The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-29
Music and Drama
At the Toler,
THOMAS ORCHESTRA COMING.
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement Lovers.

THOMAS ORCHESTRA COMING.
Leonard Liebling. the foremost musical
critic of the country. writes the follow
I ing concerning Thomas Orchestra. which
appears at the Toler Auditorium April
IA. under the management Of o. A. Boyle.
In the matter of thorough discipline.
in the quality Of its strings. In the dis
erection OF its brass and in the peculiar
freshness and enthusiasm OF It's perform
ance the Thomas Orchestra. Of Chicago.
today stands unriyaIed In the musical
world.
And this opinion is based on actual
hearings Of these orchestras: Berlin Phil
harmon.ca. Leipsic Gewsndhaus. Dresden
ROlal Opera Kahn Orchestra of Nun
ich and many others.
An orchestra that plays opera FOR six
nights in every week cannot on the Eev-
enth evening give Us a model symphony
performance. even when led by such men
az Weingartner or Muck lBernu). Won
Schuch (DresdenJ and Mailer (Visnna}.
The eBrliu Philharmonic orchestra is
0yerworked. II gives two popular con
certs every week. on Tuesday and sun
day. and symphony concert on wednes-
day evenings the orchestra b. rented to
sOloists. who Use il FOR accompaninsnts
on every morning OF tho week there takes
place rehezrsaIs for the concerts Of the
soloists and the orchestra on every
second Monday there are 80 called Nix
isch concerts. for which the famous con
duotor comes from Leipsic. where ne -
At the head of the CewandhaBs Orches-
ira
The rehesrsals q these Sikisch con-
certs are held on sunday mornings Not
even ln sumner f. there any rsst for
the poor Berlin Philharrnoniksrs Hard
j. have they finished thei- Berlin sea
son than they are chased or on zone
night stand tour through hasf ths copn-
tries o. EBr0pe- and finally they lard ID
at Scheven4ngen. popular Watering
place IN Holland where f0- .oor months
and twice daily these nuslraf lourEsyfnen
grind or; prograras q poBslsr and cia@-
steal music
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