Music Trade Review
Issue: 1892 Vol. 16 N. 13 - Page 6
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274
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Society of
John Philip Sousa and his new Marine Band
gave a very successful concert at the Broadway
Theatre, Sunday evening, October 30th. Mr.
Sousa deserves all the congratulations and ap-
plause that were showered upon him at the
termination of the concert, and it may be said,
without exaggeration, that the concert was the
best of its kind that we have heard in this city.
A few of the many excellent soloists, which the
band contains, were heard in solo numbers.
Signor Raffayolo, formerly of Gilmore's Band,
played a euphonium solo, as he alone can play
it, and Arthur Smith played, as a cornet solo, a
fantasia on " Robert le Diable." The vocalists
were : Mile. Marcella L,indh, soprano, and Sig-
nor Galassi, baritone. Rossini's " Semiramide "
overture, Grieg's " Peer Gynt " suite, a " Lohen-
grin " fantasia, Czibulka's "Dream After the
Ball," and much popular music constituted the
program for the band. It was announced from
the stage that the band had been engaged for
another concert Sunday, November 13th.
Prof. Francesco Fanciulli, of New York, has
been appointed leader of the band of the United
States Marine Corps at Washington, as succes-
sor to John Philip Sousa. Prof. Fanciulli is an
Italian, having been born in Tuscany, and edu-
cated in the Conservatory of Music in Florence.
He conducted opera for several seasons in Flor-
ence, and some fifteen years ago he accompa-
nied an American family to the United States,
where he has since resided.
During his residence in this country, Prof.
Fanciulli has written a number of original com-
positions, among others a grand opera, '' Pris-
cilla," the scene being laid in New England dur-
ing the early Puritan times, and an opera com-
ique, "The Sultana," or the " Lily of the Moun-
tain," on a Turkish subject, the libretto of
which was written by Oscanyan Effendi, a
Turkish Armenian, member of the New York
Press Club.
He has also written several compositions for
military bands, which have achieved pronounced
popularitj^, notably " The Voyage of Colum-
bus, " " A Trip to Mars," and " A Trip to Man-
hattan Beach," all of which were favorites of
the late Patrick S. Gilinore, as well as the pub-
lic who patronized the concerts of his famous
military band.
Prof. Fanciulli was strongly recommended by
the late Mr. Gilmore, as well as by the leading
members of the New York Press Club, of which
he is a member. The new bandmaster left New
York on Monday, October 31st, to take charge
of the United States Marine Band.
WM. SHOEMAKER, of Farmington, 111., will
remove to Charleston, 111., where he will en-
gage in music business with Henry Newman.
MR. ROBT. GATES, musician and inventor of
a four valve brass horn, died at Gallipolis, Ohio,
October 226.. Mr. Gates was born in Lancaster,
Ohio, in 1811.
.
Yorl(.
URING the present season the Symphony
Society of New York will give six afternoon
and six evening concerts at Music Hall, the or-
chestra being under the direction of Mr. Walter
Damrosch. The orchestra has established its
reputation as a musical organization of the best
quality, and the concerts will be well worthy the
patronage of lovers of first-class music. The
first afternoon concert will take place Friday
afternoon, November 11, at 2 o'clock; the first
evening concert will be given Saturday evening,
November 12, at 8.15. The celebrated mezzo-
soprano, Miss Belle Cole, will make her only
The Standard. " The Family Circle. " This
appearance in New York previous to her return
to England. The following is the program: comedy-farce was written by the French dramat-
ist, Bisson, but has been arranged for the Amer-
PART I.
ican
stage by Sidney Rosenfeld, and is exceed-
Symphony No. Ill (Eroica),
Beethoven
ingly
amusing. It contains some very laugh-
Creation's Hymn,
Beethoven
able
farcical
complications. The company is a
Miss Belle Cole.
good one and the acting is excellent. Mr.
PART II.
