Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-11
Crotchets and Ouavers.


THE Poco-a-Poco Orchestra has discontinued
its rehearsals for the present on account of the
serious illness of its director, Mrs. DR.. ]. S.
Walters.
1 MR.. DIVIDE MUsIN and his concert troupe
will be heard here again on the I'D inst at Old
City Hall. No postponement this time on
account of rain, whether it fails on the head
of the unjust local manager or of the Justly
incensed troupe and would-be-audience.
THE recent production at Carlsruhe of Ber-
lioz's long forgotten double opera lis bi-looy
allowable? LES Troyens," was a tremendous
success. This is another bright feather in the
cap of Conductor Mottl, whose engagement at
Carlsruhe, it is pleasant to learn, has lately
been renewed for life.
The Allegheny Musical Association will
give its second concert this season at Carnegie
Hail. on Tuesday evening the Goth. Miscella-
neous choruses will be sung The soloists will
be Miss Maude Powell the eminent vioiniste
with Miss Grace Miller. Mrs. F. W. Kilfer,
Mrs. Mary r. Scott and Mr.. ]. H. Cuttings
THE Boston Handel and Haydn Society has
sung "The Messiah" eighty-three times. Long
before our Mozart Club can give the immortal
oratorio eighty more repetitlons the voice even
of Brother Muslin, now trumpet-tongued
among the tenors. will have faded into the
traditional childish treble" But maybe
another tenor Will have been added before that
evil day.
Mr.. DAN DoRE EZECHIELS has been an
pointed instructor of music at the Western
Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind. 1t must
be at the same time difficult and a grateful
task to teach the beauties of music to those for
whom the closing of one most important ave-
nue. of communication renders the others, es-
pecially the ear, sensitive and susceptible to
peculiar degree.
THE celebration of the "silver wedding" an
niversary of the Eintracht Society and the
muse passed off last Monday in blaze of glory
which fingered especially about the heads of
Conductor John s. Vogel, of his sisters the
Misses Agnes and Sara and of his brother
Mr.. Joseph A, all of whom did yoeman service
on this auspicious occasion. Our German
singing societies are strongholds of Melpomene
no less than of Gambrinus. Prosit
Mr.. FRANK MILTON HUNTER has not been
heard by his own townsfolk since his return
last summer from a three-years' course of
study under Vannini in Florence and q fur
ther season with Randegger and Fox in Lon
don. For some months the gifted Pittsburg
tenor has been a member of the Pierse- -Blam-
phin Concert Company, winning everywhere a
high need of praise that quite confirms the
successes made in his pupil days abroad. Mr..
Hunters first appearance here will be on the
Both inst, when the troupe named will be at
Old City Hall. He seems to be in excellent
company. judging by the press notices of Miss
Hortense Pierse, soprano; Mr.. James Blam-
phin, harpist, and Miss Kate V. Baxter. pianist
who, with Mr.. Hunter, compose this troupe.
Mr. JOSEPH H. CUTTINGS, to whose overflow
of energy into managerial channels Plttsburg
music-lovers owe many good things. is now
making arrangements for a series of high-class
concerts to be given at Old City Hall, at really
popular prices and with special reduc-
tions to musical students. First is to come
the Mendelssohn Quintet Club, of Boston, the
well-known old organization over which Mr..
Thomas Ryan Still presides. The clubs first
violinlst this season is again Mr.. Isadore
Schnitzler, who was with them on their tour
with Christine Nilsson nearly IL years ago: they
will be accompanied by Miss Marie Barnard, a
young soprano. Two piano recitals by Miss
Adele Aus der Ohe will come in March as well
come features OF Mr.. Cuttings course the re-
mainder OF which has not yet been definitely
settled.
THE difficulty Of obtaining cases to accom-
modate the Nerz Musical Library :in its pres
ent home, the Academy of Science and Art
building, has proven to be much greater than
was at first supposed. The unusual size of the
cases required. together with the rush of the
holiday season, SO delayed their building that,
although ordered two months or more ago,
they could not be set up until last Friday. On
that day the books were unpacked and hastily
put into the case, whence they looked i'm
posingiy down upon the regular monthly meet
McH- helnhart has been engaged by the trus-
tees to check off, classify and catalogue the
library, and will begin work tomorrow. 1t will
prooanly require month or SO yet to prepare
the library for use.
MISS ETHEL JONES, the little daughter Of
the Rev. David Jones. of the First NJ. P.
Church, is already quite widely known as a
youthful pianist of much promise, thanks
largely to MI. Cuttings bringing her out at the
first meeting of the P. S. NJ. 7. A. at Philadel-
phia. Now she is to be brought out in a yet
wider field. as the solo pianist Western
concert tour about to be undertaken by Mrs.