The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-21
MUSIC FESTIVAL
BEGINS TONIGHT
The Outlook is Bright for a Splendid
Success.
ADVANCE SEAT SALE VERY LARGE
The Artists who Are 10 Take Fart are
To Arrive this MOrning-A LIST
of the Subscribers and the
Patrons.

of Music this evening. The advance ss4e
Of seats. which began yesterday morn
ing, has been very large. There was "
constant stream Of people at the poA-o4-
flee from the opening until the closlhH
hour, and there seems little reason 10
doubt that the festival Will be q success
financially as well as from every other
point OF view.
1t is not often that Richmond invites
the observer OF matters musical TO make
a journey hirher in order 10 hear some
thing that "a local concert room cannot
offer. The interest which Richmond used
TO excite when IT outwoighed New York
i'm Importance died long. long ago. FOB
that very reason. perhaps. y is ittlt
remarkable that in one department OF
musical activity this city should of late
wears have made "A record which challenge
a certainn degree OF respect even from the
metropolis. 1t Is an owing 20 the Wed
nesday Club. which with "a pluck ana
energy worthy Of success. has gone
steadily forward along the line of must
cal endcavor until the present festival,
is beyond and above eY~ything that has
ever been attempted.
ARRIVAL OF ARTISTS.
The distinguished artists who are TO
appear here with the Boston Festival
Orchestra. will arrive from Washington
on the early morning train The cast inc
cludes only singers 81 the widest rec
pute and the enthusiasm with which their
engagement was greeted. augurs wei TOT
the success Of the festival
The tour Of the Boston Festival Or
chestra commenced last week, and Tie
press notices from New England have
been enthusiastic TO a degree.
OF the orchestra itself, the Hartford
Courant SAYS: The orchestra accom-
panlment was probably the best ever
heard i'm this city. forming an archestIa
background for the choral Work. To
perfection OF finish, wonderful indiVio-
uality and artistic blending OF tne Vac
rious instruments. it has never peen sur
passed" Mr.. Shirley, Alr. Myron Whit-
nev Jr Miss Towle and Miss Lohbiier
all come in for high praise. MISS rowe
the COurant said. won the hearts oil hci
audience by her deliciOusly pure ami
deep contralto voice. exquisite Keeling
and Interpretation. Miss Lohbiller SANG
with wonderful skill and sweetness. and
her voice is said to be a soprano of wide
range and power Mr.. Shirley voice D.
one of great briliancy. and his method
IS artistic and polished Mr. whitney re-
minded the critic Of the Couraut of Dis
famous father. both in the quality OF
his voice and the method of IT'S produc-
lion.
THE CONTRALTO.
Miss Gertrude May Stein. the d.-tin-
guishod contralto. who will sing at tho
closing concert of the festival. arrived
I'm the city yesterday and viii sing an ihe
rehearsal OF the orchestra this morning
Miss Stein has a charming personality
and true flexible voice of excellent range
and power. These qualities she makes
use OF with judgment and effect. and DEER
work shows study and thorough musical
feeling.
The three great stars OF the festival.
however are Sienor CamDanari the greet
baritone. Miss sara Anderson The soprano
and Mr.. Evan Williams the tenor. Cam
panarfs fame Is world wide and as
singer pure and simple ho SIS said bv
the critics Of New York t0 be the peer Of
any baritone that has ever appeared
there. one Of the principle features Of
the concerts VIII be the singing of Miss
sara Anderson Her voice is one of ur-
usual splendor The lower tones are fuI.
sensuous and haunting. Tho upper tones
arc brilliant without being metallic SIR
Evan Williams has been filing imu0r-
tant engagements in various cities for
the past two seasons and won now lau-
rels wherever he has appeared. AS pure
ana lyric tenor. he has very few EQUALS
anywhere
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
nv 'iiiAidi iIn-i anime luf INC festival
which Is really "a work Of art IS from
the press OF Whiftet & Shepparson Promi
hence is gwen TO a request that ladies |
attending the concerts viii remove their |
hats and bonnets The programme for /
the opening concert is as follows.
PART T.
Overture "Sakuntala." Goldmark
Boston Festival Orchestra
Hymn TO ST. Cecilia (Gounod.
Aria "Che Faro" from "Orphous." 1
(Gluck), Miss Blanche Towle.
Recitative. Deeper and Deeper still" |
Aria. "Waft Her Angels" from "Jep
tha." HandeD, Mr.. Evan Williams
Fantasia. Romeo and Juliet. Csvond-
SOM Boston Festival Orchestra
Aria. LA Mort dc Jeanne dare"
CTschaikowskD. Miss sara Anderson.
Overture. "Robespiorre." CThe Last
Days Of Terror, O.iuon Boston Fcsu-
val Orchestra.
PART IT.
Oratorio, "Hymn of Praise 7Mende's-
sohn). Miss Sara Anderson Miss Blanche
Towle. Mr.. Evan Williams Wednesday
Club and Boston Festival Orchestra
LIST OF PATRONS
The honorary members and patrons OF
he club for this year are. Mesgrs Thomas
Atkins. r. J.. Alfrcnd r. H. Brown.
Mrs, Albert Bruce M. Robert S Rosher
DR.. A. r. Bowles Mossrs John T.
Branch. r. Brockenbrough @. r. Bur
nett. H. G. Burnett G.. A. Breaux. Mrs
Henry G. Cannon. Messrs J. u. Crump
W. w Christian ". 5. Constable. George
r. Cannon. W. $. Donnan. John Donnan.
Pascal Davie. Hon Taylor Elyson.
Messrs Jacob Ebel IT, Theodore Ely
son. g. L. Fairbank. Right-Rev Robert
A. Gibson. Messrs. John W Gordon A.
B. Guigon. Cunningham Hall Horace =.
Halves. Mrs. j W Harrison. Messr5 Al
gle s Hurt. Alfred T. Harris Jr. Pro-
fessor Hunter. Messrs. =. \. Hoen.
Thomas +. Jeffress. Eugene Jones. y. y.
Jahnke. r. n. Johnson p. II. Mayo. r..
Q NIavo w. s. T. Mayo. II. II Meloney.
Thomas L, Moore. r. IT. Meade u. >.
Myers Dr.. Thomas y. Merrick. br. j. -.
NcCaw Messrs s. X. Mckee Mutton =.
nfarcuse 4. ]. Marcuse Rev Paul l..
Mcneil. Messrs. Il. T. j. Myers LIouIh
r Myers Walter II. Miles, MIS-. - ~
Mating Captain J. W. Peeram. Messrs.
charles II. Phillips. George Pope WI
Ian 7 Payne. Robert b. Pegram, &. 4.
p,chardsop Dr. Charles X. Robins.
Nressrs william r. Robins J. Scott Par
i'm Edward W. Scott. Jr. W. STROLLER
9Th Miss Lucy Stewart. Miss Annie
stewart Miss Hope Stewart. Miss Norma
s,owort Mrs Edmund Strudwick.
Nfrs Eugene sheppardson Or George
Tahcr. Mr. s ". Trayers. Or.
phuln Tavlor. Or. Hugh NJ Taylor Mr..
y stavton Thompson. AR q. W Tanner.
~ =, frbo.,4e rToe1re Granville