The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-30
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Killed, bare kneed and plaided. the
band of the Fofty-ei eighth Highlanders,
Canadian volunteers,S Familiarity known
as ''The Kilties,f played its way into
the hearts of an audience mostly Scotch
and entirely enthusiastic last night at
the Peoples church. Scotch dialect may
be an acquired tastey but Scotch music
needs no interpreter, and that furnished
last night by Canada's crack band-every
man of whom was clad in imposing reg
| imentals-was of the sort that reaches
the heart. There were no "opuses on
last nights programme. In fact it wasn't
an opus audience that listened to THE
Kilties.' 1t was an audience that en-
cored impartia1ly and one that reJolced
in the fact that it's entertainers were
prodigaI with their encores.
BandmaSter John Slater conducted his
band with an enthusiasm that Is infec-
tious, and his forty musicians play with
a. spirit and precision that has not been
surpassed by any similar musical or
ganization that has ever visited ST. Paul.
The regimental marches of famous
Scotch regiments, arranged by Slater
and played by his band stirred the blood
of every Scotchman in the house, ana
started many heads nodding in time to
the fine old Scotch airs. However, no
descendant of Bruce in the audience was
entirely satisfied until Piper Sergeant
William johnson walked proudly on the
| stage, the ribbons f1uttering from his bag
pipes, while the weird music that only
Scotchman can appreciate filled the au-
ditorium with it's peculiar melody. Ser
geant Johnson spiped for Frank Graham,
who danced the Highland fling, and who,
In response to unanimous encore, gave
skillful exhibition of sword dancing.
The pipes We're also played for Eugene
Lockhart, the boy dancer of the regiment.
| Exceedingly agile and very graceful, tho
little chap danced the sword dance, tie
Shean Trews, and the sailors hornpipe.
Frank Bemrose, possessor- of a strong
! and very musical tenor sang in vigorous
| style THE March of the Cameron Men
A male chorus, unaccompanied, sang Stu
! arts Scots VIVA Haze and several
American national airs. -Four Highland
! reel dancers of the regiment gave the
! Scotch reel in costume last night.
An incident not down on last nights
programme IS deserving of mention how
| ever. The band, as a part of a fantasie
! on Anglo-Americans, played the Star
| Spengled Banner A pretty girl who oc-
cupied an outside seat in the center of
| the church promptly rose to her feet, and
| in minute every one In the audience,
| following the example of the patriotic
| maid, was standing
| Although "The Burgonlaster'' lays no
! claim to being an opera, still, from an
artistic standpoint. it is said to have
| more right to the significant title than
many so-called light operas of today, in
| asmuch as the comedy contains twenty
| four new original musical numbers, many
| Of them being of that light, fascinating
| and swinging movement that is so easily
| memoriZed and whistled after being
| heard but once, and although the au-
| thors, Frank Pfxley and Gustav Luders,
| have succeeded in associating wit, beauty
and song so harmoniously, they have
| also shown most beautiful regard for
| each others talent and welfare, ire
! spective Of each Others personal gain,
/ something unusual and seldom seen in
| any musical production, the result OF
| more than one authors pen. The Burg
| omaster" will close it's engagement at the
| Metropolitan with matinee this after
room and a performance tonight
| Probably the most elaborate stage set
! ting and certainly one of the most novel
ever seen will be that of the hunting
| lodge in the first act of the new play,
! Tier Lord and Master which is to be
| produced at the Metropolitan Monday,
/ Tuesday and Wednesday, with a Wednes-
| day matinee, by Herbert Kelley and Eff
fife Shannon. Although partridge hunt
| ing by both ladies and gentlemen is now
| considered one of the up-to-date out OF
| door sports, this will be the first time a
| hunting lodge has ever been shown on
| the stage. 1t shows the interior, decorat-
| ed in the furnishings Of the far West;
| the furniture itself being very unique; it
| is made of woven grass which comes
! from the swamps of Minnesota and was
| manufactured especially for the new pro-
! duction.
| Performances this afternoon at 2:30 aud
| this evening at SIS will conclude the en-
| gageInent Of .sMliss'' at the Grand opera
| house. This entertaining play has met
| with the most flattering success at the
hands of local theatergoers and the at
| tendance during the week has been all
| that could be desired
| The Grand's Offering the coming week,
commencing tomorrow night, will be NC
| Faddens Flats
| The 'Kilties' will give sacred con-
cert at the metropolitan tomorrow after
| noon at 3 p. m. The Kilties band is an
[ adjunct CT the famous Forty-eighth
| Highlanders regiment, and is recognized
wherever known, as a, wonderfully popu-
/ lar and able musical organization. In
| addition to the band, with Its vocal
choir, the company carries a number Of
/ high-class Highland dancers and bag
| pipers. The members of the organization
| appear In full Killed regimentals and
present picturesque appearance