St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-29
ENCORES ALL ROUND.
The Second of the May Festi-
val Concerts a Great Mu-
steal Success.
Talented Artists Delight a
Representative and Crit
ical Audience.
Miss Emma Juch Gives a
Globe Reporter an Inter-
esting Interview.
Holy Joe Once More Finds
Himself at the Central
Police Station.

The second of the May festival con
certs was given last evening at the
Peoples church to a larger audience
than that present on the previous even
ing, and one which was fully apprecia-
tive of the magnificent programme pre-
scented. The opening number was the
overture to civilian Tell" the ex-
quisite violoncello introduction being
played by Mr.. Herbert with great spirit
and effect. The principal orchestra
number was Mendelssohn's "Scotch
Symphony" and the three movements
allegro, andante and allegro-yivace-
were given complete, the perfect bal
ance of the orchestra being strongly
shown. The andante movement fairly
captivated the audience, elicltlng
tremendous applause, and the final
movement was given with dash and
spirit which emphasized its beauty.
Here it was that the real Scottish nature
of the music became apparent even to
Wyman, the contralto of the festival,
made her first appearance in the beau
tiful aria from st. Saens' Samson ct
DaliIa." She at once became
favorite, and it is "a pleasure
indeed to listen to such exquisite
phrasing and perfect enunciation.
AT the conclusion of the aria she was
accorded a well-earned ovation. to
which she responded with an English
ballad and was again applauded to the
echo. Later in the evening Mrs. wy
man sang two songs in A and B, giving
Thomas Midday in the Village" and
"My Neighbor" in a manner at once
artistic and charming. Mr.. Herbert ap-
peared as cello soloist in fantastic
with the orchestra. His tech
nique is perfect and he is justly
entitled to rank as one OF the
first celloists of the country. His
reception was hearty in the extreme,
and he was compelled to respond to an
encore.
The central attraction of the evening
was. of course, Miss Emma Juch. Her
first appearance was with the chorus in
Mendeissohn's ''Hear My Prayer" The
success was a magnificent one, the
chorus singing in the most finished and
artistic style imaginable. When Miss
Juch reached the passage, son, for the
wings of a dove" she was in her
glory, and sang with her whole heart
and soul in the work. 1t was here that
the greatness of the artist become APP
parent to even the least CRITICAL OF her
hearers. The conception was divine,
and in it Miss Juch was ably seconded
by Prof. MacLachlan and his magnifi-
cent chorus. In the finale both artist
and director were recalled four times,
but the latter refused to repeat the
number. The fourth number was the
aria "Ah, Perfdo," concededly Bee
thoven's masterpiece. In this
Miss Juch was intensely dramatic,
fairly sending the house wild
with enthusiasm. Complimentary to
Mr.. MacLachan was Miss Juch's
singing of his ''Ave Maria" She gave
it with all the soul and fervor that the
exquisite work demands. In this num-
Der the scores seem to suit her voice
exactly, and the magnificent climax
reached in the high made the house
ring again in her praise, both Miss Juch
and Mr.. MacLachlan being heartily en-
cored.
The vorspiel to "Lohengrin" received
good treatment from the orchestra, and
was equally we'll thought of by the au-
dience as the balance of the programme.
The final number was GOunod'S great
chorus, "Here by Babylon's Wave" 1t
was sung with grandeur and magnlfi-
cence never before equaled in st. Paul,
the harmony of the chorus, orchestra
and conductor being made evident in a
more. marked degree than hitherto.
The festival chorus is marvel in itself.
1t is without doubt the very grandest
massing of local singers ever had in this
city, and it is to be hoped that so mag
nifcent an aggregation can be made a
permanent affair. The orchestra is
thoroughly we'll balanced and is entitled
to all that can be said in its praise.