The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-25

The management # the ST. Louis Prot
estant orphan Asylum announces that
Nine. Ernestine Schumann-Heink. the
great contralto, will appear in a song re-
cital at the OGeon on the evening of Mon
day. February =. for the benefit of the
= asylum. Mime. Schumann-Iieink comes TO
st. Louis specially for this occasion. which
will he her only concert engagement in this
part Of the country during the present sea
son. She has consented to sing her best
programme. the details of which will he
announced later. which means a great mu-
steal treat, as there is no more capable in
terpreter of the Wagner scores ana the
songs of Franz. Schubert and Brahms. The
benefit concert is under the management
of the officers Of the ST. Louis Protestant
-ofOrphan Asylum. Mrs. William S%tickney,
sn president: Mrs. George =. Leighton. Mrs.
Charles Nagel. Mrs. George c. Hitchcock.
Miss Kate Avery, Miss Kate copp, Mrs.
SRobert Hunicke, Mrs. Henry Mex. Wilson
and Mrs. Ii. d. Morrill,. managers; Mr.. /.
W. Morton. MI. George Il. Leighton. Nj. +. !
I. Rowse. Mr. :. NJ. Forbes and Nh.
Charles NaseL, Advisory Committee.
fH Mr.. Ernest r. Kroeger has lately returned
from a tour OF several Eastern cities. whe"e
he was received with consideration in ac-
cord with his high achievem. mis- in music. |
-'ln treating a recital given by Mr.. Kroeger t,
BUN New York. the Musical Courier says:
o. The president. lean and faculty Of thu Amer
lean Institute Of Applied Music metropolitan col |
leSe OF Music did Il kindly and thoIghtful thing
in giving a reception To Ernest Il. Kro-g-r of st
Louis. Mo who has been ON a trip through
e Eastern cities. with a view to proiting by thu
experience Of ohtcrs at the head of tn. musical |
departments that it may be- succrssfully admin
lsteied az the -. LOUIS EAp"Sit!'n "t 1894. MI.
kroeger is in charge. and his selection has given
widespread satisfaction. |
AT the reception held at the college. Mr.. Kroe-
ger played this programme. his compositions cx-
ciuslvetyi
fns' movement nom H'ha'a !" nA' major
Iomanze. from Twelve Concert Etuics. op. ~.
-Arabesauc. on. %. No. ,.
Piano Solo
Prelude in Il fiat minor. from op. Al.
Sohuoiieu. op: = No l.
""ns VI .He Aiounu'nttf' d'"" - III -"
Egeria. on, q,
Arion. from Three NvthoIoeical scenes. on. &c
No. l. -..f
Elfenreisen dance Of the Elves. on. L..
rat thr t'ast' ana more par'lcutar!N Ne"
49, 70 ~, us ~ ~, ,Is ,ig W." .nTs "@s
titai. Indeed. Mr., Kroerrr Ia. The divine spark.
and composes as he does simply because he can't
1clp 1t. Beautiful form. something worth the
paying. conciseness. all ar" there. and the listen
trs We're far from surieited.
~ NJ opening s.ha'a ln's na,er sd.d Isl 1UIT'
1, ,or which NJ < = . vas ;, n inn1,,ont
5artr: The Sona:a In u fiat. on. 20. is a work
Of utmost Interest. fun of beautiful ,hematic ma
any programme. with this sonata Mr.. kToesef
msde IMMENSE e1ect a y ne cIiireft uhnet on
Tae - ~, ,ta ,p, h. re,.jy,,l
n oya,ion
MANY present would have liked to have hoard
more Of the American Character Sketches
There was throughout a carefully graded degree
81 brillance and effectiveness, the ,Eseria. with
as runnlnE lisn'ana"o III mr., u va rrt"rn,!s ~ m.
.ay c aIW" anI ~, a. - r.