The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-24
Special Sunday Organ Recitals to be
Given by Lester Huff at the Apollo

- organ music mas prompted
Lester Huff, organist at the Apollo I
and James Kennedy. manager of the |
theater, to announce special organ |
concerts on Sunday.
These concerts will begin at 1890 |
noon on Sundays and will be so ar |
ranged that they will be concluded |
just before the regular shows start. |.
Such an idea has been expressed |
in various ways in the larger movie
theaters of the country. The first |
concert of this series will be given |
next Sunday, tomorrow, at the
Apollo.
The following program has been
arranged by Mr.. Huff:
March-"Pomp and Circumstances" 49,.
,:...;,. ..........,s Sir Edward Ellgar
y sogt5ern Rhapsody .IuciSs H9sTnes
'0oai 'S NJ. 'cliG swiliams, so!oist. selected
Dance Of the Hours" from La Gia,
"A screen Organ Novelty F0"'"''''
T7WO public concerts will be
| given Sunday by the Indian
S apolis Military Band. under
the direction of W. S. Mitchell. con-
ductor, in the city parks.
At $3.50 p. m. Sunday a concert
will be given at Garfield Park and
at 7:45 p. m. at Brookside Park.
The Sunday programs will be as
follows:
Garfield Park. $3.50 p. VI.
March, Illinois American Legion" Woods
Excerpts From Won F-otow's, opera.
Solo tM M flmts 49,. Arr. Moses TiSSssndi
'''' -' MIR. Montanii.. 0'oO''N
Scenes From THE Red Mill Herbert
oTe afsR Barber Of Seville 'Ci' .kkSssin5
soprano SOLO Miss Case 'eieP'eo
W Eitn'S %add!nS q Of f the Winds Hail
Br S8isPSPP Park Playground. 7:45 P. NJ
presidential Polonaise'' ......... Sousa |
E apRRSaFIaan sso oIo NY ResaFds moses
Mrr. Howard. '''' ~
ssi stsfe Gaa king DodO .:::: [uders
Overture; Fest .............. LsrutneTT
Group of Songs M,:: ict Cas-. selected
"Reminiscences Of Verdi" ....A Arr. Godfrey
The Lion Chase ............. holllns
The concerts given regularity on
Sunday afternoon at Garfield Park,
and Thursday evening at University
Park. are under the auspices Of the
park board.
The concerts given at other parks,
or Fairgrounds on Sunday evening, !
are under the auspices Of the recrea-
ton department.
The soloists this Sunday are Mary |
Case, Pasquale Montani and Noble 1
=. Howard.
FOT. LOUIS step toward de-
| mocratizing grand opera |
~ through it's civic institution. |
the Municipal Theatre Association,
which presented last week at the |
open air theater in Forest Park one
of the finest productions of I'll Tro-
vatore" ever given. ended with a
profit rather than the anticipated def
icit and also with the creation of a
new record for attendance at the
Theater and the second
biggest week in the >eight years of
opera here.
Another record was also regis
tered when the five members Of the
cast three OF them members OF the
Metropolitan Opera Company and
the other two artists from other lead
ing operate organizations. sang in
seven consecutive performances Of
I'll Trovatore.
on all previous occasions of con-
secutive presentations of opera, 1t
has been done with an alternating
cast and never has an entire cast
sung such a supposedly strenuous
program.
Frances Peralto, Marion Telva
and James Wolfe of the Metropoli-
tan. and Judson House and Greek
Evans, however, appeared none the
worse for their record making feat,
and in fact. seemed to enjoy the
of a great opera tradition.
More than $4,000 persons swarmed
to the Municipal Theater for the
seven performances Of I'll Trova-
tore" smashing a record that has
stood since 1923, when $4,000 per.
sons saw 1.-THE Merry Widow" Not
withstanding the. larger attendance,
I'll Trovatore" failed to surpass
those Of that presentation Of THE |
Merry Widow" officials Of the asso-
citation pointing out the less expen-
sive seats of the vast open air the.
alter were in greater demand for the |
grand opera performances.
It is significant in St. Louis cat
tempt to democratize grand opera
that more than $4,000 persons heard |
the opera without paying admission,
1t being a policy of the Municipal |
Theater Association to set aside |
1.733 free seats every night And |
while this number was enjoying the
opera each night free, approximate
ly $4,000 persons say I'll Trovatore"
on Municipal Operas tremendous |
scale from seats that cost no more
than % and so cents.
The attendance record was Gre |
ated in spite of unfavorable condi- |
lions for outdoor opera, because, not |
only did the opening fall on July 8,
when numerous st. Louisans were |
out of town enjoying the extended |
holiday. but also because threaten
ing weather prevailed on several |
nights. thus cutting down the sale
Of tickets at the gate.