The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-31
The "Wednesday Club D Defended.

The Wednesday Club Defended.
Ed tor. OF The Times Dispatch 8
Sir,-ln your issue OF March 18th, cor
rees sE Who. for reasons not entirely
e,ear ed ppears be dts
nesday Club placing before tho public
statements which are inaccurate, mis-
our sprng festival for e ls@, exeee snn ~
unfortunate N Referring 10 the first por-s
ton Of that communication. which crltl-}
stewart the seleetion Of soie eie Mr. IF.
Stewards Recommendations doubtless car.
~ considerable weight with the members
be III q far better position than they to.
know the relative merits OF the various
artist ar Isl This matter, however. together
question Of employing local talent al the
Soasd Sass e t isSe these
Sons for their me Spa OF 4conducilng the
affairs Of 5the%club and Il am neither nu.
thorlzed nor doSNI desire TO speak for
nesday Glib Is Who has been idented With
\ the same for a N lumber OF years and IN
desire TO protest against the charges
they tend - ascrealt ne WORK nsHieve;;
Would respeetfully cai l Attention 10 a
few facts which, One Who Know VS.. cyl.
IDENTIFY does rlk skno q, or else has deiib-{
e eie eher1 sha aha
achieved an enyiable reputation for good.
work, was made I Q take a ubordinnte
gase on tos an4 @p x!5 x ss
fell from its high. deals 4 pass over
fists; the programmes thmselves refute,
this argument and Y , think any ny active z,
have work. DO
at the concerts. Let us aconsde the
principa work Of theIelub fortne last
an ysong s and sRy
e etf W fes Il the eh!sf eors have
saa si to IS
Modern ,Ss Ss Composers: 1872 ,E!jahs; Men
ffom s aRd
8"stabat Mater (RossinI last Year. $500
the club sang, not .Elijah," as g sta :.tS,ll
Snt Handes wonderfn s orae9rG 70 th
out an equal in its class. The Messiah
was Wen rendered and was SAID by many
be the mark Of ach1e nso
record speaks for ITSELF. yet the. writer
charges that the Wednesd ay Club has
fallen from its high ideals = our. critic
club to I render than''5tie Messiah ! am
sure the Music Committee will welcome
the suggestlon Toauo observation-disclosures I;
excerpts from he operag, taking the
places Of the una compan!ed part so nj; ::
which had won aures faet
that on the second night last year. n
addition to the selections from, ,.Aida,n
four short clloruses were rendered, three
The club cannot render an enSiess coll
lection Of these part songs. and can;
tatas and standard os,ss furn,sh ap2 fbe
instance, \ Song % Destiny" lBrahms).
Dn5of ounpdT ala a sa opef
81 he ssapssdeSSa e!sss sfy
%rn ThS VII an BE Ses Mng n t hehy sar
once once before, can hardly be called hack
neyed and ] advse our critic 70 thing *
long and well before he runs the.rlsk !, o.
dag Club that it is "tnslgnitica
Continuing, the writer states mat. ,t
short composltom ct MI = Nort her
cities cites was rendered under protest In
a slIpshod way by the orchestra "a. at IL, g
atnee while more ,mHP na Mon r MedEs
niti Ion IL + New York and chicago were g
turned down entirely, Can "one who
Knows name tie speGi Y G not "a her
a pipe dream? II he win refer 70 !, paag !,
40 Of the prog for ne E ,l i, ~
APRIL ,Iai 80 i5Si' he viii fna re III iIss num-
Der for they evening listed sas tollo Ws: ...s
Prelude to Indian Princess ny. re-
aucsD, HAIR Y, N * n, 4. ..lt4. u
dience and at the close or the selection!
received such an ovation that he I, !. was Y 7;
re peat ted bows. Is this the composit " 7
by Professor Hair, Whle y !, ~
a matinee? 1, /, ( ,, =. i, !
snow that Ia q. "one SYho knows syas sligt.
| " ignorant Of his subject. The Wednes-
day Club does not object to Just criticism
and kindly suggestlons bt y wo'n'n fr no
themselves before they rush 70 tEe & -
sault. II Z, !, !. Z, - Z, ~
Richmond, Va. f3 AZ
A Card From Mr.. Hair.
Editor of The rimcs-p ispatc oh: X N II 81
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