The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-26
Topeka Hears a Fine Concert at
Auditorium.
harshall's Band Appeared at
Its Best.
EXCELLENT PROGRAM.
Big Pipe Organ and Band Are
Heard Together.
Musical Art Society Sings the
Sextette From Lucia.
EXCELLENT PROGRAM.

0CAgOUuD It Ull AMElAa
One Of the best concerts ever given in
Topeka was that at the Auditorium
Thursday night for the benefit Of the
pipe organ fund and MarshaIPs band.
In spite of the fact that the attendance
was small, the profits from the enter
tainment were as much as from Melba,
PadereWski, or the other great attrac-
tons which have been offered About
900 people contributed 81 apiece for the
good cause, and incidentally were given
as fine an entertainment as has been
heard in Topeka for a long time.
Marshalfs band. with its splendid
new instruments and several new con-
cert selections, was enthusiastically re-
ceived by the audience. Its closing
number, a selection from Shotgun"
was generally considered one of the
best things the band has ever played in
Topeka. The opening number, a selec-
tion from The Isle of Spice" was also
very finely played. OF course the selec-
ton from II Trovatore'' was well liked
by the audience. Topeka can be de-
pended upon to like II Trovatore."
The new instruments for the band are
Of international pitch, and not only
make good music, but are very hand
some to look at. The total cost of the
entire outfit OF new instruments was
about $4,000 There were AZ members
of the band present last night. A num-
Der of the members of the band were
unable to be present because of short
notice. The total membership is 3d.
that is, there were 50 new instruments
purchased and most of them have been
assigned.
one of the features of the band work
was the fine trombone solos by I. W.
Felix, d musician who has recently
come to Topeka. He is one of the firm
OF clOthiers which recently started in
business here. Frank Minor did some
1ne solo cornet work, and D. G. Kline
played several excellent solos on the
euphOneum.
Two Of the numbers on the program
were pipe organ selections by Prof, Geo.
3. Penny. The first was The Storm"
by Lemmens. This is a fantasie, pic
turing the sultry day, a dance on the
village green, the approach of a storm,
the storm and the prayer in the church
after the passage of the storm. 1t gave
Prof Penny an opportunity to display
some of the fine points of the big organ,
and was so well liked by the audience
that an encore was demanded The
marvellous "VOx humane" feature of the
organ was used to splendid effect in
depicting the prayer in the church after
the storm. Prof. Penny's second selec-
tiOn was a military march, arranged for
the organ.
Trinity Bells" one Of the old seIec-
ton of MarshalTs band, was played last
rangement for the band and pipe organ,
and was, perhaps, the hit of the evening.
The effect was magnificent. Nothing
like it was ever heard in the state be-
fore.
When it was suggested to John Mar
shall a few days ago that the band and
organ Join forces on some selected num-
Der, he declared that it would be inn
possible to do this without considerable
practice. Prof Penny agreed to take
any piece of music with which the band
is familiar and arrange the pipe organ
part. Mr.. Marshall selected Trinity
Bells" which gave an opportunity to use
the organ chimes. When the audience
enthusiastically encored Trinity Bells,'
the band responded with another selec-
ton. Uncle Sam in which Prof.
Penny assisted with the organ.
The sextette and chorus from Lucia"
by the Musical Art society furnished
the necessary change and variety from
the instrumental part of the entertain
ment The Musical Art society is I'M
doubleday the strongest organization OF
the kind Topeka ever had. Its music
is of the very highest order, and the
sextette and chorus last night was up
to the usual standard. The audience
showed its appreciation by an encore.
The members of the Musical Art socie-
ty are as follows;
Sopranos: Mrs. Geo. Parkhurst, Miss
May Redick. Mrs. Frank S. Thomas,
Miss Alice Widney.
COutraitOS. Mrs. Florence Thatcher.
Mrs Frank H. Foster, Mrs. L. S Ferry,
Miss Nina Thomas, Mrs. H L. Pribble,
Miss Ada Taylor.
Tenors: Mr.. H. L. Shirer, Mr.. H. L.
Pribble. Mr.. Ross Tracey.
Bassos: Mr.. VIM. Shaver. Mr.. David
Bowie, Mr.. James Moore, Mr.. F. B.
Conant, Mr.. Elmer Fox.
Opinions of the People.
The concert was universally liked by
those who were in attendance. Inter
views with prominent persons today.
who were in the audience last evening,
indicate that the expression IS unan-
imous that the concert was the best Of
its kind ever given. It seemed to be
the prevalent impression that a better
attendance could and would have been
secured had the admission been placed
at fifty cents instead of a dollar But
notwithstanding the cost of admission
those who attended announce that they
felt fully repaid for the expenditure.
John Parks of the Continental cream
cry said;
II thought that the program last
evening was one of the best ever given
by the band in this town. I was aston
ished that there were not more people
there. I felt that the concert should
s--~ra 1,aaT7 haffaT- r1atrOnize7