That location was soon abandoned, however, in favor of more satisfactory quarters at the northwest corner of 12th and Chestnut Streets, where meetings and rehearsals were held for five additional seasons.
Subsequently, in 1928, after several moves, the male singing club settled permanently in the clubhouse that, as of June 2012, continues to exist at 254 South Van Pelt Street.
[4] The Euredice Chorus was formed in November 1886 on identical lines as the Orpheus Club: for the purpose of singing choral works written for women's voices.
These have included Maude Powell, violinist, who accompanied and played in no less than seven formal concerts between 1886 and 1897; Victor Herbert, cellist (1896); Pablo Casals, cellist (1904); Marcel Tabuteau, oboist: William Kinkaid, flautist: Louise Homer, operatic contralto; David Bisham, baritone (coincidentally a member of the Orpheus Club and a star of the Metropolitan Opera); Noah Swayne and Wilbur Evans, bassos (also members of the Orpheus Club).
The members of the Orpheus Club established a tradition of performing for charity as early as June 9, 1873, when they gave an open-air concert at Belmont Mansion for the benefit of the Children's Hospital.
[citation needed] The musical review is written, produced, acted and directed by a group of singing members and includes popular songs (current and ancient) with appropriate lyrics all held together by a somewhat tenuous plot.