Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-18
MUSIC IN PLENTY
AT COUNTY FAIR
Tubs Band, Boy Cornetist and Ar
thur Campbell Will All be There.

What sort of a fair would the coun-
ty fair be without music? Now that
is a question that is not to be hest
tated long over before making answer
that it would be in the same class as
performance of the immortal Bard
of AVOns drama, Hamlet, with the
character of Hamlet left out.
There are many who attend the
county fair Of the New London County
Agricultural Society annually to whom
the music heard at the fair is the best
remembered feature. Strange as it may
seem there are some who believe that
music plays a mort important part in
a fair program than any kind of live
stock. farm products or machinery.
Music is the fourth great material
want Of our nature-first food, then
raiment, then shelter, then music
Aristotle, the great Grecian philOsO-
pher, reserved seven chapters in one
of his immortal works, POlitiks, to
prove that music was the best form
of public recreation. Other philOsO-
pliers must have thought as he did for
music played an important part in the
education IF the time.
Only a few decades ago, JeVons, a
noted writer on public questions, fol-
lowing an investigation of the various
forms of recreation in England wrote:
THE old idea about people keeping
moral by holding their noses to the
gTindstOne must be abandoned. As
things are going people will, and, what
is more, must have all means of pub
lie recreation. I have no desire to dis
parage theatres, public museums, art
galleries, science lectures. or similar
institutions, but I am certain that mu-
rsic is the best form of public reCrea-
ton"
How keenIy restfuI it is, after a Ions
thOroU 3D. study of machinery, farm
animals fruit, wOmen's and children's
exhibits. to sit down in some secluded
nook of the great outdoors. or in some
sheltered corner of a building and lis
ten to the music. Tiredness takes in
slant flight aud is replaced by a fresh
appreciation of the many features
which seemed so dull and common
place few moments before.
The music at the county fair has
always been 9 feature and last year
hwas the subject OF many compliment
I tary remarks from visitors. Tubbs'
Military Band of 80 pieces will, as in
previous years, render all the newest
and naost popular music from the
band stand in the viCinage of the
@a2d stand. It is OppOrtune to men
ton at this time that in the colossal
preparedness parade given in Hartford
recently, Tubbs' Military band was
selected by the Colts workers to
head their section and the band was
the constant recipient all along the
line Of march of hearty applause for
their playing and the Hartford papers
all spoke in words Of highest commen-
dation Of their playing and appear
ance
A Pagan Campbell, who has been
heard singing with this band at the
concerts in City Hall square this sum
mer was signed to sing with the band
1T the fair but recently left town,
having secured fine position with q
silk goods firm in New Jersey. was
written a few days ago by a friend
who said in his letter that he would
regret not being able to hear him at
She fair. He was surprised to receive
a telegram the next day from friend
campbell saving that if he went to
The fair he would not miss him for he
would be at the fair and sing unless
he lost his voice or his ticket or his
barry Lauder song book
Master Harry Allen. the boy cor
aetist, is to be an added feature in the
musical program as he is to render So
IS at both afternoon and evening per-
fOTmances. Harry has been playing
round at quite a few concerts this
past winter and the coming year will
probably see him on the vaudeville cir
cult