The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-25
LEADER THIESHN'S RULE
His Amateur Orchestra,
Tired of His Methods.
Organize Themselves,

The Thesen Amateur Orchestra, Green
vilie's pet musical organization. which
had q most excellent record for harmony,
has now changed its tune, and discord Is
in order. A bitter row is brewing in the
orchestra and before nan days pass by
a large number of members will leave
the organization and form into a new
body. For over a year the members have
grumbled over the ann In which their
leader, Mr.. George 1hiesen. has been con-
Quoting the affairs of the orchestra, and
now that war has been declared the dis
satisfied members are not backward in
telling their grievance. 1t is alleged that
Thiesen had no interest in REORGANIZATION
further than to promote his W schemes
and make a name for himself. The mem
bers, it is said, never shared in any of tn e
glory, while Mr.. Thiesen took all the
praise ante himself. As the members
are stricIIy amateures, they consequently
were under no obligations TO their leader.
inasmuch as they evs received one cent
for their work, II they have become
tired and are rebelliOus.
START OF H ROW..
The trouble started over the complt-
mentary concert TO Christ p. e. G hurch
given by Mrs. Harry Hunt, last evening,
ut Metropolitan Hall. Greenvilie. Mrs.
Hunt asked several of her friends, who
are members Of the orchestra, to play at
the concert. and they consented. They
secured a number Of other members Tor
the concert, and Mrs. Hunt placed on the
programme a notice to the effect that the
Amateur Orchestra had volun-
teered to play at the concert.
Leader Thiesen, however, heard OF the
matter Immediately after the members
promised to play for Mrs. Hunt, and he
promptly ordered them not TO play He
said that he did not wish to have the
members of his orchestra plsying ut
every concert that Was held III GREEN
vile, The members told him that the
concert was u charitable one, but this
only made him all the more determined
and he said chat he didu't care whether
the concert was tor charity or not, that
ne didn'r want the IN 90 play.
DEFIANT MUSICIANS.
The members, however, said that they
had promised to play aud would do SO.
This enrageu Thiesen all the more, but
the members didn't care.
I'VE are Independent" said they, "and
can play where we please. As the concert
is for charity, We render our services
most willingly"
Aud they kept their word. But this is
not all there is to the matter. They have
determined to .cut loose from tue organ
ization. aud their designations will be
forwarded to Mr.. Thieseu in II few days.
aAMr. c. r.. Cox, the we'll known cornet
PLAYER, is one OF the leaders in the move
ment Tor the new orchestra, and as he Is
one OF the most popular musicians in
G~reenyille, u we'll liked by his musical
brethren, il is likely that the new organ
iZation will be known as Cox Amateur
Orchestra, aud that he will be the leader.
Mr.. William Ontwater, the pianist, and
member of the Schubert Glee Clut, and
Mr.. Isaac Goidsnhorn, violinist, two of
the best amateur musicians in jersey
City, will, it is said. aid Mr.. Cox in Or
gaulzing the orchestra.
DATES BACK SOME TINE.
One OF the dissatisfied meuiuerS or the
ThiesaU Orchestra. when interviewed by
o reporter OF The JERSEY CITY NEWS
last evening, said:-
-Four over a year there has been dis
satisfaction among the members OF the
orchestra. MFR. 1hiesen forgot we were
amateurs u only playing for fun, and
now he attempts 10 rule us as with an
iron rod. He says that we must not play
in public except with his permission.
This is nothing snort of an outrage. He
has no right to dictate to US III this maui
ner and we won't stand it. He is only
running the orchestra to boom himself.
He pockets all the receipts of the con-
certs given by the orchestra. while
we, who do the work, do not receive one
cent. But this is not the bone of conten-
tiou. We are strictly a~ulateurs, and will
not accept money for our services, but
we do hate to see one man pocket the re-
ceipts, aud then attempt to walk over
us IN addition. We are in the business
for the love of it, and we want to De
traated like 0enrIeman.O
The orchestra will meet tonight for re-
hearsal, and 1t is expected that there
will be a lively time.
Pluck VIII Tell.
Pluck Will tell. Many a man not able to write
his own name has madehis mark in the world