Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-17

American Opera Company last year-that, in
are sated and Is able and willing to pay iber-
ally for the biggest musical attractiono?
THEY had a great time upiin Quebec the
other day welcoming Albani, to whom one
paper referred as "a lady born in our Province,
and beyond all doubt the greatest prima donna
now living. though five years ago, perhaps, she
would ungrudgingly have given placeto Patti"
That perhaps" is good. As a. bunch of press
notices have been sent to The DISPATCH from
Quebec. our town is probably upon the route OF
the Canadian singers triumphal progress
THE veteran impressario Max Maretzeu,
was royalty feted at the great testimonial
rendered him at the Metropolitan last Tuesday
In recognition of his half century of service in
the cause of opera. He first produced in this
country prophet" "Africaine," :" "Trovatore."
"Trayiata," "Rigoletto," 'Faust," 'Mignon"
and La Juive." 1t seems increditable that one
should be living yet who can remember seeing
on the play bill 'Trovatore,' first timer
THE Swedish National Ladies' Concert Com
pany assisted by Mr.. Edmund T. Phelan,
humorist and mimic, will appear at Old City
Hall next Tuesday evening. If apparently
credible reports be correct the eight pretty
Swedish singers in their national costumes
offer not merely novel pleasure to the eye but
variety Of music upon higher plane than Is
customary with such strolling troupes. The
Redpath Lyceum Bureau has charge of the
tour
THE Mendelssohn Club, of the East End
will make its first public appearance in con-
cert announced for next Friday evening at
Gymnasium Hall. Mr.. ]. P. McCollum is di-
rector of this chorus which numbers already
log voices, and has under way an amateur
coming concert The choral numbers include
Ries' 15minute cantata Morning." Gounod's
psalm, "By Babylon's Wave" and several lesser
r. Smith and Mr. F. w. Bearl.
THE Mozart Club will get to work at once to
prepare Mendelssohn's great oratorIo, "Elijah"
for the spring concert. There is some talk of
cutting out about one.third of the score and
prefxing light symphony This for the sake
of variety presumably But can nothing be
done for the sake of art? Serious muslc-lovers
have right to hear from our leading society
each year at least one work of oratorio rank,
and to hear 1t in its integrity. The omission Of
the Christmas messiah" performance showed
enough timidity for one season. To keep truly
leading position in anything takes courage,
backbone.
THOUGH it does not appear that she ever
slipped piece of ice down Lum Tums royal
back. Mrs Alice ]. Shaw, st6teuse, has really
whistled several times for the Prince of Wales.
1t is upon this fact and the ensuing social sue
cess on both sides of the water that Mrs.
Shaw's repute as professional whistler IS, no
doubt, principally based. What other basis it
may have curious Pittsburgers may discover
by going to hear her at Lafayette Hall next
Saturday evening. signor Tagliapietra, the
famous baritone, with various lesser lights,
will uphold the musical character of the enter.
tainment, which is given unde. the auspices
and for the benefit of the Press Club.
IT is pity that the negotiations for a piano
recital here next month by Adele Aus der Ohe
have stalled-presumably because the May
Festival management fear to discount her
drawing power for their event. She seems to
have been stimulated by Rosenthal's success to
do better work than ever, Judging from reports
of her production of Max Vogrich's new con-
certo at the sixteenth Boston Symphony Con-
cert. Pittsburgers who heard her with that
orchestra last year would greatly like to hear
her in full recital programme; it should rather
increase, than lessen, her strength as festival
attraction.
ANOTHER strong attraction has Just been
added to the list for the May Festival to open
the new Exposition building. This telegram
was received yesterday: "Carl Retter, Pgh.-
Announce Immediately engagement Jules
Perotti, one of the three greatest living tenors;
thousand dollars each appearance; his voice
phenomenal, high electrifying.--Locke."
Without requiring Mr.. Locke to give categori-
cal proof of the above statements, Pttsburgers
may well be glad at the prospect of hearing in
Perotti the tenor who has scored some of the
biggest "hits" of the present season at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, and
whose voice and style, it would seem, are
especially suited to the concert stage in large
halls. Meanwhile rehearsals go on apace and
all seems propitious for the great event.
THE Poco-a-Poco Orchestra, Mrs. DR.. j. s.
Walters dlrectress, gave its second concert for
this season at East End Gymnasium Hall last
Tuesday evening. presenting widely dEersi-
fled programme, as follows:
OVerIure, Banquet. .Scnlepegreu
Poco-a-Poco Orchestra.
Vocal duet, Master and Scholar. Horn
Mrs. Thomas and Mr.. Bullock.
Tarantella, Forosetta
Orchestra.
Three Jolly Sailor Marzials
Masters Broost, Woodbridge and Rosser.
Selection, Tannhauser. Wagner
Orchestra.
Vocal solo, The Knight of Old. Sydenham
Mir. ID. NJ. Bullock.
PART SECOND.
Overture, Barber of Seville. .Rossini
Vocal solo, Ernani. Verdi
Mrs. Adah S. Thomas.
Second concerto: .Mendelssohn
Mr.. Carl Ritter.
Characteristic piece, The Guardmount. Ellen berg
Orchestra.
Masters Brobst woodbridge and Rosser.
March, Musical Exchange. Wiegand
Orchestra.