Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-06-07
FESTIVAL STARS.
Artists Who are to Appear at Music
Festival In October.

ARTISTS VINO are 10 appear AZ Music
Festival In October.
Director in-C Chief Chapman is out with
an announcement OF the artists for the
next Maine music festival. Here it is
and it will be read with qualification by
every music-lover in the State.
The announcement was made q few
weeks ago that Mary Garden is to be the
star OF the next festival. Mary Garden,
the world-renowned artist, whose versa
tility is unparalleled-M Mary Garden, whose
beauty and power make all audiences her
admirers; Mary Garden, whose position in
the artistic musical world is unequalled.
Mr.. Chapman has now completed his
list OF artists, and desires to announce .
striking array Of stars, who will make the
fifteenth festival as great as any ever given.
In addition to Mary Garden, he has
engaged the fascinating Alma Gluck,
who was one of the leading stars at the
last festival, and has been favorite at the
Metropolitan opera this season. She is
acknowledged to be the prima-do of
this country, and is in great demand for
concerts everywhere. She needs no praise
in Maine.
Lois EwelI is another beautiful soprano,
with charming personality, a fascinating
stage presence and glorious voice. Miss
Eweil has sung with the Metropolitan
company in Chicago, and with the Aborn
company in Boston and New York. She
goes abroad this summer to do there some
big operate stunts for which she is ad-
mirably fitted. She will probably then
return as one OF the big opera stars. A
brilliant future is predicted for her, and
she will undoubtedly be favorite at the
festival.
Lila ormond is well known in Boston,
and to many Maine music-lovers. She has
beautiful mezzo-soprano voice, and is
so beautiful and winning in face and man
ner, as well as voice, that she captivates
all who hear her.
Miss Mildred Potter, contralto, has one
OF the most beautiful voices in the coun-
try, rich, deep, full, SO rare and delightful
to hear. She is a native of ST. Paul, Mimi,
but has studied with Oscar Sanger in New
York, and is the soloist in two OF the
most important choirs in the city. She
is favorite on the concert stage, and has
appeared with success, singing with
Madame Gluck, Dan Beddoe and Herbert
Witherspoon. Her voice has great COM
pass and power, and is of true contralto
quality with q beautiful 'cello-like tone
warm, rich, and OF excellent range.
Lambert Murphy is one Of the few great
tenors of the day. He is endowed with a
voice OF unusually pure tenor quality, and
is in great demand for concert and
oratorio work. He is one of the greatest
favorites in the concert field to-day, and
will undoubtedly prove another one Of our
festival favorites. This young tenor has
Metropolitan opera house the coming
season, an honor that has not been given
to any American tenor a. young - Mr..
Murphy.
Royal Dadmum is known % . basso
cantante. His voice is full and rich, Of
great power, but under such perfect con-
troll that he is one OF the most acceptable
singers Of the day, and 10 rapidly taking
first position in the concert life OF New
LUX. Mx. Ooomum WoA DOM In the
town Of Williamstown, Mass. He 10 .
most earnest student, and has true drama
tic instinct. His enunciation il excellent,
especially effective in oratorio work.
Among the Maine artists who will ap-
pear is Miss Bessie Abbott, contralto, of
Watervilie, . pupil Of Mrs. Jessie HUB
bard, who is Acknowledged BY all who
have heard her ss the making OF . second
Annie Louise Cary. Ernest J. Hill and
Howard Stevens, both Of Portland, will
also appear.
Mr.. Chapman will announce later the
sixteen male voices, to be composed OF the
best solo element of the State, that will
appear at one OF the concerts.
The program for the festival viii be an
nounced Later. There will be special at
fractions for every concert, and the course
or subscription tickets will again appeal to
true music-lovers. The subscription
Lists will be opened June / and opportuni-
ties given to out-of-town subscribers, a.
well ~ to the residents in the cities to
secure choice seats.
The choruses, under the direction Of
Mr.. Chapman, will add their usual inn
portant part to the musical enjoyment and
excellence Of the occasion.