The herald., 1895-01-13

And many others.
SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 81, 1894.
To Mesdames Kempton, Masac, Me srs. Ellis,
Wood. and others, in care OF William Piutti,
accept your very kind invitation The
jubilee concert must be on the 18th of jan
uary. Very sincerely yours,
CHEvALIER DE KoNTsRI.
In many American and European
cities De Kontski's jubilee will be oele-
brated, and an elaborate testimonial
concert ia now being arranged in San
Francisco under the auspices OF Joseph
D. Redding, Henry Heyman, r. II.
Hawers, author of Music and Morals,
and many others.
The following comments on De Kont-
skis playing were published in an On
tario paper after his last concert there
in Dece amber:
The college girl: Just too lovely and
grand Tor anything.
The poet: There was an all pervasive
souliulness in it, which will ba life
long inspiration to me.
The janitor: Never lowed before
that that old pianner had whole brass
band corrallsd in it.
The artiet: Every tone had dis
tinct color, and the blending of them
was like q creation OF Raphael's.
The blacksmith: l believe he could
coax tune out OF my old anvil.
The preacher: Such music is an in
SEPARATION to g higher life.
The doctor: Better than any tonic in
the medics pharmaceutical.
The other great musician: His exc
cution is something marvellous, mar
veloug.
The optimist: What grand thing it
is to live when one can hear such
mnsic.
The pessmist: just like all other
good things--only get taste OF them
and then they are gone.
The printers devil: Hully, gee But
waen't ne not stuff!
FULLER'BLAER TRIO.
The fourth concert in the mem bers'
course of the Young Mems Christian
association will be given tomorrow even
ing, January 14th, in the Y. NJ. @. A.
auditorium by the Frlier-Blair trio,
assisted by Mrs. Judson Saeger and
Miss Grace M. Sargent. Following is
the programme:
Trio Op Is, No l. Con motto moderate. an
dantino, resoluto con fuoeo, Rubinstein.
Vocal solo Abide With Me, Frederick Blair,
cello obligato by Mr.. Blair-Miss Grace NJ. Ser
Violin soil, (a) Simple Aveu, Thome; (b)
Spinning Song, Eolleender.
Nloloncello soil, (a) Ballade, Goltermann; (b)
Danse HollGndaise, bunker.
Vocal solo, The Better Land, Cowen-Mrs
Judson Saeger.
RIO, Hungarien Dance No. 1. Brahms
Piano, Miss Kate w. Fuller; violin, Miss ellen
RULER; violoncelo, Mr.. Frederick Blair.
PTUTTI-KRAUss CONCERT.
The third of tho series of Puitti-
Krauss afternoon concerts will be given
Friday, January 18Th, at 2 80 p. m. in
Bartlett's music hail, No. 1O3 North
Spring street, when Miss Jessie Padg-
ham will assst, The following interest
ing nrogram me will be given:
Violin, second concerto allegro, andante,
VieuXtemps.
Song, Mine Always Housley
Pieno, senate pathetique, three movements,
Beethoven.
Vic in, Tarantelle Lauterbach.
Song, Angels serenade, with violin accom-
poniment, Braga.
Piano, a. menuet, Boccher di-Josseffy; b.
cradle song. Grieg; C. impromptu, sharp
Violin, ii Trovatore. fantastic, Alard.
Piano, a. Waldesrauschen, b. Polonaise, E.
major.
AKRON SINGING SOCIETY.
The singing society Arion, at its semi
annual meeting yesterday elected the
following officers: President, Christ
Densr; vice- president, George Joerri-
man; recording secretary, @. Falken-
stein; financial secretary, H. Stutz !;
treasurer j. Jedcfeky; librarian, H.
Duerkop; collector, j. Bruuner musical
director, Otto Voge
Mr.. Edward j. Kugler, a graduated
conservatory instructor OF classic NJ usic.
has recently come to Los Angeles fro u
Munich. Mr.. Kugler will have no mu-
alcal studio. but will give private in
etruction 81 family residences, in har-
mony and competition. or on either
piano. organ, violin or either; and also
in vocal culture. Mr.. Kugler bringa
reliable recommendations from abroad
and cities in the northwest where he
has lived eince his arrival in America.
His address ia postofiice box IS
OUR MRS. BLooDGooD
The Brooklyn Life OF November oath
has the following concerning Q we'll
known San Diego singer: Mrs. Kaths
crime Bloodgood, who made her Brook
Ign debut az Perlee Jervs' muaicals at
the Pouch gallery On Tuesday OF last
week, has made a wonderful impression
upon the music loving public Not sin CO
the iurore created by Calve' singing last
season has go dramatic singer been
heard in Brooklyn. Mrs Bloodgood's
voice is mezzo soprano with con-
tralto range. She was heard by num-
Z Der of wel-known society people at the
n uaicale referred to-"
AN oRAT nRIo SOCIETY.
Initial steps for the formation of a
new oratofio society are being taken by
certain ladies' and gentle men deeply in