The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-04-25
MUSIC AND ART.
How They viii be Illustrated in
Columbia's Great Festival.

Columbia, April 21.-Speeial: Th'
| preparations for Columbia's Festival o.
Music and Art are now complete
There is every assurance that a large
! attendance will greet the singers a
| each Of the three concerts to be given
The hall of the House Of Represents
| ti7es, where the concerts are to TAKE
place, will be especially arranged fo'
! the occasion comfortably seating the
| critical audience that will attend. The
| several railroads having made ene'
fare rate for the occasion, there will be
| quite number Of people coming from
the territory within a radius Of hun
dred miles from Celumbia.
The leading performers already men.
toned in this correspondence will all
be present.
Mde Meredith, the soprano, has de.
lighted her audiences everywhere By
the sweetness, Raturslness, compass
and power of her voice, and By the ex.
cellent taste Of all her renditions.
Miss Cleary, whose pure contralto
voice bespeaks an extraordinary gift,
which its possessor has so far appre-
ciated that she has added assiduous
cultivation. She has sung before au-
diences whose standards were Of the
very highest, and she has invariably
called forth the highest praises.
Anil Rieger has been called the
prince of tenors, because, in the esti-
mate Of critics, he stands among the
highest. His voice is sweet, smooth,
Of great compass and, in many Of his
renlitions exhibits that attractive quail
ity to which we apply the Sord ode
votlonal." He always sings with feel
ing.
Heinrich Meyp, tbs baritone, has a
voice that is little short Of wond erful,
so powerful is it in the heavier selec-
tions, and yet he sings the daintisst
little ballads with tone so clear and
bell-like that he all but beWitohes his
audience. His voice is full and round,
seething over with emotion, and he
sings with an expression that charms
his hearers.
John Cbesi7s, harpist, TO tie Duke
Of Edinburgh, ranks among the finest
living performers on that instrument.
In all the wide range Of his travels, he
has left impressions which haYe given
q areputation which will last always.
Miss Celis Schiller, piano soloist in
the orchestras Of Damrosch and Leidl,
completes the list Of leading musicians
who will appear.
The mixed chorus Of 40 voices has
been under she careful training Of Mr..
q. j. E. Mayser who has charge Of the
department Of music in the Presbyteri-
an College for Women. They will do
their part handsomely.
The chorus Of so female voices, also
under the training Of Mr.. Msyser, haye
been practicing the cantats which they
will present, and there is no doubt that
this will add much to the enjoyment Of
the audience.
But the other feature Of the Festival
must not be oyerlocked-the art ezhib-
it, under the auspices Of the Columbia
Art League. Thus far she list q ex-
hibits is ss follows:
l. Cincinnati Academy Of Art will
furnish work Of students and teachers.
2. Mr.. Christy's collection Of pas
tells from the Scribner collection Of
New York.
8. Collection Of water colors from
Louisville, Ky.
4. Two Photographic exhibits from
Washington, D. c., one reproductions
Of mural decorations in congressional
library, the other an exhibit Of artistic
photography.
5. An exhibit Of miniatures.