The San Francisco call., 1905-04-19
PREPARATIONS GO FORTH
FOR MAY DAY FESTIVAL,
Mechanics' Pavilion VIII Present a
Wonderful Spectacle to Vast
Audience

Inc May day festival committee has
begun its preparations for the May
day fete to be held in Mechanics Pa
vlllon and has let contracts for the
reconstruction work, which will ac-
commodate the 1900 singers who will
participate.
About 1000 chairs will be placed on
the ioWer Hoor, and the galleries will
be fitted for the accommodation of a.
large number. Dressing ng-rooms for the
chorus, the band and the singers will
De constructed and a library for the
sky trunks of music will be installed
with shelving and other conveniences.
Much aid has been rendered to Miss
Estelle Carpenter, the conductor. by
Alex Stewart, who has been drilling
the Berkeley, Oakland and Alameda
sections every week since early in
FeDruary. His work has been inyal-
liable and Is highly appreciated The
following announcement with pro-
gramme, has been issued: ttss
The first reservations FOR the coming May
May I. will go sale tomorrow morning at
sherman, Clay & Co.'s These reseryal IONS
will be for those holding the advance saIe
tickets and the coupon books. which have
been selling freely through the various schools
and music houses, These carry with them the
provision for a three days advance selection
of reservations. and it is the accommodation
OF these that is sought at this particular time.
IHc ISSuidI puDiiC sale Is 10 open next Mon
day at the same place. Meanwhile. mail or
ders for the regular sale will be received there
or at 356 City Hail. and selections will be
made as nearly as possible to the desired lo-
cations.
Yet those who have not bought reserved
seats. exchangable advance tickets or books
need not worry, but may get seats tomorrow,
rather than next week. All teachers have these
tickets and books, and this being vacation week
they have not been called in. Also, the mu-
sic houses have both. 1t is a pleasant little
fiction. but still possible. for those desiring
reservations now to walk up to q school
teacher or music house, buy the exchangable
tickets and go and get what they want. This
isn't supposed to be done but 1t is quite pos
sfble that II will be. nevertheless
The season coupon books have proved de-
sirable form OF tickets for the festivals saw
ing, as they do 81 30 each weekly series.
These are also secured anywhere by lit
tie search They cover every one OF the events
of the great week of music. these being as
follows:
Order Of events by days-Sunday night, April
80 inaugural night; Monday afternoon. May 1,
children's May day festival; Monday night,
May l. symphony night; Tuesday afternoon,
May 2. professional matinee; Tuesday night,
May ?. Psrsifal night; Wednesday afternoon.
May 3. Liszt-Rubnstein matinee; Wednesday
night. May B. military night and first perform
Thursday afternoon. May 4. French Russian
matinee; Thursday night, May 4, oratorio
night and production of Mendelssohn's great
choral work, THE Hymn of Praise; Friday
afternoon May 5. miscellaneous programme;
Friday night, May 5. Wagnerfest Saturday
song; Saturday night. May 8, grand opera and
popular music night: Sunday afternoon, May 7.
miscellaneous programme; Sunday night, May
T. farewell nirht