Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-09
1T BEATS THEM ALL.
This is the Opinion of Director InneS
About the Exposition.
ST. LOUIS is TIE ONLY BIG RIVAL.
The Cambrian Male Chorus Will Sing
Famous Songs Tonight.
MUSIC OF TIE QUAINT WELSH BARDS

The pleasant director of the famous Thir
teenth Regiment Band, Mr.. F. n. lnnes,
now at the Exposition. looked for all the
world last evening, in his figured suit and
gold decorations, like a French General, OF
at least Prussian officer. In an interview
last night he said:
"Well (meditatively), 1 have played in
every great exposition in the country, and
St. Louis is the only one that can hold a
candle to YOURS Milwaukee, or rather
Minneapolis is only medium, though sue
cessful, Cincinnati is only good. and always
has and, believe always will lose money,
while Chicago isn't in the swim. Believe
me, this is in sober earnest, for have no ak
to grind. Your Pittsburg Exposition is
one of the most handsome and successful
have had the good fortune to visit.
"The audiences are cold, cold at first, but
warming up with every number. That they
know good music 1 confess, for my number
three this evening was received with per-
feet ovation that surprised us all. This, you
will remember, was probably the greatest
descriptive idea ever composed by incom-
parable Liszt-"Les Preludes." 1t speaks
in wondrous tones of love, and despair, war,
and conquest, and it is my idol. We were
did our best to deserve it. When the last
tones died away, my darling trombone
nearly fell from my hands, for such a recep-
tion, believe me, it has never received out
side of concert hall, where not pin would
divert the attention of the audience. L
thank you Pittsburg people for the reception
tonight, and cannot complain henceforth."
Tonight the long-deIayed and anxiously-
looked-tor Welsh concert will be given by
the best talent in the ranks of the sweet
singers of lovely Wales. The celebrated
Cambrian male chorus will render four
numbers culled from the prettiest and most
patriotic songs of that music-loving nation.
They will sing these songs:
!. Harlach ('War Song .Gwilym Gwent
2 Cydgan Morwr (''Saiiors' Chorus
a Llwyn onn cash Grove ....::........:....
9. Soldiers Chorus (By special request) Faust
B. GoH ('The Blacksmith )........ jenkins
Special attention is called to the last
number, "The Blacksmith" 1t was on the
rendition of this the Cambrian Society
lately won the prize at the last grand musi-
cal Eisteddfod held in Pittsburg.
The Thirteenth Regiment Band will have
even greater surprises in musical line in
store later on in the week.
Following is the programme of the Thir-
tesnth Regiment band for to-day:
PART -2P.M
/. Overture-"Ruy Bias Mendelss ohm
. Cornet solo-"Felice Waltz" Liberatl
Mr.. Thomas Clark.
& Fantasia Descriptive-"A Summers Day
inNorway" .Wilmers
4 Spanish love song-"La Paloma". . Yradier
O rackeltanz.- .........MeyerDeer
PART IA Pm.
g. Overture, der Freischutz" Weber
z. Solo for Oboe, Don Pasquale,' (air Varie)
-OdLLOLb
Mons. Refine.
S. Rhapsodie hongroise No. 2......... List
g. Trombone quartet soldiers Farewell"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Miss Kucken
Messrs. BrOduer Scofeld, Gore and Innes.
10. March, "A Day in Camp With the Irish
Brigade In 1862, "......,,., .....,..koppitz