The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-05

National Music week in Indianapo-
lis today began its second eventful
dav after it was successfully launched
Sunday by a harp recital at the Mu-
rat and a great popular concert by
Orville Harold and his daughter,
Patti. at the Cadle Tabernacle.
Today's events include a choir fes-
tival at S:15 p. m. at the Cadle Taber-
nacle, recital by Emma Roberts at
the Academy of Music at $50 p. m,
concert by the pupils of Hugh Nc
Gibney at the Metropolitan School of
Music at s o'clock and other events.
When the curtain went up last
night at the Murat for the harp re
cftal of the fourth annual convention
of the National Association Of Harp
lists standing room was in great de-
mand-
Eighty-four harpists, the largest en-
semble of harps with viOlins in the
world, played in the opening number
under the direction of Carlos SalZedo'
president of the association
salzedo showed his artistry and
nroved his right to be considered
great harpist when he played two
e-roups of solo numbers. He was
given a splendid ovation.
Pasuuale Montain, vice president OF
the Indiana Chapter, directed harps,
voices and violins in Ave Maria
Mrs. Lillian Adam Flickinger was
sonrano soIoist for this pleasing NUN
Der.
y Montani, William Truesdale and
Van Veachton Rogers played three
compositions of Rogers on Irish harps.
These numbers will easily be re-
membered as we'll as the encore.
Edgar SpiIlman Kelly, who com
posed THE Pilgrim Progress
directed soloists. harps and organ IN
THE Greeting of the Pilgrims.
The concert closed with Louise
Schellschmidt- Koehne, conducting the
Indiana Chapter of Harpists in song
of the Volga Boatman.
DR.. Frank S. c. Wicks, pastor oil
All Souls Unitarian Church, WEI
coined the harpists to the city.
This was a great concert and must
he considered a triumph for the
harpists of this country.
Crowd Hears Harold
Il takes ]. I. Holcomb, Fred Dick
son and William Fortune TO put over
a big popular concert for the people,
as was attested yesterday afternoon
at o'clock when Orville Harold, the
greatest tenor on the operate stage
and his lovely daughter. Patti. sang
r. five thousand people at Cadle Taber-
nacle at a Memorial Concert TO In
diana's favorite ballad song writer,
Paul Dresser.
II Holcomb prefaced the concert
with A few fitting remarks on the sig
nifcance of music week, and a1ier
touching on the various local organl-
cations who are to give concerts ali
this week. he called particular atten-
tion 10 the coming visit OF Madame
crbumann- Heinck, who brings the tes-
tlvities to close the end Of this week.
William Fortune, in graceful
speech. spoke Of Paul Dresser ana
the memorial to be erected to him on
the banks Of the Wabash, and then
he introduced Orville Harold. VINO ap-
neared IN costume and received an
ovation on his entrance
Harold sang excerpts from the
onera Martha" opening with the
aria ..NTAppari." followed by The
Last Rose of Summer" sung beau
tifullv by his daughter Patti. who I'M
mediately won the hearts Of her au-
dience. Then Harold closed the hrst
number with the aria, "Ah, Che
Vol" which. as usual, ne rendered IN
an artistic and finished manner HIS
voice was rerfect. and every note was
clearly heard in every portion OF the
hall.
Patti Makes a Hit
Miss Harold, accompanied by Emil
/ Polak at the piano. next gave
clever little scene from the comic