The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-13
THIS IS FESTIVAL WEEK
THE CITY WAKING UP TO THE I'M
PoRlANCE or THE EVENT.

What Public Spirit Demands-A Great
Musical Feast for Small Sum-why
City People Are Requested to Purchase
Tickets by Wednesday.
This is festival week for New Haven
and If all goes we'll it will inaugurate
the beginning of a like yearly feast of
music.
Many merchants of the city have just
awakened to the fact that the progress
sive spirit of the Gounod society should
be met by popular approval being
shown in making the affair a financial
success, and are urging it's claims by
advertising and otherwise.
Mr.. Walter Leigh, president of the
Retail Dealers Protective association
said on Saturday that had a formulat-
ed plan been brought to the attention
of the association at it's last meeting 1t
would have been taken hold of gladly
Music festivals cost a lot of money
and require the close attention of COM
petent people.
This is the first attempt on the part
of New Haven, and great deal has
been learned.
The Hampden County association of
Massachusetts,, which holds it's eighth
annual festival on May s, is looked up
on by everybody in and about Spring
field as a crown of glory to their partic-
ular musical credit
With only half as many to depend
upon for support, this association last
year gave five concerts and came out
$1,000 ahead of expenses, which includ-
ed the paying of $1,000 to one soloist.
In other words, every man and wo-
man in Springfield, merchants, arti-
sans, professional people and the rank
and file all who believe in the elevating
influence of refined musical taste,
Join in making a success of the yearly
music festival.
The Gounod society in launching it's
first festival begins where Springfield
and other musical festivals have left
off, preparing feast which in brillian-
cy of repertoire and of the quality and
number of soloists engaged has not
been exceeded except in metropolitan
centers.
The Gounod society had hoped to in
troduce the first music festival by in
wiling the school children of the city as
its guests on next Friday afternoon at
the full rehearsal.
But as this would cost about $4,000
extra 1t had to be abandoned, as the
expenses now will run close to $4,000.
Frau Klafsky won many new friends
here last week. and those who paid a
| large sum to hear her marvellous voce in
opera will. it is claimed by the critics,
be doubly delighted with it's pleading
sweetness, it's shoreless range, it's rich
- ness and tenderness in the solo. and
duo in Stabat Mater on next Friday
evening.
The duet Outs est Homo to be sung
by Frau Klafsky and Miss Stein will
prove a most delicious treat, and when
Frau Klafsky's voice is heard in the
superb "Infammatus' the effect will
be the re-echoing of a great outpouring
of the soul, beat back from the ram
part Of the Gounod's three hundred
voices.
Perhaps some people will be able to
measure all this with the dollar or dol
lar and half charged for seat.
Suppose you get a souvenir program
at M. Steinert & Sons and look over
that Friday evening program.
Frau Klafsky is to be heard five
times, and twice in her masterpiece of
Isolde.
Some people have been trying ever
since the closing of the worlds fair to
explain away their stupidness for not
seeing it.
Some will be trying to do the same
thing after the music festival is a thing
of the past, and that with the reserved
seats costing but 81.
Well, people Of taste will listen to
such excuses, but they will have their
own opinion.
Here is the program for Saturday
afternoon, which has been rearranged
since the printing Of the souvenirs:
Oyerture-"Le CARNIVAL Romain".
. :. :. .................Be rlioze
Concerto in Co.,. Beethoven
Mr.. Joseffy and Orchestra.
"Lochinvar" CHADWICK
(SoIo for baritone and orchestra.)
Max Heinrich.
Aria from Mad Scene in Hamlet"
Ambrose Thomas
Mms. Lillian Blauvelt.
Concerto in A.. List
Mr.. Joseffy and Orchestra
"RhapSodie". ........Parker
(Solo for baritone and orchestra)
Max Heinrich.
Conducted by Professor Parker)
"Coronation March" ........ .Svendson
1t will be noticed that the festival
here will surpass it's original ambitious
flight by having Joseffy billed twice.
Two rare gems, with encores no
doubt, played by this most delightful
of the worlds greatest pianists, are
worthy so great an occasion.
Professor Parker's "Rhapsodie Cohal
Nor of the Wine Red Hand" to be
sung by Mr. Heinrich, will prove de-
lightful revelation.
No attempt is made here to exploit
the voices of Miss Gertrude May Stein,
Nine. Lillian Blauvelt, Mr.. Pol Plancon,
Mr.. Bartlett or Mr. Williams.
The grouping of the three great voices
for the last evening concert, Miss Mar
RE Brema, Signor Campanari and Mr.
Ben Davies, with the chorus of three
hundred voices, full orchestra and harp,
in rendering "Armenius" will prove a
most fitting close to the festival
The building of the stage and boxes
begin to-day. The armory and boxes
will be decorated handsomely. especial
IL, tho ono to he occupied nv His Fy-