Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

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A MUSICAL entertainment for the benefit of
the new Southside hospital was given last even
ing in Salisbury Hall, enlisting the services of
Mrs. w. B. Wolfe. Miss Jennie Evans, DR.. w.
I. English and Others
GERALDINE ULMER. who has been singing
during the last two years in London. has been
engaged as prima donna for next season by
Colonel John A. McCaull
MEssRs. HILL, of London. have just built
the largest organ in the world for the Town
Hall at Sydney, New South Wales. The cost
has been $4,000 and there are l50 stops, as
against ITO In the Albert Hall.
VICTOR HERBERT is to be associate conduc-
tor with Carl Zerrahn in the Worcester Festi-
val next September, and will also be cello SOLO
ist in the concerts of that scheme, figuring
there in much the same way as he SO success
fully did in our festival.
Mr.. FRANK VETTA and Miss Lizzie Mac
Nicoll. both popular members of the American
Opera Company, were married Thursday night
June 6, at the residence of the brides parents.
Washington, d. c., by the Rev. I. c. Weede, OF
Baltimore. The bridal couple left fmmedl-
ately for Boston, where the honeymoon Will be
enjoyed.
THE Philharmonic Society has about de-
cided to go back to Somerset county for its
annual fortnight's encampment for practice
and sport. July l6 is the date of departure.
Rehearsals galore every day and big concert,
with some PittSburg singers to fill out with,
are the musical elements of Conductor + F:
Kinks, plan. 1t is noo every brass band that
has the good taste to take to the woods for
practice-not voluntarily, at least.
AN interesting debut was recently made at
the Opera House at Elherfeld by an artist who
appeared under the nom de theatre of Marie
Lindes. This young lady, who sang the part of
Elizabeth in "Tannhauser," is really Miss Marie
Joachim, daughter of DIR. Joachim. She has
been taught by her mother, herself dlstin-
guished vocalist, and her success is SAID to have
been so great that she was forthwith engaged
for certain period at Elberfeld and Barmen.
Courier.
The Bayreuth Music Festival begins July
81. ending August is. The "Meistersinger"
will be given five times, on Wednesdays, July
"a 81 and August and IA; also, on Saturday,
August IL. On all other Saturdays, however,
the theater will remain closed. "ParsifaP viii
be given on Thursdays and Sundays, altogether
July q, 25 and 2s and August l. g. s, IL, Is and
is: Tristan und Isolde" on Monday, July %
and % and August and r. The cast includes
as usual fine representation of the worlds
best Wagnerian singers and conductors, who
gladly give up their vacations to assist at the
temple of art. which is becoming more and
more the midsummer Mecca of the musical
pilgrim.
Mr. JOHN 7. HoRNER, who for two or three
seasons has been doing yeoman service in
Pittsburg's amateur orchestras, has arranged
an exceptionally interesting concert to be given
next Friday evening in Connellsville, his former
dwelling place. He will take there-and per-
sonally conduct-an orchestra of % men, most
ly chosen from the Mozart Clubs instrumental
ranks They will play Schubert's Rosa
overture, 4 Faust selection, one of
Moskowskis Spanish Dances, Meyerbeer's
Coronation March," Eilenberg's "Mill in the
Forest" and other lighter pieces. Miss Jennie
Evans, soprano. Mr.. Frank w. Bearl, baritone,
and Mr.. John Gernert, violin, are to be the So
loists The concert promises to be quite the
musical and society event of the season at Con-
at least the running of special trains
for it by the railroads would seem to point that
way.
COMMENTING upon the concert given at
the Park Opera House, Erie, Pa, last Tues
day by Mrs. S. Fean, the Erie Evening Mail
says of one of Pittsburg's sopranos: "Miss
Rosa Weber, of Pittsburg, made her first ap-
pearance before an Erie audience. She pre-
Weber sang 30, Salutaris." and before the solo
was half finished the audience had to be re-
strained from breaking out into an outburst
of applause. Miss Weber sang with grace
and ease, and as the sweet soft notes
doated through the air they found welcome
Weber made a very favorable impression, and
the applause which followed won her way into
the hearts of Erie's music lovers. She was
presented with handsome bouquet. nIn the
grand chorus 'Stabat Mater Miss Weber sang
The solo parts. 1t was grand effort, and the
audience rose in a body and applauded." 1t is
Verv evident that Miss Weber pleased the Erie
folk hugelv-and no wonder. But isn't it a
pity that a deserving artists best efforts
should evoke such published effusion as the
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