Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19
Tho Ado4Hrt Clubs Affairs,

The Mozart Club, In whose welfare musi.
cal Pittsburg is more deeply interested than
| in that of any other purely musical institu-
| tion, has had two hard nuts to crack in the
| past week or two.
First there was the total deficit of about
81 800 resulting from the past two seasons
| increased activities and expenses This
| tough shell was shattered during the week
| bv single squeeze of the golden nut.
cracker presented for this single use by the
same good friend of the club whose gener-
| osity furnished its handsome, new quarters
and whose modesty requires that his name
be no more specifically designated. '
Of the other nut, only the outer shell
could be cracked at. this time, the kernel
cannot be tasted until next year: That was
the question of preventing a similar deficit
next season, and the first step was to decide
how to set about it.
The seasons plans will require an ex-
penditure of $4,000 Old City Hall full of
associate members, at the heretofore pre-
vailing rate of two seats at each of five
concerts for the SO annual fee, will
not hold anything like $40, 900. Should the
club increase the price and thereby lose
MANY permanent patrons and narrow its
sphere of usefulness? Should an attempt
be made to speculate upon the patronage of
the outside public by repeating each con-
cert at relatively less expense and in the
hope of thus covering the inevitable deficit?
Both of these plans were seriously consId-
cause of its uncertainty of success and the
former because it would be backward step
in the clubs work for the community.
A better alternative was chosen. To 20
bravely on with the good work and relv on
the liberality of public-spirited men and
women, to whom the honor and the pleasing
consciousness of having aided that good
work will form q sufficient consideration
tor their money. The endeavor will
be made to increase the associate
membership at the same fee as before
to the number of 500. That will bring in
So, 900 and take up all but a few score seats
for every concert. Then they will try to
secure 40 Patrons to give 500 apiece in re-
turn for two seats at the five concerts, be-
sides q little public honor and much ap-
manning 81, 600 it is expected to realize from
sub-letting the hall and teaching rooms.
That is setting the tub right on its own
bottom. 1t is not needfnl in this place to
urge so soon again the propriety and neces-
sity, in Pittsburg as in other American
cities, of relying upon private wealth to
make up the inevitable musical de-
fcits that most foreign governments
cover out of the public funds.
Like higher education, high-class music is
one of those later-developed public pur-
poses which our log-rolling politicians have
not yet learned to recognize. For such
purposes proper appeal to the large
hearted and deep-pocketed individual citi-
zens of this community will not be in vain.
The Last Of the Season.
The last meeting for the season of Mr..
Beveridge Webster's class occurred on Tues
day last The musical programme, which
was SO long as to necessitate the omission of
the usual lecture, read as follows:
Fusns in m,nes Mrs: j: H. sps;r: Rhe'n0erssf
fnsue ana 'Nessf Mr.: n Frank Moore
Sonata In npd Mrs. 5ei Il. speer.
N'"N' ~ y Miss Enola Lewis.
Hungarian Dance In D fat. Brahms
Miss Lizzie Marshall.
i'aan ia'f Miss Kodery with violin o6iieato5.
Sonata for violin and pianoforte opus Grieg
: Miss Newcomb and Mr.. Webster.
-.
From Over the Sea-.
Among last nights London cablegrams
to The DISPATCH comes the following:
A remarkable scene occurred at st. James
Hall on Tuesday last, on the occasion of
Paderewski's only recital in London during
the present season. At the close of the
programme Paderewski returned to the
stage five, times and bowed his thanks to
his enthusiastic audience. The ap-
plause continued and finally Paderewski's
manager announced that the pianist
was too fatigued TO play again. This failed
to appease those present and repeated calls
we're made for Paderewski, who had with
drawn. He reappeared, whereupon the
well dressed mob invaded the platform beg
ging him to play again. Reaching his seat
with difficulty Paderewski performed
Chopin's "Barcarolle" and then, at the
request of young lady who was leaning
over his shoulder, he played one of Chopin's
valses The cheering broke out again
and there was struggle to secure
. handshake from the artist infatuated,
delirious ladies plucked the flowers from
their dresses and handed them to Pa1e,-