Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10
Crotchets and QuavePs.

her voice.
Crotchets and QuaveFs.
THE title of the new opera written for the
Theater an der Wien by suppe is THE Ba-
iazzo."
Mr.. WILHELM GERICKE has been selected
as musical conductor of the Salisbury Mozart
festival performance.
E MAscHERoN1, the leader. who probably
will succeed Faccio at La Scala, is COM
poser OF great merit.
COUNT DE LA MIRANDA, the husband Of
Christine Nilsson has been appointed Under
Secretary of State to the new Spanish Minis
try.
Mr.. AND MRS. J. P. McCoLLUM arrived at
Glasgow after an l1-day voyage. All fair
weather and no seasickness in the PittspuIg
contingent.
Mr.. ARTHUR WELD, the favorably known
composer and critic, of the Boston Posi-, has
been elected conductor of the Arion Club, Of
Milwaukee, Wis.
THE management has decided that the four
Brussels popular concerts will be conducted by
four different conductors. namely, Richter,
Colonne, Iamoureu and Bulow.
THROUGH the medium of Mr. Sam M
Browns voluntary substitute bureau" Mr..
d. NJ. Bullock's place as precentor at Bellefeld
Presbyterian Church will be filled to-day by
Mr.. G. E. Stewart
PEsTALozzI once said: II would go so far az
to lay it down as a rule that whenever children
are inattentive. or apparently take no interest
in lesson, the teacher should always look first
to himself for a reason"
Miss AGNES HUNTINGTON, now in Europe,
will make a 30 weeks tour of 'Paul Jones" in
this country next fall commencing at the
Broadway Theater, under the direction Of MIR.
Marcus Mayer, October 6.
Mr.. ETHELBERT NEvIN expects to return
Boston on Monday or Tuesday of this week.
The announcement by q contemporary that he
would repeat his "Nbelungen' lectures in the
East End this week was an error.
A MAN should hear a little music, read a lit
tie poetry and see a fine picture every day of
his life, In order that worldly cares may not
obllterate the sense of the beautiful which
God has implanted in the human soul.-Goethe.
MISS AUGUSTA HOLMES, well and favor
ably known as the composer of the successful
Hymn TO Peace" is said to be engaged in
writing two new works, AL Epopee d. Islands,
and an opera entitled "The Black Mountain"
THE fifth evening of the series of summer
night entertainments at Silver Lake Grove
comes next Thursday. Mr.. Guenther seems to
pleasant scheme of al JreSco dances and pro-
gramme music.
Mr.. ARGENT, OF Liverpool, announces a
series of "Yonpg Peoples Orchestral Con-
certs." :" the programmes based upon progress
sive plan, and the whole to be interspersed with
short verbal descriptions of an historical and
analytical nature.
EUGEN D'ALBERT left for Eisenach last Fri
day week for Meaan, where he will spend his
vacation. Besides the opera which he is at
work on he is also composing piano and cello
6purn q
a conductor during the coming season.
ONE singular relic of Beethoven, Just do
mated to the Beethoven Museum in Bonn by
the Emperor of Germany. is an aural machine
for the ears, which Maelzel, the noted inventor
of the Metronone, constructed in 1913 for
Beethoven, who was suffering from deafness.
CHEvALIER EDWARD SCovEL has been en-
gagged for the leading tenor role in Audran's
La Cigale," to be produced next month at the |
Lyric Theater. London. He sailed a week or
SO ago and will soon be in Paris with Audran.
who will, it is said run over the role with him |
and add to it two or three special numbers.
1--WE have not been accustomed to look to |
America for composers. though that continent |
has supplied plenty of vocalists. Mr.. Reginald |
de Koven, young American, has, however. so |
impressed Mr.. Sedger that he has secured the
rights of Mr.. De Koven's Don Quixote. and is |
under contract to produce it shortly at the |
Prince of Wales Theater."-St Stephens Ga |
zetJe.
A MAGNIFICENT performance of the ora
torio of St Paul was given at the Crystal Pal
ace, London, the latter part of last month. The
chorus in all consisted of 5000 voices which in
Guided 900 boys who were congregated around
,he organ. The orchestra numbered 500
players, making $500 players in ALL The at
'endance was close on to 5000 persons.
JOHANN STRAUSS has just completed his
lew opera. "Ritter Pazman," /" and has presented
t to the director of the Court Opera for ac-
,eptance SO says the Musical Courier. Does
his imply that the Wdizer-Roenio, in PONG
,ver to the Court Opera, has this time produced
grand opera? His past great successes have
,een won in light opera at the Theater an der
Wien.
AT the thirteenth free organ recital in Car.
legie Hall, Allegheny, City organist Wales
vas assisted by Mr.. David d. Wood, the WELL
,nown organisr of St. Stephens P. E. Church.
Miss Helen Grimes soprano.
lso took part. Mr.. Wood contributed Ros.
ini's ''Semirmide" overture, and the slow
movement from Beethoven's G Minor sym.
hony and improvised on several popular airs,
The new conductor Of the New York Leider-
ranz, Mr.. Heinrich Zoellner. finished an ode
asst month for male chorus and orchestra. TO
e sung in Cologne, by the united male chorus
EXAMINATIONS IN celebration of the four bun-
red and fiftleth anniversary of the printers,
rt. MIR. Loelner has been conductor of the
cologne Mdennergesdnguerein, Germanv,s
eading male chorus. He comes over here IN a
ew weeks and is to receive salaiy of ahout |
!, 600 year.
AT the Metropolitan Opera HOUSE New
-ork, the leading singers next season will be
Antonia Mielke and Minnie Houk sonranos.
iarie Rittergoetze, contralto; Heinrich Gude.
us, tenor; Theodor Reichman, baritone and
mil Fisher, bass. Anton Seidl, of conrse re.
rains as chief conductor. 1t is proposed To nre.
snt several new works by French German and |
talian composers for the first time in America |
uring the coming season. Among these will
e lie Roi d'Ys." by Lalo; "Esclarmonde - nv
Tassenet; "Asrael," F" by Franchetti: "The Vas
Il of Szigeth," by Smareglia; "The Templar |
nd Jewess" ('1vanhoe"), by Marschner. and
LIE Mage" by Massenet, which last opera will
produced simultaneously in New York and
Paris.
SOME Of the singers, says the American Mu-
clan, are at present located as follows. Chris
ne Nilsson is in London; LilI Lehman At
,me in Berlin; Helene Hastreiter, in Rome:
.lie de Lussan, in London; Miss Sig.
i Arnoldson ut Bad schwalbach;
rs. Kupfer Berger is in vi.
ma: Emma Nevada, at Cordova:
ordica. in London; Ella Russell in london,
,resina Singer, in Florence; Scaichi. in Lon;
~; Aramburo, at Montevideo: John de
pszke, at London; Massini, in Milan: Petro-
tch in Milan; Runcio, IN London; Stagno in |
ome; Tamagno, in Bueuos Ayres; SIvor, in
ilan; Castelmary. in Buenos Ayres; Nanetti,
'gheder. In Montevidso, and Nine. Patti ss
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