The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-31

CHARLES ROBINSON,
President of the Night Session.
by grand aggregation of singers. Th'
big audience went into raptures over 1t
For an encore they sang one of Leade
Claassen's compositions, daint!
lullaby, more than half of which i!
hummed This provoked applause
quite as hearty as that accorded thu
rendition of the first number.
Two songs by II. Evan Williams
Sound An Alarm" and for an encore
/ number an old Welsh song such a:
could only come from the inspiration o.
such large and sympathetic audience
Williams sang as If competing 70,
.orlds honors. That the audience
card great music can we'll be believed
He was accompanied by Dan Proth.
Yeroe.
Judge Edwards announced the find.
ing of the adjudicators in the contest
for the Scranton Tribune prizes OF S5(
and $40 for the best and second best
English poem on "In Memoriam-Mc-
Kinley." "Engivie," George S. Phelps
Of Leadville, Col, was awarded first
prize. and Amber" John A. Foote, OF
Archibald, the second prize. Mr. Foote
is now a student at Georgetown uni
versity. He has won many prizes in
literary competitions.
The winning poems and Judge Ed
wards adjudication will be found in
another column:
Only. two parties appeared to try for
the 5000 and 500 prizes offered for the
ladies' choruses. These were:
1. Cecilian Ladies' chorus. of Utica, N.
V, 56 voices; Professor Iorwerth r. Dan
iels, leader; Robert Owens, accompanst.
@ Scranton Ladies' Choral society, 50
voices; Mrs. D. b. Thomas. leader: Miss
Norma Williams. accompanist; John Il.
Watkins, assistant.
The Scranton chorus won first prize.
The adjudcators had no hesitancy in
declaring the Uticans we'll worthy Of
the second prize. Mrs. Thomas stood
on chair to lead her choir and swung
her baton with a grace worthy of Sou
sa. When she was led to the platform
by her vanqushed opponent, the audi
ence broke forth into a mighty burst
of applause.
Adiudicator Price said the Uticans
had very good voices, but sang too
fast to permit of the production of ex-
preston. The Scranton ladies MAIN
tained better time. THE Spanish Gyp-
sy," by Lassen, and mos Calen" (New
Years Eve), by j. w. Parson Price,
We're the competitive pieces.
In the soprano solo contest was
heard the best solo singing of the els
teddfodi competitions. The contestants
We're:
/. Mrs. Robert Owens, Utica. n. Y: ac-
communist v
.. Mrs. Edith Heckel, Scranton accom-
PIANIST, Mrs. d. B. Thomas.
g. Mrs. Frank Brundage. Scranton; ac-
companist, Professor Haydn Evans.
Adjudication Price declared the sing
ers to be the possessors of three very
good soprano voices. The first was a
trife thin and somewhat lacking in
color, and the second was faulty in that
the tempo was bad. OF the third, Mrs.
Brundage, it seemed. Parson Price
could not say too much He declared
that he and Mr. DamrOsch could not
help but discuss her as "Nlichaella"
in Carmen. Her beautiful, expressive
voice, he said, belonged in grand opera
She was by far the best he declared
Mrs. Hughes, it will be remembered
won the soprano solo prize at the Pam
American eisteddfod. The prize of $40
was donated bv DR., John O'Malley
THE Better Land" by Cowen, was the
competitive piece.
Evan II. Roberts. OF Slatington, won
the $40 prize given by DR.. j. J. Roberts,
for the best tenor rendition of the
Gounod Lend Me Your Aid" The
other competitors were Thomas r.
Williams, of Bangor, and owen T.
Williams, of Bangor Mr.. Damrosch
declared them to be three ambitious
and talented young singers.
The Arons once more entertained
with "Robin Adair," in German, and a
dainty little song in low voice.
Then came the closing and chief event
of the musical end of the eisteddfod,
the contest for mixed chorus for prizes
of $1,000 and $3.50. The competitive
piece was Mendelssohn's 1.-THE Night Is
Departing" 1t was 1910 when this COM
petition began and nearly midnight
when 1t was completed. The entries
were as follows:
No. |, Northampton Choral society; ].
Gilbert John. of Bangor. leader; 100
voices; Miss Cora Bender accompanist.
NO. :, Scranton Choral society; Lewis
Davis, or West Scranton, leader; 40
voices; Mrs. ID. b. Thomas and II. Reeve
Jones accompanies.
No, 3. Wilkes-Barre Choral society; |
,llhn Lloyd Evans, Wilkes Barre. leader;
u, voices: l.evere Styles, accompanist.
No, I, Philharmonic society. of Utica, |
~ y; lorwerth Il. Daniel, leader; 6lS |
No'ces; Robert Owens, accompanist.
They sang in the above order, the
order being fixed by lot.
While waiting for the adjudication, |
the audience arose and sang "Hudders- |
feld' The song was familiar to fully |
half OF the audience and as a conse- |
1uence not less than 1000 voices Joined |
in it's singing.
The adjudication on the mixed chorus
competition was given by Walter Dam
rosch. lie said all the four choirs sang |
with enthusiasm, spirit and in good
time. Nearly all of them sang too fast
however. and some of the passages were
blurred.
All seemed TO be engaged In a mad
rush to get through. and the result was
rather marred. There was rather
reedy quality Of tone in the voices OF