New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-15
THE LADIES' ORCHESTRA CONCERT.
BRILLIANT AUDIENCE AT THE MADISON
SQUARE THEATRE


The Ladies' Orchestra which has been rehearsing
for "Ncaal months at the house Of ex Mayor
Hewitt, gave It's third private concert yesterday af
'erhooh AT the Madison square Theatre. which wa
ioaheu Tor the purpose by A. VI. Palmer. The
audience was compoc1 chiefly of women. and ad
mission was by invitation only The programme
consisted Of violin solos by Miss f. Motkc and
MISS L. Gu Pre-. with orchestral accompaniment. The
orchestra played the following selections: Ballet
music. Paris and Helena" CHECK: overture Eg
mont Beethoven. and the "Pccr Gynt' suitc by
Grieg.
Eifenrcigcn," one of the selections, was composed
for the orchestra nv Renhard sclmcz, the conductor.
ana dedicated to Miss Eleanor Hewitt An amusing
farce In one act entitled Follow the Leader by
CHARLES Marsham Rae. performed by Mrs. Peter
Cooper Hewitt. Miss Gertrude Gilbert Mrs. w Fclowes
Morgan and Robert Lee Morre
The following compose the orchestra: First
viollnS-Miss L. du Pre-, Mrs. Gibhard. Miss Corinnc
Flint Miss singleton and Miss +. Won Moltke; second
volins-Miss ;. G. Hewitt. Miss NJ Pllsbury, Miss
Fowler, Miss Georgcttc sherman. Miss p. Martin
and Miss p. Woehlng: vioa-Miss Eleanor &. Hewitt.
Miss :. Weeks and Mrs Emile schenck: volonccllo-
Miss Margaret Johnson, Miss Whitney. Miss Drexcl.
Miss Frances Parker and Miss PillSbury; double
bass-Miss l.. Wotherspoon and Miss Nav Turnurc'
panO-MSs Frances Johnson; assistant, Mr.. J. G..
NeeSer; orPan-Mrs Joseph Walker; harp-Msf
Drexel; kcttcdrums-Mrs. Henry Jann; base
uTuin ana CNmbalN-MfS Henry t. 'oc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Hewitt, with Mrs. Edward
Cooper and Mrs. Theodore lavcmcyer occupied ono
Of the lower boxes; Frank Work sat In one Of the
upper boxes. and the other side Of the house was
Mrs. Gilbert with party. Mr.. and Mrs y NJ Palmer
occupied the lct-hand lower box. Among the brilliant
audience Mrs. samuel J. Colgate. Mrs. Alfred
de Castro. Mr. James Wadsworth. Prince PonitnwsN,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles VI. Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward KcmcyS. Mr.. August Belmont. jr. Miss Amy
Townsend Mrs. Nicholas Fish. Miss Fish. Mr. and
Mrs. V Botta. Miss Fanny rhinclander. Ms. Julian
Kcan. Miss Corbin Miss NcVicar. Count Eckhard'cm.
Mrs. James Hartman, Mrs. William Schermerhorn,
Mrs. Joseph DrcXel, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick W. Van
derbit. Miss Flora Davis, Mrs. Buchanan b. Winthrop,
Mrs. Hugh J. Jcwett Mrs. James Westervct Mrs
Richard Watson Glider, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles De KAY.
Mrs +. Korhay. Mr. and Mrs George l.. Rivcs, Mrs
stuyvcsant Fish, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Ely Goddard
Mrs. !. G. Calhoun. Mrs. Jonathan SturG1>. Miss
& hcrmcrhorn. DR.. G. j. Coils, Lawrence Tlrnurr,
Howard Gallup Mrs. samuel BOrrowc. Mrs. John +.
hail. Miss Elsie Tall. Mr.. and Mn. Brander Matthews.
Mrs. Henry sloane Mrs. W T. blodgct Mss bl"dgctt.
Mrs. LLOYD Bryce. MIR. and Mrs. samuel sloan, vi.
and Mrs. Charles Marshall. Miss Taller Mrs. /. H.
Weeks !. W. Gerard. General Porter. Mr. ana Mr..
Paul Dana, Mrs. y. lemdlctoL Rogers, lr. pr.
George H. Bend. Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Pcarsall Mr.:
Paul g. Thcbaud Robert =. Cutting, II MIN. LoNaI
Farracut. Mrs Chauuccy W Dcpcv MIS-. ii. L. Roose-
welt and Mrs. J. j. Erla?dt.