The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-06-17
FESTIVAL OF.SONG.i
4 National Saengerfest in Madison
Square Garden, June g.

NEW YORK, June 16.-A Festival of Song
"a national sengerfest-which promises
to eclipse any previous effort of the kind
that has been attempted in this country,
will be begun in the spacious Madison
Square Garden Saturday, June 81
This carnival of music and song will be
produced under the auspices of the We're
neizteu Sanger society, of which Mr.. Will
lam Steinway is the honorary president,
and Mr.. Richard Kaizspmeysr is presi-
dent. The society, in bringing about this
festival, does SO in the belief that it will
tend to encourage the cultivation of music
and song The committee OF arrangements
is very representative one. aud among
those who are taking active part IN making
the affair success l. Mayor Gilroy, ex-
mayors w. X. Grant. Chsuncey NJ. De-
pew, 4. Ellery Anderson. James Kilbretb,
collector of the port of New York; Andrew
Carnegie, X Meyers, Joseph Fl. Choate,
George =. Mcclellan. ". Il. Bradford,
Merrill, Charles A. Dana, John L. Cocker
i'll and Judge y. Henry Durgo. Ali the
principal singing societies in every stst-
east of the Mississippi will be represented
and It Is expected that a chorus OF 10000
male voices vii be beard. This viii con-
stitute the largest male chorus ever heard
in this country.
The committee has entrusted the man.
asement of the carnival to James Morris
sey and IN addition 10 the singing socie-
ties. the members OF which are all non
professional. the following well known
musical artists and solo!sts have been en-
gagged: Amelia MaterDa, Emma Juch,
Lillian Blauvelt Madame Tavsry, Maud
Powell, Giuseppe Campaoari, Emil Fisher.
Conrad Behrens, Areldheim and Victor
Herbert
The musical directors, Nessrs Wander
stucken. ZoeIner and Helm. have been
laborIng very eftectually for the past three
month st rebesrsals with the several soci-
cites no are 20 take part and they are
perfectly satisfied with the result Of their
iabors. IL all there will De I've concerts
The opening performance at s.3J o'clock
on Saturday evening. June ., and q Will
be given in honor OF the visiting singers.
The second viii take plsce on sunday
afternoon. II will be devoted 70 prize
singing IN which male chorus societies o;
the first and third Class will compose The
former, consisting Of Representatives from
Buffalo. Bsl;imOrs. Bbilade pals. Brook
Iva aud New York, viii sing Z-riAttis
''Dzs Grab I'm Buzen.o." The third class
comprising societies from every state east
of the Mississippi, viii render Pacbes'
''Wslkeinsxmkeii-
The prizes ia each class will Be: First,
a Sieiaway grand plano. second. = sois1
The competitive prize si3giEg for sos
second Class viii take place on M0ocay
afternoon. June .. wien fon We.1Isisr-
las ~EsTrosi Nseht" viii De sung Tbs
priL.-s IN this class viii D. similar 20 those
OF the iir-f and toir1 The frat concert
vii. BE- given On Monday aud az sh= prom
in=nr artists mentioned will take part 10
II. Pr@si1sef Cleveland and Governor
Flower kaFe wrlftea 20 :5e CON nift-e A.
certiog Invitations 20 attend. and u i sI-
pSctec that many notable p>rs0ns iron
the Different states Will cons 10 see the
performances.
The decorators a-e zlr=sflT basllT -
xork o. tb- Ear1sE. and sbea the s12oF,
are IEFssn oc-1 tEe visitors vii bs CO.
treated UsEh dszz.Ias S.er1ir- q The
= trs snl stripes aaG rEs S~fUsu ~
cglcrs, EestosBr1 vita uEtgSsl 19sEeEs aD1
zzrissds. The fsosE q tie bli3cicz 81
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