The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-29
SCHUMANN-HE|NK MAY GIVE SPECIAL
 CONCERT SUNDAY
Noted ContraIto Asked to Sing for Benefit of European Re- lief Campaign at LoeW's
 Bijou Theatre


 Birmingham will learn to- day wether Mme. Schumann- Heink will sing here Sunday in a special concert at Loew's Bijou for the benefit of the European Relief campaign now being conducted. The consent of the managers of the great contralto and of the Jefferson the atre, where she is to sing Monday night, has already been secured and the ac- ceptance of Mime. Schumann-Heink her self is awaited as she ppeeds toward Bir- mingham from Florida
 Arrangements were concluded yester- day by Erskine Ramsay in which he secured the indorsement of the manager of the noted singer and the consent of the local theatre that she give an extra concert here. The aid of Herbert Hoover in getting the consent of the managers who are in New York was invoked by Mir. Ramsay.
 After Loew's Bijou theatre had been leased for the extra concert Sunday. MT. Ramsay sent a telegram to Mme Schu- mann-IIeink who is aboard train com ing toward Birmingham It was antici- pated that the message would reach her on board the train at some point in Flor ida and that an answer would come this morning when she reaches Montgomery.
 While it was stressed by Mir. Ramsay last night that nothing definite could be given out regarding the matter until the consent of the singer had been secured, he expressed confidence that unless there was some urgent reason preventing, that she would consent to give the concert here tomorrow afternoon. He pointed to her record during the war when she gave so freely of her time in raising funds for war purposes and in entertaining the sol diers at the various camps
 ARRANGEMENTS MADE
 Every arrangement has been made for the concert in case Mime. Schumann- Heink consents to appear. Loew's Bijou theatre has been secured for both after noon and night, it being the plan to change the concert to Sunday night if the singer expresses such preference. The concert, if it can be arranged, will take place at Loew's Bijou either at S:15 or 8:15 o'clock.
 If the concert is given the entire pro- ceeds will go to swell the fund now be- ing raised here for the relief of starving people of Europe. This campaign is In charge of ErslSine Ramsay as state chair man and w. J. Adams as county chair man.
 The tickets for the concert will be s. 50 in the orchestra and balcony and s2 for gallery seats. There will be no charge made for war tax. Tickets will be placed on sale at the Bijou theatre just as soon as word has been received that Mme. Schumann-Heink will accept, and tick cts have bean printed and arrange ments have been made for the sale of tickets today at most of the leading drug and cigar stores and several of the de- partment stores. Tickets will be on sale at the theatre today and tomorrow and at the stores which are open until noon tomorrow, after which they may be se- cured at the theatre.
 SALE OF TICKETS
 Announcement will be made in the newspaper this afternoon and tomorrow morning as 10 whether the noted singer will give the concert. In the mean time, information may be secured by ap- plying at any of the places where tickets are to be sold, at Loew's Bjou theatre, or by phoning Main 574o, state headquar- ters of the European Relief, or Main TIC county headquarters.
 Tickets will be placed on sale at the following places today if a favorable re ply is received from Mime. Schumann- Heink:
 Aronld-Masberg drug store. Fourth and Twentieth; Motion hotel. Tutwtler hotel, Hagan- Dunlap drug store. Third and Twentieth, Patterson's cigar store. Third and Twentieth; United cigar store, Second and Twentieth; Drennen's, cigar store, First National Bank building; Greenes drug store, First and Twen- tieth; Parkers drug store, First and Twentieth; Burnetts cigar stand, Brown- Marx building; Sak's, Loveman's, Pizits, Steel-Smith's. Burgers, Goldstein's, Ca heen's, cigar stand, Jefferson County Bank building; Adams drug store, Hill man hotel, Patterson's cigar store. Sec ond and Twentieth; Nunnally's. Twentieth street; Nunnally's. Nineteenth street. Martha Washington, Twentieth street.