Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-27
Crotchets and Quayers.

LLLI LEHMAN has gone back to Europe for
a long rest and, let US hope, . complete
restoration to health.
Mr.. w. MCC. STEVENSON, of Curry Con-
servatory of Music, has recovered from his
his long and serious illness.
The Western University Glee and Mando-
lin Clubs will give a concert next Friday
evening at Dilworth Hall, Pennsylvania
College for " omen.
Mr.. R. J. ANDERSON led a chorus OF 40
voices and q number Of soloists disguised in
antique names through the merry mazes OF
an 'olden time" COM cert given by the Emer.
son Choral Union at the First K. p. Church
| last Wednesday evening.
IT is said that Sir Arthur Sullivan has def
nitely undertaken to write an opera on Mi.
Gilbert's libretto after he finishes the work
at present engaged. The operetta-loving
public will dance over the grave Of the
hatchet that Gilbert and Sullivan now seem
to have buried.
A PECULIARLY atrocious concoction labeled
"Grand March-Niebelingen (stc)-Wagner,"
led tho entracte programme during the
Bernhardt engagement at the Alvin last
week, Only q musical Borgia could have
concocted such q mess. And its ''execu-
ton" was worthy OF Jack Kotch. The Alvin
orchestra can and should DO better things.
TIE Duquesne Conservatory Of Music will
citals next Thursday evening. Miss Kath-
crime Mcdonald, Miss Jennie Brooks Miss
Olive r. Mckinley, Mr.. Carl Retter, Mr.. VAL
denar Papenbrock and Mr.. Charles r.
Cooper will take part in q particularly at
tractive programme.
The Metropolitan Opera House, New
York, Is to be leased for three more years to
Messrs. Abbey an i Grau. and there is mourn
ing among progressive music lovers all over
1h3 land. The. stockholders don't care
penny for art however, and would rather
give the s2,oOo a performance to managers
providing opera % thai that dCss not bavs to be
LONDON Figaro says: The demand for seats
at Bayreuth does not seem to be whit
abating. Before the end of last month tho
whole Of the tickets for the 1rst four per-
formances were sold out, most of them, in
deed, having been taken beforehand by the
various Wagner societies, who this year
very properly had the first chance. Thus,
for the hrst represeE tation Of "Parsifal, on
July "a, and "Die Meistersinger," July Is; no
more tickets are avatlable.
Mr.. CHARLES W. FLEMING is arranging for
a unique concert at Carnegie Hall, Allie
eheny, April q. The feature will be the
performance of an odd combination of man
dolins. guitars, flutes yiolins. 'cellos and
Of both sexes, The Washington and Jeffer-
SON College Mandolin Club and a number Of
wellknown soloists are also expected to
participate.
FREDERIoH. CowEN's cantata, "The Fairies
Spring." for womens voices, was performed
according to the programmes-for the
s'frst time in Ameries," by tho st. Cecilia
Society. at Beaver, Pa, last Thursday even
ing Solo parts were assumed by Mrs. Belle
McClintock-Fry Miss MALTA +, Gaston and
Miss Mary z. Bankerd. Mr., William H, T.
Aborn off1ciated both as conductor OF the
chorus and as organist In the brief miscel-
cantata. .--
AFTER Easter. the Episcopal Church Of the
Ascension will have vested choir, in
charge Of Mr.. L. L. Curtis, who has como