The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-26
Musical Jubilee For the Fall
Festival
THAT WILL INCLUDE
Every Singer In the City of
Topeka,
To Give a Series of Concerts for
the Auditorium.
VIII Be Made One of the Fea-
lures of the Festival.

The Modoc club proposes to add
feature to the Fall Festival and at the
same time raise a large part of the au-
ditorium fund
1t is the purpose of the Modoc club
and the Festival chorus to interest all
musical organizations in Topeka in the
proposed festival and give an entertain
meRt the like of which has never been
seen in Topeka The musical festival
will continue through Fail Festival
week and the concerts will be held in
the new auditorium Several we'll
known soloistS will be secured and the
receipts. after the expenses have been
paid, will be turned into the building
fund.
Major T ]. Anderson is enthusiastic
over the proposed season of music and
he thinks it will attract hundreds of
people to Topeka who would not be at
the musical feature
The following letter was sent out to-
day:
Topeka, Kan. March 26. 1897.
To Topeka Turn Verein, Singing Sec
lion; Arion Singing Society, Festival
Chorus, MarshalIS Military Band,
Mid-Continent Band, Kansas Military
Band. Mozart Chorus, Ladies Music
Club:
The entire city OF Topeka is interested
in securing an auditorium. 1t has been
suggested that the musical societies of
the city can assist very materially in
raising all necessary funds. To this
end you are requested to appoint
committee of three of your association
to meet a like committee of the Modoc
club at the Modoc rooms in the Stor-
mont building Wednesday evening,
April Z, at o'clock. for the purpose
of considering the question and making
such arrangements as may be neces-
sary to carry out the idea. Please DO
not fail to have a committee from your
organization in attendance
L. NJ. WOOD.
NJ. c. HOLMAN.
T. J. ANDERSON,
Committee ModOcs.
H v HINCKLEY,
H L. SHIRER
w. NJ. SHAVER,
Committee Festival Chorus.
| L. M. Wood, who is one of the prime
movers In the proposed musical festival,
said today:
Topeka has never had a season of
| music. We have the talent here to give
an excellent entertainment, and the fnu-
steal festival would be an excellent fea-
| ture of the Fall Festival week.
While it is proposed to have the Fes-
tivaI. next fall, the plan is to raise the
money now. After the organization has
been made and the work commenced,
we will start out people to sell season
tickets, and they can be sold al a low
price for the entire week.
The Festival will be held in the au-
| ditOrium, which Will accommodate at
| least 5000, and the receipts would be
large, with a small admission. My idea
| is that the season tickets should be sold
| at so cents or 81. There are a great
| many people in Topeka and elsewhere
who would like to contribute to the au-
| ditOrium, but they do not feel able to
| do so. They would buy So or 81 worth
| of tickets to- the musical festival, get
| value received, and still feel that they
are doing something TO help the audi
| torium project.
THE fact that the musical festival is
| to be given in the fall need not interfere
| with raising the money in advance by
| the sale of tickets. I would not be sur
| prised to find that the receipts from all
| sources of the proposed musical festi-
val would amount to $4,000.
Maj. Anderson, who is one of the
| original Modocs, thinks that the musi-
cal societies of Topeka will take hold
of t he plan proposed by the Festival
Chorus and the Modocs Maj. Anderson
| is a member of the Committee of Fif-
teen and he has two objects in view He
| believes in the auditorium and he wants
| to help the Fall Festival.
A musical festival was proposed as
feature of the festivities last year, but
| in the excitement and planning for the
| first effort the matter was overlooked
and nothing was done toward carrying
out the plan.
The absence of a big hall in Topeka
has proved a damper on musical festi-
| walls, but since the auditorium is as
| sured, they will undoubtedly be annual
| features of Festival week
| The initial meeting will be held the
| night after election, because the matter
! will then have been settled as far as
| the use of the coal hole fund is concern
| ed. No one has any doubt about the
| proposition carrying because the money
| will be spent in Topeka. and because an
| auditorium will benefit the city ana eN-
| eryone who has any interests III the
| city.
| The Commercial club committee is ar
| ranging for a meeting of citizens TO be
| held next Monday evening in the club
| rooms when the auditorium will be dis
| cussed and the final plans for carrying
the proposition at the polls will be