The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-21
WAS A GREAT CONCERT
ThesMember From Gopher''Hear
It Last Night.
MARSHALL'S BAND At ITS BEST.

| a description or the Concert and HOW
1t Struck One Member of the Audi.
ence.
Along with about a thousand or twelve
hundred other people, was the member
from Gopher county at Hamilton hall
last night, to hear the tenth annual con-
cert given by MarshalPs Military band
1.-THE member from Gopher had never
heard a military band, but he had often
heard of Marshalrs, and he had made up
his mind a week ago that if his particu-
lar committee did not meet that night, he
would stake it in"
The committee was kind to him and he
was there. He had a good deal of diff
Guilty in getting a seat, but an usher
finally secured him one we'll to the front,
and he sat down complacently, and after
long look around at the fashion
ably dressed women, took off his hat
and slid it under him, regardless of its
probable appearance after he had sat on
it for nearly three hours.
The programme was "purtier AN a
yearlin, y jing," and he spent the half
hour he had to wait looking at the pic
ture of Drum Major Jones, and figuring
on his prospects of election to office if
he could raise whiskers like that mus
tache.
He had never seen such pretty clothes
as the band wore. and he made up his
mind to have a suit like it if his crops
turned out we'll
He was lost in meditation when the
crash of the first overture came and it
nearly upset him. 1t was theBeautifulGal-
atea by Suppe. There was a great deal
more noise than music in it to the ears of
the Member from Gopher, and he was
rather glad when it was over but he
lowed nobody should know he was ignor-
ant of music and he applauded with the
rest.
During the duet by the Buch brothers
on the violin and cello, the Member from
Gopher slept without interruption. It
was a very fine selection and was beauti-
fully rendered, but the Member lowed
they wusn't in it with Bill Simpkins, who
played fer hops out his way, and it was
his faith in Bill that lulled him to sleep.
He was surprised that the people in a
big town like Topeka didn't know good
fddlin' and called the duet back. Their
applause awakened him, and that may
have had something to do with his opin-
ion.
He liked the bands "Grand Selection
from Haddon Hall" much better and lis
tened to most of it. 1t was a little heavy
for him though and he was about to go
to sleep again when the applause awoke
him
He Strengthened up a good deal when
Prof. Leib came to the front for his tenor
solo, THE Silent " orld is Sleeping" and
really seemed to enjoy it. 1t was beau
tifully done and the member from Gopher
let everybody in his vicinity know he
liked it.
Gosh. that feller's out of sight," he
said, and looked around for some body to
agree with him. The singer could have
heard the remark if he had not been
busy. There were frowns in the vicinity
of the gentlemen from Gopher but he
was impervious to them.
The next number was an intermezzo
from Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana,"
and it may have seemed more like home
to the Member if he read the title.
Mrs Parkhurst's solo was splendid, as
it always is. She was on the programme
for a solo, "Hear Ye Israel" aria from
"Elias," and was accompanied by the
band. For response she sang a sere =
made by Nevin. The Member was de-
lighted He uttered as loud whoop as
he dared and slapped his leg several
times
That was great. wasn't it?" he said to
the lady in front of him, after he had
tapped her on the shoulder, but she
didn't answer him.
The next was more to his liking. 1t
was an Idyl-"Village Life in the Old
en- Time," by LIE There and was de-
scriptive. 1t was impossible for the
member to conceal his mirth when the
ducks quacked and the boosters crowed
and he slapped his leg again and again.
He was about to reach for his hat to toss
it up but was afraid ne couldn't get it
again. When the sleigh bells came in
he was more than happy and kept time
to the music with both heels while he
patted his legs silently with both hands
and relaxed his features into a broad
grim His applause was louder than
anyone's and he was glad when the band
responded with an intermezzo Forget
Me Not"
One of the successes of the evening
was the duet of Prof. Leib and Mrs. Park
hurst, "The Sound of Harps Angelical,"
from EThe Martyrs" He read the de-
scription of the piece and listened with
due solemnity. There were almost tears
in his eyes and he forgot to applaud first
for once.
The duet was responded to with
Through Valley, Through Forest" by
Blangini.
The band then played the Polish
Dance No. 2, and the member did not
have time to applaud till the opening
chords of Robert Bruce" grand Sc
lection from Scottish airs, began.
The member from Gopher was famil-
lar with most of them and he was hard
to hold when Money Musk was reached
The band responded with the Dunlap
Commandery" march and the concert
ended.
The member from Gopher was sur
prised to find it was nearly II o'clock,
and two hours past his bedtime
"How did you like it," friend asked
him
"PIumb out O. sight," said the member
from Gopher. aud the hundred or SO peo-
pie that heard him say it knew he meant
| it.