The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-28

At the Armory, yesterday afternoon,
the Scranton Choral society had its
final rehearsals before leaving for the
Metropolis to contest in the big musical
festival to be conducted by the re-
knowned Arion society of Brooklyn.
The rehearsal took on the form of n
concert, and was attended by several
hundred persons. The three competi-
tive pieces were rendered and in addi-
tion thereto the entire choir sang Han
del's "The Heavens Are Telling" and
Bucks "Daybreak."
The singing of the competitive piece,
"Spring Has Come (Buck), by the
male chorus was enthusiastically en-
cored, as was also the rendition Of
the ladies' chorus competitive piece,
"The Spanish Gypsy" Damrosch). The
rehearsal concluded with the singing Of
the chief competitive piece. Harold
Harfager" Parker), by the whole
choir. Mr. Watkins had his singers go
through the piece once ito warm up"
as he put it, and then bade them sing
it as ii they were before the adjudi-
Gators.
Warmly Congratulated
At the conclusion OF the rehearsal,
Mr.. Watkins was warmly congratu-
lated by the critics among the listeners
for the excellent showing all three
parties made. No one hesitated saying
it is the best choral society the city
ever produced.
Mr.. Watkins would only say that he
looks for q rare treat from any choir
that eXcells the Scrantonians
The local singers are not going to
content themselves with g try for the
chief prizes. All the principal solo
competitions will have entries from
this city and no less than three parties
will try for the male quartette prize
The list of local entries in the solo and
quartette contests is as follows:
Soprano solo. my Redeemer and My
Lord" Buck, Mrs. Frank BTundage, Mrs
w. A. Harvey. Miss Mary INLAND.
Alto solo, Return, Lord of Hosts"
Handel, Mrs. NJ. ]. b. Williams, Mrs Via
Jones Hitchcock, Miss Anna Scanlon,
Miss Edith Fowler.
Tenor solo. 20 Promise of JOY Divine"
Massenet, Tom Abrams. Will L. Jones.
Dan Jones, Alfred Wooler, Edward
Walsh.
Baritone solo, aria ''Ians Heiling,"
Marschem, Will Watkins, William Ev-
ans.
Bass solo, "Now Heaven in Fullest
Glory Shone," Haydn, John w. Jones,
Philip Warren, Albert Pilling, Morris
Thomas.
Male quartette, Now splendor Falls" :"
John r. Watkins, Tom Beynon, Will
lard M. Bunnell, John w. Jones.
Alfred Wooler, w. r. Leonard, Philip
Warren, Albert Pilling
Moses Morgan, Tom Abrams, Will Ev.
ans, David Humphreys.
Leave This Morning.
The singers will leave on a special
train over the Lackawanna road at 7.30
o'clock this morning, arriving in Hobo
ken at 11.45. They will have quarters
at the Meyer hotel, Hoboken. This af-
ternoon and evening they will have re-
hearsals in Carnegie hall, Brooklyn.
Tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock they
will be taken on a specially chartered
ferryboat from Hoboken around the
Battery and up the East river to the
Brooklyn side of the Twenty-third
street ferry, which will land them near
the Arion's hall, where they will be
rendered a dinner by the Arion society.
Final rehearsals will be held at the
Arion's hall in the afternoon and in the
evening they will proceed to the Forty
seventh regiment armory, where the
festival is to be held. The return trip
will probably be made Sunday after
noon.