Sousa And His Band

American audiences deraand novelty, always novelty, even in their oouuert programs, and it is skill in oatering to the musical preferences of bis public tbat has insured a large proportion of Jobn Philip Sousa's populairty aud sucoess. Few people can realiza the diffionlty in selecting the rigbt kiud of musió for a concert which most be at (mee of high grade aud yet popnlat enough to please those iu whom tbe love of inelody is inherent yet who do not poesess musical edacation. In bis effort to secare the best there ie in innsic, not to let auy nuvelty escape him, John Pbilip Sousaisprobably the greateRt patrón of tbe ïnusio publisbers in this coontty. He boys everythiug adapted for ooncert pnrposes with his band as soon as pnblished, and before starting on his tours be always bas several reheareals with his band at wbich this new mnsio is tried and by a prooess of discriminating seleotion the best ouly is retained. The seleotious he offers on thia the 12th semi-annual tonr of his famous band, are fairly representativa of the best eft'orts of contemporary composers, while at the same time he does not forget substantial aud standard works of tbe great masters or his own historio, stirriug aud typically American harmonies. Sonsa and his band will visit this city tomorrow evening playing at University hal], in the S. L. A. oourse, his concert here being in tbe nature of a leave taking before tbe fonr months tour ei Europe, which he will nndertake dnring the oomiug suinmer. Miss Mand Reese Davies, soprano, aud Miss Jennie Hoyle, violiniste, aooompany Sonsa and his band as soloists ou the present tour.