The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-05
CITY EXPECTANT;;
MUSIC FESTIVAL
IS APPROACHING
Everything Ready for First Of
Series of Wednesday
Club Concerts
ARTISTS TAKE REST
AT COUNTRY CLUB
Spend Sunday in Recreation
Last Rehearsal Having Pre-
pared Them for Brilliant
Performance Tonight

through WITH reDedTSdfS, TeCupetat az
ed by day spent at the Country CLUB
and feeling we'll and At, the artists
engaged by the Wednesday club are
ready for the opening concert to-
night of the series to be given at the
auditorium and promise Richmond
the best Ii has ever heard in vocal
and orchestral music.
Keyed up to the highest point OF
expectancy and eager for the first
note which shall usher in two days
of musical enjoyment. the lovers OF
the art of Orpheus having bought
out the house are waiting with III
concealed impatience for the open
ing tonight.
Everything in Readiness.
The promoters are ready, the We'd
nesday club chorus is ready, the
artists are ready Everything is in
readiness and the prospects for the
greatest musical treat ever enjoyed by
Richmond are as bright as the wealth
er which greeted the arrival of the
grand opera stars several days ago.
The best in every line has been Sc
cured by the Wednesday club. whose
own chorus has been trained to the
highest pitch and confidently expects
to demonstrate that the last twelve
months has shown an improvement
In it's art even over the point on ef-
ficlency which IL showed last season.
With grand opera stars OF nation
and even worldwide fame, with
directors known throughout all the
musical world and with local talent
not unknown beyond the borders OF
the State. the club confidently expects
the greatest success OF its long
series OF successes Beginning Mon
day night and ending Tuesday night.
with a matiness Tuesday. three con-
certs Of unrivaled excellence will be
given to musical Richmond. The
talent will be the greatest ever
brought 10 this city. 1t is not one
great star around which lesser satel-
iites are lowering that will make the
achievement of the club one long to
be remembered. but a chorus OF stars
vocal and instrumental Artists Of
greater ability as soloists could not
he secured. and the orchestra Is that
of the Metropolitan Opera house and
the chorus is that of the Wednesday
club. The calling of the names Is
sufficient to disclose the brtiltancy OF
the talent engaged.
-EiRheF@ AiiesAnriro Runci," tenor
Richard Hageman, leader of the or
chestra: Miss Helen Stanley and
Carolina White. soprano. Miss Helen
Spencer, contralio: Tina Lerna. pia-
iste: ". Henry Baker. director of
chorus: Miss Margaret Reyes. con-
traito: Paul Al,house. robust tenor;
Betty Cooker. soprano: Clarence
Whitehill. baritone: Howard Bryant,
haritone--an array that Is capable of
rendering concerts and operas in
manner never equled in Richmond.
Yesterday these stars spent the
greater part OF their time as guests
of the Country club, being entertain
ed at dinner and given opportunity
to enjoy the season OF rest and re-
creation upon its wide grounds. Some
Of them played golf. while others
lounged on the verandas enjoying the
excellent spring day. The hnal re-
hearsal was held Saturday night un-
der the direction OF Conductor Rich
ard Hageman. OF the Metropolitan
Opera house orchestra, and rest has
been tho order since.
The three concerts to be given to-
day and tomorrow will appeal not
alone to those versed In the tech
nique Of music and familiar with
musical lore, but win be enjoyed by
the novices as we'll. Music that APP
peals on account of its artistic merit
as we'll as music that appeals be-
cause OF the sweep Of It's melody will
be given those who attend. Ono will
not have to be a devotee of music
70 enjoy It. Even those whose tastes
have become somewhat vit!ated by
a too great attendance upon musical
comedies, ana who have been stuffed
to nausea with popular aira, good.
bad and Indifferent, will receive the
solos and choral music with enjoy
ment. In fact, to many OF them 1t
will be AZ 4 fresh breeze on = sultry
day. ray Of sunshine through the
3orgy air, the sweet murmur OF
trees and songs Of the birds after the
Aurly-buriy Of tho city.
That Richmond expects to enjoy
these concerts ID evidenced by tho
fact that the sale a. tickets has been
unprecedented. For the opening
out, and the demand for tickets to
other performances 10 still brisk. An
unrusicai city this may have been
once, but tho box officc man knows
that Il 10 70 no longer. From other
cities, many Of them from without
the State, orders for seats have come.
In sire of attendance AZ well as In the
exceilcnce Of tho program the TWEEN
tleth annual festival OF the Rich
mend wednesday club will bo the
greatest In Its history, The program
for the three concerts ID NJ follows.
Programs in Full.
The programs for the three con-
eerts win be AZ foilowsI
Monday Evening, May 9Th,
Miss Helen Stanley. soprano.
Miss Janet Spencer, eontralte,
Signor Allesandr0 Bench, tenor
The Wednesday Ciub--W. Henry
Baker. director,
The Metropolitan Opera House
8 hestrA--Guiseppe 6turani. con-
sfrctor,
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