Show eisteddfod AT CHICAGO the september number of the cam brian a monthly magazine devoted the interests f the r t welsh A alpan people contains as its ita leading article an official account of the ter fernal national lonal eisteddfod of the grand world in 1 fair under the auspices auspice of th the national so society clety to be held sen jtb ab ath an I 1 ath at chi ch 91 it Is caiso generally understood this la is the event which the salt gait lak alak that Ta choir has gone to to participate pate in but the term ca worlds fair contest in connection with ty th competition has obscured the inper tant fac that the welsh society ill ig the th head and front and prime mover ju in the whole affair this to is well plainer in the article referred to which ex ear is from the pen of professor apmadoc secretary of the eisteddfod it called to the attention of the NEWS capt D 1 davis of this city and by is in reproduced with pleasure it will be of interest to every reader or of welsh nativity or extraction and in gorne of its features notably the program the proceedings of the hi historic bardic ari and day will be appreciated by ever evera body september 6 5 6 7 anti anil 8 in festival Peat ld hall at the she fair grounds the people of the worl i P under the lenva immediate leadership of their country countr alae man iu in chicago are to inaugurate a now new IBM era in the national welsh known as the eisteddfod 1 the eisteddfod is the com 5 literary jiter ary and musical I 1 festival of khz welsh nation the through gt the centuries it has lived in the hearts and on ola tile the tongues of the sous SOLS anti ami daugh daughters of the nation and today it ifju a more DOOM 1 flourishing condition l than ever por po 1 the last sixty years choral tion has berin one of the most compete it ht trot ive features feature and we respect respectfully full submit thattie that the choral 4 competitions one choral mass singing harp rua add the ahe baralo chair at th worlds fair international E eis Is the oda edd rud have been planned on such nuch a feak oal 4 and in such a manner as to A t any exhibition ever a attempted 1 beauna 1 clofe we ask for the publication ot of these 14 I 1 statements eDtill and the following feature atun xtun of the Worl dj fair elstead od sub auh beul leut to slight alight alterations in some of th detail f monday evening sept 4 the N dional ot of chicago and 1 I the liao representatives of the cambro american literary Lilter ary and 11 musical ties will veceiva and ente entertain ertain t thi delegations of the london ton society mocie tY the grand bardic order of i the isle isis ot of britain the national I 1 eisteddfod association and th desua A kushed ku shed preside utu adjudicators arv X lists conductors and ali eminent per so i 9 in welsh literature music aad 1 art eisteddfod DAY t at festival hall tuesday Fues rues day dRY 13 aleia her ber 6 5 at 12 noon DOOD to 6 5 p D m organ arc pro cees cos ional illonal march by bi di dr joun joan H 5 bower two distinguished gentlemen i will preside bardic addresses N wig L dional anthems america anti and the land ot of our fathers Fai hers by all the chol choln rii combined and audience solo eions etc grand competition if f eight anale choirs each numbering from croaa fifty to sixty voices for the prizer I 1 at 1000 KI 2nd and 1500 with gold medals t ti winning dr adjudicator john conductors denver mr john thom thomaa H gower the mr to her majesty quean W L L Tom rom lina lines chicago three or these choirs are ara from walea and nave have paid their ea entrance trance fees at kt the close ot of the contest all will combine in mass choirs the singing grand evening ilis eie chorus concert will be held by all eisteddfod ardai to among them mr harpist to her majesty john Thor nae mrs Mr mary eMary davit 8 london the queen mr ben davies daviee the leading soprano prane so tenor of london ann and famore the jospphine chatterton of madam by special request qa mt win will ply chicago with her distinguished several harp barp du dueth to friend mr thomas thomaa this close with the celebrated concert concer twill will welsh es anthem g arise ariee all alj ye na bious sung bung by all the choirs combined SECOND eisteddfod DAY wednesday september 6 cym congress congre aa will met at 10 a m roa ro dorlon orlon welsh hall when eminent at music will speak ape upon questions to the government literature pertaining and of the principality and celtic scholarship affecting questions ions and second fellowship eisteddfod diate session aeB Blon wednes september jtb 1 P m competitive day y choral and baffic bic rea feature oration by one deota of ane day mass maas of the presidents preBi close of the same I 1 t the singing awarding of prizes prozee for best beat essays poetry petry and art competitions in solos harp playing with bongo bon by distinguished welsh melodies mel odiea by all the evening evenin e combined ion the dramatic drama ilc cantata of prince ce llewelyn corn com thomas naB the world by M r jon L renowned xen owned harpist tiar piat and tre principal of the harp ta t the london royal academy