The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-02
ESTABLISHED
INSTITUTION
The Wednesday Club Festival Closed
Last Night.
A MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON
Great Credit Due These at the Head
OF the Club ana Those Who
Assisted at the
Concerts.

The seventh annual musical festival of
the Wednesday Club, that came to a close
last night, was the most successful ar
tistically and financially, of any ever
given by that club or any other in this
city.
A large amount Of credit is due those
at the head of the organization and
those who SO ssilfully took part in the
musical festival. The time that each in
dividual gave toward making Of the fes-
tival the great success it proved to be
should be taken into consideration when
the praise is meted out.
The Boston Festival Orchestra, under
the direction of Mr.. Emil Mollenhauer,
has firmly established itself as favorites
here, and will always receive q hearty
welcome. They are real artists indivdu-
ally, and they make real music.
AS upon the first night, the chorus
aided materially in making of the con-
cert last night big success. and Haydns
Creation was given nicely and with
fine effect. The halleluiah chorus from
The Messiah was also handled nicely
and both numbers deserved the applause
that was given.
Mr.. Miles, Mr.. Williams and Miss
IL iofetil were .IedFlllN received IN their
efforts, but Nine Marie Rrena was the
star, and the reception given her almost
eclipsed that given Nine. Juch at the
matinee Nine. Brema has a most nexi-
BILE mezzo-soprano voice. which she han
died with exquisite grace and feeling
The aria from Samson and DELLA
evoked a storm OF approving applause
and an encore was demanded. Her Sc
cond number, songs of Schumann, Scilu-
bert and Brahms, gave the audience an
insight into her real artistic ability, and
they showed their pleasure in loud and
continued applause.
These concerts have become established
institutions. and will always be looked
forward to with great pleasure
AFTERNOON CONCERT.
The matinee programme was carried out
to the full, and overlooked with recalls
and encores, before one of the largest ana
most brilliant audiences THAT ever gath
cred in the Academy.
The special attractions at the afternoon
performance were the chiIdren's chorus
of two hundred voices. under the direction
of Mr.. Waiter C. Mercer, and Nine. Emma
Juch
These attractions fully sustained the
representation they had made upon the
minds of the eNpectaIft public, and the
other numbers on the programme became
features as well, as the concert pro-
crossed
Another new face in the festival was
Mr.. GwllyIn Miles, a barintone of con-
siderable power and feeling, and with
f1eNllility and sympathy. He was most
heartily received and was recalled for an
encore.
OF the soloists. however. Nine. Juch
made the real hit of the afternoon. Her
appearance was the signal for tremendous
applause, and her sweet. flexible tones
rang through the auditorium and thrilled
the auditors like the tinkle of the cow
bell with the accompaniment of the
honey bee on the farm in the afternoon
of a beautiful summers day.
She had difficulty in retiring from the
stage, and many recalls were given her.
The chorus excelled all expecta tons
and a most remark thing about it was
the fact that their work was done mainly
from memory This was largely due to
the slsillful training given by Mr.. Wal
ter C. Mercer, who was heartily congrat-
uated by Nine. Juch in the successful
manner of rendition of the difficult music.
The last selection by the chorus was a
two-part number. "a Swiss Song and
the Anvil Chorus. from "Trovatore-" AS
an encore 'sDixie'' was given, and an owe
ton was received from the audience.
Mr.. Moore sang an aria, from Die
Walkure'' by Wagner, and was forced
NO an encore, and Miss Bouton sang
sweetly from "Mitrane," by Rossi.