FAMOUS BRITISH BAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1934, Page 2

FAMOUS BRITISH BAND.

THE GRENADIER GUARDS. The Grenadier Guards* Band, under the direction of Messrs. J. and N. Tait, will play at the New Plymouth Opera Hous© ©n -Thursday, December. 13; ' By Special permission of Hi? Majesty the King, the most famous regimental band of the United Kingdom is touring New Zealand under the auspices of the Commonwealth Government and the New Zealand Government. The musical director is Major G. Miller,. M.8.E., whose name is a distinguished one in th© musical world of Great Britain. When, the band —rived at Melbourne it was met by the. largest crowd ever known to assemble at the railway station. It is estimated that ©yer 156,000 persons blocked the roadway so completely, as th© bandsmen marched from the station to the town hall, that on occasions the mounted troopers had great difficulty in clearing a path for them. Resplendent in scarlet and gold and huge bear-skin caps, their appearance in Australia was an inspiring spectacle. The brilliant uniform of the Guards,- their perfect alignment, swinging, lang striding style of marching, and the heady intoxication of their playing stirred the Australian pern 1 © into enthusiasm. At every performance at Sydney and Melbourne the band played to record audiences. Every man in the baud is a master of his instrument. The band is a fully organised body designed to inspire the British world with courage, loyalty and devotion to ideal causes, for which the nation is famed. The programme to .be presented at New Plymouth by the Grenadier Guards will be popular, stimulating and good. The box plans will open at Collier’s on December 11.