First Night of Cincinnati May Festival A Grand Opening
The opening night drew a cosmopolitan large audience as Dalton Baker sang The Seasons with the 500-voice festival chorus and the Chicago Orchestra under Van der Stucken. Welsh tenor Beddoe Mme Gadsk i and other soloists joined, with social events surrounding the concert and visitors from Berlin Ottawa London and more.
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Ne’er
Dalton Baker
London
Cincinnati
Daniel Beddoe
Mme. Gadski
Chicago
van der Stucken
Roosevelt
Longworth
Theodore Thomas
William H. Taft
Secretary of War
Charles
P. Taft
Judson Harmon
Berlin
Germany
Ottawa
Canada
England
Boston
New York
Baltimore
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Chattanooga
Eighteenth May Festival Opens With Haydn Seasons
The eighteenth May festival opened with a large audience as the chorus and orchestra performed Haydn's Seasons. The work follows Thomson's poem in four parts Spring Summer Autumn Winter with vivid country scenes and robust choral numbers. The chorus was admirably performed, though the group is smaller than in past years, with strong soloists and a bright soprano section enhancing the overall quality.
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America
Haydn
Thomson
Simon
Jane
Lucas
God of Light
Festival Boxes All Occupied at May Music Festival
The May Festival opening night drew wide social turnout with packed hall and 12 green and gold boxes. Mme Gadski headlined as soloist. guests included Mayor Markbreit, Taft family, and Wiborgs among many notable Cincinnati figures.
Bach Genre Oratorio Night Delights Audiences
The performance featured firm precise attacks and balanced strings with wood winds and brass. Soloists Gadski Jane Begdoe Lucas and Dalton Baker drew strong applause for their roles in a concert that highlighted Bach style and oratorial works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diehentve
van der Stuckten
Honoys
Gadski
Jane
Daniel Begdoe
Lucas
Dalton Baker
Simon
Bach
Praise for Conductor Van der Stucken and Opening Night
Statements from Lawrence Maxwell Jr C R Holmes and Conductor Van der Stucken hail the first night of the festival as auspicious and promising. They credit Van der Stucken for guiding the orchestra and chorus and express high hopes for May festival success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Maxwell, Jr
Siasitta
C. R. Holmés
van der Stucken
Society Guests In Elegant Attire At City Event
A lengthy list details attendees dressed in satin lace and chiffon gowns. Mrs and Mrs E P Harrison and Julius Fleischmann are named among many guests from Ottawa and West Virginia with numerous ushers listed by name.
Pretty Gowns At the Festival
Women in handsome gowns attended the May Festival last night. Names include Mrs. Vachel Anderson, Mrs. W. A. Goodman Jr., Mrs. L. B. Harrison, Mrs. F. H. Worthington, Miss Sallie Hill, Miss Louise Allen, Mrs. Sidney Leighton Smith, Mrs. James T. Whittaker, Mrs. T. HH Allen, Miss Voight, Mrs. John Dolph, Miss Jeannette Kinney, Mrs. A. B. Thrasher, and many others with gowns of lace, chiffon, satin, crepe de chine, and silk in white, black, pink, lavender, yellow, gray, and blue.
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Vachel Anderson
W. A. Goodman, Jr
L. B. Harrison
F. H. Worthington
M. E. Ingalls
W. W. Hegler
C. J. Neare
J. M. Campbell
Sidney Leighton Smith
James T. Whittaker
Sallie Hill
Allen
Louise Allen
Louis J. Hauck
Miss Voight
John Dolph
Jeannette Kinney
A. B. Thrasher
Miss Crozier
Adam Gray
Frances Gray
Frank Ballmann
J. T. Carew
Elaine Carew
Miss Jenkins
Judson Harmon
Edmund Wright
Miss Lehmer
Caroline Lehmer
N. J. Walsh
Eleanor Walsh
E. C. Skinner
London
Skinner
James Henry Parker
New York
Emma Heckle
John Omwa
Evelyn Omwake
Phoebe S. Baker
J. M. Wood
Anna Laws
Alice Laws
N. D. C. Hodges
Alice Chase
Dora Chase
Adolph Klein
Rosalind Moss
Fred Spencer
Anne Burkham
Telford Groesbeck
Mary Telford
W. W. Trimble
Covington
Woolesy
Miss Senior
H. C. Robbins
Miss Hitchcock
Elizabeth Frazier
B. R. Blaine
Bertha Hinsch
Clifford Shinkle
George H. Swift
W. Gaylord
Sidney Wheelhouse
Loui A. Lent
