The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-14

presbyterian Church who gave that Olde
Folke Concert several weeks ago at the
Union Club will repeat 1t in two weeks at
the North st. Louis Gymnasium. There will
be new. songs and the people who recite will
do new things.
The Socialer Maennerchor closed its series
Of winter concerts last Sunday evening with
a concert in its hall N Mississippi and
Chouteau avenues. Among other things the
gentlemen sang the "Germanenzug," which
was composed by John Lund. who will d.
rect the monster chorus at the Saengerfest
in Buffalo in June. The song will be sung
there. 1t includes a soprano and barytone
solo. Miss Hermine Juengling, a young
amateur soprano. sang the pages song from
Meyerbeer's "Huguenots.' Mrs. Ferdinand
Rolke sang a Schubert song and j. Ienzen
played several solos.
One wonder II Mr.. Savage, with his rec
ord-breaking audiences at the Music Hall
when his company sings popular operas.
knows that he Is responsible for the flower
ing of much operate ambition among the
amateurs who LAY vocal attachments.
Everybody with a voice Of any promise at
all longs to be a Manrico or Lucia. Her
bert L. Spencer of Portland place, whose
m tenor voice people who are familiar
with local musical doings nave heard, has
already arranged to go to New York in
the fall to study. and Mr.. Savage has prom
ised to put him on the stage later in the
season. Spencer has never done anything
but amateur work. but he studied the piano
from the time he was 9 years old until he
was 20. and he is now only a few years
older. William Woods. who has a lyric
tenor. sang for several nights with the
Castle Square chorus to get the stage at
mosphere. and he is ambitious to do some
solo swashbuckling. It's a settled thinR
that Will Graeper, the Carondelet young
man. is going into opera. and Mrs. Sam
Blacks friends know that her soprano voice
will be heard from the stage some day.
West Pine street in the vicinity Of Sarah
contributes Miss Ella Dustin. who Is am
bilious to sing Marguerite. and although her
sister, Miss Edith, has no operate ambi-
lions. She intends to shine as a piano vir-
tuoso. Miss Martha Clark hopes to do a
notable Azucena some day. because she has
a promising mezzo.
Not all singers have ambitions staReward.
Harrison Jones has a fine dramatic voice.
and he Is content to remain an amateur.
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lyric. which he intends to use on the con-
cert stage. Arthur Rhodes, a son of the
Reverend Doctor Rhodes. is cultivating his
voice with the intention of singing the barry
tone solos In oratorios. Charles Blood, a
popular young man, who sings tenor, also
Intends to do o~ratorio work, and Miss Edith
Henry Of Bell avenue is ambitious for con-
cert singing. She has a soprano voice. Miss
IIofffa E111y NJ vJ,aelfpc%oo ha,1-..S
isfied to remain an amateur. Another Bell
avenue lady. Miss Louise Molen, is culti-
waiting a contralto voice. which she intends
to use for church singing. n Mrs. Charles
Green Of Kensington avenue is cultfvating
her soprano voice for a like purpose.
Musicians as a rule think things unspeak-
able about rag-time music, or don't think
about it at all. But Edward Flesh, who lives
on Kennel place and knows a great deal
about how to produce it on the piano. is con-
WINGED that there is beauty In rag-time
music. He makes its cultivation a hobby.
His music rack contains the oueerest COL
lection of sheets one ever saw This young
man has a prophetic spirit. He maintains
all musical forms have been adopted
in their infancy from the popular tunes
composed by the unsteady illiterate; as
is to language SO. he says. these
toral felicities are to the fresh, healthy
blood Of music, and he Is unshakably con- !
WINGED that the s~yncopated rag-time will
influence music Of the future.
People are saying very promising things |
about Elmer Condor. who plays the violin |
in amateur entertainments about town. And
they praise Miss Mabel Lange OF Aubert
avenue. who is preparing for a career as
organist.