Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-03-18
MUSICAL MELANGE.
Notes OF lnterest 20 Musical Profess
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,Ionnls and AnateurL
Wilson & Banner report an unusual
rush of bu siness.
Mrs. Sheib has sufficiently recovered to
resume her duties.
The Opera House Orchestrs will give a
public benefit some time in April.
Several cha1ges in the cheirs Of our
churches are expected from April lst.
The benefit concert to Mrs. Rolf will
come off on Friday evening, April Sth.
Recbab Tandy, tenor of Cleveland, O.,
| is making a tour &C Canada with great sue
cess.
The rehearsal Of tRe0pera Hsuse- orches-
ira last Sunday eveniug was very pleas
ant affair.
II. A. Garfield, sen of the late Presi
dent, is second tenor o. the WilliamE Col.
leee Glee Club.
George Denham and Blanche Chapman
have resigned their positions in the ROrd
Opera Company.
Emma Carson and Paul Arthur are in
Cincinnati, having been left by the DIS
banded German Church Choir Company.
Annie Ellsler, daughter OF John A. Els
ler, manager of the OperH House, Pitts
burgh, has joined the Hess Opera Com
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eof have returned to
Wheeling and will occupy their respective
positions in the First Presbyterian church
rs usual.
Stephens aad Solomon have made ar
rangements to produce theiT new comic
opera, The White Sergeant in Boston
during June.
The Gorman Church Choir Company's
I,o ntt,rhaI ;nT Titrinuati for
hotel bill. R, E.. J. Miles went security for
its payment.
Prof. h. 4. Weber has resigned his posi-
tiun as organst in the Second Presby yterian
church, and Miss T.. Warwoed has been
engaged for the position.
The musical and literary entertainment
OF the janior class of the Wheeling Female
SemiHosr has beea postponed on account
of Nils TayiSr's serious indisposition.
The rumor that Mr. i. Boyer has made
an engagement with new music house
does not seem well founded, a he msde an
engagement with Hr. w. III. Sheb fort
night ago.
Col. Maplesou's company opened the
spring season last Monday with most
successful representation OF Faust On
"Wednesday ponjaetti's Linda, and on Fri
day Lucia di LammermOor were gwen.
There will be June Musical Festival in
San Francisco this year, at which eight con-
certs will be given. An orchestra Of seven
ty-iive and chorus OF five hundred, unt er
Theodore Thomas. will take part. There
will be Stagn"r, Beethoven and Gounod
nights.
Mrs. c. W. Hawes, in a lecture at Cam.
bridge, mentioned the following musicians
as being of Jewish blood: Meyerbeer,
Marschner, Ernst. all the Strauss family,
Ferdinand and Feicien David, Joachim,
Pasta, RoSsini, 0fenbach, Jules BENEDICT,
ono Goldschmidt, Klaus; Halevy. MosCheles
and MeudelsSOhn, Ferdinand Hitler,
Carl LOewe, Blumenthal, Ascher, Sterne,
Levy, Eichberg and Wulit.
Mile. Theo, at her benefit in the City of
NJ, xico. in addition to receiving $500 as
her share in gold was presented with
heavy bracelet of gold bearing her name
formed of large diamonds; big ing1t OF
unpolished gold and silver with "Theo'
in gold letters in relief; a sill
yer box containing complete
collection Of Mexican coins; massive
crown Of silver adorned with thirty oun es
of gold: a rich collection OF Mexican cloths;
| n rnaIl-hOx OF embossed silver: an ivorS fan
of exquisite workmanship, bearing her mon
ogram in gold; and, finally, whole gallery
OF those quaint little statues illustrative OF
Mexican life.
A tragic event is announced from Sine
gaglia, the death OF the tenor Bonconi. The
theatre was crowded, the orchestra began
| TO play, the curtain rose. BoncOni as Faust
was seen sitting in a chair. The public
welcomed him with applause, he tried to
rise UP and return bis thanks, but was un-
able 10 do So and, trembling all over, sank
back. He uttered some phrases which were
quite devoid of sense. The orchestra con:
tipued to play, bat the tenor remained
mute. Many thought that the actor was
drunk. and expressed great indignation:
Bonconi sat still, with his eyes CLASSY ani
unmoving; his lips were i'll motion: his
mouth opened and shut; but not word or
| a sound proceeded from it. He raised
his hand painfully to his head.
| The public continued to hiss. The
| manager then came forward and endeavor-
| ed TO explain that the actor was seized by
| sudden panic. Kisses continued with re.
| doubled force, and the curtain fell on
death scene. Ronconi expired at three
O'Clock in the morning, without having re-
| covered consciousness. This Ronconi was
| a son OF the celebrated baritone Ronconi:
the contemporary Of Lablache, irise and
Albani