Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-11-24
EIsHTEgN MILES OF MUSIC.

Times and His Famous Band I'm q Three
Weeks Engagement at the philadelphia
Exposition = eliminating Event in
Series of Musical Feasts.
Philadelphia, Nov. 14.-Frederick N.
pnnes, the worlds greatest band ieaa.
GER, needs no introduction to the Amer
lean music loving masses. In many re-
spects he is one of the remarkable per
sonages engaging public attention.
Times and famous fifty" began n
three weeks engagement at the Ma
tional Export exposition yesterday.
This engagement, continuing until
the close of the exposition, promises
TO be the most notable event in con-
nection with the great show. Concerts
will be given afternoon and evening In
the spacious Auditorium, which is COM
fortably heated and properly lighted
and ventilated.
A ticket of admission to the exposi-
tion admits to these concerts without
any additional charge. Certainly no
such opportunity for enjoying tho
choicest of choice band music was ever
onered, and inquiries at the railroad
oihces as to excursion rates indicates
rush OF music lovers to the EXPOSE
ton during the engagement
Innes has distinctive place, which
was acquired only through his remark
able qualities rs band leader. The
public generally are at loss to under
stand how this famous conductor Sc
cures the marvellous orchestral effects
with his band which have excited the
admiration and wonderment OF the
musical world. When it was first pro-
posed musicians snid It was impracti-
cable, but when he invaded the orches-
trail field with combination OF brass
and reed instruments, reinforced only
by the bass viol, II was generally ne
knowledged that Innes had found thc
right key to the musical situation
1t was coveted place for the l'
to ccupy. II could not be called n 80
ftary band. neither was 1t an orch.s
IL occupies place between the
capable OF doing the work OF ci
The average lay mind cannot grneI
enormous outlay and wonderful res, Pc
of band suck as lnnes First II +
gagged In continuous concert en-
ments lon@er than any other bar
fore the public. Many OF the So
get 5000 week for their serS
When the band is taken from one
to another special train Is reQul
consisting of two Pullman cars. e
day car and one baggage car.
lines library consists of IL
pieces of music. requiring 90 speci
constructed trunks to transfer II n
one city to another. II the music shc,
were laid edge to edge they would reg
resent strip OF music over IS miles l.
length Tho value OF this library
about $50 900. Mr.. lnnes carries an IN |
surance of $4,000 on II. He spends |
about $1,000 annually on new music |
and has agents in all the leading cite
I'm Europe a librarian and two as
sistants are In constant service to keep
the music library in order. and they
must know just where to find any piece
OF music that may be needed.
Bandmaster lnncs' earnings in year
place the salary OF n United States sen
ator in the shade Mr.. lines 10 often
paid $4,000 and $4,000 week for the |
services of his band. and today he is |
worth in the neighborhood of $3.50 900, |
every cent of which has been made by |
bis energy and tact as n bandmaster.
In the series OF programs for the
first weeks engagement Mt the Nation |
nj Export exposition there are over |
120 numbers. but not n duplicate can be
found in the entire series. This is one
reason why lnnes can keep the band
employed 10 months in the year, main /
tain expensive Offices in Carnegie Hall, !
New York. and an advertising and 1T |
crary department which keep a force
of employees busy all tho year round.
During his engagement at the expo
sition Mr.. Times will introduce several
interesting and original musical novel |
ties, which have made him famous the |
world over. His engagement marks
the elimination of series of musical
feasts which have defied adverse crit |
iciam from, thn most ayoctinD