The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-26
HEARD IN THE
WORLD OF MUSIC
Notes Of Interest C0ncerning Scranton
and Other Artists.
THE SUCCESS OF OUR vOcALISTS
Miss Pichel COmplimented by the
Chicago Press..Pleasant Recital
Given by Miss Crane..FirstC Concert
by the symphony sOciety..success
Of fPupil OF Professor Davies..Psr.
sOnal Paragraphs.

Miss Lydia Pichel recently won ad-
ditional lalrels by her fine solo work
at Chicago. Miss Pichel took part
in the jubilee at the 1iftjeth anniversary
of Chicago German Methodism, and
her efforts We're much admired. The
Northwestern Christian Advocate
speaks OF Miss Pichel as follows: Sew
eral solos We're sung by Miss Lydia
Pichel. of Scranton. Miss Pichel, who
received her education In vocal music
in Leipsic. Germany. is II singer of ex-
traOrdinary ability and came especial
ly from Scranton to take part in the
celebration" And the Illinois Stats
Zeitung, also says: Miss Pichel is an
artist of remarkable ability whose
singing thrilled the great audience.
Her voice was heard to good advantage
in the large hall, and her pure. clear
tones together with her impressive
rendering Of sacred music, 'entitle her
To Il foremost place as church soloiSt."
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NloriZ Rosenthal is court pianist to
the talented aud beautiful Carmen
Sylvia" Queen of Roumania. While in
Bucharest recently he composed u mum
ber of songs for which this unfortunate
sovereign wrote the words. During his
American tour several Of these COM
positions will he heard ut various re-
citals. Rosenthal's first appearance
this season will be i'm his own concert.
on Nov. 10. at Carnegie Music hall. New
York. Rosenthal's tour will be direct
ed by the Wolfsohn Musical bureau,
who also bring over Carl Halir. the
great German violinist, the Bohemian
String qIartette. and the celebrated
young soprano, Camilla Seygard.
A delightful concert was that given
Monday night by the Elm Park church
uuartette and Organist. Professor PEN
nington. and Thomas Jones. i'm the Ce-
dar Avenue Methodist church. The
audience seemed esnecially pleased
with. the contralto colo. "The Faded
Rose" by Miss Van Der Wort: Mr..
Jones' baritone selection. the toreador
song from Carmen" and Richard
Thomas bass solo "rhe Brigand." Miss
Van Der WORT sang Daddy" for an
encore.
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on Thursday morning Miss Harriet
Crane gave a musicale at her home on
Adams avenue. Miss Crane was assist
ed by Thomas Jones. Frederick En-
erick and the Haydn String quartet.
The following was the programme ren-
dered:
J. Petite Suite. quntette ......Saint George
2, Maiden's WISH piano .... Chopin Liszt
Miss Crane.
3. Erl King ..........................S .SchuDeft
Alr. Jones.
4. Adagio in L major, from quartette
Haydn String quartette.
g. Old French Song. :..........Mr. EmArlck
s. MaZurka. violin solo ..........StalkOwski
Mr. Frederick Widmayer.
:. Simple Avew, song without words.
Mr.. Harvey J. Blackwood
5. Quintette first and fourth move
ments of symphony No. 2........Haydn
Miss Van Der WORT has been engag-
ed as soloist at the Christian Endeavor
convention which will be held in this
city October 6, Z and s.
Karl SchimDff. the well known pian-
ist, has returned to the city and will
resume musical work.
1t was not at first the intention of
Canary e. Lcderer to present Lillian
Russell in AN American Beauty" to
New York audiences. on account of the
fair IIillian's waning popularity with
New York audiences: but the opera
has been SO we'll received wherever
it has been heard that it is probable
tfldI IL Will De given near TIE ClOSe vi
the season at the Casino.
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''Wang" still roams about the coun-
try unrestricted under the manage
ment of Truss & Company. The menu
bers of this firm who have made barrels
of money from the production, have
been reading operas for a year or two
past i'm the endeavor to find a success
sor for Wang" AS the operas pre-
sented. however, necessarily differ
from wang" in construction, Truss Il
Company cannot be suited and it is
probable that the elephant will con-
tinue to go round for many seasons
hence.
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Mrs. Lizzie Hughes-R Rrundage. solo
soprano at the Penn Avenue Baptist
church, Is visiting friends at Carbon
dale.
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Miss Lydia Pichel will sing at the