The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02


Importance upon work He never did it.
NJ made music. Melody intoxicated him.
He used TO say that the day was made for
music making and the night for sleep. He
j va. a Bohemian with a highly developed
arfistie temperament. He played at many
. notahle function and at many a public
occasion In Washington City.
John Philip was not slow in taking 10
the calling for which nature and environ
ment had fitted him. He first learned the
violin. When he was 10 years old he
played I'm public.
Ferty years old, he says he feels as IL
he we're 50, so long has he been before the
public.
SING his debut at 10 be has been con-
SANITY before the public. He has gone
steadily forward and upward since that
time. He has mastered his art until he
stands az the head Of as fine a musical or
gan,zation as there is in the world. Nor
Is that ALL His compositions are the most
ycgular In America. They are heaped upon
each other in every music rack. They are
familiar TO the schoolhoy and the school
girl and the swell and the belle I'm the
iallroam glide around In unison with their
rhythm
he first led an orchestra when he was
T. That was in Washington City. When
he was "a he was placed al the head Of the
proud place. but the financial return is
no, very great
"Scusa was getting 81. 90 a year with the
hard" said his able manager, Mr.. Blake
y. when / organized his band. Now he
tfaws over $4,000 a year royalty on his
eompcslrons'
Blu, though the place was not highly
remurerative one. Sousa was brought. or
rather brought himself into very great
r..sr 2 Marine hand
hcame famous the country over. II
PLAYED at the Waite House on all great
erfcial occasions. Sousa wrote Inaugural
uoa marches and played them while pres
keats were being indicted into office.
lie wrote the Inauguration march for
Garfield. and some months thereafter II
seeame his sad task 10 write for this mar
tired president a funeral march. lie
wrote Il and travelled with the dead presi-
Cent TO Ohio. where the sad music was
played Some day he is going 20 write
haak about the White House.
While Sousa IS better known through
bis composition, he has written seNerai
sfsNs, He is just finishing one. which
MI Be presented by DeWolf Hopper Ia
April, The book ia by Charles Klein, the
dsysr man Who reads all the plays Tor
Caarles Frohman. and who wrote ~ihe
Isssrict Attorney"
The opera is going 10 make a big hit.
Hopper has gone through IL and - de-
aEhsed with a. The music is Of the Sousa
We and we all know how that takes with
~ public In the realm Of opera great
iaings may be expected OF the march king.
ne has little time TO devote 10 composition,
sa' he works with the ease and skill 81 "A
nAsisF and il IS his intention 90 do some
sfsai work tn the future
Al Of US know "The Washington Post
aareh. Il was the first one of the popular
SaSa series 10 hit the right spot in public
aver II was written while Souss was in
Washington CITY at the request OF Beriah
"Nk'aS, The owner and Frank Hatton,
Ns editor Of the Post.
zee Post started a popular prize contest
- contributions from children. The con-
- grew cut of all proportions. IL eN-
~lle1 10 such IA extent as 70 embrace all
Nahington city The keenest interest
-s excited II vas the talk Of the town.
Prizes were finally awarded and such
ne interest that 81 was decided 10
SRA
seasa, We want you % write a unarch
ne Occasion" said Frank Hattou.
- lo;s OF people there and II VIII
Asie opportunity
$50 wrote the march on that day IN
ssHthsoniaH grounds sc was played FOR
afsi time. The audience cheerea and
So has 10 play Il again The march
Fepalarive8 and now IL has circula-
Fsser '''''' - . =
common custom now for com
- g write arches for newspapers.
g. / eedeve vas the FIRST ore.
tee ineNglic85le things about sou
49, ,@3 ne pleases every manner 81 man
g. = muse somehow ne reaches the
49, 81 p0oic taste \othiug gives a
49, aea % the mixed character % lhe
- That gather 10 hear him than the
thAt come - him while playing.
!. Instance while he was playing GA
e. az The auditorium the other dav "a
"A note Sas handed 10 him. waich said,
ss.-.N lsdy requests that you play ghs
a.. 70 'fannhaDser' for an encore"
- request that came from the an
T. masculine chirCgrsphy. read;
k.F fr0sessar: Please have yoGr fsi-
Bay Sweet Marie
aef very outspoken request that
- 70 him last week VAS o0ackel IN
Vigorous Nertis.
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