Evening star., 1897-03-04

orchestra which VIII furnish all the dance
music tor the inauguration ball. is a prod
uct Of the national capital, having been
born In this city in 1851 His prediction
for music was manifested at an early age.
and in 1865 he enlisted as an annrenti.e
IN the United States marine corps and was
assigned to the band, where his first work
was as fifer. He was also general
utility boy, and carried the music and at
times beat the triangle. 1t is rather a sin
suiar fact that John Philip Sousa, who is
perhaps, the greatest band leader that this
country mas produced, and Mr.. Haley were
, companion apprentices in the Marine Rard
at that time Sousa beating the cvmhals
when the band was split into sections. AS
they developed in musical power Sousa
learned the violin and Mr.. Haley the flute
ana piccolo, the latter becoming piccoIo
solo1st of the Marine Band under the lead
ership of Scala. In 1877 both Mr. Sousa and
Mr Haley left the band and started out on
thelr own careers.
Mr.. Haley went to pbilade,nb; ,
became connected with the Cern,ar;,
Orchestra, nnder Carl Cent? as dnte ,s;
plcco.o soloist- Mr.. Sousa went into tho
ai,he,sa, o,eneStra. playing second violin,
atnough shortly afterward Mr. Sousa as
suhea the leadership of the orchestra of
the Philadelphia Church Choir Pinafara
company, and his career since then is Wei
known W lille Mr.. Haley was in Phiia-
delphia although he gained a renutatio,
as iute and piccolo soIoist, he studied
crchestration with the idea of one day no
coming leader himself. In 1882 he com,
niehcea travelling with musical organiza
tions and was on the road for five wears
returning to his native city in 1887 and ac
ceptlng the position as flute and niccoto
SoSonst In the National Theater Orchestra.
IN octoDef, lSe1 he organized the Wash
ington Military Concert Band CATHERINE
ABOUT MIN the best musicians in the CITY
large proportion of whom had been for
merry members OF the Marine Band. This
A series of concerts were given during its
Irst year every one of which was both a
nnancial and an artistic success The pres
eht season concerts have been given at
the New National Theater. and the success
or last year has been duplicated The
! band has improved, of course in its work
and has received accessons to its num-
ber sc that now it can compare fayorab;y
win any civilian organization of its char
acter. and is the first civilian band in this
Dlstrlct that has ever met with such con-
t1nued success. Nearly all the members of
his band play other Instruments and so
he has in that organization the nucleus of
splendid orchestra 1t was this nucleus
that enabled him to successfully compete
for furnishing the orchestral music for
the Inauguration ball, and he confidently
asserts that the 10 men which will com
pose his orchestra tonight will present bet
ter music for the purpose for which il is
Intended than has ever been given at an
inauguration ball Mr.. Haley is also a
composer. and has written several marches
that have won favor. In mis- style of CON
Quoting he very much resembles Mr. John
Fhllp Sousa, with whom he is upon the
Varmest personal terms. and for whom he
naturally has the greatest admiration.
Mr.. Victor Herbert.
Mr.. Victor Herbert is em:nantH o,,r
fled to lead the band of the inaupuraI h,u
and at the concerts which are to follow
he was born in Dublin, February l, 1SSs.
his grandfather, of whom he is said to be
an exact image, was Samuel Lover. author
OF HANDY Andy" and composer of ..rbe
|. Low Backed Car" Rory O'Noore" An
songs. '
MI Herbert was, however, reared and
educa ated mostly in Germany, where mis-
musical temperament was nodded under
the developing influences of the Wagnar
era. He performed, studied and conducted
IN the famous orcnestras of Stuttgart
vienna and Paris. As performer on his
chcsen instrument. the violoncello, he is
almost without an equal, and he Is at tho
| head of the cello department in the No
tlonal Conservatory of Music As a com
poser Mr.. Herbert has received grea.
% praise Tor ms works, In cantatas. operas,
concertos and repertoire music for band
and orchestra. His comic operas. prince
Ananias" and 1.-The Wizard of the Nils
| are both well known. Mr. Herbert be-
came @ conductor through purely legiti-
| mate channels. For years he was cello
soloist and associate conductor with Theo-
dore Thomas and Anton Seidl and he has
| been the musical director of manv i'm
portant musical festivals in New York
New England and elsewhere. Under his al.
| reetfon there Is a vast difference in the ner
fofmances of Gilmores Band now and
| heretofore. His conception of what such
an organization should be has made of
| II not emily military band of the period.
nut a distinctive concert band which for
| tone, color, grasp, skill and technioue in
| ITS playing, rivals the great orchesfras
| Mr. Herbert Is highly endowed with ner.
| sonai magnetism and musical enthusiasm
! Musfc at the Bali
| The music, which will be furnished hv
VIII A. Haley's Orchestra and Victor Her.
befts Band. at the inaugural ball TONIGHT
will be more elaborate. better selected ord
more pleasing to music-lovers than ,n,,
music that has been played at a sim,Ia,
event in past years. The promenade mart
OF the musical program will begin promnflv
| at O'Clock, although 1t Is not exnecfeJ
| that the fashionable holders of Tickets viii
begin to put in an appearance much he
Tore 10 O'Clock. and some even as late nc
| midnight. The program for this part of
the ball is as follows:
/, Overture-'Tannhaus w
Selection-"Faust". .Gounoa
| Orchestra
Second Hungarian Rhapsody. .Iiszt
| Overture-.Fest'' .Luitner
Grand American Fantaste.-v. u.rhert