, 1892-04-20
.S0USA AND DECCA.
The Two Noted American Lovers
Of Music are Here.

The Magnificent Marine Band and
its Young and Able Director,
HTlI'I. Decca, the wen Know II
I Prima Donna-A Crow ded House.
Promptly at2 o'clock the special train from
Portland rolled into the Olympia depot.
The two cars contained John Philip
Sousa, Mile Decca and members of the
famous Marine band. They Immediately
proceeded to the theater where they found
| q house crowded from orchestra circle to
gallery. No finer audience ever gathered
at the state capital. There was waving
field of Easter bonnets both in the lower
and upper part Of the house. 1t was an
enthusiastic audience of all ages and sizes
to greet the Oldest, largest and best military
musical organization in the country. The
entire programme Of the musical members
of the band and the brilliant and perfect
singing of Mll'e Decca took the house BY
storm. The smoothness, grace and dignity
with which Director Sousa handled the
baton, is in marked contrast to the impas-
siVeness, or nervousness of Gilmore, Liber-
att and Innes. The brilliant red uniforms
OF the band were favorabLy commented
upon and they were altogether voted fine
looking body OF men. The band has re-
ceived an enthusiastic welcome clear
across the continent. Mr.. Sousa told
a reporter of TIE TRIBUNE that in many
places, as in Olympia, every
seat i'll the house was sold before the band
arrived in town. 81 Think he continued.
"a military band, more than any other,
reaches the hearts of the people. 1t stirs
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patriotic enthusiasm. Thossibilities of
military band is yet in its infancy. We are
already invading the field Of orchestral mu-
sic and play great many compositions in
tended for grand orchestras only"
John Philip Sousa is the seventh director
OF the Marine band since its foundation
nearly 100 years ago. He was made leader
at the age of 26, during the administration
OF President Hayes. He had been raised
in the band, his father being member of
IT. His assistant director is Salvatore Pc
trola, who has been a member for twenty.
eight years. He is an ex-member of the
orchestra OF La Scala, and one of the best
music arrangers in America. The band
contains large number of the most ex-
pert and skillful solo players in the
country.
Director Sousa as a composer is unusu-
ally prolific. His compositions for military
bands are we'll known everywhere, and his
marches are SO popular and sparkling that
he is called the ''March King'' by musi-
clans. Altogether he has composed over
200 musical works, including great num-
Der OF marches, songs, general overtures
and line opera, respectively entitled "The
Wolf" desires, Queen Of Hearts,
katharine" and 'The Smugglers.H He
has also entered the domain Of sacred
composition, and written a s'Te Deum" for
a quartette and chorus.
chicago, which always wants the best, is
after Mr. Sousa. That city has offered
him $4,000 year, with five years CON
tract and share of the profits besides.
a syndicate with $20.000,0o0 backing ana
'The Si peSHaa5 chiosgo Band 99 kRRWn N.Y. souss g
has said nothing yet as to whether
he will accept this very tempting offer or
not, and will do nothing until his return
to Washington. He thinks if Secretary
Tracy had his own way, without consult
ing congress as to appropriations, he would
make the Marine Band the finest equipped
military band in the world. Mr.. Soasa is
very entertaining talker, pleasing man
ners, has plenty of brains and is an en-
thusiastic lover Of his profession. He was
well pleased with Olympia and SO were the
members of the band. It was their first
stopping place in the state. This after
noon they left on special train for Ta-
coma, where they will play tonight. They
appear in Seattle on Thursday, then start
on the homeWard trip, stopping at Spo-
kane, Helena, Chicago and other places,
reaching Washington, D. c., May 9Th
THE PROGRAM.
Following was the program rendered by.
the band.
/. Overture, william Tell'' ........ Rossini