The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-12
Words and Music
BY DON RYAN

BY DON RYAN
MR. AL HOFFMAN is looking for the musical editor
1Nl The musical editor is out just now-ah-beng must
cal But he asked me to receive any callers It's an inter
locking arrangement which the musical editor has with
Sometimes he receives my callers and sometimes receive
his callers VIII Nh. Hoffman please to be seated?
M norman WI" be seated with pleasure ana he VIII unfold his
musical editor ironai'-bsIns
MR.. HOFFMAN has song he has wIitten-he and his
4Fl partner His partner Mr. Sam Decker wrote the lyrics
ana MIR. hoffman himself composed the
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cite nature OF the composition which the Los Angeles
Wen s sSm ei"s, ros T ANU, T " sis 40 -
Million Dollar ,seas PLAYING This week Loss state hea'er used
u must indeed be composition This please
editor @n'eny Two Los Angeles bOss-younE fellows ooreeeis
Yes And that isn't
Sa0 last Friday And sa many requests came in for an
only listen in The received by telephone
OF How stupid The They
only listen In. Naturally.
Nov will Mr. Hoffman tell about this composition
So give the musical editor good idea of il when
he returns. Did understand Mr. Hoffman say it
classical number? Semiclasscal? Oh yes semi-classi
cal foXtrot entitled Mareeonie And the theme Italy?
America This win delight the musical editor He partial
It seemed
can public must be about ready for something e or tho blues
Mr. offman woud not critic the blues
poser noter right
having been saea,sa thus to an appreciation % s blues mss,
nze them OF gradual transition, know
wen ,ha@ what SIR Hoffman and Mr. Decker thought, So they put
out this number which not exactly classical yet above tho
Tahe, Technical definition But Of course ~ undsrsiana IL
editor who familiar with all Shades Of composition
ably win understand 1t perfectly.
QUITTING out song is kind Of guess work Mr. Hoffman
finds. You never know what the public will acclaim
Look at Yes We Have No Bananas Crazy song crazy
muscbut look what hit it's making The public is rather
tickle The only way to be is to surefire formula
the result the conclusions
NO sD Su'1 i'm s, st. e. inform feature because " a' Here's
striking No lady on tho cover doesn't
Oriental j. oro striking ooaias
Undoubtedly Now win Mr. Hoffman kindly chorus.
scan the ~Ords' Ali ummm. iumdedum -
s s:;: sss. NJ s' % IN s, sss' '''s
i i .i1s s R R s ss az happy dreams and memories"
THERE you You get the idea Suggestion of beaut
ful woman-cassic singer or something like that-in
Italian background Sort Of echo of classical opera
pieces in the melody. Did you notice that?
Yes certainly noticed
But jared bI-adapted to American
p0O@ Y = s ss ps' d. can ct sec,
Mr Hoffman and Mr. peeser
spent time in Italy this background.
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sonE-h ",rarcsllonlo"--,ha. isn't
strictly Italian either
No. probably not But It has an Italian sound don't
matter adapting things public
IT,
But as is it's making big hit M Hoffman received
$500 last royalties company which l.
putting out tho record They big
publishers one puts up the
public ovbruv ma sorn.
the hghbrows would have think better
OF music always apprecdhat musical sense Il
stuff just Ike those Italians hey coming over
Hoffman right. Another State. 10 he ne,x
musical Wonderful III n for the rnuIe,,
editor
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