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The Jewel City by Ben Macomber
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John Philip Sousa has spent a long season at the Exposition. A blunder
was somewhere made in dating the arrival of the March King and his
splendid instrumentalists, who came while yet the Boston Symphonists
were playing in Festival Hall. As a result the finest of bands was
placed in competition with the finest of orchestras. But nothing
disastrous happened. Those who desired, to the number of fifteen
thousand, heard Sousa at his opening concert in the Court of the
Universe; those who desired heard Dr. Muck's instrumentalists, to the
seating capacity of Festival Hall.

Featured concerts have been and are being given by massed bands composed
of Sousa's, Cassasa's, Conway's and other military or concert
organizations.

Briefly, and regardless of the importance of each item, here are some of
the attractions which make this Exposition vocal and harmonious: Edwin
Henry Lemare, of London, by general critical agreement declared the
greatest living organist, is expected here early in September, when he
will begin his series of one hundred organ recitals, to continue till
the Exposition closes in December. A unique episode of the Exposition
music must not be overlooked in the recital by Madame Schumann-Heink,
whose graciousness found another expression in her concert given
exclusively and gratuitously to the children. More than three thousand
of the little folk were in Festival Hall when the grandest of singers
sang for them alone. The visit already accomplished of Gabriel Pares and
his famous Republican Guard band of Paris; the engagement already begun
of the Ogden Tabernacle Choir of 300 voices; the Eisteddfod competitive
concerts; the long stay of the Philippine Constabulary band under the
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