The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-24

prolonged applause. With Schubert's al
ways welcome sonata in A minor Mr.
Dohnanyi was completely at home, giving
q rendition sympathetic and ATTRACTIVE
throughout, his treatment of the delight
full scherzo being extremely pleasing. Inc
programme was brought to a close with
a mastery performance Of Brahms Yarl-
ations, but the audience would not al
low the young artist to depart until they
had induced him to add two encore pieces,
Chopin's D fat waltz and List S 'Rak-
oczy March" Mr., Dohnanyi had the
honor of playing with the Philharmonic
society the previous Thursday evening.
On Monday evening DR.. Hans Richter
gave the first of his London series Of
concerts. His programme presented but
four items, all of which were familiar to-
ooncert-goers. Wagner was represented
by the overture to 'Tannhauser' and the
prelude to "Parsifal," both of which DR..
thoven's Pastoral symphony, with It's
sweet and simple phrases, was given with
paramount perfection. Schuberts I'm
finished symphony" was the other num- num-
Der. DR.. Richter directs entirely without
a a9de' anu MS manner -
Thursday afternoon at Albert hall Nine.
Patti gave her annual concert to an au-
dience which completely filled the, great
seating capacity Of i1,Oo95; Time deals
gently with the great dive. Her voice
and she retains her girHSh figure ana
sprightly manner. Nine. Patti was as
sisted by number Of weu-known ar
lists.
I had a most delightful visit with Miss
Susan Strong one day this week at her
apartments. Miss Strong had fully IN
tended when leaving New York to accept
contracts for which were waiting TO De
signed by her upon her arrival here, but
when Mr.. Grau heard Of 1t he immediate
ly made 1t an object for her to remain IN
his company, and signed a three years
contract with her. l can easily UNDER
stand his desire to keep Miss Strong, for
she is one of the few reliable artists ne
he's. Miss Strong will make her hrst APP
pearance as Donna Anna in Don Juan
the evening Of June 9 and later IN the
season as Eva in Die Melsterelnger,
to both of which events she Is LOOKING
forward with great pleasure MISS
Strong's constant companion is a lively
wire-haired fox terrier, Jelly, which at
tends all the rehearSals with her, Keep
ing guard over her dressing room.
One of the most pleasant at homes
of the week was given on TUESDAY even
ing, the musical programme oe1g even EVEN
by Nine. Belle Cole, contralto; Miss Edna
McClevey, soprano; William Llewellyn,
baritone, /and Whitney Mockridge, tenor;
Miss McClevey, one of our talented ana
most promising American girls now
studying abroad, has soprano voice or
unusual beauty, and is filling NUMBER
of ''at home engagements during Ihe
season. Mr.. Mockridge is in constant de-
higher social circles.
The crowded condition or the tneaterS
at each and every performance is con
slant source Of amazement to me 90
when and where you will, there Is never
a vacant seat to be seen.
Beerbohm Tree gave the final perform
ance last Saturday night Of "A Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" after a run OF hYe
months, to an audience that completely
filed the house The play was most
beautifully staged, the forest scenes be
ing especially effective Prominently as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Tree in the beautiful
presentation were Mrs. Tree, Miss Juha
Neilson. Miss Dorothea Baird, who was
the original Trtlby in London, and FRANK
lin McI.eay, who as Ounce, the carpen-
ter. could not have been eXcelled, the
many artistic touches showing him TO be
an actor of great strength
On Wednesday evening / went to see
Nine. Duse in 'Princesse Georges at the
Iyceum theater. Nine. Duse, in the title
role. was perfection. The madame IS an
extremely beautiful woman, also an IN
mensely interesting one. She is having
great success here, the house beng MI q
to It's utmost capacity at each perform
ance Nine Duse IS indeed wonderful
artistic. but so much has been said in her
praise that It IS unnecessary to say more.
The peculiar custom OF charging SIX
pence for programmes at nearly all Ok
the theaters seems a queer one to me, as
1t must to air Americans who visit the
different places of amusement here.