Monte Carlo (composer)
Hans von Holstein, better known as Monte Carlo (14 July 1883 — 9 June 1967), was a Danish-born American Broadway composer and author.[1]
Life
[edit]Von Holstein was born in Skamlingsbanken,[1] Gravenstein,[2] Denmark, on 14 July 1883.[2]
He came to the U.S. in 1906 to avoid studying medicine.[1] He changed his name to Hans Carlo, and soon began using Monte Carlo as his name. He became a naturalized US citizen in 1914. He received pre-medical training in Chicago, with songwriting as chief avocation. He started writing music with Alma Sanders, whom he met at Jerome H. Remick's music publishing firm.[1] She eventually became his wife.[3] They collaborated on a number of shows and a large number of songs.[2] He joined the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1923.[4]
In 1930, he was living with his wife at 10 Williams Avenue in Mount Vernon, New York.[5] In 1942, he was living at 145 West 55th Street, New York.[6]
After the death of his wife in 1956, he moved to Houston, Texas.[7] There he became vice-president of Carsen Music Publishing, founded by his step-son, Edward C. Benjamin Sr.[4] He died in Houston on June 9, 1967.[4][8]
Songs with music or lyrics by Monte Carlo
[edit]"Little Town in the old County Down"
"Dinny Danny; The Irish Yacki Hula"
"That Tumble-Down Shack in Athlone"
"Every Tear Is a Smile in an Irishman's Heart"
"By the waters of Killarney"
"Just a bit of Irish lace"
"Two Blue Eyes, One Little Green Isle"
"My Home in the County Mayo"
"The Hills of Connemara"
"The Old Wooden Bridge in Athlone"[2][9]
Several songs became very popular after being recorded by John McCormack in the early 1920s.
Shows
[edit]- The Voice of McConnell by George M. Cohan, (1918; supplied songs)[10]
- Tangerine (1921)
- Elsie (1923)
- The Chiffon Girl (1924)
- Bye Bye Barbara (1924)
- Princess April (1924)
- Oh! Oh! Nurse (1925)
- Houseboat on the Styx (1928; supplied songs)
- Mystery Moon (1930)
- Louisiana Lady (1947)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "In the Shifting Broadway Scene: Who Are Carlo and Sanders?," New York Times (Jan. 20, 1929), p. X4.
- ^ a b c d ASCAP 1952 (2006). "Music, songs, composers". The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Suskin, Steven. Show Tunes, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-512599-3. p. 360
- ^ a b c "Monte Carlo," Variety (Jun. 21, 1967).
- ^ 1930 United States Federal Census for Mount Vernon, New York.
- ^ U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, available on Ancestry.com.
- ^ Alma's obit from 1956 indicates they were still living on 55th Street.
- ^ The Social Security Death Index, 080-28-6640 gives the date as just "June 1967."
- ^ "The World's Largest Library Catalog". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ^ "The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- 1883 births
- 1967 deaths
- 20th-century American composers
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male composers
- American male songwriters
- American musical theatre composers
- Classical musicians from Texas
- Danish emigrants to the United States
- Male musical theatre composers
- Singers from Houston
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Songwriters from Texas
- 20th-century American songwriters