Chapter Twenty-Four

REPERTOIRE AND OTHER DATA. MUSICIANS AND SINGERS OF THE LAST CENTURY

Thinking it may be of interest to my readers and also of some historical value, I append a list of the halls and theaters as well as the churches where I have sung. A list of the masses, oratorios, cantatas, etc., is also given. I also give a list of the pastors of the various churches where I have sung.

HALLS AND THEATERS WHERE I HAVE SUNG

Alcazar Hall, O'Farrell street. B'nai B'rith Hall, O'Farrell street. California Theatre, Bush street. Old Metropolitan Hall, Montgomery street. Pacific Hall, Bush street. Mechanics Library Hall, Bush street. Sherman and Clay Hall, Sutter street. Old Dashaway Hall, Post street. Greer's Hall, Minna street, between 17th and 18th streets. Western Addition Hall, Mission street. Grand Western Hall, corner Bush and Polk streets. Hamilton Hall, corner Steiner and Geary streets. Mission Music Hall, 21st and Howard streets. Laurel Hall, Shiel's Building, O'Farrell street. Mission Opera Hall, Grove and Laguna streets. Old Platt Hall, Montgomery street. Pacific Hall, Howard street. Union Hall, Mission street. Masonic Temple, corner Montgomery and Sutter streets. Mechanics Pavilion, Union Square. Mechanics Pavilion, Mission street. Mechanics Pavilion, Market street. Knights of Pythias Hall, Market street. Woodward's Gardens, Mission street. Pioneer Hall, Fourth street, between Market and Mission streets. Metropolitan Temple, Fifth street. Y.M.C.A. Hall, Sutter street. Sang eight years here. Wigwam, political meetings, James G. Blaine and others, Stockton and Geary streets. Odd Fellows Hall, Western Addition, Geary and Steiner streets. Mark Hopkins Institute, California street. Odd Fellows Hall, Mission street. Tent Pavilion, Mission street, back of the old Palace Hotel. Ixora Hall, Mission street. Winter Garden, Stockton street, between Sutter and Post streets. Ladies' Relief Society. Protestant Orphan Asylum.

Mae Whitney Mrs. May Stewart-Jolly Elizabeth Harrold Gussie Graves Mary Harrold Nettie Worden Mary R. Beam Mrs. Louis Glass Mme. Annie Tregar

PUPILS OF THE 80's]

