The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-19
THE HAWAIIAN
BAND IN SALT LAKE
THE DESERET NEWS, OFFICIAL
ORGAN OF THE SALT LAKE
MORMONS PRAISES IT HIGHLY.

The Deseret News, the official organ
of the salt Lake Mormous, contains
the following about the Hawaiian band
in us issue Of July ,.
When the Royal Hawaiian band fin
ished its second program at Saltair last
evening with the star Spangled Ban
ner," and each of the 80 musicians, his
hat laid aside, rose to play it, there
was not a man in the splendid audience
who failed to doff his headgear and
stand at attention until the final
strain of the great old melody died
away.
The band has captivated Salt Lake.
1t has done so in one day, and during
the week which it is to play two con-
cerrs daily ii VII create a sensation
that Salt l.akcrs will long remember
1t is doubtful il the resort has ever had
an attraction of greater merit. There is
a reason for TINS statement, aside from
the immense success achieved by the
organization yesterday. Patrons of the
resort although they had been we'll
posted as TO the qualities of the band,
through the daily prNss, We're not pre-
pared for the great novelties which it
introduced, and which have been de-
sCriLed at the breakfast tables this
morning by those who were fortunate
enough to have heard the opening con-
cert. There is volume in the organiza-
ton that raises one out of his seat.
That is the band itself. There as a
glee club, with mandolins, guitars, ban
jos cellos and violins that carries you
away by playing the dreamy melodies
of the islands. There are Vocalists that
sing those !apguOrous airs as none but
Hawaiian artists can sing them, and
finally a conductor who has mastered
the art of ARA a=ement; who is making
no special effort to please the technical
musician, but rather is caterer to the
class which Graves Understandable"
music and one whose programs cannot
fail to please.
PLAYS SOUSA MUSIC.
Conductor Berger began his program
yesterday with Sousa's stars and
Stripes Forever" The crowd sat up
AMI took notice. He then gave one of
the old German overtures Berger is a
native O. Germany in a manner that
could extract absolutely no criticism,
and hually he wandered into the waltz
giant, Strauss, and even in that trio of
selections he demonstrated that the
musicians under his baton, whom he
has so faithfully trained, are of i'm
perial efficiency.
GLEE CLUB HIT.
But it was the glee club, led by Solo
lists of unexpected talent that made
the triumph complete, When little
Miss Lehua, the native soprano, began
her Hawaiian songs backed by a
string orchestra and % male voices,
there was a demonstration that has
rarely been equalled in the dance pa
vilion. She knows her countryside
knows it's music-she knows the ad-
vantage of singing as though she
means each of the unpronounced
words which she uttered. Every eye
in the auditorium followed her as she
later moved about the floor to the hip
pity-hip music of the typical Honolulu
| two-step and good folks began to
ask about the habits and customs OF
| the Hawaiian people-which was not
| inapropos, inasmucn as the bands
tour of America is under the direction
of the government which controls il
and largely in the interest of the colo
nization of the island. Again, Mr.
RlIis the tenor, established himself il
great favor when it came his turr
to sing with the glee club. He has
a voice of such power that he readily
filed the big pavilion, and he sings
with all the sweetness to be desired
These are not the only vonces in thu
COM any. The basso and the BARTON,
are yet to be heard in their favorit'
selections.
SONG DANCES.
For the first time in this city if no
in the world the American pleasure