Festival Echoes

The May Festival and its phenomeual success, is still the talk of the town. Consequently anything in regard to it still remains of interest. The total attendance on all four of the concerts was 13,0 L9, as follows : Friday evening 3,039. Saturday morning 3,062. Saturday afternoon 3,058. Saturday evening 3,860. This includes the chorus and orchestra on Friday and Saturday evenings. There were 351 people in the choius and orchestra. This makes a pretty handsome crowd. There was $115 forced on ticket takers by people who could not parchase ets, aud $90 was paid for standing room. It wlll be remeuïbered tliat Miss Stein üecliued to respomd to an oncoro at tlie Saturday afternoon concert. It was HO-t lier fau.lt 'out lier xnisfortune, as euo did nO't feel pliysically able to do so, haring beea afafílict-ed witib. a severo cold. She expressed lier regret to friends liere, and Avanted thean to excuse lier tlierelor. It is pa-obably needless to wrtte tliis. itsm, but lest soine may leel that elie was ungracious, we gladly jiive place to it. ■ . ;