Putnam patriot., 1919-09-12
LIBERATPS BAND
WILL HEAD LIST
Famous Y. ID. Musical Organiza.
ton And Six Orchestras
Engaged.

Plenty Of bands can ia a concert hall
but the band which can play with the
master effectiveness Of trained con-
cert aggregation and at the same time
fill all outdoors is rarity II Is one of
these rare bands which the management
of the Eastern States Exposition In
Springfield, Mass has obtained this year
| for Exposition week September Is, to, 20
For 40 years the great so piece Italian
American hand Of Allesandro Liberat has
made a speciality of playing at outdoor
fairs and in huge coliseums and amphi-
theatres more vast than the largest con
cert halls.
This great band will be on duty day and
night at the Opposition Il will give open
air concerts In the morning and early In
the afternoons. II will play every day In
the paddock at the horse and automobile
races. Ii will play between the halves of
| the auto polo contests which viii be the
! E1postions most exciting amusement
| feature Whenever big event takes
place on the Exposition grounds drawing
"a crowd of thousands OF people Liberati's
band will be there 10 add music to Its
other thrills
AT the Exposition Horse Show in the
Coliseum each evening the band will play
between events and the troupe OF u
opera singers who accompany It will dis
play the range OF their voices to greatest
advantage
Through his long experience in playing
to enormous crowds Signor Liberati is a
past master in the art of providing people
with the exact kind of music which their
mood requires. The whole range of pop
MAR music OF the most up-to- the minute
comedy productions is at his command as
well as an endless repertoire from light
and classical operas OF all nations Per
haps even more than for these things
however Stgnor LAberati's band is famous
for its playing OF the charming old
fash oned songs OF the early 18th century
As a veteran OF three wars Signor Ii
berau himself has much to commend
himself TO soldiers and ex-soldiers yeuns
and old The vigorous old bandmastei
whose pep" at an age bordering on u
Is a charm In itself was a soldier In th'
papal armies in the wars for the liberation
OF Italy in the late sos Not hndini
enough excitement here he tourneyed u
: Parts in 1870, bugle In hand. enlistihs
, the French Foreign Legion In France
. first terrible struggle against Germany
Coming TO America he was oandmaste
of the list New York volunteer lnfanu.
at the time of the Spanish American war
In the meantime Signor Liber2u nhe'
such military posts as handmaster To IN
a Canadian artillery and as eugier 10 Ea'
il Dufrerin, Governor General Of Canada
e A still more warlike note on the musies
: program will be added by the band OF tn
e i04th Infantry. Every member OF IN
i04th band, recruited entirely In New Eng
d land served with the famous Yankee diSl
4 sion and wear French and American Wa
a decorations for hero. SIN in action last yea
|, at Apremont. Chateau Thierry and othe
n battles 1t is known as the most decor
5 ated band in the American Army
d Retween the two bands there Will 0
e few moments and few places AT the tx
: position where music will not be con
n stantlS In the air but just to make sur
y that no one need ever be out Of the SCUM
= Of melody the management has engage
n six orchestras TO play in the building
e where exhibits are on view