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GREATEST FESTIVAL IN THE WEDNESDAY CLUB'S
HISTORY flONDAY AND TUESDAY AT THE ACADEflY
The Programmes That
Have Been Arranged,
THE CHILDREN
AT THE MATINEE
Thls Will bo One of the Most
Attractive Features.
LIST OF SINGERS WHO
WILL PARTICIPATE
Members of the Club Among Whom
Are Many of the Best-Known Citi
zens of Richmond. What tho
Organizatlon Has Accom
/plished in tho Past Few
Years. '
jno great mualcal event of tho year?
to-wlt, tho annual festlval of tho Wedncs
day Club?wlll begln to-morrow nlght at
tho Academy, and wlll bo brought to a
clo.se wlth two concerts on Tuesday.
Thls yoar tho fostlval ls of far more
thnn ordlnary Interest. Tho 'club has.
ivorked for ten yeara In tbe Interest ot
tho cultlvallon bf muslcal taste ln thls
commuiilty, and thls season, at tho tenth
mlle-stone, It looka hrfck and askn the
publlc endorscmont of lts effort. Tho fes
tival thia yoar la not to be no much of
a test'.monial benetlt. however, as It ls
n revlcw of tlio paat and a pause to con
Bldcr u-hethcr all the effort Is worth whUc
The programmes whlch wlll bo sung In
thl.- festlval could not lie excclled In gen?
eral nttractlvenesK. Thoy are not ultra
o'.isslcal, but nre made up ot the gorna
fnuti famoiiR ojierns and world-famed ora
torlox, that fire popular because tliey aro
en famlllar, hy reaaon of their general
nppeal and thelr Inlrlnslc worth, whlch
even thfc unmuslcnl must acknovrledgo.
The openlng concett wlll be devoted ex
cluelvely to excerpts from tho operas of
?\\agrier, Verdl and Oounod. "Tannhau
t>or," I'liohengrln." "Itlenzl," "II Trova
tore," "Emnnl," "Rlgoletto," "Lombardl"
nnd "Faust" are mado tr> supply tho In?
terest of thla concert. whllo the Wednes
doy -lub chorus of actlve members wlll
bn asalntcd hy four sololsts of world-wldo
repiiuilion and the Boston Festlval Or
chestra, so well known here for the ex
ccllence of Ita work ln former festlvals.
Children's Chorus.
At the Tuesday afternoon concert tbe
chlldren'*) chorus of 300 volces wlll appenr
ln a mlMcellaneous programme, naslsted
by three artlsts and tlie orchestra, and
on Tuovlay nlght. the brllliant eloslng
event, tho Wednosday Club wlll slng e_
ctrpta from "St. Paul", and from tho
"Ktabat Mater."
Tho programmes spealc for thcmselveaj
They aro of tho wldost and -.most varlea
Interest posslblo, and transcend In tho art*
of programme bulldlng niiythlng that bna
been attempted here up to thla tlmo.
As for tho artlsts, so much haa been
Fald of thom that llttle can bo ndded to
enhance thelr clalm upon the publlc at
tention, Tht-lr names are famlllar where
cver tho rllvlno art ls known nnd appre
cSnted. They havo beon Identlfled with the
festlvals ln \Vorcester and wlth tho other
leadlng muslcal events that havo occurred
in thla country, and they have been so
cuiod at enormous cost to appe.nr here.
Madam Blauvelt has been the cynosure
or tho eye of tbe M'ednesday Club mana
Rcra ever sincc she appeared hero with
mich brllliant succesa two years ago. lt
)o doubtful If tho club has ever had an nr
tlat of moro magnctlsm nr superlativc
chi.rm at any of thelr festlvals, and tho
nnnounecment that sho had been secured
to appoar hore bo soon after her rntiirn
liom her great trlumphs ln Europe has
beon a cause of great rejolclng ln local
muslcal clrclcs.
List of Arlists.
Tho full Hst of the artlsts ls as follows:
JMine. Blauyolt .Soprano.
Miss Anltn Itio.Soprano.
Mme. Loulso Homcr, Mezzo-Soprano Con?
tralto.
Mmo, Isabello Bouton..Contralto.
Ilorr Andreas Dlppel.Tenor.
Mr. Willlnm Wegener.;?. Tenor
Blg Kinllfo dn Gogorza.Bnrltone.
Mr. Fredc-rlck Martln.Basso,
Mr! Carl Webster.,.Vloloncelllst.
lt ls snld to be a sotirco of much grat
Klcnllnn to Iho members of tho club not
only that tho list of subscribers to the
festlval is much larger thnn It has ever
before lioon In the hlstory of tho organ?
izatlon, but thnt publlc IntorcKt has been
Bioused to such a hlgli pltch, and that
the general appieelation of tho club's ef-j
fort has taken a. very substantial turn
at the box-offlce wlndow. .
Expenses Are Heavy. j
Tho exponses of thls festlval aro ovor ,
fS.oOQ and tho subscribers' list covers llt?
tle more than half of thls amount. Yet I
the publlc rosponso to the call Issued hy !
the club has heen Indeed generoua, bo
much so in fact that tho managers hopo
to enlorgo tho scope of thelr pperatlonp
and wlll introduce thls fall the Metropnl
Jtan orcheatra wlth Jean do Reszko,
Madam Nordlca, Mmo. Sehumann Hcink,
and other noted artlsts and wlll alsd in
troduco a course of lecturcs on muslcal
subjects to be glven by Mr. Surctte that
wlll have a very practlcal and far-reach
Ing clTcct ln tho cultlvatlon of muslcal
taste.
