The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-03
1UNEFUL NUMBERS.

Echoes From the Musical WorId-A New
Quartette in GreenyiIle-Notes.
The first subscription concert of the
Melopofa will be given next Thursday
evening. December 8, at the First Baptist
Church. Fer the past two seasons the
concerts of this society have been vir-
tually complimentary, the expenses hav-
ing been borne by but a few friends. Now
hat the management has decided to ava
private subscription concerts. there is an
opportunity for the musical public to
partly repay the debt it owes to this
talented and artistic company. The re-
naming dates for concerts are February
9, 1898. and April 10.
The officers are Mr.. Joseph T. Mccoy,
President; Mrs. H. E. Neise and Miss
Jennie Clerihew, Vice Presidents; Mrs.
w. A. Durrie, Jr.. Treasurer, and Mr.. T.
w. Kennedy. Secretary, who may be adj
dressed with regard to subscriptions at
his address, No. A Kensi gton avenue.
The following programme will be pre-
sented at the service of song in the Ber-
gen Reformed Church tomorrow evening
at 7:45 o'clock
Opening Anthem. 'How Lovely are the Mes
s%engers' est. .Mendelssohn
Gloria Patri, from service in G............Ca lkin
Buck
Anthem, "Prepare We the Way of the Lord"
ofertory. 81 Waited for the Lord" Mendelss ohm
Anthem Lead Kind y Light"..-....schnecker
FoStlude, 'Sortle lnFl -.....s.s...-- 0ullmant
The GreenvilIe Y. NJ. c. A. Quartette
MILL hold ito frst ,aboareo +biS auanipp -
the residence of M. Arthur NJ. Duhme.
The Schubert Quartette deserves q
paragraph ell to itself for the good heart.
edness with which it appeared to fill the
place of the leading soprano at last Tues
days Schubert concert. Singing to fill
| gap is always an unpleasant task, but
singing at five minutes notice is some
thing even worse. These four heroes de-
served all the praise they received.
A grand concert by artists of local and
metropolitan reppte will be given Deem
Der. 6, in the Bergen Baptist Church. The
talenJ includes Mrs. W. Hunter Brown,
pianist; Miss Florence Turner, soprano,
and Mr.. Arthur P. Preston, orga mist and
accompanist. all of this city, as we'll as
Mr.. w. E Harper, baritone, and Mr.. AL
bert Lester King, a well known vocalist
from New York.
Poor President Stimets had a hard
time of it last Tuesday night when the
long delayed soprano finally re ached the
Tabernacle just as the Schubert was
battling with Bramback's Columbus"
1t seems that the cabnan had taken over
Mile. kascEoska by way of the Hoboken
ferry, after the manner of New York
cabmen in general, and that the artist
had spent the last three hours wandering
over the face of the earth in search of
Brother Scudder'S big church. When
she found 1t aud made her way through
the side door, the first person she met
was Professor Stimets, VINO was ready to
receive her in his capacity of club presi-
dent. Mile. KaschoSka was naturally
anxious to explain. and did 50 in @ choice
mixture of Ru ssian, German and italian,
with which Professor Stimets might
coDe separately, hut which are too much
for him taken all at once. Il took all the
linguistic powers of the club TO come TO
an explanation, aud even when that state
was reached, President and Conductor
exchanged chances of deep despair for
the rest Of the evening.
The second Schubert will occur Febru-
airy IA, 1898. The third and last is an
nouuced for April Is.
The delegation from Trinity Church
that sang SO sweetly in ST. Paul's Dun
can avenue. last Sunday evening made a
decided sensation in hurch musical cir
Giles. Young Master Old, the phenom-
email boy soprano, was heard to fiue adj
vantage. This wonderful vocalist will
also appear in the J.. c. A. C. minstrel
show next week, as alreadv announced.
An informal parlor musicale was held
during the week at the residence of Mr..
aud Mrs. Alfred j. Chapman, No. 80
Paramount avenue. which was enjoyed
by a number Of guests.
The next composers for study at the
Fortnightly Musicales will he Mendels-
sohn and Raft Mrs. w. Hunter Brown
and Mrs. Frank Cavalli will play a con-
certo arranged for two pianos, and Mr..
Duncan Cameron will read the essay.
Mr.. Hollsnd will play the famous Raft
Ca va tine" for violin.