Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-04
MUSICAL MENTION
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Eddy Play the Grand Organ.
hrs. flTHERIsE FISK WILL SING
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The people Of the Westminster Pres
byterasn Church evidently believe IN
giving good bargains. One Of the on
GERS was asked Why they charged bat IS
cents for admission 10 . concert given
by two such artists Is Mrs- Catherine l.
Fisk. the noted eontralto. of Chicago,
aud Mr.. Clarence Eddy. an organist.
who needs no introduction 70 Grand
Rapids audience. His reply WAS, I'VE
would rather have our church filled ~
% cents, than half filed 81 . dollar,
believing that the financial results are
better in the long run, ss people viii
learn that We spare no pains to secure
good music and musicians, and hence
will come again and AGAIN."
Mrs. Wassell, of Chicago, nee Miss
Runyan, OF this city, Was che OF the
guests al the st. Cecilia ball.
Ed. c. Crane, the baritone, of De-
troit, spent New Years day IN this city
visiting his friend, Frames Campbell.
The Christmas music of last Sunday
morning will be repeated at the even
ing service at the Park Congregational
Church today, al the request OF num-
Der of the congregation.
Henry c. Post is spending q couple of
weeks in Chicago.
Mr.. Francis Campbell has composed
two new songs, and is about TO forward
them 10 the publishers. Tie names of
the songs are "Sweet and Twenty" and
son Day" the words of both songs
being taken from Shakespeare. They
are intended for mezzo-soprano or
baritone voice. Two new tenor solos
will also soon be given 10 the public by
Mr.. Campbell. They are both short
songs, ii Wonder" and "Hark, the
Lark"
EduaId Strauss and his Viennese
musicians are coming back TO America,
next April, for another and longer
tour, that will take them through the
Southwest, California and Mexico. The
trip will last six months.
Composer Gounod has recently been
seriously i'll of bronchitis, and ut one
time his life was despaired of. Happily
he is now out of danger, and is about
to seek convalescence in the neighbor-
hood OF Pant rEvequs.
The members of the Schubert Club
hnl nal ho -
Owashtanong Club, New Years eve.
with singing by the twenty gay fellows
who sat around the festive board.
ing New Years among his relatives and
many friends in this city.
The st. Cecilia's will be entertained
again by outside talent on the coming
Tuesday, at the Ladies Literary Club
House, by the Philharmonic Club, of
Detroit. The Philharmonic club is a
string quartet which has long been
celebrated throughout this State. The
club will be assisted by Mrs. Charles
Wright, q well-known contralto Of
Detroit.
Miss Nellie Brokaw has been engaged
as solo soprano in the Division-Street
NJ. Z. Church choir for the ensuing
year.
When Clarence Eddy was here last
September, he played before as large an
audience as could by any means, be
crowded into the Westminster Presby-
terrain Church. The admission price
was then 80 cents. Next Thursday
evening, il will be only a quarter, and
the concert will be just as good as the
other one. The new organ at this
church has tone and power whichSs
excelled by no other organ in the city,
and many who have heard IL, pro-
nounced IT the best. Mrs. Fisk, who
will sing at this entertainment, sang
the solo contralto part of the MES
siah," while Mr.. Myron W. Whitney
sang the bass for the celebrated Apollo
Club at the Auditorium, Ia Chicago,
last Christmas night.
Mrs. Verran, of st. Louis, Mo-, who
has been visiting in kalamazoo, and
taking lessons of Frances Campbell.
will sing solo at the Second Baptist
Church this morning.
There is some talk of giving up the
choir of the Second Baptist Church,
and establishing congregational nnglng.
The Schubert Club will resume regu.
lar rehearsals Tuesday evening.
The st. Cecilia ball was a grand cue
cess, upon which the members of the
society may congratulate themselves.
Probably $500 profit was cleared, which
will be devoted 20 the building fund.
The music of the Hungarian orchestra,
however, Is not the best 10 dance by, az
IN nearly every number last Tuesday
night, the time was decidedly too fast.
Th. was the only thing IN tie whole
affair TO find fault with. and IL would
seem ss though that trouble might
have been obvisied II some one in con-
nection with the society had eyplsiBed
matters TO the leader OF the orchestra.
The next regular meeting of the 81.
Cecilia Society viii he bed Friday.
January 2, at 2.3o p. IN. subject Of
program: Hungarian and Scsncl-
nsvian Music
Mr.. Will II. looms viii sing . cele.
brafed tenor solo Fear net, @. Israsi,
~ Dudley Buck. at the westminstel
Presbyterian Church, tnIs morning.
The management or Powers opers
house - catering 70 the n1psle .oyinf