The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-21
GRANDOUTDOOR FETE
The 1Post- Intelligencer" Con-
cert a Brilliant Success.
LIKE AN ITALIAN CARNIVAL.
The First Regiment Band outdid ITSELF
and rhou.auds of People Listened
To the Beautiful Music.

Al predictions undeTrasaf ire crows
Hhat gathered last night - hear the ATsL
~ tie new series OF open air coEcsTts m
eugurafea ~ the management OF tne Fo 90
intelligence. ~ several times during -
concert there must have bsea iussg -.s
hicks On first and Second avenues, ana :
uas noticeable feature that the great
ff,rong did not GxfD6Ie pegcepE3psy 81 any
tina during the evenings entertainment
TIE brilliantly lighted streets ara sfoN
Window the sarginy mas OF people. tte
Emusic from the band. row rising 70 . sFss-s
esirrIn~ volume Of sound. anon reproducing
the Isgaf ard tricksy measures o. tae
nogro dance, ard again dropping into minor
tones OF sadness. all made up feast o.
sights and sounds that made the night
eeem like an Italian carnival coming n
with its glitter ard music at the close o. q
quiet summer day.
The city at large was the guest OF ths
Jsost-Tnfeii!xencer. and ths HlanaaeIneht OF
the paper furnished rigsst royal enter
tainmsnf. Wegner's entire First ksgislsnt
band giving a musical programme "nica
A. Il safe 70 sag could rot be duplicated
elsewhere in the Northwest.
spacious platform WIS erected In front
of the Cherry street entrance 70 the POST
Intelligence Offices. and II became the
musical center from which the sound
put through the streets 10 ne listening
fi,ousan6s who enjoyed the concert from
Beginning 10 end.
The frat notes of IN. opening number on
The programme had hardly SOUNDED until
both sides Of Cherry street from First ave
nue. 70 Second were lined with people. be-
fo-s the second number was concluded the
crowd simply filled the street. Some peo-
pia came early and secured some nook or
vantage which they did not desert TIL the
concert was over. Others came and went
as fancy pleased them, strolling along t~s
streets where the crowd vas not 50 great
Many gentlemen selected Pioneer place rs
q promenade. and along with the music en-
1oyed the aroma OF good cigar, Gentle
men whose offices overlook the band stand
Invited their friends TO share the pleasures
~ the evening with them. and almost very
window looking down On Cherry street had
Its quota OF faces. which could be seen
from the street like 80 many box parties AZ
. great opera.
Certainly II popular attention and favor
unean anything the management OF the
Post-Inteiilgeneer has reason to congrat-
ulate itself on the hearty endorsement
which tire people Of Seattle gave last
night In renewing their attendance upon
ehe open air concerts.
The programme arranged By Prof. Nag-
ner was worthy OF all the praise 80 law
nshly bestowed upon IL last night He has
pet such a high standard throughout his
work with the band that nothing less than
good music win uphold Il. The programme
last night besides being richly varied so
as 10 afford enjoyment 10 every individ-
uai taste from the most critical 80 the
most popular. presented several striking
features which were sure 70 win public
Recognition. One of these was the para-
phrase OF "I3en Bolt" which was not
.t..ft IA
oven been published. The music WAS ar
ranged BY Hrode. Of the Hawaiian band,
and a complimentary copy was sent 30
Prof Wagner and the First Regiment
band hy II. A. Ingham, formerly mem
her Of the band. IL IL indeed beautiful
production. the minor keys into which It
runs after the regular melody of the we'll
known song and the counter melody az
forded each instrument bringing cut
some rare and exquisite effects.
Another feature OF the evening WAS the
appearance OF A. DeE8pria. late OF Liber-
ati's famous military hand Of New York.
whose performance on the cuphoniuns. or
more properly the double beii baritone.
Aweke enthusiastic sppi4use among the
crowd. To add further distinction TO his
PLAYING. the piece which he rendered.
s.neli@ OF Seattle IL his own compost
ton, and as the name suggests has been
composed since his arrival In this city.
In response 10 the encore which he grace
Fully Acknowledged. he played "In Old
Madrid" In the course Of which his
change To troguhone eject aroused the
pdmirntion not only OF tire peopia AZ large
but OF his fellow musicians as we'll
The ''F,-f. March, which had the honor
Df leading the musical van. was rendered
ns only the band for which II was written
can play t. Later In the evening Il was
repeated ''hy special request" and its
usual place in the band. felt correspond
lngly honored.
The Musical Scenes from Switzerland. -
Ds the name Indicates. il a descriptive
piece. and last night u was beautifully de-
scripsiye. The opening ~ the piece pre-
gappc=es rustic pasture at early morn
tng. The birds are singing. crickets chirp-
1ng. ecwheils tmkHng. ara other rural
bounds are filiag tho air. Near neon the
bounds OF = peasant dance are heard. As
evening draws on the clear notes Of the
Alpine horn come floating down from some
unseen mountain height. and then che
Handler - heard Ia = pretty Clartonet
duet. Then tire Swiss sosiler. Doubtless
fcrdiur his cattle % their evening rest.
bends cut the resonant call that had tts
Birthplace amid Alnine echoes.
Other pieces had fheir peculiar charms
pnd gracez. The Koioka dance Rfth is
Bohemian measures. The pretty selections
Prom the ererss the catchy negro sfaYsee
which brought "a an encore S0usa's mes.
famous march, King Gotten ihe weird
sweetness of the HnnNar1aa zoue ths
*atse Espaguele. with the tambourinra
Initiating the c&Sta0ets ~ The Spanish
0sncer. TIE seieet zion from Frnaof. which
again brought Slgn0r naCanria 20 ths
front u two charming baritone solos. ard
she final "Rastps or Parade" in wnt.h
the band itse,f does some sluxgnE. az. ana
each II these. had special admirers.
A. additional aftraettsn was the probe,
sfcn 81 sanary notices. portraits. land
escapes as Nhet-np,se on 4 large s,,raes
from magic lantern which fha ssara~a.
suent 81 fhe rost-fntesslsr seer haa -.
rcntiy seeayed for che purpose ~ hsli-tis,
iae campaign returns. rae oo~tra.l ~ NJ
Nlniey naturally bnrn away tAe ,,ys.f,rsa
hcncrs az ghe evening".
The next concert o. 'he seSies viii b
rfven next SATURDAY evening.