Julia W. Carpenter
Helen Lockwood
Carpenter
William Or New
Albert Krippendorf
Withington
Cleveland
Mary Allison
Eslevis
E. W. Knights George
F. Dana
Stik
Hirsch
Howard Hollister
J. C. Harper
Edna Muhlhauser
Gilliams
Stubbs
Bagley
Pittsburg
Earnest Prentice
Charles Morton
Co. N. Withenbury
Joseph Sill
P. R. Mitchell
Mitchell
Clinton Bean
Finchpaugh
William H. Harrison
Mary Harrison
B. Thalheimer
Ethel
Elsie
Thalheimer
Charles L. Harrison
Phoebe 8
S. Baker
Judge Hollister
William Oskamp
Adele Oskamp
Miss Werk
Jeannie Werk
W. W. Seely
E. F. Osborne
Luke Smith
W. J. Williams
Frank Quail
Detroit
Joseph Shaw
Douglas Boxah
Jewelry and fashion items headline the auction listing
An auction listing details stock and precious metals alongside gold and diamonds. It mentions Frank Elis and Mrs. John H. Allen in connection with chiffon gowns, ap tricot shades, and embroidered net veils. Miss Charlotte Allen is noted with pale blue net over blue silk outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Elis
John H. Allen
Charlotte ‘Allen
Society Guests Fill Ambitious Evening in City
A long list of attendees from multiple cities appears in the society pages, including Mr. and Mrs. Hinkle and Miss Helen Hinkle of Louisville, Miss Pauline Werk of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, and many others from New York, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis. The crowd features numerous named families and guests, highlighting a broad social gathering.
Sidelights On the Festival At the Music Hall
Police in full dress and special officers secured traffic and entrances around the Music Hall under Lt Jerry Geist and Chief Millikin. Fire regulations were observed as crowds filled Elm street and nearby avenues. Conductor Van der Stucken led the concert at 8 pm as ushers managed late arrivals and seating.
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First District
Third District
Jerry Geist
Music Hall
Millikin
Archibald
Elm Street
Fourteenth
Fourteenth Street
Plum Street
Race
Twelfth
van der Stucken
Iis
May Festival praised for removing objectionable feature
Opera program notes praise the May Festival managers for doing away with a disliked feature during the first part of the opera, earning praise from attendees who came prepared to enjoy the music.
Epoch Second Night of Bach St Matthew Passion in America
The second night of the May Festival presents Bach St Matthew Passion in two parts with two hours intermission. Ten soloists, a 200-voice boys choir, and two full orchestras perform under Van der Stucken with no late seating. Corinne Rider-Kelsey Edith Chapman Goold Janet Spencer lead the soloists.
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America
Rattinenti
van der Stuckeh
Sicijan
North Hall
Corinne Rider-Kelsey
Edith ‘Chapman’ Goold
Janet Spencer
Mrs. Taylor-Jones
Daniel Beddoe
Edward Johnson
Dalton Baker
Christ
Herbert Witherspoon
Tom Daniel
Hans Seitz
Society Notes Highlight Royal Festival Socials
Society notes recount after concert suppers at Queen City Club for festival soloists Mme Gadski Dan Beddoe and Dalton Baker hosted by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Maxwell SJr. Others include tributes to Mrs Clarence Price and a string of bridge parties and luncheons in Hyde Park Walnut Hills and Mt Auburn as May Festival events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Maxwell
Sjr
Queen City Club
Daniel Beddoe
Dalton Baker
Charles P. Taft
William H. ‘Wa@t
M. E. Ingalls
van der Stucken
Harmon
Clifford Wright
William M. Greene
Personal notices of visits and festival attendance
Purely personal items list Mrs Frank Wiborg and her daughters returning from Santa Barbara for Atlantic Squadron festivities. Other visitors include Mrs Helen Lockwood Schenck from Brooklyn to Cincinnati, Mr and Mrs E L Heinsheimer from Alaska Avenue Avondale, Miss Jane Kennedy from Buffalo visiting Miss Marie Ryan, and Mr and Mrs Dymond in Baltimore for a Methodist Conference. Additional guests include Mrs Gemmill from Warren Pa visiting Clifton, and Mr Carpenter from Chicago planning to spend the week with Mr and Mrs Frank Wiborg.
