Matt Got A Seat

The following notice of the May Fesival is uiken froni the Manchester Enrprise, Matt !. Blosserj editor. It is so different from the dyspeptic Lansingte's version, we give it entire : "The May Festival at Aun Arbor last ?riday and Saturday must liav.: leen a reat success financially as it eertainly was as a musical event. The large university hall was packed to the doora - and we might truthfully say to the roof - with people from all parts of the state and Canada and Ohio. Hundreds were :urned away unable to gain ad mi sai on and the management is being eriticised in consequence, but so far as we could liscover no partiality was shown ; flrst come, first served being the rule. "Our Manchester friends were vcry successful in getting good seats and. clioice positions but we went earOy in order to do so. The management have one consolation, they will hear no kick 'rom those who went early and secured good places and those who did not would kick anyway. "The concerts were truly grand and ;he Columbian organ recital was alone worth the price of a season ticket and the Boston orchestra gave immense satisfaction. Many were disappointed in Miss Stein. On Friday everiing her singing was not up to tlieir expectation and when sbe sang Saturday afternoon she refused to respond to the hearty apjilause and continued entrearj ! f appear. Those great ginfiersforgc-.. the same audience does not hear thein on tlieir every appearance. Nórdica also disappointed the audience. She lias a. splendid voice and knows how to use it but she did not do herself justico Saturday evening that's sure. The pianist is au artist and no mistake. Miss Stewart has a voice like a bird and we were charmed by her singing. Mr. Rieger, the tenor, Max Heinrich, the baritone and W. H. Clark the bass, gave good satisfaction. The choral union showed good training but the oratorio was not sufficient to bring out the full power of the voices. "All uuite in according great praise to Prof. Stanley for his part and Ann Arbor and the university are to be congratulated for having so succcssíul a school of rnusic. "The attendance on Friday evening was 3,039; on Saturday morning, 3,063; afternoon, 3058 ; evening, 3,860 including the chorus aud orchestra." The Grass Lake News remarks : "The May Festival at Ann Arbor was a graud success and is acknowledged to have been the most conspicuous musical event that ever took place in Michigan. Prof. Francia W. Kelsey, president of the University musical society, is praised on all sides for bis uutiring efforts in bringingthe affair to so glorious a consummation; a work in wliich he was uljly seconded by Prof. Spence, aecretary of the society. The Detroit Tribune says the attendance at the four concerts was. 13,019. People were present frorn all parts of the state and were delighted with the splendid program presented. No doubt the marked success of the festival will induce the university musical society to arranxe for its repetition next year." The kind words of the News are certainly appreciated by the management, but that paper does not understand that to Prof. Albext A. Stanley is due the principal credit for the entire series of festivals and concerts gh-en here in Ann Arbor. He is the man who can with truth stand up andsay"Idid it," but he is a man who ncver would do that, no matter who uaight receive the credit for the result of his labors. Of course the gentlemen mentiond contributed to the success of the enterprise, but the moviug spirit was Prof. Stanley. _____