Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-18
MUSICAL WHEELING.
Some Observations Upon Current Matters
by "Pitch-PIpe."


by "Pitch-PIpe."
The special musical service to-day at st.
Matthew's church is at CSC In the morn
ing.
All the churches have especially fine mu-
sic to-day and the hour for the services
is known to the communicates, VINO pre-
sumably will attend their own churches
as usual.
Monday night the Oratorio Society will
hold its usual rehearsal in Odd Fellows
Hall.
Tuesday evening the Altenheim benefit
concert will be given at the opera House.
1t is an annual affair and is always patron
lied as 1t deserves. The performers are
well known to be able to present an at
tractive programme.
Wednesda'' evening. at Milligan, Wilkin
& Co.'S mu. room, Mrs. Nellie Sweeney
Palmer will we a song recital, assisted
by Charles Aulauf, baritone, and b. c.
Taylor. reader.
Thursday evening, in the Opera House,
musical Wheeling will have chance 10
hear grand opera. OF course there will be
no chorus, but everything else will be
strictly operate
Friday. as usual. the Wheeling Amateur
Orchestra will rehearse.
Saturday afternoon the Woman's Mu-
steal Club will hold its usual rehearsal pre-
paratory to the May recital, which takes
place on the first Saturday Of the month.
Monday Of next week the Wash. and
jeff Glee Club will appear in the Wheel
ing Opera House under the chaperonage
of many of Wheting's prominent women.
Tuesday. April 9th. the philharmonic
Quartet gives its second concert. for which
a fine programme Is being rehearsed.
Mr.. y. f. Danvers, well known to must
clans but not to the public at large, will
appear as vocal sooist on the evening of
the Philharmonic concert.
These concerts will be given every Sec
ond Tuesday until the summer concert
some time in June.
All who wish can attend all or any
one concert at their pleasure; no subscrip-
lions are sought. but any wishing to take
in the whole series Of sixteen can get sea-
son tickets either from the secretary, Mr..
Nelson c. Hubbard, or at either music
store.
The season ticket" rate Is twenty-five
cents: single concert" rate is fifty cents.
The Opera House Orchestra concert will
take place on May 10, at Wheeling Park
Casino. and a big event IS in anticipation.
Mrs. Flora Williams and Mr.. II. w.
Hughes will do the vocal work, accom-
panied by orchestra
The coming piano recital of w. c. e.
Seeboeck. in the Opera House May 20 Is
exciting much interest.
Some of the Wheeling people who have
heard him in Chicago speak Of him in the
highest terms and say all may expect
treat. The affair, as to arrangements, is
in the hands Of Mrs. Albert c. Whitaker
a former pupil of Mr. Seeboeck.
The other opera concert for May def
nitely fixed is the Oratorio Society's, some
time toward the end Of the month.
This concert will bring it for the second
time before the public, and in Il much
heavier work Memberships st Paul"
The society has much enlarged member
ship and effective work is being accom-
pushed. The soloists have not yet been
selected.
Mr.. 2. IT. Mckinley, tenor, heard at the
society's first concert. Will in all probable
ity be one Of the four.
Mr.. Mckinley will assist Calve in Pitts
burg Mry 9th.
Many Wheeling people intend going to
Pi;tsburg to hear Calve.
A gentleman who heard Calve in New
York early in the winter, and later heard
Miss Zou Hastings. of this city, at the
Philharmonic Quartet concert given Feb
ruary , in Arion Hall said the resemblance
of the two voices was very marked.
Many of Wheeling's prominent singers
are suffering from the effects of this rainy
weather.
Neither Miss Sue Caldwell nor Miss Eou
Hastings. both prominent members Of the
Woman's Musical Club. has been able to
do any work since the midwinter concert.
Since the precedent nothing but ora
torio" on Monday night by the Oratorio
Society for its members, all musical Wheel
ing should make a similar law unto itself
concerning musical attractions. letting no
other diversion break in, on the regular
timed affairs at least
Every first Saturday afternoon OF the
month all should go to the Woman's Mu-
steal Club.
Two Tuesday evenings-second and
fourth-of each month should be devoted
TO quartet music with the Philharmonic.
Another should be set aside for organ
music culture.
The above, and more too, was heard
while standing on a block in the most
musical square Of the city. from all sorts
of peopIe. people with high tones and low