Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-12
POETRY OF THE War
Outline Of the Beautiful Military
Aliesory Of the ksholhon
TO Be cIyEI BY THE PRESS cIrl
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War has always served - 3 th0m4
upon which songs are sung of brave
deeds and heroic sacrifices. II has il
all ages inspired the sonSsserz. poeu
and orators "a the uttsr4nos of patrl
otc sentiments. which snihusr the feel
ings, quicken the blood aud awaken she
love in the heart Of every loyal ooua-
trynsn for that land and government
TO which he is bound sndtsA part ssrha
defeated FrencAmsn hali ana turn IN
the taroes of defeat al the sound Of
la Marselilcs-" ssGod save the
Queen" VIII cause the BrtisAer 10 for
get danger ana fight. aud the sstas
spzngled Banner viii cause the feei.
ings o. patriotism u overflow in the
breast Of every true American. There
is in war more potent influence in
music than in oratofy, and The recital
of a familiar. National anthem viii do
more TO urge the hating soldier on
ward than dozen high oolored
speeches. Is II not happily fortunate
tnen that the songs and b2llads of
bloody strlfes and conflicts are care
fully presented. Doubtless, II all
OF the isncles asla ldyls OF
the poets during tie late rcbell-
ion were gathered together, they
would fill volumes. With all Of the
horror and cruelty there rs Ia war,
every fatal buslet and every she.l that
bursts IN It's mission oi massacre and
bloody muil!stion carries With n
sentiment, and at lie projection there ls
the hum Of a song of patriotism. Col.
VI. A. Aldrlch. OF THIS city, las pre-
pared an aliegory ol toe rebellion.
which he calls Poetry of the War"
lie has carefully collected the gems. m
music, OF the war. lis arrangement -
in three acts, and appropriate and
familiar AIRS surround the different
scenes and incidents which are repre-
sented. This aliegory has been fre-
quently gwen IA the larger cities, and
has always been attended with SUCCESS
that was both enih uslasiac and popnisf.
To Be staged with Eiaborsss Detail
The colonel will snperintend It's first
production IN this CITY, which Will lie
gwen by the Grand kaps1s Press Club
and 81. tecelias society, assisted hy the
three local military companies. There
is much IN detail. much taat Is attrac-
tive IN arrangement, and tie surround
ings about the Mnole wlil be elaborata
and bright. Ii Is doubtful II any enter
tainmcnt has been gwen py Grand Rap
ids talent that Will equal TINS in detail
and in the number OF persons that wssl
be required in the represents ton for
which preparations are actively under
way. The ailegory is divided inio three
acts. The first act represents the re-
crultlng and mastering IA, and finally
the departure 90 the scene Of acton-
| In this act every reasonable incident
natural % such an OCCASION, aud silchRf-
| acters and their occupations arc repfe-
sented. The second act discioses Affairs
| at the front and IN the field. Here
much stirring marital MUSIC and song
will be heard, and we shall see the
humorous. the serious and the psthctic
| phases OF life IN the tent and on the
| field of action. The third act Will
| illustrate the return home, and al that
thought suggests will toe slvldiy ana
effectively shown. The allegory. while
calculated 90 be highly patriotic. - non-
sectional aud non-partsan, and ~ built
upon the mere facts, with The purpose
/ TO entertain and 10 instruct The
music of the South as wei a. that of
the North will be given. IL will be fc.l-
dered under the direction OF the author.
Committees from both the Press Club
aud st. Ceceha Society ..sfe .nov..zeaious
| ly at work in the preparation aud conf
pietion OF the hundreds OF thoughts and
small. but important. aud large details,
which necessarily come up N produo-
ton so varied and ssiens;ye. The
4 stppeffy of the Mar NIL ha 0ff erred Al
Powers Grand NAY IL aud 10.