The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-21
WEDNESDAY CLUB
FESTIVAL CHORUS
Six Hundred Voices to Sing To-
Night Witt, the Times Or
cllestral Band.
TICKETS SELLING RAPIDLY
Prospect for Full Houses for All
Three Concerts-Full
Programs.

| The grand music festival. under the
! direction OF the Wednesday Club
opens Tonight with the great chorus
In which over 900 voices Will be in
troduce2 together with one of the
| leading orchestral bands In this coun.
| try.
Mr. Walter G. Mercer. the director
of the Wednesday Club. said last night
that every indication pointed to q
most successful series OF entertnin-
ments, equal to. X not superior to any
thing yet attempted by the Wednesday
Club
Mr.. Mercer asks that every member
night In good time, whether they were
In attendance at the rehearsal last
Monday night or not. Members of the
chorus are requested to enter the side
door on Cary Street. at the rear OF
the building, and to be in their seats
by 8:l5 p. NJ.
. Mr.. Mercer also asks that not less
tim one thousand children Will meet
him at 10 o'clock this morning at the
city Auditorium to practice for the
children's concert of Saturday after
noon.
Seats are reported as selling rapidly,
the clerk at the Jefferson saying yes
terday that the hotel had never
handled tickets to any entertainment
to which there was so considerable
and constant demand.
MIR. Inncs Arrives.
Mr.. and Mrs. lines and the entire
band arrived In Richmond yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. lines. when seen last
night at the Jefferson Hotel, said he
thought the programs prepared by Mr.
N,tlI I'm ~.
able to a Southern audience. South
ern people know good music, and we
are giving them some of the best on
these programa or course. we will
play some popular airs on the encores
But I think the people of Richmond
will like the music we will furnish"
Mr.. Mercer said last night that the
programs prepared for the concerts
were happy mingling OF the classics
and popular numbers. Mr.. lines Is
noted as liberal provider. and al
ways gives for encores numbers OF a
lighter character O.
across the entire platform Of the Audi
forum. have been erected with plat
form for the band directly in front.
Rows OF incandescent lights have bee
put up. and everything is IN order for
the great festival.
The members OF the City Council
have been invited to be present, and
will watch with interest the experiment
OF a wooden platform, which Will OBJ
viate the complaint OF poor accou1.
tics In the building.
Only as many tickets as the house
will comfortably seat have been placed
on sale. SO that there will be no over
crowding. and all purchasers OF tick
cts Will be assured OF getting seats.
TO-nighrs Program.
Following is the program for to-
night:
!. Second hungarian Rhapsody
(LiszD.
2. "Unfold. Ye Portals" (Gounod
Reunion Chorus and band under the
direction of Walter c. Mercer.
8. From Sylvia" (Ballet, Delibcs-
(a) "Valse Cente." (b) "Pizzicati."
4. The Heavens Are Telling
(Haydn). chorus and band.
5. From "Parsifal." Procession Of
the Holy Grail" (Wngner).
6. How Lovely Are the Messengers"
(Mendelssohn), chorus and band.
I. Autumn idyl for harp solo (NVil-
liams). II. J. Williams.
s. Scenes from "Trovatore" (VerdD.
Introducing all the soloists in we'll
known arias, duos. etc. and ending
with the famous "Anvil Chorus by
bend and chorus.