The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-12
PLANS FOR MAY FESTIVAL
GREAT PROGRAMME rs FULL OF
UNUSUAL NOVELTIES.
Oratorio ''Eiijah," Mendelssohn's
Work, to be Sang i'm Costume--Harp
Recital by Eminent English Artist
Other Interesting Events.

The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the Connecticut Music Teach
in completing the great programme for
the three days festival in May that
nothing remains now to be done aside
from the compilation of the programme
in it's minute details.
This festival of 1901 will be rich in
novelty, the programme committee hav-
ing departed in most Of the important
events far from the beaten tracks of the
conventional festival.
AS has already been given out, the
/ dates are set for May 6, and s, bring
ing the festival days on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, as heretofore. One
cannot truthfully say that interest in
the coming festival centers around any
one event. not even in the climax, which
is to be the closing event, and no less
an event than the production, in cos
tune and as an opera, of Mendelssohn's
| Elijah" This work, which has been
sung here several times by the Gounod
society, has probably never been given
other than in oratorio form. Through
out the world wherever this work is
sung, one is accustomed to sit with
score in hand, looking up every little
while toward the stage or platform
where sit a great chorus, each singer
with his face buried in his or her score,
and toward row of soloists, each in
the most correct of afternoon or even
ing dress, and each likewise perfectly
and absolutely absorbed in his score.
At the festival all this is to be different.
The biblical patriarchs will be brought
before our eyes, and the women will
appear in the dignified flowing robes of
the Old Testament. The only score Wis
ible will be that on the conductors
desk, as principals and chorus have
long been hard at work memorizing the
great work. and Mr.. Short prominent
New York stage manager, will soon
meet the company to begin stage re-
hearsals, for it Is all to be acted out ex-
actly as any opera would be.
Miss Shannah Cummings, soprano;
Miss Marguerite Hall, contralto; Hobart
Smock tenor with Ericsson Bushnell
as Elijah" is the superb cast selected
to act as principals in this unique per-
Torrance, while the picked chorus, from
local and state standpoint, is quite as
notable. The list includes the most
prominent church singers. Indeed, Mr..
Agramonte, who is to conduct, declares
this to be an altogether remarkable
chorus.
An orchestra made up entirely of
members from the New York Philhar-
monte will complete this perfect ensem-
BILE. This production is attracting the
attention of musicians throughout the
country, so this event in itself will
bring hundreds of out-of-town people.
Another novelty will be the harp re-
cital by the noted English harpist, Miss
Alice Boxhall, who, with the assistance
of singer, will make up one entire
The management is de-
serving of no end of credit for it's enter
prise in bringing this most excellent
harpist to New Haven, as her playing
is said to be very remarkable and artis-
tic to a degree.
Lovers of opera will have one of the !
festival events given over to their en-
joyment, as Suppes delightful operette, /!
"Pygmalian and Gaiatea," Is to have /
presentation by the popular artists from !
without whose presence on
the programme the May festival would |
scarcely seem complete. Mrs. Frances |
Smith, soprano; Mrs Virginia Mar |
wick, contralto; Mr.. Maercklein, tenor, |
and Mr.. Couch, basso, the famous Tenn |
pie quartette, are to make up the cast, |
and more conscientious, satisfying |
quartette could not be found
The usual chamber concert by a |
string quartette has also been abandon
ed, and in its stead the programme |
committee has provided a group of |
wood wind instrumentalists, the must
clans composing the group being those
who are in the very front ranks of the
orchestral world.
In addition to these concerts there
will be a symphony concert assisted
0y noted singer, and given under the
direction of that popular violinist Franz
who for so long has been
IN interesting figure in the festivals;
he production Of Liza Lehmann's song
,ycle "The Daisy Chain" which is to !
De given here for the first time and I'M
Ter the direction of Mrs. A. Heaton
Robertson, with the following singers.
Miss Elcock soprano; Miss Louise Dan
ker, contralto; Walter Schneeloch, ten
II, and Riley e. Phillips jr., basso; a
)iano recital, and the management has
ecured the services of the gifted young
American pianist, Victor Benham, for
his festival; a song recital by an emf
lent soloist to be announced later, to
ay nothing of several miscellaneous
oncerts, all of which will have pro-
.rammes of interest.
Tickets for the festival are already on
ale, and are in as great demand as
heretofore. The committee in charge of
his end of the programme wishes to
nnounce that there is the usual t,ush
act always makes 1t difficult to supply
he local demand as the date for the
ostival draws near. The knowing ones,
he regular habitues of the festival, |
now this and secure their season tick
is in time. But there are always those
Tho put off getting their tickets until
is too late, and the committee is then |
famed in plants loud and deep be-
ause it has not provided better for the
lew Haven patrons. The committee
ow announces that tickets can be had {
t any of the music stores, at Canada
Robertson's and at Coburn's drug {
tore. |
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