New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
PICTURES OF DOGS.
THE B4NDMASTER'S POETRY.
ALSO HIS sTRATEGY-A GLIMPSE OF COMIC
OPERA LYRIC AND WARFARE.

ALSO HIS sTRATEGY-A GLIMPSE OF COMIC
OPERA LYRIC AND WARFARE.
John Philip Sousa the ba ndmaster the composer
o, stirring rrhes. has written opera. He has
composed the music II an onera before. but this
time he has composed the music and written the
words - we'll and the result IS all his own. II Is
ca led The Bride Elect" and IL is 70 he sung at
tho knick"rbocker Theatre tomorrow night Those
who have heard f. OF town say that Il is good
onera-s,irrnF Inspiring even exciting in spots.
Thai may all be true; there is no 10 suppose
IN advance that II IS not. And the agent OF the
company has furnished The Tribune with few
lines - NJ Sousa's poetry. so that the readers OF
this paper need not go 20 hear the work In total
Ignorance OF what Il Will prove. The piece when
has been furnished j. one entitled "Unchain the
Dogs Of War" and Il is regarded little short Of
providentlal that this chorus. which was written
months ago should - nrst sung IN New-Yo-k Just
a. this iuncture Of the worlds history. The song
begins thus"
r'n-hain tho dogs o, war
The enemy will End un-een,ing.
Kiug Papagello then VIII be iamentins.
March Ger hill and valley.
Dashng.
tasaing
With "A mighty rally.
Like Nn'gnfs or Nore
Unfold our countrys Tag.
Let regimenfdi bands begin their drumming,
Though We Will no, hrag.
Inform the craven zoe that We are coming
nigh, Be- supposed The Chinese wer"'prohably the
most astonished people that urfolded their
courtr,'s rag Ike knights q yore. with mighty
rally when they found that they could not whip
their zoe by pounding gongs. But Mr. Sousas mas
ter. = the huckhouuds do not deceive themselves
In any such way as that. The beginning OF the
drumming 70 Inform the craven foe that We are
-,r,,t.. docs not mean that sort If thing at all.
7, f. simply the natural expression ~ the band
master Notice. TOO that these men will not
brar" Brag, Perish the thought, Listen TO this:
Sound the call FOR battle.
i5 ,eaay.
Hear M bullets rattle
'Gaiust jnttirg crag.
Tr"mh.c PtpagelO.
clear the track We on our way.
Tremhle fap1SeHo
W. VII route You with dismay
Docs that sound Ike Dragging They are going
% shoot their bullets against n juttng crag 'ould
war 10 conducted IN a more humane manner? The
bullets Will NOT hurt the crag bit and the noise ot
,fe guns toeofa -r with that Of tho drumming VIII
,.., A. likely As Tot brighten King Papageo dread
r,u- He Is understood . be craven creature
And observe the naive confession u tho singers
fa,f they are going % route the King with dls-
nav Th. time Is A. hand ior wars 10 cease
vt.r rh, ,.- ~ Themselves are dismayed Ye; L $
rof unnatural that they should feel so when they
hav" wasted their ammunition against 'ras a. Z"
preparation for falling on the Zoe
one reason Ny there las been 40 uuch nonsense
talked about war OF late is that those VINO are
unfamiliar with * fail SO utterly 70 appreciate US
..rdl,l. 4nG necessities. Why IS u necessary ior
ms. nra.n soldiers % shoot a. Ia" crag' That -
ii point ~ strategy which the layman would never
mink COL, bit can understand IN en- instant "hen L
D.. ..,.I.ir..i 20 him T. becaus" 'crng rhymes
win nag" and bras II enemy "a zoe ~
"flfrr ParaEello" would rhyme with rag ana
'lra- then the bullets might rattle wnere they
vo.lI 90 more cool. Bat warfare - an exact 81
a.. I'm ,h.e. days and al these things have 20 be
> keu into consideration. Here is the end or the
poem
In serrei ranks onward press 70 meet me zoe
HsN quail before the battis cry
Qur might he'll very quickly know.
Won never iee.
Bar vlctors De
or else de
:, = n lucky thing FOR the attacking force that
49, gial t..for. the battle cry. for with the
,a-,rs mat they are adopting. that Will he the only
tb,,- he VIII have 70 quail about. except the drum
rllrc and tho rest Of the general noise indeed
this is peculiar kind % war hut Il Is sood 70 see
,hot u * backed Up. Ike any other warfare ny
true colrage. For his band Will vict9rs De or
Disc 40 That Is Just what they Will obviously 90
- Z, p-oves by any unlikely chance, may hihS
IA ~ COLO and his men are not AFRAID OF nos.
Thcv understand that; they are taxing the chanSe