The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24
Attractive Program Greets
Richmond Music Lovers at
the Beginning Of Two Days
Treat at the Coliseum.
CHILDREN'S CANTATA
A FEATURE TONIGHT
Chorus Of Three Hundred and
Forty Voices Will Render
Benoit's ''Into the World"
Directed by Mr.. Earhart.

Weeks OF conscientious preparation
will have their fulfillment this even
ing. when the first numbers of the
May Musical Festival will be render
ed in the coliseum before what prom
ises to be the largest audience that
ever attended a similar affair In Rich
mond The soloists who have been
engaged to take part have arrived In
the city and Director Will Earhart has
held last rehearsals Of his orchestra
and choruses. The evening entertain
ment begins at S:15 o'clock.
The May Festival this year differs
from those which have been held In
the past In that the chief features
are the great choruses composed OF
local people. Heretofore famous or
chestras have been brought here. and
while eminently successful from mu-
sical standpoint. it was believed that
the benefit to be derived Is largely
proportionate to the amount OF local
participation in the programs. This
year, therefore. famous soloists have
been substituted for an out-of-town
orchestra, whose place on the pro-
gram will be taken by the Richmond
Orchestral club.
Concert This Evening.
At the opening concert this evening,
Mrs. Antoinette Werner-West, sopra-
no and Mr.. Niels Hougaard Nielsen,
tenor, will render the solo numbers.
The cantata for children "Into the
world" by Benoit, will be rendered
by the chorus of $40 boys and girls,
drilled by Mr.. Earhart. Especial in
terest attaches to this feature on. &C
count OF the past successes OF the
director with similar efforts.
The program tomorrow afternoon
contains the names OF Mrs. Rose Luti-
ger Cannon. contralto and Miss Hanna
Wolff, the celebrated pianist from Hol-
land. Miss Wolff Is one of the most
noted musicians in either Continent
and her engagement as an attraction
for the May Festival Is signal tri-
umph for Richmond music lovers.
The orchestra will render a number
of selections. including the Peer Gynt
suite from Grieg.
Miles In Title Role.
On the closing evening of the Festi-
val, Mendelssohn's famous oratorio,
Elijah" will be the feature. Mr..
Gwilym Miles. baritone. will sing the
title role. the other solo parts to be
taken by Mrs. West, soprano. Mrs.
Cannon, contralto and Mr.. Nielsen,
tenor. The chorus. consisting Of 234
members, is one of the largest under.
takings ever attempted in Richmond,
but the rehearsals have assured the
success Of the effort. The chorus In.
cludes 81 first sopranos. 25 second
sopranos, 81 first altos. Is second al.
tos. is first tenors. 10 second tenors
81 first bass and % second bass. The
names of those who take part fol.
low:
First Soprano.
Miss Zoe Allen, Mary Krivel, Alice
6chuerman. Florence L. Shute. Alice
Steen, Agnes v. Horton. Edna Holly
Elizabeth NJ. Townsend, Clara Moor.
man, Florence Mote, Mrs. D. w. Wal.
ters. Florence Roades, Katherine Daub
Elizabeth Conley. Maud Hamilton, Els.
ther Back. Meta Pfafflin. Jeane Ross,
limo Eikenberry, Leah Ebenhack. Ada
Ebenhack. Bessie Jones, Jessie Mann
Mrs. Merle Title, Lucille Townsend
Marie Deuker. Alma Turner, Hilda
Kemper, Vera Zuttermeister, Bessie
Noland, Alice Horn, Viola Steen, Myr
tie Folks, Mrs. N H. Henley, Vera
Crome, Leone Buening, Franka Cam
mack. Maud Buckingham. S. Eva
Phelps. Elizabeth Phelps, Mrs. Demp
sey Dennis. Flora Sperling. Grace
Beck, Florence Corwin. Grace B. Cor
mon. Lucille Mayr. Margaret E. Mooney
Mrs. J. L. Woods. Martha Dickinson
Lillian Yost, Gertrude Maley, Lizzie
Wigmore. Mildred Kemper. Mrs. Anna
Heitbrink. Emma Engelbrecht, Mrs. ]
W. Ferguson, Emma Schuerman, Mel
lie Wigmore. Edythe Haisley, Coils
Goudie, Ruth James, Mrs. r. H. Weir
ley, Myra Chamness, Laura Krone, LIE
ona Nieman. Mrs. F. w. Kreuger, Ruth
Harris.
Second Sopranos.
Pearl d. Coffin. Martha Mueller
Magdalena Schulz, Bertha e. Larsh
Alice Howells, Mrs. Ed H. Hasemeier
Maud Toms. Mrs. 8. w. Traum, Mrs
Ada Williams. Mary q. Albert. Mrs. A
Marlatt. Abby Schaefer. Mrs. Herber,
Meyer. Alice Mcdonnell. Deborah E
sAute. Cora NJ. Kirby, Ellna Holmes
Lille Locier. Alice Locier. Mrs. L. c
King. Huldah J. Henley. Sadie Nc
Donnell. Katherine L. Gift, Margare,
Windsor, Nrs. Fred J. Bartel.
First Alto.
Mary n Dickinson. May e. Braden
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