A Grand Musical Centre

jNothing is more difficult than ihe pioblem of taklng proper advantage cl successful efforts so as to wisely utilizc tlie resulta of success. The riivePBlty Musical Society in Hertog lts present Choral Union Series, bat! been embarrassed by the unexpected success of the last Festival, and has, after mature consideration of th? many points involved. proposed tfee plan which seems to te the only proper one. In arriving at this plan tho expressed wished ofjnany of our Citizens and students Have been considerea, and the -society ieels confldenl that all will be pleased with an ariangement which makes impossitJ a repetition oí last year's experionces. The inereased attendance at the School of muslo and its extending reputation make imperative the furnishlng oL as many concerts as possitle, and they must be in the nature vi orchestral and choral concerts as as possible. Tho expense oí such concerts is veryigreat. each orchestral or fereat choral concert costs over one tl'ousanc! dollars. It does not také k-ng to see that such a series as that Lfcder consideration is a very expenstva amdertaking, and yet the priee iJLI2E!LisJL0-?!LL? SL2-e- 'ould paTtco into 'the gallery of the ordiEary theatre for the sümsiest kind of a play. The reputation of Ann Arbor íor fflusic is dne P this series oí concerts ■which made possible all tliat han developed within the last iour years. TVe liare now faeWties íor ii-struction, and for hearing music in adyance of most cities of 100,000 Inhabitants, and we have withto our grasp the possibiHty of making t,hls reputation contribute to the material prosperity of the city. Ann Arl,or has a national reputation as a center o? culture. This reputation is worth as much in its way to this comnmnity, as the reputation oí Pittsburg for iron and steel to that city. Anything which adds to Ihls reputation, adds to the income of th: community. ( ■ The School of Music is rapidly aprroaching a paying basis-indirectly it ha already made a large return oi! the investment, in the amount it l.as brought to the city, through its studente. The May Festival last jear, brought no inconsideraWe amount of money int o the city. The illingness of the railroads to offer liberal reductions is a poent factor lii inging large numbers of people to uní Arbor at a time when it is at ! best, whUe the low prices at which soason tickets are sold makes the slcal attractions possible to all. CouU1 we erect au auditorium to seat .„ least 6,000- which could be done ot expense of $30,000-it would be poesiWe to bring ten for every one Dcw. Wttb euch a hall all ROuld he pvovided with good reserved seats, allí! a momenfs reilection wlU show tbat a large sum of money would De Vrouglit to Ann Arbor every year. .AYith sueh a hall a great artlst like j,(.'l;i or Paderewski might be engageü to appear lu re. and the priee of iulinission placed so low that one eonlö c-ome from Detroit and alter paylmg railroad rare, etc, hear ilie poneert for less than at. home. We coulö present an evenlng of opera by the most famons company- Abby Gran for example- at the price of an ordiñary play. Not having this Lal' it becomes necessary to provide thB concerts as ï-easonably as possiLl? with the seatins capaclty of Uni■eisily Hall as tho liasi. Sc thts year rctaining the same piico per concert- whieh lias relatively decreased since the eeries was establisheC- the series of ten concerts wil! cosí $3, while in order to meet ihe wishes of our patrons regarding reserved seats, an extra charge of $1 -wil' marte for a reserved seat for fivo concerts of the Fesival.