The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-19
GREAT CONCERT OF
WEDNESDAY CLUB
Three Performances in Which
Innes's Band Will Take
Part
THOUSAND CHILDREN TO SING
Mr.. Mercer Will Give a Splendid
Matinee on Saturday With
Children's Chorus.

Director Mercer, OF the "Wednesday
Club. is determined to make the feati-
val OF music this week one OF the
greatest. IL not the greatest In the
history OF the city. Not only is he ar
ranging for the great cirrus six hun
dred voices. with the Inncs's Orchestral
Band on Friday night and the band
concert with solo parts on Saturday
night, but he has determined upon
grand children's chorus, SURPRISING
matinee on Saturday. Mr. Mercer has
| issued q call for one thousand children
| from the various public schools. and a
| grand rehearsal OF the childrens
chorus, with the fiInnes's Bend. Will
be held at the City Auditorium on
Friday night at 10 o'clock.
Hall Well Adapted.
Never before in the history OF the
city has the musical talent been SO
we'll organized. mad certainly never
1 before could so large aggrcgations OF
talent be brought together and drilled
on so short notice. And then, never
before, In tho history OF the city, has
4 there been a suitable hall for largo
4 orchestral, band and chorus music.
4 On Friday Night.
/ The concert OF Friday night will be
Il OIL the 1uil chorus, Composed OIL OVER
4 six hundred OF the picked voices OF
Richmond, including the full member
ship. OF the Wednesday Club. the High
School chorus and other organizations
Tho selections will be those rendered
lat the great sacred concert during the
reunion. and several others, with the
i Innes Band accompanying.
On Saturday night the concert will
& be instrumental. and Will be under
Z the direction of Mr.. Innes. The full
3 program has not been fully agreed
upon. but 1t will probably be Wag-
nerfest, with a series OF the more pop
ular selections from Parsifal, with
} possibly some other music.
4 Grent Chorus to Sing.
The matinee on Saturday will prob
) ably DO one OF the attractive features
OF the festival. Mr.. MERGERS close con-
: ncction with tho music work In tho
: public schools puts him in touch with
the children and tho music best suited
to their voices. He wants between u
thousand and twelve hundred OF the
: best singers of the grammar grades
+, of all the public schools, and will give
!, q rehearsal with the Innes Band on
9 Friday at 10 A. M. Tho program OF
n tho children's chorus Will consist en-
\ tirely Of popular music. the children
( singing Southern airs learned in school,
d such as Maryland" !. Dixie Tha
:. Bonnie DUG + 1ttS la Viz Ao'oSt> ~ W
h Tramp. Tramp. Tramp" america,
h and others. The band VIII also give
q O number Of marches and other In
= strumental selections Of q popular
! nature.
II About / 90 seats. comprising tho cen
r trail section of the Auditorium VIII ot
n held as reserved, and sold at advanced
:. prices. There will DO between s,OOI
" ana 5000 other seats In full view o
! tho stage. and from every scat IN I'M
a house the music can be heard I'D Deyo'h l''
10 question. -,
n, Invitations have been sent by tn
" board OF governors Of the Wednes
= day Club to the Governor and NJ
!. staff, ana to the Mayor and City Coun
Ia eli and members Of the Board OF Al
" lermen. . !,
"a Hotel, The Cable Company. W -
i Crenshaw. Inc, Brnch Aliens and 9th
"a or places, and arc reported as solllni
Va rnpidly. Only 1000 Of the reserves
10 and 5000 Of the general admission
a. tickets have been put on sale. 81
IA there is every assurance that ever
va one holding ticket will secure q sea
e.. without undue croWding-