Over flve hundred persons nre to take
part ln the festlval and tbe concerts will
be glven under tbe dlrectlon nnd buslness
managcment of Mr. Walter C. Mer?er,
who has tralnod both th>-;. "Wednesday
Club's rcgular chorus and tho childrn's
chorus.
? Mr. Emll Mollenbauor wlll nsslst Mr.
Xlercer ln tho dlrectlon of tho concerts
"irtd wlll conduct the orchestra and pos
ilbjy many other numbera of the. festl?
val partlcularly tho Meiidc-lssohn num
bers on tho second nlght. Tho Boston
festlval orchestra needs nn introduction
to the people nf Richmond for it has
beon ono of the most conspicuous fea?
tures of tho last seveh festivals glven by'
tho Wednesday Club and has never yet
been vlslted wlth an adverse critleism.
Fine Work of Chorus.
The maln cliorus of the club Is dolng
better work than over boforo In lts ca
reer and the chlldren's chorus has been
brought to a hlgh stato o'f. perfectlon.
It ls said by those who are In a posltlon
to know that the organlzatlon as a
wholo has never been ln such splendld
condltlon for any festlval as It iu thls
^-ear and the very best results may con
tldently be expected.
The Interest that the Richmond fes?
tlval arouses ln other quarters ls vouch
ed for by tho fact that all tho surround
Inp cltles nnd town wlll send thelr quota
of muslcal enthusiasts and that mualo
lovers wlll also bo here from Washing?
ton, Baltimore and the intormcdlato sta
tions.
Tho artlsts who nro to take part ln tho
festlval will arrlve here wlth tho orches?
tra to-nlght and there wlll be a general
rehearsa.1 at tho Academy to-morrow
morning. _ , ,
Tho salo of seats wlll be transferred
from the Maln-Street offlce of tlio club
at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning to tho
Academy. but tho salo of "stnndlng room
only" tickets wlll not begln until 7 o'clock
to-morrow nlglit.
FROGRAMMES OF THE FKST1VAL.
The programmes of tho three. conceits
are as follows:
Monday Nlght, April 27. 1003.
Opcratic Concert, Intrnrluclng Gems from
the Operas of Wngnor. Veidi
and G.punod.
Tho Wednesdny Club,
Mr. Walter C. Merccr, Dlrector.
Boston Fostlval Orchestra,'
_,Ir. Kmll Mollenliauer, Conductor.
Sololsts:
Miss Anltn Rlo.Soprano
Mmo. Isabello Bouton.Contralto
llerr Apdreaa Dlppel.Tenor
Mr. .Frodorlck Martln.Bass
Programmo,
Part I.
Ovorture, "Tannhnuser".Wa'gner
Orchestra.'
March and Chorus, frofh "Tannhau
ser".Wagner
Wedncsday Club and Orchestra.
Elsa's Dream, from "Lohcngrln"..Wagner
Miss Rlo.
Lohengrin's Narrative, from "Lohen
grlr.".Wagner
Herr Dippel.
Arla, from "Rlenzl".Wagner
Mme. Bouton.
Mlserere, from "11 Trovatore".Verdl
Miss Rio, Herr Dippel. Wedncsday
Club and Orchestra.
Aria, "Infellce," from "Ernani"... .Verdl
Mr. Martln.
Quartetto, from "Rigoletto".Verdl
Miss Rio, Mme. Bouton, Herr Dippel,
Mr. Martln.
Pllgiim's Chorus, from "Lombnrd!"..Verdl
Wednesdny Club and Orchestra.
Part II.
The Entire Thlrd Act of Faust.. .Gounod
Marguerlte.Miss Rio
Slebel, Martha.Mme. Bouton
Faust.Mr. Dippel
Mephistopheles.Mr. Martln
Tuesday Afternoon, April 2S, 1H03.
The Chlldren. Chorus,
Mr. Walter C. Mercer. Conductor.
Boston Festlval Orchestra,
Mr. Emll Mollenhauer, Conductor.
Sololsts.
Mme. Loulse Homer.Contralto
Mr. Carl Webster .Vloloncellst
Sig. Emlllo do Gogorza .Bantone
Programme.
Part I.
Symphonlc Pocm, "Es waren zwel Konlgs
klnder." .Volbach
Orchestra.
Chorus, "Joy and Gladness." from Hu
guenots." ,y.Meycrbeer
Cllldren's Chorus.
Arla, from "Le Rol de Lahore," Massenet
Slc. do Gogorza.
Vloloncello Solo. "Le Deslr," ..-. ...Servals
Mr. Webster.
Arla, "O, Prltres de Baal."-Meycrbeer
Mmo. Homer.
Chorus, "Morning Is Nigh," ("Tho Bluo
Danubc,") .Strauss
Children's Chorus.
Part II,
Orchestral Sulte, "Fnlry Talea,".Suk
(a) Llebe und Llc-d Ihr Konlgsklndor.
(b) Intermezzo, Volkstana,
(c) Intermezzo, Trauer Musllc.
(d) Konlgln Runa's Fluch-Slog der
Llebe.
Song, "Oreat Is Johovah.".Schubert
Mme. Homer,
Chorus, "Hopo Thou In God,".,..Handel
Children's Chorus.
Mlnuet.Bolzonl
Strlng Orchestra.
