Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-05
BANGOR'S MUSICAL FESTIVAL
Assured for 1901" Faust" May Be Present
ed Gifts to Mr. and hrs. Chapman.

Bangor will have a music festival in
1901. This announcement was made
during the concert on Wednesday night
by Charles j. Wardley. in the course
Of a brief address in which he said that
owing to the good attendance on each
occasion, this year. sufficient money
was secured to meet all expenses 50
that it will be unnecessary to draw up
Oh the guarantee fund.
Mr. Wardley is one of the most en-
thuSiastic supporters of the festival IN
Bangor. and has done as much as any
one person to make this years con-
certs the financial success which they
We're, so when he stepped upon the
platform. Wednesday night. everybody
in the audience expected that some
thing Of interest was to be said.
After making a happy little speech
in which he spoke III high praise of
the chorus. of the orchestra and Of the
various artists and after ne had be-
slowed uncommon terms Of appreCia-
zion upon Director Chapman, he made
the statement that Bangor would sure
~ have her festival, next year
There was no necessity of repeating
the announcement. for the big audience
showed its pleasure by a burst OF ap
plause that was almost heard in West
Market square
The good work of the committee
which has had in charge the financial
management of the festival, was the
cause of general comment among the
thousands of patrons of the concerts,
on Wednesday night and Thursday and
congratulations for the committee
members, collectively and individually.
We're general.
Preparations for the festival Of 1901
which, it is promised, will be the great
est yet given. will be commenced with
in a week or two. as soon as the chorus
singers and other workers recover
fom the strain of the past week.
Director Chapman will come to Ban
gor at least once between now and the
opening Of the New York season to set
everything fairly going and To an
nounce his plans. which he has al
ready formulated.
Before leaving Bangor. on Thursday.
Director Chapman Of the festival chn-
rus and orchestra. told members Of the
Eastern Maine Festival Association
that later he would present 10 them
the claims Of the opera Faust" as one
Of the features Of the festival Of 1901.
If the association thinks we'll of the
opera ne will have it sung nearly in
toto. as an oratorio without costuming.
the various parts to be assumed by
sol0ists equal if possible. to those Of
this year.
Mr. chapman calls this years con
certs highly successful II want the
Commercial to say for me- he said.
that | am delighted with what east
ern Maine has done and that my only
hope is that the western State will do
we'll"
Following the concert. Wednesday
night. there was a pretty scene On the
Auditorium stage. When the audience
disnersed the chorus remained seated.
Then Mr.. Chapman and his wife were
called out and presented with two beau-
tiful gifts from the members of the East
ern choruses The director received a
costly watch charm. appropriately en-
graved and set with gems, and his wife
was given a pearl pin.
Both responded with little speeches OF
thanks. Mrs. Chapman was particularly
happy. saving that while Nine Blauvet
might be proud of the Jewels given her by
the crowned heads of Europe she was not
half as proud as was Mrs. CHAPMAN for
this pretty gift from Maine. because back
Of il went. she knew. the love of those
who gave it.
This happy occasion closed with cheers
for the festival of leol.-Bangor CONNER
cial.