Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-04

every co1y nti4e1 end tl5 Old settler VI
nifty years ago would { know. II he
returned to earth, where to go for sup
plies. A London hostess recently
startled her American guests at break
fast by remarklng that she .must ssnd
to the paint shop for some moiasses"
THIS seemed rather funny. bat Grand
Rapids tskes the cake when people have
TO 60 10 the plumbers 20 get ticket for
Inomas' orchestra. We have always
heard that plumbers wanted the eartn.
but did not suppose that included
Thomas and his heavenly harmonles.
Weare thankful from the bottom of our
hearts TO Mr.. Powers and the p umhers
for the boon of that magnificent con-
cert, and will cheerfully HE Us 10 the
abode OF tanks. soft solder, and MIL
lionaires for anything else musically
good. The fourth season of the cue.
cessfui concerts of the Gu raj Union
series ut University hall, Ann Arbor.
Mich, opened on Monday night with
Theodore Thomas' orchestra from
Chicago. Albert A. Stanley, at the
head Of the University school of music
At Ann Arbor, is the leading spirit OF
these concerts. "The Messiah will be
given ut the second concert, December
81. Franz Rummel plays and Silas K.
Mills sings ct the third on January 20.
Max Heinrich gives . song recital and
j. Erich Schmasl plays piano for the
fourth on February "a. The Boston
Symphony orchestra, with Arthur
Nikisch, fill out the fifth concert on
May .. and the sixth concert, closing
the season, will show up "Eliiah."
We are to have Nikisch with the
great Boston Symphony in Nay At
Hartman's hall.
The music for the Columbian exposi.
ton is beginning to attract attention.
Mr.. Archer, ono OF the musical COM
mittee. has advertised for chorus
singers, and will soon be here
to examine the voices of applicants.
The applicants accepted have TO sign
for five months and will receive cal
airy Of SIT per week. There 10 also an
other scheme for the promotion OF
musical culture among women which
is briefly outlined thus: 1t 10 proposed
to give seml-monthly concerts III the
Woman's building at Chicago during
the six months Of the exposition, at
which only women or girls who are
amateurs, possessed Of talent and high
order of musical ability, and who have
been residents Of America for ct least
ten years, will be permitted to appear.
The qualifications of anyone desiring
to take part must first be tested and
approved by 4 jury selected by the
woman's national committee on music
and satisfactory to Theodore Thomaa,
musical director of the exposition. No
musical prodigy will be admitted SIM
ply "a such, nor is the diploma Of any
college or conservat ry either necessa-
ry or sufficient. Each candidate will
be rated upon her merits, technical
proficiency not alone being considered.
Perm .ssion to appear at these concerts
will be mark of high honor, and will
confer lasting distinction, the advan-
tages of which cannot be overestimat-
ed. This is . chance for eli the would
be artists to test their claims to public
favor.
Here 10 the latest good story of Scot
fish prejudice against organs In
churches: An old man was one OF. tho
opponents of instrumental music in
the church he attended. One day late
~ someone asked him what he thought
of the organ that had been introduced.
"Man," was the reply, "I'm feared I'm
gaun 70 like it." -
Mrs. Cleveland attended q concert
recently at the Lakewood hotel. Camp
anini sang MAUD Morgan, the Harp
ist," and the Florantine Mand0line
Trio finished the program.
The Vienna exposition was a finan.
cial failure. The deficit of 450, 00(
francs has been paid by Baron Nathan.
iel de Rothschild.
Mrs. Abbey Hutchinson Patton, Of
the old we'll known Hutchinson family
of singers, recently died in New York
Mrs. Katharine Fisk has been sing
ing with great success in London.
| The organ at Plymouth church
| Brooklyn, which has been undergoing
repairs for four months, was rededica
ted last week by service of music and
song. There is q large silver plate IL
front of the organ inscribed: "Thi
organ was rebuilt in 1892 from be
| quest of the late Emma Abbott Weth
| erell, for twentv-one years = membel
| of this church, whose consistent chris
| tan life, equally with her renown n
an artist. shed lustre upon . nam,
deeply revered and loved by On Amer
lean people,"
PATHS home at Craig-y-Nos and Ii
Maison re Maggie Murphi are subject
not allowed to "waste their sweetness
on desert arr" Thcy are never out o
sight or hearing.
January 2, 1898, will be the fiftietl
anniversary of the first production o
Wagner's "Fliegender HolIander."
Chopin was the Friday subject at tt,
st. Cecilia club, with very lnterestin!
program rs follows:
Reading Mrs M Smile
Polonxise Briiliante. Op. 8, Cello and
piano......-.,;;. Mr. Knapp. Miss Glazie
Non Torno ,Romanzal: Matte
Impromptu. 0p. 36l
b Maxurka;...-..;;,..., Miss Bessie Wake
Three Thoughts; Memories. Night;
Loud Crashed the Cannons (Biondina- Gouno
p.u... q, Miss Eva JohnsSn: o s,.....
f NJ the Land Tso:
Miss Mildred Dunning.
Mrs. Carpenters lecture on Monday
the second OF the series, Was we'll II
tended and much interest man
tested in the subject of Wagner an
the story Of the "Ring Of the Niblur
gen." The lecturer evidently ha
made very exhaustive study of Was
ner's music. and had the faculty G
telling what she knew in . concise an
entertaining manner. A move 10 o
foot to have the lecture repeated fo
the genera. public.
| Mrs. Enge Angoli, aged "a. has bee
singing IN German and Italian 9
Vienna.
| The opera of the ''GondoIiers" 10 no
we'll in hand. the choruses especial