CHURCHES WHERE I HAVE SUNG

First Presbyterian Church, 1870-1871, Stockton street. St. John's Presbyterian Church, Post street. St. Patrick's Church, Mission street, March 21, 1869, 1870-1874. St. Mary's, California and Dupont streets, 1869, 1870; 3 months. Congregational Church, Dupont and California streets. Calvary Church, Bush street. Calvary Church, Geary street, May 7, 1882. Fruitvale Congregational Church, Oakland. Noe Valley Mission, Noe Valley. Hamilton Hall Mission, Western Addition. Howard Presbyterian Church, Howard street. First Methodist Church, Mission street. Church of the Advent, Mission street. Church of the Advent, East Oakland. Powell Street Methodist Church, Powell street. Green Street Church, Green street. Episcopal Church, Stockton street. Larkin Presbyterian Church, Larkin street. O Habi Sholom, Mason street, September 15, 1887, 1888. Old Catholic Mission Church, Mission Street. Pilgrim Congregational Church, East Oakland. St. Brigid's, Western Addition, San Francisco. San Bruno Road Catholic Church, 1875. St. Ignatius Church, Market street, 1869. Notre Dame, French Catholic Church; Organist, R.A. Lucchesi. Unitarian Church, Geary street; Harry Hunt, organist. Howard Street Methodist Church; Martin Schultz, organist. St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Trinity Church, Powell street. Grace Cathedral, corner California and Stockton streets. Alemany, Bishop, St. Mary's Catholic Church, California street, San Francisco. Akerly, Father, St. John's Episcopal Church, Oakland. Anderson, Rev. John, First Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco. Anderson, Rev. John Jr. (assistant), First Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco. Buchard, Rev. Father, St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, Market street, San Francisco. Baylis, Rev. Mr., First Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco. Barrows, Rev. D.D., Calvary Church, Bush street, San Francisco. Beecher, Henry Ward, Congregational Church, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. Bettleheim, Rabbi, Jewish, Mason street, San Francisco. Bailey, Rev. Mr., Congregational Mission, Sixteenth street, Oakland. Beecher, Lyman R., Congregational Church, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. Bokum, Rev. Henry, Reformed Church, Betts street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Burgess, Rev. Dr., Congregational Church, Dedham, Mass. Birmingham, Rev. Father, Roman Catholic Church, Mission street, San Francisco. Burrows, Dr., School for Boys, Stockton and Geary streets, San Francisco. Curry, Rev. James, Emanuel Presbyterian Church, Oakland. Cunningham, Rev. Dr. D., Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco. Cool, Rev. P.Y., First Methodist Church, Santa Cruz, California. Cook, Rev. Dr., Y.M.C.A., Sutter street, San Francisco. Cheney, Rev. B.G., Baptist Church, Washington street, San Francisco. Cox, Rev. H., Methodist Church, Mission street, San Francisco. Chapman, Rev. Dr., Congregational Church, East Oakland, California. Dixon, Rev. Frank, Y.M.C.A., Sutter street, San Francisco. Dille, Rev. E.R., Methodist Church, Fourteenth and Clay streets, Oakland. Dodge, Dr., Presbyterian Church. Ells, Rev. James, Presbyterian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco. Edwards, Rev. Mr., Hamilton Hall, Oakland. Eston, Rev. Giles, Episcopal Church, Santa Cruz. Freer, Rev. James, Congregational Church, Santa Cruz. Frisk, Rev., Congregational Church, San Francisco. Freidlander, Rabbi, Jewish, Fourteenth street, Oakland. Gray, Rev. Father, Roman Catholic Church, Mission street, San Francisco. Gibson, Rev. M., Scotch Presbyterian Church, Jones street, San Francisco. Gerrior, Rev. Mr., Congregational Church, Jones avenue and East Fourteenth street, Oakland. Guard, Rev. Thomas, Presbyterian Church, Bush street, San Francisco. Hemphill, Rev. John, Presbyterian Church, Geary and Powell streets, San