The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-25

this the case that when he went to
Brighton Mr.. Kuhe used to have sand
Wich men out on the front with pIa-
cards, 'Mr Sims has arrived. -
The great tenor's chronic impecunios-
lty was proveTbial, but in money matters
he was quite responsible. Even during
the first Of his farewell tours, when he
must have known perfectly well that his
professional career was well-nigh over
he Travelled with four persons. intending
a valet and ladies' maid in his retinue
Ih1s, 1t need hardly be said. swallowed
up the profits.
Inc rumor, which at one time was very
persistent, that he was incautious in in
loXlcants, was a cuel calumny As
matter OF TACT he was a very abstenlious
man, although, like most singers. he had
some extraordinary concoctions s,,nnoro5
10 improve his voice; among others \
mixture OF claret and soda wafer and epg
! ana money, or glycerene, and other in
IeulenIS-a compound in short which
mouIQ nave upset any ordinary stomach
MT MapIeson, in burlesquing this ecoan-
Icy uec!ared Sims Reeves insisted in
MS operate contracts on having hi
dressing room hung with nar+ic,,1,-
pattern OF chlntz and being provided with
PlaIe OF turtle soup from Birch,s a
piece OF obvious chaff, which Fae,-or -
cmnly denied. Still Reeves was IN 80.
1 respects peculiar man. nareo,7r11t2
i Il1u rather an amusing encounter with
- t--'-Ly years ago. long indeed before
-utH was founded. He Wra+a asl-;r,c
mat some item Of news coroe,-oi,,- - -, --e
81 ana which was really of D71b,ic j.,
eeIesL should be inserted in a nam, 80,
- - duuIhg that he would he harm,
70 pay any reasonable fee T,Li - =.
an 1870 DIousHt rather hot demand fo~
tenor re9I;,, "illch the obviously amazed
! that in save declaring however
- ~ me Old days, when he nan,,a3
su u Journalistic services. he W. -
l'-l -. III the hab5t Of paying for tbnr,,
liete IS little romance -.
Sin,s '1le DAILY Telegraph obituary -
9-li-S reeves published recently - -
E 49, written by Beatty Kingston
osiraS gu 70 Know, because JIinpsto,,
| concerriy,o- ~ Iui!llsh him with evidence
CLING certain dates MAN., - -
IaGts were supplied by Sims Rea,,as III ne
~ VINO called at Kingston's bc,,,I - -
me purpose. The biographer 1s,7e- -s,f "a
LetlIarked that he might very HI -:
pel ore the veteran, but stiu aTne-...,t tie
15Tallny tenor So the event nIo[-ej
+1.aI5 elcII dled on Oct. T. and Res
'"enty-one days later
me ne new string quartette can sis+i,,. Or
IIerr FIldelsberger first violin. -. -
Sn, second violin; Louis Mari I7;,lo
ana William Cess, cello viii NJ r-o "a.
tle Ilrst time in St Paul At oo,,o ~
| to be given Dec. q al concert
Claude Madden viii make hi ,r..,,
p .1i appearance as director of ~
aPo4o club Tuesday EVENING - t 80
Apollo club concert in JiTroo,. me
Lillian Blauvelt viii be one of tba - -
ISIS. Prof. H. E. Phillips, of S. P@1,I
will also sing. % raul
Inc metropolitan quartette. consie+,r-
OF Mrs Jane Huntington yaIo NJ
+ r. Io[ehce Marion Pace, Harry George ar,5
n =, FniiIlps, will sing next Sunday ~
the i1Iis memorial service
MSS Furber's musical bipderpar-o,
gave an Ell sembIe class lessor, - -
saturday at the studio in the Charb-r
OF commerce building It marked ~,
-oI1pIeti2n OF the twentieth lesson in +la
course 1nere were twenty-five efjlare.7
present, the lesson including a rev.eT,
anu taoie taik IN the afternoon Ms
| hopes boys violin class gave = nT.o
gramme Of solos, duets and onart@t+Ig =
The annual concert Of. The First Chris
| nan church will be given Friday ever
ing. Dec Z
a feature of the service at the Peopla'..
church Christmas day will be M
gfan1ne of Christmas carols sung Nv
| Prof Phillips mixed choir. This cIoi-
viii number 100 voices. fifty girls ann
| fifty boys All will wear the gowns and
caps of the English choristers
trio of young musicians eonz.ztira-
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