The Portland daily press., 1898-05-19
MUSIC AND DRAMr.
soUsA TONIGHT,

tCOOSA AO4N4od1
This afternoon and tonight Sousa, him
self and his famous band win be seen
and heard at City hall in his famo us
spectacle "The Irooping of the Colors, %
a spectacle that, Monday night, crowded
the great Mechanics building, Boston,
with an immense and enthusiastic audi
ence. This Is what the Herald said of it:
1t was pre-eminently a Sousa night.
But the masterpiece WAS 1.-THE Trooping
of the Colors. 1t was very pretty, and
aroused unlimited enthusiasm. First
appeared "The Spirit of &c." the repro.
duction in life of a famous picture. An
old man in shirt sleeves and carrying the
flag marches along with a small drum
mer boy on one side of him and a f1fer,
with bandaged head. marching on the
other. 2 Then pretty young woman bear
ing the British jack appeared, followed
by relocated British grenadiers. The
band changes it's tune, and another. pref
ty young woman, takes the stage with
the German colors, supported by detach-
ment of German infantry. Again the
tune changes, and the spectators behold
the picturesque zouaves of France, also
preceded by PRETTY young woman with
the standard. Suddenly one is transport
ed to Ireland. No troops appear, but
bare-arIned maiden comes gracefully into
view swinging the green emblem with its
harp of gold. Then bagpipes are heard
in the distance, and keep coming nearer,
and the great audience turns to see Scotch
striding up the aisle.
A moment, and then mighty cheer
bursts forth. The flag of Cuba libre is
on the stage, and guarding it are body
Miss Columbia steps forth holding the
Stars and Stripes in her hand, and every
body stands up and shouts, and the band
plays its loudest and the big chorus at the
back of the stage takes up "The Stars
and Stripes Forever" War bulletins
will be read at the evening performance
should there be any news of Importance.
Many military officials will be present,
and at the matinee Sousa souvenirs will
be presented to every lady.
Mr.. John j. Braham, the well-known
orchestra leader. is in the city in the in
terest of the spectacle. Mr.. Braham d.
rected the rehearsals and was highly
pleased with the excellent singing of the
chorus selected to assist in the Portland
and the evolutions and stage
pictures formed by the soldiers, sailors,
ETC., of local organizations, received much
attention from him and as exactly 225
people are in the work besides the mu-
sicians of the Sousa band and soloists,
some idea may be formed Of the size of
the undertaking.
MONUMENT FUND CONCERTS.
Musical Director Ward has enlisted
the sympathy of several Of the most
prominent Boston artists who will give
Portland grand equivalent for their
money. The grand chorus has been
drilled by Prof. Ward personally and
music for both orchestra and chorus is
exactly the same as was used by P. S.
Gilmore at the renowned Worlds Peace
Jubilee, and was loaned by the late P. S.
d1lmore's Boston manager to Prof. Ward,
to be used ON this occasion. The interest
has been something marvellous on the
part of all. Only on such rare occasions
as the renowned Musical Festival does
Portland have chance to hear such a
grand combination of orchestra and
chorus with such able artists and at
such low price that there is no excuse
why any damper can be put on patriotism
tor this occasion. Tickets at Chambers
music store
MISS AGNES PROCTOR.
w hen Mr.. Byron Douglas began to con
slider the organization of his company for
Peaks island this summer one of the first
things that he decided upon was that the
ladlss of his company should not only be
OF the best artistically but tina =. they must