Francisco. Hemphill, Rev. Joseph, Presbyterian Church, Noe Valley, San Francisco. Hewes, Rev. Mr., Baptist Church, Mission District, San Francisco. Horton, Rev. Mr., Presbyterian Church, Fourteenth and Franklin streets, Oakland. Hagar, Rev. E.W., Episcopal Church, Stockton, California. Happersett, Rev. Mr., Presbyterian Church, Stockton, California. Jewell, Rev. Frank, Methodist Church, Mission street, San Francisco. Kip, Bishop Ingraham, Grace Episcopal Church, San Francisco. Koenig, Rev. Father, Roman Catholic Church, San Bernardino. Kroh, Rev. Henry, German Reformed Church, Betts street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Kroh, Rev. Phillip H., German Reformed Church, Stockton and Anna, Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois. Levy, Rabbi, Jewish Synagogue, Mason street, San Francisco. Lathrop, Rev. H.D., Episcopal Church, San Francisco and Oakland. Lacey, Rev. E.S., Congregational Church, Dupont and California streets, San Francisco. Larkin, Rev. James, Roman Catholic Church, Mission street. Law, Rev. V. Marshall, Episcopal Church, East Oakland. McClean, Rev. Dr. D., Congregational Church, Twelfth and Clay streets, Oakland. McSweeney, Father, Roman Catholic Church, Grove and Hobart streets, Oakland. Morrison, Rabbi, Jewish, Mason street, San Francisco. McKenzie, Rev. Robert, Presbyterian Church, Mission street, San Francisco. Morrisey, Rev. Father, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, San Francisco. Machias, Rev. James, Presbyterian Church, Geary and Powell streets, San Francisco. Myerson, Rev. Dr., Jewish, Mason street, San Francisco. Mathews, Rev. James, Presbyterian and Calvary Churches, San Francisco. McNutt, Rev. George L., Congregational Church, East Oakland. Nugent, Rev. J.F., Roman Catholic Church, Mission street, San Francisco. O'Brien, Rev. W.J., Episcopal Church, San Bernardino. O'Connor, Rev. Father, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, San Francisco. Palmer, Rev. Mr., Congregational Church, Oakland, California. Pittblado, Rev. Dr., Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco and New York. Patterson, Rev. Mr., Presbyterian Church, Stockton. Rust, Rev. Henry, German Reformed Church, Betts street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Rader, Rev. Wm., Congregational Church, Oakland and San Francisco. Reed, Rev. S.F., Presbyterian Church, San Francisco; came from Victoria. Smith, Mathew Hale, Presbyterian Church, San Francisco; came from New York. Scott, Rev. Dr., Presbyterian Church, San Francisco; came from Glasgow, Scotland. Stone, Dr. A.L., Congregational Church, Mason street, San Francisco. Sprecher, Rev. Dr., Presbyterian and Calvary Churches, San Francisco. Silcox, Rev. Dr., Congregational Church, East Oakland. Simmons, Rev. Dr. (1852), Methodist Church, Stockton. Starr-King, Rev., Unitarian Church, Stockton street, San Francisco. Stebbins, Rev. Horatio, Unitarian Church, Geary street, San Francisco. Scott, Rev. W.A., D.D., LL.S., St. John's Presbyterian Church, Post street, San Francisco. Stockman, Father, Roman Catholic Church, San Bernardino, California. Scudder, Rev. Dr., Presbyterian Church, Mission street, San Francisco. Talmage, Rev. DeWitt, Presbyterian and Calvary Churches, San Francisco and New York. Thompson, Rev. J., Presbyterian Church, Mission street, San Francisco. Upchurch, Rev. J., Methodist Church, Mission street, San Francisco (Eastern minister). Wood, Rev. James, Presbyterian Church, Stockton. Woodbridge, Rev. Sylvester, First Presbyterian Church, Benicia. Wadsworth, Rev. Dr., Calvary Presbyterian Church, Bush street, San Francisco. Wendte, Rev. Mr., Unitarian Church, Oakland. Williams, Rev. Albert, Presbyterian Church; founder of the first Presbyterian Church of San Francisco. Wheeler, Rev. O.C., Baptist Church, San Francisco. Willey, Rev. H.S., Presbyterian Church, Mission street, San Francisco. Weber, Archdeacon, Episcopal missioner at Church of the Advent, East Oakland.

