Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-11-22
MR.. WAYNE WILSON'S ENTERPRISE.

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, To understand what Mr.. Wilson
purposes in arranging series of con
certs at this place, it will be well t.
put the enquiry, why is it so rare 1
thing to have first-elass entertainment
in GAINESVILLE We suppose it il
sufficiently clear that artists of high
renown are not going to visit any
place unless they can make it pay tc
do so. For instance, if it were desired
to bring to GAINESVILLE such company
as that which is to play here next
week, it would not pay them to come
here from Boston for less than a
guaranteed remuneration of from
81 900 to 81 500, which we know would
not be forthcoming But this is on
the supposition that the engagement
was for GAINESVILLE alone. But sup
pose that the party making the en-
gagement could arrange for their Wis
iting a circuit of ten or twelve places
within easy distance of each other, it
is obvious that they could do so at a
much smaller remuneration from
each place than if they were to play
at one place alone and then return to
| Boston.
Now this is exactly what Mr.. Will
son is doing; he is establishing cir
cult for the whole of which he enga-
ges each of the companies which he
proposes to bring here. The circuit,
according to his present expectations,
is to consist of Hot Springs, Pine
Bluff and Little Rock in Arkansas;
Memphis, jackson, GAINESVILLE, Nash
vile, Columbia and Pulaski in Ten
nessee, and Huntsville, Alabama. Mr..
Wilson's commencement in business
of this sort was in his capacity as sec
rotary and business manager Of the
Mozart Conservatory of music at
Memphis, where he was manager of
the celebrated musical festivals of 1882
and 1888, conducted by Theodore
Thomas with his whole orchestra and
Madame Christine Nillson. He has
now relinquished his official connec-
ton with the Conservatory in order to
cultivate the wider field which he has
now undertaken.
We are glad to learn that he has
met with much encouragement in
GAINESVILLE, and that the first company
announced will very shortly be pro-
duced. 1t is only left us to specify the
attractions embraced in the several
entertainments contemplated.
First will come the Werner-Strel-
ezki combination. Charles Werner is
violoncellist, surpassed by no living
virtuoso on that instrument; he has
been honored by an appointment as
private violoncellist to the Emperor
of Brazil, and enjoys the personal
friendship of that potentate. 1t will
be new experience to many of our
friends here to learn what can he done
with the violoncello as a solo instru-
ment, to many, we say, who are only
acquainted with that instrument as
sustaining the bass part in an orches-
ira.
Next we have Anton Strelezki, a
Russian pianist and composer of very
high attainments. Both these artists
not only interpret the works of classic
al masters but execute compositions
of their own with novel and recherche
effects.
The prima donna is Mrs. Henry
Berry, lady of great personal attrac-
ton and a soprano singer capable of
giving brilliant effect to the best of
the operate gems.
Equal in merit though in differ
ent role, is the contralto singer, Mrs. |
Ullathorne, whom we have not heard,
but OF the power, depth and beauty of |
whose voice we have heard high eco |
miums. The troupe will be accompa-
MED by Prof Morse S. Downs, music
al director of the Mozart Conservatory,
who will play accomplishments, and
perhaps can be prevailed upon to sing
us bass solo, though it is not in the
programme.
The second concert may be expect
ed about the first or second week in
January. We will at present simply
give the catalogue of attractions with
out note or comment. They are:
Jules Levy, the world renowned
cornet player.
Miss Stella Costa, soprano singer.
Miss Ida Hood Talbot, elocution-
ist and dramatic reader.
Mr.. Ed. O'Mahony, basso from Karl
Rosa's London Opera Company.
Constantine Sternberg, pianist and
composer.
The third entertainment will be in
the hands of @Josh Billings" the ire
sistible humorist, of whom we need
say nothing, as everybody is. familiar
with his peculiar vein of fun and hui
NOR.
To us it seems that a fair and gen.
erous encouragement to Mr.. Wilson's
offers us our only chance
for entertainments of a character SUI
perior to those which generally find
their way here. d. F. w.
Distribution of the School Fund.
r. H. Pickering, County Trustee,
has made the following distribution of