The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-19
MAY MUSIC.
A Trip to Cincinnati in Festival
Week.
HOW TO ENJOY THE CONCERTS.

Spring and fall are the best seasons
for visiting Cincinnati, as then the
city aud suburbs are most attractive.
May and October arc tho most delight.
full months OF tho two reasons This Is
tho May Musical Festival year. These
series OF concerts attract q largo num-.
Der Of people 10 tho Queen City, who
not only enjoy tho music, but also the.
pleasures Of shopping at metropolitan
stores, driving In tho world.renowncd
suburbs. visiting tho Art Museum,
which always has some, new attractio ms,
the College OF Music--the only endowed
conservatory IN the United States
with its elk hundred pupils, the Zoology
iral Garden, the largest in the world,
tho lockwood Pottery, which now oc:
cupies a beautiful now building near
the Art Museum, Fort Thomas, tho
new government post across tho river,
where are stationed a regiment OF sol.
dlers and q band, and, most pleasant OF
all, being entertained at private resi-.
dences by friends.
These concerts uro seven In number,
and will DO given in the great Music
Hall on tho evenings Of May "a, %, 20,
q and %, and OIL tho afternoons OF May
20 and %. Tho price OF admission to
each concert Is 81 90 only, and q re-
served seat costs q dollar moro, or So 90.
These can be had at the store OF The,
John Church CO., No. "a West Fourth
street, Cincinnati, or by addressing w.
n. Hobart, Musical Festival Associa-
ton, 20 Pike building, Cincinnati, O..
Tho leading railroad companies also
have tickets for sale, or their agents will
procure them.
The railroad and steamboat lines have
made special ratcs for the May Festival,
which Is not a private but n public on:
tcrprise, WHO'S objec. is to produce
such choral and other works which in
dividuals would hesitate to undertake.
because Of tho expense, about $50, OO0.f
At tho first concert, Tuesday evening,
May "a, Mcndelssohn's oratorio. "St.
Paul" will BIO given. with Edward LLOYD,
Mrs. Corlnne Moore-Lawson, Miss Ida.
N. Smith, and William Ludwig rs solo
lists, and with chorus Of four hundred
voices, Theodore Thomas orchestra Of
one hundred and twenty-five, and the
great organ, Arthur Mces, organist.
The second evening, Wednesday, May
%, the programme will include scenes
from "Alccstc," and Becker's Cantata,
with organ, orchestra, chorus, and the
following soloists: Nine. Antonio
Mielke, Mrs. Corinne Moore.Lawson,
Miss Ida NJ. Smith, Andreas DIPPED,
William Ludwig, George Ellsworth
Holmes, and Alfred +. Maish. The
orchestra also will perform Beethoyen's
"Eroica" Symphony.
The first matinee will be given Thurs
day afternoon, Ma y26. Nine. Mielke,
Mile. Clementine De We're, Mrs. Lawson,
Nine. Marie Ritter-G Goethe, Miss Smith,
and Edward Lloyd will sing solos, while
the orchestra will perform Brahms
Symphony No. 8, tho Chopin Thomas
Funeral March," and LISTS SYM
phonic poem "Mazeppa."
Thursday evening will be tho real de-
but of the contralto, Nine. Marie Ritter
Goetze, who, with Mrs. Lawson, Mr..
Lloyd and Mr.. Holmes, will sing in
Bach's christmas Oratorio," and Bruck-
ner's tie, Deum," the orchestra, organ,
and chorus also taking part. The or
chestra will perform Schumann's Sym
phony No. 1. roUs Z
Opera night will be Friday, Maye7g
This lisa new feature OF May Festi walls,
and promises to be an attractive one.
Selections from "Euryanthe." "Parsi-
fal," Tannhauser," and "Die Gotter-
dammerung" will BIO rendered by Mime.
Mielke, Mile. De We're, Mr.. Lloyd, Mr..
Dippel. Mr.. Ludwig, Mr.. Holiness the
chorus and orchestra. THS
The second matinee will be on Satur-
day afternoon, May %. Solos will be
sung by Nine. Mielke, Nine. Ritter
Goethe, Milo. De We're, MI. DIPPED. and
Mr.. Ludwig. A quartet also will be
sung by Nine. Miclke, Mile. De Yerel
Mr.. DIPPED, and Mr.. Ludwig. The
orchestra will perform the overture to
"Fidelio," Tschaikowsky's Fifth Sym!
phony, and Berlioz's Rakoczy March.
The Festival will close in 4 blaze OF
glory Saturday evening, May %.
Devortak's Requiem Mass will be rem.
dered by organ, orchestra, chorus, and
Mile. De We're, Mme. Ritter octze, Mr..
Lloyd and Mr.. Holmes. Beethoyen's
Symphony No. s will be performed by
the orchestra, Mile. De We're, Mime,
Ritter-G oetze, Mr.. Lloyd, Mr.. DIPPED
and Mr.. Holmes will sing the quintet
from the "Meistersinger," and the chic.
u will bring the concert to an end
with the inspiring choral Awake"
The Musical Festival Association is
sues three publications containing In.
formation about the concerts. No. l is
an illustrated eight-page circular, con.
tanning portraits Of Lloyd, Mielke, Rit-
ter-Goetze, DIPPED, and De We're, tho
Association organization, introduction,
programmes, sketches OF all the soloists,
plats Of Music Hall, prices, and resula-
tons. No. is an illustrated eight.page
circular also, but smaller than No. i.
1t has illustrations on each OF its eight
pages. There arc portraits OF Lloyd,
Mielke. Do We're, Ritter-(ioetzc, DIPPED,
and Ludwig. dates OF sales,of..seals, and
the programme Of each performance.
Either, or both, OF these circulars may
be had free by sending to the Musical
Festival Association, go Pike Building,
Cincinnati, o.
The third publication is moro preten-
tious. 1t is the Programme Book" u
pamphlet OF 125 pages, and sells at cost,
twenty-five cents. 1t will be sont to any
address, postage prepaid, on receipt Of
price, by the Musical Festival Associa.
ton, 60 Pike Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.
This book contains names of Directors
and members Of tho Association, OF SUBJ
scribera 10 season tickets, OF chorus
orchestra. s~oloists, musical director,