The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-04
The Movements Of Musical People During
The Midsummer Days.
A TESTIMONIAL TO miss KAISER
Wilkes. Barrels Talented Soprano to
Be Given a Farewell Benefit Prior
to Her Departure for Europe.
Ceremonies at the Carnarvon Els
teddfod-Mr. Lindsay's Plans-A
New Choir Organized-PersonaI
and Other Notes.
For the Satltriay Tribune.

oauie hAlser are working hRrd TO make |
the great concert which will be ten
dersd her next Thursday evening II
brilliant success. The scheme has met |
with popular approval and the attend
ahce promises 10 be very large. Many |
people who have been spending the |
summer at the nearby resorts have ar.
ranged TO be present, while the great |
army OF music lovers in LuZsrne and |
this county will be we'll represented at |
tho entertainment, which will be held
in the Ninth Regiment armory. The
artists who will take part In the cou.
cert have been rshearsing for some
time upon the numbers Of the pro-
Rramme that has been decided upon.
The programme is not complete as
yet, out a glance at partial list of Sc
Iections given in the Wilkes Barre
Record OF yesterday will convince any
musician that the entertainment will
he one OF rare merit. The programme,
as at present arranged, includes the
following:
"Orpheus with His Lute". Edward German
Schumans.
Duet II Feel Thy angel Spirit. Hoffman
Mr.. Burns and Miss Kaiser.
Solo, "Toreador," from Carmen. BiEet
William Kelley.
Selection. n........,... Ninth Regiment Band
Solo, "Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark" Bishop
Miss Sadie Kaiser.
selection. .......,... .Concorula
Quartet from "Rigoletto". Verdi
American Quartst-Miss Sadie Kaiser,
Miss Cordelia freeman, Msssrs. Anwyl
and Burns.
Miss Williams.
Trio from "May Queen" ......... Bennett
Miss Kaiser, Mr.. Pagdin and George Ma.
Solo, "Bolero Song" from ''Scilian Yes.
| Miss Kaiser.
"Stars af the Summer Night" ........ West
Klara Schuman Society.
Selection Ninth Regiment Band
Violin Solo, go. Miss Julia Aleln, Scranton
| Selection. ............. ....................
American Quartet Miss Kaiser, Miss
Cordelia Freeman, James Anwyl, j. T.
Burns.
Tue programme Of the Ninth regi-
ment band has not been decided upon,
hut promises to include some of the
finest selections of that splendid or
ganization.
To Scrantonians who witnessed the
recent production of the "Fsll of
Babylon Miss Kaiser needs no intro
duction. Although the part assigned
the young vocalist in that oratorio was
not suited to her voice, sue made a
most favorable impression upon her
hearers who recognized the fine quality
Of her work and comprehended the
artistic spirit prevailing the efforts Of
the singer. Miss Kaiser will accom-
pany the American concert quartet
to Wales this month, under direction
OF Haydn Evans and expects at the end
of the tour to spend some time in
Europe studying under we'll known
Instructors. 1t is q pleasure to state
that the farewell testimonial to the
talented young artist promises to be
q success In every particular. 1t is
expected that large number Of music
lovers and admirers of Miss Kaisers
talents In this city will attend the en-
tertainmsnt ut Wilkes Barre on Thurs
day evening.
The Bethlehem Times of o recent
date prints the following In reference
to one of Scrantons gifted musicians:
Miss Grace Powell, of Scranton, a
teacher of music in that city, arrived
in town today and will remain here for
several weeks as the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Abner G. Huff, 1876 Fourth ave-
nue., West Bethlehem. Miss Powell is
gifted pianist, and at the end Of her
sojourn with her cousin, Mrs. Huff she
will 10 to Boston to improve in her
practice and study Of the divine art at
the Conservatory Of Music in that city.
~ \
A choir of fifty voices composed en-
tirsly Of singers Of the Catholic faith,
has been organized in this city, and
has commenced rehearsals under diree
ton of Mr.. John Il. Watkins The
voices have been selected with care by
the conductor with view also Of pro-
dueiug the best effects in chorus worl,
and contains fourteen sopranos, four.
teen altos, eleven tenors and eleven
the competition at the mu'ic festival
at Laurel Hill park on Septsm ber
and 7, on the rendition of the Gloria
fram Mozlrt's twelfth mass. The or
!, 4 ,nization ut present has the Laure
Hill competition in view in the rehesr
sails, but it 10 probable that it will b
made a permanent institution.
On August 25 the Elk quartet will
accompapy6 q party OF Elks TO the Cats
kills where they will be guests Of Mr.,
Huston for several DAYS. The Ell
quartet Is composed Of John T. Wat
3 kins, Will Watkins, Curtis Colvin and
5 Howell Davis.
CARNARvoN FESTIVAL NOTES.
, The following extracts from an ae.
count of the great Welsh festival held
at Carnsryon, on July 10. II and IL
which Appsarsd in the ST. James Ga
zrtte. will be OF, interest to many o
our musical readers: "On Tuesday
Q morning the national eistsddfod wal
opsped aud the proceedings were Ger
!, tainly not lacking In, dignity. Levi,
e Morri, took the chair. and had ranged
, behind him picturesque, group o.
J.. bsr,ls 10 their hight blue robes, ovate'
in green. and druids in white. In th'
center of the group sat tbe venerable
Archdruid Clwydfsrdd;s whose flowing
+ white locks were surmounted by tai
= black miire( b9EAsfsd with. gold, an,
|. whose age 10 egnrhated at anything be
d between 95 and 900. A fanfare Of sill.
d vsrtrumpets, mysterious words in tn
. unknown tongue. and the applause o
the audience signifisd that all WAS il
due order Then began the streams o
pGms'a'dip; pians and JlyaS, anS eSorp Safp
singitig.-.whioh has lasted uninter
rupted Tor four days.
"a sa*,a&
'lPstasp ths mtsItal contest mos
I'd. ;1aiIs ~ !s|..s.a s'.::s e /,
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