of and sung eung by a voices under the select chorus of 1500 41 direction or of the distinguished author by the chicago harp giostra of B fifteen floe u trained tm I 1 rehearsed rebea raed fur for the by maunce mariame josephine chatterton DAY thursday Thu raday be september ip 7 garredd at 1030 a m when success fad d for degrees will billi announced the coutress cou gress will be conducted by the ibe celA cel mated bard aau ot 01 the british bardie bardic order rev bev rowland williams hafa mon mm and assisted by th tb leallus bards bardi abitt musicians of the eisteddfod bardle bardic and choral 1 professions processions process Miona ions irona from illinois state to festival Feat ival ball at 1230 p m THE GRAND DAY features Pea mass winging of welsh melodies mel odlee aud and welsh costume coB tume competition to harp accod sixteen entries oration of f the chief bard hafa aton aon preliminary to the most ancient and unique barbic barn ic ceremony cere idony in the world trum pol pel call of the barbie order groces ion of special poets and muriul noto DB in the stage biage and the formation of the bardio bardic crescent the song by mrs mra mary davies of london ondon Jj reading heading of the adjudication of rafa man upon the seven welsh weigh alliterative odes odea loa on the he chief poetic subject act jobus jems of nazareth sent gent in for the che prize of donated by the welshmen Welsh men ot or Philadelphia airo a gold medal and the bardic oak chair of the eisteddfod vieb ith all the honor it implies chief abiff marshals marshal rafa mon alon will call the victor or ibia fats representative to claim the prize anti and chair victor escorted to the stage by the bardic order to the music of harps organ anu and chorus hafa aon alon with unsheathed sword thrice challenges any opposition to the claim of the poet to the prize bardic chair and honor la Is there peace 1 the rho audience pence peace ss the I 1 sword la 19 sheathed over the head ot of the poet lie he Is commanded amia the tumult of applause to sit in the bardic chair of the worlds World 6 fair eisteddfod tedd fod and to Is the greatest grea teel honored welsh poet 44 the age the Gore edi benediction Is proclaim ej with the laying of bardic hand the greeting of fellow hoots doets follows mr ben davies will sing icing 0 O delyn ty fy 11 0 harp ot of my laud liand 11 with a choral retrain by the choirs combined mr john thomas and madame Chi chatterton will play the grand barbic harp duet specially arranged for this the most honored and conspicuous occasion in the history of welsh bard ism THIRD eisteddfod CONCERT in addition to solos harp playing and ruhn mass chorus giu singing ging the glee compel tion lion will be a feature of great excellence in the thursday evoL evening bIng concert eight or nine choirs of sixty voices each will compete in singing two glees of the lamented genius gwilym ghent tor lor the arize of and gold medal tho the great abord aes combined will close this bardle day concert with two welsh chorale and mc z ins famous gloria FOURTH eisteddfod DAY choral competitive climax of the eisteddfod all competitive choirs com combined binea in choral chorus and welsh ru melody eludy harp solo competition ada adjudicator u di ul cator mr john thomas of essays aud works of art and award awarding iLg prizes solo mr john thomas and songs conga by distinguished ar ardite tite oration by trio president ot of the day MAIN CHORAL competition four choirs of f voices each will compete fur for we largest prizes ever offered at the national festival competition opens LO 10 all colem test tek pieces I 1 to la the lamb handel 2 bleed are the men that fear him film elijah 8 3 now the impetuous T arents rise david and saul first fint prize second 1000 with gold to conductors dictators dica tors mr W li mr john dr gower Gowar the following choirs will sing eing western reserve 0 choral coin Cj conductor inductor prof J powell jones society pa conductor pir prof pird d DAO dan eroth roe scranton pa choral So society ciet conductor prof hayden evan evaer ciali lake city tabernacle choir conductor prof evaa stephens this contest will be watched by the whole nation and the lovers over of music the will toe be delivered by mr at the close of the even log Gyma nv concert when all the eisteddfod choirs separately and combined will render gibee choruses and welsh melodies mel odlee interspersed by songe aud and harp barp solos some of the selections will be cho chorused worthy to Is the lamb Han handel hanciel tiel arlee arise all ye na tiong atone lloyd Th the gloria eGloria mart welsh melodile mel melo oilie dieE meo men of harleon Harlee Har leob bp ar ayd y nop llwyn ond chorale A number of the most moat famous in weigh music buelo the international eisteddfod of the worlds lo fair will close with the sing ing of the great hallelujah chorus oti orue from the foregoing outline of the welsh weigh dalp we submit that the welsh people are planning their festival on a scale hitherto unknown and commensurate with the dignity and grandeur eran deur ol of the World Pis columbian exposition |