El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-15
First Concert
OfGuStatBand
Is Big Success
A thousand People Hear
The First Program In
Cleveland Square.

Cleveland square, Wednesday night,
presented a delightful picture. A
thousand people had clustered about
the erandstand for the initial concert
OF Fl Paso's municipal band, when
director P. j. Gustat raised his baton
for the first selection
The band IS surprisingly good II
is composed Of men who work. music
loving men conscious Of the city's
great need of entertainment for its
people. That they have worked hard,
is evineed by the excellent results OBJ
tanned at the first free concert
Director Gustat, upon whose
shoulders has fallen the greatest bur =
den. should have the encourag eznenl
OF FL Pas0. It is no little thing % get
together a group Of men and FORM q
band IL is no easy thing TO train ana
direct such band. Last night the
wind blew frightfully, music was
swept from the racks, and blown 60
the floor Of the grand stand tor
time II seemed tnaT the MUSICIANS
would have to give up but In spite
of the wind the program was Wen
rendered and was free from the great
est fault that is usually found III
nouprofessioua1 bands. lack or tempo
unereness. The band worked well to-
gether. The bandmaster's work was
evident
Mrs. G. A. Martin. the soloist
chosen by director Gustat Tor his tirsL
program, has an unusually clear true
toned voice. IL has carrying quar-
itv that is rare in Womans voice.
Singing in the open with no SOUND
board TO aid her, M1E- Martin could De
heard to the very edge OF the aud
M
natural mellow sweetness ana 1leA-
ibfIity, together with technique. her
high notes were attacked Win the
greatest ease. She sang true 70 key
Her first song Clough-Leis nlon s
The Fragrance Of Rose, sp-snola-
IS suited her range ana gave her aud
fence a mild idea Of the quality ana
atrractiveness Of her voice. As an en-
core Olcott's wild irish Rose, a
waltz song. met the popular favor
AIRS. Martin was called back the tnlra
time and spiritedly sang, hl Easo Is
Calling You" Bert Bayerstedt' s
melody with its Tilt and swing tni-t
She Rotary minstrels made q Whistllng
success over night
More Popular Music-Mnybe-
A mild suggestion occurs The NUM-
cipal band viii appeal 70 everyone, but
its principal appeal VIII be to the mass
es- If director Gustat in choosing his
programs in the future would give a
more generous place 10 popular music
20 be frank, music with q bit Of Jazz
in il, his success and that OF ms CO
workers, viii be assured Last night
when smiles" forced itself upon the
program by the aid Of the wind sup
planting a higher type selection, the
people present gave the selection the
most generous applause OF the even
ing, excepting The sOLgs Of Mrs Mar
TN There are many people who 40
enjoy good. or what is usually called
classical. music; but there are many,
many more that do not
About oisy Children
The program was far above the or
binary. 1t was genuinely enjoyed and
aoureeizted However II seemed that
FL Paso parents nave forgotten to
teach an adage that was drilled into
most OF the present-day groWnups
when they were children. thar there
are times when children should be
seen and not heard" Everybody loves
10 see children enjoy themselves-for
what in the world is more wonderful