Raymond Hubbell

b. 1 June 1879, Urbana, Ohio, USA, d. 13 Dec 1954, Miami, Florida, USA. Hubbell analyzed music in Chicago, Illinois, where he also led a dance music group. He worked like a pianist and arranger with music publisher Charles K. Harris and was energetic like a songwriter. Early successes included ‘If I Had been A Bright Small Celebrity’ and ‘A Kiss FOR EVERY Day FROM THE Week’, with lyrics by Addison Burkhardt, for Chow Chow (1902), later on staged in NY because the Runaways. Hubbell’s composing function continued, frequently in NY, with shows such as for example Fantana (1905, including ‘That’s Artwork’ and ‘My Term’, lyrics by Robert B. Smith), Mexicana (1906), A Knight FOR ANY Day time (1907, ‘Existence IS REALLY A See-Saw’ and ‘Small Lady Blue’, lyrics by Smith). Hubbell also published music for the Ziegfeld Follies in 1911-14 inclusive. One of the tunes were ‘Consider Care Small Lady’ and ‘My Gorgeous Woman’ (lyrics by George V. Hobart), and ‘The Broadway Glide’ and ‘Passionate Lady’ (lyrics by Smith). Hubbell made up ratings for The Jolly Bachelors as well as the Bachelor Belles (both 1910), THE PERSON From Make’s along with a Winsome Widow (both 1912). In 1916, Hubbell capitalized upon the recognition in NY from the Metropolitan Opera’s creation of Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly by composing ‘Poor Butterfly’, with lyricist John L. Golden, that was performed within the Big Display. The song continued to be within the repertoires of several singers for another 90 years. Hubbell also made up ‘Beautiful Backyard Of Ladies’, ‘Simply You And Me’ and ‘Chu Chin Chow’, all with lyrics by Hobart and Gene Buck, for The Ziegfeld Follies (1917). He published the score once and for all Occasions (1920), which went for 456 shows in the Hippodrome Theater, incidental music for Sonny, that was renamed Sonny Boy (1921), ratings for Better Occasions as well as the Elusive Woman (both 1922), Yours Truly and THE LADY From Make’s (both 1927), and Three Cheers (1928). For Yours Truly, publication and lyrics had been the joint function of Anne Caldwell and Clyde North. The display, made by Buck and directed by Paul Dickey and Ralph Audience, went for 129 shows, with an additional 16 in the Hundred years Theater the following season. Contained in the 1927 ensemble had been Irene Dunne and Leon Errol. At age 50, Hubbell chosen retirement.