Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-14

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THE MOVIES AND TIPPERARY.
! Editor Honolulu Star-BG Iletin.
! Sir: The motion picture world
seems to be asleep in Honolulu re-
garding music and the picture The
artistic pianist who can play correctly
! TO the picture Is a recognized musi-
clan and artist, classed as such Goth
| in society and the music world. Would
refer you to- any number Of the Mo-
| ton Picture News or maZagine under
! the heading of Music and the Pic
ture," or any tourist whom you meet.
| IL the motion picture world and the
public in the mainland did not recog-
nize this fact, would there be any de-
mand for the mznufacture of motion
picture players" that cost thousands
of dollars, also skilled orchestra lead.
ers who demand musicians that can
instantaneously change from one meter
to another, with a shorthand reporter
to note the changes-and the orches-
ira to play for the picture under a
baton for the correct must to the
picture? The days are past for silent
pictures and rag-time musical settings
and the pianist who plays ragtime
alone is low salaried musician. The
music publishers are paying enormous
royalties for classic and popular
pieces to combine in book form with
combination of agitato music, etc, so
the average pianist without dra-
matte ability, can play somewhere
near the scenes as they appear on the
motion picture screen.
II this grade: OF muse WIS not high
class, why should piano manufactur-
ers, music publishers or film producers
make any demand for anything like
this music line? Any old music would
do-instead of this the film producer
of high class" pictures, such as Cleo
patra and Anthony, in fact nearly ev-
cry high class film producer, Tanhau-
ser, Kalem, Pathe, all send musical
settings with the films arranged for
piano or orchestra, the latest produc-
tion being a complete musical pro-
gram for "three-reslM-f ilm~Sfd ctures"
(Hearts IN exile 4 The Coming Of Per
Data), are~arrafse0 SiRkier.
consisting of IL changes for a five
act reel by such composers as Greig,
GODDARD, Schubert, Tobani and Bach.
This agitato music Is taken from
Lakes famous dramatic set. Many
others recognized composition for the
pictures. The day of movies with
photograph music and niekelodeon
players is past. . s55, 4, r.. =. < ii
We are In a progressive asv and
this silent drama" is fast taking the
place of legitimate dramatic work.
Who wouldn't prefer to see good mo-
ton picture than the same drama
poorly acted?
The following clipping may be of
interest to some, especially those Of
adverse opinion regarding the COM,
perary" is the prototype. The proof
of Mrs. Smyth Jay being the original
composer is fast gaining favor. The
following adds more to the list.
"War Song Brings Fame to Yakima.
Newspaper clippings received here
carries facsimile of the melody
notes of both the Yakima and the Tip
perary' pieces, and the similarity
not to say identity--is complete
In Yakima Herald, 1909. p j.
In the Yakima Herald of February
26 and %, 1909, programs of tins Yaki.
ma booster concert are given. st
which the Tipperary- Yakima two-step
was played The concert may be re-
called to the memories of those Yaki.
ma people who attended, by the fol-
lowing names of those taking part in
the program:
Prof Thomas Toll, Miss L. c. La
moureau, Miss Eva Paradis, Mrs. Alex
ander Miller, Miss Dora Swan, Oscar
Lee, Warren Erwin, Miss Suzanne
Erwin and Mrs. Smythe Jay. The
The concert was given in the First
Methodist church by Mrs. Smythe
Jay and the Ladies' Elite Orchestra,
with the kind and generous coopera.
ton of the leading fnusicians of the
city" The newspaper comment goes
on to say: 49,. :. -.
"The Yakima Twc.Step' composed
by Mrs. Smythe-Jay, created great
sensation, played by the violin trio
and piano. and sung by ten little
girls, who presented very attractive
appearance in their dainty white
'frpcks and carrying Yskina APP
pies. They sang the yell chorus,
Yakima IS Better Mlen a VIM, and
were enthusiastically arplauded"
"Tipperary" an Old Friend.
ION or two of the musicians who
took part or were present at the con-
cert that evening declare that when /
'Tipperary came out II seemed faInil-
lar to them, but they could not quite
recall where they had heard the mel