Central Park Band Concert

Includes program. “The Central Park Committee announce that if the weather is fine there will be music on the Mall at the Park on Saturday next, the 20th inst., commencing at 3 P.M., by the Central Park Band, under the leadership of H. B. Dodworth.”

Includes the program. “The Park perhaps never looked to better advantage than it did yesterday. The weather was charming, the foliage magnificent, the music excellent, and the attendance a perfect jam. The visitors, especially those who lingered on the mall, to listen to the sweet strains of Dodworth’s band, were of the best class, and nothing occurred to disturb the harmony of that lovely afternoon. The children gamboled on the grass, while the older and more sedate visitors enjoyed the promenade and music. The ramble, the lake, the terrace and the thousand and one nooks to which the visitor has access, were well patronized, but the space around the music stand laid claim to a large majority of the visitors. The programme of Mr. Dodworth on this occasion was as follows…

The march from Trovatore and the overture to Stradella were deliciously rendered and called forth the enthusiastic applause of the audience. The selections from Martha also pleased the people hugely, because we suppose the music was familiar to them, and they considered it well discoursed. Fifth avenue was well represented on the drives by the number and beauty of its equipages. In fact, we never saw such a large number of ‘turn outs,’ and as the stream of horses and carriages passed in review before the Mall, the scene was one which could not fail to strike the beholder with surprise—surprise at such a magnificent display of wealth and beauty.”