The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02

To Miss Edgell Adams, with her finished
art. her charming personality and pro-
gressve spirit. Birmingham doffs her hat
in homage for the big. undertaking that
she has shouldered in bringing the Gin
music, the initial programme of which
will be given at the Jefferson next Mon
day evening.
With an innate love of music in her
heart, desire to place Birmingham on
a music loving basis, an ambition to vie
with other cities of the south musically,
Miss Adams has given her time and en-
ergy to the enterprise in which she is en-
gagged and she deserves the hearty and
cordial cooperation of every citizen of
this city in making the engagement Of
the Cincinnati symphony orchestra a sue
cess.
Miss Adams is doing what it usually
takes a host of men to do.
She has responsibility enough on her
hands for ten people and if she isn't
given the support from Birmingham that
she should have, II will not only dampen
her ardor but stifle the musical ambi-
tion of the people to such an extent that
our dreams of grand opera, such At
lanta has. and a musical atmosphere can
not be created.
Miss Adams is one of the latest recruits
to Birmingham musical circles. but since
her introduction here by Mrs. Truman
Aldrich, j., she has made her impress
upon every one as an artist of unusual
talent, broad knowledge and exquisite
taste and finesse.
Miss Adams is not only popular musi-
cally, but socially. and her achievement
with the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra
will no doubt add many laurels to her
crown-all of which she richly merits
The prospects for immense houses at
each of the three performances of the
orchestra are most flattering, and in view
of this / was asking Miss Adams yester-
day about the music festival. She said !:
THE engagement of the Cincinnati
Symphony orchestra, after the Music Fes-
tival association had decided not to Under
take their annual May festival, has been
the subject of no little discussion and
speculation as to the outcome. Artisti-
cal1y no one questions the success or
the venture, bat financially we can only
wait for results and see what the get
together spirit can do. Every one rec
ognizes this orchestra as an organization
OF exceptional merit, ranking with the
best in America. The management and
conductor alike have been changed with
in the past year, Mrs. William H. Taft,
wife of the former President of the United
States, now being the president OF the
board of directors, which consists only
of women prominent in Cincinnati socie-
tv. The new conductor, Dr. Ernest Kun
wald. comes from Berlin, where he has
long been recognized as a tayorite with
that musical loving but critical public.
Under his leadership the orchestra has
advanced to it's present position, among
the foremost in the entire country. DE
Kunwald having been called to Berlin Tor
some months, has chosen most brilliant
and capable conductor, man young in
years. but with wide experience-Alr.
Philip Greedy Clapp of Boston-who VIII
direct the orchestra during Dr.-Kun-
walds absence.
And the soloists, I Questioned
emil Hermann. the violinist Miss
dams replied, land the cellist. julius
Sturn. are artists seldom found out
side the conventional concert field. or
Mrs. Aldrich and Miss Cunningham IT
is unnecessary to speak Is Birming
ham already knows their ability and
power to please. Mrs. A1drichs appear
anee after a year in the east, where she
has played with the big orchestras OF
the country, will no doubt, arouse
gread deal of enthusiasm
Miss Christine Miller Miss Adams
continued "is not so well known in this
part Of the south outside of the music
lovers who have read of her beautiful
contralto voice. her charming person
ality and wonderful success, not only