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John Pulos
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2000 - 2:51 pm: | 
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Mrs. Walter Douglas remembered music by Puccini and Tchaikowsky played in the a la carte restaurant on April 14, by the "stringed Orchestra." Am I correct in assuming that this was not The White Star Orchestra of Hartley, Hume, Krins, Woodward, Bricoux, Taylor, Brailey, and Clark. If they are not the ones, then who did play the music, and where might they be listed??? My annual Titanic dinner (Titanic III) will feature the cuisine of the "Ritz" restaurant this year - and I have purchased the "proper music" for the evening. |
Dave Miller
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2000 - 3:07 pm: |
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Does anyone know where I could find copies of the sheet music from the White Star Song Book? |
Charles Provost (Cprovost)
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2000 - 3:11 pm: |
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Actually there was two musical ensembles on the Titanic. George Krins, Roger Bricoux and Theodore Brailey played just near the à la carte restaurant, in the B-deck reception. Mrs Walter Douglas, when she described the music, was certainly talking of them. The others remaining: Hartley, Hume, Woodward, Taylor and Clark, were entertaining passengers in the D-deck dining saloon. At the end of the evening, the two ensembles would joined eachother to played in the large reception room for a last concert. Many passengers recalled that the music on the last evening was particularly delightful and gay: Mrs Candee, the Countess of Rothes, the Newell sisters, Miss Eustis, Mrs Stephenson, the Thayers, etc. Hope this helps...
Charles |
John Pulos
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2000 - 5:38 pm: |
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Perfect, thanks. I have so much literature, but do not remember reading that. If the guest decended the aft first class staircase - would they have directly entered the B-Deck reception - and since it seems that the Cafe Parisien was the only other "room" in the area - was the B-Deck reception just for those two restaurants. I am looking at the drawing in Lynch's Titanic - and Illustrated History.
Thanks,
John Pulos |
Charles Provost (Cprovost)
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2000 - 6:20 pm: |
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Yes, the B-deck staircase landing was directly opened in the restaurant reception room. When a passenger had just finished his dinner in the restaurant, he had the choice to take his after-dinner coffe in the Café Parisian, or in the adjoining reception. But the reception was not just conceived for the restaurant guests. In her account, Mrs Harris recalled playing cards in this room with her husband and several other gentlemen. Also, this place was very popular for the afternoon tea. Sincerely,
Charles |
John Pulos
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2000 - 7:42 pm: |
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... so the music played by the strings in the reception room could be heard in the restaurant itself??? - do you think that the 3 played during most of the dinner hour before joining the others???
Thanks again,
JP |
Charles Provost (Cprovost)
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2000 - 8:01 pm: |
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Some passengers said that the trio moved in the corridor between the restaurant and the reception room and played there during dinner. If it was not the case, certainly they could have been heard from the reception room too. Just as the quintet down in the dining saloon, the trio was required to play during all the dinner hour. Then, they took a pause and joined Wallace Hartley and the others in the D-deck reception for the final concert. Sincerely,
Charles |
John Pulos
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2000 - 9:52 pm: |
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Charles,
I have spent from January - April for the last three years researching the Titanic and the local people that were on her. I have acquired many of the "required reading books" but have much more to read. My recent converstions with William Hull Botsford's 99 year old sister have been incredibly enlightening - but, can I ask, where do you find info like "some passengers said that the trio moved in the corridor between the restaurant and the reception room..." and such things as how the orchester was split-up? ... and why do we thurst for such information???
Thanks for your time.
JP |
Charles Provost (Cprovost)
| | Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2000 - 10:44 pm: |
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Concerning the orchestra information, check the page Phil Hind created for ET. All the informations you need on the musicians of the Titanic are put together. I learned the split-up info on this page.
The second way to obtain helpful infos is the American Inquiry Transcripts. Mrs Lucian P. Smith wrote in her affidavit to the court that she dined in the restaurant and described the room and the guests very well. So did Mrs Walter Douglas, Daisy Minahan etc.
