The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
Tenor Solo ................Mr. Owen Morris
Selection. Junior Twin City Mandolin Club

Tenor Solo ................Mr. Owen Morris
seiection.Junor Twin city Mandolin Club
At the Peoples church, Thursday even
ing, the Redpath Grand Concert company
will appear in the Young Mems Chris
tian association lecture and entertain
ment course.
This company enrolls among It's artists
some Of the best vocal and instrumental
musicians of the day. One of the most
prominent is DR.. Carl e. Duff, the pop
ular oratorio basso. To those fortunate
enough to have heard this great singer
the mere mention of his name would be
a sufficient recommendation; to others his
seven consecutive appearances at the
Worcester festivals and his rendition of
the Messiah" on three different occasions
before the New York Oratorio society
commend him. For those who have not
heard him an excellent opportunity will
be offered next Thursday evening Dr.
Duff Immediately impresses his audi
ences with sense OF the dignity Of
his art his head, heart and voice com
bfning to reveal his conception of the
composition OF some great master. Years
have been devoted to the study of his
art, under the direction OF such instruct
ors as Shakespeare and Walker of Lon
don; Nine Cappiani, James Savage
and others of the great masters of Amer
lea and Europe.
Ranking with the above artist is Miss
Louise Clary, the contralto, from Ken
lucky. Upon her first appearance In New
York. when she made her debut with
Walter Damrosch before the Oratorio
society, she was at once proclaimed by
the critics to be the possessor of the
finest contralto voice heard in this coun-
try since the days of Anna Louise Cary.
Her voice is one of those strong, heavy
bodied contraltos, which seems to fill and
overflow the largest auditorium, and yet
is capable of the most delicate effects.
Not least among these great artists Is
Edward c. Towne. the tenor. Some
years ago Mr. Towne gained considerable
local reputation in his native state but
believing himself capable OF greater de-
velopment sailed for Italy and placed
himself under the care of Vinnuccini.
who prophesied a great future for his
pupil. After graduating at the Royal
academy, in London, he returned to New
York. Ever since then Mr. Towne has
/, been fulfilling his Italian masters proph-
ecy; his sweet strong, clear, ringing
voice having been heard again and again
as leading tenor in many Of the great mu-
steal organizations of this country and In
Europe as we'll
Added to these Is the name Of Eleanor
Meredith, the soprano soloist, whose fame
10 AdAlllldF 10 a large percentage OF nlu-
sic lovers in the East. The art of this
singer covers a wide range, but, through
out her talent and training are we'll man
ifested by the manner IN which she ex-
ecutes some difficult aria of Mozart. or
by the graceful ease of her Interpretation
of some snowy bird song
All audiences are delighted under the
spell of her wide-ranging, cIear-cut.
charming voice.
Such an aggregation Of vocal talent
demands an accompanies of much talent.
Such is Miss Georgia Kober, the young
pianist. from the faculty of the Sher
wood school. Under her magnetic touch
the inert piano seems to become imbued
with life. The soul of the artist seems
to pass out through her finger TIPS into
the instrument and throughout the au-
dience.
To give variety to the entertainment
comes the famous young German violin
lst' MISS Helen Won Fursch Like manv
other musicians destined to become IA
nous in the world of art, she is a native
OF Berlin. After winning the highest
honors at the Royal Academy of Mu-
Sic In London, she made her first an
pearance in her native city, where she
received an ovation from such an audi
ence of musical critics as only Berlin can
produce. Her fame was at once estab-
lished.