Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-22
Crotchets and Ouaycrs.


THE concert of Mr.. C. W. Fleming's
spanish Orchestra" and the Philharmonic
Society will come off next Friday evening at
the Linden Club, East End. Mrs. Maude
Hartley, an English contralto, will make her
first appearance here on this occasion.
Mr.. FRANK E. SADDLEB is expected soon to
start home from Munich, where he has been
industriously studying for three years. He
brings well-won laurels back to Pittsburg
and 1t is to be hoped that he will keep them
here instead of Following the musical tide
toward the seaboard cities.
THE Art Society's reception to Mr. and
Mrs. .Georg Hehschel last Monday night in the
PittsburgClub Theater was a notable success
In all respects. 1t Is such activities as these
that are emphasized by the general desire to
be identified with society of that type.
Forty applications for membership are now
awaiting action.
Mr.. ETHELBERr NEv1N. the gifted American
song writer, gave piano recitals, accompa-
MED by descriptive lectures, on the cycle OF
Wagner operas at Mrs. Green's in the Rue
Pepiniere last week, which were much en-
joyed by large crowd of fashionable peo-
pie who were present. He leaves very soon
for Berlin, where he spends his SUMNER
Parts Letter.
IT is pleasant to record that the Mozart
Clubs final reckoning makes the deficit on
the three concerts with the Boston SYM
phony Orchestra only about $500, instead OF
81 900. This Is no more than the loss usually
incurred on two concerts with the same
forces in past years. The size OF the hall is
OF course chiefly to blame. The Mozart
Club is in fine shape and plans big things for
the future.
A CHICAGO telegram says: There IS a de-
ficit for the season of s63 604 in the finances
of the Chicago Orchestral Associa tion, the
organization which brought Theodore
Thomas to Chicago and under the auspices
Of which he has been giving concerts. Each
of the 81 guarantors has been called upon for
$1,000. Their agreement was to stand by the
association annually to that extent for
three years. If necessary, to meet any differ
ence between box office receipts and ex-
psnses. This was the first year. All the
guarantors are wealthy.
THE interesting encore song given by Mr.
Henschel at the Mozart Club concert
of Friday evening puzzled a number OF peo-
pie. Tho present writer confessed his ignor-
ance to Mr.. Nikisch, who said he did not
know it, and Mr.. D'Albert, sitting by, de-
clared it to be a folk Gong by J. L. Hatton.
Mr. William B. Edwards, the well-known
local bass supplies the informant tion that the
song, one that he has had for years, is en-
titled "vittoria, Milo Core" was written by
Carf8simi, A. ID. 1880 and is one of several
antiques" resurrected and partly arranged
by Mr.. Henschel.
MR.. WILL TAYLOR writes from Paris to the
Musical Courier regarding Alexandra Gull
mant, who is expected to tour this country
next year: "He is by far the greatest organ
ist in Paris and q very conscientious
teacher. His memory is something very
wonderful. have seen him at n moments
notice perform n most difficult fugue of Bach
entirely from memory. During Holy Week
the solo organ is never used, and / said to
him one day at my lesson that he must en-
joy the rest from his Sundays work. He
replied that he loved his organ so much he
should be glad to get back to his post again.
He is also one OF the few teachers have
met who never f1atter; so that word of
conlmendation from him means great deal
to q student"