Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-10
'ALL IN READINESS FOR
GREAT SPRING FESTIVAL
City Auditorium to BE Scene of I'm
usual BriIliancc on Monday
and Tuesday.
WIDELY KNOWN ARTISTS SING
Wednesday Club Reaches Its High
Water Mark i'm Employment OF
Madame Emmy Destinn for Tues
day Night-IntcrcSt i'm Matinee.

! Every detail for the Annual Spring
Music Festival of the Wednesday club,
in the City Auditorium, OH Monday
night. Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday
/ night. has been worked out by the
officers and members of that organi-
cation. The announcement OF the en-
! iarGcd orchestra which will bring the
number OF musicians with the Phila
! delphia Orchestra up To ninety. has
served to kindle an unusually live IN
I tereSt in the event.
! Word has been received by tho Of
hccrs OF the club that :, large party
Is TO attend the festival from New
port News. The demand for rcscrva-
rions from Petersburg has been large.
and there is Indication that the dele
cation from that city will make a
noticeable place in the huge auditorium
Portsmouth Norfolk, suffolk. Fred
ericksburS. Ashland and many other
Virginia cities will send parties to the
festival. SO that the audience will be
truly representative of the State
GOVERNOR STUART WILL.
ENTERTAIN LARGE PARTY
Governor II. C. Stuart who is a mem
her OF the board OF governors of the
Wednesday Club, has reserved n large
NUMBER OF tickets and is expected to
bring quite party to the concerts
The unusually large number OF men
'i' 'ne orchestra VIII ncCcSSitate special
arrangements on the stage in the spa ce
allotted to the musicians Seats will
be provided for the members Of the
Wednesday Club Chorus. numbering
2I0 persons, in the customary place
+ on the stage.
Keen interest is being taken in the
appearance on the program OF the Tues
day matinee concer, of Miss Florence
l.arrabee. the pretty Petersburg girl
VINO mas achieved such Il success as a
piano soloist Her record as soloist
with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
mas served I" attract much attention
! Her friends in Petersburg and Rich
mond are planning 10 give her :, grca,
/ ovation when she makes her bow
In the engagement OF Emmy Destinu.
soprano Of the metropolitan Orera Com
nahN, Tor the Tuesday night concert the
/ Wednesday, Club has rcaC'.cd it's hi.,h-
water mark in stars Madame Destiuu
who is one Of the three predominant
, stars OF tn" Metropolitan, viii he pa id
Sl.650 by the club, Il figure much higher
than has ever been paid for soloist
! IN richmond before. Even the beloved
! Nina Gluck never drew such a price
For the Monday night concert. which
is the first OF the series OF three tho
chief event VIII he tho production b,.
the Philadelphia Orchestra. the Wcdncs-
+ day Club Chorus! and four soloists. of
Nerdls "Rcquiem,' a masterpiece" The
! soloists will be: Herbert Withcrspoon.
hasso, OF the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany; the famous Miss Florence IIiulil..
soprano: Dan Ecddoc. the wcli-knowr
tenor solois;; and Miss Mildred Potter
! who is just completing Il triumDhaut
tour OF the United states, The orci,es-
ira vii! he under the direction OF Leo
pold S;okowski, the celebrated conduc-
tor. while the chorus Will be handled by
! w. Henry Baker. vino has had such
marked success with the training Of the
chorus this winter.