The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
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TOpska's May Musical Festival
Brings Celebrities Here.
Nine. Nordica and De Reszke
the SOlOists.
DUSS, THE CONDUCTOR.
viii Lead Famous Metropolitan
Opera House Orchestra.
Tour of the Organization to
Close in New York.
Thomas Orchestra VIII Play
Three Concerts.
DUSS, THE CONDUCTOR.

People who love orchestral music are
looking forward to the contemplated
tour OF j. s. Duss and the Metropolitan
Opers. House orchestra in May. when
Conductor Duss viii be at the Auditor
ium May % with his famous orchestra
and Edouard De Reszke and Madam
Helen Nordica as the soloists
Mr. Duss has won laurels as a band
master. He VIII now show what he can
do as leader OF an orchestra. Many
have asked the question. why
change And to this Duss answers.
II am a leader Of the people and for
the people. With my band work I was
immensely gratihed- But there were
those who asked for orchestral music
and so I am giving them what they
demanded"
one who knows Duss well in his ca
pacity as a leader says. He combines
the discipline of a Napoleon with the
diplomacy of a DisraeM Like Theodore
Thomas. he exacts implicit obedience
and attention from his men. and there
is no uncertainty about his beat There
is no installing its meaning. Mr.. Duss
IS always graceful. but never mean
insiessly so. Again. he never saves his
hard work for his public concerts. This
is all done at rehearsal He believes
that at the public performance there
Should be nothing to detract from the
enjoyment Of the music.
"A year ago Mr.. Duss was practical
~ unknown outside OF his western
Pennsylvania home Today he is the
head of one Of the most important or
chestral bodies of the country He has
with him the greatest two singers At
tainable, Nordica and de Reszke. He
has in his pocket contracts with other
world-famed artists His ambition is
houndless.
Conductor Duss is nothing If no.
original Intoxicated with his success
a. the st. Nicholas rink last summer. he
has engaged the larger and more CEN
tral auditorium. the Madison Square
Garden. for a limited season, opening
on sunday, May 81 with the Metropol-
itan Opera House orchestra. Madame
Nordica and Edouard de Reszke as So
loists, and with a chorus OF 500 voices
Tor the Inhamrna tus,' and the -Hallelu-
JAN Chorus Among other numbers
will be the overture to William Tell
and Alr. Duss own new march-neard
for the drst time-The Fair Debut
ante.
II shall play the William Tell over
ture" says Mr. Duss. because VIII
lam Tell was prominently a fOrerunner
of patriots. and this programme VIII in
"a measure be q celebration of our great
national patriotic Memorial Day
NJ de Reszke VIII on this occasion
sing The Palms with fun orchestral
accompaniment. Madame Nordica viii
be heard in the "Inhammatus' from
Rossini's s'Stabat Mater" and group
OF songs in English.
The festival chorus. eight hundred
strong, viii sing in addition to the In
dammatus." the -Halelujah Chorus. -
q new arrangement Of America" and
appropriate selections for Memorial day.
WILL TRANSFORM THE GARDEN.
After the tour. which includes To-
peka. the orchestra and the soloisls will
be in Madison Square Garden New
York for an engag emeut.
In the course OF the Sp0rtsman's
show. Mr. Duss visited the Garden and
was much impressed with the island
upon which the Indians sang -Hia-
Wdtha."
What I want for my orchestra and
chorus" said Mr.. Duss. lis not an
island but a peninsula al one end of the
Garden. like this" and taking his PEN
ell he drew for his scenic artist a design
for his guidance Now" he added
paint a Venetian background to hide
one end of the Garden. and run an ir-
regular canal right around this pro