The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-27
FESTIVAL GOSSIP.
With Artist and Audience-Heard and
Seen About Mechanics Hall.


Seen About Mechanics Hall.
Among the newspaper men already
here are Philip Hale of the Boston Jour
nal, Benjamin E. Wolff Of the Boston
Herald, Mr. Greenough of the Boston
Transcript, F. E. Regal of the Spring
field Republican, Mr.. Brown Of the
Providence Journal and Mr.. Flanagan
of the Syracuse Standard.
George R. Bliss, secretary of the mu-
steal association, and Mrs. Bliss are en-
tertaining his brother, Abel H. Bliss Of
Chicago, for the early part of the fes-
tival, and Miss Lucille Rice, formerly Of
Weehawl1en, Ill.
S. S. Green is entertaining at his
house his niece, Miss Elizabeth Green
Of st. Louis, daughter of DR.. John
Green of that city. Miss Agnes Hanna
of st. Louis, cousin of Miss Green, is
staying at Mrs. Marion Clark's On
Chestnut street, with Miss Nina Bruere,
who for the last year has been a mem
Der Of Mr.. Ffrangcon-D Davies house
hold in Berlin. At Mrs Clark's also are
Mrs. Taylor and Miss Taylor of Buffa-
10, N. Y.
Mrs, T. C. Orndorff has as her guest
for the festival Miss Louisa Sports OF
GAINESVILLE, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Munroa will have
as guests for part of the festival Miss
Love Hewins. soprano soloist at st.
Barnabas Memorial church in Fai-
mouth, and Mrs. Elizabeth Martin OF
Providence, r. I.
Evan Williams sings the same role in
the Creation" next week at the Bur-
lington, VT, festival.
you can't kill that work. saidiA. C.
Munroe yesterday forenoon, during the
rehearsal of the Creation" ''The crit
les deride these old classical oratorios
Give us something fresh to write
| about they say. The fact is. they have
heard the classic oratorios and written
about them so many times that they
have written themselves out and want
new material to work upon But the
people like the Messiah and the Gre
atom and the others, and if only fer
their sake We should give them place
on the program. 1t would be- foolish to
| give up music that has so many devoted
| admirers
| At the auction yesterday Of season
| tickets for the Boston symphony or
| chestra concerts this winter $64, 900 was
| taken, more than 80 per cent in excess
| of the proceeds last year. The increase
| was not due to the size of the pre-
| miums, $3.50 being the largest premium.
| against $500 last year. but to the ffeer
| sale of seats.
| Yesterday forenoon at the rehearsal
Miss Florence wore an elaborate frocly
of pink and white silk brocaded IN a
| large pattern, and a hat whose chief
decoration was nodding pyramid of
scarlet poppies. In the evening she
Wore a princesse robe of rose satin, will,
chiffon and spangled lace for trim
inings. Her cloak was of pink brocade
embroidered elegantly in green chenille
and ecru lace.
Miss Preston looked stunning in black
silk grenadine and jet, with a lone
wrap of pink and blue brocade, brown
martin and lace.
Prof. Henry NJ. Paul of the naval OBJ
servatory at Washington, who has Daen
visiting Prof. John r. Eastman also of
the naval observatory, at his summer
home in Andover, N. H, is in Wor.es-
ter attending the festival. Prof. Paul
who is a graduate Of Dartmouth, was
one of the speakers at the recent Dart
mouth night exercises.
Miss Florence received two beautiful
| floral tributes last night-a bunch of
American beauties and an immense bas-
ket of white roses, tied with pink rib
bons. From a few of your Worcester
friends" ran the legend on the card
The Bohemian club will entertain
some of the men soloists at its room
Thursday night