The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-26
This Will be One of the Most
Attractive Features.
LIST OF SINGERS WHO
WILL PARTICIPATE
Members Of the Club Among Whom
Are Many of the Best-known Ci,i-
zens Of Richmond What the
Organization Has Accom-
yplished in the Past Few
Years.

ne sicdt musical event OF the year
to-wit, the annual festival Of the Wcdnes-
day Club-will begin tomorrow night at
the Academy, and Will be brought to a
close with two concerts on Tuesday.
This year the festival Is OF far more
tllaf ordinary interest. The club has
worked for ten years In the interest OF
the cultivation Of musical taste In this
community. and this season, at the tenth
milestone, 1t ooks back and asks the
public endorsement or Its effort. The fes-
tiSal this year is not to be 80 much OF
testimonial benefit. however as 1t IS
review Of the past and n pause TO con-
slider whether all the effort lis worth while
The programmes which will be sung In
this festival could not be excclled in gem
eral attractiveness. They are not ultra
classical. but are made np Of the gems
from famous operas and world-famed ora
torios that are popular because they are
80 familiar. by reason or their general
appeal and their intrinsic worth. which
II even the unmuscal must acknowledge
The opening concert Will be devoted ex-
clusively to excerpts from the operas OF
Wagner. Verdi and Gounod. "Tannhau-
SER" I,ohengrin." "Rlcnzi," I'll Trova-
tore" 'E3rnani.' "Rigoletto," "Lombardi.,.
and Faust" are made to supply the In
terest Of this concert. while the Wednes-
day .lub chorus OF active members will
DO assisted by four soloIsts OF world wide
reputation and the Boston Festival Or
chestra, 50 we'll known here for the ex-
ccllence of its work in former festivals.
Children's Chorus. \
At the Tuesday afternoon concert the
ch!ldrens chorus o. 800 voices will appear
3n miscellaneous programme, assisted
by three artists and the orchestra, and
en- Tuesday night, the brilliant closing
,t,asy Vnlp rcIa Cl,,I~ r;,,
cerp,s from "st. Paul, and from the
"Stabat Mater"
The programmes speak for thcmselves.9
They are or the widest and most Varied
Interest possible, and transcend In the art
OF programme building anything that has
Icen attempted here up to this time. :.
Az for the artists so much has been
said OF them that little can be added to
enhance their claim upon the public at
tent.on. Their names are familiar where
ever the divine art Is known and appre-
Gated They have been identified with the
festivals In Worcester and with the other
leading musical events that have occurred
in this country. and they have been Sc
cured at enormous cost to appear here,
MADAM Blauvelt has been the cynosure
or the eye OF the Wednesday Club mana
gers ever since she appeared here with
such brilliant success two years ago. II
IS doubtful II the club has ever had an ar
tIst OF more magnetism or superlative
charm at any OF their festivals. and the
announcement that she had been secured
to appear here so soon after her return
from her great triumphs in Europe has
been cause of great rejoicing in local
musical circles.
List of Artists.
The full list of the artists Is as follows:
Nine. Bauvelt ............. Soprano,
Miss Anita Rio. Soprano.
Nine Louise Homer, Mezzo-Soprano Con-
tralto.
Nine. Isabelle Contralto.
Herr Andreas Dippel.. Tenor.
MI. William Wegener...., ...,.. @Eenor
81. Emilio do Gogorza. .........,. Baritone.
MI. Frederick Martin,................B asso.
Mr.. Carl Webster...... $685.. Nio!onccliist.
1t is said to be a source of much graf
ifcation to the members of the club not
only that the list Of subs cribers to the
festival is Eluch larger than 1t has ever
before been in the history of the organ
izatIon, but that public interest has been
aroused to such high pitch, and that
the general appreciation Of the clubs eff
fort has taken n very substantial turn
nj the office window
Expenses Are Heavy
Tho EXPENSES of this festival are over
(. rs 900 and the subscribers list covers it,
lie more than half of this amount. Yet
the public response to the call issued by
The club has been indeed generous, so
much so in fact that the managers hope
to enlarge the scope of their operations
and will Introduce this fall the Metropol-
itan orchestra with Jean de Reszke,