The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-02

ming June s. The choir will be assist
ed by the most talented amateurs of the
city. Mr.. Basileen Davis. who has the
contata in charge, is making Il special
effort for its success.
The West Side Citizens band will hold
a concert in NIears' hall on Thursday
evening, April L.
Miss Lillian Rlauvclt. the wcll-knOwn
soprano singer. after "a sojourn in Rome.
Florence and Venice, will go directly to
Germany, and remain in Dresden for
some time
The Anthracite quartettc will sing at
the anniversary of General Lees sur
render on Wednesday evening in knights
OF Malta hall, on Wyoming avenue The
quartcttc is composed OF Ira Mitchell,
first tenor: Milton Mitchell. second ten
or; Fred Petry. first bass; Earl HalestCr,
second bass.
Last Sunday evening at the Holy Trim
ity church. corner of Mulberry street and
Adams avenue, the choir rendered in a
very satisfactory manner an anthem,
Like Sweet Blushing Dawn" by John
NJ Marsh. Miss Bessie Shelves. alto, and
Miss Kate Winterstein, soprano, sang
the duet.
Thomas Abrams ana William Evans
will compete on the tenor and bass duet,
THE Fisherman" prize SO, at the
Wilkes-Barre eisteddfod. Mr.. Evans, who
has prize winning voice. will also COM
pete on the baritone solo.
Padcrewski is to play at the opening
of the new Erard Sale in London today.
April ?, when ne will be assisted by Ben
Davies, the well-known tenor, Miss Clara
Butt, the popular English Contralto, and
Miss Leonora Jackson, the young Amcri-
can violinist. who achieved her second
London triumph at the Lamourcux sym
phOny concert, March II. This will he
Paderewski'S only appearance in Lon
don this season.
At the regular rehearsal Of the Apollo
Glce club. which was held in Finlcv's
hall LaCkawanna avenue. on Thursday
evening a letter was read from Pro-
fessor n. j. Davies the popular conduc-
| tor of the club to the effect that he
had fully decided to leave Scranton and
| locate in Pttsburg. a feeling of regret
| existed among the members of the club.
| in that they are loosing one Of the most
| successful teachers of voice culture, har-
mOny, etc, in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The club resolved to tender testmon-
| ial and farewell concert to the professor.
| on his return to this city during the
| present month, Full particulars of the
| same will he made known al the next
! rehearsal Of the Glcc club.
Mr.. John II. Powell, Of Washhurn
| street has made arrangements with u.
| O, Evans, of Youngstown. Ohio, to have
| his new national song and chorus,
| "I}losscd Gwalia," published I'm sheet
| music form this month. The compost
| tion and melody are Mr.. Powclrs own
| work, Of which he may well hc proud.
| The musical arrangement into four parts
| was done by Professor r. j. Davies
| The Wilkes Barre Record says that
| both the Gwent and the Dr. Mason Glee
| clubs will enter the contest for the male
| chorus, and as considerable rivalry eX-
| lists between the clubs good singing may
! be expected
The male voice party, OF which Pro-
fessor lworth Prosser is conductor, met
| last Sunday afternoon in Evans hall,
on South Main avenue with siXty-two
members enrolled. 1t is the intention TO
increase the number to elghty-five voices,
| tho cream OF the city. The party will
| meet tomorrow afternoon i'm Robert Nor
ris' lodge rooms at $50 sharp. Mr. Lewis
Watkins will be tho accompanist.
n new song written by J. II. Powell.
! of Scranton, said to excel the Welsh ma
tional song. 1.-THE Land of My Fathers" #"
| will be sung at one Of the sessions of
the cisteddfod on May 3O-Wilkes- Barre
| Record.
| The Choral society of which Mr. Thom-
as q. Evans is conductor. met on Thurs
! day evening in Tabernacle church. on
! Hyde Park avenue, with an attendance
of about eighty voices The next rehears-
| al will he held next Thursday, thereafter
| will meet every Sunday evening and
| Thursday evening I'm the above church.
! Professor lworth Prosser will be the ac-
companst. Mr. John II. Powell Is the
| president.
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| Professor John r, George, OF Green
wood, has resigned as conduc, or of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Avoca.
Mr.. George will go into the grocery busl-
ness at Wikes-Barre.