Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18
THE STATE FAIR.
SACRAMENTO AWARDED FIRST PRIZE
FOR COUNTY EXHIBITS.
The Musical Attraction at the Pavilion
Annual Address This Evening by
William III. Mills.

But three days more remain in which
the public will have an opportunity to
witness the present State industrial and
livestock exhibition, and as an induce
ment for those TO attend who have not yeI
done SO, the Directors last evening an
nounced reduction in season tickets fol
the remainder of the week. Double
season tickets, the regular price of which
has been So, will be but So, and single
season tickets have been reduced from So
to 81 90 At these prices persons can at
tend both Park and Pavilion as many times
daily as the y choose. No doubt there will
be great demand for season tickets al
these rates. Quarter-stretch badges, for
the race track, have been reduced from s.
to 81 30.
The attendance at the Park and Pavilion
yesterday was apparently greater than on
any preceding day of the meeting, and
all things cCnsidered-the financial out
come of the fair need not be disappointing.
COUNTY EXHIBITS.
The committee selected to pass judgment
on the county exhibits last evening made
their report TO the Board of Directors. The
report awards the first prize to Sacramento,
the second TO Colusa, the third to Hum
boldt, and the fourth to Yolo.
The committee consisted of Hon. B. F
Langford of San Joaquin, Alvinza Hay
ward of Alameda, w. S. Hobart OF San
Francisco, Hon. l.. j. Rose of Los Angeles,
and +. E. Whitney of Alameda.
These awards will doubtless meet with
general approval. No person who has ex-
amined the exhibitions made by the sew
eral counties this year could have arrived
at any other conclusion. That Sacramento
county has done herself great credit, and
deserves the honor accorded her, there can
be no doubt. While her exhibit is confined
chiefly to agricultural products, it is such a
grand one that it cannot fail to excite the
admiration of all. 1t was gotten up under
the direction Of the various Oranges of the
county-as represented in Pomona Grange
and the selections of fruits. vegetables,
grain, dairy products etc, as well as their
arrangements by the various committees,
reflects credit on the judgment and taste of
the ladies and gentlemen who assumed the
arduous task.
The Managing Committee was composed
of Sheriff McMullen, Supervisor Greer and
A. A. Krull. the latter having immediate
charge of the arrangement of the exhibit.
If, in the future Sacramento county
should enter the lists again, there should
be other committees appointed to secure
and arrange other exhibits showing the
progress made here in the various lines of
manufactures. Our furniture factories, box
factories, foundries, mills and smaller in
dustries should all be represented. 1t
Wnnld rpnnfra q prpQt deal Of Snapp To dn
this, but il might be done. Everything of
local character-that is, of home produc-
ton, or the result of home genius or talent
should be shown together.
THE MUSICAL ATTRACTION.
If there were no other attraction at the
Pavilion, the fact that Liberati's famous
military band plays there every evening
should serve TO fill thespscious edifce each
night. The band plays, of course, under
circumstances that tend to mar the finer
effects attempted, since the noise of ma
chinery and the tramp of thousands of
people make it next to impossible to OBJ
serve accurately those dynamic laws that
give TO orchestration so much of its charm.
But such is the admirable drill of the
instrumentalists, and the skill Of Liberati
as director, that the great body of musi-
clans appear 10 be unmoved by the envi-
ronment of noise. OF course, the selections
are chosen and played with the surround
ings taken into account, so that piano pas
sages are few, and a strong and martial
yigor characterizes the Instrumentation. so
that the band is heard to an advantage, as
the appreciative applause given the leading
numbers testifes.
The band pieces are piccolo, flute, two E
flat clarinets, ten B fiat clarinets, one
oboe, two base clarinets, two bassoons, one
contra bassoon. four saxophones, four cor
nets, two trumpets. three French horns,
one euphonium, one baritone, one tenor
horn, four slide trombones, four tubas,
side drum, bass drum and tympanis.
The result of this ombination of forces
the instruments representing only skilled
PLAYERS, and many of them fine solosts, is
an exceedingly well balanced body of
musicians, a body the tone of which is
round and powerful, and whose work is
careful and precise. 1t is a band sympa-
thetic with the conductors spirit, and
hence effective for Liberati in directing is
all life, action, spirit, ana becomes wholly
absorbed By the theme in hand.
Liberati's band is entitled in our judg-
ment, TO special credit for its power, its
vigorous quality, the intelligent musical
taste OF lis members and its absolute pre-
cision 1t is clear to the practical hearer
that it does not lack in the refinement and
elegance needed in dealing with the clas-
sical in concert, where the surroundings
would permit of delicacy of touch and fine
shading.
As cornet soloist Liberati is mastery
player. His tonguine is very fine, and
though not entirely faultless, his playing
is delight TO the auditory sense and
awakens emotions that demonstrate the
skill and feeling OF the player. 1t is, at
times, imaginative playing and the soloist
then seems about to depart from scores
and composers and 10 revel in the impro-
visation Of delightful babel of sparkling
and brilliant sonnets and wonderful melo-
dies.
Miss Ellen Parepa, the bands soprano
soloist. sang last evening a beautiful mid
die register song, The Soldiers Bride,
composed by her teacher in English
opera, Madame Adeliua Murio Celh II
was sung with great bravery, and those
fortunate enough to be near the music
stand heard a young, strong and pure
soprano voice handled with perfect ease
and distinguished by feeling and an intel
ligent appreciation on the part of the
singer of the theme. Miss Parepa creates
very favorable impression and impresses
one as a singer of much sensibihty, with 8
fair measure of dramatic quality and q
staying, sweet ana resonant voice. one Is
a native of Boston, is of German parent
age and was educated at Raft Conservatory
of Music at Frankfort on the Main.
Such is the musical combination that is
so strong an attraction just now at the Pa
yilion. The matinee concert yesterday
afternoon was we'll attenCed, and as there
was less noise, no machinery running, the
band was able to introduce something more
of delicscy in its playing. 1t has been de
cided that another musical matinee shsl
be given on Saturday.
The programme Of the band for to-nigh
is as follows:
1. March-Second Reeves
q Oyerture-O Mebe
2 Waltz-Blue Strauss
4. Hunting kcene AJ1CLlue
French horn SOLO Herr O. Pieper.
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