Thomas Burns, as a much perplexed father, and
Suite for Strings, " Aus Holbergs Zeit, " Grieg Miss May Robson, as an eccentric lodging-house
I. Prelude.
keeper, are genuinely funny, and the play alto-
II. Sarabande.
gether has a very attractive presentation. It is
Ill Gavotte.
preceded by "Young Love's Dream," a very
V. Rigaudon.
lively and interesting comedietta.
Air—Empio Diro Dui sei,
Handel
Miss Belle Cole.
Harlem Opera House. "Jane." Miss John-
stone Bennett. This popular play is proving to
Bacchanale from Tannhauser (Paris version),
Wagner be as successful in Harlem as it was downtown.
Miss Bennett is as sparkling and entertaining
ip's Surprise
as ever, and the rest of the company are capital.
The laughable complications of the farce keep
The girls had been a teasin', in their quiet way, the audience in high good humor. " Chums,"
that we
a very comical skit, is used as a curtain raiser.
Would get 'em a pianer, but we couldn't quite
agree;
The Star Theatre. "Diplomacy." Rose and
We'd looked around considerable, but all that Charles Coghlan. The revival of " Diplomacy "
we had found,
is receiving a very demonstrative and encourag-
Though nice enough to look upon, had not the ing welcome. The play presents a grand intelect-
proper sound ;
ual contrast to the many frivolous farces of the
And we had almost gin it up, when one day, day, and the manner in which it is appreciated
while in town,
by large and discriminative audiences, is a
We straggled in a music store and heard 'em proof of its intrinsic merit, and also demon-
play a "Crown."
strates the fact that the taste of the entire thea-
They wasn't no musicians, but somehow it tre-going public has not been vitiated by the in-
pleased our ears,
congruity of the modern stage.
And fust that either of us knowed, our eyes
Professor Hermann's '' black a r t ' ' has cast a
were full of tears.
I wasn't sentimental much, way back when I's spell upon the public that results in his hand-
some theatre being nightly crowded. He has
a boy,
And used to wonder at it some why people cried intensified the deep interest taken in his won-
derful Chinese sensation, " Ya-Ko-Ko, " by pro-
for joy.
ducing
another marvelous illusion, entitled
But this pianer made me see that folks are much
'' The Mystery of the Caliph of Bagdad.'' The
alike,
And have a tender chord, somewhere, that some- various minor feats of legerdemain that he per-
forms are astonishing and many of them are
thin ' good can strike.
very
amusing.
And so I said to Nancy Jane, while we both
wiped our eyes,
The Bijou. "Bridget O'Brien, Esq." John
"We'll send this 'Crown' pianer home, and F. Sheridan. In days gone by Sheridan used
give 'em a surprise.''
to delineate an Irish widow in a most comical
And you'd a thought, if you'd been there and and catchy manner, and during his long absence
witnessed their delight
in foreign countries he evidently has not forgot-
At findin' a pianer there when they got home ten how to effectively give the impersonation.
that night,
He is supported by an excellent company, the
That all the money we had spent on 'em for singing and dancing are good, the eccentric
books and schools,
drollery of the entertainment is very mirth pro-
Had most of it been wasted, for they acted so voking and the piece is especially well mounted.
like fools.
And yet we couldn't blame 'em for the weak-
THE Piano Makers' Union of New York, have
ness which they had,
For ma and I, to tell the truth, were e'en a'most decided to issue no journal this year for their
annual ball.
as bad.
THE Washington Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar
THE Orpheus Club Orchestra has been organ-
Club
has been organized at Washington, D. C
ized in Bangor, Me., by R. J. Sawyer, W. C.
Chas.
S. West, S. B. Clements, A. V. Holmes,
Adams, and others.
and others incorporators.
AN effort is being made in Erie, Pa., to form
a stock company for the purpose of manufac-
F. J. SCHWANKOVSKY, the well known dealer
turing pianos. A meeting of the Board of Trade of Detroit, Mich., is spending a few days in
was held to consider the question.
town.
