The San Francisco call., 1910-09-06
SAENGERFEST IS
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
Prizes for Excellence in Vocal
Work Awarded in Greek
Theater
German and Austrian COnsuIs
Present Cups Donated by
Their MOnarchs

BERKELEY. Sept. 5.-Germania turn
verein singing section Of Los Angeles
won the kaiser Wilhelm II cup for
general excellence in singing at the
Pacihc coast saengerfest, which closed
tonight with the award and presenta
uon Of prizes al the Greek theater. The
Fsmperor Francis Joseph Of Austria cup
Tor the best Tyrolean singing was won
by Sacramento turn verein harmonic
For composition the first prize gold
medal was awarded to A. Buchse of
Philadelphia. Theodore Vogt of Ala
media won the second prize. silver
medal.
Other awards were as follows: Ty-
rolean singing, diplomas - First.
troundschsft saengerbund:. second. Ge-
sangsektion Of the Gruetli verein of
san Francisco: third, Gesangsektion
Harmonic OF San Francisco; fourth.
Hessen verein Of san Francisco; fifth.
Gesangsektion verein Olsterreich of san
= Francisco; sixth. San Francisco turn
Nerein; seventh, Oakland turn verein;
eighth, Gesang Verein Alpenroesli.
SAN FRANCISCANS WIN
For general excellence in group c
the diploma was awarded TO the Ge-
sangsektion OF the San Francisco turn
Nereln. The other group awards were:
Group A. first prize, Hammersmith SRI
ply, Liederkranz Of Seattle; second. di-
: ploma. -Gesang ngsektiOn Gruetli verein of
san Francisco; third, diploma. Gesang-
sektion Bayernbundes Of san Francisco.
Group B-First prize. Shreve trophy.
GeSangsektiOn Oakland turn verein:
second prize, diploma. Mannerschor FL
della Of Los Angeles; third prize. di-
plOms Freundschaft Gesangbund Of San
Francisco.
The winning societies were all rep
p resented in the large audience and
laurel wreaths We're presented TO each
OF the victors.
Dr. Max Magnus, president of the
saengerfest. presided. President Ben
Jsmin Ide Wheeler made an address of
welcome. After the awards were an
nounced the Francis Joseph cup was
presented 70 the winning society by
Kari Ruiz de Roxas. Austrian consul at
san Francisco. Herr Franz Bopp. Ger
man consul made the presentation Of
the German emperor's trophy.
Those who attended the performance
of four plays by the cobbler poet. Hans
Sachs, in the Greek theater this even
ing were transported into the romantic
atmosphere Of medieval days in the
good old city Of Nuremburg. Every
thing, from the four shrovetide plays.
presented in the original German by
students OF the University of Califor-
MA TO the majestic choral numbers with
which the great chorus Of the Pacific
Saengerbund ended the program, con-
tributed TO the enjoyment Of the lovers
of things TeUtonic.
LARGE AUDIENCE
The audience was large Among the
auditors We're the members of the
chorus. about 1000 strong. together
with friends and relatives. The pres
entation OF the plays tonight concluded
The week which has been taken up by
= the Seengerfest in San Francisco.
: After the prologue. written by r.
cN-on Jeger. came the four plays. The
works presented were The Court of
Venus The Nagrant Student in Para
disc, The Peddler's Basket and The
Peasant in Purgatory." the last three
being written about 1850 and the first
in 1917. The lines were we'll spoken
81 the students and showed the results
a Herr Fritz Huber's coaching The
stage direction was attended to credi-
Ia bly, by Herr Ernst George. while the
stage decoration and costuming. which
was under the direction Of Prof F. H
Meyer Of the California School of Arts
and Crafts, did more than anything
else TO create the desired atmosphere
CHORUSEs EFFECTIVE
The numbers sung by the great
3 chorus were among the most attractive
b features. Arthur Claasen, the director.
lobtSined excellent effects with his choir
Of almost 1000 trained voices. The
four numbers which they had on the
program were "Spinn. Spinn." by Feyhl;
Hsidenroeslein. by Werner and ar
rangement by Van der Stucken Of MY
Old Kentucky Home" and Silchers
-'Lorelei."
The cast Of characters in the Sachs
plays were;
Prologue and Epilogue
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