The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-08

ing of the club last week in st. Marks
guild hall. Minneapolis, singing the
beautiful part song, Down in the
DeWy Dell" The musical notes Of the
day We're presented by Mrs. G. E. De
Foe and Miss Florence Burtis, Miss
Jean Wakeman, Mrs. J. H. Martindale.
Miss Nellie P. Hale. Mrs. w. b. Cross
kopf, Mrs. r. N. Parks, Miss Alberta
Fisher, Mrs. w. E. Albee, Miss Bessie
Brundage, Mrs. H. Mel. Morton. Miss
Margaret Drew, Mrs. William N. Por-
teus and Miss Eloise Shryock con-
tributed to the programme.
Two Of the best and most favorable
known musicians in Minneapolis Joined
their fortunes in marriage last week.
The bride was Miss Johanna G. Holt
hermann, a fine pianist, and the groom,
Claude Madden, a vlolinist whose de-
votion to his art is rapidly bringing
him into prominence. The event was
OF especial interest in musical circles
OF both cities.
The twenty-second session of Sell
bert'S Sunday orchestra concerts will
open today at 3 o'clock In Conover hall.
The orchestra is as large as ever and
we'll trained by constant playing I'M
der the baton Of an experienced o
ductor. Rehearsals have been fire.
quently held since the close of out
door music season and good work may
be expected. Prof. Seibert promises a
varied and entertaining programme to
the satisfaction of all tastes and ma
tionalities. The first programme o
tains selection from Suppe, Mozart,
Gounod, Weber and Langery,
The vocal numbers will be
furnished by the Miss Eva
H. Alcott, Of this city. A special feat
ure will be the popular march Belle
of the North" by John Croft, and es-
pecially transcribed for the fuH or
will be given alternate Sundays during
the winter.
Following is the programme for today:
March. Belle of the North ..........Ida Croft
Especially arranged for the orchestra by
Director Seibert.)
Overture. Des Wanders Ziehl ........ Suppe
Sfnfonie, OPP, Al, 2 movements ......Mozart
Andante and Finale.)
Soprano solo. The Loreley List
Miss Eva NJ. Olcott.
Piano accompaniment by Prof. C. G. Titcomb.
Grand selection from Der Freischuetz. Weber
Ballet music from Faust ........... Gounod
l, Valse; 2, Adagio; 8, Allegretto; 4, Moderate
Maestoso.
Descriptive fantasia. Down in the Coal
Mine
The management of the Herald
Square theater have decided to MAKE
a permanent home for American light
opera. Their intention is to run it on
the same lines hat D'Oyley Carte has
employed in the management Of the
Savoy, in London, and to that end they
have entered into a three-year on
tract with Reginald De Koven and
Harry B. Smith, by which they are to
exclusively control the joint efforts Of
those writer's. Messrs. De Koven and
Smith on their part agree to furnish
at least one new opera a year. A reg
ular musical stock company will be
formed. No one will be featured, and
the first Offering will be 1.-THE Manda-
rim" now ready for presentation.
Herr B~uhgstalIer, who achieved a
great success at the last festival al
Bayreuth, was a w~oodcutter until re-
Gently. Nine. Wagner has discovered
a great artist in a local blacksmith.
who was quite oblivious of the hard
turned. One well-known German tenor
used to be a cabman. Another operate
success was q simple Spanish shepherd.
No wonder that a Frenchman once
described music as a career open to
the talents" Dvorak's father was a
pork butcher. Mascagni's made bread
and Verdi's sold candles.
Bach's admirers have a chance to
Show their devotion in q practical way
by contributing something to the fun I
for the monument to be erected to him
i'll the Johanniskirche in Leipsic, where
his lately found bones are now placed
at rest. The sum so far collected
amounts to 5000 marks and about 1000
more is wanted.
Mascagnis LA G~iapponese" is to
have it's libretto translated into Eng
lish, with a view to It's performances
in London n the United States.
Among the characters are a doll, a
screen, a young Japanese couple, and a
cruel father.
Two new operas by Scandinavian
composers + in course Of being