Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-20
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

The Juch Opera company is expected
to commence a weeks engagement at
the opera house tomorrow. The follow
ing statement from Manager Davis Of the
company states what is claimed for the
company:
The Emma juch Opera company will
arrive in the city at 1913 this evening,
and open at the Grand opera house to.
morrow night in Wagner's Tannhauser,
presenting this best of all the great
composers works for the first time in
Los Angeles, although the company
has given this opera over fifty times
this season. The Juch organization is
one that is well known here, and the
yearly visit of the company is looked
upon as treat not to be missed. That
the season here this year will be good
one is manifest by the big advance sale
for the week, which exceeds any opera
sale ever known here, with the excep.
tion of the National opera engagement.
The repertoire announced is a strong
one, ,and the reports Of the company's sue
cess in Mexico indicate more than usual
strength of the organization. Aside from
the fact that the company is claimed to
be undo ubtedly fully up to the usual
standard, the great personal popularity
OF Miss Juch is such as to insure suc-
cession OF crowded houses. The young
prima donna is so great favorite here
that the musical ladies of Los Angeles
have paid her the high compliment
of giving a reception in her hon
or. This was to take place this
evening at the Hollenbeck hotel, but the
late arrival of the special train will COM
pei the committee to arrange for it to
be given later in the week. Director
Locke brings with him four large cars
filled with scenery, properties and cos.
tunes, for the proper mounting of the
operas to be given here, and will present
these musical works with the same care
and attention to detail that marked
their production at the Metropolitan
opera house in New York, when Miss
Juch last appeared there. The Juch
orchestra is an especial feature, and in
cludes some of the most celebrated SOLO
lists on this continent. The large and
efficient chorus has splendid opportu-
nifty in Tannhauser, and the mounting
OF this romantic opera gives the oper-
ative corps grand field to display their
ability and exhibit the almost mex
haustible stock OF scenery and appli-
ances.
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Among the big attractions in the near
future is the world-famous Marine band
of Washington, D. c., which is booked
for three concerts at Hazards pavilion,
April 18th and 18th. This engagement
will undoubtedly be social as we'll
as great musical event. The band,
which is pre-eminently the best in the
United States, has never before visited
the coast, and it is deserving of a warm
reception at the hands OF the people OF
Southern California on the occasion oi
its debut in this city. The United
States marine corps, consisting of about
200 members, was created in 1898 as an
adjunct to the navy. The band of the
United States marine corps, which is
the official title of that organization
dates back to 100 years ago, when thir-
teen Italian musicians were enlisted
and stationed in the marine barracks in
| Washington for general musical service
there and at the capitol. Some of it's
earlier leaders were Professor Carusi
Antonio Pons, who recently died at ovel
so years; Professor Trei, who died in
service, and Francisco Sala, now re-
tired.
The Marine band was first assigned to
duty at the White House at New
Years reception in 1922, since which
time it has been "the presidents band,''
in all that the title implies, and now it is
one of the most interesting and appre
ciated adjuncts of all social and official
ceremonies of the presidential house.
hold.
1t is also regularly on duty from S &c
to II O'Clock every morning at the ma
rine barracks. where public concert is
given every Monday. During the sum
mer months concerts are given on the
White House lawn every Saturday, and
when congress is not in session Wednes
day concerts are also given at the capitol
AS to the quality of the Marine bands
playing. it is difficult to imagine :
finer organization. In point of balance
musical smoothnes and melodioui
charm it is beyond criticism. Tht
warm sympathetic nature of it's musi
cianly conductor, Mr.. John Philip Sonsa
who was appointed eleven years ago
together with his extensive musica
knowledge, brilliant conceptions anc
absolute control of his forces, unite tc
produce from this body of splendidly
drilled artists the rarest musical effects
On its first tour last spring the marvel
GUS perfection shown by the bant
proved revelation to such cities az
were visited, while the warmest appre
citation of its merits was most emphat
ically demonstrated, and the persona
and social popularity of Mr.. Sonsa ex
tended from the circles of the capitol tt
every community which heard his con
certs. Such another leader and such
another band do not exist, and no Others
can 30 reach the hearts of the American
people who realize that this is their owl
peerless band and their own great con
! ductor.
! Nv
| Miss Ellen Beach Yaw will give con
cert at Simpson tabernacle tomorrow
evening.
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