The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-07
IA BLAZE OF GLORY
Corn Palace Closed Saturday Evening in
a Manner Most Enthusiastic For
Everybody.
Fully 10000 People Visited Mitchell
During the Great Week A Grand
Success.
SOuSas Band Was TIE Big Feature Of The
Week and Thousands cams to
Hear Him.
SouSa's Band Was the Big Feature Of the
ALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN
Corn Palace Closed saturday Night
Amidst IA Scene OF tmn-
yalled Enthusiasm.

The conn palace week Is over and
from Monday night until Saturday ii
was one continual success. The
weather for the sin days was simply
ideal and could not have been better.
SATURDAY evening the audience
filled every seat in the building and
ON both lloots the people stood
throughout the concert. Nh. Sousa
and his band were at THEN best and
they put forth every effort possible
to make the evening thoroughly en-
joyable. Before The program com
nienced Dr. Dundas had a few words
to say touching on the magnificent
successes of the week and the mag
nltlcent efforts contributed by MIR.
ousa and his band. The words of
the speaker Drought forth a tribute
from the people in heartily seconding
his remarks. MIR. Sousa faced the
audience and thanked the IN. for
the kind words and for the hearty
appreciation OF his band, but he said
that the l)r. was there to do the
talking and he was to make the mu-
sic. Mayor Silsby was called to the
platform to make some remarks on
the closing Of the corn palace and
what he had to say was richly com
mandatory to Mr.. Sousa and his mu-
sicians, for it was them who made it
possible for the great success OF the
week. MI. Silsby said he wanted to
assure the people OF the state that
Mitchell had no intention OF relin-
gushing the corn palace idea. not.
withstanding the desire OF the Pierre
fellows to try and move it further
north. The MAYOR announced that a
much large building would be erected
in 1908, to give more room for the
people and for the exhibits OF the
surrounding counties. He said that
the attraction would be something
nearly as good as SouSa and his band,
and it was possible that the incom-
parable SouSa would be brought back.
This sentiment vas cheered to the
echo.
The program rendered 10y the band
was composed wholly of selections
composed by Mr.. Sousa and every one
OF them was produced by the great
leader in the highest style OF artistic
work. The opening number was tx
cerpts from the opera OF FL Captain.
and this was followed by the sextctte
from The i;lide Elect, both of which
vert beautiful selections. The grand
selection OF the evening was Sheri-
dams Ride, which introduced some
fine effects for the entire band. Each
number WAS encored time and again
and each was followed by one of his
stirring marches. One OF the de-
sc1iptiyr pieces was THE Chariot
Race" composed in 1890. on the Ben
Hur selection. 1t was a vivid pre-
sentation and it carried the house ~
storm.
Miss Licbljng and Miss strauss
made their last appearance Tor the
week IN their singing and violin play
ing. and the great popularity they
attained vas even added to on the
last night. Both were recalled twice
and gave additional numbers.
The program was brought to a
close i'm the most enthusiastic man.
ner. Mr., Sousa played .his --"Good
Bye number, i'm which every section,
of the band played some popular air
OF a good Lye nature, and after fin
ishing it each left the stage i'm turn.
With the drums left they kept on
PLAYING and the members returned to
the stage by twOS and tbrees. aud
when they had all assembled they
played the Stars and Stripes For
ever. The vasl audience arose to it's
feet in Difference to the great leader,
while the selectiou was being played.
The people cheered and waved their
handkerchiefs to the March King.
1t was a moment OF great enthusiasm
and good cheer. The members of
the band stood and played "Auld
Lang Syne,' while cheer after cheer
rent the air. The closing was some
thing beyond all precedent OF any
former corn palace. 1t had been an