L Y.
Great Illusion"; and Merio
one of the most widely known
vocates of Italy.
Q;
In
In l1me. Gadski
it The present season finds Mme. Gad-
ski, who will open the Choral Union'
Concert Series in Hill Auditorium
next Wednesday, at the pinnacle to-
ward which she has moved steadily
and surely since the beginning of her
e p u b l i c career-the acknowledged'
queen of lyric and dramatic song. Re-.
Y engagetl for the Metropolitan Opera
House to sing the great Wagnerian
roles with which her name is instinct-
ively associated-and an increasing
number of Italian roles which each
e season furnish fresh evidence of her
f art's constant growth--Mme. Gadski
- is without a rivel in her particular
.. operatic sphere. To no singer of all
h the Metropolitan's brilliant concourse
e does the New York public pay more
s.. consistent homage, and never does the
. Opera House ring with more tumult-
s uous applause than it does on "Gad-
n ski Nights." The prima donna's beau-
tiful voice and radiant presence make'
n such occasions the notable events of
- each season.
L- An obvious consequence of Mme.
- Gadski's ever-increasing popularity
in opera is the limitation it places on
- her availability for concert--a field
- in which she is held in even higher
e esteem. To thousands of concert-
goers throughout the country Mme.
1 Gadski has endeared herself, and to
n these, demands that opera makes upon
her time cause keen disappointment.
e Only a comparatively few cities are
r. able to secure the diva for concert and
u recital, and such as do may well con-
e sider themselves especially favored.
In 1898' Mme. Gadski became a mem-
i1 ber of the Grau Opera House, accept-
ing on Mr. Grau's retirement, a flat-
v tering offer from Mr. Heinrich Con-
y ried. Engagements at Convent Gar-
e den, London and Bayreuth alternated'
g with her engagements at the Metro-
, poiltan Opera House, her Eva in "Die
r Meistersinger" and her Brunnhildes
r bringing her special con-endation.
In Munich her appearance in three
"Ring" performances led to her being
decorated by Prince Regent Luitpold
with King Ludwig's Order for Art and
Science-a rare distinction,
In her dual capacity of operatic
prima donna and concert singer, she
has won a lasting place in the hearts
of American music lovers.
Theodore Harrison.
The 'Music News" one of the lead-
ing professional music magazines, In
commenting upon the performance of
"Caractacus" as the opening number
of the season's concerts given by the
Apollo Musical Club of Chicago, at
which Mr. Theodore Harrison of the
University School of Music was one of
the soloists, singing the title role,
says as follows:
"Mr. Theodore Harrison, a new
comer here, at once proved his great
worth and showed the reason for his
multitudinous engagements in other
cities.
"To many singers appearing in our
auditorium for the first time imagine
that it is necessary to put .forth every
possible ounce of effort, with the re-
sult that the singing often becomes
nothing more nor less than shouting.
"Mr. Harrison escaped this danger
most gracefully and gave an exposi-
tion of pure vocal art that' has sel-
dom beei equaled in this city, certain-
ly very rarely, indeed, in the case of
the Apollo Club soloists at the Audi-
torium engagements."
The concert was given under the
direction of Harrison Wild with the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the
other soloists being Gustaf Holmquist,
bass; Paul Althouse, tenor and Marie
Sundelius, soprano.,
Rev. Mathews to Speak at {uild
Second in the Wesleyan Guild series
of lectures will be an address on "The
Democracy of Jesus" by the Rev. Rob-
ert O. Mathews at the Methodist
church this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Mathews is an excellent speaker.
In college at Syracuse he won several
oratorical prizes; he has held import-
ant pastorates in the middle west and
on the Pacific coast; he was pastor
of the largest Methodist church in
Cincinnati, and is now doing excel-
lent work at St. Paul's church, Toledo.
Special music has been arranged for
the evening. While in the city Mr.
Matthews will be entertained at the
home of Prof. E. H. Kraus, 722 Church
street.
MEMORIES REVIVED
BB0RO0NZE-TABLETS
Ann Arbor Resident Tells of Escapade
Of Students During Tappan
Administration
PLACED WAGON ON NORTH WING
The placing of the Bronze tablet on
the north wing of University hall by
the D. A. R., in commemoration of
the building of the structure in 1842,
has brought to mind to some of the
old townspeople many of the early
humorous stunts of the students.
One man who has been in business
in Ann Arbor for 55 consecutive years
tells of an interesting event that hap-
pened during the time of President
Tappan when the old north wing was
still one of the "big buildings." The
fence, which at that time extended
around the campus, was being repair-
ed, and a large wagon which had been
used for hauling pickets was left over-
night on the square where the law
building now stands.
During the night, some students
dismantled the wagon, and, taking
it upstairs in Mason Hall, they hoisted
it, piece by piece, through the sky-
light to the roof, and there they re-
assembled it. On the following morn-
ing, President Tappan, in walking
across the campus to chapel, noticed.
a large crowd gazing heaven-ward in
front of the north wing, and, think-
ing that something was amiss, he hur-
ried as fast as his cane would allow,
to the scene of the trouble. His con-
sternation can be imagined when he
beheld the feature of interest. Every-
one Was wondering how the big heavy
dray wagon had been hoisted up so
high in the air.
That morning the president very
wrathily lectured the student body
which numbered only a few hundred
at the time and gave the culprits 24
hours in which to undo their work.
During that night the same crowd
took the wagon to pieces again and
brought it down to "terra firma" once
more, but a corner of the woodwork
on the top floor of the old building
still bears the marks of the escapade.
to. Girls
A Suggestion
LHave you
ever
thought. how
convenient a n
Electric Chafing
Dish, would be?
(L -Imagine a cold
winter evening
-a cosy room-
a delicious Q
w e l s h rarebit!.
Or, if it is fudge
it
never
tasted
so good.
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