The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-30
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
sOUsA'S ANNUAI. CONCERT AT TOM
LINsON HALL WEDNESDAY.
New March Written for "El Captain"
De Wolf Hopper Coming.

The coming OF Sousa and his great band
to Tomlinson Hall, next Wednesday night,
means the customary large turnout Sou
sa's popularity increases each season,
There are no cobwebs on Sousa's pro-.
grammes nor on his concerts. Most per-
sons go to a concert to be entertained by
it, not to study symphony or concerto, and
they like best that which is inspiring, bril-
liant, buoyant, joyful and exhiarating. with
a dash of the emotional. These are just
what Sousa gives. therefore Sousa's con-
certs are as bright and cheerful and cheer
ing as II is possible to make them. Sousa
once said: People do not come to my con-
certs to spend two hours studying music.
They may learn something in them, it is
true. but it is by practical illustration, DEM
onstration of how work should be cor
rectly played, and granting the demonstra-
tion Is correct, 1t is an object lesson and at
the same time q source Of infinite pleasure.
When / set out to teach music l will open
a conservatory of music. Just now l am
giving concerts for the enjoyment of the
public and my first obligation is to give the
public the largest amount OF enjoyment
possible in a given time
The soloists with Sousa this season are
Miss Maud Reese Davies, soprano. and Miss
Jennie Hoyle, violinist. The programme
arranged for Sousas one Indianapolis con-
cert follows:
]. Overture-"n Guarnay' new. Gomez
2. Ballet Suite-"Loye above Magic
g. Tambourine soio-'valse Caprice,
new ~ ,,;r i,rxo, Pryor
4. Pilgrims chorus and Evening Star"
> Soprano soio.Iinda di cham m@Ss
0un Miss Maud Reeves Davies D0n'1s'"
s. Scenes Observation-Disclosures Ride,
Intermission Ten Minutes 0017''
z. Second Hungarian Rhapsody List
g. a Love in Idleness' new. ..,.Macbeth
"The Stars and Stripes Forever, .Sousa
g. Violin Solo--Gypsy Dances. ....... Nachez
Miss Jennie Hoye.
10. sketch-~oyer the Footlights in
New York" new .Sousa
PadeTewgki at Carnegie Hal; "El Captain
&C the Broadway Tneater; Lucia" at the
New York at the Casino; Faust ballet
at Roster & Balls; 1.-THE Girl from Paris
at the Hra Id The ef AMI nnd
Sousa's Band at Manhattan Beach.
The last number on the programme is
said to be one of the most captivating
lange of the music heard at various thea
ters in New York during a brilliont period.
Miss Jennie Hoyie, the young violinist, who
VIII appear as one of the soloists with
Sousa, recently played in New York city
before YSaye, who expressed himself in the
warmest terms of admiration at her per-
formanee. Ysaye also invited Miss Hoyle
20 come to Belgium next summer and study
with him. which was probably the great
est compliment he could have paid that
young artistic and. naturally, she accepted.
Miss Maud Reeves Davies, who is Mr..
from Paris, where she won the approval
of Massenet, Bemberg and other masters.
quality which has made American sopranos
the greatest singers of the day.
De Wolf Hopper and "El Captain will
play brief engagement of two days only
at English's next week. This will be the
last time for lei Captain in this city, as
Hopper puts on Sousa's new opera next
year, In addition to the augmented orches-
ira this year Hopper Will have complete
military band on the stage for the finale,
and as an encore Sousa's latest march, THE
Stars and Stripes Forever" will be played.
The new march has only recently been
added to lei CAPTAIN. This is the greatest
operate success in recent years, and Hop
per will no doubt repeat his big business of
last season. The engagement is for Tues
day and Wednesday next week, with
Wednesday matinee.
John Philip Sousa has arranged to invade
Europe next summer at the head of his ia
nous band The trip will occupy fourteen
weeks and the band will : sail ,aoo from New
early in September. e. r.. Reynolds, who
was until recently the general manager of
the Long Island Railroad Company and of
the Manhattan Beach enterprise, is now
general manager of the band and its tours.
Henry Wofsohn, will manage the tour In
Germany and Austria. The band opens in
London on June and will devote five weeks
to a tour of England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales, then one week in Paris and Brussels,
followed by six weeks in the principal cities
of Germany, beginning with Berlin. The
tour will extend as far as Vienna and Buda-
Pegth. George Frederic Hinton will be
business manager of the European tour.
The band for the foreign trip will consist
Representative American organization with
two of the greatest of American soloists
singer and an instrumentalist, both ladies.
American printing will be taken and Amer
lean music will be featured on the pro-
gramme.
Nine. Nordca has quarreled with the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra. The popular sing
er says the Boston Symphony is very much
like country orchestra. The members of
the Boston symphony declare that unless
Nine. Nordica apologies they may strike.
AT any rate they utterly refuse to applaud
her solos. Whenever distinguished sooists,
vocal or instrumental, appear at frst-class
orchestral concerts, like those of the Phil
harmonic, Symphony Society and Boston
Symphony Orchestra, the applause which
greets them as they retire from the stage is
usually tWo-fold. 1t comes not only from
the audience, but also from the orchestra
The violinists turn their instruments over
and rap them smartly with their bows, and
the other Observation-Disclosures clap their hands.
This is not only considered the soloiSts due,
but is regarded as an almost peremptory
Act Of courtesy. At the concert of the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra at the MetrOpoli-
tan Opera House one n x last week, as
Nine. Nordica retired aTter singing An
Perfido' and Elizabeth's entrance aria from
.'TannhauSer,' not a violin was turned in
the orchestra, nor did anysmember OF 1T APP
plaud her. One of the vfolinistS OF the or
chestra the next day made the following eX-
PLANTATION: I'VE had TO rehearse IN the ar
ternoon for the concert of last evening I'M
der great difficulties. We We're crowded in
a corner of the Metropolitan Opera House
stage ballet rehearsal was going on at
the same time. the light was poor and we
had TO stand up. In the Wagner selection,
In which an unusual cut had been made
the violoncellos came in wrong. Nine. Nor
dica turned around and said sharply:
That's like a country orchestra. For that
reason We did not applaud her at the con-
cert But she has probably never sang to
finer accompaniment than we gave her. We
have been discussing the matter and expect
Nordica to apologize. If she does not some
thing may happen.
Mr.. Alexander Slot. the Russian pianist,
pupil of Liszt and friend of Tschaikowsky.
made his American debut Wednesday night
at the Seidl concert at the Astoria, New
York Mr. Slot chose as his Introductory
number the second cocerto of his friend
and fellow-countryman, already named, the
Opus A. which has seldom been heard here
Tt afforded him an opportunity 10 display
remarkably fine technique great nimble
ness of fingers and fluency of expression,
aided by an exceptionally elastic pair of
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