The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-10
Attend 900 O'clock Show at
Hippodrome Following the
Monthly Business and
Social Meeting.
ORGANIZATION PRAISED
Professor P. G. Hayden's Or
chestra Receives Many Fine
Compliments Those
Who Played.

S4AAE~nAAAASAACS - A4OSS
Who Played.
Once before committee of three
from the Keokuk Retailers league at.
tended a concert at the high school,
given by the Keokuk High school or.
chestra and reported back at meet
ing OF the league on the organization
that the league had promised to
help. but last night the whole mem.
oershfp OF the organization had the
pleasure Of hearing the orchestra at
a concert played at the Hippodrome
theatre following the monthly ban
Iquet. and this morning, the members
were all warm In their praise Of the
splendid work done by the orchestra,
which had many members whose feet
did not even reach to the floor.
The league had promised to render
assistance in equiping the schools Of
the city with instruments and last
night when it was demonstrated the
tangible result of what could be ex-
lpected from efforts that the league
make, all were more inclined than
ever to believe that the orchestra
was d COILlIneuQdDl0 lSd.
ture of modern school life. Not only
was the merchants league impressed,
but a large percentage Of the theatre
going public, for there was standing
room only at the Hipodrome during
the two concerts given by the or.
chestra.
Had to be Short.
| These would have been made long
er had it not been for the shortness
OF the time and the length of the films
but as 1t was, the orchestra Of twenty
six pieces created fine impression.
Under the excellent supervision of
Prof. P. G. Hayden, the orchestra had
been drilled to unit and the music
produced was worthy of any high class
organization. OF course there are
many who are familiar with the work
of the orchestra but some received
their first taste Of it last night and
that taste was good.
A short program OF selection that
included almost every type of orches-
ira music was given twice, the first
time at 500 o'clock and the second
time at $50 o'clock. The opening
number was a march, The National
AAiDASA' Wy DdSiSy, d StlTTluS piece
of orchestration.
solo by A. G.. Garrison, "The Perfect
Day" which proved to be an excep-
tionally beautiful number Mr. Gar
rison was accompanied by the string
instruments and the selection was
warmly applauded
! The next two numbers were Dub
/ lin HaC' tWN cfan Ttholhnrf
Nevin's "The Rosary" The program
ended with wierd selection. Dance
of the Skeletons" At the opening Of
this fantasy came a queer strain on
I the oboe, whose music resembles
that of the Scotch ,bagpipe. Many per-
sons in the audience wondered what
the instrument was that was produc-
ing the queer music.
And it was only natural, as the oboe
played last night by Gregory Meador
! Is the first one ever owned and played
in Keohuk. The Keokuk high school
orchestra is working toward a sym
phony orchestra and the acquiring of
the oboe marks the first step Of this
change.
Many OF the players in the orches,
ira will graduate next year, but there
are others to take their places A
new trap drummer is ready to step
into Madison Sterne's shoes and the
other vacant places will be filed with
new material from all the schools of
the city. Scores are being trained now
for both the band and the orchestra.
The public received a first taste of
the band on dollar day night.
| Makeup Of Orchestra.
The following made UP the orchestra
that played last night:
/ Piano-Coral Neador.
First violins-Marie Moseley, Wayne
Hancock, Leroy Schulz, Colin David
son.
Second violins-Joseph Zimmerman
Edward Wilsey, Henry Kruger Mil
dred Conlee, Edward Lautz, Cecil
LaPort.
Viola-Louise Garrison.
Cello-E. Wygle.
| Double bass-W. H. Honce.
! Oboe-Gregory Meador
Observation-Disclosures Gray, Bernard
davidson.
First cornets-Morrell Geiger, Dan
lei Bishop.
/ Second cornets-Arnot Huffman
Harley Teller.
Baritone-Orville Allen
Trombones-A. G. Garrison, Var
Garrison.
i Tuba-Marshall Fulton.
Drums-Madison Sterne.