The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-03
AT THE THEATERs.
PEOPLES CHURCH.

Another large audience filled the Peo-
pies church last night and were delighted
by a splendid concert company of ar
lists, headed by the Listemann quar-
tette, under the leadership of that veneer
able yiolinist and artist. Bernard Liste-
mann. who gave some mastery interpre-
tations from Haydn Rubinstein and
Tchaikowski, violin and cello solos. The
opening number was the quartette In
G major. with the allegro. minuet, ale
gretto and presto movements. As is well
known to quartette and orchestra play
ers Haydn was the creator Of the SYM
phony and sonata in its present form,
and the Haydn string auartettes are the
height of musical satisfaction to the
quartette player The assisting artist
was Miss Harriet Dement, Packard, a So
prano of pleasing personality and vocal
ability Miss Packard was at her best in
the 'Geisha" selection. and in Thine"
by Bohm. reached dramatic climax.
Miss Packard's voice, while brilliant and
of wide range, is hardly suited to an
auditorium of the size of the Peoples
church.
The artistic number on the programme
was the violin solo given by Mr.. Bernard
Listemann, who played the adagio and
finale from the Concerto in D, by Paga-
min. Mr.. Listemann, who is a veteran as
violin soloist, gave the concerto a rem
ditfon worthy that Of younger virtuosos Of
the modern school. Mr.. Wagner is so
well known as the former 'cellist of the
Thomas orchestra that any comment Is
unnecessary. He played SaltareIIo, by
Pepper, In a finished manner. The finale
from Rubinstein's Quartette in major
closed the programme, and added one
more laurel to the Y. M C. A. series so
auspiciously opened and literally patron
Ted.
SCHUBERT CLUB.
Yesterday afternoon was memorial day
for the Schubert club, and a large audi
ence gathered at $3.50 in Raudenbush hall
to enjoy the Schubert day" programme.
The opening number was selection from
Raft for two pianos. and played by Miss
Candy and Miss Morton. This was the
only number that was not by Schubert.
The second number Introduced to the
audience Mrs. Johanna Lohrbauer, So
prano, who gave double number Of
Schubert Lieder The lyric element can
be easily traced in Schubert. as the influ-
ence of the Lied was always strong with
him. Mrs. Lohrbauer appeared In anoth-
or group at the close Of the programme.
and made pleasing impression upon her
listeners. The feature of the afternoon
was the Schubert Fantastic, arranged by
Liszt. and played on two pianos by Miss
Edna Zenzlus and Miss Gertrude Hall
Both young ladies are excellent soloists
requirements which add to the strong
combination Of the two artists Splendid
tone, technique and phrasing gave the Sc
lection brilliant and artistic rendition,
and one worthy a second hearing Mrs
Paul Zumbach, the well known soprano
delighted her audience with triple num-
Der Of Lieder. Mrs. Zumbach has a voice
of pure and resonant quality, and her ap-
pearance is always musical treat
A pleasant surprise and closing Of the
days programme was the artistic play
ing Of the string quartette, consisting of
Arthur Bergh, Emil Geist. Louis MARI
and VIM. Geist. They played, in accord
ance with the day, one Of Schubert's
quartettes, and deserve much praise and
commentator for their musical efforts
For the age and experience Of the quar-
tette they play with a unaninity and at
tack that is only acquired by years of CO.
operation and orchestra playing. This Is
the only organization of the kind in the
city. and should be encouraged to more