The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-11

groups, In pairs, by ufOVeS ana IN
companies headed bY1bnass bands, tin
horn brigades, drum aoerps, and the
hideous noise of the ibhZoo, a light
hearted, vivaciouslyi reckless stream
of merrymak erS, fantastic and pictur-
esoue. a yeritablea ka1ei dk0scope of gay
ETY.. while the peepl6e if0oked on, ap-
plauded. passed jest f6rs5est, and fair
ly shouted in theiraaekuberance of
spirit. s93911;
STREET WAS 3ssLAzE.
The street all alongj the frequented
portion was brightlysillaminated with
arc lights provided for sthe occasion,
while special electrical hdisplays of va
riously colored lights together with
the burning of Greek 8 fire, in vast
quantities, made the sscene almost as
bright as day, and Theh crowds. were
easily able to witness 1.-THE novel events
arranged in every. squaGe About the
raised stages the jam"Was tremendous
the entire evening. The entertain
was splendid and they. were anxious
not to miss any of the attractions.
When a performance was in progress
it was impossible to proceed in either
direction. A solid mass of humanity
blocked the way, as impenetrable as
a section of the Chinese wall. On the
right hand side of the street going
toward Smith park the first attrac-
ton was Master Frankie Richter, the
BLIND BOY PIANIST,
whose skill was sufficient to hold a
large audience all evening. Master
Richters renditions We're of the usual
high character, and prolonged ap-
plause greeted his every performance.
In fact, the little fellow seemed to
take on a new responsibility and
a1,ly h Ia
in one handicapped as he is Several
classic numbers were rendered ex-
cellently, but Master Frankie appeared
alive to the desireDof his auditors and
responded to encoreS again and again
with popular selections which aroused
the greatest enthusiasm. He also
gave an organ solo. Mr. Richter as
sisted his son, rendering some very
pleasing numbers on the Xylophone to
the accompaniment of Master Fran
kie. The following were among the
early selections:
Piano Piano Gavotte-"The Gay Parisienne, with
xyiophons overture-s.'Wi William Telr' .Rossinii
organ -"Cavalleria Rusticana," with VIC
lin obigato.
Piano Solo-March-''M Minnesota State Fair
Accompanist, Master frankie
The big thermometer OF Human
Hone" at Sixth and Robert streets was
eagerly watched by ithegthousands, but
its indications were not needed to IN
form the crowds that things were ap-
proaching the white heat of hilarity
There was a zero mark on the tube,
but no one saw the mercurlal bulo IN
any closer proximity to4thls point than
summer heat. AS soon as the people
began to throng the street the bulb
started on its ascent. Up and up 1t
rose as the fun grew more furious I'M
til il lowered about summer heat.
Then on it went to sb1ood heat its
course uuickened by the heated cur
rent of merriment sizzling at its base
Had this thermometer been OF the ORD
mary style the mercury would nave
stopped at this point, but 1t possessed
an advantage which should in future
commend itself to manufacturers OF
such instruments, as the top notch
showed that state of sizzling when
owners of the regulation guages are
compelled to announce the tempera-
ture themselves. And so 1t was When
the mercury reached this point. never
was mirth so riotous. 1t seized upon
Young and old and women ana chill
dren went intoa state of, ecStatlc ENJOY
ment which kindled every heart.
Laughter and merriment relgned su-
preme. Care was tanished to its ORR
ginal dark abode and amid the crash
of bands. the shouts of eXectatlon and
the Babel of thousands of voices, at
tuned to the merryef ete,5 scenes We're
enacted which would have; driven. Bac-
chus and his court wild with envy.
And then when the festivities con-
tinued in a bewildering whfrl the thef-
mometer could not stand the pressure.
Myriads of brilliantly colored lights
shot into the air with dazzling erect,
rising high aboye the adjoining build
ings and describing devious curves
back to earth, while miniature bombs
exploded in their midst, ShoWerlng
powdered fire of different colors until
it seemed as though a section OF the
Milky Way had descended. AND When
the strains of neighborlng Dand
playing "a Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight" came on the wings of Aeolus'
messengers the mammoth gathering
for the length Ct the. street vented it's
enthusiasm in loud and prolonged
cheers.
CONCERT AT THE RYAN.
The musical feature of the evening
was the concert by the United States
Third Infantry band, directed by
Charles Graves, on the balcony of the
RYAN hotel. At this point the crowd
was tremendous from the first number
until II o'clock, and every number
called forth the most appreclatlVe ap-
plause. The selections were such as to
arouse the enthusiasm7of the listeners
and were excellently rendered While
the band played a large search light
threw its rays up and down the street,
attracting the people from all direc-
tions. The programme rendered was
as follows.
March" American Republic" ...-..... .Thiele
Medley Overture-"Warr Songs of the
II
W sHys n n'pg Be Cross ntui zeier
Selection Robin HOOD =. .......De Koven
Song-"Would You Ask7" $50. 49,; Graves
Fa DtH " Old Of Kentucky Home" Daibey
"A Hot Time in the Old Town at Intervals
of fifteen minutes.
IN THE VAUDEVILLE E.
Adjacent to the hotel was one of the
elevated stages where troupe OF &C
crobats and jugglers entertained hum
dreds of spectators = There were feats
in contrortion, high and lofty tumbllng,
heavy lifting and expert balancing of
unweildy articles. Cumbersome wagon
wheels were toyed with by young
man attired in blue tights as easily as
ordinary individuals would toss ball
of down Six and seven keen bladed
knives were Whirled into the air by
the skilled youth, who caught each in
its turn in the descent, while women
exclaimed and men marveled Be
tween Jackson and Sibley streets the
Southern Rosebud quartette rendered
a lengthy programme of negro melo-
dies, which caught the crowds. They
demanded more and more until the
singers could scarcely comply. The
gentlemen of COLOR were in fine voice
and sang remarka bly, well.
While Seibert's band gave concert
to hundreds of auditors who crowded