274
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Society of
John Philip Sousa and his new Marine Band
gave a very successful concert at the Broadway
Theatre, Sunday evening, October 30th. Mr.
Sousa deserves all the congratulations and ap-
plause that were showered upon him at the
termination of the concert, and it may be said,
without exaggeration, that the concert was the
best of its kind that we have heard in this city.
A few of the many excellent soloists, which the
band contains, were heard in solo numbers.
Signor Raffayolo, formerly of Gilmore's Band,
played a euphonium solo, as he alone can play
it, and Arthur Smith played, as a cornet solo, a
fantasia on " Robert le Diable." The vocalists
were : Mile. Marcella L,indh, soprano, and Sig-
nor Galassi, baritone. Rossini's " Semiramide "
overture, Grieg's " Peer Gynt " suite, a " Lohen-
grin " fantasia, Czibulka's "Dream After the
Ball," and much popular music constituted the
program for the band. It was announced from
the stage that the band had been engaged for
another concert Sunday, November 13th.
Prof. Francesco Fanciulli, of New York, has
been appointed leader of the band of the United
States Marine Corps at Washington, as succes-
sor to John Philip Sousa. Prof. Fanciulli is an
Italian, having been born in Tuscany, and edu-
cated in the Conservatory of Music in Florence.
He conducted opera for several seasons in Flor-
ence, and some fifteen years ago he accompa-
nied an American family to the United States,
where he has since resided.
During his residence in this country, Prof.
Fanciulli has written a number of original com-
positions, among others a grand opera, '' Pris-
cilla," the scene being laid in New England dur-
ing the early Puritan times, and an opera com-
ique, "The Sultana," or the " Lily of the Moun-
tain," on a Turkish subject, the libretto of
which was written by Oscanyan Effendi, a
Turkish Armenian, member of the New York
Press Club.
He has also written several compositions for
military bands, which have achieved pronounced
popularitj^, notably " The Voyage of Colum-
bus, " " A Trip to Mars," and " A Trip to Man-
hattan Beach," all of which were favorites of
the late Patrick S. Gilinore, as well as the pub-
lic who patronized the concerts of his famous
military band.
Prof. Fanciulli was strongly recommended by
the late Mr. Gilmore, as well as by the leading
members of the New York Press Club, of which
he is a member. The new bandmaster left New
York on Monday, October 31st, to take charge
of the United States Marine Band.
WM. SHOEMAKER, of Farmington, 111., will
remove to Charleston, 111., where he will en-
gage in music business with Henry Newman.
MR. ROBT. GATES, musician and inventor of
a four valve brass horn, died at Gallipolis, Ohio,
October 226.. Mr. Gates was born in Lancaster,
Ohio, in 1811.
.
Yorl(.
URING the present season the Symphony
Society of New York will give six afternoon
and six evening concerts at Music Hall, the or-
chestra being under the direction of Mr. Walter
Damrosch. The orchestra has established its
reputation as a musical organization of the best
quality, and the concerts will be well worthy the
patronage of lovers of first-class music. The
first afternoon concert will take place Friday
afternoon, November 11, at 2 o'clock; the first
evening concert will be given Saturday evening,
November 12, at 8.15. The celebrated mezzo-
soprano, Miss Belle Cole, will make her only
The Standard. " The Family Circle. " This
appearance in New York previous to her return
to England. The following is the program: comedy-farce was written by the French dramat-
ist, Bisson, but has been arranged for the Amer-
PART I.
ican
stage by Sidney Rosenfeld, and is exceed-
Symphony No. Ill (Eroica),
Beethoven
ingly
amusing. It contains some very laugh-
Creation's Hymn,
Beethoven
able
farcical
complications. The company is a
Miss Belle Cole.
good one and the acting is excellent. Mr.
PART II.
