Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27

Won BUELow did not leave behind him, 1t
was noticed, the European custom of carrying
his opera hat on the stage.
LEOPOLD BRAssIN. who was born at Strass-
bourg on May Is, 1913 and who was an excellent
pianist and teacher, died at Consrantinople a
few weeks ago.
OVER 500 vocal societies have announced to
participate in the song festival at Vienna. The
probabilities are that over L, 600 singers will be
present there in August
PROF JULIUS SToCKHAUsEN the renowned
singing teacher, has concluded to leave Frank
fort-on-the- Main and to again take his domicle
at or near Berlin, perhaps at Charlottenburg.
MEssRs. FLEMING q GERIEsr will continue
their summer evening concerts at the pretty
Windsor Park, Bellevue. There will be ten
concerts this season, on tuesday evenings. CON-
mencing with June 10.
Mr.. Z. II. LEM, pupil of MIR. John ober-
haeusser. is about to leave this city for Berlin,
where he will finish his studies under leading
teachers. The young gentleman expects to
spend several years in study abroad.
VIENNA has recently made a successful
effort in establishing chamber music concerts
at popular prices. The HeIlmesberger quar-
tet in conjunction with Alfred Grunfeld, the
pianist, were the attraction, and the two
soirees they gave were largely patronized,
THE new opera, 'zaire." by Veronge de la
Nux, will almost Immediately be put in re-
hearsal at the Paris Grand Opera. The part of
LusignGn is to be played by Escalais, but the
allotment of the other parts is not yet decided
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THE Gernert Bros Orchestra has been Sc
cured by Manager w. H. s. McKelvey, of the
Park Place Hotel, Sewickley, for series Of
four summer night concerts beginning in the
first week in July. A permanent pavilion is to
be erected ON the hotel grounds for concert
purposes.
Mr.. THEODORE REESE who came from Dav-
export, Ia, a month OF SO since to be director
of the Frohsinn Society, left for New York a
week ago and is not expected to return. The
Frohsinn seems to be having a hard time in
filling the place SO long and satisfactorily held
by Mr. Franz Lohmann.
THE amateur orchestra which was recently
organized by Oakland and East End young
gentlemen with c. E. Stewart, the clarionetist,
as director, and which has been named the
Home Circle Orchestra will make its first ap-
pearance at a concert to be given at the Oak
land N. E. Church next Friday evening.
AT the last reception of the Art Society for
this season, to be held in the Pittsburg Club
Theater, next Friday evening. the annual bust
ness meeting will be prefaced by a few musical
F. Scovel, of the University of Wooster, who
was the first president of the Art Society.
A CONCERT under the direction of Mr.. Basil
Brennan will be given at Lafayette Hall on
Tuesday evening" April %, for the benefit Of
Sweitzer Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Among
those who will take part are Misses Wseden,
NcKelvey. Mr. Frank Meldon. Master Samuel
Weller. Mr.. Byron King and Miss M, Sawyer
MRS. LINARD Z. WEBSTER is slowly recov-
ering her health and there is ground for
hoping that by next fall she may be well
enough to resume her 81, 200 position as soprano
of the Third Presbyterian Church quartet
choir, the place being. it is understood, held
open for her return as soon as her health per-
mits
THE Philharmonic Society, under Director
Thomas F. Kirk, is to give a concert at Old
City Hall, next Thursday evening, In aid of the
Young Women's Christian Association. The
band will be assisted in the elaborate pro-
gramme by Mrs. Adah Thomas, Mrs M. A.
Biechle Lulu CHASER and Matilda George and
Messrs. Harry B. Brockett G. Gill; Dan M.
Bullock. Chas. F. Harris, Geo. z. Jones, e. A.
Wall. w. p. Imhof, L. R. Schmertz r. G.
Ross, John Liggett, II. p. Ecker and W. McC.
Stevenson.
Mr. WILLIAM GURNTHER has made definite
for a series of six summer-night
soirees at Silver Lake Grove, where the hand
some pavilion has for several seasons stood
unused for its original purpose. The series is
to begin June 26 and will run into August.
The Great Western Band, of which MIR. G1en-
ther has Just been made business manager will
give concert music in the smaller pavilion in
the intervals of the dancing, for which the
managers own orchestra will be employed. Mr..
Guenther also contemplate a series Of popular
concerts this summer by the Great Western
Band in the Exposition buildinC--a consum-
nation devoutly to be wished and by all means
TO be encouraged.