THE WIRELESS MILITARY BAND, conducted by B. WALTON O'DONNELL
DAN JONES (Tenor) ; PEGGY COCHRANE (Violin)
WE all like Weber for his dramatic power, his effective use of the Orchestra, and his soaring tunes. He was uncommonly successful in catering, in the early nineteenth century, for the tastes of his country-men, which were for operas built on the legends and folk-talcs they loved -with, of course, a good .spice of romantic and chivalrous deeds and of homely sentiment. It was an excellent recipe, and Weber cooked some splendid dishes from it. The Marksman is perhaps the best of all his efforts on these lines. Tho melodies wo hear in its Overture— tender, gloomy, or menacing—come from the body of the work.