The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-23
ITINERANT MUSICIANS.
MUsT THE ORslN GRINDER 60
HENCE. As DID THE STREET BlEDS

| M--,en, Uniors Are Axsvtse 60 nanish
| Hsts-Restrietioas o. Street Masisiaas IL
Esrcpe-The Fadrone sns CoH'rset Ev'R''
| The musical unions Of BROOKLYN and Jersey
City are aRitatIne against the German street
hands and II IL probable that the unions will
| combine in an effort to have them suppressed,
AZ thar we're suppressed BIZ the Efforts Of the
Mutual Musical Protective Union OF this city
ak years ago. The street bands are described
as A pest By the union musicians. and they
.I.o .,v tbsv ara a menace to the health OF the
citizen. The principal obisction to the bands.
however arises from the fact thattheir work IL
.arsrs reasction on tbs arttstio ability OF the
so'oto io .," -, .N.. 49,. -
American musician. The street bands do not
AFFECT the union musicians in o financial way.
70 an, e..ent worn speaklna sooa ~. :. .s y,
are utterly incapable OF furnishing the sort OF
DC. VI one ~. 'ns u so.. 81, ha,os. ~
!. N. Ssp that prevents t IN. street band. from
In many Of the large cities in Europ. tn.
street bands are prohioited from plsyinR, anu
there are edlcts against them In many OF the
big cities IN detmsny. Ihey are not siIowed,o
practise In Berlin. LONDON or pari''and weresd-
o S = 1s.r ,os .t.tsd nsrioS tbsv .,s Al.
| 80, :, .,..,,' -, 49,, "a .i.,. mi.
Is during the annual exposition. and before
| they are permitted to play they must receive
/" license from the Burgermeister That dig
nitsry judges for himself the bands that are
capable Of playing 10 the city during the fair
and APPOINTS tune when tney shen appear
and give proof Of their cspso .h IL Is gen.
orally early IN the day when , the bands appear
.,s .aS IN oD,D ios anS the s.nss
| march be,ore him and MAY Iicens.s to the
a..,. $500. ~. n,v.a ~ ..,,..J ~.
| separate Danos are tnen given or reluseu. as
| the rgermelster sees ut.
| The strset hands which ara importcd to tbis
country are composed fer the most part OF
| peasant boys from Bohemia. They are Sc
lected more with a regard for their lung power
than their knowledge OF music. When the
| 10 blov two or tire. not AZ on som. ons NJ the
" o'o" ~ y, .",.e aVse' on 'Vme ono y, .ne
rest he is con sidered ready for work. He then
| nuts ali thu mower bs can into tina IN strumsnt
and chimes In with the others In the grand
| outburst OF blatant discord-
Each osnd mas one or TWO musicians now.
ever. VINO can play the airs. Thus 1t 10 That
whrs tha rat .imn,v ,Iow ,ha .o,om n. .nt
The nsasart bov !. Ion ND ovor nv hi. s.,hsr or
ope Of Ssr
coming 10 this conntrv h. b,. 70 worL ~, a
s.rtain nspos ' rihou, nav TO 20 bur,s thu
! padrone for paving hi. passage. Usually he IA
| nro,,,d.a ,,,h ,ai,or,, "a h,. ~. "a q. -
proVioea with UNIFORM ana MS ooard is also
| charged ND to him. His salary. when he has
paid for his instrument and all other necessary
,i.s,.. -. 70 a.. :,
eau'pmeh'' ranges irom % 10 % weeN' anu
this is considered . munificent sum By the
| moor peasant
III. a., nnr,,,, =, .,,... h.,,s ,., s.,.,-
Inc Importing OF street oands had dsvei-
oped into big industry. which was enrlching
| A number Of persons up to the time when the
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.ontract Lapor Avs we're ssrincen.y en-
s anu we uRton s nro'e Shess
panos out OF New 1otk CITY. Inc street pahus
were Iast superseding the rssulsr musicians
IN anu o,net ahm'rs ia wm,en tue bnr
ucIphhts ulu hot care Iucn ABOUT lhe char,
acter OF the music so long AS II was loud
enough; Inc pontIclanS Iounu them cheap
muu nr,ne Mur.nR eampaens' ano, IN = sma,s
MaJ, tney were a uetrnnrnt 10 the reguiEr
puslciana: Vow tnn unions are 80 poweriGi
,ha poIi,icuAh "ouiu not uare engage one OF
'he cheap oahds: A.. -,