The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

SOUSA AT THE AUDITORIUM.
Sousa and his magnificent band gave
a concert at the auditorium last night
TO an immense audience, and although
the night was cold and the building not
sufficiently heated, the audience We're
well pleased. OF course the concert
was a treat and music lovers are in
debted to Mr.. Ed Vail for bringing the
great Sousa and his Incompatible band
of artists To Wichita. Il was owing TO
that gentleman's pluck and enterprise
that Wichitans had an opportunity 81
hearing the inspiring mucic OF the
great march king.
The program was rather shorter than
the audience would have preferred and
Mr.. Sousa was not so liberal with his
cncOres as he usually is,owing no doubt
TO the cool atmosphere in the hall. Miss
Duke as violinist. who was here last
year. is an excellent player and was
heartily welcomed. Miss French sings
beautifully and was warmly applauded
The great trombone virtuOSo. Arthur
Pryor, was simply wonderful. Buc
SOusa was the center OF attraction. To
see him direct is alone worth the price
Of admission, and 10 hear his band
play one of his great marches is a de-
surrounding towns attended the con-
cert and although there were about
twelve hundred people in the audience.
that number would have been swelled
had the weather been more favorable.
DE MONKO.
DR.. De Nonco. the celebrated hypnot-
ist who appears all next week at the
Crawford Grand. has in his possession
To- va-H- ut l. rsfrr -
with a history. II was al one time the
property OF a wealthy East Indian in
whose family it had been treasured for
centuries. II originally belonged 10 one
Of the fakirs who used TO perform mar
veIous tricks in hypnotism. The ring
is supposed to posses the peculiar viz
tues of bringing good luck 10 whoever
wears it. Should the owner lose IL, h
or she is sure to meet with bad luck OF
some sort. on this DR.. De MOncO takes
the greatest care of il and Is more super
stitiOus about II than he is about num-
Der thirteen, a croS-eyed man, or any
of those things. The ring came into the
doctors possession in a peculiar man
ner while filling an engagement IN In
d,a few years ago. IN company with
his wife he was travelling on the beach,
their attention was attracted by loud
cries of distress from another part OF
the promenade, when woman was
seen waving her arms fTantically
Rushing 10 the spot De M0nco found a
child struggling IN the water. This
spot was the most dangerous part Of
the beach a. owing 10 peculiar for
nation OF The shore there is d strong
u1dert1w and deadly whirlpool
Without stopping 10 consider the doctor
plunged into he water ard succeeded IN
reaching the child. but here the trouble
began. He was caught IN the whirl-
pool and swept round and round until
his head began TO swim as well a. him
self. a supreme effort. however. proved
successful and he reached the shore ex-
hausted. but with ne child safe IN his
arms. The grateful father presented
DR.. De Monco with the ring and as
sured him III luck could never Dc his por-
ton while IL remained IN MS possession.
The prediction has 20 far been fulfilled
though doubtless more owing 20 the
doctors taIen than % any magic