St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-22
The TWIN SCIENCES.
Gossip for the Votaries OF
Music and Art in st.
Paul.
New Stars That Gem the
Heavens of Local Art
Circles.
Amateur and Professional
Potentates in the Realm
of Music.
Coming Events and lndivid-
uals Who Will Shine
in Them.

beneath the glass roof of their respect
i've studios. and are now working hard
to produce perfect pictures from chaotlc
pencil strokes.
Anropos of art in st. Paul. there's a
Young landscape painter whose Work is
of a character TO warrant predlcIlon
of future greatness for the artlst' d. q.
| McGowan is the name OF TINS new stdI
i'm the profession. and from the TACT tlaG
he finds cOngenial subjects III locaI
scenes and views, his works are IN great
demand. Among the most noteworthy
of his recent productions Is view IN
oil of Fort Smelling from the marshes
helow the railway bridge. showing the
white cliffs of Smelling Height and the
gray. time-wOrn walls of the fort sur
Tonnding them. The reproduction Is
| faithfully carried out, and the picture
was sold while vet in the rough. An
other charming hit is sea piece. repre-,
Senfing a storm on the New England
coast fbe somber tints of the frowning
! cliffs the fury of the tempest-laSned
waves as they dash against the rocks
and are thrown back in clouds of spray
and foam. The triumph Of this piece,
howeyer. is the sky. The banks OF
| livid storm clouds. which hang ike
| funeral pail over the shiverlng frame OF
| a wrecked schooner, are nothing IL not
true To nature. and the artist may reel
! secure of a market for any numDef Oh
pictures of the character described.
Flower painting bids fair to become
quite the proper thing Tor thOse WHO
make profession of love for art. Sew
! oral of the ART stores exhibit canvases
| of local origin, each and every one OF
which is covered with roses in cOlors as
! jndpscribable as they are unnatural, IN
| tertvined with which are climbing
| nIants with leaves and stems OF so VlVid
| a greco as to dazzle the eyes and pam
| the sensibilities of the visitor with a
! correct eve for color and effect. In JUS
| flee. however. to the really good work
| done nv several st. Paul ladies, TO whom
! the iniustice is done of placing their
work side by side with some OF the
! nainfuI atrocities mentioned, 1t must De
said that. among others, the small
water-colors. Morning Glory" and
t.Damask Roses" are highly creditable
works and entitle the artists 10 all the
credit CT their work.
The state fair art exhibit was Just
what it is probable the intention was 10
| make it-an exposition of composite
productions by the solar printing cam
! era and the pastel worker at SO much
| Der ward. There werewithout doubt, some
| very valuable and meritoriOus works
| on exhibition, and the proximity OF the
| latter to the mechanical productions be
! fore mentioned. formed the basis OF
| considerable severe criticism on the
mart of the artists and art critics who
visited the gallery. The question
arises. however. as to whether the al
| legged art exhibit at the fair is thing
| eSneciallv designed to please artists ana
| lovers of art. or to excite admiration by
| the festive granger who pred0mlnates
| largely over any other class OF cltlZen
! during that particular season II the
! latter, the object was certainly attained,
! as the delighted EXPLANATIONS OF any
! clique of eOuntrymen and women would
| show, when surveying S0lar-prlnted ana
! pink-tinted representations of fat ba-
| bies and decOllete maidenS with flesh
! tlnts of a surprisingly unnatural hue.
| If the former. the managers OF the eX-
! hibit. must be credited with having
/ done the best in their powers by their
| comparative isolation of the real from
| the sham art.
Miss Edith Leslie, whose water color
| sketches of heads have attracted good
! deal of attention in local art circles, has
a most interesting collection OF beads.
| She has sketched in the inimitable
style all her own, during her summer
wanderings through the East and
South. The pale tints used by the
artist are the chief charm of her work,
! the cOloring being of a style peculiarly
| her own, yet far from being inartlstie.
| Among the collection are faces OF all
expressions and types, some sketehed
! from life in Virginia. chief among the
| latter being the turbaned head and
good natured phiz of negro woman,
| under which the artist has scribbled
the name "Auntie Sue," the subject
| having been chef de cuisine of the
| Southern mansion in which portion
of Miss Leslie's summer days were
| spent. The last of the collection is of
/ equal interest and clevernesS Of eXecu-
| ton.
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In muSic's sphere the principal topic
of conversation and anticipation is the
series of concerts and recitals to be
given at the Peoples church early in the
| coming month, The artiSteS who will
| participate in the concerts are the most
! famous in the country, and there is no
| room for doubt that the concerts will be
as largely attended as they should be.
| Among the noted singers who will put
i'm an appearance is Mrs. L. G. Cleve-
land, one of the most popular concert
| and oratOrio singers in America. Mrs.
! Ford has a wonderfully beautiful So
/ prano voice, bright, fresh and resonant
remarkably even in its registers, and of
the true singing quality from its lowest
| to its highest tone. Mrs. Maud Powell,
| the young viollniSt, who has also
| been engaged for the concert term, Is
! already acknowledged one of the best
lady violinists of her day. Miss Powell
| is a marvelOuSly gifted woman, one
who in every feature of her playing dis
PLAYS the instincts and gifts of born
artist. Her accomplishments are al
ready so great that they challenge the
application of the severest standard
| from one who would pass judgment
upon her. She exhibits fine intellect
ual grasp of her music, and is able to
| hold the interest of her audience for
every bar. Whitney MOckridge ranks
as one of the leading tenOrs of the coun-
try, and critics are unanimous in
his praise. A more pleasing voice, OF
more finished articulation, is rarely
4 D6dEu Oh IU6 COHCClb oldSC' MI hOCh-
| ridge is one of the few Canadians who
have made their mark in the musical
world. He was formerly member of
the Carl Rosa Opera company in Lon
| don.
Prof. Samuel A. Baldwin is Sc well
known in ST. Paul that but little CON-
ment upon his past performances is nee
essary. Mr.. Baldwin plays the organ
with a broad anG clear musical intelli-
gence and superb technique that entitle
him to hearing with the best Organists
of the East or the West. The concerts
| will open on Oct. l.
Seibert's orchestra will inaugurate a
series of popular Sunday afternoon con-
certs for the coming winter at the new
Turner hall. The programme will con-
sist of standard and popular works ren-
dered by a complete orchestra, under
the direction of George Seibert, by
! soloists, vocal and instrumental. of ap-
proved merit. The Turner hall is well
J suited to the giving of such concerts as