Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-02
The FESTIVAL
Opens, Monday, at Bangor in
a Blaze Of Glory.
The Great Audience Fairly Goes Wild
Over Nine. B|auveIt.
Other Artists and Chorus Work Exceptionally
Fine-A Grand Success.

Bangor. Ne, Oct. 1.-tSpeCiaD. The
in this city, this evening, in a most
suspicious manner, and all in all the
festival promises to be the most sue
cessful financially of any that has ever
been held here. 1t is stated on good
authority that at noon, today tickets
amounting TO $4,000 had been sold for
the five concerts to be given here. This
is the biggest sale, it is said since the
first year. when the festival was start
ed by w. Il. Chapman and Homer n.
Chase.
Hundreds of people arrived here. this
afternoon. to attend the concert, to-
night. The hotels are full and run
ming over with visitors, ana many are
being entertained by private families.
The rehe2rsals, today, We're largely at
tended
The morning rehearsal was notable
from the fact that Miss Truax of New
York, the young lady who whistles So
beautifully, made her appearance. This
young woman. who is scarcely more
than sweet 16, is a wonder. II you
were not in the room where she is
whistling you would surely believe that
three different people We're whistlng
at the same time in different keys.
Miss TruaX scored a big hit and she
will be an attraction at the rehearsals
| to be held, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. Chapman brought her from New
York not as an attraction for the fes
i NJ ~
would like to hear such wonderful
| little artist, and as she could not be
placed on the regular program, he in
troduced her at the rehearsals. She
will surely be heard in Portland with
the same favor as in Bangor.
1t was a brilliant audience that at
tended the opening concert, this even
ing. All of the artists were given a
grand reception. that accorded Nine
Blauvelt being unlike that ever accord
ed a singer in this city. The concert
opened with the march movement from
Tschaikowsky's Symphony, rendered
by the big orchestra Of 20 musicians.
The first chorus number was the Hal
Ielujah Chorus, from the Messiah
which selection has been a feature Of
the festivals for the past two years
Richard Burmeister. the pianist, play
ed the andante and finale movements
from Chopin'S concerto in f minor, a
selection in which the pianist has made
a name for himself among the brilliant
musicians of this country.
Nine. Blauvelt's first number was
the Mad Scene from Hamlet" and she
was also heard in TWO other numbers
from Handels III Pensieroso' and
Gounods "Mireille" She never sang
better a. a Maine festival than tonight
and people almost went crazy over her.
+. Ellsworth Giles, tenor. was heard
in the solo. Lend Me Your Aid" from
Gounods Queen of Sheba." and he
made favorable impression. The
chorus work was brilliant and partiCu-
larly effective in the short cantata by
Grieg. Recognition Of Land" in
which the solo part was sung by Har
ry ". Libby of Bangor.
The second concert will take place,
tomorrow afternoon. when Signor Cam
panari will make his only appearance
here; also Miss Alice Grace Sovereign,
contralto The orchestral feature will
be the overture. The Merry Wives Of
Windsor. and the special chorus num-
Der will be the finale from the second
act of Aida"