The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-25
ARTISTS COMING IN
OPENING OF THE INDIANA MAY
MUSIC FESTIVAL TONIGHT.
Miss Stein Rehearses with the Chorus
Her Comments on Cincinnati's
Selections Of Soloists.


the city yesterday. Miss Gertrude May
Stein. the .contralto. well remembered by In
dianapolis audiences, was among the first to
come in. She came in company with Mr..
Emil Mollenhauer, leader of the Boston Fes-
tival Orchestra. from Ann Arbor. Frau
Katherine Loshe-Klafsky arrived later from
Cincinnati Mr.. E. A. MacDowell. the pian-
ist, came here direct from Boston. Others
to arrive yesterday were Sig. Giuseppe Cam
panari, the baritone, Mrs. Katherine Blood
good. and Barron Berthold. Nine. Lillian
Nordica came from Cincinnati at 11:50 last
night. All are stopping at the Denison.
The first rehearsal OF the orchestra and
chorus was held at Tomlinson Hall yester-
day afternoon. Miss Stein rehearsed Mir
Jams Song OF Triumph with the chorus,
and expresses herself cd highly pleased with
the work Of the chorus
''They did magnihcently," she said last
night. 1T has always been pleasure TO
me 10 sing with the choruses here. They do
excellent work, and are so enthusiastic,
especially the ladies'
Miss Stein said that she had just come
from Ann Arbor, where she sang at one of
the most successful festivals in which she
had ever taken a part. The success OF the
festival at Ann Arbor was truly remark
able" she said. Ann Arbor people seem to
take such an interest in music. They appre-
ciated everything we did Miss Stein says
that she supposes the musical culture and
interest at Ann Arbor are due TO the pres
ence OF the university. 1.-THE students all at
tended the festival" she continued. land
seemed to understand US.
But am glad to get TO Indianapolis. This
is the third season here for me, you know,
and 1t seems quite like home. The people
have been so lovely to me. Last year the
ladies of the chorus sent me such beautiful
flowers. My room was full of them all the
time. one lady has been SO kind as to have
a oox Oh hoWers waiting for me in my room
every year when / arrived. 1 looked for
there"
natl. You know they had foreign singers
almost exclusively there. Most OF them were
English. There was but one American on
the programme. l don't understand it. Many
American singers are better than those that
sang at Cincinnati. American singers are
not received in England as the English sing
ers are mere. Too many Americans sat
isiied WITH anything, SO that it's English
4 notice that your programme Is made
up or short works don't understand why
II Is that indianapolis does not like ora
torios. love TO sing an oratorio,
par particularly Samson and Delilah."
TIE roe of Delilah is my favorite. l love
works."
Miss Stein thinks that the music ,festi-
walls are helping to interest people in music.
citation of the rendition of classic music.
we are not giving anything light this
year, she said, and yet our audiences
IS ha,n TO ike what we give them Wagner
is being more fully understood and ap-
preciated. Everywhere people seem to en-
joy Wagner works"
From here the Boston Festival Orchestra
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to Toledo for a concert and afterwards to
the FESTIVAL at Columbus. Then Miss Stein
Will appear in number of single concerts.
June she is TO sing at the saengerfest at
Pittsburg. The saengerfest is national
affair.
After Pittsburg." said she, 81 have no
70 rest. 1t may be that will not do so, as 1
frequently make engagements for concerts
at summon resorts. L am IN need of rest.
/ find it tiresome travelling about. / came
here from Ann. Ar5or in sleeper You know
one never sleeps on the railroad. To-day /
nave enjoyed myself. i took a long walk I'D
that street, pointing to Pennsylvania street,
and enjoyed il ever much. What q
lot Of bicycles there are here! You have a
FACTORY, haven't you? / have not learned
to ride yet, but think 1 shall when / get
home. / really DONE exercise enough when
am at home. met ono lady who was in
the chorus last year while was walking.
She was using scrutch. She told me that
she was injured in a bicycle accident. l felt
SO sorry for her. She won't be able to sing
with the chorus this year."
Were you ever on the operate stage?"
'Oh, yes. My first work was with the
Juch Opera company. / sang here. The
next year / was with Seidl and then with
Mr.. Stewart. with whom / have travelled
three years. l was afriad that INDIANAPOLIS
would not want TO hear me again. Ameri-
cans are different in that respect from the
English. When singer wins the English
they never tire of that artist. Americans
always want something new and want to
hear different singers
DO you prefer singing with chorus to
concert work.
Eyes. indeed I love to sing with a chorus.
especially such an excellent one as you have
here 1t fills one with spirits and enthu-
Miss Stein was well pleased with the new
arrangement or Tomlinson Hall, which. she
says has fine acoustic Qualities.
AS she chatted in an interesting unassum-
Miss Stein is so well liked here. She has the
faculty or putting people at their ease by
her charming personality. Miss Stein has an
manners are charmingiy natural and grace
full.
Frau Katharine Loshe-K lafsky. the wag-
merriam soprano who has been received with
immense enthusiasm in Eastern cities, is ac-
companied by her husband, Herr Otto
Loshe, the conductor; Frau Klsfsky does
prefer. she said last night that she was
gratified to that the Americans take so
much interest in music: especially that Of
pearance of Frau Klafsky at the Indiana
festival. She is little past middle age
rather f1eshy, with decidedly Teutonic cast
Giuseppe Campanari sang here in the first
music festival, in 1888. He arrived from Ann
yesterday From every point of view he con-
siders the Ann Arbor festival as the most
successful in which he has participated this
year. He does not think that other festivals
he fears the festival here Will not be sue