The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-18
GREAT ARTISTS
SPARTANBUGG
Great Plans are Made
the Music Festival in
May
SOUTFIERNER is
ON PROGRAM
Riccardo Martin WIN Be Heard
In Principle Tenor Roles
In Two Operas-Other
Famous Singers

Spartanburg, Feb. 16.-BeRinning
on Wednesday, May G, and continuing
for three days, Spartanburg's goth
annual music festival will be held in
Converse college auditorium Edmon
Morris, director OF the festival, las
been at work for months preparing
for the event. He is now drilling a
great chours.
The first artist engaged was Ric-
cardo Martin, tenor who is forging
to the front rank. He is q member OF
the Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York. There he alternates with
Caruso In singing the principal tenor
roles. At his birthplace, Hopkins
Vile. Ky, his proud fellow townsnien
refer TO him etionately as aDick..''
He made HIS deut IN Italy and there
the italian rendering 81 @Ricardo''
was Insisted upon. But his real name
ana Is ieT fnf Martin tHbnahp and he lis is South ss
H Mrhe 'FfauGes Aida tst TIE sbeclai
.attraction for artists night, She is
eraf manager OF the Metropolitan
ope Ta company. Nine Aida is one
of the fayorite prima donnas of the
company. She created the leadine
soprano role in Victor Herbert's new
opera Madeleine"
no Sing In English
Nine Yvonne da TraTille, the COL
oratnra soprano, Will sing the Toi5
Of the queen in ~The Huguenots.n y
She is a native OF Texas bnt has
spent much OF her life in SEurope and
has only recently returned TO the
United States. Although singing In
eight languages she has volunteered
TO sing all her music at the festival
In English. va
Nine: cecile Talma Will sing "San-
tu2sap In "Cavalieria RusticanHa"
and appear9at the childien's concert
as soloist. She Is OF Danish birth and
French descent but an American by
adoption,
Miss Mildred Potter one of tile
youngest contraItos, has won recog-
hition from the highest and most tdif-
fictilt sonrces In the short time that
she has been knowis s.s ssss;i ~
cured Miss Potter for the SparsaIi-
burg festival just as the tsanagefs Sf
thek Cincinnati May festival were at
tempting to rush negotiations.
One who has been heard here, Mrs
A. G. Biotcky Singing small part
at the festival last year Mrs. Blotehy
so charmed her hearers that there
was a universal demand to have kar
again on the programme. Mr. Nor
ris has chosen her for the responsible
contralto part in the first programme
and as one of the soloists In the SEQ
ono. y ~
Charles ". Clark is tine baritone
who will appear at the first two even
ings, he Is big, jolly fellow with
teEsts!!ss. tes:ii tsessi 2 56T OH aTeIIt.+s5 q
HagemAnn WIN Retarn
Sharing the honors or artists, night
with Nine. Aida will be Theodore
Harrison, who for three vests W., !
soloisi at the Bach faafi6ai In par-
lin. q
The instrumental Accompaniment
viii be FURNISHED by the Metropo litan
Opera orchs sstra. It wifi be unde er, the
die etiofi tiof Richard II eiisanfl, who
50 fzyorably impressed the audiences
Z acasaiEeFla RHstiGana, viii bs Z ~
l en on the evening" i66f May s.. yhe fes-
y ltivdf opehihg ni ght! II On Thufs d ~
afternoon, May n z! the q hild dfenss ch0-
rus Will hold full sway Z. uiiEi AhAir
! gifted leader, Miss Carrie McAfakin.
Mime. Talma and Mrs. Blotcl.y .iIll
appear on tniS matinee c. sol 0ists.
On Thursday evening the Opara ..Trl..
.Hnguetio lots, viii be presented. The
symphony matinee" viii be Friday
-. GO 3 10 5EeTiSs w COM
certs Will reach It's climax at artists
night on Friday evening. EIme Aida
Z and Mr.. Harrison viii share tie hon
ors..