Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1912 — STATE FAIR'S BANDS [ARTICLE]

STATE FAIR'S BANDS

GREAT NEW YORK ORGANIZATION IN DAILY CONCEPTS. Two Eminent Soprano Singers-and Other Soloists Will Be Heard— Four Bands Will Play All Week. Music will be one of the choicest popular attractions at the Indiana State Fair, which opens at Indianapolis on Labor Day, Sept. 2. Visitors to the exposition from Hoosler farms have always taken especial interest in the band concerts, and a new concert organization has not only been engaged for the coming fair, but an old favorite will be increased materially In numerical strength. Soprano and instrumental soloists will be features In all of the concerts, which will be heard morning, afternoon and night. The stellar attraction in the way of concerts will be given by Patrick Conway and his band, of New York, an organization that has never played In Indiana. Conway is regarded as the successor of P. S. Gilmore, the pioneer band master of America, who won his reputation as a bandsman by gathering up the best talent of the country and developing them into a concert organization of highest merit. Conway's band is pre-eminently an organization of master musicians. It first came Into national prominence at the PanAmerican exposition in Buffalo. Sinoe then the band has been heard for six years at Young’s Pier, Atlantic City; five seasons at Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia; three seasons at Oakland, Cal.; six seasons at Rivervlew Park, Chicago. It will this year be heard at a number of state fairs, including Indiana, lowa, New York, Texas and Louisiana. * Mr. Conway has promised to bring to the Indiana fair the greatest concert organization ever heard there. The soprano soloist will be Miss Josephine Dunfee, who has been soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra, who has been popular as a soprano In music festivals In many cities, has won fame in many grand operas, and has been on the stage with DeWolf Hopper in his light opera productions. The band and Miss Dunfee will be heard In the Coliseum each afternoon and evening of the fair, giving popular programs at each concert. The Indianapolis Military Band, which has played at the Indiana fair for twenty years, began its career there with fifteen men and at the comfair will have forty musicians. With this band for the first time will appear a soprano soloist—Miss Anna Woodward of Chicago, rated as the premier of all band soloists of the middle west She has been a prominent factor in Important musical events hi a number of cities and has been heard In Indianapolis theaters, where she won much favor. The Indianapolis Newsboys' Band will give mofnlng and afternoon conoerts and with the Mazeppa and United Shows, which will make up the State Fair "midway,” a large band will be heard. The fair will be In full swing on Labor Day, with numerous special attractions. Tuesday will, as usual, be free for children and veterans of the wars. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, always great days for crowds and special features at the exposition, will again be prolific in attractions. The mjle track at the fair grounds has been in constant use since early spring by horses In training there, and the course will be In fine condition for the fair races.- - t~' ■ ■ ■