"Largo nl Factotum,".Rosslni
Slg, do Gogorza.
Chorus, 'The Cooper's Song,".Suppo
Children's Chorus.
Tuesday Nlght. April 88, 1903,
Tho Wcdnesday Club,
Mr. Walter C. Mercer, DIrector,
Boston Festlval Orchestra,
Mr. Emn MoIIcnhauer, Conductor.
Soloists:
Mme. Biauvelt.SopriiT.o
Mme. Isabelle Bouton.Contralto
Mr. XVm. Wegener.Tenor
Mr. Frederlck Martln.Bass
Programme.
Part I.
Excerpts from "St. Paul."
Chorus, "Lord Thou Alone Art God,1'
Mendelssohn.
Wedncsday Club and Orchestra.
Arla "Jerus.Uem".Mendelssohn
Mme. Blauvelt.
Arla "Oh! God Havo Mercy".Men?
delssohn.
Mr. Martln.
Chorus "How Lovely Aro The Messen
Sors.".Mendelssohn
Wedneaday Club and Orchestra.
Recitatlon, "And Ho Journeyed Wlth
C'ompanlons"; Aria, "But the Lord is
Mindful of Hls Own,".Mendelssohn
Mme. Bouton.
Arla "Be Thou Falthful Unto Death,"
Mendelssohn.
Mr. Wegener.
Chorus "O Great is the Death.". .Men?
delssohn.
Wednesday Club and Orchestra.
Part II.
Overturo, "Cockalgne. Elgar
Orchestra.
Excerpts from "Stabat Mater."
Quartette and Chorus, "Stabat Mater."
Rosslnl. . _
Wednesday Clnh Quartette and.Or?
chestra.
Arla "Cujus Animama.".Rosslnl
Mr. Wegener.
Duot, "Quls est Homo,".Rosslnl
Mme Blauvelt and Mmo Bouton.
Arla "Pro Peccatls,".Rosslnl
Mr. Martln.
Quartette . "Quando Corpua."......Rosslnl
Mme. Blauvelt. Mme. Bouton Mr. Wege?
ner and Mr. Martln.
"Fac Ut Portem.".RossLnl
Mme. Bouton.
"In'fammatus,".Hos-lnl
Mme. Blauvelt. Wedncsday Club and Or?
chestra.
CLUB'S OFFICERS ANTJ MEMBERS.
The ofllcers of tho Wednesday Club are:
Board of Govcrnors, H. T. Meloney, prea?
ldent- E. A. Iloen, vlco-presldont: Eu
geno ' Jones, secretary and treasurer;
Waltor C Mercer. muslcal dlrectorii
George'W. Stovens. Arthiir Berlvenor, S.
W Travers. XV. 1>. Duko, Henry h. Hutz
ler Walter C. Mercer, P. H. Mayo. J. G.
lia'nklns, John Stewart Bryan. Eugene
Jones E C. Mayo, I.ilburn T. Myers; ac
compnnlsts, Miss Mary S. Shelton, Miss
Belle Johnson; General Festlval Mana?
ger, Mr. Waltor C, Mercer, No. K21 East
Main Streot.
The nctlvo memliers of the club aro:
Soprano-Mrs. John T. Anderson. Miss
Roso Angle, Miss Judlth. Anderson, Miss
Ellen Anderson, Mrs. C. T. Brongle, Mrs.
B A. Bowers, Mrs. Gustave Brown, Miss.
Kate Blnswangcr, Mrs. A. R. Bowlea,
Mlsa Elsio Boykln, Mrs. James E. Can
non, Miss Ida Chrlstlan, Miss Rosel
Clark, Mra. Maud 9. Colllns. Mlaa Etta
Oottfeit, Mrs. E. ii, Chesterman, Mrs.
Walter G. Duko. Miss Cora D. Duke.
Mrs. A. C. Dlggs. Miss Florence Dansey,
Miss M. L. __irlafnb, Mra. R. W. Falr
lam. Mrs. E. B. Ford, Miss Roso Oreefi
tree, Miss Eillen Gulgon, Miss Abby
Owathmey Miss Albnrta Gwathmey, Miss
Mnrla Gwathmey. Mrs. W. E. Cr-on.
Miss Lucy F. Glbson. Miss Frniices Pey?
ton Glhson. Miss Ethel llnrtnian. Miss
Grace Hersman. Miss Mary B. Hlll, Mrs.
Fannie B. Hubbard, Ml-s Rern Hutehln
son. Mrs. M. H. Inghnm Miss N. Carrto
Jones, Mlsn Annie Lee Kenno.v Miss
Carrie Kldd. Miss Pnullno Kessnloh, Miss
C. P. Ltimpkln, Miss. Lucy Llnney. Miss
Nellle M. Lyons, Miss Lucy Mende. Miss
Luck H. Morton. Miss Florence Mny
nard, Mrs. Wnlter C. Mercor, Mlns Clnxa
Moore. Miss Moseley, Mrs. O B. Morgan.
Miss Zelle Mlnor, Mrs. V. N. Mann, Miss
Ida McCarthy. Miss Frances McKovet.
Miss Cnrlotta McCluer. Mlsa Rebe V.
Newell. Miss Pearl Nolley. Miss Jennle
Pelouze, Miss Blaneho Phaup. Miss Ma?
bel Phaup, Miss K. Belle Powell. Mrs.
