The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-27
Festival De Luxe
Wednesday Club
Metropolitan Orchestra and
Opera Stars Features of
the Offering.

Everything points to splendid per-
Torrance tomorrow of Haydn orato-
rio THE Creation. to be given at A:io
o'clock tomorrow night in the tity
Auditorium by the Wednesday ciup
chorus of a0n members, under the Lead
ership of Kirk Mathews with f1ofence
Hinkle, Arthur Middleton and arthur
Hackett in the solo parts,
The metropolitan orchestra will play
the score. Miss Jean Trieg. accom-
pansst for the Wednesday club. who has
lust returned from New York after
hearing the oratorio society there,
states that the Richmond organization
has been doing more artistic work on
the singing OF 1.-THE Creation" than the
Oratorio Society OF New York. ala al
the concert she heard 1t give, although
IL is one OF the oldest and best known
organizations OF its kind in the coun-
try
Musicians of the city say that the
performance by the Wednesday club
gives every promise of being one that
Richmond should be proud Of, IS the
chorus is an unusually fine one even IN
TIE long record of Wednesday club
achievements Miss Trigg also heard
Florence Hinkle sing when she was in
New York and says that her rendition
Of one OF the famous artas IN The
Creation was one of the loveiiest
things she ever heard. The engage
m ent of this famous soprano probably
the best known oratorio artist in the
United States is proving one of the
most attractive features OF the concert
tomorrow night
Much enthusiasm Is felt also over the
engagements OF Arthur Hackett and
Arthur Middleton to sing the tenor and
baritone roles. respectively. Both sing
ers are prominent members of the
Metropolitan Opera company, an d
neither ono OF them has ever been
heard In Richmond. although Florence
Hinkle is favorite here.
Newcomers Here.
All three stars for the concert on
Tuesday night will make their Rich
mond debut then. and musicians IA
miiiar with the records which Rosa
Ponselie, Emma Roberts and Forrest
Lamont have been making on the
opera and concert stage this winter
are promising rare treat for the
Richmond audience which greets them.
Rosa Pcnselle. the sensational young
dramatic soprano OF the Metropolitan
opera, made her FIRST appearance before
q Metropolitan audience last November
In the role OF prima donna, never hav-
ing sung on the opera stage in her life
before. Her overwhelming success on
that occasion is now operate history.
Emma Roberts has luscious CON
tralto voice which was discovered"
when she was attending Randolnh- Ma
con woman's college in Lynchhurg.
Her career there was not continued for
the four years necessary to Il degree,
as II was evident that she possessed an
unusual voice deserving Of specialized
attention She was studying for the
operate stage In Germany when the
war broke out. and was ready for her
debut at tho most important opera
house in southern Germany when the
outbreak OF hostilities cancelled all
musical engagements, Since then she
has been appearing with conspicuous
success on the concert stage in New
York, where she has developed an art
all her own which is described as
painting with her voice" Forrest La
mont is considered the leading young
American tenor on the operate stage.
and he has Just been re-engaged by the
Chicago Opera company Tor the next
three wears as their leading tenor.
The metropolitan orchestra, under the
leadership Of Richard Hageman. will
figure prominently on the programs
for both Monday and Tuesday nights.
The famous organization viii come to
Richmond for special rehearsal with
the chorus and stars Monday morning
at II o'clock In the auditorium Mr..
HaEemAn will doubtless receive an
ovation Mt the hands Of his Richmond
public as ne has not been here since
the festival Of 1917. when his conduct
ing was one of the outstanding sue
cesses Of the concerts. He has been
leading the archestra. every Sunday
evening at the weekly sacred concerts
given at the Metropolitan Opera House
before audiences which average 1000
people in number. In addition to the
nightly performances at the opera
house this winter.
Heavy Advance sale.
II 10 expected that Richmond society
VIII he ont In force~yto attend both
concerts. M the advance seat sale has
been heavy and the list Of subscribing
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