The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-25
MUSIC FESTIVAL
TO Be BRILLIANT IN
Some OF the Greatest Artists OF
tic Country Have Been
Engaged.
WILL BE FINE PERI ORMANCE.
Boston Symphonic Orchestra,
Ten Artists, the "Wednesday
Club and Childrcn's Chorus.

The thirteenth annual music festival OF
the Wednesday Club, which takes place
at the Academy or Music, beginning OH
April 3oth, and running three nights and
two mntinecs. promised to even eclipse
tho very successful events OF the club
in the past.
The officers of the Wednesday, Club have
spared no expense In the endcayor TO
furnish a rare musical treat and with this
lists MS well as the Boston Festival
Orchestral, to assist the Wednesday Club
and the childrcn's chorus.
The following very distinguished ar
lists will sing during the festival:
Miss Anita Rio, soprano; Miss Louise
z Ormsby, soprano; Almc. Isabel l3outon,
&contralto; Mrs Bertha Cushing Child,
contralto; Mr.. Edward Johnson, tenor;
Mr.. Albert Q,lesncl, tenor: Sig. Emilio
dc Gorgorzo, baritone; Mr.. Gwilyn Miles.
baritone; Mr.. L. B. Merrill, basso, and
Mr.. lVnldcnar Lutschy, piano virtuoso,
will play ON "Wednesday afternoon
The progra nnle which is tho most at
trnctivc, that has yet been offered by tho
club, has boon selected with great care
and must appeal to all lovers OF music.
II is ms follows:
Monday night, April Soth-Wcdnesday
Club. artists and orchestra In the "lte-
dcmption," by Gounod. 4,
Tuesday afternoon, May 1st-The chill
drcr's chorus, assisted by artists and or
chcstra.
Tuesday night, May 1st--Wednesday
Club, artists and orchestra In tho antata,
MAY Qllecn," by Sir William Storndalo
Bennett, and "Stabat Mater" by Ros-
SIM.
Wednesday afternoon. May 2nd-Sym-
pllony concert. to Include a concerto for
piano and orchestra
Wednesday night, May 2nd-Artists' con-
cert, solos by the artists, accompanied by
the orchestra.
Realizing that there has been n long
felt need for increasing the number OF
concerts from three to five, the Board or
Governors have decided unanimously to-
enlarge tho scope OF tho festival ~ the
addition OF two concerts, to be known as
symphony Concert" and Artists Might, :"
There will be, therefore, five grand con-
certs (three nights and two afternoons)
during the three days of the festival.
Announcement has been made by the
associated railroads OF Virginia and North
Carolina that special rates will apply
from April 29th to May Sd, on all rail-
roads entering Richmond, on account OF
tho Nav festival of tho Wednesday Club.
The rate for the round trip will DO ono
faro plus twenty-five cents, and VIII ap-
ply from all sections on the folloWin.
roads: Norfolk and Western. gSouthern,
Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad, Chesapeake Mnd Ohio, seaboard
Air Line and Atlantic Coast lime.
The box office will be opened ut the
Office Of the Wednesday Club 10lo East
Main street for subscribing members to
receive their coupon tickets for reserved
seats on Wednesday, 2sth from A, NJ.
TO 6 p. M. And for subscribers for sim
gle tickets for the course and for single
concerts Mt tho Same place on Thurs
day, April 26th. from 0 a. NJ to 6 +. M.
aesorvcd seats will be mt on sale TO
the public generally at the box Office OF
tho Academy Of Music every day. COM