Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-09
MASTERS WILL PLAY.
The Best the World Has to Offer will
 be Heard at St. Louis.

UT tue WOrlQ nave been engaged TOT recitals in the splendid series which has been planned for the Worlds fair ! of 1904. The place of these exception al entertainments Is Festival hall, the big auditorium which occupies the cen ter of the focal composition of the ex- l position, the Terrace of States. The aditorium seats 4,OOO persons in par quet and balcony. Particular atten- tion has been paid to the acoustics of the structure, by the architect who has designed the interior. MT F. l.. 1 Masqueray, chief of designs of the ex- position. Special attention was also paid in the exterior designs, which ] is the work of Cass Gilbert. of New i York and St Paul, to the purpose for l which the structure was to be used. All the sculptural decorati tion relates to music. . 1 The organ to be used in the recital l is the largest and most perfect on earth. It has F more stops that the next largest organ, that in the town hall at Sydney, Australia. Electric power supplies the wind and moT- able console or key desk enables the organist to come close to his audience at the font of the stage. This is high ly important when the organist plays in connection with the director. i The organ recitals provided for pE the Bureau Of Music extend drought the entire seven months of the expo sition. The great instrument will be dedicated at the opening of the ex- position by Charles Galloway, Of St Louis, the official organist, who will do all the service playing for the ex- position and will take the place ot iv+ fni1 fnT 4 to keep his appointment. The complete list of the organists for the recitals is as follows:
 From New York City-Gerrit Smith, H. R. Shelley, F. J. Rosenberg, c. O. <. Howe. E. J. Benedict. H. E. Day, Clarence Eddy, W. c. Carl, K. II Woodman. J. Nj. Andrews. W. c. Gale $. X. Gibson, G. Dethier, F. l.. Seaiy, |, NJ. Bowman. $. N. Pentield, w Mac, Farlane, $. Salter.
 From Chicago-Lewis Falk. D. M Chadwick, N. N. Wild, Clarence Dick ] insou. W. Middleschutlte A. Dunram
 From Boston-G. E. Whiting, H. NJ Dunham, A. Raymond, D. E. Truette, I. o. Shea.
 From Philadelphia-R. K. Miller H. K. Thunder.
 From Pittsburg-E. H. Lemare w. K. Steiner. From BaItimore-L. Holloway. From Cincinnati-A. !. Barbour, w $. Sterling.
 l From St Louis--C. Galloway, E. J. Epstein, A. Ingham.
 l From Minneapolis--H. H. Hunt Miss q. Sans Souci. From Buffalo--W. J., Gomph w. .Kaffenberger. -.-...
 From Cleveland--C. c. Clemens. From Hartford-A. H. Allen
 From New Haven--Horatio Parker
 From Louisville-C. Frese.
 From Rochester-H D. Wilkins Mrs NJ. c. Fisher. -."
 From Detroit-N. J. Corey, F. l. 1 York
 From Denver-H. Housley. From San Francisco--W. Sabin l From Los Angeles--A. Scott -bfooke From Newark--Wenham Smith From Oswego-A. Weigand. 1 From Ann Arbor, M1cn--L. heh wick.
 From Bethlehem, Pal. r. Wolfe From Indianapolis---W. M. Donley. y From New Orleans-F. Dunkley.
 From Auburn, N. Y--I. Y. Flagler
 From Charlotte, N. C.-H. J. Zehm From Kalamazoo, Mich--F Rogers r. From Arlington, N NV. E. Ash mall. N&
 From Oberlin, o.-G. W. Andrews.
 From Kansas City--F. P. Fisk. E 1T. Kreiser.
 From Springfield, Mass--J. J. Bish op. -
 From Atlanta, Gal. l.. Browne.
 From Scranton, Pa--J. A. Fen ningtOn.
 From Holyoke, Mass--W. Ham mond. ,+
 From spartanburg, S. C.--R. H Peters.
 From Albion, Mich--F. c. Chace. r From Paris France--M. Alexandra Guilant.
 This list was drawn up by Ernes R. Kroeger. superintendent Of pro grams of. the bureau of music, hlmsel an organist and composer or note Almost every name on the list Is wei known to those who have made tn organ their study.
 Alexaudre Guilant of Paris. is con ceded to be the one of the grea test o1 ganists of the present day. lie VII give a series of 36 recitals extendin over six weeks beginning August la
 The assignments\ of dates to tn other organists has not yet -nee' completed and great deal of sh1t' ing is still i'll progress Most or tn organists nained will give two recital each Two Clarence ilddy of NeE Y1ok and U. II. Lema7a of Pittsburs will aive three recitals each.
 Clarence Eddy has given ,rec1tats six great expositions beginning wit! that at Vienna in 1873 He is q present. giving concerts in Warsaw Russia. In 1878 at the Hershey Schoo of Musical Art ill Chicago. of whicl he was general director, he gave series of 1O0 recltals without ars, expeditions ..
 r.. F. I.emare is at. present organls Tor Carnegie hall in Pittsburg. He ha brought from England to take thi drought from England to take hl place upon the death of Ofb'reder1ck Arci CT, 1rs former incumbent. He is COT ! sidered next to Alexanclre Gu1iman' one of the greatest musical attraction of GTeasffiOn.