The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-10
LIVELY DEMAND FOR
 | FESTIVAL TICKETS
Damrosch Concerts to Be of
 Unusual Merit
WILL BEGIN ON APRIL 19
Orchestra's Interpretation of s'Eu- gene Onegin" in Concert Form
 Was Great Success

der the direction of Walter Damrosch
 begins Tuesday night. April 19. It will
 be held at the Jefferson theatre anG will consist of five concerts-thret night performances and two matinees Damrosch's New York Symphony or
 chestra will be one of the attractions at each performance. MT. Damrosch
 brings fine solo quartet-Madame Sara Anderson, one of the most dis tlnguished drama sopranos in the Unit ed States; Madame Nevada Van der
 Veer (Mrs. Reid Miller), the contralto who was heard at last years festival;
 Reed Miller, tenor, formerly of Bir- | mingham, and Marcus Kellerman. the | famous baritone. In addition to the vocal artists the following instrumental soloists will participate in the festival
 Mrs. Truman Aldrich, Jr.. piano; Alex
 ander Saslavsky, violin and George
 Barrere, flute. The last named plays | the solo flute in the orchestra and enjoys the reputation of being the greatest flute virtuoso in this coun- | try. He was famous in Europe when Mir. Damrosch engaged him there a few years ago.
 MT. Saslavsky is Damroschs concert
 miester and is soloist of high re- pute. He was heard with delight al
 the festival a year ago.
 The first nights programme will in.
 clude several numbers by the orchestra three numb ers-two of them double numbers--by the Treble Clef club q piano number by Mrs. Aldrich with or oh estral accompaniment, and a solo by Madame Anderson and a solo by Reed Miller.
 The Wednesday matinee will be chiefly orchestra but there will be q big solo by Saslavsky-Bruch's best known concerto; and a solo by Madame Van der Veer.
 The Wednesday night bill will con- sist of the music of Tschaik owsky $ popular opera, Eugene Onegin," in which the solo quartet, the festival will. be heard.
 The Thursday matinee will include Dvorak's New World" symphony and other beautiful orchestral numbers Reed Miller and George Barrere are also on the programme. The festival Wagner programme
 Damrosch gave the Eugene Onegin' music in Washington, D. C., last Sun. day night. T. Arthur Smith of Wash ington sent the following telegram tc J. H. Holcombe, of the Birmingham
 Musical Festival association:
 "Damrosch's New York Symphony or chestras interpretation of Eugene On egin in concert form was a great sue cess. That the work has an appeal for everyone was evidenced Sunday evening when without the carryins 2 power of action or scenic effect, the reading of the music brought round after round of applause
 w. Spencer Jones. who is with the orchestra, writes from Savannah that MT. Damrosch requests rehearsals of the Treble Clef club on Tuesday, Apri'
 19, at 3 o'clock. and the chorus at 3:30. the same afternoon with possi- piiilicS VI ltHcdtSdl OI Eugene On egin" on Wednesday. if necessary. The Savannah festival was great sue cess and Damrosch was engaged to
 play three nights there next sea- son.
 Mrs. Aldrich will have a rehearsal with the orchestral Tuesday at 2:30.
 There was lively demand for tickets yesterday and there is every indicat ation of a great rush this week. The big gest demand always comes just before the festival. The seats arc being sold at the Jesse French Piano house on Third avenue. There are three classes of reserved seats for the entire festival -s6, $4.50 and 1925. The highest prices charged for a single reserved seat Is s1.50 for night and $1 for the afternoon. Very good seats for the night performances can be secured for 75 cents and $1 and for the matinee at 50 cents and 75 cents.