The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-05
WILL STAY SIX DAYS MORE.
Banda ROssa Engagement at Har.
riet Is Extended

SCR. SCREENING and his talented Banda
Rosa will remain at Lake Harriet for
six more days. The original engaEement
called for the band to leave
Harriet yesterday, but there were
so many hundreds Of requests that
the engagement be extended that the
management has arranged with SCR.
Sorrentino to give twelve more concerts.
closing the season at Lake Harriet with
the next Friday evening concert.
Inc engagement Of the Banda Rosa
has been a tremendous artistic success.
The concerts have been a delight to mu-
steal people in the Twin Cities. and there
has been much wider popular apprecia-
ton of this famous band than in former
years.
This afternoon and evening concerts
will be of this popular character, includ-
ing marches by Sousa, Sorrentino and
Mills, the ever-popular "Whistling Ru-
fus' having been included by REQUEST
There are oVertures, pOlkas, mazourkas
and variety Of similar music while the
grand selection from Faust" and the
paraphrase 'Lorley," are representative
Of the heavier numbers. The magnificent
overture, "Semiramide," has also been
included by request.
A few specially favored persons were
permitted to hear a rehearsal Of Sorren-
tino's new funeral march, composed I'm
one night, after the assassination OF
h1ng Humbert and intended by the
composer to be played on the occasion of
the unfortunate mOnarch's burial EOr-
rentino's work on this composition illus
trates the extraordinary genius OF the
man. He sent the manuscript COPY Of
the march to his publishers in italy i'm
mediately on its completion, and without
having heard a note of 1t even on the
piano The work was done under severe
difficulties Sorrentino lives in a house
wherein one Of the household was Ill on
the night Of his great effort, and it was
therefore impossible for him to trv over
a single bar Of the music for fear OF
disturbing the rest of the invalid There
was no time to try It after its compile
ton before mailing the manuscript. but
so absolutely certain was the composer
Of his work that he sent it away without
the least apprehension.
The critical verdict of those who heard
the march played yesterday fully 1ustifes
this confidence on Signor SCREENINGS
part. 1t is held by competent critics to
be by far the greatest thing SOrrentinO
has ever done. There are three movements
the first typifying the nations lament
the second Consolation" and the third
the march to the grave The band plays
1t with thorough sympathy. The new
march will be played on the occasion OF
King Humbert's funeral, and in Italy
where such genius as that of Sorrentino
commands Its proper respect and atten-
ton, IT will be the most sought compost
ton of the decade
There will be Wagner concerts tom9r-
row afternoon and evening, popular cone
certs Tuesday afternoon and evening
Italian concerts Wednesday afternoon
and evening, popular concerts Thursday
afternoon and evening, the evening con-
cert to be followed by a fireworks dis
play. On Friday afternoon and evening
the farewell concerts Of the Banda Rosa
will be given, the selections to be appro-
pirate to this occasion.
This morning the Banda Rosa gives q
sacred concert at the Minikahda club.
under the club canopy from 10 to "a
o'clock. An effort IS being made to in
duce Signor SOrrentino to play his new
funeral march at this concert.