The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05

Innes brand of music full of softness,
sweetness and melody. Perhaps the in
strumentation of the band produces a
more perfect blending than others.
There is besides the string basses an
Italian harp, either and chimes to fill
those little gaps so often left open. The
second encore was THE American
Patrol" which was played also by the
Banda Rosa. In the quieter passages
representing band approaching from
a distance the InneS playing of it can
not be excelled, nor during the loudesL
strains representing the band in pass
ing can it be criticised, although SOr-
rentino'S men made far more sound
When the players branched off into
THE Red, White and Blue the feeling
of patriotism it produced could not be
discounted Major Tom Anderson could
not restrain himself. He rose to his
feet in the attitude of attention. He was
behind post and but few saw him,
although his flowing side whiskers
could be seen on either side of the
pillar. Then when the audience recog
nized the strains of Dixie the ap-
plause was even greater and Yankee
Doodle brought forth renewed energy
in hand clapping.
THE Dance of the Skeletons was so
gruesomely handled that the bones
could be heard rafting in the maze of
a waltz quadrille. Rubinstein's
lam menoi Ostrow" and Wagner's
"Parsifal," with Innes' intermezzo
"Cupid's Story" and the march Prince
Charming" displayed every quality the
band possessed.
Bohumir Kryrs cornet solo. 1.-THE
Whirlwind,' displayed his wonderful
lip as the players call it He is a
master player, and produced notes on
the cornet that are supposed to come
only from double BASES. He was re-
called.
Innes depends on tone and quality,
not quantity. Perhaps from a scientific
standpoint his handling of Wagner was
not as thorough as SCREENINGS efforts
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dience found something pleasing instead
of harassing to listen to. Innes'
band is strong on reeds and
short on brass with enough strings to
make it as near symphony orchestra
as a band can be and still keep inside
the galk line which divides the two
classes. Innes suits the multitudes. The
unframed ear is pleased with his play
ing. Safe it is to say that IpneS has
the best band that has played in the
Auditorium. Sousa has not been there.
1t lies between John Philip and Fred
erick Neil for the honorS but perhaps
the medals might be divided for Innes
is in a different class than SouSa per-
Sonally and collectively, if his band may
be SO referred to- Sousa has been call
ed a hynotist or a mesmerist. He is
talked of as magnetic. 1t is said "he
has his audience with him as soon as he
steps on the platform. Not so of
lines, but the difference is only that
of time. The concert goers are with
Innes before the first piece on the pro-
gramme is finished. Innes is not a mag
netic parsonage, as that expression is
used. He is a dreamer, pure and sim
pie. When he numbers onto the stage
it is with the tread of a football play
er or the stride of a pugiIist- When he
bows to the audience his massive build,
broad shoulders. thick set neck, heavy
jaw and pompadpur black hair give one
the impression that he is about to take
his corner and wait the tap of the gong
for the first round. There is none of the
jauntiness to his actions that have given
SouSa such a personality Not a trace
of the military shown by Santelman
can be found. There is none of the self
satisfied and robust German air of Bell
stedt in his make up. Not one bit of the