New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-14
MUSICAL W1TTERS.

The audiences at Mr. Punket Greenes song re-
ctas are steadily growing in numbers. which u
surprising. in view OF the delightful character
Of those entertainments, and yet Is noteworthy.
sderlng the fact that Mr.. Greene is kept singing
nearly every day at concert or another. Yes
terday in addition TO a couple Of old songs he sang
lieder by Schubert. Schumann. Wagner C'Der En-
geP). Grieg and Holaonder. set ~ six English
popular songs from Sussex. Middlesex. Buckng-
hamshre. Cheshire and Surrey counties. and two
sailors songs, "The Golden Vanity and The
Crocodile" II is a delightful feature which Mr..
Greene has introduced with his second part. devoted
to a group OF folk-songs at each concert Not only
are the songs to the great majority OF his
listeners, but many OF them are exceedingly anus
ing and reflect the character Of the people from
whom they have been taken most delightfully."- He
ought to add an American set TO his list for the
edifcaton at least Of his English listeners when he
returns home For that matter. he might sing
American folk-songs here and find them TO be quite
as novel to his listeners as most OF the English
songs he sang yesterday II was possible 70 have
only a literary acquaintance with few or these
4 variant OF THE Prickly Bush" which the pro-
gramme noted as coming from Bucknghamshire.
used 10 be sung in New England. At Least, we re-
call hearing a lady from the Naugatuck Valley re-
cite its burden years ago though IT was all that she
could remember OF the song. The ballad tells OF the
ransom by his sweetheart of one who was about
to be hanged, after father and mother mad been
present itself to the childish mind in the Nauga;ucS
Valley
Ana have have you come to set me free?
or have you come to see me hanged
on the skay -gally tree?
In the ballad as sung by Mr. Greene yesterday
these lines stand thus:
90 father have YOU brought me soid'
Or will you SET me free?
or be you come 10 see me hung
All on this high gaows tree
OF course, the "skaly-gally tree Of the Conhecu-
cut children is obviously corruption Of the original
,dgT 3aS"S scheme We're Faithful Emma" song
from Sussex which, singu.arly enough had nom
about nnfaithful Mary; "Twankydno," rolck-
ing dtty from the sane e9u9 9IS ri desx which
surely dates back to the beginning or ne ILL.,
e teent9 qrom Cheshire and Venus and oni from
Surrey. The arrangements were by Lucy Btoan,
wGgd az and dnadn h recital
Tuesday Mr.. Greene will sing group OF lrIsh s'hsS'
set by c. Vii.iers Stanford.
This evening Mr. Greene will give song r recta.
Of the Society of Decorative Art and his programms
will be as follows Bois epais Lu.y .%o ,.n 0,s
G Taiden Mln seh9manns " In der Frcmde o
laender's Morgenlied. Cornelius" Elm Ton. ana
and Hey Nonny No. in Part II Mr. Greene win
sing nine old melodies three Engiish Ihe Il. Go.asn
tM1 We The Ash Grove &eu and where be
two Scotch. Jess Macfarlane' and loch Lomond,,
and two Irish when she answered me. and ON
TO Philadelphia" Tickets g. are on sale at Mrs.
Richard Twins, No Il West Thirty siXth-st
An enthusiastic audience which filled the carnegie
Chamber Music Hall greeted the appearance OF
Miss Jeanne Faure and Mr. Barend Van Geroig IN
a recital on Monday. Mr.. Mackenzie Gordon added
materially to the enjoyment of the occasion as ne
proved himself a vocal artist OF great ability. Inc
Selections of Miss Faure We're well played notably
the manuscript pieces composed by Mr.; Van Ger
big "Prare" and "El Avril.' Of which the audience
demanded a repetition Among the patronesses OK
the affair were Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock Mrs H. =.
Rene1ct. Mrs Charles Greenleaf Wood, Mrs. H.
Holbrook Curtis Mrs Herman Oelriehs, Mrs H.;
D. Black Mrs. Charles II. Raymond, Mrs. Alfred
II, smith Mrs c. c. Worthlngton and Mrs. Marvin
4. Vincent