El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-24

Tavary Opera company that sang In
this city two years ago. is now singing
with Kieth's Vaudeville outfit in New
York: quite come down for him.
Tenor Guile and the basso are singing
in San Francisco at the Odeon. WHAT
has become of Grandma Tavarv depo-
nent sayeth not. Knittin' socks proba-
bly, and gossiping about her ne1ghbors.
The French opera company that Is
creating such furore in New Orleans
has three weeks engagement In San
Francisco, and will pass through this
city about March 5. What's the mat
ter Mr.. Mitchell with having the
troupe stop off in this city for one
night?
The McGiuty band sat for their
photograph in two sizes Sunday even
ing, the only time the men could be all
brought together by daylight. The
views with the small'camera are allrlg Mt
but the large camera was as reed sbak-
en- by the wind, and that size view Will
have to be taken over again. Ihere
are thirty-four men in the picture,
and they show off well in the great
shell.
Opera lovers are gratifed at the an
recovered to sail for this country on
the Doth. This means she will be able
to appear in the second week OF grand
opera in Chicago. There are families
10 New York so music mad over Melba
that they promise to follow her to the
"Wiudy City"
A certain part of New York's
unsteady inclined Is trying to foster
the cult of violin playing among wo-
men. For long time it has been con-
tended that a won an could not become
an artistic on the violin, because OF
clavicle on wrong, or some equally
absurd reason; but they have succeeded
in perfecting a stringed orchestra with
an active membership of thir ty-three,
with great expectations and as many
social engagements as they care to fill.
The cornet is another instrument pOpu-
larly presumed to belong to man alone
that is finding'favor elsewhere.
Lost. strayed or stolen-The Ell Paso
Ladies' quartette.
Mrs. Grace L. Williams, the pianist
who left last fall for Los Angeles, will
return early next week to rejoin her
husband in this city. Mr.. Williams
business has made him q resident Of
Ell PasO.
F. Nj. Rhomberg engraver for A. "a
Richards, has organized a mandolin
quartette. The members are Messrs.
Rhomb berg, Feldmann, BushOng and
Cooley. Mr.. Rhomberg is late of the
celebrated Tomaso Mandolin orchestra
of Chicago.
The McGinty club is to give an en-
tertainment in the opera house next
month in which both band and orches-
ira will appear. New and attractive
music will be presented, and the pub
lie given fully the worth of their mon-
~. 1t is now two years since the club
appeared in the opera house to crowd
ed uditorium, and that the audience
was pleased, goes without saying. An
other entertainment will surely fill the
house The band is practicing I'D a
fine program for the coming occasion.
The next annual meeting of the
Music Teachers National Association
will be held in New York from June
24 to June % next.
The departure of Anton Seidl, the
orchestra conductor for London, has
stirred up considerable talk in New
York musical circles, and the query
is, Will be return in the fall? Adolph
Neuendorf takes his place at the Me-
tropolitan opera house, but it is pro-
phesied that Theodore Thomas will re-
turn to Gotham to take charge Of the
Philharmonic orchestra. which it is
proposed to make permanent.
The celebrated Scandinavian COM
poser Grieg IS d cOnsum ptive, and OF
him a writer says: He is actually
hobvering near the spirit land, and in
his face and eyes one sees plainly that
ETHEREAL transparency OF cOuntenAnce
through which shines an almost I'M
earthly light-a radiant softened lus
tire, not unmixed with the sadness of
LIES decay which with the inevita BILE
hectic carmine on the cheeks plainly
tell US "a cons umptive.n Grieg accom-
panies as no other mortal can &C
company his great works. His pianis-
simos and the wierd charm of the
Norwegian melodies, so wierdly and
mysteriously harmonized, are some
thing Undesirable as he plays them;
one must hear to appreciate.
'Then," said Mr. Blank, describing
the church entertainment to his wife,
who had been too i'll to go, 1.-The
Thompson girls got up and sang a
solo"
| ga solo?" asked Mrs. Blank, SLOW
could two persons sing a solo?"
"Oh, they only had half a voice
apiece? "-Ex.
| Occasional word from Chicago about
Miss Myrtle Canady states that she i:
making rapid progress in her violir
studies, and is working hard under
Professor Listmann, who is to Americs
as an instructor what Joachim ha:
been to Germany. Miss Canady il
playing first violin in good sized am
ateur orchestra in Chicago.
A fake corporation in London hal
been sellir the degrees of doctor o
music and bachelor Of music, withou
even the form of an examination, which
is even worse than the fake medica
colleges in Philadelphia. The FRAUD
has been exposed, and most of tn
degrees thus frauduentlg obtaine