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Show mmn 00111100 lu iilflLIIEl S SOrIG 'Bandmaster Captivates Tvc Audiences at Tabernacle ! With Renditions. before the largest assemblage of "kiddies" "kid-dies" he has ever fnced on a transcontinental transcon-tinental tour, John Philip S.iusa. gifted .".nd sraeious bandmasier of international f:une. yesterday afternoon led more than ".'.inn pup Is of the city's public schools In 'he sinrmr of "America" and the na- inal anthem. vi; h a protrram of music that was just to the'r 1 k-ntr. S)usa, his band of sixty pieces and his 'doist.s, 1 kew'se. pleased a bit; and en-thus en-thus aslic audience last n'ght in the tab-, tab-, ernacle, but it was not so large as, and , ! was no more appreciative than, the j throng of youngsters who heard the ait-! ait-! cniodii concert. Never before has the tabernacle been packed with hearers almr.st exclusively of tender years. It was purely a children chil-dren s affair, the only prown-ups present, pres-ent, aside from those dhectlv in charge, being the pr.ncipals and teachers of the schools, who served as ushers and saw to it that there was no conlus-on or delay in the seating of the students. The seat-ng seat-ng arrangements were as near perfect as could have been made save bv the e:er-c e:er-c se of strict militaiy discipline, ijach school was assigned a definite part of the tabernacle, each teacher knew the location, loca-tion, and so smoothly did the machinery work that within the space of th'rty minutes every seat was qu'et'y filled. Lake the "sound of many waters," both near and d'staut, were the no ses during the brief interval that elapsed after the closing of the doors and before the leader appeared on the stand. But from the first wave of h's baton, down to the final number, the children sat still with qu:et and careful attention, attention so evidently born of love for and pleasure in the music that Mr. Sousa himself commented warmly upon the matter. "We have played many children's concerts," con-certs," he said, dur'ng the brief Intermission Inter-mission in the middle of the program, "but seldom, if ever, before an audience of youngsters whose atteniion enuals that we are receiving todny. Usually we have no compla'nt to make, but 1 recall that we recently played a concert for children chil-dren at Canton, Ohio, where the disorder disor-der was so great that we had to give up before the program was pin yed through. I like the spirit that 's shown by the Utah boys and glr.'s in their enjoyment of mus'c." And the mult:tude was by no means backward in manifesting approval of the numbers presen ted Wh ile cheers and applause greeted every selection, the youngsters showed ther yjcel'erences in unmlslrjiable fashion. The Southern suite, with its mingling of the old, fa-m.Lar fa-m.Lar melodies; the "Russian Hag." the "Carry Me Back to Old Virg'miy," splendidly splen-didly sung by Miss Mary Baker, soprano, and S-.usa's own "Suhjrs and Spurs" and "Stars end Stripes Forever," called out the loudest applause. The bandmaster and his players were ' as sincere, as conscientious and as art s-ic s-ic in their work tor the children as they could have been had the audience been . .-mpnsed of the most critical of Salt Lake's musicians. As Mr. Sousa expressed ex-pressed it: "To please those of unformed tastes and give them the best you have, is just as essential as to try to please th"se whose tastes are already formed." The evening concert was heard by about 4001) persons, the packed appear- ance of the tabernacle that marked the : afternoon not being in evidence. The I program was more elaborate. Mr. Sous:; i presenting, in addition to e ght of his nwn numbers, selections from Thomas, I Simon Hallett. G Iherte, Zameenik, Vieux- I temps. Ord. Hume and Drdla. The charming overture from "Mignon' opened the program, the band beautifully ! developing the tone color and mclod es. ' Fred Shnon, cornet soloist, scored high ! in his ne- "Willow Echoes" and in response re-sponse to an enthusiastic encore played : "Beneath Thy Window," with fine ex- j pression. j S-.usa's suite, "Impressions at the I Movies," caught the fancy of the crowd J by its unique interpretations of what i ni ght be supposed to he witnessed at a ; p'cture show. Miss Miry Baker, so-! so-! prano, was accorded hearty approval for t her exou'site singing of "Moonlight and ! Ptarfght" (Gllberte), end responded with i "Robin. Robin. Sing Me a Smig." S-usa's new memorial. "The Golden Star" dedicated to Mrs. Theodore Roose-I Roose-I veli ' In honor of the American dead in ! the late war, was both beautiful and I strong. , . , Then came the selection that aroused the pentest interest. "Showing Off Be-' Be-' fore Company." in wlrch Mr. Sousa gives everv instrument its opportunity to do its ' own part'cular work, either in solo, or in I conjunction with its kind. It is a gem ' 0f jngpu'tv and nlecsed mightily. M!ss Florence Hardeman, violinist, who m'the afternoon won laurels for her play-:ng play-:ng of the "Romeo and Juliet" selection, again demonstrated her marked nbll'ty in her nlr-.y'ng of Vieuxtemps's "Polonaise Brilliant'e " and for an encore gave Ilrdla's "Souvenir." in magnificent style. : ThJJ finnV was "The Star Spangled Banner." Ban-ner." w'th hand, tabernacle choir, organ land nudence, Mr. Sousa directing. The I concerts were g ven under the joint man-lnemnt man-lnemnt of the tabernae'e choir and j Oeore-o D. Pyper of the Salt Lane i theater. |