Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-12
THE NAY FESTIVAL.
Oratorios Of the Wednesday Cub Pro-
mise to Be Brilliant Successes
concerts of Previous Years--ERorts
to Increase the List Of Honorary
member.-Hs.tory of the orsasisa-
tion-rts Present 0nicers.


the Wednesday Club will, 1t Is expected
surpass even the most sanguine hopes
and plans of the committee that Is no"
actively at work arranging the details
for the two grand concerts, which are
TO be given at the Academy Of Music
on Thursday and Friday evenings. May
i4th and 18th
This Is to be the third annual festival
by the wednesday Club. two others
having been successfully presented TO
the music-lovers OF Richmond. The Or
ganization does not give these annual
musical treats because OF any desire 10
make money. II the concerts pay their
own expenses the club is satisfied
A RICHMOND INSTITUTION.
The objects of the club are to give OPP
portunity to individuals to study prac-
tically the higher forms OF oratorio ana
chorus work, and to act as an educational
musical factor to the general music
loving public by presenting the best works
OF celebrated masters In an attractive
and artistic manner. The members OF
the club gladly give their time TO regular
rehearsals, and pay stated annual Zee
which is used in purchasing new music,
rental of hall for rehesrsais. etc. Inc
past two splendid successes scored by
the club In its annual festivals have de-
monstrated that the Wednesday Club Is
a Richmond institution. and one OF which
the city may well be proud.
The first festival was given In May
1894. and consisted OF one concert with
two special soloists. The expenses were
sSSO9O and there was deficit or S-ol'
the gross receipts being sSo2.75. The res
tiyal OF 1895 consisted OF two concerts
with three soloists, organ and piano ac-
compartment, and the expenses OF these
two concerts were H,0i5.5l. Both con-
certs were well patronized. and the gross
receipts amounted TO N,56i. giving the
club net profit Of SSi5.D.
soLoIsTs AND ORCHESTRA
The MAY Festival of 1896 will consist
of two concerts, with three soloists. and'
if the honorary list justifies 1t. the ceie-
brated Peabody Orchestra, OF Baltimore,
will be engaged.
Nine Blauvelt, soprano; Mr.. Mackenzie
Gordon, tenor. both OF New YORK. ana
Mr.. II. L. Chase. baritone, OF Boston.
have been definitely engaged TO sing a.
both concerts. 1t Is all important that
those who have the desire to see the
wednesday Club succeed In its desire TO
produce two concerts at this years fes-
tiyal. that will be a credit to the city as
well as a delight to all who are fortu-
nate enough to attend, should at once
enroll their names on the honorary mem
hers list, It Is absolutely necessary that
this list should reach the one-hundred
mark within the next few days. Already
about eighty have been secured.
HONORARY MEMBERS WANTED.
The committee I'm charge Of arrange
ments will be glad to receive the names
of any who desire to go on the honorary
list before it is closed. The fee Is $40. and
three tickets are presented to each hon.
orary member for each concert, with
privilege Of purchasing one extra ticket
for each concert at time OF reservins
seats.
The Academy box-ofice will open on
Monday, May 18th, at A. NJ. and on
this day honorary members only can re-
serve seats This gives honorary mem
bers choice of seats, privilege which
they have over all other ticket-holders.
A GREAT FEATURE.
Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise" will
be given by the full choral strength OF
the club on the first night. This magnih-
cent work has been on rehearsal for sew
eral weeks past. and. IL the
orchestra is secured, will be given
with an effect that will as
tonish and satisfy even the most san
guine expectations Of those who look Tor
great triumphs at the coming festival.
Mfr. Arthur Scrivenor. under whose very
able and mastery dictatorship the
Wednesday Club has made such admira-
BILE progress since its formation, will have
entire charge OF the conducting Of all
chorus work Of the two concerts.
HONORARY MEMBERS ALREADY Sc
CURED.
Below is given a list OF names OF citi-
zens who have already subscribed to
honorary membership The list should
grow to at least 100 before the 18th in
slant, and any who desire their names
enrolled should apply at once to Mr.. II.
It. Meloney, president, custom-house; Mr..
Eugene Jones. secretary. 1ll3 east Main
or Mr.. Horace +. Smith. business mana
ger, Room %. Times building. Here are
the honorary members already enrolled:
Messrs. Ainslie & Webster. II. L. AL
friend. J. l.. Antrim, Mrs. Joseph II.
Anderson, Thomas Atkinson, Decatur AK
tell. Joseph Bryan, j. X. Branch, John
p. Branch. Mrs M. ii. Bruce, II. c.
Burnet, Mrs. Jackson Brandt, o, II.
Berry Robert S. Bosher. j. r. Cary,
Mrs. James ID. Crump. w. II. Culiing-
worth, Samuel Crowder, J. r. v. Daniel.
John F. Ewig. II. Theodore Ellyson, J.
Taylor Ellyson. John G. Freeman, 0.
Herbert Funston, Mrs. p. r. Gibbs, Colo
mel John w. Gordon, Jacob Cans, Lewis
Ginter s. H. Halves. A. It. Harris, Jr..
William NJ. Hill, u. A. Hoen, A. +.
Jahnke. Jr., Thomas f. Jeffress, Miss
Margaret II. Lee, J. w. lockwood. Jr..
p. C. Mayo. p. II. Mays. II. T. Meloney,
Major L. T. d. Myers, Barney L. Myers,
The Nowlen Company. w. ]. Payne.
Z. 8. Powers. e. ID. Price. s. NJ. p. Price.
Captain James w. Pegram. W. c. Pres
ton, Mrs. William Rehling. L. p. Routt,
William Rueger, William Ryan. u. w.
Scott, Charles Straus. Mrs. q. w. Ste
VEINS, Miss Norma Stewart, Miss Hope
Stewart, ]. Clements Shafer, Charles w.
Tanner, ]. #. Tanner. DR.. George A.
Taber, DR.. Philip Taylor, Dr. Hugh NJ.
Taylor, Edgar d. Taylor, Mrs. NJ. s.
Valentine, Jr, James NJ. Valentine. b.
Il. Valentine, Mrs. L. c. Waller. Judge
T. A. Wickham. w. #. Wickham. Robert
Whittet, ST., James Whittet, J. +. White.
II. ID. Whitcomb. Shepherd Webb. T. w.
Wood.
The following explains itself:
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
TOO much stress cannot be put upon the
Importance of Richmond people sustaining
and supporting legitimate and helpful
Richmond institutions. / ask space 10
particuiarize in regard to an enterprise
which has. by reason OF its past record
In this city and similar successes OF ike
institutions In other cities. proven. Its
right TO the thoughtful consideration and
hearty material support OF the business
az Wen as the snusio-loving community Of