The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
IT OPENS TONIGHT
First Number Of the Big Musical
Festival.
Topeka Choral Society Will Give
"The Creation.
ORCHESTRA is HERE.
ORCHESTRA is HERE
Famous Chicago Organization
Will Appear Tonight.
Seat Sale Large and Out Of
Town People Here.

The Thomas orchestra, which viii be
a feature of the first concert of the May
Musical festival at the Auditorium to-
night. arrived in Topeka from Kansas
City shortly before noon, the event be-
ing the rendition of The Creation" by
the Topeka Choral society.
The musicians found welcome
awaiting them but no hotel accommo-
dations The hotels were crowded be-
fore the orchestra arrived and all day
the musicians have been hunting the
town. over for rooms. The orchestra
has just completed an engagement at
Kansas City where the concerts were
given in Convention hall.
Theodore Thomas does not. travel
with the orchestra Mr. Thomas who
has probably been the most celebrated
orchestra leader in America for the
longest time is nearly So years of age.
He is wealthy and he does not need to
endure the hardships of a tour of the
country He remains in Chicago and
sends the orchestra on the road under
the leadership of Frederick A Stock.
who is recognized as one of the big men
IN the musical world. Leopold Kramer,
the violin virtuoso with the orchestra,
is one of the most accomplished violin
lists in this country.
Topeka Choral society will be led by
Professor George B. Penny. dean Of the
school of fine arts os the State universi-
ty. Professor Penny has conducted sew
eral choruses in Topeka at previous
concerts. He win lead the chorus in the
singing Of Haydn's oratorio The Creas
ton" The soloists viii be Jenny Os-
born Hanna, soprano; Glenn Hail.
tenor; and Frank Croton, basso.
But few seats, perhaps 100, are left
in the auditorium The largest crowd
will be attracted Wednesday night,
when the Duss-N -NOrdica-De Reszke con-
cert is given, but the number of tickets
sold for the three previous concerts
number but slightly less than for the
closing concert. Early this morning
out Of town people, coming to attend
the festival, began to arrive. Probably
500 tickets have been sold out of town,
but as many out Of town ticket holders
secured their seats through friends the
exact number cannot be determined.
THE DETAILED PROGRAMMES.
The following are the programmes OF
the festival concerts:
Soloists; Miss Jennie Osborn, So
prano: Mr.. Glenn Hall. tenor; Mr..
Frank CrOxton, basso.
THE Creation" Haydn
The Topeka Choral society of two
hundred voices and Theodore Thomas
orchestra. Prof. George B. Penny. di-
rector.
TUESDAY. MAY MATINEE.
230 o m.
Soloists: Miss Mabelle Crawford,
contralto; Mrs. George w. Parkhurst.
-"Tannshauser' ........ Wagner
Oberon" ..........-.. Weber
Suite-"Les Erinneys' -..-.-.. AIassenet
Prelude-Scene Religieuse-Entr'a 'acte-
Final.
vioioneeno obligato by Mr.. Carl
INTERMISSION
5VnnhQ0lC nOeu1--s Fhap
Solo, Miss Crawford.
Funeral March of Marionette".
--------.- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. GounOd
Largo -......-..-.-..-.-.. Handel
Violin obhgato, Mr. Leopol Kramer.
WALTON the Beautiful Blue
Danube .---..-.-..--. job. Strauss
Capriccio Italien .......... TschafkoNsky
TUESDAY, MAY 12-EVENING
Soloists: Miss Jennie Osborn. Miss
Mabelle Crawford. Mr. Glenn Hall. Mr..
Frank CrOxton.
Overture jubilee ............. Weber
March movement from Leonore
symphony Observation-Disclosures. Raft
Ehapsodie Hongroise No 2.-.-..-..L List
buelS sung ---- buck
Chorus.
INTERMISSION
(a) Waltz song. Faust ...-.. Gounod
(b) Soldiers chorus. Faust ... .Gounod
Chorus.
Solos and selections. Faust" .Gounod
Quartette.
Overture, "Tannehauser'' Wagner
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Grand concert by Metropolitan opera
house orchestra J. S. Duss. conductor.
Nahan FrankO. concert master Solo
lists Madame Nordica. soprano:
Edouard De Reszke. basso. Mr..
Romayne Simmons at the piano
PART l.
Overture. William Tell" ........ Rossini
Two Movements from "Symphonie
Pathetique" ........... Tschaikowski
2. Allegro Con Grazia.
4 Finale, Adagio Lamentoso.
Aria from III TrOvatore. ." (Act II. Verdi
Madame Nordica
Dance Suite. from the music to Henry
VIII" Observation-Disclosures. German
Born Shropshire. England. Feb L. 1862
a. Allegro Giocoso-AIorris Dance.
b. Allegretto Quasi Andantino-
Shepherds Dance.
C. Allegro Molto-Torch Dance
PART II
Prelude to "Lohengrin'' ''........ Wagner
Aria. from La Juive" Isl La Rigeur)
------..-.-.-. --..----.-- .-... Halevy
NJ. De Reszke-
Dance Of THE Sunfeast" american
lndlan) .-...a.....-.. .....--... Waller
Duo. "Laci darem Ia mano" from don
Giovanni" Neutrality-suspicious.. Mozart
Madame Nordica and M. De Reszke
seXtette from Lucia. ...... Donizetti
For tTumpets. from bones and
euphonium.