The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-30
The Inrts Concert COMPANY.

The InRes Concert Company.
This world renowned virtuoso-of
whose ph-noinenal success. ut the
recent Cincinnati and :, Louisville
Expositions almost every newspaper
from Maine. to California informed
its readrrs--was born in London,
Eng, On Oct, %. 1854. At twelve
years we fld him the Trombone
SOloiss OF The First Life Guards
Band the baHd par excellence oil
London) aud in that capacity
PERFORMING solos BEFORE H. NJ. THE
QUEEN OF ENGLAND,
who, it Ii + at~d, personally com.
plimented the boy on more than one
occasion, and, as an especial mark
Of her royal favor and appreciation,
caused him to be presented with
SOLID SILVER TROMBONE.
After q succession Of. remarkable
triumphs all over the United King
dom he was induced to accept an
engagement In ParisxRt Zone Of the
Champs d. Elysee Concerts-whcre
he created perfect furore. At the
conclusion Of this engagement so
anxious was he IT, turn his face
toward the Ian Of the setting sun
tina. he refused \ magnificent order
to play Ia. Brussels, as well as most
pressing Invitation to return to
England, and on the 18th OF Nov,
1874, he sailed from Havre, France,
for America.
His wonderful career In this
country is toe we'll known 20 need
any extended description.
He has been for tho past four. sea.
sons
THE soLoIsT At MANHATTAN SExCH, CO.
NET ISLAND,
that queen Of all watering places, Of
which it has been truly said that to
play there one season Is fame, two
seasons,
IMMORTALITY.
In the winter Of 1881 Mr.. Innes
made q
TOUR or EUROPE,
playing in all the principal cities
there, notable among which were,
an engagement Of six weeks at the
"FOlies Bergere," Paris; one OF four
weeks at the Hansa Saal, Hamburg,
Germany; one Of five weeks at the
Winter Garden. Berlin; one Of six
weeks at the Newsky Concert, st.
Petersburg-during the fulfillmeLt
Of which he, by royal command, ap-
peared and
PLAYED BEFORE THE PRESENT GEAR or
RUSSIA
(who is an amaetur trombOnist OF no
mean Order.)
Since he returned to America he
has been associated with Mr.. p. s..
Gilmore as the Soloist In the grand
concerts given by that Napoleon"
o. the musical world.
As q. composer he stands pre-. emf
nent, while as
AN INVENTOR
his name will always be associated
with the wonderful idea he has ap-
piled to the Slide Trombone for
simplifying and perfecting this
most noble instrument.
HIS REPERTOIRE
consists OF over 200 Solos, principal
among which are the "Innesque,"
"Ultimatum," "Whirlwind" and:
Leviathan," (polkas) "rhe Favorite."
"rhe Alexis" and Carnival de
Venice" (Fantasias), etc, etc.
Mr. Innes performs upon
SOLID GOLD TROMBONE,
Mr.. Innes has been styled 1.-THE
Paganini OF the Trombone" by the
French; 1.-THE King Of trombonists'
by the Germans;" The most mar
velous instrumentalist OF the cent
ury" by the Russians. He has been
feted and lionized In every capital
In Christendom. and, IN fact, stands
today
He has been styled 1.-THE from
bone Cornetist" from the fact that
he plays with the utmost facility on
the slide trombone the most difficult
solos written for thu cnrn.t In fact.
ulS VAtCutlOu 10 % Oh
immensely as tonishing. that he not
only plays many AOIos which, thro'
their difficulties, are bevnrS =
abilities Of most c>-- the
b. act"" -,.net players, but
-....liy performs, entire, the
most difficult violin solos; and all
this he does In the most natural
manner in the world, without effort
or exertion. He performs, with the
most astonishing ease and brilliancy
The most marvellous triIls, ronlades,
chrOmatic runs, ETC., until the listen
er Is in turn enchanted aud aston
ished; enchanted with the grace,
phrasing, soul-thrilling tones Of this
most wonderful virtuoso. and Ms.
founded by the marvellous effects he
produces on an instrument hitherto
considered beyond mastery.
The following Golden Opinions"
will give some slight idea of the
world wide popularity enjoyed by
Mr.. Innes and will, without doubt
be accepted as the most convincing
testimony in favor Of the claim put
forth by his admirers, that he stands
to- day the first Of living instrument
alists.