St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-16
ST.PAUL At A GLANCE
The Apollo Club Gives a High
Class Concert at the Met
ropolitan.
Engineer May, Injured in the
Explosion, in a Critical
Condition.
A Teamster Ovep-EXeptS Him
self and Suddenly Drops
Dead.
Supt. Myers, of the Reforma-
tory, Enlarges Upon the
Parole System.

The ball room of the Metropolitan no.
tel was filled last evening with an audi
ence to which all the complimentary
stock adjectives may be truthfully ap-
piled. 1t was large, it was fashionable,
it was cultivated. and it was in the
highest degree appreciative. The lady
patrons, Mesdames Theodore Schur-
meier, Maurice Auerbach, r. NJ. New
port, A. II. Barnum, William Winslow,
Gustav Won Goetzen and j. w. White,
were sufficient in themselves to secure
the social success of the affair, and the
roster of the Apollo club is an unques-
tionable guarantee OF musical excel
lence.
1t was the first concert of the Apollo
club with Mr.. Wheeler as director,
and it was an unqualified success. The
programme was not too classical to be
popular. and was exceptionally well
sung. A. Franklyn's ''Dogge." funny
old rhyme set to MackenZie's music,
was the first number by the club.
Ludolf's ''ln the Morning. followed,
and was heartily received. The bari
tone solo by Mr.. Garland and Mr.. Mer-
rill's tenor solo added greatly to its eff
feet. 1.-THE familiar Beware" Long
fellows translation and Hatton's music,
was the next song. Mr.. Drill sang
two songs, II Would We Had not Met
Again." by Woodman, and Pinsuti's
The Arrow and the Song" In the
latter song the singer was most happy.
He was in superb voice, and superb
voice with Mr.. Drill means something
very pleasing indeed. The smoothly
sung legato of Hatton's Sailors Song"
by the club preceded the song of the
evening. Nun OF NidarOs," by Dudley
BUCK. The words of the song are from
LongfelIow's Sage of King Olaf" and
lose nothing by the composers art. Ii
is rare that any chorus sings so long a
composition WITH such expression and
delicacy of shading. Miss Van Glider
sang the soprano solo.
The eXtravagantly sentimental More
and More" by Seifert. was the first
song IN the second part of the pro-
gramme. 1t was followed by "Last
Night" by Kjerulf. Miss Marie Van
Gelder, whose voice is clearer and more
resonant this season than ever, sang the
song as solo against back ground Of
an accompaniment ummed by the club.
The effect was surprisingly sweet, and
the applause which followed was hearty
and long continued. Thomas Taylor
Drill sang Song of Hybrias the
Cretan" with so much taste and spirit
that an irresistible recall brought him
back to sing. with exquisite feeling,
The Gift of Beryn." The Apollo
clubs next number was "Spin, Spin," by
Jungst. Then came most peculiar
musical fantasy in the Dance of
Gnomes," by Mcdowell. The compo-
sition has never been sung in st. Paul
before, and is the most fascinatinsly
wierd thing Imaginable. Miss Van
Glider followed with "Neuer Fruh-
ling" by Franz Bendel. AS an encore
she sang-and sang delightfully."-, too
Summer Night" by Thomas. 1.-THE
Knights Farewell" a stirring and SOL
dierly march by Storch. preceded by
one stanZa of Kinkle's we'll known song
was the last number on the programme.
1t is new to st. Paul, but was an enjoy
able and appropriate ending to one of
the most delightful concerts ever given
by local talent.
The members of the Apollo club are {:
First tenor, Mr.. Merrill, Mr.. Drake Mr.
Swift, Mr.. Ames.
Second tenor. Mr.. Willoughby, Mr.. Walpole,
Mr.. Keyes, Mr.. Van YORK.
First bass, Mr.. Robinson, Mr.. Shepard Mr..
Fitzpatrick. Mr. Fobes
Second bass, Mr.. Garland, Mr. Eberlein,
Mr.. Roberts, Mr.. Krech. Mr.. De Lacy.
Mr.. Roberts, secretary and treasurer; Mr..
Middleton, accompanies; Mr.. Wheeler, di-
rector.