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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
3
The eighteenth May Festival in Music Hall staged Bach’s Passion According to St Matthew in two parts with conductor Van der Stucken receiving honors. A thunderstorm drenched attendees. the chorus presented a symbolic ring to the conductor amid high praise from critics and friends including Judge Harmon.
A critic lauds Van der Stucken for training and conducting Bach's St Matthew Passion at the May Festival. The performance features a strengthened chorus and boys’ choir, with notable solos by Rider-Kelsey Spencer Chapman-Gould Taylor-Jones Beddoe Johnson Baker Daniel Witherspoon and others. The orchestra and organ contribute to a monumental effect, highlighting both the work’s difficulties and its grand scope.
Madame Gadski sings Don Juan and Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome, an aria from Mozart's Don Juan, plus Wagner preludes from Tristan and Isolde and Isolde's Liebestod.
Guests in elaborate gowns gather as Mrs. William Howard Taft and other notable women attend a political social at Music Hall. Attendees include Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Longworth, Miss Stallo, Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Fleischmann, and many named escorts and relatives in formal attire.
Wiborg box guests fill the evening at a theater with Mrs. M. Ingalls and Miss Hoyt among morning attendees. Attendees from West Virginia arrive again in handsome attire, including Mrs. Carolyn Smith and Miss Staunton, while four soloists in white and chiffon captivate the audience.
Attendees dressed in white lingerie gowns black net and silk shine despite showers. Notable figures include Mrs T J Moffet Mrs H W Crawford Miss Shillito Miss Fraver of Nashville and Mrs James Henry Parker with ornate gowns and pearl ornaments.
Society attendees at the festival last night include Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Ballman Judson Harmon Albert Cassatt Edward Colston Judith Colston James D. Lehmer Lehmer and Lehmer daughters Caroline Lehmer Howard Wurlitzer N. J. Walsh Elizabeth Shipley W. S. Rowe Margaret Rowe John Rowe Casper H. Rowe Harrison B. Childs William Oskamp and daughters Werk Jeanne Werk John Omwake Evelyn Omwake A Clifmcece Mrs.
The Altamont and Altamont Annex now open serving hotel guests and patrons with afternoon teas for ladies and escorts. Auto and coaching parties arranged. For details contact The Highland Hotel Co. R. N. Talbot manager Highlands Campbell Court Ky take Ft. Thomas car at Fifth and Walnut Sts Cincinnati Ohio.
Social and personal notes detail a bustling May Festival with dinner parties at the St Nicholas and Queen City Club. Guests include Mrs Mary Bowdle Garde and Mrs William Woods among many Cincinnati society figures hosting lunches, bridge games, theater outings, and upcoming weddings.
Mrs James Hobart spends ten days in Atlantic City N J. Hodges plan a May 16 departure for Europe visiting Italy and Switzerland, returning mid August. Miss Stone of Binghamton N Y visits with Miss Annalise Irwin. Mrs J C Oliver spends a week in Richmond. Miss Millie Sykes visits Brookline Mass. Edith Meacham returns from Birmingham Ala. Mrs James Riley Murdock visits New York for a month. Mrs Elzy Burkham visits relatives in Walnut Hills. Mrs Francis G Eaton visits festival week in Avondale. Miss Marguerite Peays visits Virginia. Miss Weaver visits Edna Muhlhauser in Avondale. Mrs James Schoonmaker visits Clifton for concerts. George Bassett guests of Cincinnati relatives. Dr Austins Coleman Brant in city for festival week. Arthur Lockwood and Van derhoe in Cincinnati for concerts.
Henry Freitag aged 50 of 269 Emming Street was fatally injured last night in a crash at the Hauck Brewery premises on Dayton Street and Central Avenue. He was hurled from his seat and died of a fractured skull after being taken to City Hospital.
The Ohio College of Dental Surgery faculty dined at the Grand Hotel with the class that will graduate tonight. Graduation exercises are scheduled to be held in the Odeon.
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