Abendpost, Apr. 16, 1891
The Club, "Recreation," well known in the remotest circles by its charitable actions arranged yesterday in Brand's Hall an evening entertainment with dancing. The program an excellent one, was given in the most charming manner. The ladies, Marie and Ida Rahlfs, A Greiner, Tillie Bischoff, Ber
Reform Advocate, April 17, 1891
The concert by several of Chicago's talented juvenile performers at the Central Music Hall, last Friday evening, was a success. Miss Gussie Cutlow has great talent as a pianist and fully met the expectations of the audience. Her performance of Beethoven's Sonata in C. Major, Op. 53, was greet
Reform Advocate, Apr. 24, 1891
The series of three concerts to be given by the Quartette of the Chicago Musical College, under the direction of S. E. Jacobsohn, will take place at Kimball Hall on the following dates: April 28, May 5, and May 14. Season tickets will be sold for the series. A piano recital will be
Reform Advocate, April 24, 1891
Emil Liebling gave a piano concert last night at the new Kimball hall. The program included works by the following composers: Beethoven, Chopin, Raff, Emil Liebling, Schavwenka, Moszkowski, Lack, and Schytte. Mr. Liebling played the selections with his usual rare finish and brilliancy. Ludwig
L'italia, Apr. 25, 1891
The splendid financial result of the concert given by the Italian School of 500 S. Clark St. is $1,707.57. The committee of fifty American ladies who helped with this concert, chose Miss Enders as treasurer. Miss Enders acknowledges the receipt of Mr. Durante's checks and begs that
Reform Advocate, May 1, 1891
At the commencement exercises of the Chicago Medical College, Daniel N. Eisendrath received the $50.00 prize, for the second best examination in literal science and medicine, and also second dean's prize. A mass-meeting was held last Sunday under the auspices of the Chevra Chovve Zi
Reform Advocate, May 8, 1891
Email Liebling's "Kensignton Waltzes" have just been published by Oliver Ditson & Co. This is the composition which received favorable mention in the New York Herald music contest last year. "Butterflies," an operetta by the Chicago composer, Carl Koelling, was produced for the
Reform Advocate, May 15, 1891
The annual meeting of the Jewish Training School was held on Tuesday night in the Sinai Temple vestry rooms. The Training School was organized for the purpose of helping the children of the hapless victims of Russians who settle here in Chicago. It endeavored to make of them useful
Reform Advocate, May 22, 1891
Miss Adele Lewing, of this city, is meeting with great success in her concerts at Boston. At her last recital in Mitter Hall, in which she was assisted by Mrs. B. Humphrey-Allen, Miss Lewing presented a dozen of her own compositions. The Boston Journal said: "That Miss Lewing is truly musical
Reform Advocate, May 29, 1891
The last of Mr. Wm. H. Sherwood's piano recitals will take place at the Auditorium Recital Hall, this afternoon, under the supervision of the Chicago Conservatory. The program is one of the best of the entire series, and includes, among other numbers, the Beethoven Sonata, Op. 110, the Von We
Reform Advocate, May 29, 1891
A concert will be given under the auspices of the Union Temple and for its benefit, in Central Music Hall, June 2, at 8 P.M., Professor Katzenberger, director. Two hundred voices from the Oratoric Club will render the most impressive parts of Haydn's "Creation". The Imperial Quartet, Professo
Reform Advocate, May 29, 1891
Emil Liebling's "Romance Poetique," dedicated to Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, and "Romance Dramatique," of which Harrison M. Wild is dedicatee, have just been published by S. Brainard's Sons Company. A Grand concert by the advanced pupils of the Chicago College of Vocal and Instrument
Reform Advocate, June 5, 1891
Miss Sophia Shiffman, a promising young soprano of this city, appears in the cast of "Martha" this week at the Grand Opera House, New York.
Abendpost, June 20, 1891
A concert was given last night by the pupils of Miss Dora Kleiminger in the Lyon and Healy Hall at State and Monroe. Notwithstanding the bad weather and the first appearance of the little artists the concert was surprisingly well attended and every place was taken shortly after the entertainm
Reform Advocate, July 10, 1891
Chicago will be represented at the Northwest Saengerfest to be held at Milwaukee from the 8th to the 12th day, by a suite for string orchestra, from the pen of Henry Schoenfeld, the well known local composer. He will direct his work.
July 17, 1891
Dr. F. Ziegfeld is in Germany, on a mission connected with the music of the World's Fair.
Reform Advocate, July 17, 1891
Ernest Wagner, the flutist, and Leon Marx, the young violinist, two talented Chicago boys, have lately been pleasing the Iowans, the former having recently played at Grinnell, and the latter at Toledo, both at commencement concerts.
Reform Advocate, July 31, 1891
The third recital before his summer class was given by Emil Liebling at Kimball Hall last Friday, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hess and William Lewis. The programme included Mendelssohn's "Trio for piano, violin and cello, opus 49" and cello and vocal numbers.
Reform Advocate, Sept. 11, 1891
A noted addition to the musical circles of Chicago is Adolph Carpe, pianist. For twelve years Mr. Carpe has been one of the leading pianists of Cincinnati. He was teacher of piano at the Cincinnati College of Music when Theodore Thomas was director. When Thomas left he left also, and has sinc
Chicago Tribune, Sept. 28, 1891
The first of the popular series of Sunday afternoon concerts, under the auspices of the Chicago Turngemeinde, was given at the North Side Turner Hall by Rosenbecker's orchestra yesterday. Despite the heat, there was a large audience and the music was well received. The orchestra was at its be