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Show SYNCOPATED ORCHES- TRA AT THE LYRIC JANUARY 1 Two races havo contributed to ft tho lova-ot American muile tho aboroglnal Indluns and tho transplanted trans-planted African, or southern Negro. Ne-gro. Oly slnco tho war has marked tho effect which tho traditions of the colored raco havo imparted to western muBlc been fully npproclat-'cd npproclat-'cd by tho world at large. This has been dup largely to thn wldo acclaim with' which tho. melodies and darky harmonics of our colored troops over ov-er peas have been received. What Cadman has dono toward preserving tho feeling of tho Ril- man In musical composition, Writ Marlon Cook doubtless tho fcic-l most musician of hjs race has ac-l compllshcd In catching and adapting adapt-ing tho rich harmonica of tho coti r cd folk. Few programs of contemporary contem-porary Amorlcan or European artUts but Include one or more of these remarkable re-markable colorful Interpretations of negro life.- Moro than thirty sklllod musicians, musi-cians, skilled vocalists as well as expert upon their chosen Instrument comprise this organisation which differs from any of similar nature lnvarlety of offering and teclinlnuo In Interpretation. Thcro. Is nothing one sided In aiy of tho programs picsented. A wldo rang of selections, from those rendered ren-dered by tho most noltd s.vmpli.i:y; j plnj era to tho plantat'oii trundles and negro splriHiala tliat reflect .'ho truo spirit of tho chtllllkc colore! raco are Included. Whorovor theno artists dppuii they ovokd tho most enthusiastic applause. No onn can listen to an evening's piogram presonted In their tnlraltablo manner wttliout a feeling I that "God's 'in Ills Heaven all's right with tho world," Critics tha country over, aro loud In praise o this masterly organization. Thoy will appear on Tuesday, January Jan-uary 11, nt tho Lyric theatre. |