The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-18
CITY NEWS.
MANY WERE THERE
Large Audience to Hear Banda
Rossa's Request Program" !.
Last Night.
Exclusive Wagner Program Tonight
Miss MoLaskey Sings Stu
dents Matinee Tomorrow.

Last nights attendance at the Banda
Rosa request program was the largest
that has gathered at the Exposition dur
ing the present engagement and numbered
at least 5000 people. 1t was an inspiring
audience. and the program was thoroly
enjoyed as was indicated by the insistent
demand for encores. The most ambitious
number on the program was SCREENINGS
arrangement of selections from Carmen"
1t was played with great spirit and ADAM
don, and at its close the tumultous ap-
plause secured the Star Spangled Ban
ner' as an encore This was thrillingly
played and the vast audience rose and re-
manned standing while it was being rend-
cred. Another success was the perennially
beautiful "Sextet' from Lucia
The soloists last evening were all at
their best. Mrs. Jones sang SCREENINGS
Mine, Still Mime and was rewarded with
a beautiful Offering of flowers, and re-
sponded with an encore Sig. Bottega,
and Sig Marine were each warmly re-
ceived and were recalled.
To-night's program is one OF the most
ambitious ever presented in this or any
other city. 1t Is taken completely from
Wagner and embraces excerpts from many
Of the great masters works. The more
familiar numbers are the entire Tam
haeuser Overture the Ride Of the
Valkyries," the "Nibelungen'' march. and
"Elizabeth's Prayer, from Tam
haeuser," this last to be sung by Miss
Hazel Kirk McLaskey, the new soprano
Such a program will not be Willingly
missed by any Minneapolis musician or
music lover. Miss Harritte Hiscock sang
this afternoon.
Tomorrow afternoon will be devoted to
the students and teachers Of Minneapolis.
Under orders Of the board Of education,
word was announced In the public schools
to- day that matinee for students would
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afternoon at dime for any seat In the
house, and it is foregone conclusion, if
the weather is propitious, that the build
ing will be thronged as never before.
Tomorrow evening, Miss Harriette His
cock will sing the "Cavatina,' from the
Barber Of Seville" and the rest of the
program will be devoted exclusively to.
American composers. 1t will include Sc
lections by Sousa, Nevin, Herbert and
Sorrentino will play new composition
he has just written to celebrate his ad-
vent Yer, into American citizenship, entitled
1.-THE American Spirit" The ''Sextet"
from "Florodora" will also be given.
The Frightening of the weather has
aided materially in increasing the attend
ance at the Banda Rosa concerts, with
the result that the East Side park commit
tee is going to be considerably better
prepared to take hold of and push the
plans for the redemption of the East Side
The programs for tonight and to-mor-
row afternoon are as follows:
FRIDAY NIGHT.
WAGNER PROGRAM.
oyert,,pe n mbe s,ser,, W agner
Walthers Traumlied, from die Miester- +
/ singer Observation-Disclosures. Wagner
| Solo Trumpet. Sig. Bottega. +
Selection from ''L'oro del rene" ...... Wagner
March OF the knights of the Holy Grail
| Evening star" from .:Tannhauser'; WAGNER
Solo Barytone, Sig. Bariotti. S.
':Dlizabeth's Prayer" "Tannhauser". 80. Wagner
Hazel Kirke -McLaskey. 8
''Ride Of the Valkyries'' ............. Wagner
go ;, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Soldier in the Park .............. Monckton
Overture Fra Diayolo's .............. Auber
| The French Calamity, Cake Walk sorrentino
Grand Selection, from AIanon' ........ Puccini
Loves Old Sweet Song" ........... Molloy
| Solo Barytone Sig. Barilotti.
"Reminiscences of Scotland Arr by Godfrey
| "Margery' .................. Rischoff
Hazel Kirke McLaskey.
| "A CiduCescd 1885,. CuSta