The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-26
MUSICAL NOTES

A most enjoyable evening of music
anu poetry was presented last Monday
evening at st, Agatha's conservatory
by group Of the more advanced pu-
pills In the literature and music depart
mentS. The opening scene of the Sec
ond act of :: Romeo and Juliet was pre-
sented by Miss Maurine Cooley and
Miss Nellie BarsneSs, the former taxi
ing the part Of Juliet and the latter the
role of the nurse. The lines were read
with intelligence, and the acting was
graceful and convincing. Miss Bars
ness also gave the melodrama, "Lyd-
Ia, arranged from Lytton's Last
Days of Pompeii." She presented a
most appealing picture of the blind
girl. Members of the conservatory
played the incidental music for the
melodrama. Miss Cooley recited TroW-
bridges Darius Green and presented
the third scene from the fourth act of
Romeo and Juliet" Miss Esther Lun-
demo recited Whittiers "The Sisters"
and Miss Esther Cohn Meredith's Aux
ItalienS." Miss Barsness also recited
KimbalPs Nell" Each of the pupils
in this department of literature who
appeared on the programme displayed
a thorough training in the art of read
ing. The piano numbers were also most
enjoyable. Miss Hilda Nordstron and
Miss Corinne Labrie played a List
Rhapsodie arranged for two pianos:
Miss Lillian Kelso played Men
delssohn's "Rondo Capricioso,' and
Miss Muriel Hayden and Miss Helen
Schultz played two violin duets, "Sim-
pie Aveu," by Thome, and Polka Con-
eertante," by Bohlmann. Miss Grace
Karr' played the violin accompani-
mentS.
The concert season at Lake Harriet
has been opened most successfully by
the Minneapolis Park band, Emil Ober-
hotter director. Otto Gebhardt for
more than dozen years solo trombon-
fst in the Thomas orchestra, is one of
the soloists that has been secured for
these concerts. Popular operatic Sc
lections, marches and waltzes will be
the principal musical offering at these
concerts.
Mrs. Parnell left last evening for ST.
Louis, where she will attend the ma
tional convention of the music teach
ers' association. Miss Nellie A. Hope.
who was appointed a delegate to this
convention by the Minnesota State
Music Teachers association, will also
attend. The convention opens June 2S
and closes July 1.
An especially attractive musical pro-
gramme was presented at the Jewish
yidSOSuS FIlOdy evening Dy Mr.. Fair
clough, the organist and by the choir.
The synogogue's new pipe organ is one
of the finest organs in the state and the
numbers which Mr.. Fairclough PLAYED re-
vealed its full power. These numbers
were: The "Tannhauser' overture: Gnil-
mant,s Prayer and Cradle Song fhe
Introduction to the third act of "Iohen
grim; THE Answer Westenholme- and
~Cantilene Pastorale, Guilmant. Mr.
Phillips sang 1T Is Enough and Mr..
God," from THE Elijah.'
Mr.. Fairclough will give recital in
July, presenting Miss Daisy Chadwick
Ried Miss Marion Kirke, Miss Buela Ben
edict. Miss Helen Fremont Geer Miss
Elizabeth A. Swan, Miss Florence Han
cock, Miss Clementine Mae RYAN Miss
Myrtle Reed, Miss Florence Campbell and
Miss Minnie Ekman. Mrs. Inez yon
Encke will assist
Miss May L. Kelly will give a pupils
recital Wednesday evening at her home
464 Virginia avenue.
Frauiein shoen-R Rene will spend the
summer in Europe.
Miss Elsie Shave will leave for Chiea &c
this week where she will spend some