Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-20
The H0U EeStir0I,

From all along the ro1te of the Thomas
concert tour come reports, written by en-
thusiastic hearers, praising in highest
terms, the glorious music given by the
Thomas orchestra and their accompanying
artists. Where local ehoruses have given
the concerts a festival nature. q wonderful
success in time and harmony has resulted,
giving, as one paper expressed it,
"a new idea of the WoHdrous power Of
music" In the south the result seems to
have been most happy for the Memphis
AUaIaNche in a full three colunn critique,
which speaks Of the past want of musical
education, says ''now Memphis has capitu-
lated. 1t is but proper that music should
find welcome reception ia the south, and
cur festival will prove contagious and sx-
cite other cities.''
The sincerity of praise from papers all
along the route is very gratifying; Aot only
grand music and fine audiences which
crowd the houses, but hotels are full.
Strangers from neighboring cities and
towns make trade and the stores lively, and
the general appearance is of a bright,
carnival nature.
That the st. Paul festival will be equal
to, If not better than others there is no rea
sonable doubt. The orchestral programme
and sololsts parts, could not have been bet
ter selected and the chorus, larger thanmost
others, has been thoroughly and carefully
drilled by Slgnor JanRotta until even that
most particular and faithful director ad-
ralts his satisfaction at the result. Market
hall as rearranged partakes of the good
features of an Opera house, with the effects
of large music hall combined, ana it's
1,46O seats not only have full stage view.
but are all good for general observation,
and above all Market hall is safe, for be-
sides being of low height, it has three large
exits on three different streets.
That our festival should be financial
success, was of course desired, and that
point was settled at the season sale, where
the fullest anticIpations were realized. Of
soarse there are plenty of good seats left
for the single ticket sale, which will begin
on Tuesday, and for visiting people, who
are coming in goodly numbers from all
points near, Owatonne, Northfeld, Far1-
bault and the river and northern towns be-
ing prominent, with Saltwater and Hudson
largely represented. One point of the
management and good one, is that all
seats being reserved, no tickets will be ssld
beyond the seating capacity, thus giving a
comfortable house without arow6ng. The
Wednesday matinee, coming on Decoration
day and consequently holiday, with the
music of popular nature, will probably
be the favorite concert. Wouldn't it be in
order for this concert for Mr.. Thomas to
introduce some national airs, as being in
harmony with the day.
In Minneapolis the concerts are given
in the beautiful, new Grand Opera house
on alternate days with these at st. Paul,
viz: Tuesday 2Sth and Thursday 31ss, and
the board for the reservation of subscrib
ers' season tickets will be opened at Ell
liots Music hall, 251 Nicollet avenue, to-
morrow (Monday) morning at o'clock,
after which hour the boxes will be sold
and the subscribers in class one, only, will
make their selection. AT o'clock p. m.