Batklna, May Breeden, Helon Block,
Belle Block, Ellzabeth Brown, Mary Bo
hannon, Nannle Bailey, Blanche Booth,
Edlth Booth. Dalsy Booth. Pearlc Basher,
Oevevleve Burronghs, Elslo'Ball, Ger
trudc Uown.an, Mnmlo Baptlst, Frnnklo
Banghan, Laura Booth. Jnila Barnes,
Jessle Barne.v Rosalle Barnes Jesslo
Bfowft, Pnnsy Bowles, Florence Brown,
Lucy Brown. Stanley Blanton, Mary
Bluford. Roberta Bluford, Irene Bluford,
Robert Bluford. Sndle Bryant, Alico
Cnrleton. Mary Cauthorn. Elalne Coates,
Cnrle Coates, Jennlo Crowder, Oswnld
Cole. Mary Catlln, Loulae Clark, Mnrtha
Crowder. Lula Clyhorne, Llzle Clyborne,
Lummle Cunningham. Myra Chambers.
f'ora Catlln. T^ella Clowos, Sara Chnm
herlnyne, Vlrglnla Chamherlnyne, Belle
l/unford. Ruby Davls. Gray Davls. Wll
llo Dn.vldson, Edwln Dlggs, Besslo Poug
lass Robecca Davls, Dorothy Puco, Ina
Doggett, Mlnnlo Dunnlngton, Margnret
Daughorty. Ellza Epps, Luclle Epps, Llly
Elehel. Gcnovlovo Ellott. Charles Rminett,
Frnyser Evans, Esther Fenther, Fannlo
Fnrrell. Ida Flemmlng Grnco Frltchie,
Ellzabeth Frenr, Snrah Frenr, Elsle Far
mor, Grnce Folzey, Clarencn Freeman,
Ethel Flnney, Loulso Frlschkorn, Lrtulso
Manly B. Ramos, Mrs. Kate G. Read,
Mrs. Marlon T. Read, Mrs. Georgo H.
Rlchardson, Miss Gracle Rohleder, Mias
Jennle Rogerson, Mrs. J. H. Southall,
Mrs. V. E. A. Spott, Mra. Oscar E. Spott.
Miss Mary C. Smith, Miss Mary Sltter
ding, Miss Agnes Sitterding, Miss Ida
Thompson, Miss Inez Thomaa. Mrs. L. C.
Tucker, Mrs. George P. Welsh, Miss Mary
Woolrldge, Miss Eunlco Walker, Mrs.
H. O. Williams.
Alto?Miss Mary Anderson, Miss Mnty
Illdgood, Miss Evelyn Condlo Brldges,
Miss Annie Compton. Miss Effie Cofer,
Miss Francis Diggs, Miss Mabel Dlggs,
Miss Lucy Duke. Mrs. Annie C. Flotcher,
Miss Minnlo Glbbs, Miss Etta Greentree,
Mrs. A. M. Gwathmoy, Miss Sarah
Gwathmey, Miss M. A. Garlick. Miss
Grace. Greenwnod, Mlsa Harlet Hlll, Miss
L. C. Htilst. Mrs. M. A. Hunter, Mrs.
Slg, Hultzer. Miss M. Lee Ingles, Mlsa
Belle Johnson. Miss Sadle Joffress. Mrs.
George T. Klrg, Mrs. J. M. S. Leach, Mrs.
Anna Lumpkln. Miss Mary Llndsay, Miss
Mnrle T. Llghtfoot, Miss Maggie C.
Meagher, Miss Hopo A. Morgan, Miss
Rhea Menzel, Mrs. H. T. Meloney, Mlsa
Maud Miller, Miss Mary O'Neal. Miss
Marv S. Sholton. Miss Rosa Toone, Mlsa
E. P. Wllson, Mrs. F. N. Wron, Mlsa
Dalsv Williams,.
Tenor?Mr. J. XV. Dudloy. Mr. XV. D.
Duke. Dr. W. D. Foushee, Mr. XV. S.
Henlng, Mr. A. Jervey, Mr. E. Lawronce
Johnston, Mr. G. XV. Krnkor, Mr. James
P. Lay, Mr. Herman J. Mayer, Mr. Wal?
ter C. Mercor. Mr. A. P. Moora, Mr. B.
B. Morgan, Mr. G. D. Morgan, Mr. H. T.
Mclonoy, Mr. J. Auelrey Morton, Mr. C.
E. McCIuer, Mr. A. Netherwood, Mr.
George XV. SeWort, Mr. V. E. A. Spott,
Mr. W. L. Vorlander.
Bass?Mr. H. M. Bn.skorvllle Mr. Bon.l.
Broclcenbrough, Mr. R. G. Banks, Mr. TT.
iBronnoclc Carlton, Mr. W. IL Dunii,
Mr. C. L. Eubnnk, Mr. R. V. Farrar, Mr.
J, C. Gooch, Profossor R. E, Galnes, Mr.
A. Stuart Gibson, Mr. A. S. Hurt, Mr.
Henry IX. Hurt, Mr. James W. Hollorhn,
Mr. J. G. Hanklns, Mr. R. R. Harrlson,
Mr. Eugeno Jones, Mr. J. F. Leonarrl,
Mr. E. L Moffott, Mr. R. M. Morgan,
Mr. R. D. Morgan, Mr. C. P. McCIuer,
Mr. Georgo A. Noltlng, Jr., Mr. XV. G.
Prltchardi Mr. TTugli P. Powell. Mr. 11.