ORATORIOS AND CANTATAS I HAVE SUNG IN BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO, SACRAMENTO, STOCKTON, OAKLAND, SAN BERNARDINO AND SANTA CRUZ

David. Saul. St. Paul. Moses in Egypt, by Rossini. Creation, Haydn. Messiah, Handel. Samson, Handel. Elijah, six different times. Israel in Egypt, Handel. Stabat Mater, Rossini. Racine's Athalie, Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Paradise and the Peri. Schumann's Cantata. Erlking's Daughter, Miles W. Gade. First Walpurgis Night. Daughter of Jarius, J. Stainer. God, Thou Are Great, L. Spohr. Esther. Baumbach's Collections Sacred Music. Mosenthal's Quartettes--church and home collection.

Sacred music sung in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz, San Bernardino, and other cities in California and United States.

All of Sudd's collections.

Millard's collection of songs for Sunday school children, Episcopal service.

While in Boston I was a member of the Edwin Bruce United Choir Chorus, composed of the best soloists of the day.

Dr. Burgess' choir of Dedham. Newton Musical Association. Bowdoin Street choir, 200 voices, and Church of the Unity choir.

We formed an operatic bouquet of artists. All through the war we gave concerts for the volunteer soldiers of the State of Massachusetts. Our repertoire consisted of choruses from:

Il Trovatore Norma Martha Semiramide Sicilian Vespers, Verdi Lucrezia Borgia Solo and choruses from Lucrezia Borgia, Donizetti Solo and choruses from Il Templario, Nicolai Quintette and chorus, Martha, Flotow Miserere, Il Trovatore, Verdi Les Huguenots Bohemian Girl Puritani Charity, Rossini Masaniello Chorus, La Fille Du Regiment, Donizetti. Chorus, Maritana, Wallace I Lombardi, Verdi Trio and chorus, Attila, Verdi Solo and chorus, Martha, Flotow Chorus, Donizetti, The Martyrs

MASSES I HAVE SUNG IN THE DIFFERENT CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN CALIFORNIA

Mozart's 12th. Haydn's 6th in B flat. Mercadanti, three-voice mass. Haydn's 3d in D. Mozart's mass in C, No. 1. Haydn's in C, No. 2. Farmer's mass in G. Haydn's 3d in D. Mozart's No. 7. Haydn's 8th. Peter's mass in E flat. Haydn's 16th in B flat. Concone, three-voice mass. Roeder's mass. Sung July 5th, 1874, for first time. Weber's mass in G. Mozart's 16th mass, St. Mary's church. Weber's mass in E flat. Beethoven's in C. Mozart's No. 1. Mozart's No. 7. Bach's mass in B minor for five voices. Sung April 17th at St. Patrick's. Haydn's No. 1. Millard's mass. Haydn's 16th mass in B flat. Schubert's 2d mass and vespers. Schubert's 3d. Schubert's 4th. Haydn's 3d mass in D. Weber's mass in G. Beethoven's mass in C. Mozart's vespers in C dur. Mozart's No. 1. Mozart's No. 2. Mozart's No. 3. Buchler's vespers. Mozart's 9th requiem. Mozart's 4th mass and vespers. Mozart's 5th mass. (Sung on June 20th at dedication of new organ which the choir aided in purchasing.)

Lillian Jory Chelice Beretta Cloy Bouton Mabel Caswell Dr. Addison Collins Etta Pollard Daisy Pollard Sue Stewart Mrs. Minnie M. Collins

PUPILS OF THE 80's AND 90's]

MASSES SUNG IN 1869

March 20, began singing in St. Patrick's church. Candlemas Day, St. Ignatius church (Market street), Mozart's Twelfth. March 15th, Notre Dame school. April 4th, St. Patrick's. April 11th, 18th and 27th, requiem mass. May 2d, St. Patrick's. August 29th, St. Mary's. October 7th, September 6th, requiem at St. Mary's. October 21st, requiem at St. Patrick's. October 26th, requiem at St. Patrick's. November 2d, 5th and 27th, requiem at St. Patrick's. December 5th, 19th, and 23d, St. Patrick's. Eighteen Mozart masses. Requiem brevis. Sixteen Haydn masses. Lambillotte, First Mass in D. Beethoven, two masses, one in C and one in D; very difficult. October 31st, Weber's E flat (mostly sung). Schubert's five masses.

On All Saints' Day, 1870, we sang Rossini's "Solenelle Requiem" with 16 solo voices and a full orchestra, and 35 in chorus.

I.J. Paine of Boston, first mass; very difficult. Bach's masses. Peter's smaller masses (complete). Cherubini's masses (complete).

Choir in St. Patrick's during these years were: Soprano, Mrs. Urig, Miss Louisa Tourney, Mrs. Young and Mrs. Taylor; mezzo-soprano, Mme. Bianchi and Mrs. Herman; mezzo-contralto, Mrs. M.R. Blake; contralto, Ella Steele; tenor, Mr. Buch; bass, Mr. Schnable.

