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

mann. at which Mrs Reginald de Koven
and Miss Maud Wetmore, daughter OF
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 a 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 1t 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. /
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.. Hofmann 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
iYlc hon
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:
Mancinellt, Man-chee-nel-lee the ac-
cent on the third syllable, the vowel "a
broad as in ah, each ''l' sounded sepa-
rately.
Damrosch Dahm-rosch, accent on the
first syllable
Flon, 20" as in on, with the suspicion
of "g sound at the end of the word
the French nasal tWang.
Melba; Mell-bah, accent on the first syl-
liable, e short as in fell.
Cremonini Cray-mo-nee-nee, accent on
Campanari, Cahm-pah-nah-ree, accent
OH the third syllable
Gilbert, zhee-lee-behr, even accent on
Journet, Zhoor-nay, equal stress on
both syllables
Dufriche. Du-freesh, equal stress on
both syllables.
De Reszke, Duh Resch-kay, "uh'' very
very short.
Fispham, Bis-pun, accent on the first
syllable.
Blass. Blahss.
Ternina,. Ter-nee-nah, accent on the
second syllable.
Schumanr- Heink. Shoe -Hink. the
81 long as in bind; accents on the first
and last sylIables
Breval, Bray-vahl, equal stress on both
syIlables.
saleza. sah-lay-zah, equal stress on all
syllables.
Sizes. Seeze.
Scott, scut-tee, accent on the first syl-
liable the ''u' sound something between
short "o'/ and short 'u in English
Nordica, Nohr-dee-kah, accent on the
first syllable.
nippel Dipped, accent on the first syl-
liable
M Muhlmann. Muhl-mahn, accent on the
Olitzka, Oh-litz-kah, accent on the sec
ond syllable.
Gadski, Gahd-skee, accent on first svl-
liable
Plancon Plahn-son. slight nasal
twang at the close of each syllable. but
no accent.
Salgnac, sahlecn-yahcl, accent even
Oil all syllables.
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. .....-........H Haydn
Air."Now Heaven in Fullest Glory
Shone
Mr.. Earl Wetherbee
Mrs. Frank O'Meara. -
If Laws Severe-"The Jewess'' Halevy
Mr.. Earl Wetherbee.
.'Oh, That We Two Were Maying' .Nevin
Lullaby ........................... Vannah
The Quest ................-.. ElinOr Smith
Mrs Frank o'Meara
MY Native Land ............t Mattel
"Wait Thou Still ................. Franck
on to Philadelphia ............ Haynes
Mr.. Earl Wetherbee.
Airia-"Matilde de Schabran'' Rossini
Mrs. Frank OMeara.
Song of the Arab .-.......... Sternberg
Capture of Bacchus ..-..,.......... Buck
Mr.. Earl Wetherbee.
"Fruehlirgsracht'' ........... Schumann
..,sonnensehein" (by request). .sehumann
''Erikoenig ...... ................ Schubert
Mrs. Frank o'Meara.
Invitations have been issued for the
first presentation Of the sacred song tri-
ology, 1.-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 crucifixion ana
the burial of Christ the first two parts
of the triology, will be given under the
direction of Mrs. Frank Hoffman, Miss