The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-26
MUSICAL GOSSIP.


Park church, sang In concert at Brook
lyn, on Friday evening.
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Persons who desire to have their
voices tested may do so at any time,
free OF charge. ut the studio of Alfred
Wooler 316 Washington avenue.
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Mr.. Austin Walsh, manager Of the
Gaiety theatre. will go upon the road
next season in a musical act. Mr..
Walsh. who was formerly a member of
Casino company In New York. Is a
song writer of note. and will probably
Use his own compositions during the
coming season.
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Albert Filling sang most effectively
the beautiful song. Here and There"
at the Green Ridge Presbyterian
church Sunday morning last. Mr.. Pill
ling's voice Is an exceptionally fine
bass Of extended compass, which he
uses with skill and taste. 1t Is a
pleasure to hear him sing.
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A mammoth eisteddfod is to be held
at Atlantic City during the second
week Of next August. The secretary,
Mr.. Dan Thomas. better known
through this section as Dan Cwm-
bwrla," called upon J. T. Watkins in
the interest Of the same. 1t Is ex-
pected a large male chorus from our
city will enter the competitive list.
Mr.. ]. T. Watkins can be found at
his studio in the l.. B. Powell music
rooms. Connell building, Mondays
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays. On Fridays he teaches a
large class at Carbondale. His pupils
are numerous, among whom are some
very excellent voices who are progress
ing rapidly. His studio chorus will
after a brief holiday. resume it's prac-
tice next Saturday.
Charles Frohman sailed for Europe
! last Wednesday, a portion of his mis-
sion being to arrange with Sir Arthur
Sullivan for the production in this
country of his latest opera, 1.-THE Rose
of Persia" The Persian scenes in this
opera are said to afford opportunity
for gorgeous Oriental costuming and
| scenic effects, and as for the music
the admirers of "The Mikado," PA
| tience." "Polanthe," etc., may look for
d
melodies.
Mr.. w. c. OFT, the well-known musi-
| cal director, has organized an amateur
| orchestra. which holds meetings in the
| Lawrence band room on Wyoming
| avenue. This affords an excellent op-
portunity for young musicians to prac-
| tice in orchestral work, and a large
number have already Joined. AS there
is no limit to membership. Mr.. OFT
| would be pleased to welcome any other
musicians who are desirous Of prac-
/ ticing orchestral music. and can be
consulted upon the subject almost any
| morning at the Lawrence band rooms
| at POI Wyoming avenue
At the Providence Presbyterian
| church this evening, Professor Haydn
| Evans, of the Scranton College
| of Music. will give an organ re-
| cital, assisted by the choir Of the
Penn Avenue Baptist church. of which
Mr.. Evans is the director. Mrs. Lizzie
Hughes Brundage, soprano; Mr.. w. A.
Roberts, basso, and Miss Rose Con-
way. organist of the Church Of the
Holy Cross. this city. AS has been
the custom at all Of the recitals al
this church, the admission will be a
silver offering. The recital will be
| given under the auspices Of the La
dies Aid society, for the benefit OF
the organ fund.
The regular subscription season Of
opera at the Metropolitan opera house
in New York will close with the END
of this month, but a supplementary
season will be given. extending through
the first two weeks Of April. There has
been the usual dearth of novelties this
season, the management relying upor
the production Of the old and we'll tried
favorites. 1t was recently said by the
New York Sun that. although 1t would
not be a very artistic season, it would
probably be profitable one to give
alternate performances of Faust" and
Carmen" with Calve in each opera
as the drawing power of these two
operas seems to be unlimited when sht
appears in them. Next to Calve the
bright particular star Of the season
seems 70 have been Nine. Sembrich
the greatest singer of Mozart ant
Rossinni in the world today, and a bril-
liant actress besides
Two cycles of the Niebelungcn rims
have been given without cuts. the frs
series in the evenings and the secont
in the afternoons. but they We're no
as we'll attended as last season. II
fact the Wagner operas. although pro
duced with magnificent casts, did no
seem to draw large houses the pas
winter. Several performances wer,
given in Philadelphia during the sea
son, the artists travelling in a specia
train from New York and back.