The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
Great Interest AROUSED
Eisteddfod on March II Will BE
q Success.
NUMEROUS PRIZES OFFERED
Where the Preliminarics OF the Var.
ious Contests viii Bo Conducted.
Names Of Those Who Will
Act Us AdjudicatOr

From point of widespread interest
the coming eisteddfod by Robert Nor
ris lodge, No. IS, of lvorites, Il West
Side organization, to be held at the
rockingham on March II. is already
one of the most successful ever con-
Quoted in this country. Judge IL. Nj.
Edwards, the adjudicator on the liter
airy contests, has received over Two
hundred compositions. Nearly every
state in the union il represented and
not u few come from Wales and Cana
da. 1t appears that the literary part of
the eisfeddfod has attracted more at
tention than the musical department.
As adjudicatOr on the short story
competition tprize S2b) Edit1 Richards,
of The Tribune, has received the manu-
scripts of thirty-tive stories, and Il. ii.
Pratt. adjudicator on the essa'. The
New Woman" t$2O is busily sitting the
superior from wealth OF competitors.
There are about ssventy-iive entries on
the Englyn, tSa) poem Of poetry pc
culiar 10 the Welsh people, and an epi-
taph for the tombstone of the late W.
George Powell. S5). has been written by
nearly hundred persons. The Truths
prize poem t$25) The Pioneers OF
Scranton" has sixteen followers.
Judge Edwards says that several of
the latter are especially good.
The main competition of the eistedd-
for for q purse of $500 will be the choral
contest on THE Tempest lby DR.. Par
ry). There are three choirs entered:
the Taylor, Bellevue ana Providence.
On the male chorus, "On the Sea- (by
Dudley Buck) there are four parties en-
tered: DIR. Mason's, of Wilkes Barre;
the Taylor choir. Bellevue and Hyde
Park. The prize is .$75. or all the con-
tests the most interesting and enter
tanning will probably be that on the
solo for men not under 30 years OF age,
with no accompanlst and each singer
to select his pitch. The surprising part
of it is that there are twenty entries.
The prize is S..
PRIZES FOR SOLOS.
On the tenor solo tprize $50 there are
fifteen names entered, and the soprano
solo (prize 81 will be sung by fourteen
singers. The alto solo (prize so has i've
entries and the piano solo (prize 80
will be competed for by nine players.
There are nine. entries on the duet,
The Spirit Of Freedom" prize $lo).
The children's choir contest always
creates an interesting feature. The
coming eisteddfod will have three chill
dren's parties. representing Taylor,
Bellevue and Hyde Park. The prize Is
$50 and the competitive piece is Car
ried by the Angels" The contests on
the recitations promise an exciting
time. On "Bruce's address (prize S1O
there are five speakers on the list. The
Wolves" by j. r. Trowbridge, (priZe
So is solely for female reciters. There
are four names entered.
The preliminary on the male reclta-
tion will be conducted at the Cooms of
the Scranton School of Oratory in the
Burr building at ! o'clock on the day
of the eisteddfod. On the female reel
tation at 9 o'clock a. m. at the same
place. The preliminary on the tenor
sole will be held at IT, ]. Davies music
al studio at l o'clock p. m., and the
piano solo will be heard at the same
time. The alto and baritone solos will
be sifted at O'clock at the Young Mems
Christian Association rooms. From 6
to $50 o'clock the soprano and duett
competitions will be tried in the asso-
citation building. David Davis, an en-
pert musician of Cincinnati. has been
appointed adjudicatOr on the musical
competitions. He will probably be CIV
en- an assistant, inasmuch as the con-
tests are greater than anticipated.
CONDUCTORS OF THE SESSIONS.
Thomas Richards. president and
teacher Of the Scranton School of Ora
y.
There will be three sessions of the els
teddfod, in the morning, afternoon and
i'm the evening. Professor George
Howell, superintendent of public
schools. will be the morning conductor.
In the afternoon Attorney A. j. Colborn
will preside and In the evening, or chief
session. Judge Edwards will be honor
ary chairman. Seats for the eisteddfod
will be %, so and 20 cents and 81 for
single session.
a season ticket costs 81. so for a re-
served seat at the three sessions. The
rockingham box office will be open on
Friday, March -. at Q o'clock for the
sale of season tickets. and on Saturday,
the 1ith, for single admission tickets.
March II Is St. Patrick's day and falls
on Tuesday. Assistant City Solicitor
David j. Davis. Is secretary of the
lodge and of Its eisteddfod committee.
He has prepared a programme for the
three sessions which will be given to
the public In u few days.