Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-02
MUSICAL MELANG z.
Notes OF Interest 10 Musical Profess
SIGNALS and Amateurs

The musical atmosphere of Wheeling was
frightened up last week by two concerts.
The Arion concert, which occurred on
Wednesday evening, was genuine treat.
The charity concert on Thursday evening
at the Opera House was financial and ar
tistIc success.
The friends of Mrs. C. w. Eoff will bear
in mind that her benefit takes place on
Friday evening.
Pittsburgh will have grand musical fes-
tiyal this week, beginning on Monday
and closing on Thursday. Madame Wilson
and host OF other artists will appear. Be-
sides miscellaneous concerts, Mendel-
shon's st. Paul will be given on We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs w. H. Sheib has gone to Pittsburgh
to enjoy the musical festivities of the
week.
The Opera House orchestra gave one
of their private rehearsals last night at the
Arion Hall.
Eight millions of francs Isl, 600, 900, will
be spent by the French government in en-
larging and improving the Paris Conserya.
tory OF Music.
"Giocenda." an opera, by NJ. Ponchielli,
has had an immense success in Pittsburg.
Sing Sing has musical convict who has
manufactured flute, whistle, piccolo and
hageolet, weighing from s TO Is ounces,
out of piece of iron tubing which he car.
ried to his cell and at his leisure drilled
the necessary holes with penknife. Not.
withstanding the urgent plea Of the pris'
oner these instruments have been confis-
Gated.
Wilson & Banner sold fine specimen
Of the Krawich & Bach Baby Grand pisno
the last week to Appointment citizen on
the Island.
Mr. Grant C. Fitzhugh, a very estimable
young man, formerly Of Parkers9%Ig, Is
now engaged as a salesman at ShelRs
music store.
Martins Ferry is to have a new music
store, in the central part of the city. Mr..
James ONeill selected fine lot OF musl.
cal goods out of w. H. Sheib's stock, and
will he in full blast this week. Martins
Ferry with its musical taste ought to sup.
port music store handsomely.
Miss Patterson, who assisted at the Char
ity concert, is staying at Capt. Devries.
st. Johns German Church, on Market
street, is preparing and arranging for
gram concert to be given the latter part
OF this month.
There has been a large demand for the
Mason and Hamlin organ for church use,
recently. Churches, as well as individuals,
begin to recognize them as the standard in
struments.
Mr. Lyons, of a society of Portu-
guese Jews, drew the attention of the New
York Herald to the similarity of the air
now welded to Home, Sweet Home"
with the music of an old hymn sung
by the Portuguese Jews in the
festival music concentrating the exo-
dus fron Egypt. The airs are nearly
identical and the music referred TO is
known to have been sung as far back as A.
ID. 1892.
A Square Grand, manufactured by
Kranich 4 Bach, is on exhibition at the
Monumental Fair in Bellaire and is at
tracing considerable attention for fits
power and beauty Of tone.
Mr.. Jewell, representative of Whitney
& Courier, manufacturers of the Palace
organ, has been in the city during the last
week.
Mr.. F. Martin, formerly of Wheeling,
and at present choir master Of the First NJ.
+. church, Chicago, forwarded to friends
in this city programme OF the Easter ser
vices given under his direction, which
shows excellent taste.
The concert, complimentary to Mrs. c.
W Eofi, which was postponed some time
since, will take on Friday evening next,
April 9th, at the Opera House. There will
he very fine programme, consisting en-.
tirely of music which will be given by our
most prominent musicians. All who wish
10 enjoy musical treat will do well to be
Dresent on that occasion.