St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-04
ENCORES GALORE.
The Thursby Concert at the Peo-
pies a Great Success.

The Thursby Concert at the Peo-
pies a Great Success.
Few concerts in St. Paul of late years
have gathered together so large an
audience as that which assembled at
the Peoples church last evening to
hear Miss Emma ThurSby. Miss Thursby
was assisted by local musicians of un-
doubted ability, and the entertainment
was neither too classical for the appre
citation of the average man or woman in
the andlence nor too popular for the
cultivated taste of the musical people
there.
The Masonic Male Quartette opened
the entertainment with the familiar
1.-The Bridge" with music by Lindsay.
The selection did not do the singers
justice. The tenor was unpleaSantly
nasal, and the phraSing OF the quartette
bad. AS an encore 1.-The CHATTER and the
Flower" was eXcellently rendered. The
Quartette is fortunate in the possession
of an exceptionally good bass. Miss
Emma ThurSby'S appearance was greet
ed with applause. The first number was
pOlonaise, "Mignon," by Ambrose
Thomas. The famous singer has not
entirely recovered from the effects of a
severe cold, which has especially i'm
paired her upper register. She labored
under the further disadvantage of an
accompanying piano tuned half tone
below concert pitch; but, on the whole.
her voice was pleasing. 1t possesses at
all times a slight tremolo and remark
able amount or cOlleratur. Miss Thurs
by's trilis and Staccato passages are
| marvelS of execution. The encore after
''Mignon" was the sweet Scotch ballad,
''The Maid of Dundee" which Miss
Thursby sang delightfully."-.
Emil Straka, who has become a great
favorite, followed with violin solo,
Wienaskwi's characteristic ''Mazurka
Kuiawijak," which was played with
feeling and varied coloring. So hearty
was the recall that Mr.. Straka re-
turned to play Relf's exquisite ser.
enade, Love Divine, All Love Ex-
| ceiling" by Stainer, was the title OF the
duet by Mrs. Fuller-Snyder and James
| Swift, and while the good taste of Sc
| lecting the composition for such an oc-
| casion may be questioned, Mrs. Snyder
| has never sung better. Her method has
never been eXcelled nor her voice
| sweeter. Mr.. Swift's voice makes up in
quality what it lacks in quantity. The
two voices blended admirably.
| The Masonic Male Quartette sang as
| a double number Abt'S Moonlight
| Night" and Brahms familiar ''Lull-
| aby." Both songs were pleasing, but
the latter was more than that. 1t was
! charmingly sung. The voices harmon
lied perfectly. and the song was given
with taste aud feeling. Miss Thursby
| followed with my. Mother Bids Me
| Bind My Hair" by Haydn. and Ger
man laughing song, "In der MARI Nacht, y
| by Taubert. In the latter song Miss
| ThurSby's wonderfully flexible voice was
at its best. As an encore the singer
| gave Swiss echo song by Eckert, a
composition we'll calculated to display
the clearness and sweetness of hel
tones. The cadenza was, however, sung
distinctly out of tune.
The ave Maria" by Gounod-Bach
was exquisltely played as violin sole
by Emil Straka, followed by his OWL
sweet and delicate little "Wieger
Lied" which he plays so well. The
Waltz" by Vogel, taking and wei
sung number, by the Masonic Male
Quartette. ended the programme.