Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-20
THE MUSIC FESTIVAL TO-MoRROw.
Seats VIII lie on Sale at the Academy
To-DaN-Thrce Zinc PROGRAMMES.

The sale of seats for the Music Festival
begins at the Academy Of Music this
morning. The opening concert Of the
festival will occur at the Academy to-
morrow night AT this late day it is hard
~ necessary TO dwell upon the scope of
the undertaking. Never before, perhaps,
has such a galaxy or artists Of such
wide renOwn appeared at one time in this
city. The Boston Festival Orchestra will
add greatly 10 the charm of the concerts.
and the splendid chorus of the Wednesday
Club VIII show the result of months of
careful training and arduous toll. The
children's chorus will be heard at the
matinee.
The approaching festival will introduce
two works of magnificent form-Men-
delssohns" Hymn of Praise" and Viliers
Stanford's 'Forty-siXth Psalm" No one
who counts himself lover of music
should fail To hear these great produc-
tions. 1t is rumOred, and the rumor is
based on good authority, that unless the
present festival is a success from the
box-oflice standpoint the Wednesday Club
will not attempt to give another festival.
Every season for the last three years a
few of the clubs members and their
friends had 90 pay out deficits, hoping. in
the process of time, that the work of the
club would become TO be more widely an
preciated and supported.
The Executive Committee of the We'd
nesday Club has made arrangements with
The Atlantic-Coast Line so that persons
attending the festival from Petersburg
and intermediate points will be able TO
return home after the concerts on Friday
and Saturday nights. The train is TO be
held until ll:l5 for their accommodation.
and special rates have been secured.
The contention that the club has never
heretofore provided three such rare pro-
grammes and such excellent corps of ar
fists as this seasons Will prove TO be
must be admitted.
The numbers to be played by the Boston
Festival Orchestra are emphatcally a de-
Iarture from the storcotyped conventional
programme.
Particular interest will centre around
the appearance here of Campanari. As
singer, pure and simple. he is undoubtedly.
che peer of any baritone ever heard
In this country. 1t is seldom given to man
the power 10 move people as does Cam
panari. one OF the most delightful fea-
lures of Saturday nights programme is
sure 10 be his singing of the story which
tells of the play 10 follow from "Pag-
liacci.P
THE OPENING CONCERT.
Miss Sara Anderson. the beautiful young
American singer. will appear at the OPEN
Ing concert. She is a woman OF command
Ing figure and at the same time seductive
charm. The voice OF Miss Anderson is
one OF unusual splendor.
Miss Blanche Towle will be the con-
tralto. Her success as Il concert-stage
singer in this country and abroad has
been phenomenal, and she will be heard
In the aria "Che Faro from Orpheus,
as well as in the contralto part of Men
delssohn's oratorio, "Hymn OF Praise"
One of the most interesting features Of
the whole festival will be the appearance
OF Mr.. Evan Williams al the opening con-
cert. lie is so striking and noble in his
art as TO stand easily first amongst the
oratori0 tenors of to-day. AS pure and
lyric tenor. it is said that ne has very
few equals anywhere.