The third way to find accounts is to read those published by passengers in newspaper, magazines, books... Col. Gracie wrote an excellent novel about his experiences; Mrs Harris published her story in 1932 in the Liberty Magazine, Lady Duff Gordon wrote her personnal memoirs “Discretions & Indiscretions”, in which three lenght chapters are devoted to the Titanic; May Futrelle described how she escaped the liner in the Boston Post; Edith Russell is known to have wrote an excellent account (I didn't have the chance to read it yet) and several other passengers.
I will try to dig up for you who quoted that the orchestra was in the corridor between the two rooms. Best regards,
Charles |
Joe Shomi (Shomi)
| | Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2000 - 2:48 am: |
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John -
As to "why do we thurst for such information?" I think the search for facts and understanding about Titanic becomes fasinating, in itself. You may want to check out "Titanica: phantasy, addiction or what?" and address something to that conversation.
Joe Shomi |
John Pulos
| | Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2000 - 7:14 pm: |
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Charles,
Thanks so much. I must confess that I have been reading Philip's site for three years - and Have Not checked his info about the band - stupid me.
I have read Gracie's book, as well as Lawrence Beesley (so well written) account. I have also read some senate transcripts as they relate to the passengers that I have researched i.e. Norman Chambers (did you know that he shared a lifeboat (no.5) with Karl Behr and they had spent 2 years together at the Lawrenceville Prep School - and neither knew it until they read their accounts in the 1912 Lawrenceville Alumni Bulletin.) I did ask Hull Botsfords sister if she tried to contact any survivors - such as Beesley - she said no.
Have also ordered pink roses and daisies for our tables - as Mrs. Douglas remembered.
Thanks again for your very educated time.
JP |
John Pulos
| | Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2000 - 7:15 pm: |
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Joe,
Thanks - I will do that when I get a little more time.
JP |
Charles Provost (Cprovost)
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2000 - 1:11 am: |
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John: Don't forget also “a big vase of beautiful daffodils” for your dinner, as Lady Duff Gordon recalled, and it will be perfect! Regards,
Charles |
John Pulos
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2000 - 7:40 pm: |
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I had ordered pink roses and daisies (Mrs. Douglas)and will also (now) add some daffodils.
JP |
Beverly J. Crowder
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 9, 2001 - 8:13 pm: |
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Music that was played-
Does anyone have a list of music the band or the orchestra may have played ???
Thank you
Beverly |
Iain Stuart Yardley
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Username: boz
Post Number: 127
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 8:52 pm: |
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I bought the following CD some years ago and only played it tonight on my first CD player that my good buddy bought for my 30th birthday last Friday!
TITANIC - Melodies from the White Star Music Book by Pavilion Records Ltd, Wadhurst, East Sussex, England. In short it is a compilation of contemporary music which would have been familiar to the pasengers and reflects a selection of the broad musical taste at the time. There are 15 tunes:
1. THE MIKADO (Sullivan)
2. THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER (Sousa arr Stokowski)
3. NELL GWYNNE - DANCES (German)
4. SPRING SONG - Song without words no.30 (Mendelssohn)
5. MINUET (Boccherini)
6. EL CAPITAN (Sousa)
7. FAUST (Gounod arr Myddleton)
8. HUMORESKE NO.7 ((Dvorak)
9. SALUT D'AMOUR (Elgar)
10. SERENADE (Pierne)
11. ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD (Offenbach)
12. THE MOSQUITOES' PARADE (Whitney arr Mackie)
13. HENRY THE VIII - THREE DANCES (German)
14. THE ROSARY (Nevin arr O'Connell)
15. GOD SAVE THE KING
My favourite so far is Orpheus In the Underworld - to Philestines like me, this is the "Can-Can" music! Incidentally, was this the tune that the band were playing in Cameron's Titanic when Tommy Ryan burst onto deck and declared "Bloody hell, music to drown by!"
Cheers,
Boz |
Lorna Spargo
Member
Username: lorna
Post Number: 10
Registered: 8-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 11:26 pm: |
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Hi,
"Concerning the orchestra information, check the page Phil Hind created for ET. All the informations you need on the musicians of the Titanic are put together. I learned the split-up info on this page. "
Does anyone know where I can find this information, now? I'm struggling with this.
Thanks,
Lorna |
