Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-27

A. LAfferty NEXT Thursuay evening at the
BueEa Vista Street NJ e. Church, Allegheny.
MISS LIZZIE MALADY. Of this city. has gone
| to New York to finish her vocal studies under
the tutorship OF the celebrated teacher. Prof.
De Rialp. Upon her return In the spring she
| win reopen her schools in this city and Wash
| ington. Pa.
In the second concert Of the Berlin Phiihar-
| monic Society, Gregorowitsch, one Of the U-7St
talented of the younger violin virtuosi, is yo
play an unpublished violin concerto BY DR..
posal by the composers son, Walter.
THE Board of Directors of the Art Society
| met yesterday and elected a large number of
new members. The first reception for the sea-
| son will be held on the 18th prox., when Mr..
John A. Brashear vii lecture on Color, and q
brief musical programme, probably, be OBJ
served.
AT the University of Berlin course Of public
lectures on musical subjects will be given dur
ing the coming winter. Prof Bellermann will
treat of the music Of the ancient Greeks, and
Prof. Spitta will consider the state of concert
and chamber music since the death of Beeth-
oven.
THAT dainty suite of Victor Herbert's seems
to be winning laurels for Its composer, having
been recently played with great success in
Berlin at one Of the Philharmonic concerts and
in Holland also. Mr.. Herbert will be heartily
the May Festival is not forgotten.
A MUSICAL and literary entertainment for
the benefit of the Brunot Home, Stockton
avenue, Allegheny Citv, will be given next Fri.
day evening. The services of Mrs Pershing
Anderson, Mrs, F. G. Fricke, Mrs. Isa Lazear
Mr. A. Kornblum and several other well known
people have been secured for the occasion.
The Philharmonic Society. of New Brighton,
which has lately been organized, with Mr..
Charles Davis Carter, of Pittsburg, as con-
ductor, held its first rehearsal last Monday
of exceptional quality, Mr.. Carter says A
hundred associate members have subscribed
for the series OF three concerts to be given this
season.
AT the Paris Conservatory this year, no less
than 252 recompenses were distributed to the
pupils. Of these honorary distinctions, 40 were
first, and 43 second prizes, the remainder being
accessits and medals of three classes. Seven
prizes in money (aggregating 5000 francs) were
awarded, while many Of the first prizes of the
piano classes received instruments from prom
inent manufacturers.
THE Allegheny Musical Association, Mr.. W.
A. Lafferty, conductor, has now chorus Of rs
voices pretty fairly represented in the Tuesday
evening rehearsals at the Fourth o. P. Church.
Montgomery avenue. Benedicts ''St. Cecilia" !"
Jensen's Feast Of Adonis," and Scnubert's
''Song Of Miriam" are now being studied, and it
portance, by some American composer. But
when is this promising table to be spread for
public delectation7
AN esteemed local cotemporary, after de-
scribing an antique viol damour as being
twice as thick as violin and having double
row of strings, gravely recalls the fact (?) that
Fritz Kreisler played that kind of an instru-
ment at Old City Hall last season. This con-
firms the suspicious aroused by the double
h.
year in praise of the clever but uneven playing
OF the young violinist mentioned. Clearly its
musical scribe must have been seeing
double" when he attended the RosenIhal-
Kreisler concert
MRS. JULIA A n. MELLoR, widow of John
II. Mellor, one Of the pioneer piano dealers of
this region. died yesterday morning at the
family residence on Second avenue. Mrs. Mel
lor used to be a leading soprano here: she sang
at Trinity Church, where her husband was or
Her son, Mr. Charles c. Mellor, and her daugh-
ters, Miss Louisa P. Mellor and Mrs. Annie NJ.
Scheib, Of Canton, O.. are the surviving men,
bers Of this musical family. Mrs. Mellor was
may be tempered by the reflection that sur
cease Of pain has come to the invalid of many
years.
ABBEY's enterprises have assumed enormous
dimensions and his most expensive one this
year-his Italian Opera Company-entails .
weekly outlay Of $4,000. The company, with
such singers as Patti, Albani, De Mere, Tam
agno, Del Puente, Nordica, Valda, etc., will
open the Chicago Auditorium on Novem
Der Z. Thence the troupe is TO be
taken at once In special train
to the City Of Mexico. From thence ehey go to
San Francisco, where great financial results
are expected, and after completing that en-
gagement the trip east will be begun. Boston,
Philadelphia and New York will be entertained
by the company, after which Mr.. Abbey will
try to strike his balance. Let us hope that 1t
will be on the right side.-Courter.
THE committee of Leeds Festival, which
opened on October Q, ventured on an unusual
step in inaugurating their proceedings with
Berlioz's "Faust," {" in lieu of the usual Elijah"
or Messiah" Mr.. Corder's new work, '.The
Sword of Argantyr," and the whole Of the
third act Of "faDnhauser," formed the even
ing programme for the same day. Bach's
cantata, Goods Time Is Best" Echubert's
mass in + fat and Handels
"Acis and Galatea" were down for
the morning Of Thursday; while for the even
ing Dr. Creser's Sacrifice of Freia," written
to a hbretto by the late DR.. Hueffer, and DIR.
Mackenzie's "Pibroch," written for Sarasate,
were the chief attractions. No less interest
attached to the ode, ''St Cecilia's Day." by
DR.. Parry, and the ballad, sThe Voyage Of
Maeldue," by Prot. Villiers Stanford, which
were gwen on Friday morning and evening
respectively.