The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-04-13
MUSICAL TREAT
FOR BROWNSVILLE
Fine Program by Mexican Militia
nv Band Saturday Night.
Thousands Gathered to Hear the Con.
cert by this Fine Band. Rain later
fered, but Musicians Played
Out the Program.

Promptly at eight o'clock Satur-
day evening, the band of the Sec
ond Mexican Cavalry regiment,
stationed at Matamoros, under
command of Lieut.. Federico Go
mez came across the Rio Grande to
fill its engagement TO give Browns.
Vile an open air concert at Carson
Park. There were thirty musicians
in the band, including the leader.
They looked very handsome and
imposing in their black and red
uniforms. A temporary platform
had been erected in the park for
the use of the band, and the mus
icians were escorted to the plat
form.
The program, as published IN
THE HERALD Friday, was render
ed by the band, and it is needless
to say that every true lover of mu-
sic i'll the immense throng that
gathered to hear the concert was
more than charmed with the ex-
quisite floods of melody produced
by the trained and talented must
clans constituting Lieut.. Gomez
band. 1t was a grand program,
and it was finely rendered. The
magnificent classical selections
were played with the most exqui-
site touch and expression, and one
almost held ones breath to catch
the sort, faint tones of the inter
mezzos which were played with
such rare skill. The Cavalleria
Rusticana, Don Carlos, Aida and
Traviata constituted collection of
classic gems that could not fail to
please the most musical ear. A
number of popular airs interspersed
between these pleased the entire
crowd.
Unfortunately the rain begun to
fall when the band had rendered
less than two-thirds of the pro-
gram, which caused nearly all of
the crowd to disperse. The NUS
icians held on to their purpose
with the tenacity and courage of
true soldiers and, despite the first
sprinkles of raid and the fast thin
ming crowd, played through two
more numbers on the open plat
form. When the rain finally
began to descend in a torrent and
the last hearers fed to shelter, the
musicians were obliged to give up.
But they were determined to play
out the program, and presently re-
pared to the publicity building
near the passenger station and,
lights being secured, and num-
Der of the audience reassembled
under the shelter of that building
and the station, the remainder of
the program was rendered.
1t is regretted exceedingly by all
that the weather prevented so many
people from hearing the latter part
of the concert. The fine work of
the band was none the less appre-
ciated, however, and the people of
Brownsville will most heartily sec.
ond THE HERALD in expressing
the wish that another opportunity,
under more favorable circumstan-
ces, may be afforded this city to
show its true appreciation of the
efforts of this band, which so jus
ly ranks as one of the finest in
Mexico.
Not only are the thanks of our
citizens due to Lieut.. Gomez and
the band for tbs splendid concert
rendered by them, but, also to Gen
eral Lauro Villar, the distinguish
ed commander of the Mexican
troops of the Northern District of
Mexico, for his courtesy in permit
ting the band to come to Browns
vile, and most of all to Mr.. J. J..
Perdomo of the U. S. immigration
service, to whose efforts was chiefly
due the fact that the concert was
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