Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-04
COLLEGE BAND
PLEASED AUDIENCE
BY FRANK NJ. GRAY

Long before the doors to the audi
tnrium of the steel works "Y" were
opened at 2:45 yesterday afternoon the
SPACIOUS lobby. reading room and even
the upstairs ordinary were thronged
with music lovers from every sectiCu
of Pueblo desirous of hearing the cou
cert and entertainment to be given by
the crack r. q. T. c. (now what does
that stand for?) military band. IS
strong, of the Colorado Agricultural
college. Besides the crowds inside the
building. the portico and steps to the
Lvans avenue entrance were crowded
by those waiting to get in. Fifteen min
ptes after the auditorium doors were
opened there was not a vacant seat in
the house, and when the band played
its opening piece there were 1900 in the
audience, fully $50 standing along the
wsll-.
Some crowd?' I remarked to an at
tnr1aGt who was acting as usher.
oh, YES" he replied indifferently.
There always is when it's free. Moth
ing like getting something for nothing.
you know. When We have a paid show
though there's hardly n corporars
guard and We don't split even on OK
ponseS-"
Remembering several pay entertain
ments I'd attended at the "Y" I
thought how true were the attendants
observations, and those who crowded
the house yesterday enjoyed n class of
music and entertainment that would be
cheap at 81 a seat Looks like there
must be an Indian sign on the 'Y'' pay
entertainments, and those who enjoy
the free entertainments ought TO have
a heart and come thru, when it's pay
AT tho door.
on every side at the close of yester-
days concert could be heard words of
praise for the band, and with perhaps
one or two exceptions it was the best
and most finished concert ever heard
in this city. So well was the audience
pleased that even after receiving sew
eral encores to many of tho numbers
the applause would not cease aud the
noise had to be practically choked Off.
The musical numbers rendered were
tuneful with n fetching Tilt. Several
of them were highly classic and one
a descriptive selection, "a Summer
Evening In Hawaii was a dream of
melody. At it's close the auditorium
rang with applause. The selection.
princes of India" was also a beautiful
number artistically rendered. Another
well received number was n selection
Gems From the Opera Mariana"
W. II. Fcldman. the director. indicat-
cd. from the start that his control over
the musicians was complete and the
perfect unison of their playing evinced
much careful practice.
ono of the best hits of the program,
and one that called forth tremendous
applause that demanded four en-
cores. was tho xylophone selection OF
Charles Davis. He is sure an artist
with those little thumpers he handles
go deity and his body, head and feet
keep in accord with the Hitting tunes he
thumped out Some xylophonist is Mr..
Davis, I'll tell the world.
The quartet. Messrs. Grundy, Hall,
Dickinson and Main. sang two sclec-
tons in splendid voice and time, they
responded to cncores until they re-
fused to appear again.
The trombone solo, Fancy Free"
rendered in costume and with amusing
variations by r. S. Burnett, called for
several cncores. 1t was music In class
by itself and rendered along the same
lines.
A comedy sketch, Black and White"
by Burnham and Main was a regular
funquakc. starting with baritone
song by Burnham and ending with a
monologue of fresh and local hits. Mr..
Main is n sure enough black face come
dian. The vocal selections thruout the
program were excellent. A comedy
stunt. Patent Medicine" was some
thing new in that line, and was well
acted by Mcssrs. Blamey and Tenwald.
Tho windup was funny al IL was
startling. one of the comedians in
that act displayed raro skill as band
leader. He was so funny that he could
hardly get off the stage. Tho audience
wouldn't let him till ho had responded
to several encores-
The band arising with the audience
played tho Star Spangled Banner"
which closed without exception the
most classy and enjoyable concert and
entertainment ever given in Pueblo by
a military band and the boys and stud
onts at tho Aggie college getting no
thing for their work only the satisfac-
tion OF placing the merits of their col
lege and benefits TO be derived by be-
coming student before the people OF
.ris state.
The offering taken up resulted hand
somely toward defraying the boys OK
pcnses while in Pueblo and the band
left last evening for the west.
PoPE RECEIVES REV. MCMAHON
Rome. April 3.-The pope Saturday
received in private audience Ref
Arthur L. McMahon. provincial OF the
Dominican Fathers of California, with
whom he discussed the situation in the
Nsst region under his care. which en-
braces all states west OF tho Rocky
mountains.
The pontifs also received Count
Leopold Won Bertchtold. former Aus
tro- Hungarian premier