The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-31
IN THE DOMAIN OF MUSIC
AMERICAN MUSIC-LOVING PUBLIC
APPRECIATES JOSEF HOE
MANN'S GENIUS
TO GIVE ONE RECITAL HERE
He Appears at the Metropolitan on
Wednesday-Mrs. Vina Smiths
Pupils Recital To-
morrow.

mann, at Wnlch MIS-. reginald de KOven
and Miss Maud Wetmore. daughter or
the senator from Rhode Island, received
with the pianist, had some comments to
make upon American new social recogni-
ton of artists
People who knew nothing of American
society consider this desire to meet IA
nous artists as fad" he said, "and as
fashion borrowed from the English,
where the best houses vie with each
other to entertain the celebrity Of the
hour. In fact it is but a revival In the
old days, when American society meant
something besides expenditure, the guest
of the hour was the distinguished man
or woman. When Jenny Lind was here
she was entertained with our best. L
am glad to see that genius is being So
cially recognized again.
Washington made an event of the con-
cert recently given by Hoffman, there.
Among the patronesses were: Lady
Paunceforte, Viscountess de Santa
nhyrzo, wife of the Portuguese minister;
Mrs. John r. Mclean, Mrs Hays, Mrs.
Gage, Mrs. Lodge, Mrs Letter. Mrs.
Wetmore, Mrs de Koven, Mrs. Macmil-
Ian, Miss Lowering, Miss Kean, Mrs.
Eustis, Mrs. Mcclellan, Mrs. Townsend,
Mrs. Hitchcock and many more of the
prominent women.
Although 1t is Lent, and some Of the
patronesses, notably Lady Paunceforte
and Mrs. Mclean, are in mourning. the
event was considered so important arts
tically that these considerations were put
aside.
Mr.. Holman will give but one re-
cital in st. Paul, appearing at the Met
ropolitan Tuesday afternoon of his week.
The New York Tribune, first explain
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dictate or explain the varying but char
acteristic elements of the vowel and con-
sonantal sounds in SO many languages,
gives the following key to the pronun-
citation of the names of the members Of
the Metropolitan Opera company:
Mancinelli, Man-chee-nel-lee, the ac-
cent on the third syllable, the vowel "a
broad as in ah. each "I'i sounded sepa-
rately.
Damrosch, Dahm-rosch, accent on the
first syllable.
Flon, co. as in on. with the suspicion
Of go sound at the end of the word
the French nasal twang.
Melba, Mell-bah, accent on the first syl-
liable, sc" short as in fell.
Cremoninl. Cray-mo-nee-nee, accent on
the third syllable.
Campanari, ahm-pah-nah-ree accent
on the third syllable
Gilbert, Zhee-lee-behr, even accent on
all syllables.
Journet, Zhoor-nay, equal stress on
both syllables.
Dufriche: Du-freesh, equal stress on
both syllables.
De Reszke, Duh Resch-kay, "uh" very
short, accent on 'Resch," last syllable
very short
Rispham, Bis-pum accent on the first
syllable.
Blass, Blahss.
Ternina Ter-nee-nah, accent on the
second syllable
schumann- Heink. -mahn-Hink. the
80 long as in bind; accents on the first
and last syllables.
Brevals Bray-vahl, equal stress on both
saleza. sah-lay-zah, equal stress on all
sylIableS
Sizes, Seeze.
Seotti; scut-tee, accent on the first syl-
liable, the "u sound something between
short 90 and short ''u'' in English.
Nordica,. Nohr-dee-kah, accent on the
DIPPED, Dipped, accent on the first syl-
liable
Muhlmann, Muhl-mahn, accent on the
first syllable
Olitzka. Oh-litz-kah accent on the Sec
ond syllable.
Gadski, Gahd-skee, accent on first syl-
liable
twang at the close of each syllable, but
no accent
salignac. sah-leen-yahck. accent even
on all syliables.
Bars, BarSe.
Van Dyck, Vain Dixie, accent on sec
end syllable.
The following programme will be pre-
sented at the twenty-fourth studio re-
cital Of Mrs. Vina Avery Smiths pupils,
to be given tomorrow evening at her
studio in the Phoenix block:
Rec.-And God Said. HAYDN
Air-.-'Now Heaven in Fullest Glory
Shone'
Mr.. Earl wetherbee.
p''' Mrs. Frank o,Meara. ih'S0n
If Laws Sew ere-"The Jewess" Halevy
Mr.. Earl Wetherbee.
"Oh, That We Two Were Maying" .Nevin
The Quest ................... Elinor Smith
my Native Land ............... Mattel
''Wait Thou Still ........,...... Franck
of to Philadelphia ............ HAYNES
Mr. Earl Wetherbee.
Airia-"Matilde de Schabran' " .Rossini
Mrs. Frank O'Meara.
"Song Of the Arab ........... Sternberg
Mr.. Earl Wetherbee.
''Fruehlir gsnacht' ............ Schumann
".sonnenschein' (by requesD .schumann
Mrs. Frank o'Meara.
Invitations have been issued for the
first presentation Of the sacred song tri-
cloRy, THE Passion of Christ" by
Arthur c. Koerner, to be given at the
First Baptist church, corner of Ninth
and Wacouta streets Good Friday even
ing at S:15 o'clock. The crucfixion ana
the burial of Christ, the first two parts
of the triology, will be given under the
direction of Mrs. Frank Hoffman, Miss