St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17
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Program of Arrangements for the Biennial
Festival of the Minnesota
S@ngerbund.
Prospects Of a Dynamite Explosion With
Barry & Fay as the
Artists.
Grace Hawthorne and Her New Com
edy a--Reproductfon of
'sThe Two Orphans.''
A Successful Week of Drama and
Comic Opera--The Retrospect
and Prospect.
MINNESOTA sENGERBUND.

program for the Great Musical Feast
to be Held i'm June.
The forthcoming biennial festival of the
Minnesota S9ngerbund, to be held in ST.
Paul on the 5th, 9th and 18th of June next,
and for which elaborate preparations have
been made, promises to be the greatest mu-
steal event ever given by the organization.
Special significance attaches to the ensuing
festival from the fact that the main features
OF the affair will be directed towards the
proper celebration of the Silver Jubilee of
the organization of the union. The society
was organized in 1860, and it is one of the
oldest and most successful German singing
societies in the United States
Arrangements have been made for this
festival on scale of unusual magnficence,
and without doubu it will eclipse in brill
fancy any similar event ever given in the
state.
the officers of the union in ST. Paul, and
the gentlemen on whom large share of
the details for the reception and entertain
ment OF the visitors falls, are as follows:
President, Adolph Jarshishek; secretary.
Joseph Files; treasurer, p. j. Giesen; mu
steal director, John S. erode.
In addition to the above the officers of
the several local societies are busily ell
gagged Ill arranging the program of their
respective orders, and as in all great musical
events Of this kind the success of the under
taking will rebound largely to the laudable
interests of the individual members.
THE SOCIETIES.
Following is list of the societies COM
posing the union in this state:
Mannerchor, st. Paul.
Pioneer, Young America.
LiederkranZ, st. Paul.
M2nnerchor, Saltwater.
Arion, ST. Paul.
Concordia ST. Cloud
FrOhsiun Minneapolis.
COncordia, st. Paul.
Harmonic Farbault.
Liedertafel, Mankato
M8nnerchor, East Minneapolis.
COncOrdia, Jordan.
M@nnerchor, New Ulm
Liedertafel, West st. Paul.
Orpheus st. Paul.
Germania, Sank Centre.
THE PROGRAM.
The order of arrangements or programs
for the several days. so far as completed,
may be ascertained by reference to the fol-
lowing:
Friday, the 5th of June-General head
quarters athen8um; reception of singers
and assignment of visitors to their reSpec-
tive quarters. which are furnished by the
St. Paul societies free of charge.
In the afternoon there will be formal
reception of the guests, Mr.. Albert Schef-
fer and the mayor being at the head of the
committee on reception After the recep-
ton general rehearsal will take place.
Evening at p. M, opening concert at
the Grand opera house, participated in by
the entire force of the union assisted by the
following soloists:
Mrs. L. Emile Miltner, prina donna,
Milwaukee, contraltO; Miss Emma Heckle,
Chicago, soprano; Mr.. j. Benedict, Vienna,
baritone, and John Oestreicher, tenor of
Chicago and Milwaukee. Prize singing
will also take place at the first concert.
Following the concert social reunion
(Commers) will take place at the rooms of
the COncordia society in Turner hall.
Saturday, June I'm the forenoon a
business meeting of the union will be held.
In the afternoon rendezvous of all the So
cietieS will be held at headquarters, where a
procession will be formed and a parade of
the city made 1t is expected that the
streets on the line of march will be suitably
decorated.
The second concert will take place in the
evening at the athen3um. The program
will be pleasing and varied and it will bring
out the full vocal strength of the societies
and soloists. Following the concert a
grand ball will be given.
Sunday forenoon will be devoted to rest
and recreation and in the afternoon picnic
will be given at Banholzer's park. In the
evening theatrical entertainment will be
given by the dramatic division of the Ger
man society, the play being comedy in
three acts, entitled, ''1he Anniversary -
after which social reunion will take place
and good-byes will be in order.