Show BANDS AND bandmasters BAND MASTERS yrael fi tech ana 1 11 SAIl tary uri si Is fada to 6 john philip soum a the tb popular bandmaster band matter who hu been away on a trip to eurom dij did not nasto lil time 1 abroad ilo ila lim tn studying mil ita gitary bud and und geCO MIly in various various lande lards I 1 observed as a a whole ad said lie le to me inc that the I 1 reich rench band bands fre rm the beet I 1 think the gardo garde I 1 is bead head and shoulders I 1 jugde tho the I 1 rift I 1 r ap aum ber rover v r e el rhe ne german barue as a rasy 4 ot eU aurely rely too braw and lean lew to the he ber bew carden 0 le of toe bandi bands are diore of a nondescript character while not aa as ibo libe gerrari Ger they eem am to laok lack colo coI oHof riar and suggest brandy and eoda I 1 think the reason of inferiority of the german and en clish baad bands to those of the french is 13 that there bere Is I 1 more attention palato paid to the sol olier her musician than the anast ciolan in france it boom to bo b different the satt tide side i is arst con coo tiered td ered and the soldier next all the e band ot the h french frenell service are aft whilo while those of the germao and v PA ft matte eincle ex ceplon gow godow 1 icae of the are am officer I 1 aid did not bear my any 0 ahoo la in europe which I 1 would consider equal to the loomas it if its bast and I 1 did not see any leader equal to theodore Tb eodore thorna thomsa excepting a ban tUch tr tAr ho emi seemed be t r the conan conductor acors of europe while the bo be was u leading la in london did not show the th finish 0 1 wall tbt that we bave learned to expect from aur crack organization sl the wonderful ability and magat tista of richter stamped tarn ped bim him in lay my mind as the living conductor uie me intel pre tation of 0 wagnerian would certainly impede way any musician with bis ble keen ight lato into the intorica In cle cles and ings of he the wagnerian core score ho lie teem seems to be a thorough muter astar of all the of U 44 great Gert nall composer one of the most touching things which I 1 met with in europe and cora com jilt 1 next to the deference which th tb 6 Aver averalle alve european Us bas for amerl 1 ats 1 dollar dollars Is t the th AVer averalle alze english vener atoa for TOW ruins I 1 thi rolace slid nl soma ot of the T a mine IQ tie way of mad bd wa doces toc who WA adwa som better 44 bufty ys ly 17 aad abud jbv waff ou out 4 of 01 tune time aad 4 wit with h atut or BO power ibey were arsaw stith rapturous 1 I bow sew to york r k T wead |