MASSES SUNG AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, MISSION STREET, 1870

December 24th, Midnight mass. December 25th, repeated Christmas Day. December 27th, requiem. January 27th, requiem at 8:30 a.m. June 25th, mass. June 26th, mass and vespers. July 7th, requiem at 8:30. July 10th, Mercadanti, four-voice mass. July 17th, Mozart's mass. July 27th, requiem at 8:30. July 31st, Lambillotte mass. August 21st, Weber's mass E flat. August 28th, Farmer's mass. August 18th, Beethoven's mass in C. September 4th, Beethoven's mass in C. September 20th, requiem at 8:30. September 25th, Beethoven's mass in C. October 2d, Mozart's mass No. 1, vespers at six o'clock. October 3d, requiem at 8:30 a.m. October 7th, requiem, Mission Dolores. October 8th, requiem at 8:30, St. Patrick's. October 9th, Mozart's mass No. 1. October 13th, requiem at 8:30. October 16th, Mozart's 7th mass and vespers. October 23d, Haydn's No. 1 vespers (black book). October 30th, Beethoven's mass in C. October 31st, benediction at church All Saints' Day. Requiem and chants. Rossini's "Solenelle" for first time in California. November 1st, Beuhler's mass. November 2d, requiem, All Souls' Day, 2 p.m. November 3d, benediction evening. I sang solo. November 3d, sang requiem at 10 a.m. November 6th, Haydn's 5th mass. Benediction. November 18th, requiem at 8:30. November 20th, Mozart's mass No. 2. November 27th, repeated same mass. December 4th, Farmer's mass. December 11th, repeated mass. December 18th, Mozart's mass No. 2. December 19th, 20th, 21st, rehearsal with orchestra. December 24th, midnight mass. December 25th, repeated midnight mass.

SOLEMN HIGH MASS FOR POPE PIUS IX, 1880

Rev. Father Bingham officiated as celebrant. Deacon, Rev. T. Larkin, sub-deacon Rev. J.P. Nugent, Rev. P.J. Gray acted as master of ceremonies. Father Gray delivered a brief discourse on the life and character of Pope Pius IX. The music by the choir was of high order and excellently rendered. The selections included Introit, Dies Irae, Lacrimosa, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei and Lux Aeterna--all from L. Cherubini's compositions. Offertory, Domini from Verdi and Libera from Palestrina. Artists were:

Soprano--Miss Brandel, Miss C. Bush. Contralto--Mrs. M. Blake, Signora Bianchi. Tenor--Signor Bianchi and Signor Meize. Bass--Mr. Stockmyer and Mr. Yarndley. Organist--J.H. Dohrmann. Full orchestra, thirty pieces.

MASSES SUNG IN ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, 1873 AND 1875

Mozart's 12th. Haydn's 6th in B flat. Mercadanti, three-voice. Haydn's 3d in D. Mozart's No. 1 in C. Haydn's No. 2. Farmer's mass in B flat. Weber's in G. Haydn's 3d in D. Mozart's No. 7. Haydn's mass No. 8. Peter's mass in E flat. Haydn's 16th in B flat.

MASSES SUNG IN ST. MARY'S CHURCH

Mozart's 12th. Farmer's in B flat. Weber's in E flat.

MASS SUNG IN ST. IGNATIUS CHURCH

Mozart's 12th in C.

MASS SUNG IN THE FRENCH CHURCH

Weber's mass in G.

