Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-04
upon Virginia, and particularly upon Rich
mond, than his northern bloody-sbirt allies
are for revenge upon the whole south.
The Mozart Governors and the Dis
patch.


patch.
The following communication will doubt
less occasion as much surprise among The
other eight or nise hundred members oil the
Mozart Association as Il did to us;
RicHsoxp, Va. Noyembor 2, iS5S
The Richmond Dispatch:
Gentiemen. a mestiag Of the Board 81
fovernora OF tbs Richmond Mozart Association,
held Al Mozart Academy on tns lst Ins'anh
quorum being present, the following resolution
was adopted. .. =.
write 10 the Richmond Dispaieh that tbs mozart
Association IL private association ana does roy
ask tho criticism OF any OF tue papers as 70 INC
quality Of their zaass ai<s They are INTENDED Iof
the fnombers and not for the pubic. ana We re-
quest that II tho papers have IothinR good 70
speat OF in our performances they VIII AZ leaet
not publish adverse criticisms mace ~ parues
who arc not members Snd have no fish' !" o''''-
else.
Ro.pectfully submitted.
JIRss W. PEGRAy. Secretary.
The awe we 8rst felt at the perusal Of this
solemn resolution, passed by so deiioerat'Ve
and august body as the Board OF Governors
OF the Mozart Association, enioiuing our
criticism Of their performsnces-eNcept when
we have something "good TO speak Of" In
them-made us almost as iorgetiuI OF the In
terest and active part we always have
taken and still do take In the welfare
Of the association as the honorable
Boafd Of Governors seem TO De.
What has caused the honorable board
TO 80 far forget the able and effective aid the
Dispatch has given the Mozart since the day
the association was Grst chartered As to pass
q resolution which by implication clearly
saws We are iuimicaI 10 them? Why this
sudden determination 10 muzzle the press
which for the pat twelve years they have
foot rs body but through their Individual
members) 10 and out Of season impoduned
30 trumpet their praises and aid In building
IN their organizations IL has been said
that they are offended at The Dis
patch's criticism OF the musicale given on
the sth Of october. But we cannot Tor
moment ascribe such petty motive to the
honorable board who represent an associa-
ton composed OF between eight and nine
hundred Of our iniellget citizens. For 10
that article there was nothing any way un-
kind said OF the Mozart or its management.
We reproduce the article:
THE MOZART MUsIcALF.--Not loss than fifteen
hundred people attended tho bi-monthy concert
Of tho Mozart Association last evening The AZ
traction was the Now York opera Club" under
the management Of Mr.. Heury Wolfsohn. Inc
vocal numbers BY mis- combination we're PFC
faced by waltz Contributed. win much ui'n-
denco by tho Amateur Orchestra.
But 70 discuss the vocal accomplishments OF
the club Five singers aud n manar0r COM
pose It's inemborship. There tingers sre none
Of them Of the first RANK, ana in thslr various
solos and tee gsrdenscene OF aus uls,
played lack 81 voice. rudones5 q htashE ana
iKn rance o. Cporstic effect Nr. JGcJb Nelp-
hardt deserves much credit for his faithful ei-
forts, and especially during the 9arden-'ccne
did lie eyiDcs bis old-time vim aud accuracy OF
accompaniment.
f. no Mozart Association 10 blame for the IN
feriOrity OF lAst nights entertainment Hardly
But this may hayo been ons Of tao many IN,
stances Of inc Music Committee bong misle1
by com blnatt0n viii ia. liko almost OIL tho cor
cert organizations doubtless sent glowing press
tributes and circulars down here and worked "
solf into tho committees Eooi frscsa 49,
1t 70 be hoped taat this IS the last Of tho
"UqngAriRn orchestra calibre. ana mat the
Mozart Association will in the near future, by
careful inquiry and Investigation. give lis mem
berS strictly nrsi-cass Yocai ana lhstT um"h'H1
concert by artists whose reputation and sslll are
unquestlOned and viii also do away with humor-
Gus lecturers and yentrilo4Qists, whose per
fOrmances hardly constitute what eleNates
Citys musical taste.
A good professional orchestra Is sadly necdel'
~ only once in a month OF siK weeks
The honorable board tells US that the Mo"
zart is a private association, and that they
"do not ak the criticism OF any OF the
papers as to the quality Of their 0,uSicdies."
Aud with all due respect we say TO the hoEora-
Bile board that we are private member OF this
private association, and intend In future,
unssked by them, to criticIse most faith
fully each aud every one Of iis nHeicaies. In
deed, we shall be most Conscientious in this
dut,, and while we shall say everything good
that can possibly be said OF them we shall
tell "the whole truth and nothing but the
TRUTH OF course We may be expelled Tor
unbecomlng conduct in thinking Tor our
selves" at all, and not properly spprec'atipg
the feast set before us. Taen, too, as last
resort, the honorable board might get cut an
Injunction to restrain the press from saying
anything but something good Of the Mozart
performances. That accomplished. what n
sanctuary might the Mozart not become Tor
worthless itlnerant shows. The writer Is
member OF the association; has worked in
various ways for years past to promote it,
welfare, aud will always feel proud 10 see 1t
successfully perpetuated, yet we are OF
loss TO construe this latest and radical policy
Of the Board Of Governors.