Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
Crotchets and Ouavers.

AMONG the celebrities about to visit America
are Sophie Menfer, Sapellnikof, Paderewski
and Tschaikotfsky.
Mr.. CoNsTANTIN STERNBERG. the eminent
pianist, who has lately located at Philadelphia,
is not unlikely to run over for an appearance III
Blttsburg some OF these days.
AN adaptation for the stage of Goethe's
Faust" by Otto Devrient with incidental
music by Lassen is announced for early pro-
duction at the Royal Theater, in Berlin.
IT is said that the engagement of the Seidl
orchestra at the Madison Square Garden, New
York, was more successful than that of the
Strauss orchestra at the same place. Now lsn'G
that queer!
Mr.. AID NJ. FORESTER, of Pittsburg one of
our native composers, pupil of the world
famed Franz, has some new compositions in
preparation, which we hope will soon appear
Keynote.
EDMUND AUDRAN, the wel-known COM
poser of the "Mascotte" and other graceful
works. has finished a new operetta entitled
"Miss Harriet" ;" libretto by Maxine Boucheron.
1t will be brought out at the Boutfes Parislens.
ZELIE DE LUssAN scored great success in
the Carl Rosa Company at Bristol in "Ihn
Daughter of the Regiment" She was called
before the curtain three time after each act
Mr.. Harris has engaged her for three years 10
sing Italian opera.
Mr.. FERDINAND DIETZ the Pittsburg bas-
soon player, assisted last Tuesday week at the
Cleveland Philharmonic Society's concert anG
has been engaged by the Vocal Society OF the
same town for its production of Gounod's
redemption" this month.
AMONG the novelties to be produced this
season at the Berlin Opera Is an opera,
"Hiarne" the composer whereof is Ingeborg
Won Bronsart, the wife of the well-knOwn direc-
tor of the Weimar Theater, the hbretto being
from the pen of Bondenstedt
Boston Symphony concerts, who has been ap-
pointed director of the concerts of the "Gesell-
schaft der Musikfreunde," of Vienna, will.
during the Coming season. present Israel in
Egypt" "El jah." and Bach's Passion, Accord
ing 10 St John"
TIE art Musical" met last Tuesday even
ing at the residence Of Miss McCreery, Lincoln
avenue. Allegheny Upon the musical pro-
gramme were the names of Mrs. John F. VIII
cox, Mrs. Mary K, Scott the Misses McCreery.
Miss Elizabeth Carey. Miss Lizzie Marshall,
Miss T. Lewis. MeSsrs. f. J. Bussman, W. B.
Edwards and Ross W. Drum.
THE Cincinnati Cou fer, bright little weekly
Published in the interest of the local College of
Music, prints an interesting sketch of the life
and work of Mr.. W. L. Blumenschein, form
erly of Pittsburg. In Dayton, Ohio, where
Mr.. Blumenschein has lived for about II years.
he has very successfully figured as conductor
of the Philharmonic Society, orGauist, teacher
and composer.
Miss MARC ARET a. CROUCH, of this city,
Will sing in concert at Beaver Falls on the 2lst
inst, presenting arias from Ponchiell's ''Gio-
conda" and NerdTs Don Carlos" with songs
by Wickede Brahms and Others Miss Crouch
and Miss Edith Harris have been singing with
marked success at the convention of the
Christian EnGeav0r societies held last week at
the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church.
Mr.. VERT has sailed for America. where he
is to arrange several concert tours, the most
important being that of the famous English
baritone. Mr.. Santley who il is said has been
offered $4,000 (:2lOO0) for series of 20 concerts
IN The United States and Canada, beginning in
April. Mr.. Santiey has already been engaged |
hy the Apollo Club OF Chicago, and would make |
great attraction for our May Festival.
Mrs. WALTER WYMAN, the eminent mezzo |
whom Mr.. Ethelbert Nevin introduced to Pitts
Iurg, tie soloist at the fourth Symphony |
Concert az Boston Music Hall last evening
Mrs. Wyman Will make her New York debut in |
.he concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra |
1t Chickering Hall on Tuesday evening next. |
She will also sing with the Philharmonic Club |
on the 18TH and later with the Thomas Orches- |
ira.
MR.. LEO OEHMLER of this city, now las |
charge of a class in musical theory at the Uni |
versity of Wooster, O., besides the growing list |
Of violin pupils and the orchestral class at the In
stitutlon named. IN the October keynote Is |
printed Mr.. OehmleT'S "Gavotte Humoresque," |
Dp. 5, composition which, if not highly orig |
al in subject matter, is melodious and CleVerly |
f major episode being par |
.icularly well handled.
Mr.. CLEMENT TETEDoUx prints his auto |
biography IN the american Art Journal tell |
ug of the excellent work done under his baton |
ov the first GounOd Club organized in this |
but emitting to acCredit that club to |
Come now, maestro milo; isn't it /
about time to let that ancient grudge starve? |
What wrong has PIttsburg done you, to offset
The hearty and indu gent support she gave you
n the many years gone by?
A CONCERT will be given at Masonic Hall
next Friday evening. Mr. Jos. II. Cuttings will
handle that 500 organ to which our brethren
1f the apron and trHwel are still proudly point
NO as the finest instrument IN any of the coup-
rvs Masonic heaGqJ @fters. Miss Benham
Miss Fraser, DR.. English and Mr.. Beebout will |
sing: Miss Louise Noble is to rlay piano solos
while Mr.. John Prichard will have the accom-
Daniments in hand. DIR. English will sing a new
enor song. written by himself and composed by
Mr.. q. r. BroadberTy.
LIVELY expectations are awakened by the
Beethoven Clubs announcement for Its first
concert, November 25 A quartet by Tauhert
-or piano and strings forms the chief novelty
On the programme Beethoven's great |
'E[reutzer Sonata" to be played by Mr.. F. G. |
Oerge and Mr.. Retter, has not been heard |
lere its entirety for long while; it will thus