M. Philhps, Mr. M. E. Rohloder. Mr. AV.
J. Ready, Mr. Arthur Scrlvenor, Mr, C.
Sdhnedler, Mr. Goorgo P. Wolsh, Mr. S.
J. Wlngfleld, Mr. Seddon Wulko, Mr.
Joseph F. Whlto.
Tho chll(lren!fl chorus Is mado up is
follows: Mr. Walter C. Mercor, conduc?
tor; Miss Mary Sholton, MU<s Bello John?
son, accompanlsts; InstriMtora of cinssos:
Mrs. C. T. Brongle, Mlsa Harrlett Hlll,
Miss Mary B. Hlll.
Children's chorus: Loulse Allen. Lucy
Anderson. Hoodlo Ayers, Mnhel Allon,
Rose Ellis Archor Heslo Arnold, Helen
Adams, Myrtlo Adams, Rosa Aoron, Her?
bert Alto, Sarah Baughman, Elsa Brown,
Stanloy Brown, Payson Bruce Marlon
Grlmes, Ireno Goloskl, Myra Gills, Alma
Gills. Marle Gllman, Klarice Gunst,
Georgie Green, Mary Greon, Ellse Gar
nett, Sablna Grasser, .Nlna Gans, Zolle
Gray, Vannle Gray, Clara Gray, Grace
Gllman, Evlyn Glenn, Fannie Grass
wltt. Douglas Galloway, Jessio Hutchln
son, Ruth Hutchlnson. Sallie Hart, Alma
Hendrlcks, Elslo Hardy Mamlo Hey, Eva
Hey, Mary Hall Ellzabeth Hall, Loulso
Mall, Nannla Hall, Robert Horsrnan,
Mlnnle Hutzler, Florence Hudson, Fern
Hudson. Wllllam Hudson, Cecll Hudson.
Ollie Bell Harwood, Vlrglnla Hudson,
Clothllda Hassel. Clorence Hughes, Hun?
ter Hughes, Madellno Horton, Park Her?
bert, Mary Jordan, Selma Jacobs, Eu
genle Johnson, Lucllo Johnson, Aubrey
Joter, Rosa Johnson, Nettie Johnson, Ma?
rlon- Johnson. Emma ICossnlch, Ernest
Kendler. Florence Kuhn, Rona Klng,
Blancbe Klng, Mlnnlo Kenedy, Llzzle
Kennedy, Rosnlie Kahn, Annie Kahn,
Robert Kelm, Helen Kelm. Cllfton Kay,
Alma Krezmarz, Jean Knowles, Grnco
Leu Edna Lea. Lorvetta Loahy.Mlnnle Lee
Lucy Lee, Florence Lichtensteln, Toarl
Llchtenstetn. Willle Linder. Lelia Lacy.
Florenco Lacy, Anna Linthicum, Ethel
Long. Edna Lea, Lucy Lindsey, Nora
Llpscomb, Lols Lawson, Ruth Marks,
Jack Marks. Graco McKee, Marlon Mon
tague, Willle Molt, Loulso Menzol, Julla
Morgan, Bertha Myors. Josephlne Myors,
Eilon Meade, Jullet Martln, Edlth Mc?
Carthy. Nolllc Moore, Agnos May, Henry
Messrschmldt, Helen McDonough. Lenoro
Martln. Gladys Mnrtonsteln, Austln
Mnrtensteln,, Allco Marcuso, Sophla
Myors, Katio MoDonough, Vlrglnla Lee
Mlller, Ruby Mlles. Lucy McCarthy,
Susle McCarthy, Mary Marshall, Elleen
McKlnney, Mary McFadgon, Norma Mc
Nlven. Lorenn Mason, Alma Mattern,
Myrtlo Molton, Ncllle Morton, Josephlne
Nowell Cnrlyn Nnohman George Nolley,
Gladys Neale, Sadlc Nealo, Anriio Novlns.
Besslo Novlns, VIrgio Nowmnn, Flnssle
Newcomb, Mary Newcnmb, Anna Nel?
son, Helen Oehlschlueger, Ethol Otoy,
Allce Owons, Jessle Ollver, Lucy Powell,
Allco Ponlck, Lee Pllcher, Annlo Loulso
I'ltt, Llnda Preston, Violet Preston, Mat
tle Preston, Mamlo Polley, Kate Pnrsons,
Fnnule Poitenux, Graco Potrl, Mlnnlo
Phaup, Mlttio Polnts. Pansy Pnrls, Eva
Quarles, Emma Qunrles, Dowltt Rose,
John Rose, Mattle Rothchlld, Mary Ra
mos, Allco Ramos, Volora Romos,
Rneschon Rehllng, Wlngp Russell, Harrlot
Royster. Mosello Rohlns, Fraklln Roblns,
Loulsa Rlehardson, Boulnh Roblna, Sarah
Ro.sonbloom. Park Herbert, Roge-son,
HcKter Rey, Hazel Rapor, Rosa Reams,
Rnlle Roajns, Dlnwltldlo Reams, Blancbe
Roblns, Joseph Ramns, Nora Scott, Ellza?
beth Sweency, Elslo Smith, Helen Smith,
Ida Smith, Onrlnno Samuel, Harlan Storn,
Julla Smlther, Juanita Shaw. Hazel
Hliackolfnrd, Nanlo Sohlen, Mary Steln
leln, Mary Todd, Charles Truoman, Mary
Much Interest Manifested
In the Event.
ADVANCE SALE OF
SEATS VERY LARGE
Lady Artists Have Been Se^
cured by the Club.
