St. Paul daily globe., 1886-06-01
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A MUSICAL FEAST.
The ST. Paul Press Club Benefit a
Grand Musical Success.


An audience of fair proportions and fine
quality was present last evening at the
benefit given the st. Paul Press
club by the instrumental and vocal
musicians of this city. The pro-
gram which had; been prepared. was
filled with musical gems and it was carried
out in faultleSS style. Never before has
there been such an aggregation of local
musical talent. Those who were present
were loud in their praise of the manner in
which the participants performed
their respective parts. The ladies
were elegantly costumed. Each one
wore bouquet de corSage.
The program opened with an overture by
Seibert'S orchestra of twenty-five pieces,
under the direction of Prof. Muehlenbruck.
The orchestra, which has no equal in the
Northwest, never played sweeter, and in
the overture ''Bergmamistroum," Gilmore's
band could not have given better
satisfaction. Signor Jannotta's Glee club
of sixteen voices, under the personal direc
tion of the signor, sang the finale of act 1,
opera ''Alidor." by request, and so ex-
quisitely was the selection rendered, the
club received an encore. to which they
kindly responded. The singing of Miss
Mae Murphy was delightful feature of
the entertainment. She was in splendid
voice and her rendition of 30. My Fer
nando' was charming. Miss Alice Shave
sang the soprano solo, Angels Serenade,"
with violncello obligato by Miss Marie
Geist. Miss Shave has often been heard in
this city and the
PATHETIC DEPTHS
of her voice have often stirred the hearts
of her hearers. The beautiful selection
last night was rendered in superb style and
her voice blended sweetly with the plain
tive tones of the cello, that seemed to
breathe the soul of harmony under the
master hand of Miss Geist. The soprano
solo and chorus, Now Tramp Ger Moss
and Fell" by Mrs. Arthur Rogers and the
Glee club, was exluisitely rendered. Mr..
John Gehan sang bass solo, The Yeo-
mans Wedding Song" in grand style. and
Mr.. Charles POttgieSer, in his selections on
the piano, was loudly applauded. Messrs
Slevenin and Guibert, in romance for
violin and flute, acquitted themselves with
great credit. From a musical standpoint
the concert was grand success, and
proved conclusively that st. Paul can
boast of musical talent Of which any city
in the world might well be proud. Miss
Murphy and Miss Shave received baskets
of beautiful flowers from their
friends in the audience. MI
Frank Wood and Mr.. c. G. Titcomb
were accompanies, and as musicians
these gentlemen enjoy reputation second
to none in the Northwest.
In so freely responding to the call of the
press club to participate in its benefit, the
musical talent of the city richly deserves
the extreme gratitude that is extended to
them by that young and growing
organization and especial CRATE
full are they to the lady
participants who SO cheerfully volunteered
towards making the event the pleasing sue
cess that it was. In summing up the re-
suit, the citizens snould not be forgotten, as
they cheerfully contributed towards tile
financial success of the event, and through
the kindness of the musicians and the pub
lie, the club will realize several hundred
dollars, which will place it on fair finan-
cial basis.