Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-21
Music for the Worlds Fair,

Music for the Worlds Fair.
The Bureau of Music sends out the follow.
ing:
Professor John Knowles Paine, OF Harvard
University. has completed the music Of his
Columbian march and chorus 20 be per
formed on the occasion OF the ded cation OF
the E1position buildings, October 81. 1892. to
write which he was especially commissioned
by the Exposition. Professor Paine has
provided these original words for the choral
ending OF his compositions:
All hail and welcome nations of the earthi
Columbia's greeting comes from every
Proclaim to all mankind the worlds new
birth
OF freedom, age on age shall consecrate.
Let war and enmity forever cease,
Let glorious art and commerce Danish
The universal brotherhood of peace
Shall be Columbia's nigh inspiring song.
Among many misconceptions regarding
the Worlds Fair music that have found
their way into print, it may be well to cor
rect the impression that Mr.. Florence Zieg-
feld's enterprise, 'The international
Temple of Music" has aught to do
with the Exposition ITSELF 1t is
simply one Of the many private
schemes for entertaining the visiting multi
tude while in Chicago Nor is it true that
Sousa's new Marine Band has been engaged
for anything more than to assist in the
dedicatory exercises in October. 1t forms
no part, as yet, in the general scheme tor
the Exposition itself
When all is known, there will be general
rejoicing over the superb plans for the
Worlds Fair music.
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Notes Sung on tho Cables.
The musical news by cable from London
last night Is as follows:
The phenomenal success of the music halls
during the past season is having an effect
upon London's theatrical and musical
caterers. During the coming season quite
q flood of new burlesques and comic operas
are prom sed. In addition to the conversion
of the ROYAL English Opera House into
a music hall, the Royalty, olympic and
probably the Shattesbury theaters intend
to iorsake the serious line. The new bur-
lesqnes are too numerous to mention, but
as the provincial demand is equal to that of
London there is little doubt that all of
them will get trial. Mr.. Robert L. Bu-
chanan, the playwright, will make his first
attempt at comic opera this season, besides
filling the commissions he has in hand Tor
plays for MessrA E s. Willard and Beer
bohm Tree.
1t is understood that Miss Decima Moore
will be the heroine of the new comic opera
with which Mr.. Levenson intends to open
the new Trafalgar Square Theater early in
September.
A three-act comic opera by Mr.. Howard
Talbot has Just been finished. 1t is called
1.-THE Mahatma," and is said to be brimfu ful
of charming music. The libretto is BY Mr.
Edgar Lee and contains very clever paro-
DIV on theosophy which cannot help being
more amusing than the real thing
The musical season will commence this
year somewhat earlier than usual. Signor
Lagos autumn operas will be given at the
Olympic Theater He intends to try the
experiment of commencing the perform
ances earlier than 8 o'clock. He has been
induced to try this innovation by recent
complaints that the Covent Garden op-
eras conclude SO late that patrons living at
a distance are obliged to leave before they
are finished in order to catch the last train
for their homes.
Mr.. Henschel has accepted an invitation
to conduct concert in September at the
Vienna dramatical and musical exhibition.
He will play his Hamlet" music.
Paderewski will shortly open q popular
season.
NJ. Saint Saens has accepted an invitation
to conduct some concerts ut the Chicago
Exhibition.
The death of Madame Zelia Trebelli-Bet-
TIM, the contralto, at Etretat, France, was
very sudden. 1t was due to a paralytic
seizure similar to the one she experienced
four years ago, which practically ended her
career as singer