The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
COMO PARK,s OFFERINGS.
Minnesota State Band the Musical
Attraction.


Patrons of Como Park will be afforded
an opportunity to hear two fine band
concerts at this popular resort today.
The Minnesota State band will open
weeks engagement commencing with a
matinee concert this Afternoon and an
other this evening. There will be
concert In the pavilion every night this
week, and Director Selling has arranged
to give several novelties in every one of
the entertainments. Outdoor concert is an
exceedingly popular form of entertain
ment in st. Paul. as has been proved
by the large audiences that have at
tended events of the sort throughout the
present season. The Minnesota State
band has already played an engagement
at Como Park this season, and the or
ganization is one of the most popular in
the Northwest The band Is made up
Of very fine talent, including the best
instrumentaliSts in the Twin Cites and
several artists who have Joined 1t for
the summer season from Chicago, Mil
Waukee and other cities Director Selling
has under him today as fine q lot of
talent as can possibly be gathered in
the West, and the class of composition
given by this band is sufficient indication
of its capabiltty. Among the numbers
underlined for today's concerts are the
grand selection from Gounod'ss Faust"
the overture, Barber of Seville and
other high class music, in addition to the
usual attractive list of waltzes, gavottes,
schottisches, pollsas, marches and opera
tic selections.
The Selling programmes invariably
please the audiences, and the prime in
tent of an outdoor concert, or an in
door one either, for that matter, is to
please those assembled to hear It. Dr.
rector Selling has learned more thorough
~ than any other director in the North
west what will please Minneapolis and
ST. Paul audiences, and having learned he
acts upon his knowledge. The. concerts
are popular because they appeal to the
musical tastes and desires of the audi
ences. If the classic is desired the Min
nesota State band is competent to give a
programme composed entirely of the
! heavy classics, but 1t has been his ex-
perience that people do not assemble
| in a park to study musical technique,
but rather 20. be entertained with the
| lighter class of composition. The judg-
ment of the director is good, If the pop
ularity of his concerts may be accepted
as support of his theories.
! Following are the musical offerings:
Afternoon Programme, Part l.
March-"The President" 1890. Herbert
Overture-"Jolly Robbers ....... .Suppe
Selection-Erminie' Jakobowski
Waltz-"Dream on the Ocean. -. .Gungl
Part H.
March Summer Carnival 49,. Selling
Air Mittair .........................C larens
Gavotte-"The First Heart Throbs''
Gutenberg
| Medfey-"A Merry Go Round. 49,. .Beger
Evening Programme
| March-'Columbian Phonograph'..
.......................... Burton
Overture-"The Barber of Seville
Observation-Disclosures. .Rossini
Mr.. Roy Lawson.
| Concert Waltz-"Dreams Of the
Future .................... Selling
Grand selection-"Faust" 49,. .Gounod
Moroccan Characteristic 1.-The But
| terfiy ...................B endfx
Medley-"Sunny Tennessee .Boettger
Mtarch-"The Sentinel Tarbox