Sixty Years of California Song | Page 2

Monterey 183
Repertoire and Other Data. Distinguished Musicians and Singers of the
Last Century 203
Reminiscences of Early California Musicians and Singers 216
Reminiscences of Later California Musicians and Singers 227
With My Pupils 248
A List of My Pupils 262

THE ILLUSTRATIONS
Mrs. Margaret Blake-Alverson, 1912 faces Title
Heirloom Jewel faces page 4
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kroh and Family, Stockton, 1852 faces page
12

Coat-of-Arms of the Blake Family faces page 16
Steamer "American Eagle," Sacramento River, 1852. Home of Rev. Dr.
and Mrs. Henry Kroh, Stockton, 1853 faces page 20
First Presbyterian Church, Stockton, Built in 1849, the First Protestant
Church in California page 25
Pioneer Home of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kroh, Stockton, 1851 page
26
Associated Musicians and Singers, 1853 to 1879: Richard Condy, Mr.
Schnable, Lizzie Fisher, Ellen Lloyd, Mary Jane Lloyd, Mrs. Anna
Bowden Shattuck, Judge H.B. Underhill, Carrie Heinemann, Mrs.
Taylor faces page 28
Business Men of Stockton, 1852: Austin Sperry, James Harrold, Wm.
H. Knight, Geo. Henry Sanderson faces page 32
Reminiscent of Benicia in the Early Fifties: Benicia Young Ladies'
Seminary, 1852; Benicia Courthouse, 1853; Prof. Jos. Trenkle, Prof.
Schumacher, Prof. Beutler, Prof. Paul Pioda faces page 36
Masonic Sheepskin, London, England, 1811. Capt. Chas. Blake faces
page 38
Major-General Benj. Lincoln, of the War of the Revolution page 39
Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Mary Kroh-Trembly, Pioneer Organist,
Stockton, 1852 page 42
First Graduating Class, Young Ladies' Seminary, Benicia, Founded
1852: Mary E. Woodbridge, Mary Ridell, Mary Hook, Mary E. Walsh;
Principal, Mary Atkins; Teachers, Sallie Knox, Kate Sherman; Pupils,
Mary O'Neill, Agnes Bell faces page 44
First California Bear Flag, Made by Mrs. Blake-Alverson in Stockton,
1852 page 45

Dedham, Mass., Church Choir, 1861, Men Singers faces page 48
Dedham, Mass., Church Choir, 1861, Women Singers faces page 52
Typical Concert Programme of the Early Sixties in San Francisco.
Oratorio of Samson page 56
Santa Cruz Choir, 1867: F.A. Anthony, Belle Peterson, Chas. A. Metti
faces page 60
Church of the Advent, San Francisco, 1880. Roman Catholic Church,
San Bernardino, 1888. Calvary Episcopal Church, Santa Cruz, 1864.
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Oakland, 1893 faces page 64
Associated Musicians and Singers of the Seventies and to Date: Sam'l
D. Mayer, Mrs. Alfred Abbey, "Joe" Maguire, Frank Gilder, Walter C.
Campbell, Mrs. Augusta Lowell-Garthwaite, H.S. Stedman, Mrs.
Mollie Melvin-Dewing faces page 68
Ministers with Whom Mrs. Blake-Alverson Has Been Associated: Rev.
Dr. J.K. McLean, Rev. P.Y. Cool, Rev. V.M. Law, Rev. "Father"
Akerly, Rev. Giles A. Easton faces page 76
Wm. H. Keith, Baritone, Pupil of Mrs. Blake-Alverson, 1881 faces
page 80
Music House of Kohler & Chase, 1851 and 1910. Andrew Kohler,
Quincy A. Chase, S.J. Bruce faces page 84
Heads of Pioneer Music Houses, San Francisco: William G. Badger,
Matthias Gray, Julius R. Weber, C.H. McCurrie faces page 86
Music House of Sherman, Clay & Co. C.C. Clay, Leander S. Sherman
faces page 90
First Church Choir in California, Stockton, 1852: Margaret R. Kroh,
Sarah R. Kroh, Emma J. Kroh, Ann L. Kroh, Mary M. Kroh, Sir Geo.
Henry Blake, James Holmes, Wm. W. Trembly, Wm. H. Knight faces
page 92

Henry Clay Barnabee, Opera Singer, Associate of Mrs. Blake-Alverson
in Boston, Mass., in 1861 faces page 96
Organists of the Early Years in San Francisco: Richard T. Yarndley,
Gustav A. Scott, Chas. H. Schultz, Frederick Katzenbach faces page
100
Floral Tributes Presented Mrs. Blake-Alverson on Her Fiftieth
Anniversary of Song Service, June 12, 1896 faces page 108
Pen Sketch of Mrs. Blake-Alverson, Made by Richard Partington.
Sixtieth Birthday, June 12, 1896 page 111
Mrs. Blake-Alverson on Her Fiftieth Anniversary as a Public Singer,
Sixty Years of Age, Oakland, June 12, 1896 faces page 112
Mme. Anna Bishop, Prima Donna, Teacher and Associate of Mrs.
Blake-Alverson page 115
Associated Musicians, 1860-1913: Hugo Mansfeldt, Sir Henry Heyman,
J.H. Dohrmann, Alfred Wilkie faces page 116
Original Members Loring Club, San Francisco, 1873. French Horn
Quartette, San Francisco, 1895: Geo. Fletcher, Wm. E. Blake,
Nathaniel Page, Geo. Story faces page 118
Organ St. Patrick's Church, San Francisco, 1875. J.H. Dohrmann,
Organist and Choir Director faces page 124
Eminent Divines for Whom Mrs. Blake-Alverson has sung: Rev. Dr.
A.M. Anderson, Stockton, 1852; Rev. Dr. Eells, Rev. Dr. Scudder, Rev.
Dr. A.L. Stone, the Right Rev. Ingraham Kip, Rev. John Hemphill, Rev.
Dr. H.D. Lathrop faces page 128
Musical Directors, May Festival, San Francisco, 1878: John P. Morgan,
Carl Zerrahn, Rudolf Herold faces page 132
Bouquet of Artists, May Festival, San Francisco, 1878 faces page 134

Authors' Carnival, San Francisco, 1880: Mrs. Blake-Alverson as
Charity Pecksniff; H.G. Sturtevant as Pecksniff; Alice Van Winkle as
Mercy Pecksniff; Dolly Sroufe, Italian Booth; Henry Van Winkle,
Cervantes Booth faces page 140
Mme. Bowers, Etelka Gerster, Julie Rivé-King, Associates and Friends
of Mrs. Blake-Alverson faces page 144
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