Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-10

from all over the State to hurry of
from their Christmas dinners in order to be
in Philadelphia on time. The three days-De-
cember 26Eh to 28th, inclusive-are to be occu-
pied, according TO the outline programme fur
! nished The DISPATCH, somewhat as follows;
THURSDAY, DECEMBER rs.
1880 A. M-Address Of welcome and mutual
| introductions.
| II u:30-l2;S0-Coneert. vocal and instrumental
| 2:30-Essays and discussions.
| S:3o-Concert vocal and instrumental.
| s;O0-Organ recital and miscellaneous concert.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER q.
Morning - Business meeting.
| Essays and discussions,
General concert.
Afternoon-Essays and discussions.
Concert.
Evening Concert and reception.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER %.
| Morning - Business meeting.
Essays and discussions.
Concert.
Afternoon-Essays and discussions.
Concert.
Evening Concert.
This scheme presents nine openings for
| musical entertainments, giving room for wide
variety. The Programme Committee of which
| Mr.. Charles II. Jarvis, of Philadelphia, is
from members. The assistance of an orchestra
will be had in the afternoon concerts the play
ers being too busy with holiday engagements
| to be secured for the evenings.
A healthy interest Is being manifested in the
association by Pittsburg' g music makers. though
there yet room for many more members from
this neck OF the woods. We western residents
| must bear in mind that only in proportion as we
help on the Philadelphia meeting can we claim
support from the other end of the State
when the meeting comes to be held
here. Those who Join hereafter can have
the satisfaction, at least. Of knowing that they
are in the best company; as witness
the following partial list of PittsDurgers who
have already become members, active or asso-
ofa fafa Il n
ter. John Gernert II. B. Brockett, Jr., z. @.
Mellor, g. r. Broadberry, Lechner & Schoen-
berger, Phi. Dornberger, Charles M. Fleming
NJ Holman, Charles Gernert, James P. Nc
ColIum, j. Hamilton, F. Bechtel, Theodor
Salmon, Thomas F. Kirk, Carl Maeder, BeYer.
idge Webster.
That exceedingly bright paper, The Black
Cat thus hits on certain kind of ''sham in
music" which is unfortunately all too preva-
lent in other cities than Chicago:
When the German Opera Company appeared in
Chicago last winter the managing editor Of one Of
OF Wagner to the brain. So he cast about him for
managing editorial mind the names and capabili-
ties Of the various members Of the local staff, he
his employment on the paper, had had the ambi-
ton crushed within him by long season Of run
isbo you know anything about rslisicp,, oueried
the editorial Mogul.
Msdulid ooIOHgGta in Q major from a TyIophons
solo,"
musical critic. Go to the German Opera this
evening and write me an intelligent criticism Of
So the college graduate took dictionary Of
musical terms and ibretto Of 'Tannhauser, -
and wrote the following criticism OF the per-
formance;
'A great many Of our set were At the columbia
Tannhauser.s The representation was decidediy
thor would have wished. The toSt ensemble was was
not present but we observed great deal Of
sa' cou sspses ss'h at vas Ss
low price of admission charged. We were
%ses q he Saa and Ss pma donSa. sec
nique was exceedingly pizzicato. The basso's
ali there when It came to the poco-a-poco in the
oyster house after the performance. large mise
So owing to its not having received its last weeks
valse caprice.''
The brilliant promise Of the concert in aid of
the Pittsburg Domestic Training School, to be
given in Old City Hall the 18th inst, Is con-
hrmed by each days approach to the date.
Pittsburg's 1850" have taken hold with vim.
and have already sold over 81 900 worth of tick,
cts, leaving only about 400 tickets to be sold. |
The diagram OF seats will be at Kleber's music |
store tomorrow, and the managers earnestly |
time in selecting their seats SO as to avoid con-
fusion when the 400 other tickets have been |
sold.
As far as arranged the programme will in |
clude the following features: BY Miss Emma |
Juch, the aria from Gounod's "Queen of /
Sheba" and another selection; BY Miss Agnes |
Vogel, Gounod's ave Maria with violin OBJ |
hgato by Mr.. Fred Toerge; BY Mss Mamie |
Reuck, Vieuxtemps' "Fantasie Caprice" (said |
to be new here)i by Mr.. Harry B. Brockett,
''SaIve Dimora," the tenor caVatina from |
"Faust;" by Mr.. Edward II. Dermitt new |
baritone ballad by Harry Rowe Shelley; |
by Mr.. William Guenther, VaIse Brilliante, |
arranged by Popp from ia Trayiata;n by the |
Haydn Quartet, "Annie Laurie" set for male |
voices by Dudley Buck; by the Beethoven |
Quartet (strings and piano., a. Cana and |
Serenade, from the Spanish Fantasie of L |
Hirette-Vlardot, and b. Rheinberger's Quartet, |
Op. SS; the Poco-a-Poco Orchestra, Mrs. DR.. ]. |
S. Walters. directress, q concert overture by |
Bach and a selection from Stahl's new opera, |
"Said Pashas' the Philharmonic Society MIR. |
Thos. F. Kirk, conductor, an overture by Keller
Bella and humorous caprice by Popp.