The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-10
SIX BIG CONCERTS.
Choral Society Offers Some Ex-
cellent Entertainments.


The Topeka Choral society has COM
pleted arrangements for a concert course
of six events to be given at the Audi
forum under the auspices OF the So
ciety..
the Suzanne Adams Concert company,
and will close in March with Macame
Echumann- Heinke. These TWO singers,
next to Nordica. are the greatest in
America this year. In addition to these
two concerts, two others of the greatest
merit are offered in the Musin Concert
company, and the Westminster Abbey
Boy Sopranos, Glee and Concert COM
pany. Not in any way inferior to these
will be the two oratorios to be presented
by the Choral society-"The Messiah
at Christmas, and the Apostles" or st.
Paul. in February A preliminary issue
of 1000 tickets has been placed with the
members Of the Choral society, and also
at Stansfield's drug store, and the music
and book stores. These season tickets
will cost $3.50 each--an average of but
q cents a concert-the lowest offer ever
made to the people Of Topeka for hlsh
priced attractions. The concerts will be
given in the Auditorium. The course
win open with a concert by Madame
Suzanne Adams and her company-Leo
Stern, the 'cellist, and George Cramp-
ton, basso.
The story of Madame Suzanne Adams
career reads like a fairy tale. All the
gifts and graces nature can bestow seem
to have been shOwered upon her a
lovely voice, a beautiful face and inquire,
youth and engaging manners nave an
combined TO make her what she is, the
idol of the music-loving people Of two
continents. Perhaps never in the his
tory OF music, with the single exception
of Patti, has so young singer achieved
such enviable distinction. for this prlma
donna who ranks with the greatest
singers of the world. is but 20 years OF
age, with the best achievements of her
life before her. Madame Adams voice
Is a soprano of wonderful fute-hke
quality. with an execution absolutely
faultless, the most difficult runs ana
trilIs being overcome with phe-
nomenal facility which adds tenfold 10
their effectiveness and charm. Every
honor possible in the domain of music
has been accorded Madame Adams her
late majesty, Queen Victoria, on three
occasions called her to Windsor to sing
for her privately, expressing herself re-
peatedly as being enchanted with the
beautiful voice and modest bearing or
the young American, and signifying her
approval by many valuable gifts, col
lection which Madame Adams greatly
values Madame Adams has also sung
at verey state concert in London since
1888. a record not held by any living
singer, Her success in concert is quite
equal to her operatic triumphs, as the
records of the Worcester. Maine and
other. great festivals will prove, and the
rnent in tempting this singer to abandon
for time the glories of an operate ca
reer to give the Lyceum pubic the op-
portrnity Of seeing and hearing a really
great artist, who is stu IN the nrS9
flush of her youth and fame.
Although a young man, Leo Stern,
violincellist with Miss Adams. has won
for himself a most exalted position
among the worlds musicians. His
first professional tour was made with
Madame Patti in England in 1888. In
1896 Mr.. Stern gave concerts in Edln-
burgh and Glasgow with PadereWsk
and Sauret. and later a series in &arls
being accompanied by GODDARD and Mas
senet. In March, 1885, he attained the
greatest triumph ever achieved by any
'cellist, the first performance of the
Dverak cello concerto in London. This
is by far the most important work evel
composed for this instrument. Hi:
success was instantaneous and he wa:
Immediately engaged for its production
at Prague, Berlin and Leipsic. Since
that time he has been regarded a:
among the greatest living 'cellists.
The Westminster Glee and Concer
party consists of several boy soprano:
and four mems voices from the famous
choir of Westminster Abbey. The sing
ers who come were the principal onei
at the coronation services of Edward
VII last year. They are now on thei
way from Australia. Madame MARI
Hooton, EnglandS most distinguished
contralto, Is also with the choir, ant
the director, Mr.. Edward Branscomb
has been a lay vicar of Westminste
Abbey for ten years.
Musin is a famous Belgian violins
who has toured in America severa
seasons. He is director of the Rrussel
conservatory. His wife, Marie Louis
Tanner Musin is one of Americas mos
remarkable florid sopranos
In regard to Madame Schumann
1einke, everyone knows her to be tn
Greatest artist in the Grau opera com
bany.
The oratorio society for THE Mes
siah'' will consist Of $50 voices witt
orchestral accompaniment, and soloist
to be announced later. The society will
sing at its spring concert the work t
be presented at the worlds fair in ST
Louis next summer