The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement Lovers.
At the Toier.
THOMAS ORCHESTRA

One week from Tuesday evening
Thomas famous orchestra of sixty-four
pieces, will appear at the Toler Audi
torium, under the local management OF
o. y. Boyle. The seat sale opened We'd
nesday and the demand for seats has
been very active and every Indications
points TO the house being sold out Ion !,
before the doors open on April Il. Large
delegations from out-of-town have So
cured seats. People coming from Ton
kawa, Blackwell, Pond Creek and num-
erous other points in the territory. ami
from nearly every point in southern Kan
sas, Wellington. Winfield, Arkansas City.
Caldwell, Anthony and Harper and other
points having ordered a considerable nurn-
Der of seats.
The appearance of Thomas orchestra in
Wichita is the greatest musical event in
this city for many years The program
has been given in the Eagle and the fol-
lowing is sketch of six of the num-
beers of the program:
e-.Jubilee''-Opus SO.
...............Carl Maria Won Weber
The Jubilee" overture was composed in
lS1S-the autograph score bears the date
of September land was first performed
at the festival held az Dresden o.: the
10th of the same month, in honor of the
fftieth anniversary OF the accession of
I King Frederick Augustus l 10 the throne
( of Saxony. Weber had composed jubilee
: caI.tata for this event which is said u
! have fallen short of the requirements of
! the occasion; in any case. it was relegated
to the background. and the present over
/ ture, an entirely distinct composition,
was performed in its place. The title
itself is sufficient indication of the
/ nature of this work. which is brought
to an enthusiastic conclusion by the IN
/ PRODUCTION of the national anthem, Hell
Dir i'm Siegerkranz" the tune known IN
England as "God Save the King" and N
this country as America"
Andante-fIom Symphony No. 3, C
Minor, Opus 67..Ludwig Won Beethoven
OF all the nine great symphonies by
Beethoven this one probably is the best
known, the most generally compre-
hended. and the most widely popular.
| Each of its four movements is. by itself.
gem of first briliiance; and collectively
they constitute a work of the most i'm
posing grandeur-without parallel proc
ably, in point of classic beauty and per-
lection of form. Faultless in conception
and fawless in construction. this great
musical edifice remains a lofty and en-
during monument to the Incompatible
genius and stupendous executive ability
of its author. Although not pre-eminent
in point of length nor profoundness Of
thought, il nevertheless reveals an ex-
quisiteness of poise in its structure whirh
ay1tif lac 70 t1a A,--.
classic symphonies. There have been
many conjectures as to the conditions
which influenced Beethoven while COM
posing this work. and also regarding the
sentiments and impressions which he here
sought 10 convey; but these are wholly
extraneous to a full enjoyment and COM
prehension of the music which is all
stractly music. pure and simple-without
program or plot, and without distinct
material meaning. 1t is neither picture
que nor narrative in character, but merely
music of the most refined and elevating
type; nodded into the purest and most
ideal of forms by the deft hand of a mas
ter who understood, in the most minute
degree. the principles of proportion and
development as applied to the evolution
of musical thought. The second move
ment-in A fiat major. Andante con motto
and 3-S time is a sinsularly pacific and
affecting composition, in the form of q
theme with variations.
..Overature Carnival Antonin Dvorak
This brilliant selection has it's proper |
place as the second of cyclus of three |
picturesque overatures which were or
iginally intended by the author TO be
performed in succession as a continuous
work-as they have been by this orcaes- |
ira on sundry previous occasions. They |
were played thus, for the first time. |
at Prague in April, 1892. al a farewell |
concert shortly preceding Dvoraks Re- !
parture for this country; and were also !
among the works given under his Ill
rection at New oYrk on the Dist of the
following October. at the concert ar
ranged for the purpose of introducing
him to the American musical public. At |
that time they were called collectively
Triple Overature'' (and on a later occa-
sion "Overature-Trilogy'O with the fol-
lowing sub-titles: Mature" Life (Bo-
hemial Carnival. and Love" Shake
speares Othello): subsequently however.
they were published as three separate
overa opus 81, "Carni-
VAL" opus 81. and "OtheIlo." opus 49,
Vorspiel Die Mcistersinger. ..........
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Richard Wagner.
Die Meistersinger" il will be remem-
bered is a comedy based upon the man
ners and customs OF the middle-cIass
people of Germany four hundred years
ago; worthy old burghers who. by their
but misguided endeaVoTs 10
the spirit of minstrelsy de-
veloped by the minnesingers of the chiv-
llrous period. contrived-with their CONT
al bigotry and conversatisn-only 10
impede all progress of the art OF music
and to stife all poetic impulse. II was
Nagners satire on those of his own dsv I
Who failing to catch the spirit OF ai-
likewise hindered artistic de-
selopment by their stolid adherence 20
tradition In the last act genius is made
20 triumph over pedagogy through Wal S
hers singing of the beautiful Prize '
Song inspired by dream.
The sumptuous Vorspiel is construct I
ID from some Of the principal themes !.
# the opera. opening with the Master I
singers motive q ponp0us narch-therne I
whose development is followed by more q
Tranquil motive awakening Love-. a
which leads TO the entrance OF another {
known as the Banner or :
King David motive The matter. a
yhich reapplars throughout the opera. :
L all the important functions Of the |
.lastersingers IS developed al consider :
bic length. after which a figure from 2
he opening theme IS deliberately work ,
a I'D In a full orchestra A short IN 4,