The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-02
A Musical Festival.
It Will Start At The
Opera House Next
Wednesday.
Mr.. MOuntz To Conduct Ii.
A Large Attendance Is Antlcipafed
As over 40 Tickets Have Been
Disposed OF.

The musical festival to be held in The
Opera House next week beginning on
Wednesday afternoon at $50 and con.
tinuing through the remainder Il the
week is an earnest attempt TO arouse
popular interest 10 higher musical pro-
auctions and thus raise the standard o.
musical taste in Calumet. To do this it
was seen to be necessary at first to Sc
cure the services OF some frat class must
cal conductor and vocalist OF established
reputation TO lead and instruct the local
singers and thus make the enterprise a
musical success To secure the services
OF such man, with the local expenses
sure to be incurred in such a venture, in
yolved a risk which no one could be ex-
pected to undertake. So canvass was
made among local musicians and fri n g
OF music to see il enough advance sub
scribers could b. obtained to the pro-
posed course TO insure the local manage
ment against loss. This was done and
the response met with was hearty and
generous to an unexpected Cegree, our
leading musicians and voice teachers Civ
ing the plan their hearty and unqualified
support.
The gentleman engaged to conduct the
musical part of the festival and upon
whom so much would depend was Mr.
) 5, Mountz, teacher OF music in the high |
schools OF Chicago, supervisor OF music |
10 two aristocratc suburbs OF that city, |
conductor OF rare ability and skill, /
teacher OF voice and vocalist of estab. |
lished r, putation. The first session OF
the festival will be held on Wednesday |
afternoon, June s, at $3.50 O'Clock, in the
Opera House, where all the sessions will
take place, and besides the star dard pre-.
pared by Mr.. Mouhtz during the CONVEX
ton he will render several solos. Mr..
Mouutz has conducted chorusts IF 900
voices in Chicago, filing the great Audi
forum TO it's fullest capacity. BE has
lew equals and no superior az conven.
ton leader aud singers need not fear that
the very best professional aud musical
service will not be rendered. Durug the
festival four special musical entertain.
ments will be held, Wednesday evening.
opening concert, social hour; Friday
afternoon, musical matinee; Saturday
afternoon and grand closing concert Sat. ,
urday evening, the programs OF which |
are especially rich 10 numbers by the very
best musical talent of Calumet, Hancock
and Houghton. One needs to but glance i
at some OF the names OF those who have {
positively and cordially promi ed to take G
part in the concerts to be convinced that I
he above statement is no exaggerati IN.
Mrs. +, W. Nichols, Mr.. Eugene Lqugier's
pupils orchestra OF thirteen pieces. little
Miss Lillian Manderfeld the violinist the 4
lyric Quartette, the Calumet Quartette. I
Mr.. Charles B. Gale, Harry King, the
Misses Cbilds, Miss Alice Nelson, Mrs.
3osson, Mrs. Whistler several members of G
diss Fowlers class, who so charmed a u
arge and critical audience recently, Miss g
Annie Hermann and Others
Nearly 140 course tickets have already
'een sold and the number il almost Ger r
ain to be raised to over 200. so that IL
'rof. Mountz IL assured grand chorus .
u 200 voices to sustain his fine chorus
york for the grand closing concert. The
ublic are urged to keep in mind the OBJ q
sct OF this opening festival, viz: "A Der. :
lament musical institute or Chautauq ia, C
o be held in Calumet every SUMNER"
This is the first time anything OF the
ind has ever been attempted in Calumet. L
{ is now an assured success. It ought c.
D be large success. No choris er or b
hoir singer or indeed anyone inter, sted
, music can afford to miss this splendid
pportunity for musical culture and o
raining with master. Coure tickets
Omit to all the sessions and reserved a
eats at the matinee aud grand cl, sing
oncert. They may be had at Mr.. Fict- T.
sl's, Red Jacket, and at Viyian's and o.
oodsole's stores, Laurium. q
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