MASSES SUNG IN 1874

June 20th, Mozart's 5th mass. June 21st, Concone's three-voice mass. July 2d, a high mass for wedding at 10 a.m.; full choir and orchestra. July 5th, Roeder's mass. July 12th, requiem. July 17th, requiem. July 19th, Mercadanti mass. July 26th, repeated the mass. July 29th, requiem. August 2d, Peter's mass. August 8th, requiem. August 9th, Roeder's mass. August 11th, requiem. August 14th, requiem. August 15th, Holy Thursday. Haydn's 16th in B flat. Schubert's 2d mass and vespers. Schubert's 3d mass. Schubert's 4th mass. Haydn's 3d in D. Weber's Mass in G. Beethoven's in C. Mozart's vespers in C dur. Mozart's 1st and 2d mass. Mozart's 3d mass. Buchler's vespers. Mozart's 9th requiem. Mozart's 5th mass. Mozart's 12th, 6th, 7th and 8th. Mozart's 9th Haydn's 6th in B flat. Mozart's No. 1 in C. Haydn's No. 2 in C. Farmer's mass in B flat. Haydn's 8th. Peter's mass in E flat.

GRAND HIGH MASS AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, 1881

April 17th, Easter Day.

CHOIR

Miss H. Brandel, soprano Mrs. M.R. Blake, contralto Signora Bianchi, mezzo-soprano Signor Bianchi, tenor F. Shoenstein, bass

Music rendered:

Vide Aquam, V. Novello. Veni Creator, Mrs. M.R. Blake. "Alma Vergo," Mrs. Brandel. Mass in B minor (five voices), John Sebastian Bach. Sung for the first time in San Francisco. J.H. Dohrmann, master and organist. Romberg's Te Deum--Orchestra. J.K. Paine, mass. W.A. Leonard's mass in B flat, four voices. Regina Coeli (Paolo Giorza). April 8th, extra Easter music--violin, organ, voice.

1888

October 28th, Concone mass. Vespers at 4 p.m. November 20th, requiem--Father Koenig--Father Stockman. December 2d, Bordeuse mass. December 8th, requiem at 8:30. December 22d, Bordeuse mass.

1889

January 1st, Bordeuse mass. January 6th, part of three masses. January 13th, Werner's mass. January 20th, Bordeuse mass. January 27th, Peter's mass. February 17th, Bordeuse mass. February 24th, high mass--Millard's mass, second time. March 3d, mass, Concone. Vespers at 4 p.m. March 10th, Peter's mass. Vespers at 4 p.m. March 24th, third Sunday in Lent, Gregorian chants. March 31st, Gloria and Kyrie from Easter mass. April 7th, Werner's mass. Vespers at 4 p.m. April 14th, Palm Sunday, Millard's mass. April 19th, Good Friday, requiem from green book. April 21st, Easter Sunday, Buchler's mass and vespers. April 25th, sang for the Sodality in the afternoon (Sisters of Mercy). April 30th, closed my engagements at this church.

EARLY MUSICIANS OF CALIFORNIA

1852--Mary Matilda Kroh, organ, piano, Stockton, Cal., from Cincinnati, O. 1853--H.B. Underhill, organ, piano, Stockton, from New York. 1853--Paul Pioda, Benicia Female Seminary, from Italy. 1853--Mary E. Woodbridge, piano, organ, Benicia Female Seminary. 1853--Emily Wash, piano, Benicia Female Seminary. 1854--Johanna Lapfgeer, piano and organ, Benicia Female Seminary.

FIRST CHOIR OF SINGERS, 1852

Mary Matilda Kroh, organist Emma Jane Kroh, soprano Sarah Rebecca Kroh, soprano Margaret R. Kroh, alto Mary Matilda Kroh, alto James Holmes, bass Wm. W. Trembly, tenor H. Noel, tenor Geo. H. Blake, tenor Wm. Belding, bass Amos Durant, bass

Mrs. Wm. E. Blake Ethel Jones Mrs. Chas. Lessig Everett S. Dowdle Louisa Crosett Margaret Oakes Josie Crew Grace LaRue

PUPILS AND ACCOMPANISTS OF THE 90's]

1853

Lucy Grove, soprano Mary Newell, soprano Lizzie Fisher, alto Jennie Grove, alto Sam Grove, tenor Wm. H. Cobb, tenor James Holmes, bass The Ainsa Family (Castilians), Lola, Anita, Belana, Leonore, (1852) H.B. Underhill, organist and piano (1854) Louisa Falkenburg, pianist

