The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-15
MARINE BAND TO
PLAY in KENOSHA
Kiwanis Club to Bring U.
S. Marine Band Here.
October %.
All ORPHEUM THEATRE

Half a hundred men will face the
audience at Kenosha on October %,
when the United States Marine band
will be brought to the Orpheum he
atre for concerts afternoon and eve
ming, under the auspices of the XII
wants club.
Although the men are Of the Marine
corps, they are musicians first, and
warriors second, led by Capt. William
H. Santelman. The tour on which the
U. S. Marine band is now engaged, IS
under the direction Of the Radcliffe
Enterprise, which have succeeded in
combining educational interest with
popular appeal in an extraordinary de-
gree. The band will play selections
illustrating all types of music from
folk songs to grand opera, and its pro-
grams are especially interesting in
the material which shows the attain
ments of this country in musical ex-
preston. America has always been
a musical nation. 1t has been lavish
in its rewards to singers, princely
fortunes have been spent in pecuniary
compensations for what was really
best or most pleasing. It has only re-
Gently realized that it has music of
the highest quality within its own
boundaries, and the foreign trademark
is no longer necessary.
American Creative Genius.
It's great creative genius hitherto
expanding itself upon marvellous me-
canisms and colossal structures, both
architectural and commercial, has
been asserting itself in music since
the war with more independence and
vigor that promise great influence up
on the art of the future.
The Marine band has long made a
study Of music which could be made
satisfying to the popular ear without
undue sacrifice of legitimate stand
ards. Its concert here will be an ex-
ample of the standard that its leader,
William II. Santlemann, is seeking to
set for American music at the present
time.
The band has been mistakenly COM
pared to some of the subsidized
musical or dramatic organizations for
which European cities are famous,
While its men are we'll compensated
from the Government Treasury and
are secure in their positions they do
not constitute a subsidized assemblage
of talent in the European sense. The
band is part of the Marine Corps, a
we'll defined element Of the military
system with its duties and response
bilities clearly indicated apart from
any appeal to popular audiences.
Recruits Taken.
The Marine band personnel is indie
pendent Of influence Any one desir-
ing to become recruit san get a
hearing. III lie can qus8Rv as a
musician and give a good account of
himself as a man of moral RESPONSE
bility, he is acceptable and no amount
of recommendation from national
statesmen or local officials would en-
nance his prospects. He is there on
his merits and must go forward on
them without hope of help or fear of
hinderance by outside interference.
The opportunities to become soloists
are present, but they are opportunities
for study, practice and performance,
with no prospect that advertising can
be made to take place Of genuine ar
tistry in establishing career. Much
of the jealousy attributed to
musicians is not an envy of achieve
ment but rather resentment of ar
tifce employed to magnify abilities
which do not meet the tests of candid
men and we'll informed citizens. The
men Of the Marine band are their own
SIEVE rest critics and are most gener-
Gus applause of one another when
their discerning ears are delighted by
work that is well done.