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Elie, Justin
seas Revue; Cliatterbox Revue; Holka Polka; Nobody's Girl; Footlights; Beau Brummel. Contributed to shows: Robinson Crusoe Jr.; Silks and Satins; Earl Carroll's Sketch Book. Songs: "They Called It Dixieland"; "Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose"; "Till We Meet Again"; "Where the Morning Glories Grow"; "Ain't We Got Fun"; "Japanese Sandman"; "Tea Leaves"; "Sleepy Time Gal"; "You're Still an Old Sweetheart of Mine"; "Some Sunday Morning"; "Three on a Match"; "Knicks Knacks on the Mantle"; "Mighty Blue"; "Somebody's Wrong"; "Tell Me Why You Smile, Mona Lisa"; "Dear Old Gal, Who's Your Pal Tonight?"; "There Ain't No Maybe in My Baby's Eyes." Home: Charcoal Hill Road, Westport, Conn.
Egner, Philip, composer, conductor; b. New York, N.Y., April 17, 1870. ASCAP 1936. Educ: Orange, N.J., public schools. At sixteen was leader of twenty-six-piece orch.; cellist 1888-98 with Theodore Thomas Orch., Walter Damrosch Orch., Metropolitan Opera House Orch., and New York Philh. Orch. Bandmaster 1898-01, 17th U.S. Infantry, active service Philippines. Teacher of music 1901-09, conducting various bands in New York and vicinity; theatrical tours as director of musical shows. Teacher music U.S. Military Academy, West Point 1909-17. Commissioned officer regular army World War I. For twenty-five years leader West Point Band and Orchestra, retiring 1934 to make home in East Orange, N.J. Works: The Emergency Band Book; Military and Civil Band Book; Sound Off; official West Point March; two novelty marches, Luck O'Blarney and Matrimonial Discrepancy; music for series of nine cadet musical comedies 1914-29. Concert numbers: West Point from Dawn to Midnight; A Moorish and Spanish Episode; The Candidate, overture; At the Fair (descriptive number in three move-
ments); At the Fort, waltz; Our Friend, waltz. Football songs: "On, Brave Old Army Team"; "On To Vic­tory"; "On Hudson's Shore"; "It's the Army"; "Army, Oh Army"; "Down in Maryland"; "Army Team." Home: 4 N. Bayside Ave., Seaside Park, N.J.
Ehrlich, Sam, author; b. New Or­leans, La., April 18, 1872; d. New York, N.Y., June 14, 1927. ASCAP 1921. Educ.: Toule Coll. Military School; Columbia Univ. Bachelor of Arts; interne at Bellevue Hospital; professor of English. Author of vaude­ville sketches and special material for Lillian Russell, Nat Wills, Valeska Suratt, Lillian Shaw, Oscar Lorraine, George Mayo, George Sidney, and others. Also material for motion pic­tures of Marie Dressier, Charlie Chaplin, Lon Chaney, Pearl White, Mabel Normand. Songs: "Out in the New Mown Hay"; "Short and Sweet"; "Whose Baby is Oo"; "Farewell Blues", "Sambo"; "Dixie Ain't What Dixie Used to Be"; "Our Henrietta"; "Honolulu Lady"; "I Leave It All to You"; "Where Niag'ra Falls"; "Oh Frenchy"; "Pickaninnies Paradise"; "Din Din Gunga Din"; "Sinbad"; "A Love that Will Never Die"; "Under the Evening Star." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Eisenstein, Alfred, composer, author; b. Brody, Poland, Nov. 14, 1899. ASCAP 1950. U.S. citizen. Works: Tango Argentino; Triumba; Romance for violin, cello, piano; Fantasy for violin, cello, piano. Songs: "Why Did You Break My Heart?"; "Life Was Beautiful (Only For You)"; "If Love Were Mine"; "When I Look Into Your Eyes." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Elie, Justin, composer, conductor; b. Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. 1, 1883; d. New York, N.Y., Dec. 2, 1931. ASCAP 1926. Educ.: Paris Cons, with de Beriot, Marmontel, Vital, and Pessard; toured North and South