EMINENT SINGERS, 1854

Anna Thillon's corps of artists were:

Julia Gould S.W. Leach Mr. Ronconvieri Mr. Hudson Geo. Loder, director

MUSICIANS WHO CAME LATER IN THE FIFTIES

Beutler, Prof., piano Bodecker, Louis, piano Bosworth, H.M., piano, organ Batkin, I., piano, organ Bulle, Ole, violin virtuoso, 1854 Brandt, Herman, violinist, arrived 1894 Blankart, Otto, violinist Blake, Geo. L., cornet and drum, French horn Coggins, I.O., cornet Dohrmann, J.H., piano, organ, harmony, composer Dellepiane, F., piano, organ Eaton, Prof., organ, composer Espinosa, Signor, organ Evans, George, organ Fabbri, Mulder, organ Foley, Prof., violin Gee, George, piano, organ Homier, Louis, piano, violin Hunt, Harry, organ and piano Hartmann, Ernest, piano Hemme, Prof., piano Heyman, Henry, violin Hefferman, Prof., leader of band Herold, Rudolph, piano Hinrichs, Julius, violoncello Hinrichs, August, violin, leader Hinrichs, Gustave, piano Hartdegan, Prof. A., violoncello Herzog, Theo., violin Herold, Oscar, piano, leader Holt, Prof., organ Koppitz, George, flute Koppitz, Henry, arranger of music Kohler, Dick, cornet Kuhne, Arnold, piano, organ Katzenbach, Fred'k, piano, organ Lisser, Louis, pianist Loring, D.W., Loring Club leader Linden, Otto, piano Little, Geo. C., organ, piano Mayer, James C, organ Mayer, D. Samuel, organ, piano Mundwyler, John, bassoon, double bass Mundwyler, Louis, oboe, clarionet, violin Mundwyler, Fred, trombone, viola McDougall, W.J., organ, piano Mansfeldt, Hugo, pianist virtuoso, 1873 McCume, Chas., piano Oettl, Julius, piano Pettinos, George, organ, piano Pipers, Fritz, violin Paddock, Nellie, piano Rosenberg, A.A., piano Rosewald, Prof., violin Sabin, Wallace, piano, organ, composer Schmidt, Louis Sr., violin leader Schmidt, Louis Jr., violin Schmidt, Ernest, violin Schmidt, Clifford, violoncello Schmidt, Alice, piano Simonson, Martin, violin virtuoso Scott, Gustave, piano and organ Stedman, H.S., organ, piano Sewell, Prof., organ, piano Schultz, Charles, pianist. California Theater leader. Schlott, Ernest, French horn Schmitz, Christof, French horn Schmitz, Joseph, Leader Spadina, Prof., clarionet and director Solano, Mauro, harp, piano, cello Seward, William, organ, piano Stadfeldt, Jacob, piano and singer Sleuter, Prof., piano Schultz, Martin, organ, piano Seib, Prof., organ, piano Trenkle, Joseph, piano Toepke, Wm., piano Uhlig, Robert, violin Urba, Prof., horn Von der Mehden, L., cornet, flute, violin Wand, Prof., piano Weil, Oscar, piano composer Wysham, Clay, flute Yarndley, T.R., organ Zech, August, pianist, Royal Court of Leipsic

WOMEN PIANISTS

Beutler, Clara, piano Blankart, Theresa Mrs., piano Bacon, Alice M., piano Carmichael, Carr, piano Carusi, Inez, piano and harp Cohen, Madam Waldo, piano Dillaye, Miss, piano, organ Jaffa, Madam, piano Cottlow, Augusta, piano virtuoso Lada, Madam, piano Tojetti, Madam, piano

