The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

and nerve irritation to & dangerous ex-
tent
Herr Zabludowski proposes to build
small pianos for little children, particu.
larly with narrow keys. SO as to avoid
the spreading of the fingers
The Castle Square company. which has
been a steady purveyor of good music
during the season. will divide the week
between Ambrose Thomas's "Mignon''
and Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser," a
far jump Mr.. Savage's tenantcy of the
american comes. however, to an end on
May 26- The company has been at the
American since Christmas, 1891
The last week Of the Bostonians at the
Knickerbocker begins tomorrow evening
and will be devoted to the revival of The
Serenade." known pretty we'll for its
songs. The Angelus." Cupid and l."
Dreaming" and the many mishaps of
the Duke Of Sana Cruz generally.
A concert for the benefit of the Memoir
ial Lutheran church building fund, will
be given the evening of May 80 at
Raudenbush hall. with the following
artists participating: Mrs. T. M New
son. soprano: Miss Moody. cont-aito;
Harry George, tenor; D. F. Colville. bart
tone: Mrs. Parnell. pianist. and Frank
SelDert, VioliniSt.
The following is of interest to st. Paul
friends of Mr. Arthur Farwell. who has
been making such rapid strides in the
East the past few seasons. New York
Courier:
Arthur FarweIl lectures on Beethoven
at the Brooklyn institute. on the 3rd,
Miss Heyman playing the Beethoven
Variations in c minor, and the Sonata
of the special lecturers at Cornell uni
versity. has for his subjects Beethoven. -
Wagner and Music Since Wagner"
for the dates May II. IA and t. This
Is Mr.. Farwelfs first season here since
his return. and he is already in demand,
as will be SEEM
Miss Emily Frances Bauer, of Boston,
one of the best known Of the Eastern
writer's for musical journals. is visiting
friends In st, Paul. She Is the guest of
Mrs. Keller at Ridgewood Park
Emil Ober-HofTer left Thursday night
for Chicago to hear the performance of
Mendelssohn's Elijah by the Apollo
club, Chicago.
Mr.. McCaffery will appear in a recital
late in the present month at Mrs. V. A.
Smiths studio in the Phoenix building.
Franklin Krieger VIII sail for home
July II. after spending two years in Ger
many studying the piano. He will spend
some time In London before his return.
Sgr. Lettimo Valenza and Nine. Elet-
ira Armista Valenza, until recently
members of the French Grand Opera COM
pany, of New Orleans. have located IN
Minneapolis, where they will teach music.
Yesterday the degree of doctor of music
was conferred on w. Rhys-Herbert, Mus.
Bach. Of this city, by the University OF
Trinity college, Toronto. Canada. His ex-
ercise for the degree was an original
composition on words selected from the
Psalms, written for soil chorus and or
chestra. containing the following num-
bers:
1. Prelude
2. Introduction and double chorus. fol-
lowed by a Fugue, and concluding with
a Coda in eight parts.
g. RecItatiVe and aria for baritone
L. Church chorale in eight parts.
s. Recitative and aria for contralto.
g. Soprano solo and chorus.
Z. Tenor solo.
g. Part-sOng for male voices.
g. Soprano solo.
10. Double chorus with double fugue in
eight parts.
On account of the excellence of the ex-
ercise Mr.. Rhys-HerbeFt was exempted
from further examination, the examiners
highly praising 1t as an excellent speci-