New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-01
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
4 GREAT CONCERT TOUR.
70 ruoyAss CONTINENTAL TRIP.

,his country will be begun by Theodore Thomas and
~. o,ot..tro this month. II will extend from
baltimore 10 San Francisco. will include In its
;,cu,t thirty cities and will last from April 28 TO
July z. During the seventy-three days inclusive
between those dates seventy-three concerts VIII Dc
g1ven. and in twelve cities the performances VIII
rise 10 the dignity of festivals IN winch local
chorus societies will take part. In many Oh shess
festivals "The Redemption" Tho Messiah" ana
"E,iahn will be given entire, ana AZ DINERS seiec-
irons from those works will be given with parts Of
"Iohengrin 1.-THE Damration of Faust and other
choral works. The tour has been organized by
ssvmonr r. Locke. who originated the project He
hires Mr. Thomas and his orchestra for a specified
arr, and they have no pecuniary risk whatever
Mr. Locke has been in each of the cities where
the concerts are to be given, and 10 all OF the ex-
cont San Francisco has sold tie concerts in advance
II ia n strkiog tribute to Mr. Thomass natlonai
snutaton that IN none of the cities has there been
the slightest difficulty in securing the necessary
guarantee. Mr.. Locke says that he could easily
have obtained double the amount asked IN every
ease In many cities there was great competition
o,nono local managers for the privilege of buying
.ha concerts there being in some instances as many
"a nine separate applications. The guarantees
funds range from $3.50 for single concert 10
sos .oCO The larger sums were raised oy the
citizens of the various places In Denver tDe board
of Trade called meeting and raised the @zo.ooo
needed The aggregate of all the funds Is @l9o'ooo'
ALL of which has been paid In and deposited. In
San Francisco, where the most eiaborate ieso'a' Is
70 no cven. Mr. Locke declined to accept any prlcs
tOr the series nreferring to give the performances
as his personal speculation. 1t Is estimated thas
tho suIscript,on there will reach $4,000. over
goo 600 had been subscribed on March 20.
The travelling forces will consist OF Mr. Thomas
and his orchestra of sixty men, selected iroh inc
philharmonic Orchestra Mrs Humphrey Allen. OF
BOSTON. and Mrs. Norton Hartdegen, OF New-iorK'
soprani Mrs. Belle Cole, contralto MI fleu mar
yey tenor Mr.. Franz Reinmertz bass mauano
Rive King solo pianist The tour will open at Bal
tmore in festival on April g. 81 and %. There
will he fonr concerts three evening and one IN
in6e. For these a guarantee OF S3,0Oo mas be'n
made. The festival will be given under the ausp''
ces of the Baltimore Oratorio Society. whose chorus
Of 400 voices will take part. The first night viii
be devoted to THE Redemption" the second TO
"EliiabD and the third and matinee will consis. 81
miscellaneous orchestral and solo selections.
From Baltimore they go direct to Pittsburg.
where a second festival will be given on April 80
and Nav 1 and q consisting of three evening con-
certs and n II atin6e for which fund OF $4,000 has
been raised. There will be q chorus Of 800 voices,
composed of the Pittsburg Musical Union and "a
vocal society from the neighborng town OK
Sewickey. 1.-THE Redemption" will he gwen on ono
evening and portions of "The Messiah" and " Eli
jah " and miscellaneous selections Will be gwen AZ
The other performances. single concert Will DO
given at Bradford on May 3, and another at Buffalo
Oh May f. eich of which has been sold in advance
for s 500. matinee and an evening concert VIII
be given at Cleveland On May 8, for which $1,000
has been paid Three concerts will be given at
md
matin6e-for which So 900 has been paid. There
will be one at Dayton May 8, and one at Indian
apolis May 10: each sold in advance for $1,000.
The third festival will DO given at Louisville.
Ky. on May IL and H. There will be two evening
concerts and matinee. AT the first evening per-
Torrance "The Redemption" will DO given. and ut
the second selections from Tho Messiah" aad
Elijah" The matinee will DO miscellaneous
orchestral and solo concert The choral force will
be the Louisville Musical Union with COO voices.
The concerts are sold for $4,000.
The fourth festival will be given at Memphis on
May IA and 10. This will consist of two evening
concerts and matinee. On the frat evening Tho
Redemption" will Le given. and on the second
Elijah" The matinee will be miscellaneous
orchestral ana solo concert. The guarantee here is
also $4,000. The singing will be- by large local
chorus single concert will be gwen in Nashville
on May g. for which 81. 800 has been paid. Ga
tho 18th "The Redemption" will be given In Gin
cnnati with the May Festival Chorus and
with the orchestra increased by local musicians TO
100 men, 1t is the intention of the May Festival
Association to make this a gala performance Two
thousand dollars has been paid for it in advance
After the performance in Cincinnati special
tain will take the troupe to ST. Louis, where the
fifth festival will be given on Nay Is, 10 and 20.
For this s., 800 has been paid One evening Will
DNIn
to selections from "The Messiah" and
Elijah" and there will be matinee
of sacred music on Sunday. including the
"Eroica" Symphony and Wagner selections A
large body of local singers will form the chorus
The sixth festival will be given at Kansas City,
No. on May 81. 90 and %, consisting of four con
certs, for which the fund is $1,000 On the first
evening the prologue and first part of "The Re-
demption," and selections for the orchestra and
soloists. Will constitute tho programme. On the
second the first act of "LohengriL."
and selections from Tho Messiah
Elijah" aud THE Damnatiou of Faust will
be given The third concert and the matinSe will
have miscellaneous programmes for the orchestra
and solo performers. The chorus will number 100
voices. made up from Kansas City, Leavenworih.
Topeka and st. Joseph.
After giving two concerts in Keokuk on May "a
and 20 for $500, the seventh festival will he held
III st. Paul on May % and 30 1t will consist of
four concerts, for which there is fund of SIS 900.
At tina first concert the last act az
"LOhengrin," Gades "Erl Kings Daughter"
and selections from The Messiah and Elijah"
will be gwen; at the second the second part of
=" The Redemption and some orchestral selections.
ana the third and fourth will be by the orchestra
and solo performers The choral force will BE- tho
ST. Paul Musical Society of 400 voices.
The eighth festival viii be- at MINNEAPOLIS on
May 20 and 81. It will comprise four concerts aud
has fund of s., 00o. The programmes include Sc
lections from The Redemption and 1.-THE Dam
nation OF Faust and Elijah entire. The chorus
will bc tho Minneapolis Musical Union of $50
voices
, From II. Paul the troupe will GO direct 10 Sat
francitco for the ninth festival which will he the
event nj tho tour ha, viii ,,,;,,. ..,,