The San Francisco call., 1905-05-06
WILL OBSERVE
SCHILLER DAY
Memorial Exercises Will Be
Most Elaborate Ever Seen
in Honor of Literary Man
ALHAMBRA PROGRAMME
Production of Greatest Work
Of Teutonic Shakespeare
at the Theater on May 8

The COMMUNICATIONS Of this city
VIII celebrate the one hundredth an
niNersary of the death of Schiller. the
most beloved OF all the great poets OF
Germany, on Sunday, May Z. This is
10 be made one of the greatest fefes
rendered TO any literary man in the
history of San Francisco, and the Ger
mans have selected Sunday because
as the anniversary falls on Tuesday
the occasion could not be properly
observed.
An outdoor demonstration viii be
held in Golden Gate Park Sunda,
morning at o'clock, where the lead
ing German societies Of the city will
be congregated. Governor Pardee will
deliver an address on the poet, after
which Professor 81. K. Schilling OF
the University of California will talk
in German. It was resolved at the
meeting Of the committees last night
that President Wheeler of the Uni
Tersity of California would be invited
10 address the assemblage after Gov
ernor Pardee.
One Of the prettiest features of the
celebration in the park Will be the
decoration of the Goethe-Schiller
monument by number of ladies with
beautiful flowers. At the conclusion
OF this ceremony the chorus of 1000
voices viii sing 'Sonntagslied.@
IN the afternoon nineteen societies
OF Alameda County viii hold appro-
pirate exercises in the Greek amphi-
theater at Berkeley, when Professor
G n. Gayley viii read his own poem
on Schiller.
The Alhambra Theater has been
rented for the musical, literary and
dramatic part of the entertainment.
which VIII be May 9. An orchestra
Of f7r~o v>fa
the chorus Of 800 voices in choice Sc
lecuons from the poems of Schiller.
MS VIII conclude with the Schiller
drama Wallenstein's Camp" pro-
ouceo by company Of amateurs.
The programme at the park viii
March T, Triumph" GGaune) by the Golden
lSreutzer tMaennerchor). under the direction OF
Professor J. p Riegeer; Introductory a6dress
Colonel E. A Denieke; address, Governor
George c. Pardee: address. President Renfarnin
Ice wheeler ''Ehres Gottes aus der Natur,'
lBeethoven) chorus Of 1000 voices directed bv
Ero.essor ,; II Riegger; address IN German,
PROFESSOR II. K Schillings INIT Schwerdt und
Lame l8Ion). by the Park band while march
ing 10 Goethe-Schiller monument; horaI deco
hand
The celebration at the Alhanbra
viii consist Of an elaborate memorial to
the great poet. Frederick Zech Jr. will
lead the orchestra Of seventy-five
pieces in Beethoven's overture TO .sEe-
mont the -F'ingalshOele" overture. in
Ronber's music TO Schiller's "BeIl'' and
IN the orchestral music to the dramatic
representation OF 'WaIlensteinss 6
camp Professor H. K SchflliuZ will
preside and Supervisor H. L. Branden-
stein VIII make an address in English.
while Professor ]. Goebel of Stanford
VIII crate in German The combined
male chorus Of the German societies
Of San Francisco will sing Die
kuenstler." In the "BeIP' Mrs. Merkt.
Mrs Deucher. Dr. Scholkhammer and
Herr A Berk viii be the principal sing
ers, being assisted by a mixed chorus
from the -AlpenrOesli, Arion and GreutIi
Eereins and the singing sections of the
Herman's Sons, st. Johannis and st.
Peters vereins. under the direction of
9 Hoffman. Mrs L. lockers speaks
the prologue.
"Wallenstein's Camp to be produced
under the direction of Ernest George
VIII conclude the celebration at the
Alhsmbra. The following are in the
cast: Messrs- Schubert. Kruse. DR..
Flincz, Walter, Wyneken Burkhart
koschlandt. Huber, Meyer, Gildmeister
Pieper. Weissbach, Bergner. StoIl
Leuth and Rauchfauss. Mrs. J. I.afon-
taine-Neckhaus and Miss Lottie Scher-
win.