Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-18
IN THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS.
Attractions Arranged for the Marine Ban
Concert Tomorrow.

Attractions Arranged for the Marine Band
Concert Tomorrow.
The program arranged by Conductor John p.
Sousa Of the Marine Band for the concert a,
the White House grounds tomorrow is an espe-
cially attractive one. One feature is a compo-
sition to be performed tomorrow for the first
time in Washington, the grand fantasia from
''Cavalleria Rusticana," and another is a
symphonic poem, The Chariot Race" CON-
posed by Sousa. The concert will begin al
440 pm. The program is as follows:
Tacheltanx, No. 3, Meyerbeer; song. -Four
Little Curly Head Coons," Wheeler: Mosaic OF
Familiar Airs Brooks; ballet music ..Roso-
munde," Schubert; yalse, "A Drop of Dew"
Waldteufel; grand fantasia, Cavalleria Rus
ticana Pietro Mascagni, comprising opening
chorus, Altos song; church chorus, Romance
Of Santuzza; duet, Santuzza and Ruriddie;
Lola's song, Siceliana. the entermeZzo the
Drinking Song; Ruriddies farewell and finale,
first time in Washington; symphonic poem.
THE Chariot Race" Sousa; Hail, Columbia,
Fyles
The Chariot Race" is bit of Ben Hur Sc,
to music. The synopsis is as follows:
The trumpeters blew call at which the alb
sentees rushed back to their places.
All the time the trampling Of eager horses and
the voices Of the drivers were heard behind the
stalls.
The trumpets sounded short and sharp,
WuereupOu Tue btdrlcrs. one 1Or each cnarlot,
leaped down from behind the pillars Of the
goal, ready to give assistance if any Of the
fours proved unmanageable.
Again the trumpets blew and simultane-
ously the gate keepers threw the stalls open.
Forth from each stall, like missiles in a yolley
from SO many great guns, rushed the six fcurs
the fours neared the rope together.
Then the trumpeter by the editors side blew q
signal vigorously.
There was a crash, a scream of rage and fear,
and the unfortunate Ceanthes fell under the
hoofs Of his own steeds. On swept
the Corinthian, on the Byzantine, on the
Sidonian. Ben-Hur, unhurt, was to
the front, coursing freely forward along with
the Roman. - Along the home str tch-
sixth round-Messala leading, next him Ben
Hur.
Above the noises of the race there was but
one voice. and that was Ben Hur's. In the old
Aramaic as the Sheik himself he called to the
Arabs
"On, Atari! What, Antares! dost thou linger
now?" Good horse-oho Aldebaran! / hear
them singing in the tents. Ihear the children
singing-and the women-singing Of the stars,
Of Atari, Antares, Rigel, Aldebarsn, victory
and the song will never end.
Down on its right side toppled the
bed Of the Romans chariot. There was a re-
bound as of the axle hitting the hard earth;
another and another; then the car went to
pieces and Messiah, entangled in the reins,
pitched forward and headlong.
Presently, out OF the turmoil,
the fighting of horses, the resound of blows, the
murky cloud Of dust and sand, he crawled, in
time to see the Corinthian and Byzantine 60
on down the course after Ben-Hur who had
not been an instant delayed. When the Byzan-
tine and Corinthian were halfway down the
course Ben-Hur turned the first goal.
And the race was won"