MOST COSTLY MUSICAL
EVENT EVER SEEN HERE
Tho Wednesday Club Has Given Freoly
of Its Tlme, Talents and Money'
nnd the Result Will Doubtless
Justify All of Its Efforts In
Behalf of tlie Cause
of Muslc.
Trueman, Ca-bcll Trueman. Gay Turner.
Francho Toller, Irene Tcnnant, Kather
Ino Thurston, Blanche Tlgnor, Evxlyn
Traylor, Clara Taylor, Clore Trant, Adele
Trnnt, Ollvo Turner, Allco Taylor, Sue
Tood, Ethol Thorp, Adolph Volkmann.
Charllo Volkmann, Mary Wrlght, Chcs
tcr Woodfln, Maud Woodfln, Nancy Wat?
son, Annle Wllllams, Maggle Wllllams,
Gencvlovo Wllllams, Wray Wharton,
Nora Welslger. Ellse Wyatt, Josephlne
Wyatt, Irmn Wallerstoln, Clemence Wal
lerstoin, EHzaboth Watklns, Ma'rgaret
Word, Catherlne Wallersteln, Helen Whlt
lock, Vlrglnla Waro, AJlco Wolslger, Edna
Wall Ellzabeth Wllllngham, MIrlam
Word, Mnry Washer, Grace Woods, Kato
winn, Fannle Wllllams, John Young,
Luclllo Young, Elsle Young, Florence
Young.
Subscriblng members: Wllllam H. A11I
son, Thomns Atklnson, Thomas S. Armi
stoad, Mrs. Joseph Reld Anderson. Dc
catur Axtell, J. T. Anderson, H. W. An?
derson. Mlss Grace Arcnts. Mrs. A. D.
Atklnson, James H.. Anderson. Davld A.
Alnslle. A. B. Addlson. E. R, Archer..
T. H. Brown. XJ. G. Burruss, ' George
Bryan. Morrls O. Brooks, C. W. Brancli.
Stanbope Bolllng. E. A. Baughman. Rob?
ert S. Bosher. P. H. Baskervlll, Joliu
Stewart Bryan, Joseph Bryan, C. R. Bur
nett. John P. Branch, P. D. Barksdale,
Irvlng Boverldge, George C. Bldgood. W.
D. Broaddus, James N. Boyd. C. E. Boll?
lng, M. I. Blnswanger, Mrs. A C. Bruce.
E. L, Bcmlss. Mrs. C. T. Brengle, C. E.
Borden. Gordon Blair, Dr. A. R. Bowles.
J. R. Chnrlton. Rev. W. M. Clarke. 13.
M. Crutchfleld. E. A. Catlln, W. W_
Chrlstlan. Miss Vlrglnla Lee Cottrell, M.
A. Chambers. Walter Chrlstlan. H. D.
Cabell. Arthur M. Cannon, Boverlv T.
Crump, S. Dabney Crenshaw, J. D.
Crump, E. Ii. Clowes. W. S. Constable,
Norman Call, L. M. Cowardln. Wlnthrop
Crenshaw, John Donnan. W. D. Duke,
W. S. Donnnn, C. E. Doylo. James H
Doploy, Clnude M. Denn. H. D. Denoon,
J. B. Elam. J. Taylor Ellyson. C. M.
Ferrall, John C. Freoman, E. H. Fer
irusson. S. Galeskl, James W. Gordon.
A. B. Gtilgon, Mrs. J. Goolnow. Barton
II. Grundy. Wllllam G. Groesbeck. H.
A. Glllls, W. P. Gray. Robert A. Gib?
son, E. A. Hoon. S. II. Hawes, O. A.
Hawklns, Barton Haxall. IIn.ll Cunnlng?
ham, Bryco Stewart Hume, Waller Holln?
day, Henry S. Hutzlor, R. H. Harwood,
John A. Hancock, Wllllam M. Hablls
ton, John C. Hagan, Frederlck C. Hahr,
Horaco S. Hawes, H. W. Hazard. A1-.
fred T. Harrls. E. D. Hotehklss. J. Ru
fua Hunter, Eugene Jones, Ii. F. John?
son, Thomas F. Jeffross. I, N. Jones,
H. Stewart Joncs. J. B. F. Jurgens. A.
F. Jahnko. Jr.. S. L. ,'y, W. P.
Knowlos. H. Xj. Klng. C. U. Lnnghorne,
W. F. LaBonta. D. E. Lumsrlen. XV. C.
I.efobvre. XV. W. Lofew. E. G. Delgh.
Jr.. R H. Mende. E. C. Mayo, P. H.
Mayo, Henry T, Melonoy. D. Z. Morrls,
Isnnc J. Marcuse, Milton E. Marcuse. A.
J. Marcuse. Warner Moore, C. W. Mont
gomory. IJlburn T. Myers, Gustavus Mlll
hlser. Thomas L. Moore. E. T. D. My?
ers S. K. McKoe. Dudloy McDonald,
George F. Nowoll. Vlrglnlus Newton. O.
BoyM Newton.' Georgo F. Nokely, R.
Thomas Orgntn, John F. Orndorff, James
W. Pcgrnm. P. S. Powers, J. Scott Par
rlsh, Dr. Wllllam Pllchor, W. J. Payne.
W, II. rarrlsh. R. H, Pltt.Hugh P.
