The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-10
The Last Week Of
That Concert Todr
isskaiser Writes Of the Experiences
Of Saving Good Bye.
FINE FAREWELL ENGAGEMENT
vne American Tourists Are Accorded n
Magnificent Ovation at Newport and
Listen TO a speech by Lord Tredc.
gar, q Survivor of BaIakIayn.

Cardigan, S. W., Oct. Is.
Our concert here last night was an
other decided success. The reception
was Very fattering indeed. and al
though we were booked here for only
one concert, We have been so earnestly
requested OH all sides 10 repeat it again
today, that we shall do 50. Tomorrow
we give two concerts in Fishguard. near
here. one In the Afternoon and one
again in the evening. The next day
II IL Pontardarrie, and the next, which
is sunday, means--rest, / hope. Next
week come Meath and Mountain Ash
and the end. which is not seen in such
dim perspective now, after all. comes at
Newport Wednesday, night, where We
shall have grand wind-up. Miss
Drlscoll under whose management the
concert takes place there, was down Ut
Cardigan last evening to get our pro-
gramme and arrange details. She In
forms lis that We shall have another
crowded house, and that among our
auditors will be the big man of Mon
mouthshire, Colonel Morgan, Of Ru-
perra castle, member of parliament for
hero OF the siege Of Cardahan. These.
with the old Lord Tredeger. who is one
of the three last survivors of the fam
Gus battle OF Balaklava, and the other
gentry, who will. Of course, follow
their leaders besides those coming with
tl.e American consul from Cardiff and
Newport, Will Enthusiastically insure us
a cultured and brilliant assemblage for
our last concert here.
Fishguard, Oct. 19.-We gave q good
concert this afternoon and give one
here this evening, as well. Took drive
along the coast from Cardigan 10 this
place, and saw some beautiful views Of
the sea, and the hills rising from the
shore. There were some fine old cas-
ties, too. which we saw on the way,
but, really, We have seen SO many old
castles that We are rather Surfeited
with them: they are not interesting to
us at all amy more. But something
which we did look at with q great deal
Of interest, on the way, was Il tall,
slender stone in a churchyard in an out
of-the-way place, which. from the
hieroglyphics on 1t, can be proved to he
over 5000 years old. The coachman
stopped long enough for us all 10 get
good look at 1t. a
Grand Hotel, Swansea, Oct. 2O.-We
had very successful concert at Fish
guard last night again. The Welsh
Ladies choir had been there only two
weeks ago and given Il concert,
and the resident manager was not very
sangune Of u big meeting, but was
agreeably disappointed. for the house
WIS crowded. 1t was Il driZzly day and
We all felt as If we would rather, like
The cross patch Of tradition. 'sit by the
fire and spin" than perform to ever SO
enthusiastic an audience, as they In
deed We're.
oct. 22.--Last evening Miss Freeman
and l sang solos in Dr. Williams church
here In Swansea. Most of us separate
today. to pack up our belongings, some
OF which are at different places, and
get ready for our departure for Lon
don. which takes place after the New
port concert, on Wednesday. Mr.. Ev-
ans. Mr.. Anwyl, and Mr.. and Mrs. Burns
expect to sail from Southampton on
Oct. q by the steamer Paris, and no
doubt will be at home by Nov. 4 or 5.
3 The rest Of the party, Mrs. and Miss
Allen, Miss Freeman and Mr. Black
wood. cross the channel and do the
sights in Paris. Brussels and other
cities. / then take up my cross and
settle down In ugly, foggy London, all
alone, and how l shall miss the other
members Of the party then! There Is
no more time to say anything more.
We have all had an exceedingly pleas
ant and enjoyable trip, and all, ] am
sure, part with each other with real re-
gret.
Singing before AristCcrats.
Newport. Oct. 24.--Last night We
gave our Meath concert in Malsyrhaf
chapel. an edi1ice over 800 years old. as
a stone tablet in the wall of the audi
torum truthfully tells. 1t was q very
successful concert all the way through.
The hall was very fine. the audience
an immense one and exceedingly ap-
preciative. Miss Eleanor Reese, the
famous balladist Of London, Is native
OF this town. and before she became
the famous Miss Reese, was the organ
lat for many years in the very chapel
where We sang. Her father, fine
leader of choirs. was present at the
concert, as were also very many Of the
gentry Of the neighborhood such as
.'hls worship the mayor" lots of NJ. P.'s.
Any number Of councillors, and Sir
John Jones jenkins. 1t was an awful
night, wind and rain We're Just having
mighty quarrel OF it, but the audience
was as generous and cheerful one as
we ever sang to. nevertheless.
People have been SO charming to us
that L cannot begin to tell half of the
courtesies we have received; l will only
try tooget IN few things which are SO
fresh In my memory that | need not
try hard to remember. DR.. Parry. who
has arrived in Wales from his Amer
lean tour only fortnight ago. as soon
as he heard that we were in his vlcin-
ity, wrote q most kind letter about us
10 the people. of South Wales. had
the honor tonight at the Newport con
cert of being presented to him. Wher
1 told him that ! was pupil of his
former pupil, DR.. Mason, of Wilkes
Barre, he was very much pleased. AMI
shook hands again for my teachers
sake as well as for my own.
The concert tonight was great anL
grand success-musically, financially
and socially. All the grandees of the
country for miles around were there
and more fashionable and cultured
audience We have never had the pleas
\ ure of performing to in this country
and we have had some very fine audi
ences. too. l inclose programme OF
the outside OF which you will see tn,
names OF some of the people who were
there, and besides these notabilitle!
there were, OF course, the townspeopl,
and some of the military The pro
CRANES were elaborately gotten up
Everybody kept theirs as q souvenir
they are 50 pretty, with the American
flag and the Union Jack cordial!
draped together, with an eagle abov,
and the E Pluribus Unum above tn,
Ich Dien and its crest.