The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-14
PITTSBURG'S SHOW
THIS is THE CLOSING WEEK OF 1Ht
GREAT EXPOSITION.

Promises 10 Do the Greatest Sir Dan
In History of Exposition Society
sOuIa, the Great BAudmAitsr, All
hand to Be Present.
This is the closing week OF the grestIs
dustrial exposition at Pittsburg, and d
promises TO be the greatest week In ii,
history of tho exposition society, tos d |
will mark the presence at the big show
JohnIPhilip Sousa and his far.famed COZ
cert band. No musical organization d
Its kind in the world has attained tn
high degree of prominence and success
that has marked the career Of SOuHi
band, and no one who is fond Of must
can afford TO miss this splendid oppor
tunity to hear the greatest concert bla4
in existence. 1t will be here Just 81
days, giving two concerts daily, from
October II TO l6, inclusive.
Whatever relation 1t may have 70 III
artistic development Of the country med
not be considered, but 1t Is a tangible tSs
nevertheless that a large portion of Souni
audiences attend THE March KipgE
concerts solely to hear his encores, Al
every performance Of Sousa and his band
the requests that reach the conductors
encore numbers II compiled with would
treble the length of the programme
Some OF these requests are particularly
humorous and many OF them have been
treasured for the amusement they Still
provoke. -.
On one occasion Mr.. Souss was HANDED
Nak aNA
lady requests that you play the oyertun
to 'TAnnhAuse' ms an encore. This wa
IN the south and is in direct contrast -
the Characteristic bluntness OF western
lover OF melody who knew what b.
wanted and wasn't afraid to say sOir
these terms:
Damn Wagner. Play The Liberty
Bell.
While playing at st. Louis two Js,1
ago this note was handed TO him:
Would IL be asking too much nln
quested you to play as an encore the beau
tiful opera 'MarthaY l believe it hbI
Sullivan"
SouSa also received this one in st, LOui
Gt the exposition;
1.-THE young lady with me requests thai
you play your charming copposlti0n
THE Ice Cold CAdests. ," Mr. 'oua
suspects the, young man was aim Al
tThe High School Cadets,
In PennsylyaniA came this anxious
guest:
II came 40 miles over the mountains
see the man who makes SIS, 900 o yeSr o..
of his compositions. Kindly obllEe M
by playing them all. J. T.
This one came from o young msn Jul
Rching for information:
"Bandanaster Sousa: Please inform NJ
what Is the name Of those two in5ua'
ments that look like gas pipesS'
AT an afternoon concert SousA WI
handed this mole; Al
Dear Sir Please play Loves Oh
Sweet song. I've got my girl almod@
the sticking point, and thst will fetch bel
around, sure"
This from u muSically inclined member
OF the coiored race:
A colorcd lady would like TO hoAf
ooronet solo by your solo coronetist
From IN enthusiastic southerner cAh'
this earnest request:
Please play Dixie without any Trim
mtnRs Music Lover"
Here Is another sample Of the ingenu'
Gus request!
"a warm admirer Of good music would
like TO hear the 'Maiden's Prayer Cd
your,bAnd."
The Sousamaniac is always present "
force at these concerts and this is slinpI
OF requests that come from such Al5n0"
daily.
-Four young ladies would like to s1g'
Rest the following program; Washing
ton Post High School Cadets 'Lioetr
Bell Manhattan Beach, Directorate
King Cotton and III Captain
SousR's concerts at the PittsburR Etpo
altion will be given at from TO anu
from to o in the afternoons and troln
7:S0 to $3.50 and $3.50 TO 1880 In the even
inRs. There will be six numbers In eaEa
part, but Souss is liberal and no douWG
Will give as many encorcs Us time w!
permit As II generally costs one IN ",
neighborhood Of & to hear Sousa and y,
players when they come TO Pittsburg ong
Tor matinee or evening performance Wv
great advantage TO the public OF his ~
pearance OF the Exposition can be rCau'i,
seen. The admission 10 tho Exposition v
only % cents, and that Is oil II VIII oS
any visitor to the big show 10 hear ,i
greatest band In the world aud meet hII
greet the greatest conductor Their, w
be excursions during the week on all "
the railway lines running into PlttSpu'h
and no ono within u radius Of 100 NIL W
the smoky City shouldiall TO 80 and h'"
gnunn