The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11
MUSICAL COMMENT.

If ever there was a practical and con-
elusive demonstra ton of the sway John
Philip Sousa holds over the American
people, and the high estimation in which
the American people hold him, that dem
onStratlon was given in most forcefuI
manner the day Sousa, with his band in
creased to 135 players led the Dewey pa
rade procession in New. York, the great
est military pageant ever known in this
country, Sept. 80, 1899. Starting at Gen.
Grants tomb, One Hundred and Twenty
second street, and reaching down an I'M
broken lane of over seven miles of people
from all parts Of the United States and
canada, millions upon millions, the vol
ume Of "salvos," cheers and cries Of
''Sousa!" Sousap was simply a matter of
geometrtcal progression from start until
the elimination was reached at Madison
square, where, before the great tri-
umphal Dewey arch, from the grand
stand from which Admiral Dewey him
self viewed and saluted the triumphant
composer and leader, and again at
Washington square, where stands the
proud Washington arch, and hundreds
OF thousands of people stood for hours
awaiting the coming
Sousa goes to Europe on April I on
long concert tour, with his band OF sfxtv
players, and as he has but just returned
from a trip to Mexico his time is shorr
for an American tour this season. and he
is restricted to but eight weeks at most
Jan 81 to April l. The tour is Iirnited 70
parts of New England, the middle West
ana west as far as Omaha and Lincoln
4ne SouSa concerts will be given in this
city on Sunday matinee and evening
the only ones this season. The special
sololsts are Miss Blanche Dufield. So
prano, and Miss Bertha Bucklin. violin
tst' with certain of the regular soloists
Of the band
Following are the two concert pro
grammes, matinee at D. m. and even
ing at SIS.
Matinee Programme
overture-"Capriccio Brillante" (new)-
C9rnet soro-'The Bride of the waT 1s"Na
..o, Mr: Herbert L. Clarke Clarke Clarke
eCapriccio Italien' new .Tschailzowsl,v
soprano 2PGa9 o Solo-Waltz, Maid Of the
Miss Blanche : Duffieid Sousa
F1nale to Third Act Of 'Manon Les+ bers.,
Puccini
Chopin : a, Mazurka, b. valse, c. Noe
turne, d. Polonaise.
b. March-"The Man behind the Gun"
violin soio-Adagio and Moto Pers s0usa
petum, from Third Suite. Ries
Miss Bertha Buckhn
Gypsy Suite" new. Edward German
Evening Programme
Overture-'Imperiar' new
Haydn westmeyer
trombone Solo-Air and variations
Mr. Arthur Pryor.
q. Siavonic Dance No. 2...........D vorak
.. Hungarian Dance No. 6..... Brahms
Soprano Solo-''Vflanelle" Dell. 'Acuua
Miss Blanche Duffield
Excerpts from LA Boheme" (new)-
, Puccini
Idyl-"BaIF Scenes new .Czibulka
a. ''Rondo de Mutt new .GilIet
b. March-''The Man Behind the Gum
new .....-..--.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sousa
Miss Bertha Bucklin
"a Dream OF Wagner" Valentine Hamm
DAM ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Metropolitan opera house, Minneapolis,
Sunday afternoon, March II, $3.50 D. M
Popular programme:
Minneapolis Journal
Edmund Braham
Three dances from the music to
Henry WILL. ...............E German
Morris Dance.
Shepherds Dance
Torch Dance.
Violin Solo-"Souvenir de Belnni'' ..Artot
Miss Myrtle Virginia Thompson and Or
cheStra.
Air de Ballet new ........ .Chaminadsi
Qrchestrated by F. D Auria-
Fantasia from Robert le Dable''-
Meyerbeer