The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-28
PROGRAMME OF
EISTEDDfOD
GREAT CONCERT OF THURSDAY
EVENING.

Artists Who will Be Heard at This
the Opening Session Of the Great
National Event--Morning Session
Of the Eisteddfod will Be Presided
Over by Hon. L. A. watres, After
noon by Hon. William connell and
Evening by Charles Robinson.
All preliminares are now about COM
pleted for the great eisteddfod to be
held ut the armory on the Goth and GOTH
The demand for tickets continues stead
lily at the headquarters, sos Linden
street. Excursions to the eisteddfod
will come from Brooklyn and New
York 500 strong; Binghamton and Utica,
1000 strong; New Castle, Bangor ana
Slatington, Wilkes-Barre, Edwardsville,
Carbondale, and other places In goodly
numbers. The committee desire to Inn
press on the minds of It's patrons the
advantage in securing tickets in ad-
vance. 1t will avoid the rush at the
door. One should not be misled by the
appearance of the diagram at head
quarters.
It must be remembered that only the
numbered seats are marked on the dia-
gram-those in the subscribers section.
Two other full sections have been sold
in their entirety. These will be taken
by the choirs, and in addition to these
a great number of reserved seats IN
sections have been disposed of, together
with q number of general admission
tickets.
The seats for the concert are going
rapidly, and it would be we'll to avail
yourself of the advance sale to save
delay at the door.
All ushers for the national eisteddfod
will report to Lieutenant Lewis B. Car
ter at the arnory, as follows: For
Thursday evening, May 2s. ut $40 p.
m.; for Friday morning session, at .
a. M; for Friday afternoon session. at
] p. m.; for Friday evening session, at
$50 D. M. The ushers must report
promptly at the time scheduled. SO that
when the crowd comes we are ready for
them.
All ushers for the performances
Thursday and Friday evenings will re-
port in full evening dress suits, with
black bow ties. They will not wear
gloves. The ushers for the day ses-
sions will not wear dress suits. Lieu
tenant Carter would like to meet as
many Of the usilers at the arnlory We'd
nesday evening, May 2S, as possible.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
The official programme for Thurs
day evenings concert has been ar
ranged as follows:
IJon w conncll Chairman
I. Announcement Of the Opening of the
Eistcddfod by Hon. II. M. Edwards.
Q. Address of Welcome.
Hon w. l.. Connell
Recorder of Scranton.
3. Tho National Anthem. Bauers Band
4. Duet, Passage Birds, Farewell"
Hildach
Messrs. williams and Miles.
S. Aria, Itch wob dies Gcwand'. :. .Bruch
Miss Belle Newport.
G. Piano Solo, March from "Tann-
hauser' ..................Wa .Wagner-Lszt
Mr. Reeve Jones.
Z. "Lend Me Your Aid' Queen OF
Mr.. II. Evan Williams.
S. Selection.
Mr.. Gwilym Miles.
.. Overture from Tampa. .Bauer's Band
10. Duet. "Crucifix" ...................Fal .Falre
Messrs. Williams and NTile-.
H. "Ecstacy" ..........................B Beach
Miss Belle Newport.
u. Piano
(a) "Rondo Capriccioso,'
CD "Berceuse' Chopin
(c) "Rhapsodie" .Liszt
Mr.. Reeve Jones.
20. Solo. Old Welsh
(a) "Merch Megan' (Megan's Daugh-
teri
b) "Dafydd Garcg Wen" David of
the White Rock).
(c) "Ymadawad Brenin" (The
Kings Departurel.
Mr.. Gwilym Miles.
H. Tenor Solo. Old Welsh
ta) 20. ma Byddain JIaf lIyd" %
That "rwcre Ever Snmmer).
% "Y Deryn Pur" crhe Pure Bird.
(c) ''Sympathy". ~. w. Parson Price
Mr. II. Evan Williams.
1J My Country. Ills of Thee"
Bauer's Band.
The preliminary competitions will be
held at the armory at 9.30 o'clock sharp
Friday morning by Prof. J. w. Parson
Price and Prof. ]. Powell Jones, exam
iners. on the tenor and bass duet con-
tralto solo. soprano and contralto duet.
bass solo. quartette, soprano solo, and
tenor solo.
In case that the preliminary competi-
tions cannot be completed by 1870 a.
m., the Iuartette preliminary and other
unfinished work will be resumed at 1.30
y. m. No one will be allowed in the
rooms during the competitions but the
competitor and examiner at one time.
This is imperative.
The eisteddfod programme has been
arranged as follows:
MORNING SESSION.
At 10 O'Clock Sharp,
Hon. l.. A, Watrcs, President,
Hon. II. NJ. Edwards, 4, p. Williams, Esq.
Conductors.
/. Singing by the Audience of "IIen Wlad
fy Nhadau."
Solo by Gwilym Miles. ESD.
9 Introduction of the President, Hon L.
A. Watres.
g. Address of President.
H. Competition, Tenor and Bass, go,
Baffed Coward, Co. Handel
Prize s45, donated by Hon. A. a, Vosburg
D. Adjudication and Awarding of
Prizes on Essay.
Prizes, 1st. SIS; End, $40, donated by the
Scranton Times.
g. Adjudication and Awarding of
Prize on Tenor and Bass Duet
T. Adjudication on 1.-The Song OF Labor"
Prizes, LIST. s25; End, SIS; 3rd, 10. donated
by the Scranton Truth.
s. Competition on Contralto Solo.
Hope On" ............,,..........Kle Klein
Prize, $40. donated by Il. S. McNaul, Esq.
g. Adjudication and Awarding OF Prize