The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-26

And Resigned the White House Band
Tor. One OF His Own.

And Resigned the White House Band
for One OF His own.
In an article OF four pages devoted TO
The Evolution OF a Great Musical Or
ganization.t the Cosmopolitan Magazine
gives a history Of the inducements held
out 20 John Philip Sousa TO give up the
United States Marine band and form
more brilliant organization OF his own.
From this article we make the following
extract:
1t is a fortunate fact that Mr.. Sousa An
ally responded favorably to the rosy pic
lures presented 10 his consideration by Mr..
Blakeley, and that, in almost less time
than Il takes to tell Il. he had resigned his
government connection, and was al the
head OF perhaps the most skillful array of
band musicians ever congregated In the
country. They comprised a dozen OF the
dead Glmores favorite artists, several
members OF the Thomas and Seidl orches-
tras and skilled solosts from the famous
organizations of England. Germany and
France AS individual musicians, every
member IS an accomplished soloist. and In
ensemble paying the long. painstaking,
eSacting drIll they have received has re-
suited In a perfection as gratifying TO
their leader as il Is delightful 10 the public.
The recognition Of the excellence of the
new organization was instantaneous. Tri-
umph after triumph Immediately rewarded
H. 1t was at once selected by Theodore
Thomas to furnish with his own orches-
ira the music for the opening OF the
Worlds far. II was rendered by him an
engagement for the entire season AZ that
great exposition. 1t instantly succeeded TO
GIlmore's great annual engagements at
Manhattan Beach. at the Madison Square
Garden and at the st. Louis Exposition. II
was summoned 20 the California Midwinter
fair. and between these and It's concert
tours. Il Is giving. during the present
- avel
Ing with the winter holidays, a series of
ten months Of daily concerts-the longest
continuous season of the kind known to
musical history.
The musicians Of the country have been
as quick TO acknowledge the superiority
OF this great organization as the manag FRS.
the press and the public. Prof w. s. r.
Mathews. the distinguished musical author
and critic. commenting in his magazine.
Music. upon the performances OF the band
at the Worlds far. declared; "Sousa's
band stands AZ the head. II IS as much
alone as the Boston symphony Orchestra
under Gericke was alone, or the Chicago
TxposItion orchestra under Thomas was
alone To me il seems that Sousa has at
taiued a standard OF finished and sympath-
etc intelligence such as I have never be-
fore recognized in the military band"
Equally pronounced have been the ex
uressions over their own signatures. OF
such DISTINGUISHED musicians and compos-
erS a. Dudley Buck. Alexander lambert
(tbe head OF tho New York Conservatory
Of ..as,~l. Homer y Bartlett. Bruno oscar
Klein Robert Thal0n and many others.
As for the press Of the country. II - a
unit I'm placlnE the band At the head. in the
posit.on q has earned. The New York
Herald declared. after its first concert.
that Ell "a new sensation 70 hear such
music from q military band The chit
caro papers fairly mourned IS necessary
denarture from the " orld's fair The Her
ala ~ that city said. "one blast from
Sousa's hand was worth more 10 the expo
sttion than all the other organizations the
MANAGEMENT could furnish IN A year
Ami aratn. These rema.ring bands draw
about as many people 20 their stands N
week. as Sousa used 10 play 10 every art
eruoon" 49,,
The san Francisco papers testified with
one accord that the coming OF Sousa IN
ssantiv ard greatly increased the numbers
in attendance AZ the Ndwinter FAR "
g. further cordially conceded BY the citi-
rens 80 - louis that Sousa'S band Is the
prevailing factor I'm the continued success
- taat most prosperous % loNal EXPOSE
,tors ana AS for Manhattan Beach, no I'M
,,~ei,,sliced observer car refrain from tcsti-
icing that combined with 'he admirable
,.sn4e.rssut AMI natural attractions when
distinguish the place Sousa and his hand
are what the uaonIe Gock 20 hear ana see
a. FIR Eaus8 p u1erit. Ne - n u'feofi'liaof4-
* husv man. Between his eVsct'ng duties
.4 leader ana gre puhlic's demand Tor
rs --.vo7sitt,re h.s f.ne Is completely
,,,..~so8. Resides hts recent new no7rHheS'
no rNf4~ha-sl- Reach" AMI Liberty
pelf" he has iuzt finished an opera Tor
rasIyatf Hoorr~. ana fae rl-tsa0ieSt iact
ID, -rts connection IS that she revenue from
Ms ,eupasitlons nets h.na "a cons teraole
so~t,t~s every vesr an Mr.. HOPPER = -
.~.A..st..-., .r-.~ MS newly COMPLETED ore
- .r,. d., declares w.tH thN utmost earn
.s.,ess tra, sauea's ROYALTIES from It's
,,-,s,,...on VII ASSURE tly make him rlra-
~ course Us great success IS fecnl tfiF
.--,.ssr.-r 20 fhe creators ot S'nsa's Re
4,,a-kable Organization T. IS a. o'e~- ''@
.'--t,...,~-s prtse Us leaders, Inspiration
49,. ,,,.-.i--.s savc-tte ana aet ana the
go. s. ~..uruiat.ar to tee nafr at'sm 90
. s.,,e~ az ms country. thaf America
81. famous ~gs!c corps m.i, srN
-.-5.,fsa~ w.tna-i. q superior Z indeed
+. r-es7 e.7aaI. .n che world
49,. T,u,ous hard VII give one ~ its
>.-..-s converts q ms ci4 Or The eV-
erf@e a. February b.