The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-29
MATTERS MUSICAL.

| NotWItHStdHulnp tne cOnultlOn OF tne
elements. which have not been condu-
Give to interest In enterprises musical
or otherwise, the week has been marked
by many enjoyable events in the world
of song. AT Laurel Hill park the sea-
son of summer opera opened auspi-
ciously on Monday night and the "Bo-
hemian Girl" has been given each even
ing by an excellent company under
direction of Professor Richard Lind
say. The leading members of the
| troupe, Miss Gilman Miss Earle. Hen
ry Scarborough and Nat Cantor. are
artists in their particular lines, and
have many admirers among the attend
ants at Laurel Hill. The last perform
ance of the Bohemian Girl will be
given this evening, and "Amorita" will
be the attraction next week.
One of the finest and most enjoyable
| concerts ever given In Scranton was
that of the Lyric Glee club at Young
Mems Christian Association hall on
| Thursday evening. The Lyric Glee
club is composed of the best vocalists
of the I!ackawanna Valley and is un-
der direction of Thomas ]. Davies, Mus
Bac., the well-known director and COM
poser. This organization, though still
in its infancy, so to speak, has Won
laurels upon every occasion of public
appearance and already has the reputa-
tion of being the most talented male
party in the anthracite coal regions,
that are famous the world over for mu
steal enterprise. The Lyric Glee club
1a Of 10 &C
standard musical organizations.
Organist George Noyes Rockwell re-
ceived many encomiums upon his eX-
cellent work at the concert at the
Miffiin Avenue German church on
Tuesday evening. His rendition of Sc
lections assigned him on the pro-
gramme was artistic in every sense of
the word. Mr. Rockwell, who is per-
haps best known as a choir director
and composer occasionally gives evil
dence that he Is second to none as a So
loist, and Tuesday evening was one of
the occasions.
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MUSICAL NOTES:
Lillian Russell is taking bicycle lessons
In New York.
Colonel Mapleson, the operatic manager,
has married again.
Belle Cole is singing at Sousa's concerts
at Manhattan Beach.
Rubinstein's sacred opera, Christ" has
been performed at Bremen.
When Gounod first heard Emme Thursby
sing he described her as a beautiful
cicle.'
PATHS repertory comprises forty-one
operas. She does not know one of Wag-
ner's works.
Ellen Bach Yaw's voice has a range of
four octaves. She sang at 1i0 concerts
last season.
''The Chieftain," Sir Arthur Sulivan's
latest opera, is said to be one of the most
melodious composed.
w IS. Migrants, cornetist, formerly of
Elmira, Is cornet soloist In the Twenty
third regiment band in Brooklyn.
Trllby's song, "Malbrouck S'en," was
the lullaby song of the Dauphn, son of
Louis XVI. 1t was composed in 1909.
Richard Strauss is only 81 years of age.
Jean De Reszke is 43. Emma Eames
was born in China and reared in Boston.
Age not stated.
Arrangements are being made for a con-
cert by the Cornell university glee and
mandolin clubs at St. James hall, London,
on July 8. The concert will be under the
patronage of Ambassador and Mrs. Bay
ard.
Binghamton's fifth music festival was
complete success. Nine. Zippora Montieth,
Gertrude Stein, j. C. Bartlett Lillian
Blauvelt, DIR. Carl Duff, William II. Rie-
ger. Signor Campanani and Nine. Fra
cssca Guthrie-Moyer were among the SOLO
lists.