Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-11
MUSIC AND ART
The Gift Of Professor :Rlves, Solo
lists and Chorus.
a Twentls.h Con.ury oGerins A
stsreopsicon Evening The son
Juan Battle March Temple
0uartosse send. momento Wit
msrk's Circular.

The Hume-AHnor Company, OF Nor
folk. has Just published O new piece,
"The San Juan Battle March, by f.
Cimino. It is respectfully dedicated to
Captain w. c. Wise. OF the United
States Navy, and the cover bears
handsome half tone picture OF the Ad-
sniral in full uniform. 1t will. no doubt,
win a liberal share Of public favor like
prier publications of this company.
Prof. Cimino Il member of the Naval
Post Band.
The virginian-P1lot has received a
copy OF the announcement for the cur
rent year Of the Temple Male Quartette.
of Wilmington, Del. This quartette will
be remembered by the thousands who
heard them here during the visit OF the
Delaware Legislature as ono OF the
finest quartettes over heard in Norfolk.
Mr.. A. s. Muehlhausen is still manager
and Mr.. A. c. Bartlett, the noted Della
ware elocutionist, is still the strong fifth
wheel of this crack musical organiza-
fion. The Temple Male Quartette this
year enters upon It's fifth season and
has behind 1t an unbroken record of
success. Norfolk's music-lovers hope to
hear them all again.
$3.50
Oliver Ditson & Co., the well-known
publishers OF choice music, report that
the first edition of Mr.. Arthur @. Lewis
beautiful ballad, Life Without Love-"
as exhausted and that thy have a
second edition in press.
t5e $3.50
The new song, Wont You Kiss Me,
sweetheart" by Miss Jeanette Post.
4, Ia tl,1r ,,,I,<~
have heard it.
st. Johns P. e. Church, Portsmouth.
has engaged Miss Florence Butler as
organist and Prof. A. r. Garrett, of the
Norfolk Conservatory OF Music, as
choirmaster.
Gaul's beautiful oratorio Ruth" as
1t will be sung at Epworth NJ. %.
Church in the last week In this month,
will. no doubt, be an artistic success, as
the church choir has been diligently
rchearsing it for some time.
A very neat circular has been issued
by NJ. Witmarls e. Sons. descriptive of
of the South" The circular gives the
words. part Of the music and a beauti-
full half tone picture of the dying SOL
der with his comrades gathering
around singing the sweet Southern
melodies that he loved SO well. The
artist has clearly caught the spirit of
the song and has made perfect pic
ture.
Among the events of the week In art
circles was "a stereopticon evening" at
the Gemmel Art Store Thursday night.
Mr.. Frank E. Read. senior member of
the firm. before large number of
y
process used in making stereoptlcon
slides from negatives.
He took number of ordinary mega
tives and, exposing on these special
lantern slide plates developed the pic
lures before the audience under the red
lamp. When they developed and fixed
he placed the slides In q stereoptlcon
and threw the pictures upon a screen
During the evening Mr.. Read produced
seven or eight excellent pictures, in
Guiding both Landscape and figure
pieces. The process was exceedingly
simple, and ut the close of the evening
the amateurs had fully grasped all the
details Of the process.
There Is under discussion a proposi-
tlon to organize a lantern slide club
among=the amateurs for the production
of stereopticon slides.
Thursday night. February 18th. Mr..
Read WILL at the same place, deliver
a lecture on the development of mega
tives with demonstrations This will be
free and all interested in amateur pho
Biography are invited to be present.
tss
The Norfolk Art League now occupIes
Its beautiful new rooms in the Nus
baum Art building. Their opening re-
ception will take place in the near fu-
ture. The special features OF the OPEN
ing will be an exhibition Of new pic
lures by the pupils, besides some choice
loaned pictures and other works of art
that have been presented to the league
DR.. Randall Barrett has hung in his
office In the Nusbaum Art building a.
picture painted by former Norfolk
boy, Mr.. George A. Richardson, of New
York, son Of Mr. B. A. Richardson. OF
Norfolk. This ie a painting in oil Of
one, OF the famous race horses of the
season. The animal Is represented in
the paddock.
The Nusbaum Book and Art Com
pany, OF Cranky street has been an
pointed selling agent for the ceIebra ted
Perry pictures, charming miniatures
81 OF all the noted ancient and modern
paintings OF all ages. The company Is
also receiving many compliments on
ats choice exhibit OF Indian statuary.
Little Miss Alta Wood, Of Client, was
presented with a gold medal at the con-
cert given by the pupils of Mrs. w.
H. Edmonds at Montefiore Hall Thurs
day night This is a reward for the
q young lady's excellent progress in her
musical studies. Miss Wood has decid-
ed musical abilities and hor ,,lo,,;,,,-