The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-19

celebrations with which Mr.. Robinson
has been connected in what may be char
acterized as it's simple grandeur. There is
d feeling of antiquity about the events
portrayed very difficult to catch. but won
derfully interesting from an artistic stand
point.
The consignment of foil papers, fringes
and other decorative material for the floats
arrived yesterday from New York. Such
materials as will be used in the float dec
orations are seldom used even in the pa
geants at New Orleans.
The painting in SO many celebrations
OF this nature is not scenic, as it should
be TO produce the proper effects, but in
the Fiesta pageant the treatment will be
purely scenic and in accordance with the
ideas of the most advanced American and
European scenic artists.
The costumes for the characters who
will appear on the floats in the pageant
will be of the most sumptuous nature and
historically accurate. The gorgeous color
ing in the costumes OF the Indian and
Mexican floats will be relieved by the
pure white robes OF the prestesses and
angels on the modern floats.
The armor for the costumes is being es-
pecially made in New York, and will give
a most dazzling effect to the parade. 1t
will be new and of FURNISHED silver, with
gold edgings, and the swords and spears
and other accoutrements will he strictly
accurate and effective.
In commenting on the musical features
of La Fiesta, which will far exceed any
thing ever before attempted in this part
of the state, the Sunday World says
1.-The first rehearsal of La Fiesta chorus
at Blanchard Fitzgerald Hall was most
encouraging, and an enthusiastic spirit
made the work go with a sharp snap.
There were 100 singers in attendance.
Director Day is very magnetic and bust
nesslike in his methods. Before begin
ming he told the chorus the purpose for
which the chorus had been organized,
and that it was to an end where all jeal-
ousies should be buried in the feeling
that the work in hand was for the public
good. There were many singers IN the
city. and If he, nine years ago, had no
difficulty in getting together 500 singers.
there should be no difficulty now, with
nearly treble the population, OF gathering
mass chorus of 1000 voices in the city
alone. He, with the music committee.
were doing the work for the good OF the
city. and every singer should feel the
same way. Mr.. Days remarks elected
quite number of responses in the way
OF promises to bring other singers in.
Many OF the ola Philharmonic Society
and members of the Ellis and Treble Clef
Clubs were in attendance. and the graft
flying fact was demonstrated of quite
number OF vocalists who usually do solo
work, signing themselves for the good of
chrous. There is a dearth OF tenors, as is
usual in choruses of this kind, and this
need should be supplied by next Thurs
day evening, when the next rehearsal
takes place, if the men will show the same
spirit as the women. Professor Will
hartitz has returned from San Francisco
with the orchestral music for the two
concerts, and contracts with twelve of
the best orchestral players in San Fran
cisco, including harpist and players OF
special instruments which cannot be sup
piled here. Professor Willhartitz made
every effort to secure a competent or
chestral director. but the only available
one of merit. Professor Fritz Scheel of
the Vienna Prater Orchestra, asked such
an exOrbitant figure that the music COM
mittee was forced to forego the engaging
of this famous leader. 1t is barely pos
sble. however, that he will reconsider. his
action and that this musician, who ranks
with Pauer and Nikiseh, will yet WELD the
baton at the concert. The orchestral re-
hearsals will begin during the coming
week. Miss Katherine Fleming received
her transportation in New York on
Wednesday and will probably reach the
city in a day or two. Everything is NOV
ing we'll in the way of making the festi-
val concerts one of the most successful
features of the Fiesta.
Miss Katherine Fleming, whom La
Fiesta Music Committee engaged and
brought here from New York, is young
singer whose phenomenal success is a
matter of local pride. She is at home in
Anaheim. and some seven years ago the
wonderful possibilities of her rich con-
tralto voice were recognized by Mr.. Charles
ModiniWood, who was then the most
prominendt vocal teacher of the city. He
taught Miss Fleming for some time, when
she went East. Through her talent she
secured the honor OF three years scholar
ship at the National Conservatory of
Music. but left it to take up the study of
oratOrio with Mr.. William Courtney, the
best exponent of that style of music in
New York. She studied further with
Nine. Cappiani and others and then sang
for several years as con ratio soloist in
leading New York churches. She made
a tour of eight weeks with Theodore
Thomas and has repeatedly sung with
Walter Damrosch. She was trained for
opera by Gustav Heinrrichs of the Helm
richs Grand Opera Company, which ranks
next to the Metropolitan Opera Copmany
of New York, and has been his first con-
tralto for two seasons past and is re-en-
gagged for this year. In fact, but for the
anxiety to see her people after an absence
of six years, she would not have enter
tanned the music committees offer as
she will leave here the day after the last
concert in order to reach Washington in
time to attend several rehearsals and open
on April 9th. This brilliant and distin-
guished singer should be received here
with a tremendous ovation as Los An.
geles' own child of song"
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