The Saint Paul globe., 1897-04-11

very best in the way of concert and
/ grand Ooera at a reasonable cost is
most desirable.
There has been a desire expressed for
something permanent to serve as a
musical standard, and a May festival
/ on such an elaborate scale as this one
promises to be will gladden. the hearts
Of all music lovers. Every effort will
be made to provide for the comfort and
enjoyment of the public, and a gener-
! Gus support should certainly be given
Business men have not been annoyed
with requests for any guarantee sub
scriptions and in return cannot show
too much appreciation Of a vast under
/ taking of this kind that is prepared to
/ stand upon it's own merits. The rail
/ roads have made very cheap excur-
sion rates, and as the festival is being
| extensively advertised throughout this
and the surrounding states, large num-
bers are expected to come to Mime
apolis. There will be three entertain
ments-Monday evening, May II; Tues
day matinee and Tuesday evening, May
IS, for certainly very moderate prices.
! when it is considered that such great
artists as Nine. Calve. Nine Lillian
| Blauvelt Mrs. Katherine BIoodgood,
Miss Rose Stewart Miss Jennie Mae
/ Spencer, Miss Minnie Little Signor g.
| Campanari Barron Berthold, Heinrich
Meyn, ]. H. Mckinley and Charles
! MOrenhOut will appear, accompanied by
! the Boston Festival orchestra of fifty
or more skillful musicians, under the
/ direction of Emil Mollenhauser and a
well-trained festival chorus of about 400
/ voices. With such excellent soloists
and accOmpaniments, something espe-
cially fine in concert and grand opera
| may be expected.
Teresa Carreno, who appears at the
| Peoples church, May 3, has much the
same position in pianOfOrte playing
| that Sarah Bernhard holds toward the
theater, Rosa Bonheur among paint
ers, or, until recently, Adelina Patti
toward the array of great singers.
| Mime. CarrenO is claimed to be the best
| known artist of her sex in her profess
| sion. In nine cases out of ten if one
asks the question: who is the most
notable actress in the world?" the an
| sWer will be, Sarah Bernhardt." AS
| to Nine Bonheur and Nine. Patti there
| would probably be the same prompt
| selection, though the supremacy of song
just now has shifted; in fact has not
| its absolute prima donna. In like man.
/ ner, if one asks: "Who is the greatest
woman pianist?' on the reply: We'll
Teresa Carreno," one can wager hand
! SOmely. Such special artists, by their
| indsputable and Unborn gifts. by the
| degree of public recognition, by their
! skillful sailing toward real distinction
and in it, presently, reach a fame that
I goes quite beyond even the national.
Such fame means that New Zealand
! knows that you are remarkable, as
we'll q Paris RPr1in New Vn1.lr
knows it. 1t means that at Melbourne
or Moscow or Lima the audience eX-
poets your coming eagerly, even intel
ligently. as soon as the manager puts
up your bills in town. Your public is
/ the world not your city or county or
continent, and the world distinguishes
you in your world Some people, quite
a good many, think that such a fame
| is worth living for.
The Danz symphony orchestra, num-
| bering forty of the best musicians Of
the Twin Cities under the direction of
| Frank DanZ Jr., will give a popular
| concert at the Metropolitan opera house
tomorrow evening. The progra amme
for this event has been carefully Sc
| lected and is of a character to delight
| all classes of music lovers. In point Of
music excellence and artistic skill, the
Danz orchestra compares favorably
with any of the large Eastern organiza-
| tions Of a similar kind, and under the
| direction of Frank Danz Jr. the posi-
| bilities Of a large body of skilled mu-
! sicians, carefully rehearsed, are shown
| in a most charming manner One OF
| the features of this event will be the
appearance of little Marguerite Milch,
| a child pianist of this city, who is pro-
nOunced by all who have heard her
playing to be a wonderfully clever lit
tie artist. The sale of seats is now
open. The programme in detail is as
| follows:
March-"King Cotton ''................s .sousa
| Overture William Tell" ........... .Rossini
| Symphonie-"R Rustic Wedding .... .Goldmark
| Andante--" Minor Concert ........ Mozart
| Miss Marsarethe Mich with orchestral.
Lost Happiness ........................G .Gillet
| String orchestra.
| verture-'Tannhauser'' ............. Wagner
| Concert Waltz-"Stories of the Vienna
| Hungarian Rhapsodie No. 2............... List
| The annual Easter Sunday concert
! of the Seibert orchestra will occur at
| the Metropolitan opera house on April
IS, and will be an event of great inter
| est to lovers of classical and popular
| music. A brilliant programme has
| been arranged for this occasion, and
| will be presented by the full orchestra
| under the direction of George Seibert
| Jr The Easter concerts of this great
st. Paul organization have always been