The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-21


the past are the highest recommended
ton that could be given teacher In
this branch of work, and the musicians
and teachers of the city are unanimous
in their praise of the work that he has
done Mr. Morgan has made a special
study of sight work and has been an ac-
tive teacher for the past ten years.
All who have studied with him will bear
witness to the success of his system.
The enrolment of scholars for the COM
ing term will begin on Oct. l. Mr..
Morgan will be in his studio every
afternoon and some evenings. The chill
dren's classes will meet for the first
time in the Young Mems Christian As
sociation building on Saturday after
noon at O'Clock, Oct. 8.
Besides his regular class work, Mr..
Morgan will form ladies' choir Of
about $50 voices, which will include
some of the best from Carbondale to
Wilkes-Barre. This society is now well
under way, and will undoubtedly be a
fine success The Sacred Music society
will soon be called together for reor-
ganiZation. ard this year each member
will be required to pay stated sum
as dues every month. For the past
two years the contributions for the sup
/
tirely voluntary. but this was not sat-
isfactory, hence the change this year.
Singing classes will be formed at Park
Place. Green Ridge Carbondale, Mos
COW and possibly Stroudsburg. The
outlook for the winters work was never
brighter and the classes promise to be
unusually large. 1t Is certain that Mr..
Morgan deserves the hearty support Of
every teacher and lover of music in
this city for the pioneer work that he
has been doing. He has been creating
new material for the musical world
right along. and visit to one OF his
children's classes would convince any
one that it is work that must bear
good fruit.
The reception rendered to the choir
Of the First Presbyterian church by
beautiful home. on Clay avenue, last
Thursday evening was n most delightful
affair, and one that was very thorough
ly enjoyed by oil concerned.
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Mr. Cass. Davis. member Of the
Moody quartette of Chicago, who has
been visiting friends in this city. left
last evening for New York state, where
he will work with Pearson, the evan
gelist.
A meeting Of the Symphony orchestra
was held last night at Bauer's studio.
and the winters campaign was mapped
out. The orchestra will contain about
fifty members this season, drafted from
the ranks of Scranton and Wilkes
Barre's musicians. and will be under
leadership of Professor Hamburger,
Of this city.
Miss Sadie Kaiser's first concert since
her return from Europe will be given at
Concordia hail. Wiuses-Barre, ON Oct. o.
Organist Willis Conant will return
from his visit In the east next week.
Il II Il
Professor Allan Lawrence, Of the
Lawrence band and orchestra, went 20
Factoryville last evening to drill the
Factoryville Cornet band. The Fac
toryvllle band Is a flourishing organi-
cation of eighteen pieces, and. under
instruction from Mr.. Lawrence, will,
no doubt, achieve new successes.
sHARPs AND FLATS:
| Calve, Nilsson and Melba are In Paris.
Carl Zerrahn has returned from Europe.
DR.. George F. Root left an estate OF only
| $4,000
Maud Morgan. harplst and organ:st. Is
in Scotland.
A statue of Ole Bull will be erected in
Minneapolis.
Patti has been on the operate stage for
forty-five years.
Emile Sauret, the French violinist, will
visit this country next January.
DR.. Re.neke, the famous Le,pslc con-
ductOr, has ret.red to private life.
Bandmaster Sousa's comic opera. "El
CAPTAIN" will be produced next April.
The Damrosch opera troupe will not be
heard IN New York until next March.
woman Is employed by a. Topeka
church to whistle sacred music every Sum
day. 't
The best paid women singers In the
opera chorus In Germany receive $50 a
month.
Farlnell; could sing three hundred notes
without drawing breath. while fifty ex-
haust most singers. =
Christine Nilsson has purchased the
farm on which she was born and pre-
sented II to her brother.
The Pauline Hall opera troupe Will open
the season at Taunton, Mass, and 90
thence to San Francisco.
The Della Fox troupe has produced the
new comic opera, "Fleur de Lis" at Pal
mer's theater, New York.
In the opera, Linda" Patti sings q trlll
Of seventeen measures Ia one breath.