The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
NOTES OF INTEREST CONCERNING
PEOPLE AT HOME AND ABROAD.
CIementine De We're to Sing I'm the
United states-sir Arthur sulli-
vans New Work.

van. New Work.
Mr.. John Geiger has returned from visit
in Chicago.
Max Leckner has returned from his sum-
mer vacation.
Mr.. John H. Steffen. of Cincinnati,
welI-known pianist, was in the city last
week.
| Clarice Vance is to star this season in
"a new musical farce of which she is the re-
| puted author.
The Musikverein of the German House
will begin its rehearsals for the seasons
| work Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Walter Fugate has returned from a
visit at West Baden, and will sing at Me-
ridian-street Church this morning
/ The Amphion Club is preparing for its
| seasons work and will begin practicing on
| a lot of new music in a week or two.
| The American engagement of the Strauss
Vienna orchestra begins in New York in
October, and will extend over the greater
| part OF the country
Mrs. Morris Black, daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Ivan n. Walker. who has spent the
summer in Paris, has returned to New
York and is preparing for her seasons
| work.
! Camille D'Arville, the well-known oper-
attic singer, declares that her marriage
recently to z. w. Crellin, wealthy young
I1tff Of nofxl Col for mall
| to the stage.
Marie Brema has four songs entitled
Tears" Comfort" Grief and 1.-The
Souls Expression" written by Coleridge
| Taylor which are settings of sonnets by
| Mrs. Browning.
| Clementine De We're will come to the
| United States to sing at the opening Of
| Boston's new music hall Oct. Is, after
| which she will return at once TO England,
| where she is engaged to sing in opera.
Mr.. Arthur Preston, organist at the First
Baptist Church. has prepared special music
| for to-day. the occasion being the reopening
| of the church for the season. The chorus
Will not take part in the musical pro.
gramme before Sunday. Sept. 16.
Lillian Blauvelt will sing in Carnegie
Music Hall, New York, Oct. is, and will
have the assistance of large orchestra.
| Nine. Blauvelt is also engaged to sing at
| the Worcester and Maine festivals and
with the Handel and Hayden Society of
| Boston. sslas
/ The Wulschner music house will have an
especially interesting exhibit at the state
fair. One of the features arranged will be
a recital every afternoon. On Wednesday.
Sept. 1y, Mr.. w. H. DOnley will give an or
! gan recital, for which the programme will
be published later.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is engaged in the
composition of a new elegiac work in MEM
Dry of his exalted friend, the late Duke of
Saxe-Coburg. 1t is written for chorus and
orchestra and will be first performed at
enc or the concerts OF the Royal Choral
Society the coming winter.
The Able Perosi has written eight ora
torios in a few years and is working on
another to be called Moses" AZ tr-
Jessie Ferne letters, a sixteen-year-old
Chicago girl, is said to have made hit
recently in that city as soprano singer
Of exceptional ability I'm Fragrant
Garden is one of her most successful
| songs. so
Rudolph Aronson announces that he will
bring to this country next winter young
Kubelik. the Bohemian violinist. who made
such stir in London musical circles dur
ing the season just closed. Kubelik is
not over twenty years old, and is the son
of a small market gardener in Prague.
The young man is said to have remark
able technique, being able to play some
| of Paganini's most difficult compositions
A Schubert opera entitled der Haus-
liche Krieg," is TO be produced at the
Paris Opera Comique IN French version
by Victor Wilder. 1t is not generally
known that Schubert, in addition to his
six hundred songs and numerous instru-
mental works, composed also a consider
able number OF operas. The reason these
were not successful is said to have been
that the composer was never able to Sc
cure a good lIbretto
James V. Gottschalk, who was manager
for Petschnikoff. Hamburg & Lachaume
last season, was killed by a train In the
mountains of Pennsylvania last week while
driving with some relatives from their
camp to a little railroad station called
Palm Station. Mr.. Gottschalk was sue
cessor to Mr.. Victor Thorne, of New York,
who retired about month ago. He was
here several days in May while preparing
for the Petschnkoff- Hamburg achaume
concert, which was given under the aus
pices Of the Amphion Club.
The following programme will be given
at the monument tomorrow evening at
4 u CioSh Dy lhC lAuidHdpOiio DdUQ
March. "Our Adjutant'' ............ Bennett,
Selection, Wizard of the Nile" Herbert
ON the Levee .::.--,.....-..---.-....... Hal
| "Cupid's Pleading ................... Voelkel
blue and the Gray" (RequesD. .Chattoway
Scotch selection, Robert Bruce. ......
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Bonnessea,
Overture, Martha .................. Flotov
Scene from the Midway ............. Moses
| SlmpIclty ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TObane
Selection, Runaway Girl. .Mouctor
Paraphrase, Die Klage". .Rembuscf
| Popular medley ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Machi
The following programme will be rem
dered by the junior choir of the West
washington-street Presbyterian Church
this evening, at O'Clock:
Organ solo, March $500. Mrs Thompson
Anthem, Summer Time ......... Choir
Recitation. THE Roses Mission. Iva Teppe
Quartet, "Sharon's Rose. Four Girls
Floral exercise, Men Speak of Mir
Recitation, WHO VIII Be Light?''..
, Chorus. I'VE VIII Shine for Christ .Choil
Recitation, Flowers and Stars
--..-.---..--- Lizzie carson
Chorus. The Children's Friend" Choir
Acrostical exercise. God Is Love-
..-.........--.......... Nine CnltdreI
| | Chorus, I'm the Field C,hoi,
Solo and Chorus, The Unseen City.