The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23
SUNSET BAND
PLEASES MANY
million Dollar Band" Pre-
sents Entertaining ard Ar
tistic Concert At Arm
DRY Monday.
ECHOES OF BATTLE FIELD
Program Features Military Marches of
Boys in Khaki - Indian Cornetist
Scores Great Triumph Soldier
Musicians Play for Dance.

There was distinct note Of victory
in every number presented on Monday
evening by the soldier musicians of
the "Million Dollar Band'', the pride
of the Sunset Division, in their concert
at the Armory. Five hundred Keno
shans- "a pitably small crowd-heard
the war veterans and enjoyed immense
" their program, which featured the
marches of the battle field and camp.
Following the regular program the large
hall was cleared of chairs and special
orhestra Of the soldiers musicians play
ed for dancing until a late hour.
Leader Shows Ability.
Harold Bachman, the leader Of the
soldier musicians, showed great ability
as a director. The opening number Of
the concert Democracy Triumphant =
was presented with verve and action
which told of the executive ability of
this leader who took the soldier play
ers and made of them the most famous
military band of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces. His direction of the
Stars and Stripes Forever also had
the swing and note of triumph shown
by the great March King here recently
and won merited applause from his
hearers. The American sketch en-
titled "Way Down on the Swanee
River was a very popular number,
rendered with an art and personality
that pleased the audience.
Indian Cornetist is Feature.
The band had numerous solosists but
the one which easily took the honors
of the evening was Robert Bruce, an
American Indian, who fought with the
engineers overseas. He started with an
artistic presentation of the columbia
Polka which brought an an encore
the ever popular "Aloha" and "Some-
where a Voice is Calling both of
them presented with the technique of
an artist rand with great feeling.
Private Elmer Uggen also won praise
for his violin solos which were greatly
enhanced by the playing of Walter
Klingman as accompanist.
Hear the Boys Go BY.
One of the most distinctly American
numbers on the program was an I'M
named encore, presented following the
lively Polish Dance of Scharwenka.
This started with the distant sugges-
tion of the band as the nearer imagin-
ed that he heard the Yanks coming
perhaps down a street in France
towards the battle field. AS the music
came nearer, the melody merged into
columbia the Gem of the Ocean, as
the boys marched gaily by. Then the
melody died down into mere echo as
the soldiers marched onward The en-
tire number was presented with a patri-
otism and feeling which made the hear
er believe that it might well have been
the number which lead General Butler
to declare that the band was "worth
million dollars to the United States
Army
By request, the program was changed
in order to make way for the presenta'
tion of the "'Sextette from Lucia, a
selection which we'll showed the ability
of the soldiers to execute classical as
well rs popular music. The concert end
| ed in true military style with "Call to
the Colors'' as the veterans stood and
played "The Star Spangled Banner !"
Trenary Pleads Cause.
In the intermission Otis L. Trenary
at the request of the commander of the
Post Of the American Legion, under
whose auspices the band was brought to
Kenosha, explained some of the pur-
poses of the American Legion and urged
Kenosha service men to join the order
and help make of it the great order
which it should and will be. He men.
toned the important meeting of the
Post which will be held this evening
at the Army and Navy Club and which
will decide one of the most important
questions which has been put before
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