The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-21
BARRE BAND FAIR
MADE PROMPT HIT
Weeks Entertainment Was Opened Last
Night With Splendid Concert by
Large Orchestra.

The Barre Citizens band struck a re.
sponsiye note last night, when it launched
weeks fair in Rowland hall with q
splendid concert given before large
crowd, whose members were later in the
evening to be doubled by the arrival
of many who came to dance. In antiei-
patton of the event, the hall had been
artistically decorated and a line of
booths, erected expressly for the occa
sion, extended the entire length of the
north end. Thirteen of BarIe's best mu.
sicians comprised the band orchestra and
the following program rendered called
forth prolonged outbursts of applause,
the like OF which have not been provoked
by any musical act in this city for a
long time;
March "The Thoroughbred" III. En-
gleman) overture, Riviera" (R. Gruen-
valid; violin solo, Souvenir Of Mos
cow Or. DeKoven) Edmund Sanborn;
selection, 'The Golden Butterfly" Wien
iawaski) "Anvil Chorus" from I'll Tro-
vatore" (Yerdil; waltz, "a Summer
Evening (E. Waldteufel) finale tJ r.
Europel Perhaps for the reason that
the individual work of each member was
lost in the harmony, credit cannot be
given to any particular musician for the
success of the concert. To the director,
w. j. Gilbertson, and to the soloist
Edmund Sanborn, special praise Is due
however. The personnel OF the band or
chestra follows: Violin, Chauncey Har-
ris, Edmund Sanborn; viola, Clayton
Spencer; cello, Roy Bugbee; bass, Mi
chael Robinson; cornet, Edward Bruce,
James G. Sim; clarinet, w. E. Dufur,
Augustus Rossi; trombone, X. II. Gale;
drums, S. n. Parker; piano, J. Henry
Denning; director, w j. Gilbertson.
Following the program, the floor was
cleared for dancing, music for which
was furnished until midnight by the
band orchestra. The door prize, which
is offered TO the person holding the
lucky ticket each evening, was awarded
at l0:30 O'clock The order of dances
continued until l2 o'clock, and this rule
will be followed each evening during the
week, as dancing is TO follow the pro-
gram every night
In charge of the booths, which have
been constructed through the enterprise
OF Edward Bruce and Michael Robinson,
are the following ladies': Fancy booth,
Mrs. james G. Sim, Mrs. Michael Rob
inson, Mrs Nicholas Yeale, and Mrs
Chauncey Harris; candy booth the
Misses Florence and Jessie Sim. A row
of refreshment tables located in the
north end of the hall will doubtless be
well patronized by the dancers during
the week A number OF young ladies
viii act as mattresses.
Credit for the auspicious manner in
which the bands fair was opened is due
largely to the efforts of the committees
appointed TO act at a meeting of the
band when plans for the fair were first
discussed Last nights record attend
ance is prediction of success in large
measure for the remaining nights, and
the hearty spirit Of support and coop
GRAFTON which the city has manifested in
the past will doubtless be emphasized by
liberal patronage throughout.
For the week, w. J. Gilbertson will
have charge OF the music, j. q. Sim has
the arrangements for programs in charge
and the bands advertising committee
consists OF NJ S. Robinson and J. g.
Sim. A. J. Loranger is chairman Of the
committee in charge OF the hall.
To-night's program speaks for itself
No pains have been spared TO give the
patrons of the fair everything possible
in the way Of entertainment, and the
participants secured for this evening
will be sure to prove enjoyable. The pro-
gram follows: Song and dance, "Alex-
ander's Ragtime Band,' eight girls,
Flora Mcdonald, Ruth Henry, Christina
Smollette, Beatrice Stephens, Katie
Stewart. Mabel Sim, Jessie Sim. and
line Brown; "Alpine Duo" John Spera
and Frank Mast; comic operetta, "The
Auctioneer,' four local characters se-
leetions by the Hedding male chorus.