The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-13
SouSA WEAvES
SPELL By aid
OF NOTED BAND
Huge Audience Packing Coliseum
Thrilled BY Instrunental and
Vocal Features.

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Thrilled BY instrumental and
Vocal Features.
John Phllip Sousa and his band
held the huge audience which
the Coliseum, Davenport,
last evening under a spell as they
played humber after number, each
further captivating the crowd.
From the opening number, which !
started while the audience was still
for the famous conduc-
tor, to the last strains Of the ma
tional anthem the concert was won
derful.
The program, conducted with
military precision. opened with the
Orem Rhapsody" and when as On
encore the opening strains of eel
Captain" burst forth, the great
crowd could scarcely contain itself,
as it recognized the number and
clapped even as the musicians
played the roustng old piece. IT
was given q rousing encore and
"Biddy" by Zamerchek, which was
the response. was another well re-
ceived encore.
Here the band Program was
broken by a cornet solo. "Seintilla"
(Perkins) by John Dolan.. He had
a round, fine tone and took the high
note climax admirably. Mr.. Dolan
gave as an encore "The Fairies
Lullaby"
Variety in. Group.
Three camera studies were in
cluded in the next suite by the band.
The Teasing Eyes of Andalusia,"
Drifting In Loveland" and 'The
Children's Ball." Sousa numbers.
each different and played in Sousa's
way. The encore to this group was
SOusa's Sabre and Spurs" =
Miss Mary Baker, an attractive
young soprano with pretty, light
voice of the sweetest quality, sang
in a charming manner The Crys-
tai Lutte" by Sousa, to the ac-
compartment Of the band, some
thing not achievable by many. Her
encore, Garry Me Back to or Vir-
ginny," was the most appealingly
sung. So well liked was this last
number that the singer was called
back and was even better liked in
/ by the Waters Of Minnetonka" by
Lieurance sung to the beautiful!
harp accompaniment.
The next group Of band numbers
included a Tschoikowsky number
and the "Semper Fidelis" march,
which concluded with the from
bones and cornet leads.
DardanellA lrrisistable.
One could just about imagine
how appealing Sousa's band had
been during the war when it played
the war ballads and recruiting num-
befs when during the rest the horns
struck up Keep the Home Fires
Burning" This was followed by
some Of the unusual features which
Sousa always introduces into his
concerts. As the various musicians
came back they came in grdhps.
First came the harpist, and after
playing Believe Me II All Those
Endearing Young Charms" he was
Joined by other parts, each playing
phrases Of more or less familiar
numbers, which showed the tonal
possibilities OF their instruments
Finally when the trombones Joined
those assembled and played It'll the
Clouds Roll By" the part of the
audience which liked this variety OF
music could scarcely express their
enjoyment, while those who claim
to care only for the more classical
variety could not resist its appeal
Another Of the numbers was "Drinh
to Me Only With Thine Eyes" Ths
SYMPHONIES gave a special treat in
jazz music in "Oh. By JiRgo," and
then the full band burst into the
unresistable "Dafdanella."
\ violinist Splendid.
George ]. Carey, the popula.
xylophonist, gave a solo number
The March Wind" and "Comrade.
Of The Legion" concluded thi.
group, followed by "Swanee," in
GLIDING the popular whistling stunt
and as the crowd insisted on NOR,
received THE U. s. Field Artillery
and stars and Stripes Forever"
Miss Florence Hardeman, violin
list, was another soloist with tn,
band. Her number, First Move
ment from F Sharp Minor" (vieux
tempa) was followed by Drdla'
Souvenir" and The Witches
Dance" (Kuesdo) playing the intri
cate passages Of the latter with .,
unusual agility,
; Dale Dances Of Yorkshire
: WOOD was the next band humble.
; and was followed by the uationa
ianthem. From start to finish II "a,
J, - rare treat Those who hear,
Sousa for the first time were NOR,
impressed even than they had ex
pected 70 b and those Who Ia,
heard him In pre-war days foun,
that their memories had not hal
, done the great leader and his mu
! sicians justice.
!. ELKS MEET MONDAY.