South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-17
bOHUMIR kRYL
SCORES BIG HIT
Local Girls Appear in Co.'S
tuned Pageant-Manage-
ment EntertainS Orphans.
BY ETHEL PHELAN.

1N1kNNN III may AoN hPOAl Va
rain which threatened several times
10 seriously interrupt the program.
BOhumir Kryl and his band present
ed the best chauta uqUa program OF
the season Saturday night TO the
largest and most enthusiastic audi
ence.
Forced 70 respond always with
one encore, more often with two or
three. ard in one instance with six.
Mr.. <ryl failed Zen then TO salts
~ his audience which clamored for
more ard then still more. The nov
elites which be introduced in his
encores rendered them almost more
enjoyable than the principal num-
bers
Mr.. Kryl is acknowledged as one
Of the three. II not the greatest, band
conductor OF the world. and one can
easily acauiesce after hearing the
program Saturday night which
ranged from the most classic Of the
classical 10 ia d." all being play
ed with equal ease by his band OF
more than 20 pieces.
Gives Solo.
The evening program opened with
THE Festival Overture" by Lassen
and WIS followed by "a Summer
Evening in the Alps" a descriptive
and romantic fantasia by II. King.
Every movement of this number in
Guiding the call of the shepherd. the
shepherds song, the dance OF the
shepherds lovers serenade, the
storm, and the song OF 10y, was cas-
lily discernible. A humoresque on
Zip Coon" Turkey In the Straw .
came next and was followed by an
intermission after which Mr. Kryl
presented a .corne. solo. Fantasia
on National Airs" composed by him
self, 20 which he responded with
Until We Meet Again as an encore
New World symphony" by Dvorak.
was the final number of the concert
and vas followed by the musical
pageant. War, Victory and Peace a"
Local Girls Appear.
Peace. which prevailed before the
war, was represented by Two small
girls picking flowers, the little
Misses Christine Taylor and Jean
Waters OF this city, who were
frightened by the god of war and
rescued by Uncle Sam and his brave
soldiers and sailors. Then followed
revue of the allied nations in
which characters costumed 10 repre-
sent France, Italy, Belgium and the
| United States entered bearing the
flag If their countries. while the
band played the national anthem.
! The Misses Geneva and Bess Morse.
! local young women. took part in the
pageant as a Belgian mother and a
Red Cross nurse. Miss Mary Smith.
who is conducting the Children
hour. represented Columbia. and IL
/ was she who coached the local par
! Elephants.
] Varied Program.
| The program presented by the
band In the afternoon was equally
as fine as the evening one. The
overture, "Robespierre," by Litolff,
in which is described the French
revolution was rendered as the first
number. IN this, too, each move
ment e distinct. The overture opens
with movement indicating the
state of national unrest Immediately
preceding the Reign OF Terror This,
in turn, is followed by a picture OF
/ the Bacchanalian orgies OF the mob;
the singing of the "Marseillaise" by
the Girondists on their way TO the
/ scaffoid and the guillotining Of
Robespierre: the triumph OF law and
order being announced by the ian
fare IF trumpets which opens the
4 final movement
other numbers on the afternoon
program were: "A Colored Poem,
1 by Bagley: Dance of the Wood
| Nymphs." by Suk. The Phantom
4 Brigade" by Middleton; The EyO-
/ luton OF Dixie" Lake: Cleopatra. 90
! fantasy. by Damare; a cUrnet solo
/ by Mr.. Kryl: grand selection from
| Faust by GOunOd: paraphrase on
! Nearer. Nv God 10 Thee" by
| Reeves. end Songs from the old
/ Folks a grand fantasia. by Cham
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