The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-13
MUSICAL GOSSIP.

Mr.. Philip Warren, the basso in st.
Luke's church, will leave next week
for Ocean Grove, where he has been
engaged to sing in concrt On Sun
day evening, August 81 on his return
home, he will sing at Lewisburg. His
renditions in concerts last season
gained for him most favorable repu-
tation.
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Bauers band will enter the great
band contest which will be held at
Binghamton on August 10. Bands
from ali over New York and Pennsyl-
vania are expected to enter the con-
test. At the concert tomorrow, to
be given at Laurel Hill park,
the band will play the prize Sc
lection. Professor Bauer will enter
this contest with forty musicians and
it is hoped that Scranton will sustain
the reputation as prize winners in this
instance.
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The Schubert Guartette Is in con-
slant practice and their rehearsals
Tuesday evenings give pleasure to res
idents of Washburn street. Roland
Reed, at the dinner recently given in
his honor, spoke of their singing as
being the finest he had ever listened
to.
Baritone Philip Thomas, of Provi-
dance, left last Saturday for South
Wales, where he will remain perman-
entity. He has been soloist in Penn
Avenue Baptist church for some time.
Mr. j. Willis Conant resumed his
place las Sunday as organist of st.
Luke's after two weeks vacation in
Boston, Mass.
The Anthracite Glce club rendered
several good selections at Laurel Hill
park on Tuesday evening. The An
thracite club are doing well by keep
ing permanently organized.
The Elm Park church quartette is
on a vacation during August. At both
services last Sunday Mr.. John T. Wat
kins rendered solos. In the morning
his selection was Jordans Trusting
| CallC' and in the evening, Baby
Ion" Miss Elsie Vandervoort, of Mt.
Vernon, formerly one of the church
quartette, gave a selection.
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The celebrated Ninth Regiment band
of Wilkes-Earre under the leadership
of Professor j. Alexander and Bauer's S
band, representing in all seventy-fi five
musicians. are to give grand musi-
cal festival at Mountain Park on the
last week in August or the first week
in September. Prior to the musical
festival a parade of the principal
streets of Scranton and Wilkes Barre
will be made.
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Miss Elsie Vandervoort will sing to-
morrow in the morning service at
Washburn Street Presbyterian church.
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The work Of Chorister j. T. Watkins
at the Elm Park Sunday school has
commenced auspiciously and music of
rare excellence is expected during the
coming winter.
John Evans, tenor Of Washburn
Street Presbyterian church quartette,
will sing at Green Ridge Presbyterian
church tomorrow. Mr. Evans is the
possessOr of a very fine tenor voice.
Park church quartette, will spend a
few days at New York, during the
vacation of the Quartette. Mr. Thomas
has received the Endorsement of the
press and public at various times
throughout the state, and wherever he
has appeared is a favorite.
The Boston Concert company has
made arrangements with the Welsh
singers to give concerts during the
coming season, touring through the
United States.
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Miss Sadie l.. Kaiser, of Wilkes
Barre Miss Annette Reynolds, Mr..
Thomas Williams, Of Pittston, and Mr..
John Il. Watkins compose u quartetto
who will sing through Northeastern
Pennsylvania in concert work during
the coming winter.