The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-06
MUSIC AND THE STAGE.
PEoPL.E.s CHuRCH.

PEOPLES CHURCH.
Inc Schubert club opened its series of
choral concerts most brilliantly hast even
ing at the Peoples church The audi
eilce was large enough to fill the big au-
Quorum; 1t was fashionable enough to
add the flash Of Jewels, the vivid touches
Oh color that produce an aristocratic en-
senDle; but most important Of all. 1t was
appreclattve enough and discriminating
enough to listen in silence and applaud
at the proper times and sufficiently.
IN programme that promised much,
OF course 'Hiawatha's Wedding Feast"
Dy .. CoIeridge Taylor, was tins number
looked forward to with the most curl
osity and pleasurable anticipation, and it
proved to be the piece de resistance on
the progFamme. The music is built On a
succession of themes, or, rather there
Is an objective theme and a number of
substantive ones derived from it.
Inc stosy,i as told by the music, Is, like
the poem, pastoral, and so plainly does
the musicfs speak that the words of Long
Fellow seem to echo it. The chorus and
orchestra began the description of the
feast-a Well handled, evenly balanced
chorus, precise ana sure; an orchestra
that ceased to be thirty-five musicians,
each taking care of his particular instru-
ment' but was simply q swelling or d.
describes the rush of waters, the sigh of
the wlnd-alt the outdoor world.
Emil Ober-Hoffer won fresh laurels last
evening by his conduct Of the cantata
But the chorus itself was but the setting
Tor one of the finest of modern love
lyr1cs' the tenor solo, "Onaway, Awake
be1oVed 1t is a melody that breathes Of
savagery not the savagery of the brute
but the savagery that sees divine life in
0D7aHt lie for xfrY,
a love that speaks in the music, signs in
the words. Mr.. Hamlin sang the solo
superbly last evening, sang 1t tenderly,
yet reserVedly and unaffectedly.
MISS Gordon's solo, LISTS Die Lore
lei' was dramatically interpreted 1t Is
a composition peculiarly we'll suited to
Miss Gordon's beautiful soprano, and the
audience showed its appreciation by ten
dering the singer an ovation and many
flowers. A duet from Governs st John
Eve" was sung by Miss Gordon and Mr.
Hamlln, with orchestral accompaniment,
and the programme closed with that sub
lime chant, Thomas THE Sun Worship
ers, sung by the chorus, with tenor and
soprano solos. Miss Gordon's solo, "a
Voice From the People," was her best
number, and the chorus of womens voices
that followed was full of exquisite melo-
dy. Mr. Hamlin sang the opening solo,
DAMS orchestra played two numbers
last night, the overture to Weber's Der
F'reischuetz," and Saint Saens' ''Phae-
ton. Both were given the Inusicianly In
depreciation that characterizes this or
chestra and It's capable leader.
PETSCHNIKOFF CONCERT.
The sale of seats for the concert to be
given by Alexander Petschnikoff. the
Russian Vielinist, and Aime Lachaume.
the French pianist, will open on Friday
morning next at Howard, Farwell & Co.'S.
Parties out of town desiring tickets may
write or telegraph. and such orders will
be carefully attended to in the order of
their receipt at the box office in ST. Paul.
METROPOLITAN.
Daniel Ffohman's ga Colonial Girl will
be presented at a popular-priced matinee
this afternoon and will remain as the at
traction at the Metropolitan opera house.
for the remainder Of the week closing
Saturday night.
Charles aCoghian's famous play, 1.-THE
Royal Box" will be the attraction at the
Metropolitan all next week, commencing
Sunday evening. 1t will be presented
here with Miss Coghlan and Mr. Andrew
Robson in the leading roles, supported
by the original company which produced
the play in New York last year The
sale of seats for the st. Paul engagement
opens tomorrow morning -",;ts55
''oa-. GRAND.
''The Great Northwest" with its story
of -4fe in the Dakotas, continues to meet
with large patronage at the Grand opera
house. The story is we'll told. Today at
2:3O the first popular priced afternoon
performance Of the engagement will &C.
cur.
l. Commencing next Sunday matinee, The
City Of New York" a new melodrama.
will open weeks engagement at the
Grand opera house The cast includes
Annie Warde Tiffany, Walter Fessler and
Others.
r. Y. NJ. c. A. ENTERTAINMENTS.
The largest advance sale of the season
thus far has already been made for the
\. M. &. A. entertainment, to be given at
the Peoples church Thursday evening
next. The talent, Leland T. Powers i'm
personator and Clara Murray, harpist,
are both great artists. It can scarcely be
credited that a single individual can, by
simply shifting the hair, distorting. the
face and changing the voice, take twelve
distinct parts of a great drama But Mr.
Powers accOmplshes this remarkable
task so perfectly that people prefer to
near him and see him do all the work
alone than to have it done by an average
theater company. ..r~
Clara Murray. the famous harpist. has
been engaged for grand harp solos before
and after the play. Mrs Murray is at
the head Of the harp department at the
Conservatory of Music in Chicago. and is
acknowledged to be one of the leading
lady harpists of the world The enter
tainment will begin promptly at $50