WOMEN SINGERS OF EARLY YEARS, 60'S AND 70'S

Abby, Mrs. A., mezzo-soprano Biscaccianti, Mme. E. (nee Eliza Ostinello), coloratura singer, soprano Brambrilla, Signora Elvira, prima donna, soprano Bianchi, Signora, mezzo-soprano Bishop, Mme. Anna, prima donna, soprano Blake, Margaret M., mezzo-contralto Beutler, Clara, soprano Beutler, Ida, mezzo Beutler, Emma, contralto Bateman Sisters, in 1854 Bowden, Mrs. Anna Shattuck, soprano Buthen, Mrs., soprano (St. Patrick's) Carusi, Inez, soprano Cowen, Safa Tate, soprano Campbell, Mrs. Marriner, coloratura soprano Chisolm, Mrs., contralto Cameron, Mrs. soprano Escott, Lucy, prima donna, soprano Elzer, Anna, prima donna, contralto Fabri, Inez, prima donna, soprano Gerster, Etelka, prima donna soprano Galton, Susan, lyric soprano Gould, Susan, contralto Howard, Etna, soprano Keen, Laura, soprano Little, Sarah Watkins, soprano (1864) Leach, Georgiana, soprano Lester, Louisa, soprano Mills, Louisa, prima donna, soprano Melville, Emily, prima donna, soprano Menans, Madam, soprano (St. Patrick's) Moore, Hattie, soprano (opera) Mohrig, Ida Semminaro, mezzo-soprano Northrup, Elizabeth, mezzo-soprano Neilson, Alice, soprano (opera) Orlandini, Gabriela, soprano (opera) Parker, Elizabeth, soprano Pierce, Mrs. J.M., soprano Rightmire, Sallie, contralto Rosewald, Julia, prima donna soprano (opera) Shattuck, Anna B., soprano Sconcia, Madame, soprano Stone, Kate, contralto Schultz, Susan, soprano States, Agatha, soprano Taylor, Mrs., soprano (St. Patrick's) Tourney, Louisa, soprano (St. Patrick's) Thursby, Louisa, prima donna, soprano Uhrig, Mrs., soprano (St. Patrick's) Van Brunt, Mrs. R.A., soprano, (Calvary Church) Valerga, Ida, mezzo-soprano (opera) Wilson, Alice, soprano Wetherbee, Nellie, mezzo-soprano Williams, Mrs. Barney, soprano Young, Mrs. soprano (St. Patrick's)

1896

McDonough, Luckstone, piano Materna, Amelia, famous prima donna Frantz, Ondricek, famous tenor

MEN SINGERS IN EARLY DAYS

Adler, Herman, baritone Bianchi, Signor, tenor Borneman, Fred, bass Bettencourt, J. de S., tenor Campbell, Walter, bass (1859) Clark, Benjamin, tenor (1854) Coch, S.W., bass Dugan, Charles, baritone Duffy, Thomas, baritone Elliott, Washington, tenor Formes, Karl, basso profundo Fuchs, Prof., tenor Freedburg, A., tenor Gates, Harvey, tenor Goe, Dr. S.E., tenor Hughes, D.P., tenor Howard, Frank, baritone Kelleher, Alfred, tenor Langstroth, J.A., tenor Lyster, Fred, tenor Leach, Stephen W., baritone Mayer, Samuel D., tenor Morley, Signor, tenor Makin, Cornelius, bass Mancusi, Signor, baritone Maguire, Joseph, tenor Nesfield, D.W.C, baritone Otty, Major W.N., tenor Reuling, Signor, baritone Richel, M.D., basso profundi Squires, Henry, tenor primo Stadfeldt, Jacob, basso Stockmyer, Herr, basso Tippetts, J.E., tenor Trehane, John, tenor Wilder, Dr. A.M., tenor Wetherbee, Henry, tenor Williams, Barney (1854), tenor

CALIFORNIA COMPOSERS

Sabin, Wallace A. Metcalf, John W. Koppitz, Geo. Lejeal, Alois Dohrmann, J.H.