Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21
Musical Event Of the Season on
Next Wednesday Night.
Princess bonnie FOR the ncnens of ohef
sholom Building Fund Art Lensue EN-
hibition October ao-ai aud November
LIST Norfoik's Picturesque Environs =
Several Pictures of Interest.


me Academy of Music. on the night of
Wednesday. October 24th, for the ben
eht of the building fund of Ohef Sho-
ION temple. This will be it's first pre-
sentation in this city. and it will far
exceed in every detail the production
given last season in Portsmouth, The
production will have one marked and
very unusual feature, the large num-
Der OF well-known soloists in the
chorus.
THE CASTE.
The caste is as follows:
Roy Stirling-Mr. Hugh Steele.
capt. Ben Tarpaulin-W. Is. Daugh-
trey.
Shrimps-Jas. n. Anderson.
ADMIRAL Pomposo-Albcrt Hodgson.
Count Falsetti-Jas. T. Dunbar.
Salvador-Wm. Schmoelc.
ta). Capt. Surf
ID. Lieut.. Fusee-Wm. Ridley.
kittie Clover-NIiss h. Hardy IIecht
Nunty Crabbe-Niss Grace Kerns
Donna Pomposo-Nlrs. James Davis.
Bonnie-Airs. j. Griff Edwards.
The chorus will be the finest ever
heard in Norfolk. and includes the fol-
loving ladies' and gentlemen: Misses
+. Weisel. Gertrude Kerns. Alma
kuhn. l.. Pincus. b. Schwan, NJ. Hecht.
Is. Hirschler. Helen Ries. NJ. Hoinin,
y. Buskie. n. Bryan. +. Hess, +. Hess.
i. Schwan. S. Friedman. Jennie
Moritz. Is. Moritz. Rose Someriield, and
Messrs. Ed Doran. l. Flickinger, G.
reed. {. Williams j. Drew, II. Bailey,
John Anderson. James l.. Duncan, G.
Butt ~. Howard, w. Williams, c.
Granger T.. Porter. T. Paulette. c. Sui
lers. Nj. HudGins, G. Buskie. a. Alex
ander, Il. Meeks. Il. Clements. j. Hill,
L
Stern. j. Cooper, w. Gardiner, j.
Nesey, NJ. Barr. a. SeamelI, L. Coles.
II. Wing.
Director-Prof. Charles Borjes.
stage Manager-Capt. G. NJ. Rey-
nolds.
These are busy days with the Nor
folk artists ana students; they are en-
tering their winter work with greater
vim than they have shown heretofore
Ere many weeks have passed frame
makers will be busy mounting and
framing these dainty conceptions for
their friends as Christmas and New
Years presents. Many master pieces
Will very likely be turned out during
this season.
Water color and sketching from life
classes seem to be the most favored,
while classes in oil are still laboring
at their old favorite. Miniature paint
ing seems to be the hobby of quite n
number. and their artistic. quaint, lit
tie miniatures are admired greatly.
Art interests seem to have taken
new lease of life, art in the home. art
in the school and the whole art world
seems to be part of ones gossip these
days. and at the present rate 1t won't
be many months before the position
that Norfolk occupies will be very
much envied by some other Southern
cities.
AT ii recent board meeting of the Art
League. Mrs. y. f. Krise was elected
q member OF the board. succeeding
Miss Smith. now acting president, and
Mrs. John r. Maxwell was chosen to
fill the place of Mrs. John II. McNair.
recently moved TO Baltimore
The annual exhibit of students work
Is announced for October 30 and 81 and
November LIST. In connection with this
there will be display of designs exc
cuted by Mrs. Grace Dornin, who has
of late won high honors in that field.
The life class, under the guidance
of Mr.. Lloyd Freeman. will meet for
the first time Wednesday, at p. IN.
There will shortly be an exhibition of
a collection of beautiful color sketches
of local points OF interest executed by
j, 6ir5rr ffrss a: NtoTTfsrTrc art instruc-
tor at the Conservatory of Music
that there is much of artistic beauty in
our own surroundings, and that Nor
folk has been generously dealt with by
Dame Nature.
Lloyd Freeman. the artist. is exhibit
ing for n few days at Nusbaum s.
CRANKY street. an oil portrait OF him
self painted by himself with the aid or
a mirror There is also on exhibition
there by Mr.. #. NJ. Bennett. of New
port News, large water color charac-
ter sketch by r. di Giovanni, just re-
ceived from Paris. Another notable
pictre there is n copy in colors of Il
picture by Maude Goodman, the great
London water colorist entitled, CAB
sence makes the heart grow fonder."
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The regular Sunday night concerts at
the Monticello. 500 to 1900 o'clock. be
ginning with tonight, will be given by
Prof. NJ. l.. Kruger's full orchestra of
sixteen pieces. y specially fine pro-
gram of choice classical and popular
music has been prepared for tonight.
$50
Mr.. WIN. w. Whiddit, Jr.. the organ
list. entertained twenty-five of his
musical friends at his studio. IS CRANKY
street. Wednesday night in honor of
the visit Of his mother from Goshen, N
Y. and Mr. Henry Millspaugh, of Will
Transport. Pa. The program consisted
of solos by Miss Groin, of Christ
Church: Mrs. Geo. Bethel, of St
Paul's: Mrs. Rarcroft, of the First
Presbyterian Church; piano duet by
SIR. j. j. Miller and wife, of Christ
Church. concluding with several solos
by Mr.. Whiddit. Mr. Miller, Mr.. w. H.
Jones Miss Sccburg. Of st. Luke's act
ing as accompanist.
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The Norfolk Conservatory of Music
chorus Will meet Tuesday night for re-
hearsal. The attendance should be
large as the Conservatory concert will
come off in two weeks.
RIverviow, Just North OF City Park.
For sale, to be removed, two good
frame houses occupying Waterfront