The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-03
Gathered i'm the
World of Melody.
Interesting Notes About Famous
Musicians at Home and Abroad.

Malcolm Douglas. composer Of the
music Of the Brownies" IL hard at
work these days upon new melodies
which will be introduced in that unique
spectacle. The Brownies" have already
been booked for two years in advance
and will start on a tour westward In
September. The piay has been greatly
strengthened by new acts and music
and becomes In fact q veriable comic
opera in a musical way while retaining
all OF its original features so amusing
alike to old and young. The new COM
pany which will interpret the Brown
les" includes Miss Inez Mecusker, So
prano; Miss Ida Mule. Lena Merval.
Frank DeshOrn. Of the Deshorn Comic
Opera company. and many other ar
lists well known In opera and burlesQue
The Brownies" will be produced. as
last season, under management OF JEFF
ferson. Klaw and Erlanger. Mr.. Doug
las will precede the company on its tour
and artist Palmer Cox will give his
personal attention to each performance.
The Brownies" will visit Scranton dur
Ing the coming season and will no
doubt will be heartily welcomed by
lovers of fun and delightful music.
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The Symphony society will be reor-
ganized and greatly strengthened dur
ing the coming fall and 1t is expected
that three or four concerts will be given
during the winter. A preliminary meet
ing was recently held at Professor
Hemberger's studio. when arrangements
were made for a general meeting of the
society in the near future. The pre-
liminary meeting was attended by Rich
ard Weisenflue, Harvey Blackwood,
Robert Adams, Fred limerick and Mr..
Ernst. we'll known Scranton musician ns
and AL Rfppard. Of Wilkes-Barre. The
symphony orchestra this season, as
last. will be made up Of some OF the
best musical talent Of Scranton and
Wilkes-Bhrre. and will assist mate
rally in educating the public taste to
the appreciation Of classic music.
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The next plano recital given by Pro-
lessor Reeve Jones will occur on Sent.
9. On this occasion Mr.. Jones will be
assisted by Mrs. Joseph O'Brien, So
prano. and T. Gushing Jones, baritone.
This promises to be one of the most de-.
aightfui musical entertainments Of early
autumn.
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a. ID. Harms & Co., well known
music publishers, will control Willard
Spenser's princess Bonnie" during the
next year. They will open the season
with an elaborate production OF the
opera In New York City in September
and at the close Of the engagement the
princess Bonnie" company will start
upon tour Of the middle and southern
states. Harms & Co. also control
Wang" which will be given an.
other season on the road.
Next Sunday will be an attractive day
ut the Elm Park NJ. E. church. Miss
Sullivan and Mr.. Thomas, Of the quar-
tette. fresh from a vacation, Miss VAN
dervort, a contralto. of New York, and
Mr.. Wooler will sing. Also Mr. Carter
will officiate at the organ for probably
the last time and at the evening service
will render the overture Of William Tell
by request. AS Mr.. Carter's year does
not close until September lst, Mr.. Haydn
Evans has consented to play August
11th. This Is Mr.. Evans's first effort at
this organ and no doubt this winner Of
the Worlds Fair prize will sustain his
reputation. Mr.. Pennington. organist
of the Collegiate church Of New York
City, has been invited by Mr. Carter to
play August 25th. Mr.. Pennington Is at
present drilling the chorus at Ocean
Grove for Damrosch (who leads the
"Messiahs" rendition Augustl6) and will
preside at the organ. While a student
In Berlin ne was complimented by the
empress and is without doubt one Of
Guilmaut's best pupils.
Professor Thomas r. Davies, OF Tay-
lor, has newly completed q mass which
church, Minooka, where Mr.. Davies Is
chorus director and organist. The
work Is said to contain numerous meri-
torious numbers and is thoroughly an
interesting work, both as regards mel
ody and harmonic coloring.
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sHARPs AND FLATS
Mascagni is writing q pantomime.
Patti recently wore 81 OOO. 900 in diamonds.
Bergamo is to have a Donizetti monu-
ment.
Verdi has completed an Ave Maria for
four voices.
Johann Strauss is hard at work at
Ischl on new opera. text by Davis.
Berlin will witness the first perform
ance Of the italian opera 'Tartuffe." by
Oronzio Scarano.
Frankfurt, Germany, had l24 concerts
Of all kinds last winter % being with or
chestras of from so to 105 members.
Mancinelli will not, after all, come to
this country next season to conduct grand
opera for Abbey. Schoeffel & Grau.
Humperdinck's new opera, THE Wolf
and the Seven Kids" is about finished.
The libretto has been arranged by the
composers sister.
Eugene Ysaye will give six symphony
concerts in Brussels next season. Nine
Selma Koert Kronold has been engaged
as solo singer for two of these concerts.
A correspondent of the Musical Courier
says "the saddest aria that has ever been
written is the add.o of the dying courte-
zan CTraviata), before singing which Patti
st.ll makes the sign Of the cross"
Following are the novelties to be pro-
duced next autumn In Milan: "Ninon do
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