The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-09


Use to place him in the front rank in
that city. This week he has been en-
gagged for one year to teach sight sing
ing to the chorus of one hundred and
eighty voices of the Baptist Tabernacle,
Brooklyn. The chorus is under the di-
rectson of Edward NJ. Bowman, one of
the leading organlsts and teachers Of
New York city. Other classes are 20
be formed in the same church. A COM
mittee from Ocean Grove waited on
him last week with view of taking
charge of a large chorus in that place.
Mrs. Hackley. the founder of the John
Raymond Institute of this city, whose
winter home is at the Plaza Hotel,
New York, has taken a great Interest
In his work, and desires him to open
classes for children in different sections
of that city. Mrs. Hackley ATTENDED
the dlildren's class at the Young Mems
Christian association rooms last Satur-
day. and was enthusiastic over the
work that was done. While nlost of
Mr.. Morgans time will he spent in
New York, he says that he will not
give UP the cihildrens chorus classes
in this city. There are now nearly four
hundred in the classes 'rrere. and they
are making wonderful progress. Par
erts are asked to attend any session or
the classes and witness the work that
ts done. lf it was known through the
city what, these children are doing,
There would not be one less than a
thousand .members in the various
classes. 50
t."Fleur de lis" the new opera In
s which Della FoN will appear at the
b. FrotEinsham C:i Friday and Saturday
next, was written by the well known
composer and musical director William
F'urst. and Is resardedas his most popu-
lar work. Composer Furst, like many
musicians OF his class, has difficulty In
writing down to the taste Of the patrons
OF the up-to-G2te comic opera. which in
a true SENSE Is not opera at all. but in
"Fleur de ] +" the composer has struck
a happy Vein, and while. containing
much excellent music the work also
embraces CROUCH OF the catchy" airs
to make 1t popular with the boys who
can whistle. Della Fox, the prima
donna who impersor3teS the leldlng
role, IS tco well known In Scranton to
rsed an introduction to the average
theatre-soer Wllh the old Bennett
Moultcn troupe; w!.h the Conrieil Opera
company and with De Wolf Hopper,
she has frequently appenrsli ard carti-
waited the audismces 10y her tuneful
voice and original Interpretation of va
rlolls roles I'm well known llglrt operas
"Fleur de Lis" VIII probably be one Of
the most enjoyable musical entertain
merits cf the week.
The new Chorus of the W'asiburn
Street Presbyterian church numbers
over fifty, SPLENDID voices. They are
under the direction of Tallle Morgan,
and rehearsals are held every Friday
evening. 1t was thought by scme that
q chorus of this size could not be
Z, formed in that church, but Mr.. Morgan
insisted that THE voices were there,
ana the rehearsal last evening fully
demonstrated this fact. The choir will
sing for the first time when the new
minister will be installed, which will
be on the last Sunday cf this month.
On Sundays, the chorus will be under
fihe direction of Mrs. B. T. Jayne. who
has had charge OF the music for the
past four months, and given excellent
.ssS,s II Nsn;.. .
&. The Etks double quartette is pre-
pairing an excellent programme for the
social session of the lodge on Tues
day evening. The double quartette at
present rs made up as follows: Tenor,
Howell Davis, Tom Beynon, L.. j. Sic
Decker, George De Witt. and Fred
Hand: basso, John T. Watkins. viii
( Watkins, G. p. Colvin and Richard
Thona-. ,t.y.....
! Musical Director John T. Watkins.
Of this city, will have charge of the
Musical Alliance Of Wyoming and
LacEawanna counties this season. The
Aibanlc< will probably meet at Nichol-
son the last week of the present month.
Haydn's Creation" and Hear My
Prayer" by Mendelssohn, will be given
Y att the Alliance concert.
Mss Sadie r.. Kaiser, of Wilkes
Barre, will sail today on the ,Lucania,
for Lon'don. where she will resume her
ctt In, h.
Mus.e. Miss Kaiser will again contri-
butte letters to The Tribune.
Miss Grace Little, OF The First Pres
byter.an choir, Is studying piano with
Parsons. OF the New York METROPOLITAN
college of Music She goes to New
York once week.
Organis't Penn.ingtor's recital at Elm
Park church this afternon Will be
amorty THE pleasing musical events of
the week.
Il II II
q. sd WhittemOre is preparing a
cnnfnt entstlef 1.-THE Songs of All
Nations" which is to be given shortly
at.the Elm Park church.
Professor j. M. Chance heard pader.
ewslM in New York last Monday eve
n!nS.
Nh Il \
On his two first American tours Mr..
paderewski did not so farther west
than st. Louis. His third tour will
take him as far az San Francisco. He
will play first in New York on Nov. 4,
on which occasion his new Polish Fan
tasia will be - heard. Philadelphia,
Brooklyn (Seidl society, Boston, and
eighteen other eastern and southern
cities will then be visited. In Chicago
he will be Jan. 1915. in st. Louis Jan.
II, IS. After that Mr.. Fryer has ar
ranged matters in such a way that the
great pianist will enjoy the benefits of
q southern climate He will play at
Nashville, Atlanta, Memphis. New Or
leans. Mobile, and on Feb. 3 start for
southern California. reaching that
earthly paradise in the most delightful
season of the year. He will play at
san Diego, Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco, leaving that city on Feb. 2S. and
taking In Salt Lake City. Denver. Kan
sas City, Duluth, st. Paul, Minneap-
oils and Milwaukee on the way back
TO the east The tour will comprise ct
least eighty recitals, and will doubtless
prove tsumphal procession beyond
al precedent. On his second American
tour Paderewski gave sixty-seven con-
certs. and the gross receipts amounted
70 $4,000 a sum never before reached
py any instrumental performer.
II IrlI
Gounod's ideas regarding the proper
use or the human voice agreed SUBJ
stantially with Wagner's. In his little
book ON Don Juan" which has re-
cently peen translated into English,
: from tne third French edition, he says
that singers usually care for nothing
except having fhe sound of their vofcer
noticed and applauded for itself. ssT,h ese
performerss he adds, "are entirely mis-