The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-14

The Peoples church was comfortably
filled last night and an appreciatiye aGJi-
ence was entertained for a little over two
hours by the Whitney Mockridge Concert
company.
The company consists of Miss Gertrude
Maxted, soprano; Whitney Mockridge.
tenor; Gerald Walenn, vfolinist and Mrs.
Whitney Mockridge, accompanist.
The favorite of the evening was easily
and most deservetlIy, Miss Maxted. Her
voice shows excellent training and is a
strong, sweet, clear soprano She sang
number of difficult pieces with an ease
that bespeaks study, and also number
of simple ballads that were perhaps more
heartily received by the audience than
her heavier pieces Miss MaXted is pre-
possessing in. appearance, ennunciates
perfectly and is altogether a finished
artist. Her programme last night includ-
ed several duets with Mr.. Mockridge in
which both did exceptionally good work.
Miss Maxted sang, Arditi's "Il Bacio."
''The Swallows "a Memory" by A. r.
Park, and carried the soprano in the
duets "a Lover and His Lass and the
prison song in the Miserere from I'll
Trovatore''
Mr.. Mockridge sang for his first selec-
ton new song by A. Solman, entitled.
The Way of the Cross" Unfortunately
little can be said in praise of the song,
although Mr.. Mockridge sang it well, dis
playing an excellent voice. Mr.. Mock
ridge also sang Flow Gently, Sweet
Alton The Pretty Creature" and
Molly Bawn'' in most commemorate
and sympathetic manner.
Gerald Walenn, the violinist, rendered
Souvenir de Moscow Wenawiski, and
Scenes de Ia fCsarda,'' Jeno Hubay, in
a way that earned for him the hearty APP
plause of the audience
Mr.. Walenn and Mrs. Mockridge opened
the programme with a suite for the piano
and violin by Edward Schultz Mrs.
Mockr1dge did excellent work as accom-
PIANIST.
1.-THE Casino Girl drew a good sized
audience to the Metropolitan opera house
in spite of the first real touch of winter
st. Paul has experienced this season.
The crowd made UP in enthusiasm what it
lacked in numbers, and the show went
with as much ginger as though the
"standing-roem' sign was in evidence.
The engagement will close with two per
formances today, the matinee this after
noon and farewell performance tonight.
Puddn' head Wilson, with William S.
Gill in the title role, will be the attrac-
ton at the metropolitan opera house to-
morrow night and the first half of the
week, with the usual Wednesday matt
nee.
''The Little Minister closes it's engage
| ment at the Grand opera house, with per-
formances this afternoon at 2:3O and to-
night at SIS.
Tomorrow night at the Grand, Mans
Enemy an English melodrama, will be-
| gin weeks engagement. A strong pre-
senting company is promised for its pro-
duction here the coming week, and the
scenic investiture is said one of unusual
magnitude and elaborateness. Miss Agnes
Herndon will be seen in the leading
role
Tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 at the
Grand opera house, there is announced
the final concert of the series of three
presented by the Minnesota State band,
under the direction of it's able director,
Prof. c. M. Selling, at that playhouse.
For this occasion MIR. Selling is said to
have prepared a programme artistic in
the extreme, yet well calculated to please
all classes of music lovers The soloists
of the occasion will be Mrs. Shepard
,Grigsby, soprano, and Mr.. Frank Krieger,
pianist.
Performances this afternoon and even
ing will conclude the remarkably success
full engagement of Sheridan's City Sports
company at the Star. Next week the
Utopian Burlesquers will be the attrac-
ton, beginning with matinee Sunday
! afternoon