The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-09
Hiss Emma Rempfer of the
Washburn Music Department
VIII Take the Alto Part in ''The
Messiah" Tonight.
OTHER SOLOISTS ARE HERE
The Performance VIII Begin
Promptly at s O'clock.
Full Rehearsal at the Audi
tOrium This Afternoon.

forum This Afternoon.
'sTl1s Messiah" HandeTs incompar-
able oratorio, will be sung at the
Auditorium tonight, beginning
promptly a o'clock, by Il chorus of
500 voices from the Topeka Musical
Art society, assisted by the society s
orchestra of fifty pieces.
At the last moment Miss Lucy Hart
man, the Chicago contralto, who was
engaged to sing the leading alto part.
found it impossible to come, on ac-
count of the date for the presentation
having been changed after she had
been engaged, and the opportunity
was opened for a Topeka singer to
make her debut in grand opera music
(for such the Messiah music really
isl before a home audience, SO Miss
Emma Rempfer, head of the music de-
partment at WaShburn college, will
take the contralto solo parts, and Will
share honorS with the othC- noted
singers who will be heard: Nine
Bruno MarcuSson. of Chicago. so
prano; George Deane, Kansas City,
tenor. and Joseph a Farrell, Kansas
City. basso.
Miss Rempfer has sang the central
to in The Messiah a number of
times before and is a singer of ex
cellent voice. range and power She
studied nearly three years abroad,
and upon her return to America at
the beginning of the European war
was offered d position with the BOs-
ton Opera company but declined it.
Her home is in South Dakota She Is
enthusiastic. gifted musician and
has been a member OF the chorus of
the Musical Art society since coming
to Topeka last February.
1.-THE ether soIOists arrived in the city
b today and this afternoon full re-
hearsal is in progress at the Audi
torium-
The seat sale has been very graft
flying and practically all the private
boxes will be occupied tonight by the
patrons and patronesses of the so
ciety, comprising well-knOwn Topeka
rIaflies and gentlemen.
= Dean Whitehouse, conductor of the
chorus, states that the program Will
begin sharply at o'clock, and that
no one will be seated during the play
ing of the overture
The soIoists of the Topeka Musical
Art society are: Madame Grace
Bruno Marcusson. soprano; Miss Emu
ma Rempfer, contralto; George Deane,
tenor. and Joseph a. Farrell. basso.
The Chorus.
Sopranos: Mrs. Lillian NJ Ander-
son, Marjorie NJ. Anderson, Nellie NJ
Ansel Mrs Grace Slower Ash. Mrs.
n z. AXtell Mrs. r. w. Ayers, Uarda
Baird, I4Ira Barnes, Mae Beaver, Mrs.
J. H Beckholt, Margaret Black, Lu-
eiie Bomgardner. Ruth Rorngardner,
Mrs A r.. Bowers, Mable Boyer, Hell
en- Lucille Brelsford, Iona buchanan,
Dorothy Burnette, Florence P Camp
bell, Mrs. Monta Campbell Birdine
Chandler. Bertha Clinton, Marjorie
Cole, Mrs. Theo. Courtney, Florence
Craven, Mrs S. J CrImbine, Mrs
w J. V.iDeacon, Gertrude Dick, Creta
Dickey. Gladys Dougherty, Mrs VIM
Garrett. Elizabeth Gaume, Ada Cid
don, Ethel B. Grant. Elizabeth Greg
orr, Mrs. J. E. Griest, Margaret Han
ley, Wade Hardy, Faye E Hathaway,
Mrs. e. c. Heck, Tresa Heck, Mrs
O. E. Hunt, Hazel Hypes, Fay ms
keep, Meta Jacobs, Mrs. C,has. Z.
.Josiin, Mrs Mary A. Jungk, Minnie
Lawrence, Marian Lindsay, Ruth
Locke, Mrs. L. w Lomma SSon, Mrs
j. w. Lormore, Mrs VIM. Macarthur,
Lulu NJ. McCabe, Florence AfcCord,
cry. Janet McMurtrie, Atheda Mar
latte, Hazel Means, Harlan Mechem.
Mrs. VI. A. Miller, Mayme Mitchell,
Lola L Morrison, Mrs o. J. Mouldey,
Winifred Nash, Mrs. NJ. - Hsaylor.
Sophie Nelson, Nina Nicholas, Jean
cite Ortman, Mrs. Guy E. Owens, Ade-
line PaXson, Hazelle Paxson. Anna
Peterson Mrs. s. H. Pitcher, Winifred
Price, Mayme Pringle, Mrs. G.. F.
Rees, leila Reynolds. Grace Ricken-
hacher. Mrs. w. H. Riley, Mrs. Gle
ment X Roose, Mrs. J. v, Rowles,
Helen s Searle, Martha Shaler, Mary
Helen Shirer, Myrtle Shoop, Mrs. b.
B. Smyth, Imogene Snyder, Erlna
Strong, Mrs. Frank l. Sturses, Ellen
Swanson, Mrs. NJ. Fl. Templeton. Inez
Tiffany, Mrs. f. May Upton, -%ddie
lTnlien, Ona Tweedy, Doris Weber,
HazelIe Wells, Mrs. c. L. Williams,
Mrs Frank Wilson, Helen Wiss.
Louise Wolcott, Mrs. Henry e. Wolfe,
Helen Wright, Henrietta Wright,
Marguerite Wright.
4, Altos: La Won Adamson, Clara
Beaver, Edna Bell. Jennie f. BIinn,
Ada BoIdion, Mrs. w. w Bowman,
Mildred t Coover, Inez Cornell, Mrs
Nyrtle cowdrey, Mrs. G. w. Crawford,
clara I7kstrom. Iva Elzstron. Alice
Ellenberger, Irene Foster, Mrs ID. G.
Haggart, Hattie NJ Halbert, Mrs.
FRANK w Harrison, Helen L Haskell,
Mrs. Albert Hirschberg, Mary John
stone. Mildred Koser, Esther Lauter-
bach. Martha Lawrence, Mrs. A. ].
McC-abe, Nellie McComb, Mrs. +. :.
Magee Helen Malstrom, Mrs. /. A
MecheIn, Lillian Mechem, Irene Nun
SON Elizabeth Newman, Mrs. c. Oak,
ET5fh V. Phinney, Mrs Zoe 1'rather,
Mrs Harry Pribble, Blanche Reed,
Ts.,nrna Rempfer. Mabel Reynolds, Mrs
T n s. rgent, Allison B. Shaver. Mrs.
r. M. Smiley, Goldie Anelyne Smith,
Virginia Smith. Jennie Stoves, Marion
Riddle Sullivan, Virginia Taltaferro,
Mrs L, Thorpe, Lou E Tilson,
Anna. walker, Hazel Wing, Irene Win
- Ma rearet Wolfe, Gracia Wood.
Tenors-William F. Axtel Har-