St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-31
SAINT PAUL.
WITH SOULFUL MUSIC
The Chautauquans While Away
the Evening at Mahtomedi.

There was much to instruct and in
terest the Mabtomedi ChautauquanS
yesterday besides the regular routine
lectures and classes. In the afternoon
E. p. Penniman, of st. Paul, gave a lee
ture on 1.-THE Making of a Book" He
thoroughly described to his hearers
every process of work in making a
book. Typemaking and type setting
were described, and other branches of
this work, down to stereotyping and
TYPOGRAPHY. He illustrated his lecture
with samples of books in the various
stages of completion.
In the evening the large amphithea-
ter was almost filled to the doors. the
occasion being the grand concert, i'll
which the renowned violinist, Sig. q.
WHALE, of New York, and the Mendels-
sohn male quartette, of st. Paul, par
ticipated. Preceding this, George N.
HilIman gave another exhibition of the
p~honograph. The opening selec-
lions were 'Hussar Song" and
sin Absence" by the Mendels-
are ]. F. Merrill, first tenor; A. S.
Willoughby. second tenor: ID. F. Col
vile, baritone; J. l.. Whelan, basso;
Prof. G. g. Titcomb, accompanies. The
ability Of these gentlemen is well
known to st. Paul people. and it is
hardly necessary to state that they
received hearty encores - in fact,
were given about as great an
ovation as Prof. Vitale, received, who
followed them with a violin solo. His
opening solo was listened to with the
greatest attention. His playing. has
never been equaled at Mahtomedi eX-
cept by himself. on a former oc-
greeted him was %deafening. Sig.
Vitale is master of the violin. To do
justice to the programme as a whole
would be impossible. j. F. Merrill fol-
lowed Sig. Vitale with the vocal solo,
FAREWELL" Messrs. Willoughby and
Colville gave the duet "Come Ii Bacio."
The quartette made a great hit
in the selection Concert Waltz"
A baritone solo, THE Minstrel
Boy" was well rendered. Solos by
Vitale followed, and the %quartette con-
Guided the programme with Good
Night" SCR. Vitale's rendering of the
''Mocking Bird" was marvellous. This
is one of the selections by which he has
become so famous. At last years as
sembly it was requested at almost every
lecture. Manager Woodward was highly
elated with the success of last evenings
concert. Reference being made to the
Mendelsshon Quartette. he expressed
himself as being of the opinion that
from st. Paul talent as fine a Chautau-
qua programme could be prepared as
given anywhere in the country. But it
wouldn't draw, he said. At $3.50 this
afternoon Ii. S. Fairchild, of St. Paul,
gives a talk on his European travels.
The evening lecture will by by Prof.
W. NJ. r. French, of Chicago. His
subject is ''Wit and Wisdom of the
Crayon." Sketches will accompany the
lecture. On Sunday morning next DR..
Gilbert gives the baccalaureate sermon.
Sig. Vitale will play before each lee
ture to-day and tomorrow. Among
Yesterdays arrivals were Prof. L.
Vitale and daughter, Chicago; Will
Lawton, RuShf0rd; Mr.. and Mrs.
E. p. Penniman, of st. Paul:
Miss Lou Reed, E. j. Bishop,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Brown, st. Paul;
Miss Hattie Barr, Dubuque, To-; r. K.
Armstrong, Miss Mamie Armstrong,
Miss Matte d. Armstrong, J. F. Mer-
rill. d. f. Collville, Prof. G.. g. Tit
comb, A. S. Willoughby. J. G. Whelan,
George n. Hillman and daughter, st.
Paul; Miss Annie McCrea, Hamline,