The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-16
HIGH CLASS PROGRAMME.
ENTERTAINMENT GEVEN UNDER
DIRECTION OF REDPATH LyCEUM
First in the Series Arranged for the
Benefit OF the Y. NJ. @. A., and lit
Drew nm Overlooking Audience
to Central Presbyterian Church.

Benefit OF the Y. NJ. G, A. and 1t
Drew nm Overlooking Audience
to Central Presbyterian Church.
The first Of the series of entertain
ments to be given under the direction
of the Redpath lyceum for the benefit
OF the Y. NJ. A. filed Central Pres
byterian church to overlooking last
7 night. There had been matinee. bur
it was not largely attended, and the
programme WIS not up to that given
in the evening by the Redpath Grand
( Concert company. It was a magnifi-
cent musical entertainment The pro
gramme was generally of a high class.
with just enough of popular leaven to
save the quality of being heavy, and
the audience was equal 10 the enter
! tainment. The members of the COM
pany are very gifted people, incom-
parably better than any one had q
right TO expect when there were 30
many names on the programme. The
people who bought tickets for the en-
tertainment because they wished TO
help worthy cause did not quite APP
preclate the good thing that was in
reserve for them-that is they prob
ably thought it was apparent that
everybody VINO had ticket just made
up his or her mind that ii would be as
~ USE IL 1OI not OILY Was the
great body of the church and the GAL
leries filled, but the Sunday school an
mex was also opened and quite COM
fortably filed up. The church is by
no means an advantageous place TO
sing in, and the singers might have
been heard TO much greater advantage
In different auditorium.
In spite Of this minor drawback the
people present were permitted to en-
JOY almost to the fullest the enhancing
powers Of the most magnificent natural
contralto 1t has beeen permitted the
people of st. Paul to listen to for many
years Mary Louise Clary has such a
natural contralto as is given to but few
women in generation. She is a big
woman, and her physical proportions
are none too great for the beautiful
organ over which her control is almost
perfect. Her tones are free from the
slightest harshness, though she tested
her voice to the limit in her first solo,
The Nobil Signor," from 1.-The Hugue-
nots." The grand volume Of sound
hlled every part of the big auditorium
and thrilled every hearer. She was en-
Enthusiastically aprsauded, as indeed
were all of the performers, and for an
encore sand Nymes' q" Sweethearts'
most charmingly and with much ex-
preston. tAs
The opening number was a quartette
from 'Marthe." the Misses Buckley
and Clary and Messrs. Rieger and Ber-
resford singing the parts of Flotows
music. This part singing was beautl-
FULLY done, remarkably well done for
solo singers, and elected a demand for
more, which was responded TO with the
familiar and always captivating my
Love Is Like Red, Red Rose"
MT. Rosenbecker, violinist OF much
talent. played with absolute precision
ana much aXnFACSfna Ialc ot,,,s-
concerto. Andante, Finale. Mr.. Ros-
enbecker drew from HIS instrument the
tones that most nearly touch the heart
and avoided the strafning after effect
that makes the average concert violin
list something to be dreaded, unless
one is learning something of bowling.
lie gave for his recall the "Slumber
Song" by Simon.
After Miss Clary. Mr.. Reiger sang a
recitative and aria of Rossini's, He
responded TO a demand for more with
Pierce's ''Sweethearts," a beautiful lit
tie thing calculated to show all the
capacity of his rich tenor
Miss Buckley a clever soprano. with
something of the schools still in her
expression, but with a charmingly fresh
and well cultivated voice, sang a some
what pretentious number in q polonaise
by Thomas and then gave that best
OF tests for sweetness in a lyric So
prano. Rtley's Dear Little Girl Don't
Cry" She gave it with much sweet
ness and in tones vibrant with the
sympathy of the lines and score.
Mr.. Berrisford sang Honor and the
Arms" Handel. and had to respond
to couple of persistent recalls with
THE Refractory Monk" by Rose. and
Dear One Into Thine Eyes 1 Gaze"
by Rogers.
The second part of the programme
was not generally so satisfactory.
though it is to be feared that it will
be part Of the programme at every
concert where show music is In de-
mand. 1t consisted Of Lehmann's COM
position, I'm A Persian Garden" the
song cycle, as IT is called, which has
been badly adapted to selections from
Omar. The Rubaiyat itself is a marvel
of literary beauty. The composer does
not seem to have grasped the philoso-
ply of Omar Khayyam nor to have
taken the spirit of the singing of FItz-
gerald. There is a great deal OF the
cycle, written for four voices, and IL
was sung last right by the Misses
Buckley and Clary and Messrs. Rieger
and Berrisford. They did full justice
to the music. indeed, II was really fine
in some portions. in spite of its general
lnanity. Mr.. Rieger had a solo which
is beautifully written and which he
y,
soprano and tenor:
A book OF verses underneath the beugh
jug OF wine. a loaf OF bread-and thou
Beside me singing In the wilderness
All, wilderness were paradise enow!
The music was almost written to the
beauty OF the words AS a whole the
composition is insIpid, but IL has
SNOWY streaks and threatens to become
a lad, because IL is written about the
work OF the great Oriental 1t was
sung last night with all the effective
ness that could be given IT under any
circumstances, and IL showed fat The
audience was fairly critical and the
really beautiful parts of the song cycle
were warmly pplauded-though there
were plenty OF people IN the audience
who could not commit themselves TO
the belief that they really enjoyed for
ty minutes OF Lehman
The first Of the series Of entertain
ments was a great social as well as
financial success. and the future Of the
enterprise seems to be assured
sss
The pupils OF Mr. Henry De Lorme
and Mrs. Vina Avery Smith gave the
first OF series OF informal song re-
citals last evening at Eonover hall
Only number OF friends of the pupils
were present. The programme was not
lengthy and among those who took
part In il We're Mr., E, ]. Mccartney,
Mrs. Alma Gray. Miss Lucille Egan,
Mr. Charles McWiHians, Mr. Abe Ar
rivee, Mrs. R. Price, Mr.. E. @.
Counsel Miss Avevlip Foley and
others. Mrs. smith was the accom-
PIANIST
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