The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-14
MUSICAL MATTERS.

The Music Committee Of the Tabernacle
Church, consisting of Messrs. Wait, Bunce
and Tabor, has decided to maxi radical
changes in the choir. Mr.. Victor Baier
cannot be retained, and Miss Florence Tur-
ner goes to Europe. 1t has been thought
best to give the training of the choir into
the hands OF. Mr.. Gillies, the present bass of
the euartette, whose musical ability is &C
k~nowledged and whose popularity ex-
tends to all departments of the
church. Mr.. M. G. Simonson will
act as organist. and the most
radical change in plan will be the payment
of the chorus. A certain number of per-
sons will be paid, and it will be necessary for
all who wish to be of this number to satisfy
Mr.. Gillies and the Committee of their abil-
ity to read music and to sing in time. Mr..
Baier heartily commends the Committee in
their choice of leader, and will do all in his
power to help the reorganization. Mr..
Baier expects to make the last Sunday of his
work at the Tabernacle the most brilliant
musical efforts the choir hes ever essayed.
Last evening in Waverly Congregational
Church, the c~antata, ga Dream of Fairy
Land was given by the young members of
the church. The performance was excellent
and these sustained the characters
Good Fairies--Misses Bertha Massman,
Annie Hunterman, Jessie Yule, Pila
Hochm, Rachel Crooks, Laura Slender, Ag-
mes Metz, Fannie Miller, Florence Klein,
Emma Cowan, lilly Grabedunkel and Minnie
Platt.
Evil Fairies-Misses Minnie Merscheimer,
Nora Monroe, Jennie Turner, Annie Dalch-
rem, Marion Dallany, May Thornton, Lizzie
Schmader, Addie Crawford, Mildred Crooks,
Hulda Kraft and Georgianna Wilson.
Orphans-Misses Ida Wilsea, Eva Engesser.
Sprites-Misses Grace Segrell. Mabel and
Madalein Ruprecht. Lille Smyth, Grace Platt,
Jennie Yule, Lucy Wilson, Laura Pressler,
Gertie Mingalder, Jennie Crooks, Helen
Lake, Lulu KeJchum Int Gretchen Won
Bothner.
Miss Lillian Dubois Of the New York City
Ladies' Lyceum Quartette, which furnished
such charming music at the Union League
stag, is by no means q stranger to Jersey
City. Her refined and exquisite contralto
voice has been repeatedly heard at the Fort
nightly Musical and in the best salons in this
city.
Every member of the Jersey City Athletic
Club will remember the sprightly vivacious
and most bewitching impersonation of Cas-
ida in the comic opera ~NGondoliers," played
by Miss Ella Grifiths Greene. 1t will inter
est these members to know that Miss Greene
was married this week to Mr.. Maurice Law
renee Pouch Of New York. Lucky dog;
Mr.. w. f. Williams of New York has
been appointed Organist of the Park Re-
formed Church. He will have the aid of a
baritone soloist along with a volunteer choir
from the congregation.
Mr.. William Henry Harrison is orgauiz-
ing a small string orchestra for summer
practice. He says he has already a good
nucleus for one. A good cellist anxious for
a hack at Beethoven's quartettes can be
accommodated, as the sporting papers say.
Mr.. Charles s.. Smith of the Amphion
Quartette will continue this year as solo
tenor in the choir of the Union Baptist
Church New York. Mr.. Smiths voice has
wonderfully improved.
Mr.. NORTH E. Schwarz, assistant organist
of st. Johns Church, sewers his connection
with that church, at the end of the month.
The congregation will miss his interesting
~recitals, and generally the service Of a
musician in every sense Of that broad term.
Tonight a committee of the Schubert Glee
Club will meet to make arrangements for
the annual dinner, to be held in the Hotel
Washington, some time In May. The date
of the public rehearsarhas not yet been fix
ed. On that occasion there will be a sort of
~rechauffee Of old glees.
The Melopeia Society will celebrate the
close of its season by a lunch.