The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-22
CITY, UTAH. SUNDAY AUGUST ~ 1909


1 had to Mr.. Cornwall, and said that in
my opinion there was but one man in
the country to bring a band there such
as they should have, and that was Mr..
Gilmore
You can imagine my surprise when
| they suggested 1 should organize a
band and direct it myself. I laughed at
the idea at first, but they were insistent,
and as a consequence I left them with
a promise to organize a band and be on
hand when the exposition should open
in the fall I went east, and about a
month before the exposition opened
returned there with thirty musicians.
l got about the same number there
| drilled the organization for a MONTH
and when the exposition opened made
my first appearance as a bandmaster
You see, the inspiration for my start as
a leader came to me there"
! Mr.. lines interrupted his story for
/ moment to remark: There are many
/ people here, I suppose, who remember
/ these concerts. Yesterday, during the
/ intermissiOn, a man stepped up to me
and introduced himself, at the same
| time handing me a program of one of
| those first concerts. given twenty-five
years ago.
MADE NO Money
Anyway, the concerts were a big
success, except that I didn't make any
| money. I was young in a managerial
| sense and, as a consequence, had not
figured on sufficient of a percentage of
profit to TecOmpense me.
But when the exposition was over
grew enthusiastic over the idea of con-
Quoting d series Of promenade concerts
there and 7 ra17fa6 Mechanics Do
vilton, spending about $1,000 in fitting
1t up and making it regular palace of
beauty. Peter Donahue, who at that
time owned the railroad running to
Santa Rosa, helped me by putting in a
miniature forest of redwood trees as a
feature of the decorations. 1t was all
very magnificent but it took just four
weeks for me to go fat broke"
And them"
And then I went east, organized my
band again, and started out. I've been
band leader ever since. It was not
until four years ago, though, that I re-
turned to San Francisco. I played at
the teachers convention, and it was
something of q coincidence that again
played in the Mechanics Pavilion
where 1 began my career as a leader"
Some day" Mr.. lines smiled as he
ia cAAA-lAG0 O4L u Ills pei SOIldI history I
am going to write a book of my expe-
riences as a band leader Travelling
about the country as I do I am con-
tinually meeting with humorous ex-
periences. I recall an incident Of my
early days on the road. At that time
always sought for effects If we
played a descriptive piece with a man
chOpping down a tree, I wanted the tree
and the AK on the platform. It was this
spirit that led me to purchase a pair of
mechanical birds. In appearance they
looked remarkably lifelike. I placed
them on the stage in their cages and
during one selection in the concert one
Of the musicians would pull a string
and the birds would MARBLE In max !
ing jump one day the man who car
ried the bird cages had to go back to
his hotel, and when it came time for the /
train to start I had to grab the cages
and hustle aboard,
Objects to Birds.
First the porter Of the Pullman |
stopped me. Then he called the Pull !
man conductor. They told me it was
against the rules to bring birds into the |
car. 1 refused to leave, and they final /
~ brought in the train conductor. He !
threatened to put me on, and the more
l argued with him the madden he got /
Finally, 1 insisted he should show me
the rule. He did. and it read that live /
birds should not be permitted in the /
cars. After we had discussed the rule /
at some length the two conductors !
withdrew to the end of the car FOR I
conference. Everybody in the car had /
gathered about me by this time, mar /
yelling at my courage in talking back to /.
the trainmen. So 1 reached INTO the !
cages and turned the little spring, ana /
Immediately both birds began to war
bic. Everybody understood the trick at /
once, and while a big roar Of laughter .
came from the other passengers the /
trainmen rushed out of the car and did /
not come back during my whole trip" /
Mr. Innes told me, too, of his expe- /
rience on the opening day of the Alas .
ka- Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle /
He is the director of music at the big /
fair and went direct from the show
ground on Lake WashingtOn's shore /
to Oakland. On the opening day he was |
a little late in arriving a the audfto- /
rum. and when he did arrive he was
astOnished TO find his Dand seated i'm .
the orchestra pit. He at once ordered /
them onto the stage, and there they re- /
NAMED throughout the proceedings. de- /
spite the prOtestations Of the master of /
ceremonies, who had reserved the plat /
form seats for 1900 or more potentates. /
whom he regarded as of more impor- /
lance than the great lines band. But
Mr.. Innes brought his band there to be (
heard. and the master of ceremonies /
had to retreat i'm confusion.
Afternoon.
SOLOISTS.
Virginia Listemann, soprano. Mr.
George Hagel, cello; Mr. John Kiburz.
flute.
PART T.
Scenes from "Tannhauser" 800. Wagner n
(a) MalagUena from BOadbil....
--...-...-.........M OskOwski n
(b) Serenade Loves Dream. .....
.--..... GO. .-..-..... .MOskowski II
Duet for cello and flute, Nocturne II
-...--..--.....De Jongh
Hagel and KibUrz
Overture. MignOn ............ Thomas
PART II.
Prelude and Bridal Chorus from
Lyileu8I ln --.--.---,... wagner