New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10

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York is the Mecca 20 which all singers look
longingly. knowing that short engagement
here means prestige in their own towns and
cities II it shall be necessary later to return
home Others come with better motives An
engagement here at a small salary enables them
70 study under the best teachers and places
them in an atmosphere which Is not o. Doc had
elsewhere OF the many who come bat fav are
chosen and the bad material always far ex-
ceeds the good
AS in other walks Of life merit Is By means
the infallble guide to selection. All things be-
ing equal. the young man or young woman who
comes to New-York with letters OF ntr. 1lctlon
from friends OF committeeman Is pre-.g sure
to get an engagement. In the case - the
more advanced singers the church ch.r aces
are looked upon as a foundation for .fher
things The work is comparatively lgt' and
furnishes sure and steady income leaf the
singer free to accept other engagement While
the triumph Of the operate stage IS aigrlrr and
brilliant on the surface. those who ha, rad
experience know its uncertainties The .hoir
salary may be small. but It is paid ree ir'y
and entails no lingering in queer hote.s 'f.el
ling on trunks or worse still "strar Ing IN
strange faraway towns.
Among the most important chang '. Do
made this spring those in the choir NJ he
Marble Collegiate Church. which has been De-
prived OF it's tenor. H. Evan Williams
Two other singers new 10 this congregation
will be Mrs Orchard. soprano. and Nj Ice
May Sherwood contralto. who comes from N0r-
walk. Conn, to succeed Miss Marguerite Hail.
Miss Hall returns to her former posir.. Al
the South Church CDr Terrys). The ass.
Carl Duff, will remain.
St Barthoomew's will have new .',1
in the person of Miss Edith Miller, "h' has
heretofore sung with success in Canai4 ~
the Madison Avenue Reformed Church 'lr
Kittredge's) Miss Nellie Harden knight Gu
succeed Mrs Brownlee soprano. the latter
going to the Washington Avenue BaI,-t
. Church, Brooklyn.
Miss Ellie Stewart soprano, Will be hearl I'D
the Madison Square Presbyterian Church l.r
Parkhurst's). who will have to pass judgme
Charles a. Rice. formerly tenor at CalyaF
Church. Fourth-ave.. will succeed Barclay d.
ham, who goes to the Lafayette Avenue Pr
/ byteran Church, Brooklyn At this churci
Miss Mary Mansfield is to be the new soprano.
coming from Rutgers Riverside Presbyterian
Church. where she has been singing the last
season. Mrs. Eva Gardiner Coleman will Z
to the Fifth Avenue Collegiate Church. and -
to be succeeded at the Boomingdale Reformel
Church (the Rev. Madison c. Peters's) by NJ.
Marie DOnayin. who had previously been SOL.
singer with Victor Herbert
At the Central Congregational Church, Bro.h-
Ign, Miss Lucille Lawrence Jones. who leas.s
the Union Methodist Church will sing In place
Of Mrs Eleanor Meredith Mechling. s0prar.
Mrs. Mechling has decided not 10 sing t
churches in the future. Miss Stark contra ,.
leaves the Fourth Presbyterian. Ncw-lork and
will also join the choir Of the Central Conr
gational Brooklyn.
st. Thomas's has new cOntralto in the i.i-
son Of Miss Margaret Keyes. Miss Kate DeH ..
who has occupied the place, returns TO Il ..-
ester 10 accept a church position she form IIt
held there. The Hanson Place Meth i,t
Church, Brooklyn will also have a new D.t-
tralto Miss Frieda olsen graduate ~ Vie
Royal Conservatory. Stockholm. The tenor AZ
this church will be Harry r. May.
Miss Damon, contralto, will leave Holy n-
ity. Harlem. singing in future at the 81
! Collegiate Church. Her successor in the
choir is Miss Adah NJ. Bryant. Robert J.
! is 10 be the new tenor at St Mark
Bowery. St Marks last tenor Alb,r. d.
King who died last August. was well-hf
tenor. with an uncommonly high voice
Nicholas Sebastian, who has sung frelH
Of late at the Marble Collegiate Church
Mr. Wiiams's absence, will resume B
place at the Church Of the Heavenly
Elmer Giles will be the new tenor and q,
Fleming the bass OF the Central j.
terrain Church Fifty-ninth-st The First r.
terrain, Brooklyn. Will have a new t.r.. h
George L. Moore. John |. Young leaves Ca.t.
R,nfist Church and will sing at he SsDYf..