The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-03
MUSIC FESTIVAL
NOTABLE SUCCESS ! c |: ! I
Two Splendid Programmes Yes
tcrday Bring "Wednesday
Clubs Concerts to Close.
THIRTEENTH BEST OF ALL
Musicians and Music Lovers As
scrt That Festival JustiEndcd
Was BcstaYet Given.

The thirteenth and by far the most sue
cessful 1 and most literally patronized
music festival Of the& Wednesday Club
came to "a close last night At Bbotllsmati-
nee andi,nlght concerts the attendance
was. excellent, and the programlt ieH;,sat-
ftraciyeMin prospect, We're fo .ufl! ssstot be-
thoroughly delightful In 2execntion.#Esi:S
The first number on the evenings pro-
glamme was .jthe ever welconiegt3|T Tam
hauser. overture by Wagner, which the
Boston Festival Orchestra has given so
many times previously. Miss 4 Ormsby
sang "Elizabeths Greeting to tho Hail.
from Tannhauser,H with fine effect ana
with all tho capabilities Of aIhigh so.
prano voice with a. mozzo quality. She
was forced to repeat the number. Mr..
johnson has a most pleasing voice, ana
has undoubtedly made as profound an
Impression on his audience as any Of the
Younger tcnors who have visited this city
+ FOR years. His Interpretation of tho
aria, "Ah! Fuyez Dance Image" from
t"Marion." Massenets opera. was well
received. and as an encore he sang tho
aria Of San Jose, from Carmen The
is an excellent example Of light descrip-
tive orohestratlon. and was, on the whole,
we'll done by the orchestra
Madame Bouton has a n1ezzo-cOntralto
voice OF excellent depth, wide range and
rich, mellow quality, and her singing this
year has shown marked advance over
that of previous years. Everything sho
does is clear and well-cut, and shows
temperament. Hen encore. "Seep, My
Baby, Sleep" was as pretty bit OF in,
telligent phrasing and excellent enuncia-
ton as one would care to hear. f
Made Hit of Evening.
1,,,, .f1vh n de hin
first appearance last evening, Is All ola
favorite and made the hit OF the ewes
Ming, He has a rich baritone ybice, which
he, SEES with intelligence and discrlmlna-
ton. with n consciousness OF much re-
serve power. Sig. do Gogorza sang M
aria from Gluck's opera, "lphlgenl en-
Tnurlos," with excellent tonal effect. ana
was so warmly repaid after his rendition
of the familiar Figaro" aria as an en-
core that ha was forced to respond with
the Toreador song from Carmen before
the audience would be satisfied. his rem
dition of tho Figaro aria was as flne
piece of cnunciation ms You Please aHo
was given with a polish and grace nard
to excel The Toreador song was NOT
given with the abandon which charac-
terizes tho rendition of Campanari.
After the rendition OF IIandeFs Largo
nv the orchestra, the tempo Of which was
slightly hastened, and tho singing Of the
we'll worn qunrtette from "Rigoletto', we
programme was brought to close with
Lltsz's Taphsodie, No. ], IN +, by tho or
| chestra,
Splendid Work Of Chorus,
The "wednesday Club Is to be congrvat-
ulated OH the phenomenal success Or trls'
! its first venture in n series OF fine con-
| certs. The work OF the chorus has been
excellent to a marked egree and Is un-
| douhtedly tho best the club has ever
done. Great credit Is due Pr Peters.
he new conductor Of the cl9P' IAe