| Show MUSIC FESTIVAL L LL LIST LAST L ST f EVENINGS t I G GT T N Warmly Received and nud Given G n the Accustomed med Ovation t j jT T I j HOUSE BELOW EXPECTATIONS nc Were e Hundred Dollars A Kofe Artistic l o oI I t 9 In Iii the last even evenIng Ing The Eho Jo world famo of ot tho Con rl d organization a n long JonII and 1111 bril brilliant campaign of ctt Advertising combined to draw to the Tabernacle ono Dna of tit tho Iho most moet inn audiences tho grand TIIU old oM auditorium over nver con coil contained on for tor or a u concert event rile Tho house IOU O not crowded ll In nil 1 parts t much to expert 1 In ii view of ot tho ho prices charged but In nil all the sec eec sections eC where hero tio tho 3 2 and ana H 1 prices prevailed every overy seat se was WAH I l In Iii tho 4 rind ami G places e tho tM cen con center conter ter tel ot of tho IIO hall down stairs thero there was nna room for tor many more Tho Tilo receipts i nero eto about tho the lOll OH on those iho o for tho the Melba Mellin event or o 2000 loss IMS than thant 1 t the tho amount drawn by attI While the tM 1 was u II disappointment ili to tho the Con nod people they accepted U K philosophic philosophically ally believing that the visit of ot Urn the Hav ego ngo company just ji ahead of ot them was WRe II tho main caUse cau for tOz It t while U n may havo been another that should not be bo over overlooked looked Is III t that the tho pi Ices charged were too tco high hii for any concert Had lied an on opera been given people would woud not have at nl paying JB 11 fur for tio 1110 ba bo t iI ett t Then too 00 tho tha knowledge that Caruso H Barnes tal ler ter and were ap tip In III other dUos cities but were wore held bout back bacu for the San Sait Francisco lanclo l lid did not RIOt help to the tha feel teel Inus Inia of ot the tho public The ilio ho groat roat musical program well dO de deserves serves the tho namo amo of a n festival After the music lover luul consented to ta ewal swallow low hU lile that Conned lied had hl 1 riot not given us 1111 more of or his hlA hI of ot tho the first magnitude and hud settled himself down to listening to the tho program on Us lis merits it l won WaR wo for far him to deny the rare beauty and Ind brilliance pf ot tho the nights offering The Tho audience Which at ut scorned Inclined to be cold was wal awakened to u a 1 high hugh degree of ot enthusiasm before the tho concert had progressed ed very far tar and tho tilt willie walls of at tho thu building perhaps never rang with mora inure vociferous applause than that be ho bestowed stowed upon UlOa Nordica first and upon some of ot tile the other and the or J numbers second s I f The Tho program opened with tho the full tull f r Tabernacle T choir heard at III hi It very tr tri i best beet In tho ilia church scene ceno from op on tt i urn era of ot alt all th T choir seats Ilea to being tilled filled arId the tho semi chorus being In the tho gallery at ut tho right of at Conductor Stephana Tha 1110 beautiful number humber went vent with fine nue effect and ald the tho malo male voices have never flavor boon been hoard hearil to bott better r advantage Tho The Conned chorus who wore vore under tinder the south gallery during this thle number joined heartily In tho the applause a that followed The Tue choir then retired to the tho galleries and their Boats or a 11 small mun part of ot them Ito tho Conned Chorus horuN num numbering boring bering about 75 i voices were taken by the tho visiting singers The Tho second number was wall the familiar of ot Seville overture tho the or orchestra chestra of ot CO O doing b j work un under Under der ler one of master conductors conductor igna Tho Thu orchestras other selection La the te number had a n great Brent reception the tho string etring work being wonderfully executed Miss Belli Allen Hun soprano woe was down lown for tor two num numer bers er Jerusalem by Mendelssohn ohn and The Th from tram for tor Tho Tue Pearl of at in InThe Tho The she sho wan na especially tIne fine nod and had to come bark twice to edge tho the plaudits of the audience Tho he to her Kong rong especially tho the pyrotechnic work of ot the strings wn bewitching De Do Macchi tha tho th other othur soprano whoso big biB dramatic vol o mid and effective acting have havo made her one ht tit 0 o stars stare In New York Iho hl r peet t season was vae M uio down for two wo lumbers the tile old oM familiar hot Hoi nag hag rio Bio which Patti U to delight In rind nn l tie the favorite Ave vo ve Maria Marll Do Macchi was WaN at tt her heat but In iii tho tie first number and the run rum trills rind general coloratura work Will was finely rendered The Tho other number which should hove brive been a 11 item gem with tho the organ harp and violin accompanying Will wini less effective the tho organ being rather loud und her voice occasionally flattening Mr an nil old otil friend had a II I warm reception for his line fine violin solo lint hut like tile tha he declined to r spond to an encore The fiut t Start part closed With the tho rarely beautiful chorus from by the ho chorus and orches orchestra Ira tra combined It WriN a II tIne fine Instance of well rounded tono tone work well deserved tho the round ot of applause It received The Stabat Mater Muter divine setting ot of the th theme Ih mc the tho mourning of Mary f r the crucified Ha Havior I vior wee was tho the real musical feature of ot I Ithe the evening It formed ormed the second port part of f tile the program required exactly I Inno one nuo hour In Its lis it rendition beginning at nt antI and closing clo at nt 1048 10 3 Madam Jacobi who took the tho place of ot Madam who was ill Mr i l tenor and Mr Journal Journot bus bat were sero the tho quartet and they took seats In front of ot the ho orchestra Nordica the Usual app her beau beautiful beautiful while silk gown own her and her wealth of oC Jewels giving her hera u II truly regal Her lIre voice olo yol O lit Is as n a It yn watt was full beautiful ringing anti nn completely satisfying The Tia groat ovation of ot tile the night came Nunc after r tho the which w II h idle m rendered dl ilL with the th chorus chortle and end orchestra Her lEer high C rung MinK out alit above th the th great gr Qt volume of ot sound In a 1 fashion than fairly d the audience there uns liH no HO going goin on with the pro Kr gram im until bait the r w wai n 11 repent repeat repented repeated N ent entIl ed Il the solo encore ot of the Hven after that th Ih the gr rat U had to rico ng kin rind again and bow her Mice Jacobi rendered d her h r part pari excel exI the tha t with t Nordica being especially nn fine Mr Dippel while he lie hr two or note notel did not SlaM the otherl oth rs anil nd Rave the tho tin that hl hI vote wee wn badly ly worn Mr th the honn haca tl Is n a 1 1011 not great reat but hut never plo pla v aria with chorus was All one OTt of ot the Df of 1 tho the nl ht The Tho chorus th the program with th tit Amen r In n mOlt hon In tn tart fart tha the 76 nil nfl musical Trojans must have hae been heen n R rev Nation to the BOO 00 Binder of th choir bv by the tone ton forth Corth rile Hie company com pliny left frt for fir SlIn an Francisco I tl After tho l It In Is sold that tho advance nn HIn sale there thero th ro for tOT th Ih 10 op 1 all In h Inu aruso o rames Fames I r Fr and ln met t r take talo part already to |
