The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
GREAT BAND MASTER
WILL SOON ARRIVE
Viii Play in DreamIand Rink,
Greek Theater and at
Stanford University
Other Treats Are Promised by
Artists for the Lovers
of Music
By WAITER ANTHONY

By WALTER AM HUN ~
'.Sousa and his band have given 7,s4'
concerts in II years. How many die
you attendg" That, in black and white
Is the announcement heralding the ap-
proacE- Of the great band master and
his aggregation of. instrumentalists
Eight concerts viii be given at Dream
land rink in the near future, and the
organization will play at the Greek
theater=and at stanford.
Herbert L. Clarke, whose cornet
playing has been for several years a
feature Of the Sousa concerts. is still
with hi1n.
Besides having completed an opera
recently. Sousa has composed several
novelties similar in form and contents
10 his delightful suite, the Three
Questions" where the king of France
marched up a hin and then marched
down again His newest work is
called q ''Bacchanalian Suite" with a
subtitle, People Who Live in Glass
Houses The movements. which are
four. are titled THE Champagnes.
The Rhine Wines" The Whiskies'
and The Cordials."
Sousa without a new march would
he only half welcome. His title, The
March king" remains undisturbed.
This time he comes with two new
marches. a militant. THE Glory of the
Yankee Navy" and sentimental,
s'Fairest Of the Fair.
The Misses Frances and Grace Hoyt,
duetists. will appear with Sousa in
place of his usual soloists. Miss Flor
ence Jardman, violinist, viii also be
heard.
It is promised that music lovers viii
enjoy an unusual treat ia the presenta-
ton Of Amy WoOdforde- -Finden's pa
CODA Of Flowers" which is to be pre-
sented at Ye Liberty playhouse. in Oak
land. Tuesday evening, November ?, at
an entertainment to be given for the
benefit OF Fsbiola hospital
The piece is said TO be melodiously
written and well constructed. For lack
OF a better name il is called music
drama and. though il has been pro-
duced successfully in London and New
York t2his viii be its first presentation
III the west.
The work is being staged under the
direction Of Miss George Cope, who has
returned recently to her Oakland home
after aftNo years period of study in
Europe. Besides acting as stage
manager she viii sing the contralto
role. Mrs. Grace Davis Northrup, a
well known singer on both sides of
the bay. VIII assume the soprano part.
The tenor and bass roles. respectively,
will be in the capable care of Carl An
derson' and Lowell Redfeld. The chorus
viii be drawn from the members of
the Orpheus and Eurydice clubs. A
large orchestra Will play the instru-
mental score. The Interpretation of the
important work is certain 10 be ade
quate. as Paul Steindorn wields the
baton
Manager VIII L. Greenbaun takes the
Novelty theater over next month to be
The place in which his musical attrac-
tions in future viii be presented, its
location being regarded by him as more
convenient for his purposes than was
Christian Science hall The necessity
for stage facilities was unfulfilled at
the latter building. The Novelty will
be thoroughly renovated for the new
season and Greenbaum promises a
number Of charity entertainments and
lectures at that theater besides his reg
ular musical events during the coming
winter and spring
Madame Jeanne Jomelli will devote
herself this season to concert work and
viii not appear at the Manhattan opera
this season. as has been announced. She
is the soloist at the famous Maine mu-
steal festival. which she opens tonight
with the Boston symphony orchestra
At the conclusion Of that engagement
she goes to Boston as principal soloist
with the Handel and Haydn society, the
oldest and perhaps the most important
choral organization in America. From
Boston. she comes direct to the coast
and opens z series of musical events
which the st. Francis art society is
planning for this winter
Miss Marie Nichols. violin virtHoso,
and Miss Magdalen Worden, accompa-
mist. viii appear with her in her con-
certs in this city and in Oakland.
Madame Isabelle Marks, the well
known contralto. will give song recf-
tai in the colonial ballroom of the St.
Francis hotel Friday night, Novem-
Der L..
Musfe lovers of this community will
be somewhat reconciIed TO Madame
Marcella Sembrich"s retirement from
the operate stage by the news that she
viii sing here this winter in concert.
She has not been In this city since the
disastrous finish Of the Conried opera
companys season at the Grand opera
house when the fire drove the singers
out OF town after a single appearance