The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-02
For Those Ndsi(alIy Inclined.

in Paris, where there was large COM
pany assembled, he sang several songs.
His host and friend was so delighted
that at the end of the evening he pre-
sented De Reszke with a blank check
signed, asking him to fill it for any
amount he wished. De ResZke took the
check, and as he tore it into small bits,
he said: "My friend, l am your guest.
If l received your check, | shOuldsde-
serve to be kicked from your door.
sang only for pleasure"
The following programme will be rem
dered at George b. Carter's twilight
recital Tuesday next at p. m:
Organ, "At Evening. ".........Dudley Buck
II VIII EXtol Thee" e".....................Co COST
Margaret a. Nevn.
Organ (a) Allegro.
(b) Adaglo.
tc) Allegretto Buck
(a) The Better Land. .Cowen
(b) Land o. The Leal. .Foote
Mrs. Boston-Willams.
Organ (a) Cantilena.
(b) March of the Wise Men.
Du Bos
There Is Green Hill. .Gounod
Miss Nevin.
Organ "Andante" from Unfinished
symphonic ....,,...,..,.........Sc Schubert
never Again .Cowen
Mrs. Williams.
Organ, "Nalse. Anon
"Nly Faith Looks Up to Thee" Bassford
Mrs. Williams and Mr.. Wooler.
A silver Offering is expected at the
door
u u Il
Miss Lillian c. A. Hammett pianist,
of All Taylor avenue this city. is at
New York, studying under T. Reeve
Jones.
SHARPS AND FLATS:
Patti says she was born in 1874
Lilli Lehman is to sing in Paris next
month.
Maurel has been engaged for the season
of opera in New York for 1886.
Camilla Urso, the violniste, has gone
TO South Africa on concert tour.
Minnie Hauk is having great success in
the English provinces with the Carl Rosa
Opera company.
An opera bouffe by Bizet, entitled "Don
Procopio,' has been discovered among
the manuscripts left by Auber.
Paderewski gave the proceeds of his con-
cert at Leipsic on the 18th to the fund for
erecting statue to Lzst at Weimar
Nine. Melba has been engaged for the
Worcester festival this year, ana Carl
Zerrahn will conduct the performances.
A new operetta by Audran is called Ia
Duchesse de Ferrare." The characters
are chiefly art students and artists mod
els.
Bovio's opera, "Christ at the Feast of
the Purim," has been put in the Index Ex-
purgatorious of books which no good
Catholic may read.
Tho friends of Miss Sbyl Sanderson are
trying to console the prlma donna with the
hope that the American public may yet
learn to appreciate her talents.
The new opera upon which Reginald
de Koven and Harry b. Smith are work.
ing will be located in Russia, and will he
produced In May by Lillian Russell at Alb
bey's theater
When Patti sang with the Philharmonic
orchestra In Berlin recently the general
admission was only 70 cents. and this Is
much higher than the average price at
the best German musical entertainments
The four instruments used by the Kneir-
el quartette, which Is composed of Franz
Knerel first violin; Otto Roth, second
violin; Ludwig Svecanski, VIOLA and AL
win Schroeder, cello, are said to be valued
at $4,000.
Orchestral concerts viii be directed In
London next summer by both Arthur
'Nikisch and DR.. Hans Richter The lat
ter will conduct four orchestral concerts
in London, and two each In Liverpool and
Manchester.
A Berlin paper prints figures which give
some idea of the enormous amount of la
Dor involved In conducting the opera
house In that citys During the year 1891
fifty different operas were sung, among
them nine novelties and revivals with
new scenery. The number of rehearsals
held was 500. OF the three conductors
Weingartner was engaged on 1876 evenings,
while Sucher and Muck appeared re-
spectlvely ninety-one and eighty-seven
times.