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

Editor Honolulu Star-BLlletin.
Sir: The motion picture wOrlt
seems to be asleep in HonOll In re
sardfng music and the picture. The
artistic pianist who can play correctly
TO the picture is a recognized must
clan and artist, classed as such lot
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 yon meet
II the motion picture world and the
public in the mainland did not recog
nize this fact, would there be any de
mand for the mInIIfacture 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 fer silent
pictures and rag-time musical lettings
and the pianist who plays ragtfme
alone is a 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, sc
the average pianist without dra,
matte ability, can play somewhere
near the scenes as they appear On the
motion picture screen,
If this grade OF muse WIS not high
class, why should piano manufacture
ers, music publishers or film producers
make any demand for anything like
this music line? Any old music would
do-instead5 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-
ton being a complete musical pro-
gram for "three-reel film pictures
lHearts in exile) (The Coming of Per.
futa), are arranged by Mr.. Winkler,
consisting of Ii 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, lofur movies with
photograph music 8 and tnickefodeon
players is past. 4gt:.r. ~ 49,. :.
We are in a progressive ago and
this silent drama" is fast taking the
place of legitimate dramatic work.
Who wouldn't prefer to see good mo-
tion picture than the same lrama
poorly acted? ...S
The following clipping may be OF
interest to some, especially those Of
adverse opinion regarding the COM
position of Yakima" of which Zip
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. T.
"War Song Brings Fame to Yakima.
Newspaper clippings received here
carries a 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.
in the Yakima Herald of February
26 and %, 1909, programs of the Yakl'
ma booster concert are given. st
which the Tipperary-Y 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 musicians of the
city" The newspaper comment goes
on to say:
"The Yakima Twe-Step' composed
by Mrs. Smythe Jay, created a great
sensation, played by the violin trio
and piano. and sung by ten little
girls, who presented a very attractive
appearance in their dainty white
frocks and carrying Yakima red ap-
Piles. They sang the yell chorus,
Yakima Is Better with d vim, AMI
were enthusiastically arplauded."
"Tipperary" an Old Friend.
''On 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 farlil'
lar to them. but they could not quite
recall where they had heard the mel