The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16
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names, they are taken, word for word
from the Pittsburg, Dispatch" of May
u and apply to the concert by the Calvt
agg1 ega ion VIII ch was he d at Carnegi
hall on the pr evious evening.
Pittsburg was less fortunate than the
Twin Cities, though, being accorded
only one concert and less than half the
number of artists that are to appear
here. In fact, Minneapolis is the only
city that will have the pleasure of en-
joying three concerts by the company
and to hear every one of it's members.
A majority of the cities visited will not
hear Calve, but must be satisfied with
the orchestra and a couple of the artists
supporting her.
The Twin Cities, on the other hand,
will have everything there is to be had.
Nothing will be considered Sc good or
so costly that it is to be held back when
the company arrives here. Every one
of it's vocal and instrumental soloists
will take part in the programme, and
most Of them will be heard in more than
one number, while Pittsburg, for in
stance, was granted only single num-
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serious regret in that city.
To speak further Of the Northwestern
May musical festival seems almost I'M
necessary from the fact that every
one has been so interested in 1t and
has taken such great pains to find out
everything about it. And yet the peo-
pie do not seem able to hear enough
of it. They appear to have some diff
Guilty In grasping the idea that such
a glorious event will take place right
among them, that the Twin Cities will
be visited by such an unequaled COM
pany, and last but not least, that they
will be able to hear the great Calve
without travelling outside of their state
to secure the opportunity.
Staggered as they may be by the
direct Importance of the festival, they
would probably be so in still higher
degree. if they were able to look for
ward into the future to see what it's
indirect import was going to be. There
can be but little, doubt that this festi-
val is a vigorous seed planted in favor
able ground, which in time will grow
into magnificent tree, overspreading
with its branches the whole North
west and offering to its citizens exquis-
tie enjoyment and most noble recrea-
ton. It is, it must be presumed, only
the first one Of a long. unbroken line
of similar festivals, which will sur
round these two cities with a glory
and a prestige hitherto hardly dreamt
of. But even If the future is left to
itself, a sealed book which no one can
read, the now is sufficiently full Of
interest TO call forth the undivided at
tention of these two communities as
we'll as of the vast region surround
ing them. Next Monday and Tuesday
they will have what the earth's great
est capitals would be glad to share
with them. Never before has the ar
worshipped; never before has art in
all Its forms SO entered into the life
and activity Of the people at large;
never befOre-nOt even In the days of
the Olympian games-have men and
women gathered in such hosts to take
part in such divine feasts as are Of
fered them today. Note the route OF
this company surrounding the great
Calve-ten artists, herself not counted,
and each of them able to lay claim
to greatness; and thereto magnii-
cent orchestra Of fifty pieces, led by
one of the ablest conductors in the
country See how they travel from
one city to another, heard in each one
not by hundreds, but by thousands.
Before their long journey comes to an
end they will have been heard by
sixty thousand people as sure as one.
How insignificant were the crowds ct
the Olympian games in comparison
with the armies of enchanted listen
ers Of today.
And compare the offerings Of the
performers Of today with those Of
yore. How many times in the worlds
history were men enabled to hear, in
two days, nine such singers as Calve.
Blauvelt, Bloodgood, Stewart Spencer,