Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-15

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cause Of worry to a number Of persons,
having been continuously In the law
courts since 1t came out as sheet music.
It was first published in the United
States In the spring Of 1919 as an In
strumental piece but it did not achieve
| it's vogue until December Of the same
year when the popular song version was
issued. Altogether more than 1,500, 900
copies have been sold, and the demand
for the melody persists.
| Felix Bernard Is the Esau Of this
strange story of a mere song, selling his
"bfrthright" as composer to Fred Fish
er, song publisher, for 800 which is
about the price of mess Of pottage"
in these modern days. Fisher claimed
that the principal work on the compos-
ing was done by Johnny Black, CO.
composer with Bernard and with whom
settlement was made satisfactory to
Black. Bernard Is still in the courts,
shifting the form Of his action from
time to time. Fisher wrote the lyrics
himself, and there has been no dispute
about that. Now into the affairs Of
"Dardanella" enters "Ka lu-a," another
popular song, one of the hits Of Good
Morning Dearie." The authorship Of
this other song upon the theater pro-
grams is ascribed to Jerome Kern, who
is song writer affiliated with the song
publishing Arm Of 7. B. Harms, Francis
| Day and Hunter. But Fred Fisher has
gone to law claiming that "Ka -lua" is
only another edition Of "DardaneIla."
After hearing both popular songs
played repeatedly Judge Knox of the
United States court said:
THAT 'Kalu-a,' as originally writ
ten, employed part of 'Dardanella s.
persistent base, cannot, l think be sue
cessfully denied He said that Bar
after bar Of "Dardanella" appears In
"ka lua" and while not granting an
injunction to Fisher. he laid the founda-
ton for an early trial when Jerome
Kern will have opportunity to reveal
the sources Of his inspiration for
.ka lu-a."
P. ST. have very distant recollection
hearing French song In the concert
Mayol, Partisan boulevard theater dur
ing 1859. which is hauatingly sug-
gestire OF both 'Dardanella" and "Ka-
lu-a, A famous French writer who has
visited America since the arnlistice and
heard "Dardanella,' said that "sugges-
tive" was far too mild word for de.
noting the resemblance
There will certainly have to be some
sort OF liaison officer created between
the spoken and the unspoken drama
man who will iron out the wrinkles arts
ing between the actually seen and the
screen. Since the baseball barons took
on Judge Lands. the movie magnates
hired VIII II. Hayes and the drama kings
tried TO get Bernard NJ. Baru declined
by him with thanks--comes Ill this talk
Of an umpire over all the arbiter supreme
Of the amusement world PROBABLY some
hndr INN toI H. L.
lecturers or Russian caviar
In fact the specific occasion of the
services Of such a Solomoa has already
risen. Tho Society Of American Ma
gicians 500 st-ong--could have used such
a high potentate TO advantage recently in
I reaching over into moviedom and putting
the quietus upon q motion picture, which
after showing the familiar "vivsection"
Illusion. exposes II, thereby cutting deep
Into he living of scores and scores of
magicians who do the trick without tell
ing how.
Horace Goldin. the illusionist tried to
obtain an injunction from the courts
restraining the showing OF the picture.
but the judge denied the motion The
screen people Introduced evidence that
the basic principle Of the "viviseetion"
Illusion. titled Saving a Lady in Half"
was not new, being known to the an
Client Egyptians 300 B. G. Had there
been the proper liaison between the ma gi-
clans and the picture people. the film
probably would never have been made
And that's that.
When the Maxine Elliott Theatre was
first opened, 1t was announced by the
gracious Maxine--described by Nat Good
win In his "reminiscences as the Roman
Scnator"-that 1t would be dedicated and
devoted to the performances of women
| stars" OF these, Miss Elliott herself
was the first. Recently the original
policy has been reverted to and Marjorie
Rambeau, every whit as handsome as
Maxine Elliott In her managerial prime,
IS appearing successfully in 1.-THE Gold
Fish, which enables her to have several
husbands and "to pick and choose"
among them-a fascinating pastime for
popular female star and an attractive
one for star appealing so largely to
feminine patronage
Geraldine Farrar, late prima donna of
what many people call otto Fl. Kahn's
Opera House." could have had her own
opera house in New York City after she
severed her connection with the Metro
politan organization She said mo-
with a frmness that settled the question
Of there being Farrar rival In the
opera field. In the fifteen years Miss
Farrar was with the Metropolitan. aside
from pair Of seats only when she sang.
and they usually occupied by her father
and mother, she Is said to have ac-
cepted no free seats from the manage
ment. When she invited friends to hear
her sing she paid for the seats. and
when members of her family went to hear
In, VIII toh aha