The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-19
THE SCRANTON MISREPRESENTATION. MARCH 10. 1898
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: Musical Gossip.


IldIlltSltu is MI. FTeu. NluInpypT, Il
violinist, a native of Scranton. Though
still In the transient state between
youth and manhood he shows in his
accuracy and ease of technique the un-
folding or developing of what will be
at the least a true musician. He Is
shortly to appear in a concert given
by the Scranton Symphony Orchestra
society at the Lyceum theatre, where
he will be the instrumental soloist of
the evening.
Max Heinrich may soon be expected
to appear in a concert given at the
Lyceum on the Monday following
Easter. Too much cannot be said of
this artist, who when seated at a piano
and in happy mood, such as an ap-
preciative audience would incite, can
bring up, by his rich voice and sub
dued playing. all the hidden mysteries
which songland hides.
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Miss Lydia Saylor, soprano; Miss
Margaret Jones, alto; William d.
Evans, Carbondale, tenor. and John r.
Watkins. basso, will comprise a quar-
tette who will sing at Honesdale con-
cert in April.
A rare musical treat will be given in
the Washburn Street Presbyterian
church on Thursday evening of next
week. Artists of good repute will par
ticipate in the entertainment.
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The students of the Scranton High
school are making extensive prepara-
20 to ~ te,
Picnic" which they will present in the
school auditorium next Tuesday, March
90. The event promises to be of un-
usual interest and of a high musical
character, for the class that is to rem
der the operetta has received special
training from Professor c. b. Derman,
musical director of the High school.
The class consists of the following:
The Misses Minnie Peck, Pearl Trever-
ton, Maud Estelle, Pearl Lidstone, Lii
ian Simpson. Irene Cowles, Lou Dim
mick, Lillian Perry, Annie jenkins,
Anha B. Williams, Ella Walters, Effie
Thompson, Clara Browning, Edna
Klauminger, Louise Fahrig, Leila Por-
ter. Gertrude Fellows, Florence Sew
ard, and Messrs. Charles Geary, John
Stanton, James Cooper, Willis Sweet.
"
erford Moser Walter Cramer, Charles
Wrigley Edward Frear, Oliver Will
liams, John Newing. Frank McGovern,
Charles Schultz, Thomas Red John
Erwin, James Ruddy, John Malta and
John A. Horan. Besides the operetta,
many other musical treats are inter-
spersed during the evenings entertain
ment
A choir of one hundred and twenty
five voices will organize tomorrow
evening, Immediately following church
service in the Tabernacle church on
South Hyde Park avenue, to compete
on worthy is the Lamb" at Wilkes
Barre eisteddfod, May go a prelim-
mary meeting was held last week and
Mr.. Thomas G.. Evans was chosen con-
ductor and Mr.. John H. Powell was
elected president. Those having copies
are requested to bring them to this re-
hearsal.
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Mr.. Lewis Watkins will organize a
male voice party on the West Side and
will make a special effort to win the
prize on THE Destruction of GAIA"
$3.50.
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The Yale Glee club will give con-
cert in this city April II. They will be
welcomed by all music-loving people.
Ffrangcon Davies, the Welsh bari
tone, arrived in New York last We'd
nesday to fill number of concert and
festival engagements in March. April
and May. He will also give a series of
song and what he calls "cantillation''
recitals. The new oratorio, "St. Chris
topher," by Professor Parker, makes
heavy demands on the male voices.
even the choruses allotted to them be-
ing as difficult as they are effective. In
the coming performance of the work
by the Oratorio society, New York, the
part of Satan will be sung by Ffrang-
con-Davies, Ericsson Bushnell has the
bass role of Offerus and Evan Will
liams takes the solos of King and Her.
NIT. The music assigned to "A Child's
Voice" will be sung by Harry Smith,
boy soprano OF Grace church choir.
Nine. Juch also will sing.
Another large assemblage of the
Apollo members met on Thursday
evening in Finley's hall, on Lacka-
wanna avenue. Prof. Hemberger had
charge of the singing during Prof. Da-
Vies' absence. Prof. Hemberger is an
artist of great repute and entered upon
the work in an enthusiastic manner.
He consented to favor the Apollo club
with a nights rehearsal at any time
during the absence of the conductor,
Prof. Davies.
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Mr.. Llewellyn Jones has resigned
singing in Washburn Street Presby-
terian church quartette and will con-
duct the music at St. Marks Episco-
pal church at Dunmore.
Thomas G.. Evans, of the West Side,
was adjudicator of music of the first
annual eisteddfod of the Lawrence
Literary society, of Old Forge, on
Thursday evening.
William ]. Jones will sing Fear Not
Ye, o Israel" before the congregation
of st. David's Episcopal church in
Hyde Park tomorrow.
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Lizzie Hughes Brundage. Margaret
Jones, Tom Beynon, John w. Jones
furnished music at the Odd Fellows
banquet in their hall on Wyoming ave-
nue. last evening.
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Benjamin Isaac, of Providence, a
young man of twenty-one years of age,
was highly praised by Adjudicator
Lewis Anthony, of Kingston, at the
eisteddfod held at Providence on Thurs
day evening. Mr.. Isaac is a new
conner from South Wales, and possesses