The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
4 CRITICISM or 4 CONCERT.
How the Musical sncirty's Entertainment
Apppaled to n Rife Shot

The active members OF the musical society
undoubtedly were active. There was scarcely
a moment that the violins weren't going, and
tho Niolin!sts arms were lingering UP and
down like mad. The overture to Suppe's
Rolly Jobbers" requires much activity among
all the players. but the violinists were the
busiest, except rerhars the drummers Mean
time the associate members sat In the orches-
ira stalls. the dress circle and the balcony. and
looked proprctorly. II there IL such n word
AT all events they looked that way. whether
there Ia such word or not. After tho
concert the members OF the Old England So
cicty. all Of whom are cx -oflicio associate mem
bcrs OF the musical society. talked the affair
over
"Whad you think o. the soloist ?" said one
Old Englnnder II must not he thought that
any narrow rule like an insistenco on Old
English birth is required Of members OF the
Old England Society. for 1t isn't. Anybody
otherwise respectable can be a member. n no
Is elected: the name means ,nothine. butt
started the balls rolling was a Dutchmnn-
nj least in New York he'd have been a Holland
Soctcty mnn. AMI would lie contributing
I'm tell you what thought of the whole
thing. answered. the man who wasn't spoken
t.. 1t was cool show -cnJoycd IL inn
nensely. an ~. tell you why iirst place. came
late. concert hal, over; second place. they
ullH w 100 III l'N. IlflI tlEUt on tn' larger.
mnst o. The time with allowance for wind and
light an genera.iy HIT pretty nenr where they
he'll Now , ;hp's what IKE IT'S cool i3
be %qs: ha IL Saog W. G ii; gun: '' % $s I" r
hold; Once in while, one. OF I'm
wouldn't allow enough tor the mirage. and
then he carry oiI get u high shot. you know
But say-the man that made tulisry"s all the
time was the 70 low put down on the list a. u
drummeT He was G9nd all round man:
king; That fellow never alnchsd; he called
right. too. liz H. Knew his gun. Ike Others IN
KirIing's story o 'Greenhpw'@ lliil' watched
target. but he didn't even lose thu bull once.
second piece. the mill wheel thing; that drum
shame any old mill ever saw tended strictly
TO business; took the coach's advice; lowed '"r
"na nnde1 vry G r S in r the rcniT u
regular pinwheel bulls he made, right along
But you were ask ing about the soloist Tell
q .u S T rrac,ice! You know. biz gun
practice AT $50 shot an upward is rattle" too
nigh for Uncle sam TINT IL. In the navy. II n
senator or, a ReTerscntiNe wants hundred
an nifty dollar shot. an repeat, he can have u :
but when u comes to learning how 70 use the
sam don't approve 81. 80 we've got sub.
salihrc practice. Inside n big gun We rig up an
ordinary rifle an shoot Mt - target with lt'ls
in many respects Well, tho a. DIST was II sort
Of sub-caliber soloist. He had all the look OF a
great gun hut the shooting was only sub
caliher. after all. ,
Now. I've he"n 10 some concerts whore tn,
trajectory o. almost everything they played
was too high. No danger zone. you know. cept
right at tho mnZ2le an AZ the target. What
takes In = concert il q modern gun. rnpid-nrC,
not too small calber. and a almighty low ira.
lectory-not a negative trajectory, though: not
one that dips underground. Then you get
your sights right--an Il Oughtn't TO take q
mighty lot o. sighting shots IN the presence o
the audience TO get the sights hNed-take the
coach's advice. an steady down and let her go
when you're ready: take n long breath. nm
hold IT, press the trigger when you're ready.
and give the bullet a chance 10 get out q the
gun. Then. II you've done your share IN.
concert will be all right. and the audience will
know II. ga
There wns one fellow there-the fellow with
the extersible gun barre-tam BOURNE or from
SCENE ID to me 10 ha' loaded his rife bit. for
could zee he was holdin' all right, an yet he
couldn't hit the target. After time saw him
a. shnkln' his gun. and guess that's the way q
orchestra mnn unlcais his piece-s'pose It
would ncvor do TO use mercury In concert
Look here" cried tn, man who had not
asked him, nnxionslv: Your. drinking moth
ins? Here. wniier What'll you have, General?"
Not General. sir:" said the critic; Plain
Colonel I'll take the same as before