otherwise barren evening. In many eases II IS
the attraction that draws hundreds OF people To the
tbeafer and secures a run for the piece How often
has this occurred Didn't The Ghost that Never
Walked bring people to see Phi Paf. Foui 2
And didn't No Wedding Bells for Me draw thou
sands % eee-well whatever piece 1t Was moor
poTated IN -.
OF course the men who wrote those songs tere tted
by the arraugeuent. but the song writers should
have, drawn ROYALTY from the gross receipts II the
attraction as well from the sale OF the songs tHem-
selves
No doubt you have noticed that II the list ot songs
have mentioned as being great successes there are
many kinds and YOU are wondering what Nlnd 70
write | should suggest that YOU write all Kinds
On YES 1t Is as easy to write sentimental song as
comic one In fact easier. But II YOU want "a pre-
srrirtiou for a successful song general lines the
serlocomic VIII do By that | mean "a song dealing
with love as It's central motive. Not one OF those
oh How Adore You love attarS.-no. nothing
>tilted-but something coIloquIal intimate, t"en-
teth century IN its style. sangy love II YOU must
one OF those Cuddle Up Little Closer loves. ct
How'd You Like to MARRY Me, effect Something
pleasant down the level o the great and gtHeTd!
fubIir George VI Cohau has the secret. ID YOU
Ccras.-1 en- .sFy