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Frank Wiborg
Sara
Mary Hoyt
Olga Wiborg
Santa Barbara
Cal
Helen Lockwood Schenck
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cincinnati
Julia Carpenter
Lilly Carpenter
E. L. Heinsheimer
Alaska Avenue
Avondale
New York
Jane Kennedy
Buffalo
Marie Ryan
Walnut Hills
Richard Dymond
Baltimore
Gemmill
Warren, Pa
Harry Wiborg
Clifton
Carpenter
Chicago
Frank Wibore
Es Bushnell
Wintter Watt
Gladys ‘Ingalls
Apartment House to Cost 25008 in Norwood Suburb
A three story twelve apartment building valued at 25000 will be erected by F H Meyer at Elm and Section avenues Norwood with plans by C M Foster. City water mains delay in Herbert avenue Evanston halts work on over twenty houses and raises rents and lease values in several noted properties. The Crown Brewing Company Charles F Kramer and others secure new leases while other firms arrange multi year terms in local commercial spaces.
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F. H. Meyer
Elm and
Section Avenues
Norwood
C. M. Foster
Herbert Avenue
Evanston
A. L. Pachoud
Board of Public Safety
Fifth and
Elm Streets
Charles F. Kramer
Crown Brewing Company
Kramer
Garlay
Real Estate Transfers and Mortgages in Anderson Township
A notice lists numerous real estate transactions including legacies, transfers to individuals and companies, several five to sixty by hundred features, and numerous Lot and Subdivision deeds across Anderson Township, Newtown, Hyde Park, and surrounding areas. Included are mortgage cancellations and various parcel descriptions, with titles to properties along Main street Townsend street Craig avenue and Lower River road among others.
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I. J. Robinson
Anderson Township
Jessie Fee
Armstrong News and Stationery Co
Main Street
Fourth Street
Gasdusoe Odgar B. Gardner
Martha A. Furlong
M. Debdlt
Newtown
James H. Oliver
Diedrich H. Harms
Oliver
Locktana
Henry W. Crouse
Charles B
Florencefr R. Dillon
Townsend Street
Sherman Applegate
William O. le Fevre
Chaviot
Shirley E. Harruot
Inez D. Harrquot
L. C. Hewitt
Walnut Hills
Nina B. Pugh
Elzabeth
Springfield
Social notes of visits and arrivals in Washington state
Morning from Washington reports a string of visitors and departures. Miss Constance Hoyt accompanies a traveler home, Mrs. W. W. Hegler from Peoria joins relatives, Miss Hitchcock from Homer visits Mt. Auburn, and Dr. and Mrs. N. P. Dandridge plan a Richmond week.
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Washington
Constance Hoyt
M. E. Ingalls
W. W. Hegler
Peoria
Ingalls
George Ingalls
Chicago
Hitchcock
Homer
N. Y
Harriet C. Robbins
Mt. Auburn
Richmond
James L. Botsford
Youngstown
Mirs
E. R. Blaine
Clifton
John E. Blaine
Avondale
Laura Foster
New York
A. Clifford Shinkle
Madison Toad
Frank Strake
Cynthiana
John L. Shuff
Alms Hotel
Miss Voight
Detroit
Louis J. Hauck
Miss Gordon
Greenville, C
Misses Alter
Reading Road
Kentucky Society Social Notes Activities In Covington Newport
Mrs Henry Helle assisted by Mrs J N Hutchinson hosts a card party this afternoon. Covington residents include Charles McLaughlin returning Thursday from Greenville Mississippi and Mrs R N Nelson hosting Matrons Card Club May 13 in Nelson Place. Newport social life features Mrs Tom Nicholson entertaining her five hundred club, Mrs J C Miller as an honored guest, Miss Julia Hamilton back from Paris Kentucky, Mrs William Dorhmann hosting dinner for Mrs Fritz Cochran from Dallas Texas, Mrs F A Laidley visiting relatives Arthur More from Baltimore as guests, Mrs James Ernst set to attend the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Boston, Edward and Mrs Robbins returning from a bluegrass run in Kentucky, Mrs J B Neinaber guest before Read Kelly nuptials, E M Bruce Chapter U D C to be entertained by Mrs A E Sticklett, Melton Eliott guest of Newport residents, and George McGuniss visiting from Cleveland to see his mother.
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Henry Helle
Covington
J. N. Hutchinson
Charles McLaughlin
Greenville
R. N. Nelson
Newport
Nelson Place
Tom Nicholson
J. C. Miller
Canton
Julia Hamilton
Paris
William Dorhmann
Fritz Cochran
Dallas
Tex
F. A. Laidley
Arthur More
Baltimore
Mds
James Ernst
Cincinnati
E. M. Bruce
A. E. Sticklett
Melton Eliott
Peoria
Beautiful Changes Wrought For Thin Women
An advertisement promotes a home potion to enhance bust and neck development for women. It prescribes mixing glycerine with tincture cadomene and borax with rose water, then applying to the neck arms and bust twice daily for weeks. The claim is notable beauty improvements and discretion for modest women.
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Miljaien
Rede
Huntil
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