Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-03
MUSICAL WEEK.
Opening Entertainment of the Series-A
Very Enjoyable Affair.

steal festival, consisting of eight perform
ances, at the Opera house this week, was
disappointment; not on account of the
quality of the entertainment presented,
but in the very meager attendance with
which it was honored-an attendance not
at. all creditable to the general
intelligence and musical culture
of the city. True, it was a
concert night, and several OF her perform
ances of higher musical order, and at
the same time more popular, are on the
programme, but concert by such artists
as those who appeared at the Opera house
last evening ought to have completely filled
the building. In addition to the Oberlin
College Glee club of thirteen voices, the
programme introduced Herr @. Sternberg,
one, of the most acinished pianists of
the day; Miss Elite Butler, John E. Nc
Wade and Charles t. Barnes, of the
Chicago Church Choir company; Signorina
Sail and Signors Gottschalk and Monte
CRITIC, of the Italian opera combination, to
appear the latter part of the week, and
Mile. Mantey, famous violinist. Surely
here is an array of talent that St. Paul
should have honored with something diff
ferent than $beggarly array of empty
benches"
The programme last evening consisted
of fifteen numbers, the Oberlin College
Glee club opening and closing, and sand
wiching two numbers i'll between. Their
first and last number, ''The
Young Musicians by Kucken,
was smoothly rendered, but it
lacked in force and action-a very natural
consequence of such an audience as that
before them-and at its conclusion they
were allowed to withdraw without any very
demonstrative signs of approval In their
next number college Songs" they were
themselves, and therefore more successful.
In this they gave 'The Maid of Athens"
and peter Simple" and in response to the
enthusiastic recall, "There was a Tree"
musical absurdity most happily rendered.
In their third appearance they gave Peter
| Grey, which was heartily encored, and Sc
! cured IN response most comical
production in "The Bill of Fare" As
their closing number "Little Jack Horner''
| college arrangement was given, followed
| by clark, the Trumpet The young gem
! tlemen composing the club have we'll Gull
| tivated, sweet, smooth, we'll modulated
voices, and the combination is we'll modu-
lated, producing excellent melody when
not attempting too much, and showing to
better advantage in the rendition of the
typical college songs, than when
| attempting higher order of
work. Probably with such an
audience as should have been present, the
club would have done better than it did,
but as it was it acquitted itself most cred
table.
Herr G. Sternberg, the pianist, in addi-
| ton to accompanying the solo and duet
numbers, gave the "Tannhauser March"
by Wagner-Liszt, in a manner that gained
him hearty applause, and showed him the
thorough and finished artist.
Miss Elite Butler, of the Chicago Church
Choir company, had but one number.
Broken Vows" with variations. She has
sweet, round, full voice, and with a
rather pleasing stage appearance, made a
good impression.
The first recall of the evening was for
the duet, 81 Come, My Hearts Delight" by
Messrs. McWads and Barnes, of the Chi
cago Church Choir company. Mr.. Nc
Wade needs no Introduction to st. Paul
audience, his splendid baritone having
| been heard here before with delight on
several occasions. Mr.. Barnes possesses
rich and strong tenor, which he handles
with rare good judgment, and
the two in the duet made
most pleasing combination-one that
| struck an answering chord in the hearts of
all present, as was evidenced by the very
enthusiastic and determined recall. The
solos by these gentlemen, "My Queen" by
Mr.. Barnes, and "How Fair Art Thou"
were also finely executed and heartily APP
plauded. Sig. Montegriffo was down for
two numbers, but owing to indisposition,
his place in the duet with Signorina Sail,
was taken by Signor Gottschalk.
Sig. Montegriffo's selection was an
aria, ''Quando a tie Lista," Quo
nod, which he rendered with great force
and vivacity, pleasingly introducing to the
audience his singularly fne,clear and mel
low tenor, and giving little foretaste of
the treat that may be safely expected when
ne appears in Italian opera.
Owing to the indisposition of Signor
Montegritfo, the audienceshad the pleasure
| OF hearing Signor Gottschalk, in three
numbers instead of two as provided, and
rare treat it was. His solos were. ''The
Palms." Feure, and buffo song, Largo al
FactOtum" from Il Barbiere Rossini. It
has often been said of this artist that he is
the first baritone of the operate stage''-
warm praise but not greatly overdrawn.
His voice is full and rich, clear and linn
pid in the lower register, and clear and
strong in the upper, and under the most
perfect control. Add to this a fine stage
presence and fine dramatic power. and the
reader has Signor Gottschalk before him,
an artist in every sense of the word
Signorina Sail appeared in two numbers
This lady possesses a rich contraIto, and an
easy and winning stage presence. and is
evidently much more fully in her element
in opera than in concert. Her first num-
Der was the aria, go Mo Fernando"
Donnizetti, which was charmingly rem
dered, receiving, as it deserved, a most
hearty applause, to which the lady, how
ever, responded with gracious bow only.
Her duet from Robert lie Diable," Meyer
beer, with G0ttschalk, was one of the gems
of the evening, the two voices blending
most tremendously, and the two
artists bringing out the striking beauties
of the production in a most marked man
ner.
Mile. Mautey, violinist, however, fur
nished the real gem of the evening, in re-
spouse to the warm applause that greeted
her rendition of the ''fantasie" by vieu1-