The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-15
THE FESTIVAL REHEARSAL,
Great Enthusiasm Over the
Benefit for the Children's
Hospital.
Four Hundred Singers Rehearsed at
Metropolitan Temple-The
Receipts Large.

"This is the greatest revival in the local
musical world since Zerrohn trained an
immense chorus here in the los" said
one of the enthusiastic artists who is active
in the preparations for San Francisco
great musical festival next Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings at the Mechanics
Pavilion.
He was reveling in the magnificent
choruses at the mass-rehearsal at Metro
politan Temple last evening in preparation
for the great event. Four hundred of the
best voices of this City and Oakland were
united in choruses from oratorios that are
classics in the literature of music. Thanks
Be to God from Elijah; Hail, Bright
Abode, from Tannhauser, and the halle
luiah choruses from 1.-THE Messiah seemed
to be drawn in tuneful unison from some
mysterious source by the baton of D. P.
Hughes, who conducted the earlier part of
the rehearsal and will act as director on the
first evening of the festival.
The audience in the gallery warmly ap-
plauded the rendition of each chorus and
testified right Justify its appreciation of
the triple trio in THE Heavens Are Tell
ing" from 1.-THE Creation; Gounod's
chorus, "By Babylon's Wave" and the
"Triumphal March" from Damascus, /"
from the opera "Naaman," which, con
Quoted by James Hamilton Howe, will
constitute the grand ensemble choruses
of Wednesday evening. The orchestral
numbers, of which there will be three on
each evening of the festival, will be rem
dered by some of the best professionals of
San Francisco, under the direction of
Joseph Hirschbach. Sigmund Beel will
be the concert-master, and Messrs Hal
lenhauer and Landsberger on first rack.
They Will be heard in a new suite of God
ards, its first rendition in this City.
Among the vocal soloists will be Miss
Elizabeth Bell, soprano. who will sing on
Tuesday evening an aria from 'Mignon"
and on Wednesday evening the "Jewel
Song" from Faust" Ugo Talbo, the
tenor, and Robert Lloyd, barytone, will be
heard in solos, and Miss Daisy Cohn and
E. j. Stark will render duo from
"Rigoletto"
Miss Blanche Thornton of Stockton will
be the soloist with the Harmony Choral
Club, Robert Lloyd conductor.
The bass solo in Grown With the
Tempest" from "Ernani," will be sung by
S. Homer Henley, with the combined ora
torical societies of San Francisco and Oak
land.
San Jose will send twenty-five of it's best
soloists, among whom Mrs. Hilman Smith
is prominent, and Mr.. Howe goes to the
Garden City to conduct rehearsal of that
section of the chorus this evening. and to-
morrow morning he will deliver his lee
ture on 1.-The Oratorio' before his return.
The San Francisco and Oakland Ora
torical societies, delegates from the Lorin g
Club and singers from Lorin Golden Gate,
San lose, Sacramento Stockton and Peta-
luna will join in the grand rehearsal at
the Mechanics Pavilion on Tuesday morn
ing at IL o'clock, and Will participate in
the festivals.
The triple trio, which will be heard on
Wednesday evening, is composed of Miss
Josephine Sistermans, Mrs. A. A. Dewing
and Mrs. Frank Mccormick, sopranos !;