The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
Notes About Musical People.

Henry Hart has returned from Maxinkuckee.
Mrs. John NJ. Comstock. of the Occidental Hotel
is pianist OF unusual ability.
The members of the Alliance Orchestra win not
| play in either of the theaters this season.
Julius Henschel the tuba player has left the When
Band and is with the City Band and Orchestra
Alex. ErnestnoA, director of the Lyra Society, win
return from Lake Maxinkuckee next Wednesday.
Miss Nettie johnson has rapidly taken lead
amongst home favorites since her return to the city
Little May Smith, the foury r-old daughter of DR.
Smith. is reported by good judges as being musical
prodigy.
Mrs. Leon Bailey has added to her already extern
sve repertoire several solos from the comic opera
Little Tycoon.
Miss Hilda Thomas, the prima donna. formerly of
this city is here visiting friends and has consented to
sing at the promenade concert next week.
Mr.. HI. @. Levi of the Model, sang last Wednesday
at public concert at the West End Casino, Long
Branch for the benefit of the New York Cancer Hos
pital
The Mendelssohn Society continues it's weekly re-
hearsals for the Y NJ c. A. concert and until that
event comes off nothing will be accomplished toward
the regular entertainment season.
1.-THE Cameron March, 1" which viii be given for the
first time at the promenade concert this week i: s.:
When Band and named for its leader, Joseph Came
ron.
A unique concert is to be given at the Eleventh
chief musicians being three blind men, Meesrs.
Fuller, Hebble and Snapp, graduates of the Indiana
Institute for the Blind, assisted by Miss Jennie
Gates and others.
The Lyra Society will begin the season of 1886-87
with first rehearsal next Thursday evening. The
society has most brilliant prospect for continua-
ton of it's last year, the mixed chorus and
orchestra being stronger than ever before 1t is
derstood that the organization will give public pro-
duction of one operas during the season.
| The programme for the promenade concert to be
given at the City Hall Wednesday night, compri-
ses in addition to the selections to be rendered by the
When Band and Alliance Orchestra vocal solo by
| Mrs. Maud Barnett, song for trombone. Once
| Again" by Ernest III. Clarke and Duet cornet and
picolo, Lover and the Nightingale" by E. G. Clarke
and Edwin S. Timmons.
The citizens of indianapolis have rendered Mr. Ed
win Timmons, the instrumental soloist public ben
eft, which will take place at Tomlinson Hall the
evening of Friday. Sept. IL. Mr.. Timmons is very
deserving of public recognition for his services In the
past, and this occasion it is expected that his
Friends and admirers will respond He will
be assisted by the best of local talent and will furnish
excellent programme.
Within the next two weeks all of the leading So
cietes including the Lyra, Matinee Muscael Lieder-
kranz, Mendessohn and Others will have commenced
the musical work mar ed out for the approaching
| season. As result of the almost phenomenal sue
cess of the Musical Festival and the prospective
thusiastic meeting of the National Music Teachers
Association in 1887 it is expected that there will be
an increase of members, and marked improvement
| in their work. The officers will in the main. hold
over and change has thus far been made in lead