Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1913 — BILLBOARD GIVES SONG GOOD WORD [ARTICLE]

BILLBOARD GIVES SONG GOOD WORD

Musical Critic Speaks Well of “Carmeline,” Gypsy Love Song, Composed by Lon Healy. ,A current issue of The Billboard, a leading theatrical magazine, Contains three items that will prove of interest here. The first is a criticism of Lon Healy’s new gypsy love song. The Billboard music critic does not spare the feelings of composers and hits right from the shoulder in dealing with their songs. Many modest song writers have been discouraged to the point of retirement by the harsh things said of their songs and had Composer Healy been of this temperament he might have stopped after writing “I like to Be a Friend of All the Girls,” which the critic gpve quite a drubbing, but Lon was not to be driven from the field by this fact and his last song, “Carmeline,” has received very favorable mention, which, all local music lovers say, it so richly deserves. The critic says it is a simple, neatly written waltz song, devoid of lyric climax and depending entirely upon the sweet strains of the waltz for Its support; In this respect it is like many other songs of its kind, but the music is' of especial excellence and the song is certain to become very popular. In Rensselaer “Carmeline” is very much admired, especially the very sweet music and it is in many homes and seems destined To be longer remembered and to have a wider sale than any of his previous compositions. Another article in The Billboard is a dispatch from London, stating that Reynolds & Donegan will open as headliners the new vaudeville theatre at Brussels on May 9th. Mr. Reynolds is also working as a booking agent in England and Is trying to secure engagements there for Huford & Chain, whose performance, “the colored parson and the minstrel man,” madte such a big hit here last July 4th, at Barnes’ Airdome. He is also booking Nora Bayes and Roy Samuels. John W. Sparks’ shows, billed for Rensselaer on May 21st, also comes in for a splendid write-up. It is the 28th annual tour for the aiuLapenecbthis year-at Salisbury, N. C., under the auspices of the Lodge of Elks and places of business and the public schools were closed. The wardrobe, trappings, and most of the-cages are entirely new this year and the big show program includes trained seals and sealions and the elephant baseball feature, and many other big attractions, including the world’s greatest acrobats, etc. It is a big show and according to The Billboard, worthy of a big audience.