The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
N THE DOMAIN OF MUSIC
A BOSTON CRITIC DESTROYS A
PRECIOUS ILLUSION OF
JENNY LIND
SANG BEFORE DE REszKE
Two Local Musicians Given the On
q pOrtunity-Mrs. Maybrick First
to Sing ''The Holy City,
Chopin Lecture Recital.

This is the age of lost illusions, of
which one of the most precious, concern
ing Jenny Lind's singing, has been rude
ly destroyed by Mr.. Apthorp, of Boston,
who says:
"a generation or two is enough to
make contemporary accounts of great
singers almost unmeaning. Take Jenny
Lind, whom our fathers and mothers
heard and wept over. The echo of her
greatness reaches even to our ears. But
when we try to come down to any def
mite point, we find different accounts OF
her hard to reconcile with one another.
On the other hand, we read of her mag
netic genius and the wondrous feats of
vocal gymnastics she performed in parts
like Lucia; on the other, that her I
Know That My Redeemer Liveth' was
nothing short of sublime, even archangeI-
&c. Now, really wonder how she sang
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth.' The
only account 1 ever heard that had even
a shadow of definiteness in it is the re-
ported exclamation of an old gentleman
VINO had heard her sing the great song
in the hall over the Fitchburg railway
station in Boston. I tell you, she would
hold on to that know as if she would
never let go of it! The deuce she would
Rather a queer thing to do in Handlers
l Know That My Reedemer Livah, it
seems to me! 1t does not encourage
ones faith in Jenny Linds Handelian
singing.
About this same Jenny Lind, Mendels-
sohn--who was so in love with particu-
larg note in her voice that he filed his
Hear Ye, Israel full of F-sharps for her
especial benefit-once said to friend
Her singing of her native Swedish
folk songs is as wonderfully artistic
performance as I ever heard of anything
by anybody. But | have noticed that
the higher this extraordinary singer
mounts in the hierarchy of music, the
less satisfying she sings! All of which
leads us to take the Jenny Lind legends
with a grain of SALT
A Chopin lecture recital was CIV
en- Wednesday afternoon at St Jo-
seph's Academy by Prof. w. M
Crosse for the students of the
music department. in the academy
hall. Prof Crosse gave an interesting
sketch of the life of Chopin and also told
something of the condition and history
Of Poland during the composers life
time. He played five selections from the
master, Prelude Cop. 2S. No. 15), I'm
promptu Fantasia Cop: go, Scherzo,
minor; Nocturne, G minor Cop. 4), and
Grand Polonaise. Following the lecture
recital was given by the pupils TIE
junior choral class sang, and piano duets
were played by Miss Mccarthy and Miss
A piano trio was played by Miss Dono-
hue Miss Malloy and Miss Dearth. The
operetta, Little Red Riding Hood was
given by the Misses Elliott, Weiden-
borner, Morrison and Holland.
The stage was prettily decorated with
cut flowers and Christmas green's.
The school closed Saturday for the
Christmas vacation. 1t will reopen
Jan. 8.
1t is not generally known that Florence
Maybrjck, the American woman who has
been imprisoned in England for the past
ten years for the murder of her husband
was the first person to sing that popular
song, ''The Holy City by Stephen
Adams. Stephen Adams is the nom de-
plume Of Michael Maybrick, a we'll known
English baritone singer and brother to
Florence Maybricks husband. The song
was written on the composers yacht, and
Mrs Maybrick, who had very sweet
voice, sang it to the composers accom-.
paniment. After the death Of his brother
Mr.. Maybrick became Florence May.