The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-28
AT THE THEATERS.
METROPOLITAN.

The Red Band. with Sorrentino sway
ing the baton, for the second time showed
IN st. Paul theater what it can accom-
pl1sh in the way of satisfying a music
LOVING audience-an audience that appre-
GATES It's Rossini and it's Wagner, but
can also tap it's feet in delightfuf time to
oarkey songs and stirring two-steps.
When the Banda Rosa made its initial
and brief appearance here last spring 1t
had gone before the people quite realized
that a decided musical treat had been
served to them. 1t comes back now
with a promise Of a longer stay, and
with the applause of Minneapolis audi
ences still ringing in it's ears, and it play
ed at the Metropolitan last evening as
IL the memory of that applause stir was
powerful as Il fine incentive.
The audiences, both afternoon and
evening, were fair-sized ones, but their
enthusiasm would have done credit to a
crowded house. It was rather a selfish
enthusiasm, for It's insistent applause al
most doubled the programme. Sorren-
tho, however, and his relocated play
ers were graciousness itself, and played
their encores like their other numbers,
as If they loved them. Last evening 8
programme was olse that a person with
little musical culture could enjoy. 1t
was also a programme that he or she
of the broadcast musical education could
thoroughly delight in. From the willow
Grove" march, one Of Sorrentino's COM
positions, with its suggestions of glad
morning, happy bird songs, the tree
shadows in still pools and all the other
poetry of a bright summer dawn, to the
last lively notes of the stirring and ever
popular Georgia Camp Meeting" the
final encore, the programme ran the
whole gamut in the scale of musical emo
tions and there were no false notes.
This band of Southern players displays
its greatest skill, perhaps, in its inter-
probation of the Italian operate school,
and in these numbers especially 1t is safe
to say the piamissimos of the brasses
are as fine as the crescendos, and there
are few bands of which so much may be
said.
After the WILLOW Grove" march, came
the Tell overture from Rossinis opera,
and the former proved a fine introduce
ton for the latter
Sullivan's Lost Chord" with trumpet
solo by Signor Tavani. was a gem.
Tavanfs handling Of his instrument took
away all the blare that so often mars
performances on this instrument, and the
fine, grave tones seemed to echo the
words Miss Proctor has set to Sullivan's
music. ISL,
Four selections from Bellinfs Norma
were played, the priests chorus, an aria,
duet and the tremendous finale that made
the theater seem rather inadequate for
the volume Of the band.
The second part Of the programme in
cluded selections from the second act of
Donizettf's Lucia the solemn Pill
grims' Chorus" from "Tannhauser,"
fine effect in which was obtained by
trombone solo played by Signor Febbo.
A waltz, Ocean Breezes,' by Victor Her
bert. and a grand fantasia, prelude, tenor
air. duet and finale from Boito's ''Mefs-
tofele," concluded the programme.
Two of the eneores given were Signor
SCREENINGS own compositions, Liberty
March" and Harriet March," the latter
composed in memory of Lake Harriet,
where the band has been playing.
The evening" will be a French evening.
The following is the programmed
Part March, t'Lfberty," Sorrentino;
overture, ''Zanetta," Auber; trumpet solo,
Charity" F'aure Sig. Tavani; "Mignon,
souvenir of Act l.. Thomas.
Part observation-disclosures" gems from
Offenbach's operas BOettger; Nazareth, &"
Gounod; "Loin du Bal" Gillet; Gar
men, '\grand selection. Bizet.