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Italian Band Concert.

Ellerys Royal Italian band played
programme at the Peoples church last
hlgnt that called forth almost frenziad
applause from the large audience gather
eu thefe. Not even the popular Banda
0osSa ever succeeded in appealing to SO
large class of people as this later Ital-
ian oano. Creatore, the grotesque little.
conductor has his musicians under ex-
ceilent control The mighty climaxes-
and this band succeeds in reaching some
very mighty climaxes, indeed-are not
merely great outbursts from the Threats
OF the brasses. They are fine, smooth,
harmonious utterances, as impressive for
thelr melody as for their great volume
OIL SOUND And as fascinating in their
way are the bands pianissimos They
moan, they sob, they murmur they
caress and they do all those things in a
manner that compels always the entire
attention of the audience.
IL would be difficult to select a pro-
grafnme that would appeal more strong
~ TO heterogeneous gathering than the
one presented last night. 1t was a
programme. Of old favorites, snowy
music, for the most part, but music that
Always mas and always will appeal. And
lntersperslng this programme were the
encores, Italian waltzes. most of them
Played as only Italian musicians can
play those dreamy dances. The evil
nam TelI overture; the selections from
Wagner's Die Walkure that included
the prelude, the Ride of the Valkyries,'
the duet and magic fire scene, and
Bizet's Carmen" were all rendered with
fine dramatic effect by the band. Schu
mann Iraumerei' and the 'Miserere''
from Verdis I'll Trovatore, revealed
more completely the remarkable power
OF expression that Creatore is able to
call forth from the instruments he di
reefs. Part of Ponchiellis La Gioconds"
was played with fine effect, especially the
Dance of the Hours and the 'Galop.'
Inc solo work was all excellent last
IhghI the various players proving them
selves as artistic in their individual work
as IN their concerted work i'll the band.
Eugene Blair will present Camille
tor the special matinee at the Metropoli-
tan opera house today, and will close her
engagement in this city with the perform
ance of Peg Wellington tonight
ElIerys Royal Italian band will give
grand concert at the METROPOLITAN opera
house tomorrow afternoon. beginning at
0 CLOCK sharp. The programme for this
concert is exceptionally strong. 1t opens
with Mendelssohn's wedding March -
and includes the sextette from Lucia di
LammermoOr,' the ''Tannhauser" over
ture, selection from the third act Of
La Gloconda," Victor Herberts Ameri-
can "FantaSie,' PaderewSki-s ''Minuet
a Marchett polka, a Valverde selection
and harp solo by Miss Heintzen.
Mr. Andrew Robson, one of the younger
generation of popular stage heroes, will
appear at the Metropolitan tomorrow
night as Richard Carvel in the
dramatization of Winston ChiurchiITs
novel of that name. Mr. Robson made
his first appearance here in 1.-The Royal
Box"
The Frawley company at the Metropol-
itan next week, will present the follow
ing repertory: Thursday. Gillette's "Se-
cret Service" Friday, '"The Liars Sat
urday matinee, Lord and Lady Algy;"
Saturday night, "The Only Way"
'Shore Acres" closes very successful
engagement at the Grand opera house
with performances this afternoon and
evening. The production is fully up to
the standard of previous presentations Oh
this beautiful play in this city, and the
atergoers have evidenced their thorough
appreciation of attractions of this class
at popular prices.
AS a break in a continuous season OF
drama, anything that possesses the mer-
1t of novelty or a change is welcomed
by the theatergoers, and this is partIc-
ularly so when the change is afforded
by an artist so capable and so popular
in ST. Paul as is Kellar, the magician,
who comes to the Grand next week,
commencing tomorrow night, for a
weeks engagement. He promises num-
Der of new and interesting illusions,
which are said to be oven more perplex-
ing and bewlIdering than those he af-
forded on the occasion of his last ap-
pearance here.
Manager Singer, of the Star, an
nounces that. after a series of negotia-
tions extending over several weeks, he
has secured Americas foremost bur-
lesque comedians, Rice and Barton, and
their big $4,000 production as next weeks
attraction, beginning with a matinee 70,
morrow afternoon. The company is now
at the Dewey theater, in Minneapolis,
and hundreds are being turned away at
each performance.
The Bohemian Burlesquers will close
their engagement at the Star with per-
formances this afternoon and evening.