New-York tribune., 1921-10-16

humanity on the Last Great Day, and with.
OUT doubt the saxophone, when properly
played. performed that mission admirably. but
players Of the present won't let humanity
wait that long. Bizet used the horn for even
wider registration--to express gentle melan
choly, inexpre5si5e sadness, resignation. hope
lessaess and grief And there again the
composers designs must have been attended
by success.
There are grounds for belief that tn.
ancients as they did in so many things, nay
have anticipated NJ. Sax in his idea of a
phone. Now, while Orpheus, one Of the most
celebrated musicians o. al times, Is alleged
70 have smitten the Tyre, that supposition
seems most inaccurate IN the light of the eff
fects which the music Of Orpheus Is said to
have had. Il seems hardly possible that re
could have played anything but the saxo-
phone. For wasn't It Orpheus who played his
wife ont Of he'll?
When Orpheus struck up il is reported that
sticks and stones and trees were moved to
dance about Myth though that may be, 81
does not seem SO far-fetched when one obs
serves The rheumatic gentlemen and heavy
ladies' who instantly take the floor when G.
saxophone sounds off IN dance orchestra TO-
day.
But the most conclusive piece OF evidence
II the case IS the tale Of the expedition whick
Orpheus undertook to ransom his wife, Eurvss
ice, BY means Of his persuasive music. 1u
the course OF human events Eurydice died,
Missing her, Orpheus slung his nickel plated
saxophone (granting the contention that ~
was that instrumentt over his shoulder and
set out. Ho didn't ask any directions. Hs
seemed IN know ST V.l,a~o No x-cy,I1
Mrs Orpheus. His destination, he announced,
vas Hades
Arriving st the gate Of that region. Ots
pheus found it was guarded by three-headed
hound which breathed fire and was very bad
-empered. Cerbergs, for that was the name Of
the dog refused 10 be conciliated BY proffere6
pieces of raw meat, which were burned to y
crisp by the time ne got them down. Orpheus
solved the problem by playing high note. or
his saxophone Almost any dog. It NAV bs
proved by experiments, will howl mournful,y
at the PLAYING of the saxophone. While Cer-
0erus was jndulging Orpheus slipped past
The gate.
Orpheus betoo} himself TO headquarters ~
Bades, after few difficulties on the wav in
convincing several devils he merely vas o
sisitor Finally he obtained an audience with
King Pluto.
Mrs. Orpheus is in2v the musician inquired.
For keeps" said Pluto uncompromisingly.
''Oh, well" said Orpheus. gracefully chang
ing the subject. i dropped down TO gi,a
YOU q musicale
Fair enough, declared the Internal mos
arch. "Let 'er 60"
Orpheus put his saxophone to his lips ans
began syncopating some blues which he be.
lievei was the composition most likely to tind
local favor. Pluto listened entranced, now
and then shaking q satanic shoulder. Bul
while he spplauded for an encore It was clear
he not yet in the desired mood. Ii wss
while Orpheus was putting few trick at.
tachments on his instrument that fate played
into his hands.
Near the hail there happened to be fur
nace in which batch Of damned souls were
sizzling. In the pause before the encore s.
devil dropped around to make an inspection q
the furnace, and found it full Of olinkers. IL
was giving out hardly any oeat a. ell, and the
damned souls within, who sere barely being
scOrched, were congratulating eaca orner or
'he mild temperature and Joking about chang.
ng back to winter underclothes. Maybe that
devil didn't shake down that CRATE and pull
out those clinkers WITH volley Of oaths at tbs
local coal dealers product The resulting
.urnult Of howls and bellows came to the ears
Of Orpheus II the concert hall.
What should the alert musician do but irnjz
tate it all on The saxophone finding IT made
a most suitable tune for that instrument. l.
brought down the cavern.
"Wonderful!' Pluto exclaimed. "That waa
The most homelise little piece ever heard. It.
certainly sounded Ike hades. What can I do TT
repay you2*
Let ne nave nly wife back" orpneus sns
stantly requested
Huh" grunted Pluto "Eccentr1c chaps,
these musicians Well, 90 ahead and take
her, bat don't look at her until you get OUT
The order OF Pluto was violated by Orpheus,
Who looked at his wife--she probably insisted
ne tell her whether she had tanned any-and
IN consequence & devil snatched her and escort
ed her back into the Internal regions.
But that did NOT lessen Orpheus's nusfcal
triumph. Performing or q saxophone-for
that such was the instrument must have beer
proven 70 the readers sa-isfaction-he had
indeed played his wife OFT OF hell
Most Of the saxopaonists one hears now
adays see1n 70 be trying to reverse MS famous
old feat