The San Francisco call., 1895-11-03

and uncrowned, each and every one pos
sessed with the idea that without their aid
the entire affair will lose its brilliancy
The patient postman, too, has his place,
and were it not that his friendship was as
sured at the outset he would have wearied
of stopping with his bundle of letters eight
and ten times day.
The managementis is gratified to announce
that the large chorus is about completed.
81. B. Pasmore offers a chorus of fifty
select voices. Theodore -Vogt brings $50
voices from Alameda. Petaluma brings a
chorus of thirty under the direction of
E. L. Lippitt. Miss Anne Tully and Miss
Gertrude Elliott are actively interested in
the Stockton chorus. Sacramento pro-
posed to send not less than 100 voices, but
there was discovered there about twice
that number of directors, and as one could
not be selected without bloodshed a select
chorus of soloists numbering twenty will
come from there, among whom may be
mentioned Miss Ida Clinch and Mr..
Richard Cohn.
An ensemble of nine voices of excep-
tionally fine quality will do the trio parts
In the chorus, The Heavens Are Telling"
They are Miss Josephine Sistermans, Mrs.
Frank II. Mccormack of Alameda, Mrs.
A. A. Dewing of Oakland, Mr. Willis
Bacheller, Frank Coffin, c. H. PhiIpot,
a.
S. Homer Henley.
The generous and disinterested efforts of
the directors are much appreciated by
the lady managers. In addition to the
regular rehearsals held in Oakland and
San Francisco James Hamilton Howe is
drilling large chorus on Friday evenings
and also class of 200 of the High School
students on Friday afternoons.
The management feels deeply the loss of
J. ID. Rosewald, who had been selected as
orchestral director. They had considered
themselves fortunate in securing the SER
vices OF musician of such high culture
and one so thoroughly In sympathy with
the cause. Mr.. Joseph Hirschbach has
been selected in place of Mr.. Rosewald.
Mr. HirSch bach graduated from the Leip-
sic Conservatory and came to America in
1881.
First position as musical director with
the Clara Louise Kellogg English Opera
Company, afterward for six seasons with
the @. D. Hess English Opera Compan
Then opened a musical agency in New
York representing such artists as Nine.
Albani, Lilli Lehman, Edward Lloyd
Maud Powell, Ravelli, ETC., etc. Organized
grand opera company with Nine. Albani
organized the Lilli Lehman Grand German
Opera Company, as manager and musical
director. Then came west to San Fran
CISCO where subsequently he was engaged
as musical director at the Tivoli.
Among singers from Vallejo who are
prominent are: j. R. English. Mrs Nc
Manus- Herbert, Miss Anna Kane, Mr.. II.
E. Wilder Mrs. DIR. Carpenter and others.
A special attraction on the pro-
gramme will be duo by Mr..
e. j. Stark and Miss Daisy Cohn. Mr..
Stark is cantor of the Temple Emanu-El of
this City. Was born in Austria and came
to this country when but mere boy. At
an early age he showed an ardent love for
music. His instrumental and vocal educa-
tion he received from some of the most
prominent teachers in Europe. Having
completed his vocal education he returned
to America, and upon the wish of his
parents devoted himself to the profession
of cantor. He accepted the cantor position
IN one Of the first congre. ations of Brook
lyn, N. Y. His compositions as we'll as
his vocal capacities gained him a prominent
reputation throughout the East, and call
from the Temple Emanuel of this City
induced him to accept this lucrative posi-
ton. His vocal powers are phenomenal.
his barytone voice is manly, rich and
sonorons, and his style of singing makes
him master of this great art and places him
in the ranks of the most prominent
musicians and singers of this country.
MISS Daisy Conn, native OF this City,
is the possessor of a remarkably powerful,
still sweet and bird-like soprano voice.
She commands a register of over two
octaves, besides being gifted with natural
musical talent to a high degree. She now
holds the position as soloist in the Temple
Emanu-El, and on various occasions has
distinguished herself by her artistic rem