St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-25

and dedicated to her royal high
ness the Princess Mary Adelaide,
duchess of Teck. This work has
been performed on several occasions at
the Crystal palace and the Royal Albert
hall, with wonderful and complete sue
cess. The story of Placida is so well
known that but sketch will be suffi-
cient to remind the reader of those pOr-
tons specially alluded toin the cantata.
The scenes are laid in and near Rome,
the period the reign of the Emperor
Nero, during which reign, it will be re-
membered, great portion of the city
was destroyed by fire and the firing Of
the city attributed to the Christians,
who were subsequently brought to trial
and condemned to torture and death.
Placida is shown as having been awak-
ened to the light of Christianity by OBJ
serving the devotion of her slave who
has embraced the Christian faith. She
accompanies the slave girl to the cata-
combs, where she is baptised by a
Christian priest. During the baptism
the Christians are surprised by soldiery
and made prisoners. In the meantime,
the father of Placida, who has heard
of his daughters captivity, hastens
to her. and pleads hard that she will re-
nounce her adopted religion. Placida's
refusal to entertain such proposition
brochures for her her fathers curse,
under the ban of which she is brought,
together with the priest and other con-
verts, before the imperial tribunal.
Again her refusal to renOunce the faith
of her adoption is heard ringing through
the halls and corridors OF the justice
hall, and she is condemned to die, in
martyrs. While the procession is en-
ltion an attempt is made by small
force of patriclans to rescue Placida,
and during the excitement of the strug-
gle the martyred heroine falls In faint
and dies by the roadside. The patri-
clans, moved by the sight of her fair,
lifeless form. and dreading that an in
dignity should be offered her. order the
body thrown into the Tiber.
The scene has been most beautifully
represented by the famous artist, Paul
'Delaroche. Placida's lifeless form is
seen floating on the murky surface of
the river of a million tragedies, the mar
tyr's glory wreathing her head in an
aureole of golden light. Mr.. Carter, in
setting the music to the beautiful story,
has shown great depth of musical feel
ing and wonderful skill. In the hands
of the Amphion club the cantata can
but be the success it should be.
One of the most charming musical
events of the part week was the music
ale given by Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr at their
residence on Crocus Hill. The parlors
were we'll filled with musical people
early in the evening, .and certainly an
entertainment was never more thor
oughly enjoyed or enjoyable. Among
the vocal lights present, the Misses
Harris and Johnson were the leaders,
and their singing was quite the
feature of the evening. The selec-
tons by the MendelssOhn .quartette
were as well received as the efforts of
that very deservedly popular organiZa-
tiou always are, and the event must go
down to history as having been one of
the most pleasant gatherings of the
early season.
The Friday evening concert at the
Hotel st. Louis, Miunetonka, was at
tended by as large an audience as could
possibly be seated or crowded into the
The singing of "Margarita" by Mr.. Col
Vile and .'The Shadows Deepen" by
]. F. Merrill were very fine and added
fresh laurels to the already weighty
wreaths earned by both singers. There
were present on the occasion many COM
petent critics, who have heard the
gentlemen sing innumerable times,
assert that they never sang as we'll pre-
yiOusly as on the occasion mentioned.
There were also several very fine quar-
tette selections, which brought down
the house.
Mrs. L. B. Erwin, one of the most
successful musical instructors OF the
city. who has been on visit to relatives
in DEBORAH, To-. will return here and re-
commence work on Sept. 1.
Miss Mott has removed her studio
from the Grand block to the Mann
heimer block.
The first of the series of concerts to
take place at the Peoples church will
be given on Oct. IL.
The music for the first week of the
State Fair will be furnished by Wills
First regiment band of forty-twO
pieces.
Prof. Burritt will leave on Monday
for ten days. trip to New York state
and the East generally.
: Mrs. L. B. Cross has returned from
her trip to the coast.
Prof. McLachlan, director of the
Gounod club, will return from abroad
early in September.
Prof. l.. L. Wyman has quit privatiDg
and returned to his quarters in the
Grand block.
A series of very pleasant musical en-
tertainments have been held by Paul
people at White Bear, at the Lakeside
cottage.
The inaugural organ concerts which
have been announced to take place at
the Peoples church Sept. and 6, have
been postponed until Oct. l and 8,
owing to an unavoidable delay i'm the
completion of the organ. Aside from
Samuel A. Baldwin, organist of the
church (who will preside at the organ
on these OccaSiOns), and the quartette
choir of the church, arrangements have
been completed with the following we'll
known artists: Miss Maud Powell. the
celebrated viollnist; Mrs. S. c. Ford,
soprano, of Cleveland-one of the lead
ing concert artists of this cOuntry-and
the favOrite tenor, Whitney Mockridge,
of New York.
Almost all interest in art circles just
now is centered in the State Fair ex-
hibit, for which Col. r. c. Munger and
his aides are doing some determined
hustling. Some of the pictures from
abroad which are to be exhibited, but
which will not be for sale, have been
here for a week, and will be put in
place in a few days. The works
'sVenice' and ''On the Avon," by the
well-knOWn American artist. Gilbert
Munger, whose works are attracting
such wide attention on the continent,