The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-19
Musical Gossip.


Last Saturday evening four of
Bauer's orchestras were engaged.
Seven men were at the Lyceum; five
in the Academy, eight in Jonas Longs
store, and seven in Clark Bros store,
on the West Side.
Edgar Boston is a coming tenor of
the West Side. With little training
he would become noted singer.
Following is the list of the recently
elected officers of the Anthracite Glee
club: President, Richard II. Williams;
vice-president. Rowland ID. Thomas;
secretary. William Fowler; assistant
secretary. Edward Lord; treasurer,
Joseph ID. Lord conductor Prof. w.
w. Evans: assistant conductor, Thomas
G.. Evans; accompanist, Dave Smith.
1t is stated that very little interest is
taken by Wilkes Barre people in the
coming eisteddfod to be held in that
city in May.
Bertha Thomas, the eight-year-old
daughter of Select Councilman Simon
Thomas, of the West Side, is very
entertaining player on the phono-harp.
!. i II
1t is rumored that Mr.. Harry Nor
gan. of the West Side, is going to Lon
don to finish his studies in music.
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Mr.. Harry Evans, of Bellevue. is the
| leader of singing at the Calvinistic
church on Main avenue, having been
| chosen to fill the vacancy left by Mr..
! Evan Myles. The congregational sing
| ing in this church is improving won-
| derfully.
The service at Elm Park church has
| been enlvened by the enthusiastic
preaching and singing of Rev. Parker.
| Prior to his singing on Tuesday night.
| he said: II hope / may be able to sing
with becoming modesty before your
excellent quartette."
Miss Margaret Jones, contralto, who
has been singing with the Penn Avenue
! Baptist church quartette for several
years. has been engaged at Elm Park
| until June.
| There. are singers on the West Side
who are anxious to see Mr.. Daniel
| Thomas take a choir to compete on the
! familiar anthem, worthy is the
Lamb" at Wilkes Barre eisteddfod in
| May.
| The following are the names of
another well selected quartette which
| will compete at Wilkes-Barre on "The
Radiant Morn" and other numbers for
competition: Miss Lydia Sailor Mrs.
| Boston Williams, Edwin Bowen and
Moses Morgan.
For general information as to terms
and conditions of the contests those in
terested should address d. j. Williams,
secretary, 364 East Market street,
Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Llew Herbert, the celebrated basso.
| of Scranton. will be one of the soloists
at a grand concert to be held at Mar
tins Ferry. Ohio. next month.
| Josef Hofmann left Bremen on the
''rraVe" last week and is eXrected TO
arrive in this country about the 23d
| OF this month. His first re-appearance
| in America will be with the Thomas
orchestra March l, in the Metropolitan
Opera house i'm New York. During
March and April young Hoffman, will
be heard in a series of piano recitals
| i'm New York. Boston, Philadelphia
| Washington, Baltimore and possible
some. other Eastern cities.
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Mr.. Hugh Williams will present the
cantata "Our Flag" in the First Welsh
Baptist church on Washington's birth
| day.
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The Wilkes Barre Record says: 1.-The
Scranton Fanny Mendelssohn club will
not give a concert this winter. There
is rumor that the society has dis
| banded"
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William j. Jones, the baritone sing"
| er, who had secondary honors out OF