The sun., 1898-03-06
What Is Beiny Done by Local
Muses..
SOME INTERESTING CONCERTS
Wilmington Singers Delight Audi
cnCes Iu and Out of this City,
Announcements

as played by Dumont's Ministries.
The Snow Baby" one OF the gems OF
''The Bride Elect is encored repeatedly
at every performance OF the opera-boutie,
Theodore Thomas orchestra OF ninety
musicals is declared by many to De the
best organization oi it, kind IN the
country.
Frank Wilson and Howard Crosby,
two violin players Of Wilmington, have
cast their lot with Prof. T.. A. Brill and
will study with him.
Edith Mason, Gertrude Quinlan, Ber-
nice Holmes, Carrie Reynolds, and Annie
Duffy are iquintetie Of accomplished
women is "Ali Bahia"
Miss Edith Mason's new song, Miss
Liberty" promises to set the town wild.
She sings it at every performance OF 'Ali
Baba" at the Grand Opera House.
Il don't know enough abo1t music to
volunteer an opinion" replied the other.
but if compelled to express one should
say it was joint and several note.
Richard Stahl, the popuIa, composer,
is the musical director Of Hoyts "A
Stranger in New York. which is play
ing at the Chestnut Street Theatre, OF
Philadelphia.
Positively the last opportunities OF
hearing Sousa's greatest opera, The
Bride Elect" this season will be at the
Chestnut street Opera House, OF Phila-
delphia, this week.
Several successful records were taken
in a phonograph from the Mendessoh
String Quartette on Monday evening by
Mr.. S. q. Davis OF this city, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. J. l.. DashieI
Miss Carrie he Mar, the bright little
soubrette, who is appearing with Joseph
Hart. in THE Quiet Mr.. Cay at
keith's, is one Of the cleverest and pref
tiest soubrettes on the stage.
The " farewell but not 'good-bve'
week Of the Castle Square Opera Com
pany, beginning March I promises to b.
the greatest event that ever happened in
the Grand Opera House Of Philadelphia.
The First Regiment Band, which ap.
pears with "The Bride-Elect' at the
Chestnut Street Oera House, Of Phila'
delphia, last week, made brilliant ap,
pearance in their dashing white uni
forms.
The Italian copyright in Eo.sini', II
Barbiere' has just expired. 1t beiongcC
to the Ros,ini Cnnseryatoire at Pesarc
and has baeu ia,gc source OF income
Verdi has urged the government to grant
Il subventlpn i'll it ,,ead.
Josef l1oinanM, W!.o set the country
wild in the day when t,r was ANNOUNCED
as a ''youthlul prodigy, was the ,,lol.
at yesterday afternoons concert, III TIN
Academy, Of Philadrlphla, Of the Tlev
dore Thomas symphony orchestra,
Tiity-thrcc orc.a- were performed Al
the Berlin iloitlcater last year. A
usual, Wagner heads the list with iiity
-ul&e performances II ten works, and tie!
COMES in slcces,ipn I.prtzing, Mcyrrh'rr
Bize4, b4oncavallo. Tnuuus, Weber
troIdnnrt and Verdi
Tie Craze uTchr-ttA at the !a>t r,
l.earsai Played the pycratUre Bohemia
+Iirl" and ''>umu1er Nights Dream b
Supre, also Dance nl tie haraccr>
from Ruhcu,trn', Oprt 'frranp'-.
The orchestra i making rapid studio
nndcr tie uircrtpr-hIp "l Prof. Brill
Mis- Caroline v. Surimg ii this cit!
j. becoming quite an artist; the result
hard study and coils ant application ~
ing evident. Vt a mu-rale given III II
CITY on Friday evening, Miss fanli
performed Il lanO Transcription at >lg
and surprised some Oi til" admirers
her skill and touch.
Tie singers sens" Of tire "a> exec
lent. But occasionally he wou
develop tendency to get of the ke
When he went after high note" miss
it and ram Ied ND and down through
senitone in SuCh ii! search OF II. Il wo
der" said one OF t"" business men "
wcrc in the audience, what KIND oi
note ti.at vas
Miss Bertha Rila,ilcs the y"nng
daughter oi DR.. f. T. RiyaiIle> oi Il
city. ha- Deen engaged as -oiolst at
next concert Of the Central Y. NJ. {.
in Philadelphia Miss RivaiIles Is TO
concentrated on her success, a. she
serves it, being the possessnr of Il 4
soprano voice, which good training
ticyeloped in an artistic inan.Icr.
The ir-t concert given ON Wcdne-C
evening by the Chicago orchestra
Philadelphia was one ol the finest e
given by Tat organization. The sole
vas M. Y,ayc and he was Il revelation
cur concert yrer-. No such techllic /
tone La, ever been teard here fOr vc.
He j.. without doubt, the greatest vio
it who ever visited our shores, vi
perhaps the exception pf Ole Bull.
orchestra played with its old time 1t
and vigor and tone, though not
polished a. our Boston Symph'
orchestra, was very fine. The oIchc!
has fine concert master Mr.. l.. kral
formerly with the orchestra in Pa
tuIlonc.
Manris Lrel.pn has four hiadcII
Musical Academy Gpl! Medali>t> am
his pnp.s,--namely Annie X Dbin'
Lillian BriIg- 81 London; Wary +.
lock, ol Vienna, and l"-- ShcrI
iavi-. Dthvr prominent Young plan
also pupIi~ ui lis, each Of whom
playcI at orchestral concerts. are !
Hand, MARY lia,lo,k and Throdora i
Additional pupils oi lis showing til
are the Misses Gertrude swift, uf
mnytun; Jessie FuliWiSlrr, Of Wa
Claiic Hlug, Curnoia lJarIngt IN, Lii
Iol", Selma katzcn-tcln and
Charles NJ Taylor and Mrs. :,
NnickcrEockcr Fisher Davis.
Beginning on Monday evening,
famous Castle Square Opera Comp
that for the past eighty.seven "
have SO well entertained PhiIad'!
and Philadelphians, bid adieu to
scene Of their triumph>, and i'r