The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-01-14
CHARM OF MUSIC UPON HUMAN RACE
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of Tipperary is in its way unique,
illustrating forcibly that many a
song is born to blush unseen, unless
kindly hands aid it to more rose
ate setting.
1t was early in September, 1912,
that Jack Judge the author Of It's a
Long. Long Way to Tipperary,
sought his first interview with me.
Mr.. Judge who is a singer well
known to musical halls and audien-
ces as we'll as an author OF many
songs, many of which have been
successful, recounted to me in
gloomy terms the success he was
making with It's Long, Long Way
to Tipperary.
He quite frankly informed me
that he had unsuccessfully endeav-
ored to publish it in several quart
ers before coming to me; in fact he
even went so far as to state that one
publishing house holding his MS.
under consideration" for a consid-
cradle number of days, had kept
him up in London promising him
a decision daily, ultimately, much
to his distress, returning the song
with the opinion that it was worth
less.
Approaching his candor. l re-
quested him to sing the song over
to me. 1t Immediately impressed
me as being full of possibilities. [
suggested few alterations in the
construction of the refrain, to which
he agreed and it was our mutual
opinion that the changes improved
its swing, whereupon l set to work
Immediately upon it's publication.
| must admit to my surprise | was
not encouraged by the various artists
to whom | originally submitted the
song for exploitation. But this did
not shake my belief in it's ultimate
success, as all my previous great
successes had undergone a similar
reception.
l was persistent in carrying out
my original intentions. After sew
eral preliminary canters" which /
gave the song, l induced Flossie
Forde who is one of our best sing
ers in the Isle of Man" to intro
duce the song last summer and this,
to my mind, was the psychological
moment in it's career, for it's success
was instantaneous and thousands of
people took to it at once.
From this eventful night July 81 ,
1913 the song has grown into popu-
larity and now it is sung throughout
the length and breadth of the world
as cables which l can show, prove.
In America the song is making an
immense impression, and Canada,
France, India and British Columbia
are all ordering the marching an
them of the battle fields of Europe.
Now from Europe and it's music
zeal doings let us turn our thoughts
to the U. S. and especially San
Francisco. In the coming of the
Panama Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco, in 1915 thousands of
young voices will take part IN the
singing and those who are fortunate
enough to witness the fair will see
these youthful ones sing their ma
tional songs and dance as the folks
danced centuries ago.
Concerts will be given indoors
and outdoors and the United States
school children and other countries
will show what they can do along
the musical line. The exposition
year from February to December
will have a great ring of childish
laughter and songs.
Music and especially songs, | be-
lieve have done more to arouse
patriotism and to sustain it then any
other human institution war de-
clared, therefore Americas gallant
patriotic songs will be sung at the
Exposition by children of German,
Dutch, French. Italian, Spanish,
Russia, Irish and many others.
The worlds offspring who find on
this new continent, freedom, will
sing out of grateful hearts the proud
songs of this land. Now the Board
of Education of San Francisco have
under their care 10000 children
who will sing, play, and dance, they
will show the public what they have
learned and also how they are learn
ing it. Just imagine 10,215 thou
sand little tots all dressed in white
dancing around May Poles. Pretty?
Well l should say, yes. At the
million dollar auditorium now being
constructed, school children will
play at concerts and the visitors
their instrumental side. In the
Do1ooo of EI-oot;o, ,ooo~1o