The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-08
IS CHIEFLY MUSICAL
Teachers Club Course Will Include
Four Great Concerts, Besides
Lectures and a Reading.
Nine. Maconda and Albert Kelsey
Are New to the City-Course
Sale Next Week.

The arrangements for the Teachers
club course Of entertainments is complete
and the exchange tickets have been in
the hands of the members Of the club for
a week or two. The partial reports on the
sale Of these tickets shows that there
Is unusual interest in the course, con-
dition natural to expect In view Of the
very superior attractions offered at such
low prices. The course this year will con-
sist OF four musical evenings, one dra-
matte reading and two illustrated lectures.
all given by people recognized as being
In the first rank in their various lines.
The exchange tickets are being sold for
81. This year there will be no single night
exchanges and all purchasers of tickets
for the course will be obliged to make
the exchange for the whole course. paying
in addition to their exchange tickets $50.
So, $2.25 and $3.50.
Single tickets will be sold for each en-
tertainment few days previous to tho
several entertainments. The advance sale
Of course tickets will begin Saturday, Nov.
Is, at a. M, at the Metropolitan Music
company and tickets can be secured with
out the presentation Of an exchange
ticket The course will be given In the
First Baptist church.
The previous annual courses have en-.
joyed a large measure OF public patron.
age and approval and the course planned
this wear is considerably better than any
before offered. Experience has proved
that the club members and their following
of friends find most pleasure in tho mus
ical events and by their wish the course
is made up chiefly Of music this year ana
the concerts will be provided by artists
who are equal in rank to any before the
public.
In addition to providing the choicest
and most elevating kind Of entertainment
for the club members and the PUBIC at
the lowest cost practicable, the course
has another claim on popular interest
and approval. The very small margin OF
profit allowed has been able on account
Of the large patronage to pay the expense
of maintaining a free bed for the use OF
members of the club at st. Barnabas.
sufficient amount to cover the expense
of this kindly work Is all that the cluo
hopes or desires to make and It's prices
are SO adjusted that the course snal
merely pay the bare expense and proVloe
the amount necessary.
The course will open on Tuesday eve
enine Nov rs with a song recital by Nine.
Charlotte Maconda, a distinguished col.
oratura soprano, who has been for several
wears one Of the most sought lot American
singers for concert, recital and oratorlo
work Her voice has peculiarly VelVety
oualftv and sweetness. The tone is re-
markable not only for limpid purity, but
great volume Her singing Is brilliant,
sympathetic and intelligent, rare COM
bination of virtues At one Of the Handel
and Haydn society concerts MINES. Macon
da's solos were pronounced by Philip Eales
the celebrated critic, the feature OF the oc-
casion.
Albert Kelsey, the enthusiastic young
Ia orohitacf Of whom much mas
been heard. will ecture Jan. on 1.-THE
City of the Future He Is considered
the most entertaining speaker offered IN
the long list Of experts who belong TO tho
lecture bureau Of the American League
for Civic Improvement, OF which ne Is 3
director He was one Of the founders OF
the Architectural League Of America ana
its first president.
The next evening will be a return en-.
gagement by dorado Taft. the Chicago
sculptor, who simply captivated his audi
ence last year. creating an insistent re-
quest to hear him again. He is to come
| Jan. %, and his subject will be Some
Great American Sculptors." In addition
| to being one Of the foremost American
| sculptors, Mr.. Taft is delightful leo
| turer who speaks with expert knowledge
! on all branches of art. He has known
nearly every living American sculptor,
| and his lecture will be Of material gained
! first hand from them. When these have
| been adorned by Mr.. Taft's happy manner
| of speaking, it will indeed be attractive.
Nine. Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler. who Is
! in Europe now reaping new laurels by her
marvellous powers as a pianist, will also
give @ return engagement Feb. 8, which
is one Of the treats eagerly awaited. Mrs.
Zeisler not only has a technique In which
the critics have failed to find q flaw. but
g. passionate, sensitive temperament that
puts into her music all the sentiment OF
g. great SOUL -
! The perennial popularity Of Leland T.
Powers as a dramatic impersonator IL
shown by the general request for his re-
| appearance. He has been heard In MIN
neapolis nearly every year for ten years,
but his hold on his audiences is never
falling. His program this year will be an
entirely novel one. which will lend q
fresh interest to his capable and clever
| interpretations. He will read first an
abridgement Of "The Tanning Of the
Shrew," following it by his own transla-
ton and adaptation Of "Gringiore," q
French play. This was one Of the plays
put on last year by the society dramatic
club. Mr.. Powers date is March q.
! The Powers reading will probably be
preceded by David Bispham's song re-
| cital, which is to be given in March, but
the exact date Of this has not yet been
set Mr.. Bisphan gave. two years ago.
in a song recital. the most successful en-
tertainment the club has ever had, and
has been under promise ever since to re-
turn as soon as his other plans would
permit.
The closing event for this year as for two
years past, win be the concert by the KEN
| isel quartet Of Boston. a string quartet
| without g. peer anywhere. The quartet
remains unchanged and 1t will bring to the
city the loveliest and finest that the must
cal world has to offer. This concert Is
| worthy to close the most brilliant musical
| season that can be arranged.
In addition to the regular course the club
has arranged for children's matinee to
be given by Mr.. Taft on the Saturday
afternoon following his course lecture. 1t
| will be clay talk In which he will Illus
trate his remarks by making bust statue
| and altering 1t to show the way different
expressions are given. The course tickets
will admit to this, although It is dsigned
especially for the children.
Nine Schumann- Heink has been en-
gagged for a song recital In December, q
event which will be wholly outside OF the
course. She was obliged to cancel hel
date with the club last year and 10 COM
ing now at the first opportunity to make
PREPARATION for their disappointment lasi
u spring.
WOULDN'T BLAME HIN.
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