Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-26
PERSONAL.

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N. P. Clarke, Of st. Cloud, Is at the Mer-
chants.
p. II. Duke, of Richmond, Va, is registered
at the Merchants.
Charles E. Mears, editor Of the Polk county
Press, is in the city.
The genial countenance of Col. P. B. Walker,
of the Lumde,1Dda, frightened the GIOBE sane
tum yesterday.
Chief A. 8. Munger, of the Minneapolis POI
lice, was studying matters and things in st.
Paul yesterday.
Gen. L. F. Hubbard, of Red Wing, came up
on business matters last evening, and will re-
turn this evening.
J. 8. Brocklehurst, ESD, of the Reads Land
ing Press, spent last evening in the city pre-
paratory to starting his new paper at Fergus
Judge 8. Z, Campbell, of Wabashaw, is in
the city, it is surmised, on matters connected
with the Craftsmanship of the board of impeach-
ment managers.
II. A. Kleinschmidt one of the largest whole
sale merchants of Helena, Montana, was in the
city yesterday in consultation with the North
ern Pacific railroad authorities in reference to
freights.
Among other arrivals at the Merchants are
a. w. Stone Benson; Smith Ellison, Taylors
Falls; ex-Mayor John Drew, and B. Silberstein,
Duluth; G. A. Morrison, White Earth, and E.
w. Brooks, Red Wing.
MIR. John r. Roberts, in advance of Mary
Anderson, the young American tragedienne, is
IN the city arranging for her appearance in this
city for Monday and Tuesday evenings of next
week. Miss Anderson has selected for presen-
tation here the play Of "Evadne," which she
has clothed with new attractions by her forci-
BILE portrayal of the beautiful heroine, and the
ever popular character of Pauline in the Lady
of Lyons
"A Washington correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer has the following mention of a
lady well known in st. Paul and Minneapolis:
Mrs. Franklin Steele, noted as the beautiful
Miss Barney, and of late years famous as the
mother of four lovely daughters, each more
picturesque than her sister, has inaugurated a
series of Lenten entertainments. They will be
given each week; popular authors will be read
and criticised unhappy authors) by the young
ladies'. suitable Lenten refreshment will be
handed, and gentlemen of decided musical tai
ent will add rare, sweet music to the delights
of the afternoon.
De Murska Concert.
The appearance last night of the celebrated Mile.
De Murska, was musical event of no ordinary oc-
currence for the st. Paul public. The concert had
been very little heralded and the result was only
fair audience in numbers, without prepossessions,
but 1t was par excellence musical audience evinc-
Ing, not only rare discrimination but sympathetic
cordiality which warmed steadily into wild enthus-
| iasm. The proverbial GOODNESS of our nothern au-
diences disappeared for before the dissolving
| fire of conceded genius.
The lady's opening number, Bendict's "Variatins"
the ttCarnival of Venice was very trying ordial
before en- rapport was assured with the audience,
yet its intricacies were mastered with such playful
ease as to excite only wonderous delight. Mile.
Murska voice is pure soprano, without trace of
the mezzo quality, and it combines subtle grace,
delicacy and freedom with incisiye power and fex-
bility in matchless proportion. It is especially in
the highest register where difficulties ordinarily COM
mence that she casts aside all letters and l-
| itably. Her trlls and chromatic runs were simply
marvels OF soft and easfu precision but they were
abounded in graceful and pathetic subtlely of ex-
preston. While to our taste the rich body and
breadth of tone afforded by the mezzo quality are
essential to the best ballad singing the perfection Of
vocalization In its most difficult range is attained by
the finished performance of this gifted lady. Upon
q clamo r. recall the singer kindly gave Abts
cavatina "Robert tot que j'aime' what has proved
stumbling block to every ambitious novice, was sung
with lquid-like flow of understandable beauty, and
| when encore she gave the ''Last Rose Of Sum-
mer' the enthusiasm broke out into uncomfortable
j furore. The air from Donizetti's "Linda di
Chamonnix. was given With sprightly grace which
seemed to reach the browning point Of exquisite vo-
l calizatiOn.
Mr.. John Hill does fairly both as a pianist and
violinist. He plays either instrument with not
much power or skillful manipulation as with taste
aud feeling. Mr.. Maxim has voice which in some
notes Is Of unusually good quality, but it is very un
even In tone, and in the management of he displays
little discrimination, the singer apparently giving
force to the passages he render best without much
reference to BETTING expression.
AS whole, the concert was rare musical
treat such as can be expected only at long intervals.
Certainly the equal of Mile. De Murska, all things
considered, has never appeared before our public.
If her disappearance could be secured we are salts
fed an audience more commensurate with the char
acter of the entertainment, might be relied upon.