The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-08
'ILAlF OF STARS FOR
FESTIVAL AT ANN ARBOR
Group Of Fapous Artists Oh
tained Fer Entertainment
Which Begins May Is

Muslchi society VIII DC
'tiq next week, beginning May Is
md continuing three DAYS.
Inc Ann Arbor May Festival ions
ne earned a reputation for the ex
|+uence OF Its concerts and the merit
~ the various artists who are brought
"tre each season. and this year will
Pc no exception. Seldom has the man.
|fement been able TO gather together
|uch an rray Of talent as Will be here
turing the festival Heading the list
A Nine. Alma Glnck, who became a
+fand opera star over night. sSAd the
others on the list are the following:
Miss Florence Hinklc. Miss Florence
Huiford. Nine. Nevada Van Der Veer,
Ellison Van Hoose. Reed Miller, Mar.
lon Green, Herbert Witherspoon,
L;ewellyn Renwick and Frederick
stock. conductor, with the famous
Chicago Thomas Orchestra.
AS usual Prof. Albert A. Stanley,
head OF the university school OF music,
4 Will conduct the oratorios and operas.
and Llewellyn Renwick will preside
. ~ the organ. Mr.. Renwick will also
give a complimentary organ recital
on Saturday afternoon.
The big festival chorus Of 300 voices
will appear at the first concert on
"Wednesday evening. at which time a
composition, written by Prof. A. A..
Stanley. In honor OF the 25th anniyer-
sary OF DR.. James Burrill Angels &C.
cession TO the presidency of the uni
yersity, viii be sung. Though written
some years ago this will be its first
public presentation. In addition, NINE.
Van Der Veer will sing the vorspiel
10 Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel'
and the aria 20 Harp Immortal" by
. Gnonod. Miss Florence Hinkle viii
sing the Legende Zorahayda by
8rendsen and the aria BATH, BATH"
By Mozart. The remaider Of the pro-
gram will be taken up with Tchaikov-
sky's Symphony No. 5, E minor. OPP,
On Wednesday evening the oratorio
Dream of Gerontius" by Elgar, will
Be given. The soloists will be Nine.
Van Der Veer, contralto; Reed Hill.
tenor. and Herbert Witherspoon. bass.
Mr.. Renwick will play the organ.
On Friday afternoon the third con.
cert Of the series will be given, con-
visiting of BeetheEeR,s overture .Cer-
iolanus," ythe orchestra: the aria
''Wie nahte mir der Schlummer,' by
Miss Florence Hinkle and Brahms
symphony No. 4. K. minor, Op, 9S.
and LISTS Symphonic Poem No. 3,
Les Preludes," by the orchestra.
Friday evening is always given over
10 program of popular nature. and
"a many respects is counted the big
event OF the festival. Alma Gluck and
Reed Miller will be the soloists. The
program will open with the overture
',Melnsina," by Mendelssohn, followed
by the Mozart aria, II repastore," by
Miss Gluck, Franck's well-known Sym
DhOnic Poem No. 2, lie Chasseur
Naudit," by the orchestra will be fol
lowed by Nine. Gluck who will sing
The aria from Louise" by Charpen-
tier. The orchestra will give severai
.tell-knewH selections - from List,
Hnmperdinck and Lladow, and Nine
Ciuck and Mr.. Miller will sing the
duet from Romeo and Juliet" The
nrorram will end with Guilmants
March Fantasia, OPP. "A. on the big
exposition organ, played by Mr.. Rem
wick.
The concluding concert OF the series
will be the presentation OF the opera
sSamson and Delilah," by a notable
east. with the big Festival chorus In
the role OF Hebrews and Philistines.
Ellison Van Hoose will have the role
Of Samson and Miss Florence milford.
that or Deliiah. Marion Green viii be
the high priest and Herbert Wither-
' - 4. 81 0f a
lech and an old Hebrew.
Rev. Percy Dawson will not be pas
tor OF the First Unitarian church here
mother year, and back of this an
nouncement is story ofsthe spread OF
Socialism in this city.
Mr.. Dawson came hererfrom the east
two years ago to succeed Rev. Y
Wilder Foote, when Mr.. Foote was
made an ofiicer in one OF the church's
national organizations. Mr.. Foote
was strong Socialist, and he had not
been In this city long until he began
70 preach the socialistic doctrine a,
very opportunity. He became afIlliat
"a with the University Socialist club
ard frequently delivered Socialist lee
lures In this and other cities in thi.
vicinity.
Recently, so the members OF hIi
congregation claim, he invited tn.
University Socialist club into tn,
church. and gave II the use OF tn,
church parlors for a meeting place
Il il also alleged that the club speed
/|y usurped the functions of the younI
ofople's society of the church AM
the congregation decided to get RI
OF Mr.. Dawson. Accordingly. canva
81 the church members was made, an
n the annual church meeting. whel
noses were counted II was seen tina
Ar. Dawson's opponents would hav
enough votes to depose him.
When the question of his retention
VAS reached In the course OF the meet
Inr there were no speeches agsins
him. but his Socialist frinds did speal
IA his favor, as they realized tina
there was movement on foot TO Gus
MINI. When the vote was taken It wa
found that there were 40 agains
him and but So for him, so he wi
leave here at the end of the cnurc
I.nr In June. So FAR no arrangement
have been made to secure his success
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