The Day Book

BAND-CONCERTS.—Within the next few weeks or so the band concerts in Chicago's parks will be under full steam. These concerts, I think, are one of the best boasts a Chicagoan can make to a visitor to our city. The music turned out is good music, a variety of classical and ragtime. It strikes the crowd whether it be a high-brow one or an ordinary one. By ordinary, I mean the sort of a crowd that enjoys the lively music of the day. Of course, the high-brow crowd will enjoy the grand opera music although they do not understand it at all. It is fashionable to like grand opera music, ye know! Do not consider that a rap on grand opera music. It is more to laugh at the high-brows and their ignorance. But, be that as it may, the park band concerts are a good thing. They have a tendency to bring out a good crowd and music always makes a good crowd feel good. Anything that makes folks feel good is a good thing. Me for the band concerts! J. T. Collins.