St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-29
THE THOMAS CONCERT
Delighted a Critical Audience at
the Metropolitan.

the MetrOpOiltan.
1t speaks very we'll for the musical
taste of st. Paul that such programme
as Theodore Thomas and the Chicago
Orchestra gave at the Metropolitan last
evening is gladly welcomed and appre-
ciated. 1t was classical, and it was EN-
tirely instrumental. 1t is seldom
that a concert where the human
voice is not heard at all, meets with so
warm a reception. The audience was
large and used its applause freely but
iudiciously. The "Flying Dutchman"
overture which speaks the peculiar
genius and methods, of its master
composer, Wagner. in every strain, was
the first number on the programme, and
was given as only Thomas can give
Wagner. The delightfully."- rendered
triple number by Goldmark. Opus 26,
serenade, in the garden, aud dance, was
in a very different vein, but was inter-
preted with taste. The orchestra eXcels
in the smoothneSS of its diminuendoS
and crescendoS.
Miss Marie Louise Paige, a young
Minnesota violiniSt, scarcely more than
a child and looking like a school girl,
played Wienawski's familiar Polonaise.
In technique Miss Paige eXcelS. Her
execution is brilliant, her tone clear,
and her bowling, though lacking some
what in strength. admirable. She was
recalled again and again, but refused an
encore. Mime. Julia Rive-King, who
has not been heard in st. Paul
with applause. She played st. Saens'
Rhaps0die d'Auvergne, opus 73. with
all her old-time brilliancy and finish.
The applause which followed was SO
persistent that the famous pianiste was
forced to return with an encore.
After the intermiSSiOn came TSchalk-
oWsky's Suite Mozartiana. Gigue, Min
uet, PIeghiera, theme and variations.
The clarionet obligato was by }. Schre-
urs, and the violin obligato by Max
Bendix Mr.. Bendix has increased in
purity of tone and in sympathy since he
was last heard in SOLO in st. Paul, and
! played with soul. The Scherzo Capric-
cIoSo, by Dyorak, was given delicately,
| daintily and with great diversity of
expression. The concert closed with
| the invocation, "Minuet of the Will-O'-
the WiSp," dance of the Sylphs, and
march, "Rakoczy," from Berlioz's
"Damnation of Faust" Music
should have been, played ear
| iier in the programme, but it
was given with mastery skill. 1t is as
| if Thomas breathed part of his own
artist spirit, not only into his musicians,
but into the very instruments they play.
The concert was so uniformly exquisite
| that points for especial commentator
! are difficult TO find.
LII the house last night there were:
| Mr. and Mrs Ansel Oppenheim. Mrs. c. P.
| Noyes. Miss Newport, Luther Newport,
| Lieut. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Peet Mr.
and Mrs. William Winslow, W. c. Read, Miss
| Wanzer Miss Ruth Stckney. Charley Gordon,
Miss Lenore Horn, Mrs. +. II. Snyder, Walter
Driseoll, Dr. and Mrs. Stone, Miss Stephen
| son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Barnum, the Misses
Baker, Mrs. jackson, Miss Louise Jackson,
| Miss Davis, Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Schurmeier,
| Miss Jennie Moore, Miss Somers Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Johnston, Mrs. Gardner Moore
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jaggard, Archie Wright
| o. F. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs Van Goetzin
| Mr. and Mrs. Dorr, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Gilbert
| T. b. Scott, Hans Jung, Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney
| Wall, Miss Rice, Mr.. Nelson.
Deposits made at The State Savings
Bank, Germania Life Insurance Com
pany's Building, corner Fourth anC
minnesota streets, on or before April 3
will be entitled to three months inter
est July /, 1892.