The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-20
FLYING ACROss COUNTRY.
How the Innes Band Makes Two
Towns a Dav

A0WAG q lay
The lines band, which comes to the
Crawford theater Friday evening. is
booked solid for eighteen months ahead.
Robert E. Johnston. who is general man
ager Of the Innes band, was here arrang-
ing for the Topeka concert.
preao In Is the en eoGn on Ihe e broSgh to
the United States and managed every
noted artist Of recent years. except Pad
ston introduced in America is fornit - lie.
including, among others, Trebellt. IA dsin,
Henri Marteau, Eugene Xsaye, Rivarde,
Piancon and Sauer. With Innes' band are
ten artists giving scenes from grand
operas and this combination of high
grade musical talent is now en- tour Mr..
Johnston has booked four hundred con-
ent tour they make two towns a day,
playing a matinee in one place and a
organization travels in its own special
train from place to place. The itinerary
ston's bookings will take them all over
the United States; into Cuba, Mexico, and
Canada; across the Atlantic to Scotland
and back.
In an Interview, Mr.. Johnston detailed
to State Journal reporter some very in
tsresting points about the management OF
this great amusement enterprise.
Times band travels in its own special
train even including the engine. 1t is
not so difficult to jump from one town
to another We ring up for our matinees
promptly at 2 o'clock, ring down at in
the afternoon and promptly at in the
we have a very long jump. One of the
Ark, to Springfield. No. The Frisco
fixed US up a schedule Of 100 miles in 1870
Springfield at p. m.
"A man asked me whether lines must
clans wore their uniforms on the stage
only. He looked surprised when I told
him they were never out of them from
live at the best hotels. just the same.
Every one of the rank and file Is allowed
spelling Of expenses. not man in
our band is receiving less than $3.50
receive as high as s4eO a week. We carry
ten artists, in two groups. One group Is
on the program in the afternoon, while
the others take the operate and special
numbers in the evening concerts. The
weekly expenses of the 1nnes band en-
This fall tour began October 27th in the
Academy of Music, Philadelphia. We have
gone through the south and are coming
up now to go as far west as Kearney.
Neb; Then We go east and close on De-
winter tour begins on January r. Going
down the east coast into Florida we take
a special steamer chartered from the
Plant line for Cuba. This is an absolute
this rnagnftude into Cuba Concerts are
played in Havana, January q, followed
tanzas. Back to Mobile. through Texaa
and the southwest. lines plays into San
Diego, Mexico, up the Pacific coast
through, Los Angeles. San Francisco.
c. Back into the States again concerts
are given all the way from Olympia
Denver, Omaha. St. Paul. along the 500
route, closing the winter tour again at
Buffalo.
ION the 2srd of April we sail from New
York for Liverpool and open the Glasgow
International exposition. at Glasgow.
Scotland. on May 4th. On June 10Th we
sail from Liverpool. arriving in New York
on July 2, and open our ten weeks sum-
mer engagement on the night of the 3rd
of July Then play a four weeks en-
gagement at the st. Louis exposition be-
ginning on September Sth, and go to the
Pan-American exposition on October 13,
to close it. When the Pan-American show
is at the zenith of its closing days, Innes
band will be the big music card. Closing
there on November 2. we begin our regll-
lar tours again for the season of 1901 % -
Innes is a favorite in this section of the
country. through his splendid achieve
ments at the Omaha exposition. He is
booked for several return dates in that
city this winter in the Ak-Sar- Ben audi
tortum- The band arrives in Topeka Fri
day afternoon for its concert in the Craw-
ford that evening. after playing a matinee
at Emporia Saturday afternoon a concert
is given under the Elks' auspices at Law
renee, Saturday night they are in Leav~
enworth and Sunday give two concerts
in Kansas City. The musical people Of
Topeka are deeply Interested in the com
ing concert as the greatest musical event
of the season.