The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-19
BIS Protests to Ragtime Pro-
gramme Are OverruIed.
tomorrow Nights Concert Given
Over His Objection.
PLAY LOCAL MARCHES
Two by Local Composers on the
Programme.
large Crowd Hears the Band
Tuesday at VinewOOd.

auctor of music called ragtime.''
How would that look in the musical
dictionaries?
But he is going to do it. He will
erect a performance of ragtime to-
naerrow night. "Ragtime night
Elm spite of his screams" the
leader will wave his wand in harmony
with the syncopated time of the music
On the stands.
Two or three weeks ago in an article
written by Mr.. lines for the State
journal, he declared his unfa1tering
exposition to this style of melody. Nor
has he changed. He doesn't lige rag
time any better today than he did
then, nor will he tomorrow night. The
purpose to have a night devoted to
the music of a class which first gained
vide popularity through the "Pas-Ma-
La of Ernest Hogan, a Kansas City
negro, met with the violent opposition
OF the conductor. 1t was carried
Through over his protest. There was
no little feeling developed in the dis
cussion, but of course 1nneS is not
the kind of a man who will sit down
and refuse to play because the wishes
Of the majority do not chord with his
own views. When he saw it was in
evltable the big bandmaster gave way
gracefully and searched his library for
che best it contained of this style.
Nor is this all His library has been
augmented for "Ragtime night"
Properly speaking, the additions are
not ragtime, but they are of the pop
gliar order and chime very well with
the other music which will be played,
SUCH as the overture to 1.-THE Prince
OF Pilsen, "Narcissus," and In Dixie
Land" WI. Hofer's march, Amer
sea. Our own and ''Ironquill."
march by Thurlow Lieurance, an
other Kansas composer. will have
hearing tomorrow night. "Ironquill,
Mr.. Eugene F. Ware, of Topeka, for
whom Mr.. Lieurance's march has been
named and to whom it is dedicated,
viii hear the first performance by
band or orchestra in the lines Rag
time night
Concert Given Under Trees.
On account of the extreme heat Tues
day the afternoon concert by the lines
band at VineWood was given in the open
under the trees on the south bank Of
the lagoon instead of in the theater.
Two or three hundred people heard it.
"A number of changes were made in the
programme as published, but the most
popular numbers, LISTS Sixth Hungar-
ian Rhapsodie and Second Polonaise,
Scenes from Carmen and the Strauss
waltz, Roses From the South. were
given as announced and were enthusi-
astically received. The cornetist, Mr..
KryI, played a Levy concert polka,
IseViathan and in encore to this the
popular song Psyche. The bands en-
Charming and Serenade Rococco by
Meyer Helmund. The latter is a charm
ing thing and the band gives it with
superlatiVe grace and finish. 1t was one
of the numbers on the evening pro-
sfamme also.
The park was crowded again last
night for the evening concert and the
prograrnme included a number of
popular favorites among the familiar
classics: The Tannhauser overture,
Schumann's Traumerei Airs from
Martha, the Strauss Blue Danube
WaltzeS and the ROndo CapriccfOSO of
Mendelssohn. Mrs. Partridge, the So
prano, sang with excellent effect Web
er,s aria, Ocean Thou Mighty Monster,
and responded to an encore with the
Merry Zingara of Balfe. Mr.. Kryl's
solo was a fantasy on the folk-song Du
ind Du, his own arrangement and his
encores were a Scotch ba1lade and a,
popular air. The band encores were
Prince Charming, Memberships
glamour and La Palona. A French
Russian programme is being given
this afternoon including the Litolf
Robespierre overture, Saint-Saens
symphonic poem Phaeton, Ruben
STEMS melody in F and the Tschai-
kowsy festival overture, "1812," among
others.
The programme tonight is made up
wholly of selections from grand opera.
The conductor has searched the works
of the master composers in this field
for the most striking numbers. The
big number is I'll Trovatore,'' with
spectacular effects. Bandmen in the
red shirts and leather aprons of
blackSmiths will beat upon musical
anvils from which electric sparks will
~ in the Anvil chorus of VerdPS work.
The anvils will be arranged across the
front of the stage and the effect is
highly. spectacular.
1.-THE Tell overture is one of those
best known to. and best liked by the
bubble while the dainty "Mfgnon''
prelude also has place tonight
Then there is the great Toreador song
from Carmen, which is familiar to a
large mum Der. In the Faust cOllec-
ffon and the ''Lonengrin" prelude the
audience will recognize the best known
movements of these great operas.
The Programmes.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JULY 10,
At o'clock.
N1 Grand Opera Program.
3f'William Tell (overture) -. Rossin
SbS Carmen (Toreador song) .......B iz e
Mignon (overture) ......-..... Thomas
s"oberon" C.ocean. Thou Mighty
$50 Monster, air for soprano) 49,. Weber
sk.ss'Faust'' (fantasy) ..-...-........ .Gounod
81 ..Lohengrin'' lXorspieD Wagner
7. Scenes from ''Trovatore'' .......... Verd
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 20,
At o'clock
Symphonic Program.
Les Preludes" (symphonic poem) Lisz
';Peer Gynt lsuite) Cries Sri
& Funeral march from Sonata. op s..
1.-TWO movements from the RUSTIC
Ss5 9in the Garden. MARI
Cbl Bridal Song"
|Infammatus' (cornet solo). -. Rossin
Huldigungsmarsch' $3.50. .....Wagnel
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