The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-19

Be THE. BEST
Wednesday Club to Celebrate
Tenth Anniversary in Style
TALENTED NEW ARTISTS
Expense Has Not Been Spared Of Bring.
ing Them Here-Leading Singers
in The land-Club Feels Gratfied
for Expressions ofApproval.

The reports coming in OF the prepara-
ton for great festival Of music on the
9th and 18th OF April are most cncour-
aging The plan to mako It a celebra-
ton Of the tenth anniversary Of the his
tory OF the club meets with universal
and hearty approval, both in the club
and In the community.
"A number OF the former members of
the club who were members at Its organ
izauon have oheerfully responded to the
invitation to participate. This Will have
the effect OF making the largest chorus
for the festival anniversary this year in
the history OF the club and may tax the
limited Academy stage aceommoda tons
The rehearsal last Tuesday night was tho
largest and most spirited the club has
experienced In many years past.
Applications for the boxes and loges
for all the concerts have already ex-
hausted the supply on the lower floor
and the enrolment OF subscribing mem
bers, now going on. bids fair TO exceed
the list OF any former occasion. All this
Is. OF course, very gratifying to The club
because it Is manifestation OF the pub
lie approval of It's efforts during the past
ten years OF hard work towards elevat-
ing the standard OF the musical taste OF
the community. The club was originally
organized not alone for public entertain
ment, but more especially as an educa-
tional institution. appealing to all classes
of the community along that line merely
for support. not for profit and this an
niversary celebration furnishes the oppor-
tunity to the public Of making 1t the
occasion OF testimonial of their appre-
citation Of It's work,
The management now has in press, and
which will issue in few days, a pros
pectus setting forth the particulars Of
the coming festival.
THIS SEASONS ARTISTS.
This seasons artists are:
Nine. Lillian Blauvelt soprano
Miss Anita Rio. soprano.
Nine. Louise Homer, Mezzo sop. con.
tralto.
Nine. Isabelle Bouton. contralto
Herr Andreas DIPPED, tenor
Sig. Emilio de Gogorza, baritone
Mr.. Frederick Martin basso.
Mr.. Carl Webster, viollncelist
The Wednesday, Club has 200 voices
the childrens chorus, $50 voices and the
Boston festival orchestra. Is pieces.
Nine. Louise Homer. OF the Metropoli-
tan Opera, has the distinction Of being
the best mezzo soprano contralto OF
American origin since the days Of the
.
Miss Anita Rio. soprano, is yet quite
young. OF Spanish origin and is rapidly
rising as star artist.
Both these ladies are hard to match
either as artists or in stage presence.
Nine. Blauvelt. soprano, who appeared
here two years ago. won great populari-
ty, both as an artist and as a beautiful
woman. She postponed her debut In
opera at Convent Garden London, one
week In order to fill the engagement here
and at one other point.
Herr Andreas Dippel the tenor, Of the
Metropolitan Opera. is regarded as one Of
the greatest OF the German tenors.
Emilio de Gogorza, the baritone, Is
vouched for as the equal Of Campanari,
and Frederick Martin. the basso, who
sang with the oratorio society OF Balti-
more week or so ago, was reported
as the star singer Of that occasion, Great
ing sensation.
It would inueed be hard to assemble
better corps Of artists or to produce a
more acceptable series of programmes
to meet the coming occasion. s,5