The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-16

be taken as a sign that future opera
will mean capacity hou es at every
performance. And the pubic shou:c
know that the less expensive blocks
of seats were early sold and there.
after the demand for seats at those
prices could not be duplicated. 1t Is
probably no e1aggeratton to state
that twice as many OF these seats
Gu d have been sold had they been
available.
In MIR Dippel's statement Just pub
lished In the Pittsburg papers he
points out that Cleveland played to
only $3,7s2.OO. whereas Wheeling
played to ~$3,666.50. The local ex'
penses in Cleveland we're over $2,OUO.
Still, naturally. grand opera cannot
be carried on with receipts so m l..
All in all, no finer attempt at pub
lie b%enefactoin has been made In our
recollection and Wheeling may we'll
feel proud In having had some small
part In the work. This pride is sin
cerely shared by
UNIVERSITY CLUB CONCERT
COMMITTEE.
Music In tho United States ,
The report OF the Bureau OF the De-
partment Of Commerce OF the United
States, which held q census In 1919.
has just issued It's report which gives
some startling figures In regard to
muic and musical Industries In this
country. In this year at 1922. over
seven hundred millions Of dollars on
music In all its forms, five sevenths
Of which sum will 60 to tho musical
industries alone, will be spent BY our
people, according to estimate made by
John C. Freund. eminent editor and
publisher Of Musical America It Is
shown that our country leads all
others in musical activities OF all
kinds. More renowned artists are
heard in the United States each year
than in. all the other countries com.
bnied. We have the best opera. the
best symphony orchestras and more
people studying music than the old
countries.
Great Progress In Last FIfy Years.
Fifty years ago such a thing az a
musical supervisor was unheard or
To-day we are told that there are
over 1000 such leaders. The late war
did much to popularize and establish
community singing among our people.
Choral societies have been the put
growth Of this community singing, 30
that to-day many cities and towns are
having really fine choral concerts and
thousands are singing the standard
o~ratories that otherwise would never
"ecome familiar with them. Mr..
Freund states further that q lconser-
yatiye estimate shows that between
two and three millions Of people In
this country earn their living IN musl'
cal pursuits Of n kind or another
Don't let any one tell you that the u.
S. is not musical. All the bestIteach-
ers Of Europe have moved to our
country already, or wish they could.
80 that to day a musician a be as
proud OF having received his entire
training In the United States as those
Of the last generation who boast that
they had been educated abroad! And
don't f~reet to boost for the Ameri-
can artist also!
The Messiah" at st. Luke's.
Il was announced some weeks ago
that Mr.. Flora Williams would give
excerpts from the Messiah" during
he holidays with her choir at 81.
Luke's P. e. church on the Island.
Next SUNDAY night has been set rs
the date. She Is giving many OF the
bet solos and most of tie great
chornses, closing the program with
the ever admirable ."Ha'le'ujah (Do
audiences stand In Wheeling while Il
Is being sung?) Among the so!olsts
will be Thomas Martin, Miss Douds'
A. A. Taylor, Mrs. Faris, Mrs Ed. Stl'
fell. Miss Scott. Mrs. Lang Mrs. Teter.
Mrs Bowman and Water Sadler. The
chcir has been AUGMENTED to thirty
five voices, most Of whom have sung
in former presentations OF the same
work rnder Mrs. Williams. Miss Nan
Smith Is organist 1t should be q
memorable concert.
Sunday Nigh! At tho Court Theatre
The Court Theatre Is to be the
scene o: The closing meeting OF the
cries which have been Conducted in
our midst by Mel Trotter. All down:
town churches practically. are CO
ing, for the event. The meeting Is to
have some musical features that's are
worthy OF mention, There will be q
choir OF over a hundred voices led by
Homer Hammontree, soicist and song
'eader OF the party. There Will be
,pecial so'os by Mr.. Hammontree and
numbers by quartets from prominent
churches. There will be a concert
from 700 to 1880, preceding the
meeting proper, by q professional or
chestra Of fifteen picked players, led
by Edwin NJ. Stecfel, director or
music at the First Presbyterian. Mr..
Steckel had engaged this orche"tra
to assist In the presentation OF a can
tata but postponed the event one
week and arranged for them to play
at the union meeting instead. They
will play on the following Sunday
night at the church as originally plan
ned.
Two Prominent Musicians Coming
Announcement Is made OF the com.
ing appearances in Wheeling OF two
artists OF much fame and nbility. The
first will be Charles Trowbridge Tit.
mann, eminent basso. He Is to ap
near in Pittsburgh on Friday evening,
December 29th, as bass soloist with
the Mendelssohu Choir. Of 200 voices.