The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-13

| fOurth-liOOr window the other day at
Milan. was the ninth member of the
family to commit suicide.
| The following programme will be
rendered in the Second Presbyterian
church Sunday evening:
Organ Prelude, "Metitation," ........ Cuilmant
Choir Response, quintettc, 30 Lamb OF Cod
SHEPPARD
| Misses Black, Garagan and Salmon,
Mess,s. Gppcl and Morgan.
| Anthem, so Love the Lord
| Qnarete and Choir
orertory.
Duet, "Comc Thou rount." ............ Mozart
Misses Black and CaraGan.
| Organ Postutle .........................W Whiting
| sabbath school.
| Orchestra Selection ...............M .Mcndclssohn
| Young Peoples Society of Christian En,leavor.
| Solo, Selected. ...............Miss Anna Salmon
| \ Il II
The Pittsburg Dispatch has the fol-
| lowing In reference to q well-knOWn
Scranton musician: professor Daniel
| Protheroe. of Milwaukee. has just re-
| turned from England, whittier he went
| to act as an adjudicator at the Royal
National eisteddfod at Liverpool. 1e
is the only person not a resident Of
Great Britain who has ever been asked
to fill that position. One of his cOmpo-
sitions, chorus for female voices. was
test piece at the eistedfod"
The Interna tional College of Music Is
to give series of piano recitals and
musical soriees, commencing Oct. %
and continuing throughout the entire
college year Of ten months. One con-
cert each month. The students of the
college will entertain the music-loving
public with fine program of plano Sc
lections, violin solos. recira tions in elO-
cution. piano and violin selections, Sc
lections on mandolin, etc.
After severe attack Of typhoid
fever, Mr.. Watkins is able to be out
again and can be seen al his studio
all of next week, when he will re-
s,rme his teaching. The large number
of applicants whom he failed to hear
on account of his illness. he will be
pleased to meet at his studio during
the week.
.Ae the recent Maine Musical Festi-
val. conducted by w. r. Chapman, the
great Welsh baritone, Mr. Ffrangcon
Davies in the part OF elijah" gave
the part with such dramatic force and
fcrvor that the vast audience was
greatly moved the critics claiming
that the part was never given before
with such intensity of expression.
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Mr.. John Il. Watkins is soon to be
a very busy teacher. Besides his large
number of pupils, he will conduct the
music at the Lackawanna county
Teachers institute the last week of
this month. The second week of next
month he has charge of the Wayne
county Teachers institute music.
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Mr.. Philip Brozel, who sang the
leading tenor roles in "Tannhauser."
Romeo and Juliet and "Mignon" last
week at the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York city, is a personal acquaint-
ance of Mr.. John Il. Watkins, having
met him at the r. A. NJ. London. of
which institution Mr.. Brozel was
pupil.
II III Il
Bauer's band are rehearsing for their
concert, to be given some time next
month at the Lyceum, If an open date
tions comprising an unusually fine
programme. will be given Wagner's
"Ride of the Valkyries.' and the
grand overture to "Robespierre," by
Littolp, concluding with the MAR
band are making efforts to out do all
previous performances.
III III III
Jain
and Miss Leonora Jackson, violinist, |
gave very enjoyable concert at Car
negie hail. New York, last Thursday |
afternoon. Miss Jackson was heard |
last May in Wilkes Barre. and created |
a very favorable impression.
Sousa and his band will give their |
final concert at the Metropolitan Opera
House on Sunday evening. His latest
march, entitled Hail to the Spirit ot
Liberty" which was composed for the |
Paris Exposition, will be played.
Haydn had peculiar way of deter
mining the time In which piece OF |
music should be sung. on one occa- |;
sion u woman singer in high esteem al
court had been appointed to sing one
of Haydn's compositions. At the re-
hearsal she and the conductor differed |
as to the time of music. The matter |
was to be settled by referring it to
Haydn himself. When called on to de-
eide he asked the conductor il the
singer was handsome. Very" was
the reply, land a special fayorite with
the court" "Then she is right" re-
piled Haydn,
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John Philip Sousa has returned to
America from his trip abroad, after
having achieved his great ambition of
taking his band to the musical centers
Of Europe. He is more than gratilied
With the success of his tour, although
L is said that it actually cost him $10,-
700. Sousa does not grudge the sum,
however. for 1t has established his rep
ltation in Europe. His sense of JUS
lice is shown by his action at Mann
neim, where, after a long days ride
from Paris, and a large part of the
oand having been lost on the way, Sou
"a found that the instruments We're
stalled somewhere on the railroad. To
appease the wrath of the manager of
he opera house he wrote out a check