The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-10
MUSICAL NOTES.

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There will doubtless be a hacked house
to greet Messrs. Bispham and Gregoro-
witsch at the rockingham on Tuesday
evening, April 13. Scranton will show
what she can do in the way of giving an
audience to first-class musicians on that
evening. The boxes and loges are selling
well, and people seem to be really inter-
ested in the welfare of the concert. BY
pracucing little economy in the way of
attending ten-Cent matinees good many
people will be able to spend one dollar tor
a good seat at this great concert prob
ably the most enjoyable one of the sea-
son. Mr.. GregorowitsCh will play on a
priceless Stradivarious.
on account of Gregorowitsch- Bispham
concert on Tuesday evening next, the 18th
inst, the members of the symphony or
chestra have decided to postpone their
concert until May 13. At the coming en-
tertainment the programme will be more
on the popular order than any of the pre-
vious programmes. on that occasion
FfrangCon Davies, the great Welsh bari
tone from London, will be the soloist. The
orchestra now numbers fifty performers.
Miss Katherine Timberman and a num-
Der of her pupils are studying Carmen"
to hearing these operas given by the Met
ropolitan Opera company in New York
next week.
The success of the "School for Piano.
Voice and Organ" Madison avenue and
Linden street, under the direction of j.
Alfred Pennington, organist of Elm Park
church, has been extremely gratifying to
the director and has encouraged him to
add new departments. Hence the school
will be known hereafter as the Scranton
School of Music and Languages" In
selecting teachers for the German, French
and Italian languages, Mr. Pennington
has been guided by his own experience in
the study of languages, namely, that each
language can be properly taught only by
persons born and educated in the countries
whose languages they teach. In the mu-
steal department of the school other lines
of work will be added and the Scranton
School of Music and Languages" win un-
doubtedly go on increasing in popularity.
Miss Lydia NJ. Pichel the popular young
soprano singer of this city, has been COM
plimented by having dedicated to her a
beautiful sacred solo, Jesus and Shall 1t
Ever Be-" composed by Mr. Walter S.
Keller, a talented organist of Chicago.
This solo may be found at the music
stores of this city.
Miss Nellie Ketchum, of Pittston,
pupil of Mr. f. f. Southworth, acquitted
herself with great credit at a concert
given at Factoryville recently.
Miss Katharine Timberman has gone
steadily forward in establishing for her
self a reputation as vocal teacher of the
first rank i'm her studio work in the "Scran-
Of nd a
formerly known as School for Piano,
Voice and Organ" Her many pupils and
friends will be glad TO learn that Mr..
Pennington has re-engaged her for an
other year.
Lewis X. Brown, of Waukesha, Wis, a
young musician of marked talent, has
come to Scranton to study at the "Scran-
ton School of Music and Languages, un-
der the instruction of Professor j. Alfred
Pennington, with whom he studied when
the latter was professor of organ in Ober-
lin college. Mr.. Brown will remain year
or more studying both organ and piano
with Professor Pennington.
Since the announcement issued from the
Grand opera house, Philadelphia, a few
days ago that princess Bonnie" would he
presented during Easter week by the
members of the Castle Square Opera
company there has been a perfect flood
of requests for seats to be reserved"
l II I
A singer in London music hall used a
song that had been written for another
actress. Before she had finished the first
chorus protest was made by a spectator,
and the turn was abruptly concluded. Her
engagement was cancelled and she was
compelled by the court to pay the woman
for whom it was written $50.
II II
Pauline Markham fell into cellar four
years ago while playing in a theatre in
Louisville, Ky. She broke one of her
| famous legs, and has recovered $1,000
| damages for the fracture. Miss Mark
ham was the original "Stalacta" in the
| BLACK Crook at Niblo's Garden twenty
| seven years ago. Therefore she must be
! at least twenty-seven years old.
I If U
| "EVangeline" gave up the ghost last
week, 1t was 20 years old, and was a
| paying attraction for 10 years. Dixie
| and Goodwin furnished the legs for the
heifer in the original production, and
| others who have been identified with the
piece include Dick Gordon, George For
tesque, Lizzie Webster and Teresa
| Vaughn.