Evening star., 1921-08-07

discordant note. whose vibration he hears oc-
casionally to this very day. He had sold out.
right. almost for the traditional mess of
insson % Post I y March" and md The High school
Cadets" As sole compensation for those phe-
nomenaiiy popular marches he received $Ss
that have since accrued from the millions of
copies sold. One can we'll appreciate sousa's
feelings when he 1insled his $50 in his pocket
and the snug fortune that rolled into the
Golfers Of his publisher.
Everybody reading this is familiar
with the popularity of Sousa during
the twelve years that he was leader
OF the Marine Band. The band and
sections of it played everywhere.
teurs and light operas to be put on
by local talent" One of these was
''The Queen of Hearts" John wrote
the music and Edward NJ. Taber the
libretto. It was put on at Albaugh's
Opera House. Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. April IL. Is and
IA. 1886. by the following Washing
ton young folk:
Frank Pearson. Mrs. Annie Roemer- -kaspar.
R. ]. Dustan. Miss Chrissiee Holmes. Miss
Myra Charles Miss is. Flora n Holden Miss Ms
F. E. McPyncheon, Miss Lillian Norton. Miss
Bertha d. Lincoln. Mrs. E. G. Randall. Miss
sn.a as. Eae hGsie GsGfss Mis-: ss
gle Holmes, Miss Fannie Clarke: Mrs. n. '.
bennett Miss ,. Hate Curry Miss Lille R0ssfy
Mamie Larman. Harry Pearson. Mrs; D. u;
Ogden, W; H Daniel J: h FG.sythe: WIN
Way. W: P. Clarke. Welsh. ". B. Magrnder
F. M. Newman. Henry Jcr'ion, Joseph 1opy.
w G. Penney. ". ]. Saulheld Sam kennedy,
Miss Jessie il. sehntter. E. P: Masi. A; v.
Boteler. Joseph r. Smith. W: b. Roberts.
warren ". Brooks, D. n: Ogden. r. r.
Stratton. E. G. Randall and Lawrence Hazard.
WHEN the news came in 1892 that
w John was to leave the Marine
Band and Washington. The Evening
Star, July 10. 1892, printed what fol-
lows:
ganization in the country which has given more
pleasure than the Marine Band.
CHARGE fee sna sSuta leadership ORE Of maeniseeps Mill
tary band to have Its headquarters in Chicago.
Speaking of the big band which he will lead.
The new band is not being planned with
any special reference to the worlds fair. as
many people imagine. and as yet no engage
The stock of the organization is held very
largely in New York. and the company holds
q New York charter. Chicago as central
account of the facilities afforded, and as a
matter Of fact. the hand will spend COM
paratively little time in that city.
1.-The organization grew out Of the general
knowledge that all over the country there was
| a demand for high-class military music Out
side of the Marine and Gilmore's bands there
are no organizations in the country which meet
this want in any sort Of a satisfactory manner.
1.-THE new band. feel sure. will be the best
balanced organization Of the kind in the world
and one in which the American people can
take pride. There will be seventy members
| and all thorough musicians. We have already
| accepted about thirty men. all Of whom are
entirely satisfactory. As a general rule; the
years. and not reduced to any systems. The
organization will make tours from one end Of
| the country to the other and, thoroughly be-
| lieve will prove a big success"
We need not go into the matter of
| the success of that band. 1t not only
played it's way from one end Of the
country to the other" but it played
! around the world. John today is a
man Of great prestige. He is a little
| older than when he played the fiddle
under the watchful eye of beloved
John Esputa and frazzled the nerves
Of the neighbors with his practice on
| the trombone, but he is young and