Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-23
WILMINGTON'S BANDS.
A Strong Rivalry Stirred up by
the Railway Concerts.
SOME OF THE LATEST sBIE0TIONs
Bandmen ON Their Mettie all over the
CITY Each Organization WIN Attempt
Co Secure the Most Favorable Public
opinion some Noyel instruments Now
Used The Pay OF a Band sInn.

Co Secure the Most Favorable Public
Opinion Some NoveI instruments Now
Used The Pay OF Band Man.
Although every year in which there Is
presidential election Is q profitable one
To- the brass bands of q city this VIII he
an unusual year for the 'tooters of
Wilmington While the concert is at iia
height. the campaign work has practic
ally begun aud the new quickstcps "On 4
to the White House. "Gcncral Harrison /
Grand March. Baby Ruth Cleveland, /
aud Four More Years of Grover. the /
strains of which are frequently coming I
from the band rooms of the city,wi soon 4
be the popular airs among the patrons of /
the theater galleries and street boys. |
Campaign rehearsals take upall the time |
of the amateur band man and there will /
soon be little time for much concert /
work.
The Pay of tho Amateur
bandman in this neighborhood has de-
creased greatly in the past five years, and /
now it takes "a fine player to make more /
than three dollars per day. or two dollars |
on evening no matter how long the /
march or how frequently they are called |
upon TO "blOw.
Years ago in Che days Of the Milard
band ia this city. and other similar
organizations which could by no means
cope with the two rival bands that are
now heard here the individual pay of
the baud men was @s per day. For con
cert it was f2 DO per evening of two
hours while SO was demanded as day s
concert work.
hand Mcn stirred Up.
The Wilmington bands have been
active all this month, and are preparing
for the big season this fall. hyatts
Military band, which. by The efforts of it's
hustiiug manager, W. L. Welsh, re-
Gently purchased gorgeous uniforms,
is rchearsing two evenings OF each week
under the baton of Frank beggs an old
player in Wilmington, who has appeared
an over the country This hand has ar
ranged TO appear on the streets on
Columbus Day with a fine now collec.
tion of quickstops and with forty musi.
clans to play. This is the largest VII
I mnrton band that ever appeared ON the
streets here and will undoubtedly draw
! much attention and elicit applause all
along the line.
ON the 18th and ia Of September
the band with twenty pieces, will go Co
. Washington d. G., with the q. A. r.
department of Delaware, 20 play in Che
j encamument of tho Grand Army of the
nation at the capital Tho band win also
play in FUN uniform at the Wilmington
iair on September @ ana :, ana 10 has a
program of sprightly selections for con-
certs at the races for those days 10 is
4 said that O slight disagreement between
I this band and tne Wilmington City Rail
way company during the recent series OF
concerts in Eighth street park, is as
signed as the reason that the band has
, not received the patronage of the com
/. panv in IT'S Rivcrview and Shellpot
branch concerts heretofore.
a Novol Instrument in Use.
Cne of tine most prominent features in
this band viii be beautiful saXaphone.
d something new i'm Wilmington played by
Frederick r. Kaiser. Mr Kaiser recently
s imported the instrument for his own
d amusement, paying high price for il.
He has, however, consented 20 use 10 In
the band on concert occasions. and is now
using 30 at rchcarsals regularly. Another
interesting feature n this band last year,
al, was lofty giockenspiel, which was
played on parade and m concert py george
Churnside. The glockenspiel will prob.
M ably be brought into use again this fan
, aud it is expected that IL will glisten in
= the llnc on Columbian Day.
The 'Rcgiment" in Concert.
The First Regiment band. under the
leadership and management of bnnd
u master Walismith. is winning fresh
'r laurols every day in it's Riverview con
y certs. This Us the first regular concert
u work ever done bv this band and the rc
'r suits are that critics who have been com
planning continually that mo- concert
music can ever bo heard In Wilmington
PC are convinced that they do not know
things they might know. The Regiment
y band is said 10 have the best battery
s. of any amateur band In the East and or
T. this It's success in parade worl, is based
'o 10 also has q breast of slide tromhones
us which add always 60 the beauty and vol
Oh ume of a brass band.
The First Regiment band has mum
ber of engagements during the next tive
months including the following: Sep
tembcr 3, Labor Day celebration; Sep
'n tember and TO- Wilmington Fair Sep
10 tember lJ-l7, inclusive Fame Hose Fir
rd company's trip through Pennsylvania
ed October l3, with PhmniX Fire COZ mpan
th in Frcman's parade at New Castle
nm October 81, Columbian Day parade.
by They Play the Latest Music.
rs The bands always get the latest an
m best musical publications and each ca
prepare AN instructive, entertaining an
Ia amusing program on a remarkably shor
notice. Some of the many concei
selections used by them are as follows
March, American Medley" ... ...... brooh
"Grand Comic Opera Medley" .... beyt
Overture. "Ucyuiiom 90 the People, .....Supf
~ Selection. "a Night in Berlin Hartman
w. Concert Polouai-e,n ....... heis-l
on Medley, southern Plantation Songs, 'hoitg'
ud Selection, opera, "Iausi. .......... NuuuQ
ava fdyl. mill in the Forest. .".......... hiemhci
Selection. "lhe Gundolicrs,' ..........su
Waltz, "Nisious of Paradise, '.-.--....- lienn'
Dn. Overture, 'lhe Bridal Rose, ....... .... liarel
scotch fgntasic.n n...... -......... Niegan
Medley. "lhc Black Brigade" ".........'. hey'
I'M Galop, "Barnyard, '..................tai taillpae
si- Great Rivalry Now Exists.
1' The engagement by the Wilmingto
'o city railway company of Hyatts Mil
tary band to give a series of It's celebr'
ted concerts at the Eighth street terlnint
of the electric lines of railroad,
az regarded as a great boom TO the ban
III. business in Wilmington Not only wi
M it encourage all the players and plac
eneh man on his rnnfffo Int IL will I