Evening journal., 1904-03-04
LAST REHEARSAL
FOR 0RAT0R|0.
Final Touches to be Put on
w. M. S. Browns STORY
of Christ"
WHOLE CAST TO MEET ON TUESDAY

The final rehearsal for the initial
production of viii M. S. Browns new
oratorio. THE Story of Christ" will be
held next Tuesday night in the West
Presbyterian Church, when the entire
work viii be reviewed by the chorus.
principals and orchestra, and the final
touches put on for the rendition on
Thursday evening.
There will undoubtedly be a large
attendance of Wilmington's musical
people to hear this work, as it is en-
tirely a local production, both in COM
position and in rendition. and also the
first effort for several years by mix
ed chorus.
1t is also Mr. Browns second at
tempt at oratorio work, his first one,
king Solomon" being rendered about
six years ago in the Grand Opera
House by a large chorus OF our leading
singers; the, production was given two
nights and was well received. In the
new work he has added much that is
good. II is divided into sixty-five parts
composed Of solos, ducts, trios, quar-
tets and choruses, all Of which are of
a pleasing character and tell the story
of the Christ in a charming manner.
The entire work win be sung from
manuscript and viii test the abilities
Of the singers to no small extent. Mr..
Brown has worked hard TO give good
legible manuscript to sing from. 1t
has required many hours of labor on
his part to get the score ready for the
production and the singers now seem
TO be thoroughly familiar with it,
The chorus is under the capable di-
recticn of Professor J. T. Clymer. who
has been their faithful leader, and all
bids fair for an excellent rendition of
the work.
There will be eighty voices in the
chorus and an orchestra of fifteen
pieces, with Mr.. Brown presiding at
the organ.
The soloists will be: Mrs. Victor Pyle,
soprano; airs. Fred A. Ross. contralto;
James A. Harbert, tenor. and Mr.. Frank
H. Mason, basso.
The female quartette is composed Of
Mrs. J. b. Carpenter, Miss Elsie Dins-
more Miss Fox and Miss Bertha Chal-
FAINT. The male quartetto: Messrs. Eu-
gene Start, Howard Mcdaniel, Frank
L. Jones, and George McCafferty.
The chorus Is as follows:
! Sopranos-Mrs. j. b. Carpenter. Mrs
Robert r. Porter, Mrs. e. E. Benson,
Mrs. Frank ]. Finck, Mrs. J. II. West
cott, Mrs. John Saunders. the Misses
Frantz Clark. Bessie Clark, Ella VOL
stenholme, Maud Riley, Annie Walker
Hattie +. Klingenmann, Elsie Dins-
more, Laura =. Baylis, Margaret Mar
ion, Sallie r. Coyle, Elizabeth Palmer,
Sallie J.. Cross, Elizabeth Moore, Cor
line Willard Ethel NJ. Porter. Helena
Garrett, Caroline e. Stroble, Rosa
Meyer Nellie Page.
Altos-Mrs. Eugene Wyatt. Mrs. d.
r. Souder, Mrs. Rebecca Call, Mrs. Ar
thur Matthes. Mrs. Harvey Lakeland,
Mrs. ]. p. Ewes, the Misses Anna NJ.
Meyer, Annie Ault, Vina Salloway.
Clara d.. Griffin, Vina Clark, Elsie Hill
biber and Bertha NJ. Chalfant
Tenors-Eugene Start. E. e. Benson,
Howard II. Mcdaniel, Charles Brad
dock, Arthur Matthes, Frank e. Her
ing, William S. Jordan. Frank J..
Finck, w. Roy Fryer, william Porter,
George McHugh, Harvey Wirts. John
G. Fritz, Howard r. Grow, George
Snetzler and II. E. Russell.
BassOs-Frank E. Jones. William S.
Stauffer Harvey P. Guild. John Paris,
Jr., Thomas L. zebley. A. T. Cover
dale, Joseph Shunder, II. S. Lawton, L.
II. Saltzgiver, George Ingram. William
II. Weisshaar, George McCafferty. w.
b. Bennett, J. II. Westcott. Fred c..
Heiss, J. r. Saunders, William Shake
speare. Fred A. Ross and William
Mackenson.
The performance is free to the public
and all that is asked is a silver offering
to help defray the expense of the pro-
duction, which will be quite heavy.