Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-21
VIII Give Their Last Two Concerts
In America Mt the state Fair
Grounds To-day.

Sousa, the Great March King. comes
to-day and unless all indications fall,
thousands will SO TO the Fair grounds
| to hear the last two concerts he w
give in America for some time.
IL has been a long time since Sousa
has favored Wheeling with visit and
his coming at this time when the en-
campment is being held, is most for
| tunate.
The gentlemen who we're instrument
| tai In having him come worked hard
and 1t was only after the strongest
kind of persuasive powers had been
/ brought to bear that the date was at
last fixed.
rhe band comes here from Indian
| apolis and will arrive this morning.
Mr.. Sousa will be the guest OF friends
and admirers at the Fort Henry club
and the famous band OF sixty will be
quartered at the Mcclure house and
Windsor
At the conclusion OF the evening con-
cert the band will leave over the p. e
! O. for New York City and will sail on
/ Monday for Glasgow, where a tour Of
| Europe will begin in about ten days
The arrangement made with the land
| calls for very low price OF admis-
sion, the smallest that Sousa mas ever
consented to play for here The gen
eral admission will be 25 cents at both
concerts and % cents extra will be
/ charged for grand stand seats In the
| evening there will be reserved seats
situated in the center of the grand
stand and for these rs cents will be
] charged. They can either be obtained
at Banners music store or at the grand
stand box once. The programmes:
MATINEE PROGRAMME.
Beginning at 2;so
Mr.. John Phili2 sousa. Conductor.
Mr.. Walter r. Rogers Cornet.
Mr.. Marshal Lufsky Piccolo.
Excerpts from "siegfried'' ........ Wagner
Cornet soo-"A Soldiers Dream. Rogers
Mr.. Walter r. Rogers
Grand rand, Scenes and Soldiers Chorus
trombone section-Messrs. Pryor.
Lyon, Williams Mantia and Ward
Hymn to the Nations" Verdi
CLast Composition OF the Italian MASTERY
Intermission.
Second Polonaise .........................L List
(a) Valse-''Rose Mousse" Bose
OBJ Marrcch-"Iiail to the Spirit of Lib
| PIccolo solo-.'The Nightingale ,,...;.,
Mr. Marshall Lufsky.
Airs from 'Florodora' ................S Stuart
EVENING PROGRAMME,
Beginning at clock
Mr. John Philip Sousa. Conductor
Mr.. Arthur Pryor Trombone.
Mr.. Herbert l.. Clarke Cornet.
Mr.. Frank Helle. Fluegelhorn.
Ovtrture-"William Tell ........... Rossini
Fluegelhorn solo-"Bright Star Of
Mr.. Frank Helle.
Ballet Suits from The Prophet'......
.',...t.t..'... 49, ..,,..:..: Meyerbeer
Trombone Solo-"The Patriot" Pryor
Mr. Arthur Pryor.
Grand Scene and Ensemble from An
drea Chenier' ...,...............Gio rdano
Intermssion.
Fantastic Medley-"The Band Came
(a) serenadeRococo M.yer. Hel sonad
(b) March-'"rhe invisible Eagle
tneWb...........= .....................So usa
Cornet Solo-"The Bride of the Waves"
| Mr.. Herbert l.. Clarke.
Introduction to Third Act of 'Lohen-
grin ......-..,. ..,.....-..........W wagner
Both concerts will be given rain or
| shine The large stand built especially
| for the occasion has been covered to
shelter the musicians and the audience
| in the grand stand can bid defiance to
a little rain.