Powell, Wllllam R. Roblns, Mlss, Nlna
B. Rnndolph. Dr. Charles R Roblns. J.
W. Rotherti Wllllam Ruoger. A von N.
Rnseiiegk. Mrs. A. H. Revnolds. John C,
Robortsoni.. Georgo D. Streot. Charles
Striuis, O. J. Sands. Meado T. Splcer.
E. B. Sydnor. Goorgo W. Stevens, F.
W. Scnrborough. Mlss h. Stewart, Mls?
Norma Stewart. Mlss A. C. Stewart, Ju
llus Straus. Wllllam H. Snook. I'red.
W. Scott, Edward G. Schmidt. Jacob
Sohlreff. -Mrs. Thomas B. Seott E. Strud
wick, F. Slttcrding. E. A. Saundors. Jr?
S \V, Trnvors, Dr. Georgo A. Tnbor. Dr.
Hugh M. Taylor. Dr. Phlllp Taylor. Tay?
lor and Brown. Dr. F. W, Upshur. Fred
orii-k S. Valontine, Edward P Valentlne,
Henlrimln H. Vnlentlue. .Granvllle G. Val
enttne Rev. George S. Vost. R. XI.
Wrlght Coloman WVthnm. Seiden Wnlke.
i). M. Wllllams. Robert Whlttet. Sr.Jns.
Whlttot. Thomns -Whlttot. T. M. \Vor
thnm, T. C. Wllllams. Jr.. R. H. Wll s,
john Skelton Wllllams, C. D. WlnKMf.
F M, Whltakor. E. V. Wlll ams Shep
herd Webb, Garrett B. Wnll. John U
Wllllams R. Ii. Wllllams. Ciinrles H.
W.i Idns.' Tliomna Whlttet, Harvey W11
son. II. S. Watklns, Roberf Whlttet. Jr.,
John G. Walker, H\ Tha lore Ellyson.
^lononJy members: Mlss Ellzabeth A
Taylor, Mr. Arthur Scrlvenor. Mr. 1* a
Morrls.
Strong Attractlons at Our Playhouses This Week.
The rcgular theatrical season ut the
[Academy wlll closo on, Frlday of thls
week wlth tho appearanco hero of Joseph
Jefforson In hls perennlal play, "Rlp Van
Wlnklc."_
Mr. Jofferson's engagoment wlll bo for
ono nlght only, and of hls repertoiro
nothlng could havo been ao well cliosen
' aa thls play, ln whlch ho has dellghted
Buccesslve seneruUons of playgoers.
Already tlio local managcrs aro plan
" i30I>avsTrb^__nt(
Wlll cleanse your body of dlsease, banlsh
mlaery from your llfe and brlng you the
Bunshlne of health and happlness. 8,756,
000 cases of CoiiBtlpation, Rheumatlam,
Polsoned Blocd, Catarrh, Nervouenees,
Kidney and Llver troublaa and Malarla
vf*.ru treated last yoar, and 60 per cent.
>*wq cured. All driigaUts,
nlng for noxt season and tho bonklngs at
tho Academy promlse a season of unpar
ulleled Interost. Not only the stars who
havo establlshed roputatloiis hero are ln
the 11st, but atara and great comblnations
that havo not boen aoen outsldo tho
week stands for yenra are lo make tho
pext season moiriorablo. Among thls
number Is xsf II. ^othorn. who has not
vlslted Hlclui)oiul for sevon yours and
who only comes next eeaaon upon the
guarantoo of no less a sum than 10,000
for tho week, whlch Mr. Leath may
dlvido between his theatrcs aa he wlll.
Miss Graco George. who made auch a
sueeess hero In her productlon of "Pretty
"Peggy." ls among tho early hooklngs.
Sho was recelved wltli great entliuslivHin
ln Now York, and it would seem that
the new aclress, for whlch tho stage has
uo long plncd, has nt lust arrlved. Her
run in New York has beoa oxiended in
deflnltely, and nothlng could woll exceed
tbe cordlallty of the press notices.
Charlea Rex. the buslness manager of
Mr. Leath'a enter|irlse3, wlll leavo shortly
for Buckroc. Boacli. Mr. Rox ls to r.'ivo
chnrgo of that ivsort, and has a long Jlat
of summer theatres on. hla clrcult. Harry
Bornsteln, of tl.o Newport News jtouso,
P?v* Ro.b.?r. WnUL. t_o ^dverUalng mm
of tho Academy, wlll be on the staff of
Mr. Rex for tho summer season,
The ecason jn Manager'Leath's houses
has excecdod all prevloua records as a
prollt maker. Not only have tho attrac
tlons been far bctter. but the llnanclal
success has been greater than any two
seasnns tpgethor In tho hlstory of the
theutros (iontrolled hy Mr. Leath.
Great Treat in Store.
Thoso who havo aeen Joseph- Jefforson
in Rtp Van Wlnklo need not he rominded
of tho great treat In storo for them when
the. fammis and favorlte octor appears ln
this plav at tho Academy on Frldiy
nlght next. His engagement hero wlll
last for one performnnco only of tho good
old play.
For timso few who may be stlll unac
aimliitiu wlth Mr. Jcfi'orson's dollghtful
and svniiiathetic qualltles as an actor, it
may ho stated tlnt there Is no other man
on the stnge who can so swcetly, so
gently nnd yot so convlnclngly cornpel
the toar to flow and tho laugh to rlso
than the eenial nrt-swayed Dean of tho
Amorlonn stnge, whose Rlp ls u house
hold word throughout the land and whoso
Bob Acres Is tho groitest comedy croa
tlou of morlorii tlmes. Thousands and
tbousands of people havo been cheerud
and charmea bjf llicst two healthy,
wholesome and Imppy chnracterlzatlons.
