Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-04 | Page 8 | Salt Laker Who Played before King of England

KER WHO PLAYED BEFORE KING Of ENGLAND U r rL L 1 L c cI I I i ii s I I L ARTHUR W PRYOR Arthur W Wi Pryor who wb as related in yr press pre dispatches from front Lon Lost London London don played a trombone solo sok in Sousas Sous band before King Edward and a royal audience is 18 regarded as asa a Salt Lake boy by many of his old friends who are proud of his success He came to this city about ten years yean ago from Q his hi borne iome in St Joe Mo with band and when it disbanded on OR the coast cout he h returned and Shed a long Jon en 0 engagement as 88 director of the th operatic orchestra at Wonderland After Alter tile the t play house ceased to exist Mr Pryor remained re ned in Salt Lake a couple of sea seasons seasons seasons sons and played the slide nUde trombone Jn n several of the local bands band He cast t his first vote here bere Before leaving Salt Lake about five dye years ago Mr lr Fryer Pryer married Miss Maud Russell a sister tei of Mrs Mr W VIt J McIntyre Mr Pryor had bad several nattering flattering offer 1 from the famous Gilmore Glimore but I inse of engaging with him he made a con contract contract tract with Sousa and has been with the latter since leaving Salt Lake The young trombone player is now assist assistant assistant ant director of the famous band and commands a high salary He belongs to a musical family his father being leader of ol the Pryor military band which is 18 classed l the best of its kind in the Missouri so rt river region and his two brothers are celebrated musicians During the past summer Mr Ir Pryer Pryor has haa been with Sousas band at the Buffalo falo tab exposition and After fter closing the season at Manhattan beach went with the band for a tour of ol Scotland and England The band will Amer America AmerIca ica lea on Dec Dee 14 and will then commence a atour atour atour tour of the south and west west reaching Salt Lake some time late Jat In the spring probably Mr Pryor is known also as a com composer compo poser po of band music and is destined d his musical mu ical friends declare to reach ch re the very highest t point In his chosen chO en profession