Thomas Burns, as a much perplexed father, and
Suite for Strings, " Aus Holbergs Zeit, " Grieg Miss May Robson, as an eccentric lodging-house
I. Prelude.
keeper, are genuinely funny, and the play alto-
II. Sarabande.
gether has a very attractive presentation. It is
Ill Gavotte.
preceded by "Young Love's Dream," a very
V. Rigaudon.
lively and interesting comedietta.
Air—Empio Diro Dui sei,
Handel
Miss Belle Cole.
Harlem Opera House. "Jane." Miss John-
stone Bennett. This popular play is proving to
Bacchanale from Tannhauser (Paris version),
Wagner be as successful in Harlem as it was downtown.
Miss Bennett is as sparkling and entertaining
ip's Surprise
as ever, and the rest of the company are capital.
The laughable complications of the farce keep
The girls had been a teasin', in their quiet way, the audience in high good humor. " Chums,"
that we
a very comical skit, is used as a curtain raiser.
Would get 'em a pianer, but we couldn't quite
agree;
The Star Theatre. "Diplomacy." Rose and
We'd looked around considerable, but all that Charles Coghlan. The revival of " Diplomacy "
we had found,
is receiving a very demonstrative and encourag-
Though nice enough to look upon, had not the ing welcome. The play presents a grand intelect-
proper sound ;
ual contrast to the many frivolous farces of the
And we had almost gin it up, when one day, day, and the manner in which it is appreciated
while in town,
by large and discriminative audiences, is a
We straggled in a music store and heard 'em proof of its intrinsic merit, and also demon-
play a "Crown."
strates the fact that the taste of the entire thea-
They wasn't no musicians, but somehow it tre-going public has not been vitiated by the in-
pleased our ears,
congruity of the modern stage.
And fust that either of us knowed, our eyes
Professor Hermann's '' black a r t ' ' has cast a
were full of tears.
I wasn't sentimental much, way back when I's spell upon the public that results in his hand-
some theatre being nightly crowded. He has
a boy,
And used to wonder at it some why people cried intensified the deep interest taken in his won-
derful Chinese sensation, " Ya-Ko-Ko, " by pro-
for joy.
ducing
another marvelous illusion, entitled
But this pianer made me see that folks are much
'' The Mystery of the Caliph of Bagdad.'' The
alike,
And have a tender chord, somewhere, that some- various minor feats of legerdemain that he per-
forms are astonishing and many of them are
thin ' good can strike.
very
amusing.
And so I said to Nancy Jane, while we both
wiped our eyes,
The Bijou. "Bridget O'Brien, Esq." John
"We'll send this 'Crown' pianer home, and F. Sheridan. In days gone by Sheridan used
give 'em a surprise.''
to delineate an Irish widow in a most comical
And you'd a thought, if you'd been there and and catchy manner, and during his long absence
witnessed their delight
in foreign countries he evidently has not forgot-
At findin' a pianer there when they got home ten how to effectively give the impersonation.
that night,
He is supported by an excellent company, the
That all the money we had spent on 'em for singing and dancing are good, the eccentric
books and schools,
drollery of the entertainment is very mirth pro-
Had most of it been wasted, for they acted so voking and the piece is especially well mounted.
like fools.
And yet we couldn't blame 'em for the weak-
THE Piano Makers' Union of New York, have
ness which they had,
For ma and I, to tell the truth, were e'en a'most decided to issue no journal this year for their
annual ball.
as bad.
THE Washington Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar
THE Orpheus Club Orchestra has been organ-
Club
has been organized at Washington, D. C
ized in Bangor, Me., by R. J. Sawyer, W. C.
Chas.
S. West, S. B. Clements, A. V. Holmes,
Adams, and others.
and others incorporators.
AN effort is being made in Erie, Pa., to form
a stock company for the purpose of manufac-
F. J. SCHWANKOVSKY, the well known dealer
turing pianos. A meeting of the Board of Trade of Detroit, Mich., is spending a few days in
was held to consider the question.
town.
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