The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1900-11-30
MR.. |NNES AND HIS BAND.
Entertained a Norfolk Audience
Last Night.
PROGRAM WAS CLASSICAL.

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with Great Credit.
Perhaps the entertainment was some.
what too deep for n Norfolk audience
and the majority OF the people compos
ing it would nave been more highly en-.
tertained with something of u lighter
nature, but certain il is that lines and
his band met u reception here last night
that closely IesemblCd GOODNESS, the one
spontaneous and enthusiastic exception
being the demonstration accorded
prince Charming" the great musi.
cinn's new w step. Other numbers
were app)nuded and epcor,d, hut in n
manner which seemed to indicate n de
sire on the part of the audience to get
their moneys worth" rather than from
any special pleasure received.
Anyone present. however, will testify
to the assertion that harmony and tone
were perfect and that they were listen
ing to an organization composed of solo.
lists under the direction of II great leader.
While unable to understand perfectly
they could appreciate the music to n
greater or less extent, but many would
have preferred n "tune' occasionally in.
stead of classical flights.
Regarding the grand opera singers
there was probably not one who could
understand what their attempts were,
let alone the foreign tongue in which
they were rendered. The audience was
more impressed by Nine. Noldi's sweet
voice and handsome appearance than by
the two gentlemen, but probably under
stood her no better than they did the
men. The scenes from Faust may
h ave been scenes for IA number in the
audience but to many they proved
rather more tir CsOme than appreciable.
THE Village Blacksmith" the mum
Der which held out the strongest induce.
ment' to the ~non-musical members of
the audience, proved Disappointing,
owing to the failure Of the electrical
effect. The blacksmiths hammered
unsteady too, but no sparks sprang
from their nnvlls owing to some fault
with the electric connections.
While the volume of sound was mt
times too great for the building it was
apparent to all that Mr.. LINES has ac.
complished wonders in organizing II
band in which much of the blare has
been eliminated, and the effect produced
more resembled that of Il large orchestra
than the popular conception of a brass
band. 1t was also apparent to the most
uncultured mind that the band was
under excellent control and played as
though they were me-. Perhaps with
more frequent entertainments of this
character the average audience would
be educated up to a plane where they
could understand and appreciate, but
that time has not yet arrived AS far as
Norfolk audiences are concerned. 1t
was clearly beyond their grasp.
With prince Charming there were
two other numbers that were quite
fully appreciated. The one was the en-
chore number following the overture in
which popular and national airs were
tremendously blended. The other was
the number introducing the either solo
There were no doubts but that the
program was cleverly and perfectly ex.
ecuted.
Manager Spear is deserving of I'M
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lnnes, and his success in getting
an attendance to fill the Aud.
itorium. That they were unable to un
derstand was no fault of his-he did
well his part. The special rom Colum-
bus and the regular train from Creigh.
ton brought in a crowd that helped the
attendance ont very materially. From
the Columbus line nearly 100 passenge,
were secured-l0 from G lumbus; II
from Platte Center 81 from Humphrey
and Is from Madison. They were re.
turned home after the performance by
special trains.
lines and his band arrived from
York IN a special train, reaching the
Creighton depot shortly after 8 O'Clock
Baggage wagons were waiting and the
instruments and other paraphernalis
were taken to the Auditorium and the
band was in readiness for the rising OF
the curtain fifteen minutes after Their
arrival. They left at 8 this morning in
a special over the Union Pecifc FOL
Kearney where they will entertain thi,
evening.
The next attraction billed for tn,
Auditorium is a farce comedy ''Wher'
is Cobb" which will be given Friday
evening, December 7.
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