Arizona republican., 1897-11-28

Der of singers to have their ''C' pho tographed, so that a, standard with re- gard to quality of tone may be ulti- mately attained. This indeed, has al- ready been done to some extent and the result may be seen in a series of somewhat weird looking illustrations in one of our musical papers. In time, TO doubt, we shall have all our singers engaged by negative" the voice photograph will replace the present representation of the prima donna in her most fetching gown. Really, what with Rontgen rays and voice photographs, times humming loom" seems to be weaving us a gar ment for an immediate millennium!
 Docs papa ever tell lies, mammal"
 No, Daisy, of course not.''
 "But he said yesterday that Miss Highae couldn't sing, and I've heard her.
 All the singers for the Elks' me morial service to be held next Sunday at the opera house have been engaged. Mrs. W. A. Freeze will sing With Verdure Clad" Hayden; Miss Maud Walsh a solo, Mir. w. E. Deity, "Lord, Vouchsafe Thy Loving Kindness Bossini; I. H. Andrews, ''Lion," Rod ney, Mrs. W. B. Deity, acompanime A quartette will appear composed of Messrs. W. B. Deity, W. c. Barnes, A. V. Snowgrass and I. H. Andrews. and give the following numbers: 'He Who is Upright" (hymn to a dead cOmrade) and Abide With Me" There is no doubt of it being very effective service. Nothing of this na- ture ever has been held here before. An important line of experiments has just beem opened up by some con tinental physicians. Bestchinslky and Berberoff, who have found music eff cacious tin curing that form of nfght- mare popularly known in children as | night terrors. They cite cases pecu- liarly obstinate to all other lines of treatment that were immediately ben- eftted and apparently after a time | cured by having pleasant airs played on am instrument during t(he period of the child's going to sleep, and the first hour or so of its sl1m bers. A pleas antly toned and judiciously placed music box i'm operation might take the place of hyprotics and calmatives with a large number of nervously de- l ranged patients, as we'll as being of use in night terrors
 Foreigners are agreed that America is an unmusical country. It is good of so many of them to come over to | try ito convert us.
 The Treble Clef is working on some excellent choruses and anticipates giv- ing a recital in the course of two or three weeks.
 What curious accidents have arisen i from the use of the baton! Most people know how Fully provided him self with a stick some six feet lcng, with which he gave loud knocks on the floor in order to make his fiddlers keep time. One day, instead of hitting | the floor he hit his foot. An abcess | followed and time ceased to be for i poor Fully. Luckily the baton incd- i dents are. as rule less serious than amusing. At Brussels recently dur | ing the performance of a rhapsody of I Brahms, the conductor made a too sweeping pass with his stick, with the result that it struck the desk violent | ly and flew across the hall, to fall at last at the feet of the German ambas- sador. In this case, happily there were neither killed nor wounded. Ar diti was not quite so fortunate when, as he tells us in his recent reminisc- ences, he raised huge hump on the head of one of his players by hitting him with the golden Apollo" that made the point of presentation wand The signor even confesses to having once brought his stick down on the capuc of Mario, who ''behaved most admirab mrnder the stunning blow. Players Ihnetimes strive for seats beside the conductor; it is evil dent that in some cases a little dis tance would lend enchanment to that much discussed individual.
 At the Concert.-'Why on earth are they encoring this woman?"
 Perhaps they see that she wants practice
 A musical programme will be given | by the Philharnonics tomorrow even ing. Prof. Eberhardt will play a cor net solo. MT A. c. Bowen of Ihe Santa Catalina band will give a solo on the clarionet. In addition there
 will be a couple of vocal solos by Mrs. Leighton and MT. Andrews, and en- semble work. The club now numbers about forty members.
 An amusing incident is recorded ir
 connection with "Spohr'' at Norwich in 1889, during the presentation of his
 oratorio Calvary on the Sunday pre-.
 ceding the festival, Spohr, who knew
 not English, attended the service iI
 the cathedral. In the course of the
 sermon, Spohr repeatedly heard the