Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
WEDNESDAY CLUB PLANS
ITS GREATEST FESTIVAL
Notable Musical, Dramatic and 3d.
cial Event Takes Place
April 12 aud IS.
GREAT ORCHESTRA COMING
Soloists Include Destinn, Wither-
spoon, Ober, Sembach, De Gogorza,
Larrabce, Bcddoc, Hinlsle and Pot
ter-Chorus OF 200 Voices.


ihc musical. dramatic and social season
in Virginia will be tho twenty second
annual Spring Music Festival OF the
Wednesday Club In the City Audi
torinin April IL and l3, with matinee
concert on Tuesday, April 13.
Featuring the program Is the great
Philadelphia Orchestra. symphonic
organization of seventy-fve musicians.
that is almost uncqualed In this coun-
try. while such vocal stars as Emmy
Destinn. soprano; Herbert wither-
spoon. basso; Johannes Sembach, tenor,
and Marguerite Obnr. contralto, are to
be heard.
EXPECT GREAT THINGS OF
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
1t liz tho confident prediction Of such
musical authoyties MS Arthur Scrive-
nor that, In the Philadelphia Orchestra
and Leopold Stokowski, it's conductor
the Wednesday, Club has secured the
services OF the most finished musical
organization In America. This feeling
Is evidently shared by the New York
correspondent of the Musical Courier,
who recently heard this orchestra
AS regards Mr.. Stokowski this writer
said; There seems to be nothing too
high to accomplish IN art on the part
OF conductor able to endow his or
chestra with a soul as Leopold Stokow-
ski has done In philadelphia"
Tho Philadelphia Orchestra is to
play at all three concerts Of the
spring festival. and 1t has been al
lotted an unusually prominent place
In the program by the music com
mittee. Officers of tho club are conf
dent that Stokowski and his accom-
plished musicians will score so great
triumph In Richmond as TO over
shadow tho success of tho orchestra Of
the Metropolitan Opera House in re-
cent years.
WIDELY KNOWN ARTISTS
TAKE SOLO PARTS
The artists secured for tho concerts
arc:
Emmy Destinn, leading soprano OF
tho Metropolitan Opera Company, an
operate star who ranks with the
greatest OF her profession Her nrst
fame was won with the Berlin Royal
Opera Company, and to-day sho is
credited with being able to sing
seventy operate roles In French, Ger
man and Italian.
Herbert Witherspoon. leading basso
OF the Metropolitan Opera Company
Witherspoon enjoys the unique distinc-
ton OF being one OF the few American
singers who have taken prominent posi-
lions In the ranks OF the Metropolitan
Opera Company He IS All artist of
rich voice. wonderfully schooled. and
is already q great favorite with Rich
;nopd audiences.
Marguerite Ober. leading mezzo-con-
tralto OF the metropolitan Opera Com
pany Madame ODER Is a native Of
Berlin. She is another star who was
drawn from the Berlin Royal Opera
making a sensational debut In New
York In 1913 Her success has been
remarkable.
Johannes Sembach. tho new German
tenor OF the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany. Scmbach. who is n newcomer in
he ranks OF American opera. is prod
act OF Mahler's Vienna regime and a
pupil OF Jean de Reszke. This is ono
81 his rrst concerts outside of New
York
Emilio de Gogorza, one of the most
celebrated bar!tones in this country
Gosorza gained his musical education
In London Paris and Ecrin His ring
ing and beautiful voice and his striking
personality years ago established him
firmly in the high regard OF the Rich
mond public.
Florence Larrabce n young pianist
OF considerable reputation. Unusual
interest attaches TO the appearance OF
Miss Larrabee because of the fact that
she Ia former Petersburg girl. She
has won recognition as solost with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Dan Beddoe. the famous concert
tenor. Beddoe Is a prime favorite with
musical audiences Of America by rea-
son OF his rare gifts. He made a tre-
mendous success In the Cincinnati and
Toronto music festivals.
Florence Hinkle, the soprano soloist
who has made a great name for her
self with the Boston Symphony Orchcs-
ira. the New York Philharmonic Society
and the Philadelphia Orchestra. She is
an American by birth. and gained he:
musical education In this country.
Mildred Potter. another American
singer. n contralto, whose accomplish
,ncnts have been such ms to bring her
into the limelight In the musical world
of this continent.
CHORUS HAS BEEN
HIGHLY DEVELOPED
Under the tutelage of w. Henri
Baker. director, the chorus of the Wed
nesday Club, 200 voices strong, has beer,
asslduously at work for the last six
months. Those who have heard the
chorus In rehearsal say that It is dis
lilG tnlS year ny remarkable
precision and rare tone quality.
The program for the three concerts
on April 12 and 10. rs announced by the
music committee, Is as follows:
Monday Evening, APRIL IL.
Soloists-Florence Hinkle, soprano;
Herbert Witherspoon, basso: Mildred
Potter, contralto, and Dan Beddoe,
tenor.
Les Preludes" List
The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Vcrdrs REQUIEM"
Chorus. Orchestra and Soloists
Tuesday Afternoon, April Is.
Soloist-Emillo de Gogorza and Miss