Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-12
Crotchets and Quuveru.

LOUIS HATHAL, well known in musical cir
cles as baritone and the husband of Mrs.
| Natal, late of Gustav Hinrichs Opera Com.
psny, died last Thursday week.
Mr. ]. Foster McCUNE has resigned his
position as precentor of the Fourth Presby-
terian Church to accept similar place at the
Point Breeze Presbyterian Church.
WILL the crisp and chatty ''Raconteur" Of
the Musical Courier pray accept thanks for his
pretty little compliment to THE DISPATCH and
its musical column. printed in last weeks issue
of that leading musical weekly5
Mr.. JOHN EGAN. formerly with the Roose-
welt firm, but now with Hook & Hastings has
been in the city to put up the new two-manuaI
organ in the German Lutheran Church, Aue-
gheny, Of which Mr.. Theodore Wettach 10 or
gsnist
THE efficient New York telegraph operator
of THE DISPATCH, Mr.. Roland W. Mossman,
has just had published pretty waltz of his
composition, entitled La Belle Blonde" Mr.,
Mossman is also the composer Of the Excelsior
Schottsche,"
THE holiday number of the Americdn
MUStctdn though late in coming to hand
proves to be q truly remarkable issue. COM
prising 100 pages of interesting matter, with
many special features, besides three supple
mentary pages of handsome portrait cuts.
AT the meeting of the directors of the Art
burg Club, it was determined to take up an ag-
gressIve campaign for the remainder of the
season, holding receptions each month and pro-
Yiding for them special neutrality-suspicious.
literary and musical.
MISS s. n. KILLTKKLLT entertained num-
Der of musical friends at her Hiland avenue
home last Monday evening Mrs. Maurice I
Coster. Mrs. Mary r. Scott, Mrs. John f. VIII
coz, Messrs. Frederick ]. Bussman, Paul Zim-
norman, and William B. Edwards took part in
the impromptu song programme.
THE "AFt Musical" will resume its'deIirbtful
receptions tomorrow evening at the residence
of Mrs. Mary r. Scott, Grant avenue. Ale
gheny. The club includes such members as
Mrs. William B, Wolfe, Mrs C. L. Mapae Mics
Grace Miller, Mss Schmertz. Miss Emit Nc
Creery MessrS. F. ]. Bussman, Ross W, Drum
and others of like musical and social standing.
THE notice, received few days since. Of
the election of the writer of this column as an
honorary member of the Great Western Band
embodies q graceful compliment which is
gratefully received and Acknowledged, This
kindly action Is the more heartily appreciated
by the writer as he looks back over the pro-
lOnged discussion of the once-vexed union
question, upon which THE DISPATCH and the
Great Western Band formerly held such radl-
cally opposite views.
A NEAT card comes to hand announcing the
birth, December Il. 1889, of Ruth EsteIle
+. 61ef-
wood, in Chicago. The many musical friends
of Mr.. Sherwood, as well as the school girl
friends of his charming wife (who, as Miss
Estelle f. Abrams. was once Mr. Gittinpsi
crack pupil at the Pennsylvania Female Col
lege) will join in hearty congratulations and a
half dozen years hence will search the musical
horizon for the rising star Of new pianistic
prodigy.
AT the second annual banquet Of the Bar
Association, held at the New Hotel Schlosser
last Monday evening. some excellent singing
was indulged in by Mr.. J. ]. Miller, who gave
baritone solo, and by double quartet, which
included Messrs. J. Boyd Dun, Chas. s. Craw-
ford Edwin w. Smith, VIM. W, Whitesell
James H Collins and others. All taking part
even to the accompanied, were lawyers-or, at
tinction with di1ference), members Of the Bar
Association.
THE Carleton Opera Company, which appears
At the Biiou during the week of January 20.
VIII present to the Pittsburg public two New
York Casino successes Genee's delightful opera
"Nanon," and Ofenbach's 1.-THE Brirands."
Mr.. Carleton is well remembered by our theater.
goers; this season his company has been re-
garded by many as the best one he ever had. \
It is COMPOSED of go members, including q
chorus Of So All the scenery is said to be en-
tlrely new and the costumes elaborate. Mr. J.
X. Murray, the baritone, well known in Pitts
burg, Is in the cast OF both operas
PETER CORNELIUS opera "The Barber Of
BaEdad," produced at the Metropolitan Opera
House on the Sd instant for the first time in
this country, scored decided success. Mr..
Krehbiel says, in the 7Fibune: "It is a superb
work, fresh as the morning. brilliant as Jewel,
and might furnish texts for q sermon running
up 60 fortiethly. Every department of the es-
adjustment covered itself with glory in bring
ing II out" Such success makes an especially
bright feather in the cap Of Associate Conduc-
Tor Walter Damorsch. who directed the per-
tormance, Mr.. Seidl being seriously i'll with
pneumonia.
ANNOUNCEMENT is made Of the coming to
America IN May of the Strauss Orchestra, of
vienna, leo BY Edward Strauss. who, since the |
work, some Is years ago, has been the leader Of
the famous orchestra The band has been un-
der the direction Of the father and sons Of this
celebrated musical family for over 30 year, and