The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

intends making Tarrytown center for
his private pupils, and 1t is safe to pre-
dict that it will become a sort Of second
Weimar for ambitious piano students.
We hope this will all come true, partic-
ularly the news that the great Hungarian
virtuoso is to make more frequent ap-
pearances in public. AS an artist he is
unique. His chaste style might do much
to correct much current humbuggery in
piano playing"
According to reports now current in
Berlin, Nine. Melba, the Australian
prima donna, whose real name is Nellie
Mitchell, is engaged to be married to DR..
Joseph Joachim, the famous violin vir-
tuoso Melba is thirty-four years old;
while Joachim is sixty nine.
During Nine. Melba's recent concerts In
Berlin Joachim played some Of the obli-
gatos on the violin, and did 1t SO well
that the vibrant chords are said to have
struck an immediate response in the
heart of the fair singer. At some of the
concerts where the two appeared the
kaiser was an enthusiastic listener. On
one occasion he Commanded Nine.
Melba to sing the title role In the opera
Lucia" the mad scene of which the
prima donna acts with such realism.
among the cultured musical patrons Of
the German capital, where she Is most
popular. Many were the expressions of
profound grief when she was LII with the
influenza and unable to appear in con-
cert
Media was first married when she was
seventeen, her husband being Sir An
drew Armstrong. But he was not musi-
CAL and the couple soon separated.
Herr Joseph Joachim has been playing
the violin in public long enough to attain
the dignity Of a jubilee. performance and
has achieved sufficient eniinence. in the
world to have been the subject of BIZ
ography by Andreas. .Moser, the distin-
guished Berlin author.
"Pepi, as Joachim is called by his in
Inmates, has always been loved Of the
gods. They smiled on him when he was
child; they made of him a great violin
ist at the mature age Of seven and made
him world famous before he was twelve.
He is bearded like a pard and wears
mop of hair that many bald violinists
envy. Despite his age, Joachim is sturdy
and vigorous.
The Danz programme for the concert
in Minneapolis this afternoon, at the
Metropolitan opera house, $3.50 p. M, con-
tains many gems, and two of the favorite
numbers in the ST. Paul programme last
Sunday will be repeated. Carmen Suite
No. 2, by Bizet, Is the popular number
of today's selections. Following is the
programme:
March Colorado Club".J j. Latourelle
-"F'reischuetz ............ Weber
Symphony" Rustic Wedding" :. Goldmark
(a) In the Garden.
(b) Dance
Fantasie Dream of the Alps. .Labitzky
S0ln0
Claude Madden eby request).
Salterelio tnewl 80, .:....F d AURA
1a) Prelude Marche des Contradandiers).
Stb) Habanera.
(c) Noctu-nc.
td) Marche Miltaire ia Garde Mon
tante)
(e) Finale Danse Bohemel;
Rhapsodie Hongroise No 2.......... List
Miss Mfllie Pottgieser will sing Modera-
It's 20 salutaris" for offertory at the
Cathedral 1920 mass this morning.
Karl Heine will sing the offertory at
st. Lukes church this morning at the
1890 service.
Mr. Arthur Koerner gave a musical
programme at the agricultural college on
Monday evening, assisted by Miss Hope
and Miss AlcOtt.
The next regular musicale of the Schu-
bert club will take place Friday, March
9, and will be a joint recital by Miss May
Strong and Miss RENE Humbird, at Mo-
Fart hall.
The Redpath Concert company will be
the next musical attraction In the Y. M.
c. A. course The company contains
first-class artists, as will be seen from
the names appearing: Mary Louise
Clary is the contralto; Eleanor Meredith,
soprano: E. c. Towne and Carl Duff,
tenor and barytone. are both well known
New York artists; Miss Georgia Kober is
tn pianist of the company, and Miss
Helen Won Inrsch is violinist and artist
of ability, being native of Berlin.
The following is Of interest to st. Paul
readers and admirers of a former mu-
steal worker Of the Twin Cities and is
clipped from the Boston correspondence
to the Musical Courier: Among the re-
cent arrivals in Boston perhaps no one
is of more Importance to musical circles
than Mrs H W. Gleason, who for eight
years has been president of the Thursday
Club Of Minneapolis, which city will
doubtless miss her influence in musical
matters Mrs. Gleason, who is an old
Bostonian has returned here to reside.
Miss Marion Franklin Keller, of st.