The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-27
MUSIC FESTIVAL
VERY EXPENSIVE
WEDNESDAY CLUE THIS YEAR -
SPENDING MORE THAN sls,so0
FOR CoNCERrs.
ARTISTS COME HIGH
ATTENDANCE EXPECTED LARGER
THAN EVER BEFORE-MANY
TO COME FROM OUT OF
TOwN-THE CHORUS.

ho SsAdy MuSsC y ShIIt III Oh the w (O-
nesday Club this year promises to be
greater success in more ways than
one than any Of the preceding nine
teen series OF concerts that have been
given by this organization of music
lovers to the people OF Richmond and
Virginia. and North Carolina AZ well.
| Not only will the concerts be at
tended by larger audiences than have
/ heretofore greeted the artists upon
their appearance at the City Audito.
rum. but the expenditure this year
has been much greater than ever be.
fore In the history OF the club during
its nineteen years. The heavy ex-
pcndtture will be fully justified by
tho Increased attendance and the In
| creased interest In good. music.
| The canceling Of the engagement
Of Mary Garden in this city and Nor
folk has served to add somewhat to
the advance sale OF the Wednesday
CLUB. Many who had intended hear.
| Ing the Garden concert instead OF
those Of the Wednesday Club imme~
diately purchased tickets for the audi
torium performance. From Norfolk
large number of additional reser.
vatfons came. and the attendance
from out OF town is expected to be
larger this year than ever before.
| Large Expense,
/ Before the doors of the Auditorium
are thrown open on Mondav evening
the Wednesday Club will have ex-
| pended more than $4,000 for the
feast of music that will be provided.
The first concert given by the Wednes-
day Club cost less than $1,000. Two
years ago the cost of the concerts
was $1,000. Last year the club in
creased the expense to $4,000. but
In order to continue advancing 1t be-
came necessary this year to increase
/ the expense. until now the concerts
stand the Wednesday Club an ex-
pense OF more than $4,000.
Up TO yesterday afternoon the re-
ceip:ss from sales OF the concerts
amounted to $500. II is expected
by the management of the club that
i the entire expense will be met this
season from sales OF seats.
Cost Of Singers.
Some idea Of the cost OF concert
| by artists of the first rank can be OBJ
,ained from the following figures.
which will be paid by the Wednesday
/ Club for It's song birds:
Miss Louise Homer. the contralto.
| will receive $500.
| Miss Alma GIuck, the soprano. will
| receive, $500.
Ricardo Martin. the tenor. will re-
! ceive 500
whnshin, the baritone. will re-
| ceive $500.
Zimbalist. the vioiinist. will receive
| $500.
Several Of the other concert stars
will also receive sums ranging around
| the $500 mark. while the MetropoH-
| tan Archestra of some fifty pieces Will
| receive $4,000. Local expenses will
| aggregate about $4,000.
/ The Chorus,
| Following is the personal OF the
| chorus, which will assist:
| Soprani.
/ Alexander. Miss NJ. E.. Alley. Miss
/ Annie NJ. Anderson, Miss NJ. B.. An
derson. Miss Ruth.
Baker. Mrs. Elijah. Jr., Barker.
| Miss Sadie. Boase. Miss Louise. Brack-
| EFT. Miss s. L.. Breeder. Miss May,
Brengie. Mrs. c. T., Bull. Miss, Fan.
ME.
! Campbell. Miss Alma. Campbell
! Miss G.. E.. Campbell, Miss Mary E..
Chaplin. Mrs r. f.. Chewing. Miss
Margaret. Christian. Miss Janet
Church. Miss Dorothy. Cofman
]; Mrs. NJ II. Coleman. Miss Caro-
line. Colston. Miss D., Cooke. Mrs
J. Mop. Cooper. Mrs n. c.. Crane
! Miss Frances. Crook. Mrs. ]. s., Curry
/. Miss. Della
Danford. Miss Grace. Davis. Miss
Helen. Davis. Mrs = p. Davis. Miss
Mabel. Davis lliss Mamie. Davis. Mrs
| Ruth. DcCourcy. Mrs. w. G.. DeHart
Miss Sara. Delaney. Miss Ida, Dues
| berry, Miss Edith, Duesberry. Miss
Elise.
Ellington. Miss Matte Lee. En-
! right. Miss Josephine.
Fehsenfeld. Miss Ella. Ferguson.
| Mrs. j. X.
Gary. Miss f. Marie. Gary. Mrs. r.
p, Gary. Miss Ida, Gary. Miss Lily.
/, Gary. Miss Susie. Gates. Miss Essie
NJ. Grimm. Mrs. J. L.. Gwathmey.
Mrs Abby
| Haase. Miss Cora. Hackett, Miss
ing. Mrs. A. G.. Harrington. Mrs.
G. w. Haw. Miss ~ b.. Hernamon.
Miss Leolia. Hersman,, Miss Grace.
Herrink, Miss Helen G.. Hey Miss
Eva. Hey. Miss Maybe. Hill, Miss
Jessie. Hooper. Mrs. John r.. Hough,
Mrs. Margaret. Hull Miss Mabel.
| Jennison. Mrs. Harry. letter. Miss
Helen. Jones, Mrs. Charles r. Jones,
Miss Esther. Jordan. Miss Rose.
Knightly. Miss Eta Knowles. Miss
Jean H.. Kuegels. Miss Martha. Kuyk.
Mrs. c. r.. Kobe. Miss Madelon.
| Lacy. Miss l.. L., Lawson. Miss
| Edna. s1eake. Miss Margaret Link.
! Miss Emma. Link. Miss Jessie. LORI
raiEe. Mrs. g. b. Lowe Mixs May.
Lrndan. Miss Anna L.
! McCreery. Miss Elizabeth. Nc
Creery. Miss Harah. Mcdowell, Miss
Josephine. Mcintosh. Mics, Mad len.
Mrs. Ressie W.. Maddox. Mrs. n. Cave.
Ntarable. Miss paisy. Marks. Miss
Anna. Aehlnrcck. Mss. Laura D..
Minor. Miss Zelle. Moody. Miss Mabel.
| Miller, Mrs. w. O.
] Nelson. Miss Mary ". Noiin, Miss
Lucille. Nolin, Miss Margaret
Oldham. Mrs. w. w
| Palmer. Min Grace E., Palmore,
| Mrs. L. NJ. Penick, Miss Alice L.,
| Parkinson. Mrs. Everett. Parkinson,
Miss Katherine. Philpotts. Miss May,
Pohhg. Miss Emily A.. Priddy, Miss
Pearl. Priddy. Miss Ruby.
| Rady. Mrs. C. A.. Ralstcn. Miss Linz
da. Ramos. Mrs. NJ. b.. Ramos, Miss
vierra. Randlett. Mrs. George, Risk.
etts Miss Emmie. Robinson. Nrs. r.
H. Ryan. Miss Nellie. BEDFORD. Mias
Myrtle.
Schermerhorn. Miss Grace, Shields,
Miss G. r.. Simpson. Miss Mary. sisco.
Miss Marion. Smith. Miss Miriam,
Snead. Mrs. II. NJ. Sprenkle. miss
Anna. Steward. Miss Florence.
Taylor. Miss Eva c.. TAvlor. Miss
l TSo = snan Nfe~, De-.