Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07
Crochets and Quavers.

Crochets and Quavers.
HALEvY's "Eclair'' has been revived with
brilliant success at Cologne.
CLEMENrINE DE WERE will be the soloist at
the Hans Richter concert in London July 8.
This will be her first appearance with Hans
Richter.
THE Vienna male chorus started recently
with 17s members on its Oriental tour. The
chorus is to sing before the Sultan, and at
Athens on May "a they serenaded the sister
of the German Emperor.
AorINe REAR ADMIRAL WALKER wants to in
crease the efficiency of the navy by increas:
ing the size of the Marine Band. 1t is we'll
to have some Offset to Italy's hand-organ
brigade, lest the New Orleans affair should
flame out afresh.
THE French Minister of the Fine Arts has
at last graciously consented TO let "Lohen-
grin" he given at the Paris Opera Will the
sentiments of the Boulevard loafers reverse
tie Minister'S decision or not? ave.
AN anonymous correspondent asks the
writer of this department to "say kindly
word of commendation" about the playing
of pupil at one of the recent seminary con-
certs. Suppose the kindly word were said,
as requested, merely upon the tpse dirt OF
the unknown petitioner; of how much value
would such commendation be?
EUGENE ORToLAE, who has Just died in Paris
aged ca, won first honors in musical compo-
sition ut the Institute in 1s47, and has since
composed a number of successful operas and
an oratorio. He was, furthermore a lawyer,
author of valuable treatise on international
law, Minister Plenipotentiarya and an OFFICER
of the Legion of Honor. Who says that
music does not fit in well with sterner pur-
suits?
THE suit for libel of Edward Scovel, the
tenor, against the 81. Stephens Resfe1c has
been settled by the Rerie,o paying Scovel
s., 800 and the costs of the suit and making
an apology. On November4 last it was an
nounced that Scovei and his wife, formerly
Miss Roosevelt of New York, would bring
an action for libel against the ST. Stephens
ReUiei0 for publishing an article in which it
was suggested that the tenor had married
Miss Roosevelt for her money and that the
marriage was an unhappy one.-Ezchoage.
WHEN Mr.. Xaver Scharwenka returns from
Berlin in the fall to open his new Conserva-
tory of Music at New York he will have, 1t
is stated, the aid of the following instruct
ors: Counterpart, harmony and compost
tion, Bruno o. Klein; violin, Richard Arnold
degen; vocal, Emily winant, Edward Schlo-
mann and Mrs. Albert Prox; piano, Gonzalo
Nunez, Albert NJ. Bagby, c. V. Lachmund,
August Arnold, Walter Petzet, j. Wir-
schinger, Albert Prox, Grace Cowles, II. c.
Grant and Albert Veit.
TALKING of festivals, the AUgenesae Mlsik-
zeitsng gives some curious Information about
a music festival in Rome about " B. c., thus
once more proving the truth of the old say
ing that there is nothing new under the
sunr' A three days festival was held at
that date by order of Augustus Caesar, and
the third day was devoted to musical per-
formances in the Temple of Apollo. A can
tata by Quintus Horatius Flaccus was per-
the words of which show the great
pride which the old Romans took in their
lnNa aifx A iS viT-
which runs somewhat like this: "However
far the sun may wander over the earth, he
can see nowhere greater city than Rome"
Musical Courier.
COMMENTING upon Little Jean Gerardy,
who has aroused great interest in London
Ter Gerardy, the young violincellist, is much
more of the artist and far less of the infant
than is usually the case with
prodigies. He began to play the cello at s.
but has really only studied the instrument
for the past three years. The first lessons
were given him at the Liege Conservatoire,
but so soon as he became acquainted with
Herr Bellnan, the famous 'celloist of the
Hickman Quartet undertook to direct his
studies. He is quite en- rapport with his
master, who spends his mornings in teach
ing the boy, and his afternoons in excursions
into the country round Liege with his young
pupil"
WIZARD EDISON says of the kinetograph, his
latest invention, now nearly perfected: my
is to have such a happy combina-
ton Of electricity and photography that
man can sit in his own parlor and see repro
duced on a screen the forms of the players
in opera produced on distant stage,
and, as he sees their movements, he will hear
sing or laugh.' Americas attempt to roll
grand opera around the country on wheels
has long given good cause for laughter to
our transatlantic friends, with their per-
ID n,,A
when we get our grand opera by wire
to the whole country by a single
of the greatest artists that the
whole country's united patronage can secure
where will the laugh be then?
THE sixth annual examination of the
American College of Musicians will be held
at the University of New York during the
four days beginning on Tuesday, June g.
The Board of Examiners is composed of the
following musicians: Pianoforte, DR.. Will
IAN ian Mason, -. A R. Parsons, Mrs: Fanny
piani, J. Harry Wheeler, F. W. Root organ,
S. p. Warren, S. B. Whitney, George Z. Whit
ing; public schools, W. F. Heath n. Coe
JacoSsohn, ]. H. Beck, S G. Dannreuther: Damn; +;
theory, Dudley Buck, W. w. Gilchrist,
Thomas Taper, Jr. Candidates are re-
quested to notify their intention to Robert
before June 10. Copies of the prospectus,
examination papers of former years, etc.,
may also be obtained from Mr.. Bonner.
MRS THURBER's success in getting the Ma
tional Conservatory of Music Incorporated
by Congress has not yet resulted in the con-
tempiated removal of tnat institution to
as the chief one of a truly ma
honal system of conservatories throughout
the country. But the promising plant is
growing finely for all that. 1t now hasa
remarkably brilliant list of 53 instructors
and present roll of 34S actual pupils
In its six years career 2,227 students
have received tuition; much of it
yratuitous all of it at very low
rates for the standards maintained. En-
trance examinations for the term beginning
october win be hold from September "a to
%. Possible PATHS, putative Pachmann's,
would-be Wieniawski's and the rest may ad-
1ress Secretary C. l. Pardee, l26 East Seven
.eenth street, New York, for details of the
work through which Mrs. Thurber and her
conductors are helping on
ward the country'e musical progress.
PHILADELPHIA pays over slo,O0O this season
for band concerts in its one big park, accord
ing to the following item from Music and
Drama of that city: "The contracts for fur.
nishing the music in Fairmount Park this