The record-union., 1892-03-12
MUSIC And THE DRAMA.
Remarkable Trip by the United
States Marine Band.
The Hanlons and sssuperba''-Rise of
an Old Sacramento Actor-what
the Players are Doing all Oyer the
World stage Notes.

The United States Marine Band of
Washington, D. c., "The Presidents
Band" it is sometimes called, is about to
make one Of the most remarkable tours
that any large organization has ever at
tempted in this country, 1t is to cross
the continent to San Francisco, stopping
at certain designated cities, fill an engage
ment at the Golden Gate, continue south
as far as Los Angeles, CAL, north as far
as Portland, Or, return by the northern
route to st. Paul, Minneapolis and Du-
luth, again to Chicago, and from Chicago
back to the National Capital, all in an ex-
ceedingly brief period, covering the time
of their leave of absence. To accomplish
this extraordinary run the band will be
compelled to compass an average of 200
miles day, playing every day except
Sundays and often twice day. This
is feat never before undertaken by any
large organization. There is but one
that ever approached such an average,
that being Gilmore's band, under the
same management, D. Blakely of New
York, which made a transcontinental
tour and covered an average OF 166 miles
day.
The care in every detail of arrange
ment necessary to enable the Marine
Band to accomplish this undertaking is
hardly comprehended by the average
reader. The very minutes of the time
allotted are counted, and every foot of the
miles Of the distance measured; the hours
possible to every stopping place are ac-
counted for to the second, and every
coach in the train will be CREASED and
screwed up to the highest pitch of condi-
ton, and even the selected engineers,
nd fraS
nerve for specific and eventful duty. A
single hours delay, broken axle or
misplaced switch might disarrange and
spoil the entire schedule of arrange
mentS.
To insure the exact fulfillment of every
minutes running time, special coaches
and many special trains are required to
run on special timetables. The Marine
Band excursion train will be splendid
combination of Pullman skill and art.
Two of the very latest designs in SleeperS
are especially arranged for dining-car,
baggage-cars, etc., and the heetest en-
gines possessed by any and all the rail-
road lines concerned are the train requi-
sites, and these will go flying from Chi
cago over the entire route and back again.
Probably no special train ever sent out
surpassed this train as it Will be made up,
conveying it's distinguished passengers,
sixty or more in number.
1t IS by special dlSpenSatlon OF PreSl-
dent Harrison, at the request of Secretary
of the Navy Tracy, that the Marine Band
is granted the furlough that makes it pos
sible for 1t to go upon SO long and re-
markable a journey. AS is well known,
the band is a Government institution,
permanently stationed at Washington,
and is especially devoted to the White
House and the Presidents requirements.
The present is the second tour ever per-
mitted by the President, and the first for
such length of time and distance; there
lore the tour partakes somewhat of a ma
rionai novelty. and must naturally attract
toward itself almost national attention.
THE HANLoNS.
The Hanlons have been doing fine
business in San Francisco and giving
great satisfaction to the people, according
TO the San Francisco papers. The Salt
Lake Tribune, speaking of their appear
ance in that city, says: 1T is the Ieger-
demain of Hermann, the acrobatic teats
of the circus, the specialties of refined
variety. Farce. song, beautiful tableaux,
wonderful transformations, exquisite
pantomime, brilliant costuming, marches,
rich lights, gorgeous scenery. In word.
nursery tale, it is fortune-tellers' dreams
ali put into life and floated before the
footlights to enrapture the senses. All
acknowledged it exceeded in size and COM
plication anything put upon the theater
stage, not excepting the Chicago spec
tacIe, "Sinbad."