The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-20

A soprano solo was given by Mrs. S.
V. Harris, who sang a pretty waltz
song by Arditi,s and for an encore sang
Celeste A selection from Faust was
given by Mr.. Quesnel, who afterward
sang "A Dream" by Bartlett Miss
Gertrude Sans Souci appeared in two
piano selections. Her first number be-
ing a nocturne by Paderewski and
''Nalse," by Moszkowski. Mrs. Frank
Hoffman did double duty as accompan-
ist and hostess.
A pleasant sacred concert was given
at the First Swedish Lutheran church
last Thursday evening, in which the
Orpheus society participated to the
great pleasure. of the large audience.
Miss Florence Pace, Miss Blanche
Nelson and others furnished excellent
vocal and instrumental music
can American Beauty on the rural
dog at Scranton, Pa, last Monday.
The libretto is by Huge Morton and
the music by Gustave Kerker. The
piece Is described as a musical comedy
rather than a comic opera, and is said
to be more in keeping with the fair
Lillian's talents than some of her pro-
auctions in recent years. She sings a
little French song with Partisan &C
cent in the second act and rides an
elephant in the third. Surely there's
a combination of attractions.
Speaking of the commercial standing
of the musical profession Mr.. William
E. Curtis, in the Chicago Record gives
some statistics from Sousa, from which
DC hot ho ho, Il c,+1a
and composer received from his con-
certs and works last year about $4,000.
We have in Chicago some dozen or
twenty teachers of the piano and of
singing who can earn in a year from
six to ten thousand dollars each-plac-
ing their work in degree of money
rather above the average pay of col
lege presidents. These, however, are
the prizes of the profession. Mr.. The
odore Thomas, who stands at the head
Of American musical names, gets prob
ably little more than fifteen thousand
dollars a year-which has to be meas
ured against the returns of the lead
ing doctors and lawyers in any large
city. We have in Chicago, for instance,
perhaps six physicians and surgeons
who receive upwards of fifty thousand
dollars each, yearly; and few lawyers
who make more. Still music must be
fession when even small number Of
its regular practitioners receive in
comes in the neighborhood of ten
thousand dollars a year."-Music. DIR.
w. S. B. Matthews, editor of music, mod
estly neglects to state that his own in
come derived from musical and edi-
torial sources has seldom fallen below
ten thousand dollars during the past
ten years. AS writer on musical
topics DR.. Matthews is the best known
and most vigorous Of the critics in the
country
Moriz Rosentha1 is court pianist to
the talented and beautiful Carmen
SYLVIA" queen of Roumania. While. In
Bucharest, recently, he composed a
number of songs for which this unfor-
tunate sovereign wrote the words. Dur
ing his American tour several of these
compositions will be heard at various
recitals. Rosenthals first appearance
this season will be on Nov. 10, at Car
negie Music hall, New York His pro-
gramme will on this occasion consist
of one or two orchestral concertos be-
sides several groups Of solos, and has
been selected with the view of disprov-
ing the oft-repeated assertion that vir-
tuosity is Rosenthaps only claim to
distinction. Delicacy of touch refine
ment of expression and exquisite SEN
timent have large share in the make
up of this great pianist, which, when
added to his Incompatible technique,
make him altogether a unique artist
in his field.
A number of concert engagements
are being arranged in the Northwest
for Claude Madden, the well-known
violinist, whose past achievements as
a concert artist before the public of the
Northwest are of such high standard
that the announcement of his appear
ance will be the signal for a grand
turning out of the musical people.
Concert pianists that will fill engage
ments exclusively under. the manage
ment of the Manning Lyceum Bureau,
of Minneapolis, this season, are: Prof
w. M. Cross, Gustayus johnson and
Miss Vienna E. Neal.
Carl v. -Lachmund, formerly resi-
dent Of Minneapolis, has established q
| conservatory of music in New York
city. AS teacher and composer Mr..
Lachmund ranks high among the mu-