The evening times., 1897-02-22
THE INAUGURATION MUSIC
Victor Herbert Has Prepared the
Program for March 4.
1t Includes the "Gold Bug" March.
Concerts Morning, Afternoon
and Evening.

Rehearsals OF the music to be rendered
at the Inauguration of President-elect Nc
Kinley have been conducted by Victor
Herbert's Twenty Regiment Band
of sixty-five musicians in New York for
several weeks. The band viii have little
rest for three days
The Tannhauser overture will Open the
introductory concert that is to pIecede
the Inauguration ball. Hungarian Rhap-
sody No. o. by List, ana american
Fantasie,' by Herbert, are the two other
concert numbers.
There are twenty-three dancing num-
bers on the program for the bail, of which
sixteen are orchestral numbers THE
Gold Bug March has a prominent place
in the program. The program includes
the following:
''The Gold Bug March ............ Herbert
Spanish Dance. Nj ski
Grand Selection, Carmen" Bizet
Hungarian Guards. ,.......... Gil OSsman
Grand Selection, Faust q ounod
american Girl March, Herbert
Finale, william Tell l''............ Z ossini
The orchestral selections for the dances
have not beenmade public.
Beginning Friday, March 5, a series of
concerts will be inaugurated. The morn
ingcOncert will begin at 1 1 o'clOck K and will
be given I'm the honor OF the Army The
numbers include the overture, Raymond,
Thomas; Spring Serenade. Lacombe; Grand
finale from aida ~ Verdi; trombone SOLO.
Lost Chord,' Sullivan soIoist Ernest III
Clarke; Spanish ballet suite, a, ''segue-
dille;" b, ''Uavanaise," C. 'BOIero de
CadiZ, De Sormes; sextette from Lucia :"
Donizetti; a Passing the Cotton Fields -
Clarke; b, Dance Americaine, Lax;
Starlight Waltz, Wizard OF the Nile, :"
Herbert
In the afternoon the concert will he
in honor Of the Navy. Among the num-
bers OF the program are. "EntTee OF
the Knights and finale, from Lohen-
grin; Strauss Artist Life;'' ballet
music from 1.-The Prophet and DroOh's
march, Pride OF the Nation"
The Friday evening concert is in
honor of the governors OF the States. At
the head of the program is Herbert )
Mckinley Inauguration March, At
this concert will be played the Grand
American Fantasia" in which airs from
the following viii be introduced. Hail
Signals, 'sThe Girl / Left Behind Me,
Dixie" RED, White and Blue, Star
spangled Banner"
Saturday, March 8. there viii be two
concerts The morning one is in honor
Of the Senate and House OF Representa-
tives. while the afternoon concert is in
honor of visiting guests. Members Of Con
gress, If they attend the concert in their
honor, will listen to:
Funeral March Of q Marionette" -GOunod
"reminiscences OF Ireland" Godfrey
Selections from Robin Hood" De Koven
.'Torchlight March Meyerbcer
The program for the Saturday evening
concert includes the grand march from
''Tannh3user" Scenes NepOlitaines"
CMassent), and selections from the ''WiZaTd
of the Nile Herbert).
Col. Erast. the superintendent of the
Military Academy at West Point, opposes
the proposition TO bring the cadets to
Washington to participate in the inaugural
parade. The senate has indicated its op-
position The Secretary OF War is dis
posed. III view of these and other COnsid-
eratons. also TO set the seal OF his disap-
proval upon it. and it is obvious that
the House Military Committee will at their
meeting tOmnrTOw reject the resolution.
which was referred to the Secretary Of
War several days ago. Secretary Lamont's
reply was sent to the House today.