The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-04
RICH FEAST PROMISED
LAS NIGHTS FESTIVAL REHEAR-
VERY SUCCESSFUL.
Work of the Chorus and Orchestra
C~antata of "Lucifer"-With
the SOIOists.

The impressive music Of a great o~ratorio
and the stirring strains of patriotic songs
will be heard at Tomlinson Hall tonight at
the opening concert of the tenth annual In
dianapolis music festival. 1t will be a not
able event. both socially and musically, for
it will be characterized by the first per-
formance in America of Benoit's great ora
torio, 'Lucifer,' on a scale of elaboration
and completeness never before attempted
at an indianapolis festival, and probably
never excelled by any like entertainment
in this country. Five of the most noted SOLO
lists I'm the country. a thoroughly drilled
chorus OF four hundred voices, a solo choir
of twenty of the best singers in the city,
a children's chorus of one hundred, and
a great orchestra of sixty musicians, make
an ensemble that insures a triumphant pre-
sentation. The production of "Lucifer'' here
tonight will be the greatest musical event
of the season in America. a fact that is rec
ognized by musical critics, who are coming
here from other cities to see it.
The story of "Lucifer'' is founded on
Paradise Lost" and the work is in three
parts. 1t will be given with two intermis-
sions OF fifteen minutes each between parts
one and two and two and three. Including
these intermissions the entire work will
run less than two hours.
All the soloists are new to Indianapolis
audiences except Nine. Emma Juch, who
has sung here frequently at former fes-
rivals and in opera, and has had numerous
friends and admirers here for several years,
and is now said to be in better voice than
ever before. There is great curiosity to hear
Nine. Josephine S. Jacoby, the famous con-
tralto, who within the past two years has
easily established a ~pre-eminence in her line
OF work. Another artist who will annpqr
here for the first time tonight, is David
Bispham, easily the greatest baritone now
before the public, who has been one of the
great attractions of the Damrosch Opera
Company during the season just closed. He
is as much at home in oratorio and concert
former that he first became famous.
George Hamlin, the Chicago tenor, who
will sing tonight, is a stranger to Indian
recognized as the foremost young tenor in
the country. Mr.. Ehrgott, who will take
Carl f.. Dufft's place, is another singer of
fine reputation.
To-NIGHTS PROGRAMME.
The programme for t~o-night's concert fol-
Miss Emma Juch. Soprano
Nine. Josephine S. ContraIto
Mr.. George Hsmlin...........a..........Te Tenor
Mr.. David Bispham. Baritone
Mr.. Oscar .Basso
i. Festival Overture. Weber
Orchestra.
2. First performance in America of 'Lu-
clfer." Oratorio by Peter Benoit.
Cast of Characters
Lucifer..................,Mr. David Bispham
Earth. Oscar Ehrgott
Water......................Mr. George Hamlin
Nine. Emma Juch
Mime. Josephine 5. Jacoby
Solo Choir
Mrs. Enrique c. Mil Mrs. w. L. Fugate.
Ter. Mrs. Arthur Duell
Mrs. Carolyn Winter Gates.
Goetz. Henry Rauh.
Mrs. Fremont Swain. Hugh McGibeny.
Mrs. John p. Fren- Charles w. Parker.
eel. Homer H. Van VIE.
Mrs. A. W. Posey. Edward Nell.
Miss Georgia Calvin. r. Byron Overstreet.
Mrs. Isaac Rice. Emil Steinhilber.
Mrs. Earl M. Ogle. G.. A. O'Connor.
Mrs. Fred NJ. Bach Arthur d. Gates.
man.
The concert will conclude with the Star
spangled Banner" sung by Nine. Juch.
Nine. Jacoby and the festival chorus with