The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

festival, and is notable work in the
oratorio style.
The Chamber concert arranged fOc
Jan. 3 will be given on, Thursday even
ing next. Jan. II ait the Young
Mems Christian Association hall. The
programme will be rendered by Theo-
dore Hamburger A. N Rippard. Rob
ert j. Bauer, T. II. Rippard and j.
Willis Conant
John II. Watkins, the well known
baritone, has been in New York city the
past week listening to German opera
Mr.. Watkins has been engaged as solo
list at the meeting of the Mutual Musical
alliance, which will be held at Nichol-
son on Jan. 2S to 81.
The first number of Tallie Morgan's
new publica ton, the Musical Director
appeared this week. The Director con-
tains i'm addition to matters of general
interest to musicians, the words and
music of Dare to Say No." a temper
ance song written for w. C. Weeden by
Talle Morgan. The Director will no
ton musicians.
Miss KathaIne Morgan, of Dunmore
is one of the promising young sopranos
of this vicinity. Miss Morgan Is at
present pupil of DR.. Mason. of Wilkes
Barre. and it is rumored that she in
tends fitting herself for the operate
stage.
In a recent number of the Musical
Courier concerning the advancement Of
musical culture special mention was
given to the commendable work of our
Pennsylvania Welsh miners choral So
cieties This naturally refers to Scran-
ton.
Miss May Watkins. of Forest City,
who promises much as a soprano vocal
list, makes weekly visits to Scranton
for vocal instruction.
The American Mendelssohn society
has disbanded Too many doctors
killed 1t.
SHARPS AND FLATS:
Fannie Davis, the noted London pianist,
appeared recently at Dresden and was
given an ovation.
Among the interesting items from
Vienna Is the announcement that Sachit-
izsky has just been married.
Ben Davis is singing in the fashionable
homes of London. The lords and the la-
dies postpone their receptions In order TO
secure him. No one declines an invita-
ton, not even the Prince of Wales. II
Ben is going to sing" lie gets big
money for this kind of work.
The Wilkes-Ba Record complains
that the musical season In Luzerne's cap
ital has been very disappointing thus far.
The attractions have not been first class,
except in few instances, and the audi
ences all very small. " To this Scranton
is prepared to answer. ditto.
NJ. Jean de Reszke's great art does not
preclude his love of horses nor his enthu-
siasm In their breeding. In his stables
| near Warsaw he has forty-fve blooded
animals, and recently won the prize OF
| 10 900 rubles offered by the late ear for
the best stud farm in Poland.
A circular letter signed by Bishop Be-
gin, coadjutor to Cardinal Taschereau
| was read in all the Roman Catholic
churches at Quebec on a recent Sunday
| warning the faithful that by attending tho
| performance of the French Opera com
| pany they would render themselves guilty
of a grievous sin. The French Opera
company Is one which came over frolN
| Paris last year. and has since been per
| forming at the Theater Francais in Mon.
| treal.
Hans Richter carries love and hatred
| even beyond the grave. His musical af'
fections for Wagner IL 80 pronounced that
he hates all those not In sympathy with