Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-09
rHn nouNop sooIRrY.

Fir.t Rehearsal Of che ssMessiahs,
 East Evening-HarmOnle Hall Near. lv Filled With an Enshusiastic Chorus-Large Number Of A pplicants -FaM and Complete List of Members
 Who Have Registered-New En-
 trance to tho Hall.
 The first rehearsal of the we'll known Gounod society took place last evening at Harmonic hall. Long before the regular | hour set for rehearsal large number of applicants were present to present them l selves for trial to Signor Asramonte, the director of ths soaisty. There, were fully fifty voices tried but as there are only twenty-five vacancies in the chorus the successful applicants will be notified dur ing the coming week. When Signor Agra monte stepped upon the platform to assume the leadership for the eighth season of the society he was greeted with vigorous ap- plause. He made few introductory re- marks concerning the work which was to be undertaken and complimented the chorus upon their excellent rendition of the s.Crestion" last season, but he expected that the production of the "Messish" would be even 6 greater triumph. He knew that the choruses in the Messiah" were more difficult than any other ever undertaken by the society before, both in phrasing and shading, and insisted on the 0reateet exactness in the smallest points.
 The chorus then sung three or four num- bers, including "And the Glory of the ings" and ''For Unte Us Child Is Born," in an excellent and enthusiastic manner. The chorus this season is in an excellent condition and evenly balanced, although the alto would stand a shade of strength ening, but this was undoubtedly due to the newness of the work and perhaps lit tie embarrassment which will surely wear off after another rehearsal.
 Miss Gertrude Sanford, the accomplished aocompanist presided at the piano in her usual excellent style and safe to say 1t would be difficult to find 6 more thorough and efficientf aocompanist anywhere. The rehearsals will be held on successive Mon day evenings, beginning promptly at 7:45. There were fully 200 members present last evening and the following registered as | members of the society:
 SOPRANOS.
 Miss L. v. Appel, Miss F. s. Atwater, Miss s. E. Amidon, Miss s. Asher, Mrs. F. A. Alden, Miss Alice Buttricks, Mrs. Nal colm Booth, Miss Hattie Bradley, Miss
 Bushnell, Miss D. A. Briggs, Miss 0. Buck
 bee, Miss J. L. Cornwall, Miss Ethel Car malt, Mics J. Davidson, Mrs. W. R Downs, Miss E s. Denning, Mrs. E. D. Fowler, Miss Meta Fellowes, Mrs. c. E. Graham, Miss M. S. Gris wold, Mics L. A. Griswold,
 Miss Emma Hodkinson, Mrs. L. B. Hollis.
 Mrs. T. K. Hand, Miss G, Hardy, Mrs A.
 Jackson, Miss J. L. Klock, Mrs. J. E. Xiii.
 lam, Aisz Nellie Lamb, Miss F. M. Loomis,
 Mrs. 0. W. Pickett, Mrs. E P. Pitman,
 Miss Florence Psrdee, Mics C. E Richardson,
 Miss E A. Rice, Mrs. 0. B. Richards, Mis-
 Mary Rogan, Miss A. O. Ray, Miss Fl. A
 Strickland, Miss A. P. Lamb, Mrs. S. B.
 Shoninger, Miss E P. Sargent, Mrs. H. G
 Thompson, Mrs. 0. W. Vishno, Miss N. P
 Whitney, Miss Wells Miss M. F. Wallace
 Mrs. 8. s. Thompson.
 l ALTOS
 Miss L. Beecher, Miss M. o. Alden, Mis-,
 Edith Augur, Miss E. M. Buekbse, Miss 8
 Briggs, Miss E. D. Bishop, Miss N. Barnes
 Miss A. T. Booth, Mrs. F. Bunnell, Mis-
 Beach, Miss L. A. Case, Miss L. M. Chil
 Hngworth, Miss 0. L Clark, Miss M. W
 Cornwall, Mrs. A. N. Drummond, Mis-
 0. M. Deraipg, Miss Vienna Doolittle
 Miss L. M. Dawson, Mrs. W. L Everit, jr.
 Mrs. Daniker, Mrs. J. s. Fowler, Mise O
 Fsuohtwanger, Miss H. Feuchtwapger
 Eleanor Hill, Miss E. E Hofsr, Miss M.W
 Jacobs, Miss Jackson, Miss A. Maud Klock Miss M. A. 0. Lynch. Miss Lsttney, Mis-
 0. Mayer, Miss J. P. Payne, Miss Ell
 Reed, Mrs. E. O. Sage. Miss M. F. Sharpe
 Mrs, A. B. Treat, Miss M. Whitney, Mis N. E. Woodruff, Mise M. H. Wurts, Mis-
 Eva Waite, Miss E. M. York.
 TzNoRs.
 D. A. Alden, John Beadle, F. B. Bun
 nell, F. A. Corbin, 0. E. Corwin, Charle
 Evets, F. J. Fogarty. 0. N. Gourley
 Gsrvase Green, W. A. Hotchkiss W. S. Haskell. H. B. Huh, A H. Jackson, J. E Killam, L. T. McCollum { G. R Montgomery, Charles O'Cornnell, @ 0. Phelps, Dr. E P. Putnam, Joseph Pc, ter, T. B. Robertson, J. H. Richardson, B B. Rowe, Isaac Smith. Seymour Spier, E N. Willis, 0. B. Whitcomb.
 Fl D. Callahan, W. W. Chandler, F. N . Crawford, 0. E. Curtiss. 0. s. DeForest, E |, DeForest, w. 0. D. Dickenson, W. E Downes, 0. I. Hague, J. A. Hodgson, E
 P. James, A. W. Jepson, E, D. Jones, I
 A. Jones. F. F. Joalin, W. J. Kraft, F. H ? Lynch, Harry Lines, 0. c. Lees, W.
 Mansfield. W. H. Moulthrop, J. K. Moore F. E. Northrop, K E: Osgood, W. o. Pa,
 des, W. E. Sanders, Professor T. D. Sey
 mour, A. w. Sperry, Dr. O. W. Vishnc J. D. Warnock, w. A. Waterman.
 : At pres sent the general public will nc be admitted to the rshearsals. but as 800
 as the chorus has been completely organ
 ized the admittance to the rehearssls vii be 15 cents. which will be announced fl the newspapers when the time arrives The new entrance to Harmonic hall, front ing on Elm street, will be ready for use b next Monday evening and this will save great deal of inconvenience, as the old en . trance was in the rear of the building an to be reached dark psssageway had to b traversed, but with this improvement tn ! kr ha hail mill he Iroct