The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-13
Coleridee-T ayIOr ResitaI.

The final rehearsal of CO.eridge-Tay-
lor's "Hiawatha" viii be held tomorrow
night IN Convention Hail. and the per
Torrance. with the composer In the
conductors chair, win be given on We'd
nesday evening. on the following night
CoIeridge-Taylor's Choral Ballads will
be given FOR the first time in Washing
ton. The same sol5ists wIu participate
in both concerts. assisted by the orches-
ira OF the Marine Band, under the d.
rectfon OF Lieutenant Santelmnnn, and
chorus Of more than 200 voices
Unusual interest attaches TO these two
concerts The performances Of "Iiid-
watha" by the Coler.dge-Taylor Chorl<
Society have attained unqualified sue
cess ia Washington, although they were
never given on such great plane as Is
contemplated this week The chorus has
been rchcaTsinE for many weeks in con
temptation o. the performance, at which
the composer is 10 preside. and both
events promise much In the way Of no
table musical OFFERINGS
Three sales have been made of tickets
Tor the performance. Two of these were
for euarantors OF the society, and "A
third was for the general public. The
result Oh LlAEEE SAWS AtAta tFfN+- $780,
IL the entire house has been sold out for
both performances, and many prominent
people Of Washington, Including the
greater part o. the music colony. VIII be
present az both concerts.
The sol0lsts viii be Mime. Estella
Pincknev Clough. OF Worcester. Mass,
soprano: Harry T. Burieish OF Rev
York. baritone; Airs. Ida f. Chestnut, Of
Philadelphia, contraitO. and j. Arthur
Freeman. OS ST. Louis. tenor.
ColerIdge-Taylor She eminent com
poser. came 10 America a Few days ago.
and has been IN Wellington ever since
HIS services are "a great demand In
England a5 "a composer instructor, ana
perforucr on the violin. conductor OF
choruses and orches;ras, and adjudl-
Gator az musical concerts and 20 appear
OF concerts as an Interpreter OF hls own
c0nlr,ogitIous On the piano and violin
Probably. hiss greatest honor came 10
him lust before sailing for America
when no was elected conductor Of the
Handel Society OF London, one or the
most important I'm Easlaud.
This b his first visit 90 this country
and lac comes especially To- conduct this
musical festival for the society, which
has cherished the aoDe OF his coming
over from the trst-
In the list Of patrons ~ the concerts
many names prominent m Washington
figure cousBlcu0usIy. Among these are
Eugene r. stevens, president Of the
Musical Art Society, William Bruce
King. president Of the Choral Society
Reginald de Koven. conductor OF the
svm9hony Orchestra; Herbert Nads-
worth. prcsident OF the Symphony Or
chtstra. Henry Aanlcr. CONDUCTOR OF
~ saaueerblnd. s. T. Compton, con-
duct6r al the Elooulueldie choral Sb-
ciety- Lieut. William IT, Sautelnaua.
leader OF tbs United States Marine
rand - ID. Warner, president OF the
GEORGETOWN OrChesJTj Miss Aaria Won
Tusehuid president o. the University OF
Music and Dramatic Art. the Hon,
Henry b. r. Macfa"laud. Commissioner
OF The District of Columbia. commits
si0ner and Mrs Henry l. West. Mrs.
Hobart Brooks Prof. j. ~ ChickerinE
AIRS s. ~. Compton, Mrs. cOralie a..
Cook. Mrs Helen A. Cook. Edward ii.
Droop Major g.. a. Fleetwood. Percy
s. Foster, Mrs. John r. Francis. Miss
BESSIE j. kibbey, DR.. j.. =. kimball.
Miss Mary kimbaN. Mrs. William Bruce
l<lne, Ernest Lent. frederick j. Loudin.
Anne. j. Esputa DalV. l. T.. Cannon.
Miss A. L GoOdhue, DR. and Mrs John
Gordon. bernard II; Green. Mrs TeunIa
Hamliu. Di Franklin f Howe. Mrs.
John Dcwhurst Putten. Prof. H. AZ
paul ID. q. Pfelner. Charles Louis Pol
lard Dr. T.. j. Shadd Sidney Lloyd
WrightsOn. the Hon. Judsou W Lyons,
and EfTeiUr Mead.