St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
SANG LIKE AN ANGEL.
Kavanagh's Pure Notes Bring
Tears to Many an
Eye.
The Charming Featurs Of the
Church Choip's Splendid
Concert.
A Talk With the Musical
Youngster Whom Patti
Kissed.
The New Midway Lodge Of
Masons Fully Consti-
tuted.

The Peoples church was crowded last
evening with an audience as fashion
able and as critical as ever listened to a
concert in this city. Standing with an
easy, graceful pose before the interested
assembly stood little. curly-haired boy,
who bowed courteOusly his acknoWl-
Judgements of the applause which had
followed his appearance. That boy was
Blatchfor0 Kavanagh. and the audience
rose on tip-tOe that il might get one good
look at the wonderful little singer of
whom all had heard and read SO much.
As the first notes OF the beautiful with
Verdure Clad" from The Creation"
left the Inns of the youthful soloist,
there were those in the audience who
started in wonder that the voice they
heard could be other than Woman's.
Never has there been such GREATNESS
interest as that betrayed by the
vast audience during the progress of
the aria, and then. as the wondrouS
sweet tones sweiled into grandeur and
again died into softly beautiful Whis-
per, there were tears and suppressed
sobs to be heard from many corner of
the hOuse-hundredS of women were
thing was needed to complete
the conquest made by the
handsome lad over his audience,
that something was forthcoming
when, i'll response to the inevitable en-
core, he sang "Suwdnee River" 1t is
safe to assert that the old familiar song
was never sung with greater effect and
never greeted with more rapturouS ap-
plause. Again and again the lad was
compelled to return and bow his thanks
for the ovation he had received, until
at Last hjG odnOjrnTS
strained to cease appiauding from
very WEAKNESS. Master Kavanagh's
singing of the exquisite solo angels
Ever Bright and Fair" was the crown
ing glory of the evening. He sang it
with a power. a pathoS marvellous in
their perfection, throwing his whole
heart and soul into the work, and win
ming every heart with the sweet sympa-
thy OF the Interpretation. Equally well
received was the Scotch ballad, "My
Ain Countrie," and his Banks and
Braes O. Bonnie Doom" so delighted
Prof. McLachlan that that patriotic
Scotciiman has been humming 'Auld
Acquaintance" ever since.
Mrs. Hermann Schetfer performed
magnificently on the piano the march
from ''Tannhauser" and ''Tarantelle"
The applause which followed her brill
liant performance of the latter was
deafening in its ardOr, and the talented
planlSte retired from the stage carrying
basket IF the most exquisite cut bow
erS the country could produce.
In the chronicling of the evenings
entertainment the magnificent work of
the choral club must not be forgotten.
In the opening anthem, THUS Speaketh
the Lord of HOSTS" the chorus work
left nothing to be desired, and the treble
solo by Master Paul Floyd was
a surprise to many people who
had not correctly gagged the
power of voice possessed by the little
lad. In the anthem Sing, Oh. Heaven"
chance was given the audience to
listen to the clever sweet voice of little
Percy Creelman. the local soloist whose
fame bids fair 10 become more than
local. he sang well, and was ac-
corded the praise merited by his
performance. The comic college
songs by the men of the Choral club
were extremely we'll sung, and the solo
work OF j. c. Wall was on par with
the perfection of his negro dialect. The
string quartette played eXquisiIely from
Schubert, and were applauded to the
echo.
The complete programme of the con-
cert was as follows:
PART I.
Anthem-"Thus Speaketh the Lord Of
HOSTS -. $4,000. DR.. steiner
| Master Paul Floyd (treble solo) and Choral
Club.
Recitation and Aria-"With Verdure
Blatchford Kavanagn. 10y >---
| Piano Solo-"Iarantelle'' 49, ...-
Mrs. Hermann Scheffer.
| Anthem-"Oh, Give Thanks Sir George Elroy
Choral Club.
! Scotch Ballad-"My Ain Countree'' -
| Blatchford Kavanagh.
! String Quarteue-E fiat OPP. 145.
| No.l...',- .......-. Schubert
Beethoven Quartette.
Part Song-"In the Hour of Softened
DpICuuOi 1lnSuIl
Choral Club.
! Aria-"Angels Ever Bright and Fair Handel
Blatchford Kavanagh.
| Piano Solo-March from ''Tannhaus-
| err. 49,. 80. 800. -. 80. Liszt-Wagner
| Mrs. Hermann Scheffer.
| College Songs ..... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
j. c. Wall and Men of Choral Clvb.
| Anthem-"Sing. Oh heavens" Caleb Shipper
| Percy Creelman (treble solo) and Choral
Club
MaStef Kauanagh will be heard this
afternoon at the First Methodist church
as per announcement last evening, The
young soprano held levee last night
| after the concert at the Metropolitan
| hotel, and was introduced to several
hundred ladies ana gentlemen admirers,
who deluged him with invitations for
| the present and future.