Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-01
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5UF[y|NG START.
'5housands Throng Theatres Of
City Yesterday to Hear
Concerts
SCHEDULE DAILY PROGRAMS

Music Week Is we'll under wav after
y hyins start yesterday. anG varied
I pfcsram has been arranged for each day
this week.
The opening concerts yesterday were
an unqualified success. Thousands Of
persons thronged the theatres. The
prORraifr3 were arranged under the.
direction OF the Philadelphia Music
( Leasue. DR.. Leopold StOkowski. di.
rertor OF the Philadelphia Orchestra.
visited many of the theatres and gave
: short talk on the value of music to
Philadelphia.
The Symphony Club Orchestra. con.
Quoted by William f. Happich. played
i IN Keith's Theatre before large audi.
;rhe chorus Of the Philadelphia Music
b Club and the W0men's symphony Or
chestra Of Philadelphia sang and played
In the Lyric Theatre.
The Stanley Theatre Orchestra and
the Welsh singers were the attraction
which drew large crowd at the stan
lev Theatre.
The Matinee Musical Club Chorus.
directed by Helen Pulaski 1nnes, gave
4 recital in the Forrest Theatre.
The. Bethany Temple Choir. led by
Charles II. Martin. and the \. Snellcn-
burg L Co. Band, conducted by John
j. Carroll. gave recital and concert
In Nixon Theatre. Tekla Farm-Alc-
Kinnie, soprano, sang. :,
The Chalen,y ssrins Quartet played
i In the Strand
Tho Frankford Symphony Orchestra.
conducted by Hedda Den Donough. and
the Choral Union Of philadelphia. di-
rccted by Hedda van den Beeint, COM
bined in a concert in the Allegheny
The Woman's Club of Germantown
gave recital in the Colonial Theatre.
There were several soloists as well as
en1TMO'F The Falls Of OF Ssschuylkill Chorus sang
IN the Empress Theatre. 1t was di.
rected BY Joseph Smith.
The Mendelssohn Club. conducted by
N. Lindsay NOrden. gave a concert in
the Broadway Theatre. The soprano
was Edith Fighter Wilson. Henry
Fry was the organist and Mrs. George
Malpass. accompanist.
G. Walter Wallace. organist. and
pianist, and Elizabeth Wander Beck. 40.
prano.A A were the artists who appeared
at the 1.awndalc Thcatrei
Activities Of the Negro residents cen.
tere1F i'm the Dunbar Theatre. at which
the following organizations appeared:
St. Barnabas Church Choir. directed
by Rand Smith; Peoples Choral So
ciety. Philadelphia local chorus. Cen
tral Presbyterian Church Choir, Quaker
City Female Band. conducted by Mrs
Abbie johnson. and the Elks' Band.
conducted by William johnson. There
also was solo singing and violin selec-
tions. ......
Churches took a prominent part in
the celebration in Philadelphia as well
Z aa fhrOu 1hOut the State
The program for today in celebration
Of Philadelphia first Music Week is as
'0lU" AZ the theodore presser, Music Store.
1912 Chestnut street. victrola depart
ment-Fr0m 10 to 5 o'clock radio con =
cert.
Stetson Company Auditorium---12 80
to o'clock, music appreciation lecture
hy Miss Edith Rhette. .
A. NJ. Collins AuditOrium-12:2 % TO
to ~ 80 o'clock. music appreciation lec-
ture by Miss Elizabeth Daniels.
st. Clements Church. Twentieth an
Cherry streets-Evening organ recital
by Rollo F. Maitland and Henry 5.
= First Presbyterian Church. Chelten
and Germantown avcnues--Evening or =
gan recital by A. Gordon Mitchell and
Stanley Addicks.
OC SSShOOIs "Shts .sVtouu anu III
ner streets--C6ncerts to parents by the
Matinee Musical Club and music ap-
probation lecture by Miss Daniels at
8 p. NJ.
Studio recital--Alelina Patti ,Noar.
MoOse Templc-Evening, American
2 Ice and Coal Company Chorus Of Fifty,
under Charles II. Martin. director.
COnshOhocken-S L. NJ. Octave Club
Chorus.
William Penn High School Evening
concert to parents by the school chorus
under Miss Sarah .B. Callinan.
Ritz -Carlton-Testimonial dinner tC
DR.. Enoch W. Pearson. a.,
Bellevue Straford - Adver | $ na
WOmen's Club. music appreciation lee
ture by Miss Edith Rhetts.
Messiah Reformed Church, Thirteenth
and Wolf streets. will give band con
: cert on the lawn at 7:15 o'clock every
night Of the week with cOmmunit,
singing.
Ritz. .Carlton-Ben Stad Little Sym.
phony Orchestra, special concert. will
Miss Caroline Wagner Green. soprano
Philadelphia General Hospital--Mat
inee Musical Club concert, under Mrs
Hafele.
Holmesburs Institution - Matine,
Musical Club concert. under Mrs. Gray
Nazarcne Home. Twenty. third stree
and Columbia avcnue-Matinec Musica
Club concert. under Mrs. Oellers.
Blind Home for Womcn-Matinc,
Musical Club concert. under Miss Kcrk
Penn l1Ome-Alatince Musical Clul
concert, under Miss Ann Thompson.
Strawbridge & ClOthicr - Specia
radio brOadcasting from B 80 to 4 q,
p. NJ, French program.
Reed Street Settlement Housc-Mati
nee Musical Club program. under Mrs
StOpp.
Presser Home. Germantown-Matinc
Musical Club program under the NIissc