Mr. J'efferson, who has been 00 yeara on
tha stago, has beon playlng Rlp for -10
years and Bob for over 25. Thoy g'row
ln beauty and fun-compelllng nttrl
bubes as tho years pass, and thero Is no
doubt thnt lf Mr. Jefferson could llvo
lou yoars longcr. that at the end of that
tlmo tlie actor inlght stlll bo presentlng
tho ple.ces to tlio same sort of thronglng
audlences as now and wlth the same
deliclous nrtistic rasults. Mr. Jefferson's
New Way to
Repair Shoes
A wholo solo. No jolnt. No
nalla. No pegs. Every pair re?
st Itched, Best leather.
Men's, $1.00; Lndlea', S6o,;
Half-Sollng Men'a, 76c; Ladies',
60c. 'Phono. 2667. WM aond
anywhoro ond dellver.
Electrlc-Power 8hoe Factory,
710 F.ust Maln Btreet,
Cut thla ndvortlsemcnt eut, lt
ls good for 10 centa dlscount.
actlng and hls porsonallty are insepara
hly Intertvvlned ln hls famous charactorl
zatlons. These partake of the same
gontleness nnd genlallty of manner that
the playor hlmself poasesses, as well as
of tho qualitt hunior and responalve
sympathy that' aro hls dlstlngulshlng
tralts off the stago. There Is a subtlo
somethlng about hls croatlons-call It art,
inognetlsin, or whct you wlll?that doflea
deflnltlon but that glvea hla work an
exdtiisiteness of flavor and nn Intenslty
of Interest that no other actor'a efforts
purvey,
Af the Bijou.
Miss Nelllo McHonry comes tef
tbo BIJou to-morrow nlght for a. week
ln M'Llsa. a dramatlzatlon of Brot
Harto's famous novel of tho same namo.
Ltfo ln a mliilng colony ln the heart
of tho Slerra. Nevada mountalns la tho
thomo oround whlch tho play of t'M'Lfss"
ls wrltton, for lt ls a dramatlzatlon of
liret Harto's story of the samo name.
Tho actlon takos place ln the early 50'e
whon tho llfe ot tho^ western mlner waa
fllled wlth many adventures. The plot
of tho play centera on "M'Llss," the
claughter of an old nnd cllsslpateil mlner.
who hau "struck ll rlch." Her father is
murderod by a Moxicnn. who nttompta
to galn posses'Uou of tho old mau's rlch
mlnos and also hls daughter, by having
a woman accompllce proolalm herself,
after hls death, tho wife uf tho inurdurod
man. Tho rnurder ls placed by the Mex
lcnn on tho shoulders of tlie schoolmaster,
wlth whom the hurolne Is In lovo, but
after the arrest a darlug rescua ls
made by M'LIss, asslsted by Yuba Hlll,
the blg hoarted, rolllcklng drlvor of the
bl-weokly stage coach. Of courao, the
play ends wlth the rlghtful murdeior
belng dlscovered and tha herolne mar
ries the sohoolmaster.
"M'Ubs" is a play that ls genernlly
lookod forward to wlth a great deal of
ploasurablo antlcipatlon by theatre goers,
us lt ls one of tho best comedy-drumas
that has ever beon produced- ln thls
II. V. FOSTER USIIB M. FOSTER
FOSTER & FOSTER
Undertakers.
307 North 7th St.
1 i-Uphoiic 2823
Ktiidtiu-c 32Si>
country. Unllko most of the plaj'e ot
melodramatlo tendency, there ls a lot ol
comedy ln "M'llsa," and at tlmes the
play leans strongly toward the romantln
ulCn ot llfe. The character drawlng ls
exceptionally clever?manf a good laugh
ls to he had at tho ^agartes of tha
jiiatlco: Yuba Bill wlth hls qualnt waya
Is the causo of conslderablo merrlment:
the tragedlan, Templeton Fnko, who wlll >
do anythlng from "Hamlet" to n song na
and dance for tho delectatlon of th/** '
mlners, Is a conatant source of laugtrt; Tn
and M'llaa hersolf, wlth her cheeg'{'^'|?ctlve
inagnotic waya and th<w .>-...!? a?w to attaln
. /'" .. sslon of w-hat he feela.
will dispel any A *ovi,nueB than speech?tha
ls helr to. Tt/ 6, *ld the crippfe how to
" ._ / f. /(V tented a.i.I happy ln
play ura said/ *<>*> *hean denled them.
ful, bolng reaf%, day a fow moments ln
Slorra Nevad/ '<? ,y, fear and deslre.
Tho oompanf\.^?,bl8 PjWXW. WW*;tt
comedlenne f? 0,iu ' vesael; Thou art fllling
nipva ?h? ? ?ivd ^er? of love. I _m t
plays tho \, a>1^ . Thy un|verso; Thou ar*
pleases ont\ 1U'^ . |a my reai place and
cludea M. fct J!{ tfy, ^d p0 g(.rene. After
Howard S14 . _?? <' tho world agaln you
Walter Fletd-oe ??<* ?<???-, Gradually as you
,V wJ' ,_ ib'_rcUes you wlll find
Murray, WW.^JuSfl, lea8 anslousT, ?*rW
Cirafton, GracUoVi
