The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-20
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 Compromised For $1O,OOO
FeStiOal's First Night
 Was Brilliant Success

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 of dash and 1t was compelling, And from beginning to end her work was characterized by purity of tone and absolute sureness. In other words, she played like full fledged artist. MT. Damrosch applauded her heartily and the audience applauded with tumultu- GUS ardor. Mrs. Aldrich had several recalls and she received an armful1 of flowers.
 Very beautiful were the two songs by Brahms, with harp and two horns &C., companying, but the large choral work of the concert was "The Song of the Norns." The Treble Clef club, standing near the footlights, with the orchestra flanlSing the singers, sang to much bet ter advantage than In the earlier pieces, when the chorus stood back of the or chestra. The orchestraton for this num- Der was not only ample but warm and beautiful. It contained many lovely pas- toral touches. The orchestra made the work sound like different thing, as compared with it's rendition earlier and the season with piano accompaniment Madame Van der Veer, the contralto artist, delivered the solos on ''The Song of the Norns' and achieved a notable triumph
 Reed Miller, the tenor, had a hearty re- ception. He was in excellent voice and made a great hit. For an encore he sang "Recompense' by Harold | The double number which brought the concert to a close revealed fine contrasts | In Beriozs style, the dance being all grace and airiness and the march being one of the widest and most stirring things ever written.
 The box sheet will be found at Jesse French's today until D. m., when 1t will be removed to the theatre. There is sure to be a mighty rush for tickets.
 After the concert last night MT. Damrosch spoke to friend with genu- inc admiration of Mrs. Aldrichs piano playing. Among other things he said Mrs. Aldrich played brilliantly and with absolute self-possesion. I would never have taken her for non-pro- fessional. She plays like an artist. I think with continued study she should have a fine future"
 This Afternoon and Tonight
 There will be two matinees and two more night performances. The matinees begin at o'clock sharp and the evening performances at S:1o o'clock. Today's matinee programme follows:
 Soloists, Madame Nevada Van der Veer contralto; Alexander Saslavsky, violin. l. Overture, Lenore No. 3. Beethoven.
 ?. (a) Moments Musicale, Schubert.
 (b) Serenade, Mosskowski.
 8. Symphonic Poem, 'Ultava,' Smetana.
 4. Concerto (Bruch), Alexander Saslav- sky.
 5. (a) Spring Sond.
 (b) Spinning Song Mendelssohn.
 6. Air, My Heart Is Weary (Goring- Thomas), Mime. Van der Veer
 2. The Spinning Wheel of Omphale, Saint-Saens.
 s. Russian Song, Rimsky- -Korsakoff.
 Lenore No. was composed for the orig nal production of Beethovens opera, Fi- delio." in 1905. Leonore No. 8 is a re- vision of it. and was written for the re- vival of the opera in 1906. Thesf overtures are not now given with the opera, as Bee- thoven later wrote the Overture to Fi- delio,' which is now generally played be- fore the opera.
 The symphonic poem, "Rouet d,Om- phale'' COmphale's Spinning Wheel"), H. illustrates the old story of Hercules serv- ing as slave to the Lydian queen, and running her spinning wheel in female attire by her side The composition is in sonatina form, and quite short, but exceedingly naive and graceful. It begins with a characteristic imitation of the wheel by the violins in a well-known fig ure. The second motive, sombre mel ody in the bass, characterizes the la menting, groaning Hercules; but Om- phale soon sets him at work again, and the wheel resumes its lively character istic rhythm. The poem is vivacious and elegant throughout, and good illustra- tion of Saint-Saens' cleverness in in- strumentation.
 Tonights bill will be made up of Tschaikowsky's popular opera, Eugene Onegin," and this is the programmes: Mime. Sara Anderson soprano Mime. Nevada Van der Veer, contralto
 Mir Reed Miller tenor.
 MT. Marcus Kellerman. baritone.
 Musical Festival chorus. CAST.
 Mime. Lorn. a landed proprietor ....
 ........................... Mime. Anderson Olga and Tatyna, her daughters. ..... ........................M Mime. Van der Veer Fiipevna, a waiting woman. Eugene Onegin ...Mr. Marcus Kellerman Lensk ......................M MT. Reed Miller Prince Gramin
 Captain
 Triquet, Frenchman. MT. Reed Miller
 Peasants, ball guests, land owners,
 officers. The action takes place partly upon a landed estate and partly in St. Peters, burg in the second decade of the last century. The festival chorus will sing seven numbers.
 List of GuarantOrs
 The list of 60 guarantors who made the great festival follows:
 Leo K. Steiner. R. H. Banister Will liam Gussen. R. s. Munger, Brown Bros Co.,, Fowlkes Bros. X Co.,, George B. Ward, w. E. Evans. w. IT. Kettig, A. H. Ford, John L. Kaul Eugene Flies, Jesse French Piano X Organ Co.. Robert Jem- ison. Jr., John l.. Parker, Otto Marx, c. w. Ufford. James Weisel, William Ryan, H. w. Coffin, James Bonnyman l.. Se- vler, F. E. Forbes. G. IT. Estes, |. IT. ILolcomhe. Rirmingham Ledger. F.. E