The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
MILITARY IS TO TAKE PART They Will Form Part of "Americana." NOTABLE MUSICAL OCCASION Innes's Great Orchestra Win Be
 Heard. Three Hundred Children VIII Sing @Amerieav In Great Production. Two Performances, Each at
 Night. and I've Concerts
 wnI Be Given.

Local military will play an important part in tonignI's presentation Of Amer icana" by Frederick Neil Innes. at The Grand. At a point in Innes's musical allegory of the Civil War, the assem- bly, Is sounded and troops immediately begin mastering and moving on the stage. sf f .ss.
 Tonight the Montgomery True Blues. under Captain w. F. Weiss, and Troop A, under Captain William +. Lee, will participate in the evolutions, giving to parts of the pageant realistic touch by means of volIeys and military or dera. Ls d .si
 Tuesday night the second and last Z performance of "Americana" will be given, and the Montgomery Grays, un- der Captain E. H. Jackson .and Troop A. under Captain William F. Lee. will take part.
 The two performances of "Ameri- cana" at night and two matinee con certs. arranged for by the Commercial Club as 'Montgomery's Note of optim- ism" will prove to be the greatest and completest musical event ever given here. At times during the night there will be as many as 500 people on the stage at one time; the immense size ot the Grand stage lending itself to this extraordinarily picturesque and im- pressive musical event. Three nun dred trained children from the public schools will sing the songs of the six ties and the beauty of the stage set ting when they take part will evoke undoubtedly as much enthusiasm as the great Innes himself. The adult chorus participates extensively Throughout the whole of Americana" but will be heard with great and unu- sual effect in The Prayer for Victory" from Wayhes's Lohengrin. The pom derous force so characteristic of Wag ner win be recognized and felt all through this chorus The other thrill- ing event specially prepared by the adult chorus. will be the Hallelujah Chorus" from Haenders Messiah. It comes near the close of "Arnericana" and is eTnb1ematic of the marvellous re-assertIon of brotherhood that filled the heart of every actual combatant as soon as the great strife ceased.
 Mondays matinee will especially ap- peal to those who enjoy perfect arches- tration and concert features under perfect direction. Mir. Innes' will lead his sixty performers through delight full program, as below. The Merry Widow travesty should not be missed. It Is Mir. Innes' own work and can be heard only at his concerts. The con- cert begins at 8 o'clock ?. m.
 The program Is:
 1. The Irish Rhapsody. No. op. 7s Stanford.
 2. My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice (Aria for ContraIto). Saint-saens.
 Elaine DeSellem.
 The Merry Widow. GA Musical Joke), Tnnes.
 a. As written by Lehar
 b. Papa Haydn might have left 1t to US in this form.
 c. Mozart might have written. 1t in this way.
 d. If Mendelssohn had written 1t. c. As some of the so-called Rag time" writers would have throttled it. f. With apologies to the immortal Richard Wagner.
 Brand new. Its first performance. L Valse Caprice. for Harp Solo, Cheshire-H. T. Williams. r
 s. Serenade Roccoco. Meyer -Hel- mand-Oboe Obligato by Henkelmann. G. From Tannhauser. Wagner. D a. Bacchanale. -
 b. Dich Theure Halle.
 Virginia Listemann.
 T. Children's Festival of song,- America" Victor Herbert-By the Children's Festival Chorus and orches- tra.
 America" will be sung from the Or chestra chairs by the Junior chorus of three hundred voices. The little ones are very excited over hearing a great concert and also taking part.
 The box ofice opens at nine this morning. The prices affixed to the event by the Commercial Club are in- tentionally low so that all may enjoy their Midsummer Festival.