The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
COURTEOUS ACT
BY APOLLO CLUB
GALA OPENING OF AUDITORIUM
IS MADE POSSIBLE.
Magnificent Program for Opening Night
Is Assured-Is to Be Contributed
Jointly by the Apollo Club, the Min
neapolis Symphony Orchestra and the
Philharmonic CLUB.

Musical Minneapolis, as we'll as the
thousands who have been impatlentiy
awaiting the opening OF the new audi
torium, will be distinctly gratified to
been made whereby the magnificent
new TEMPLE of music is to be appro-
priately dedicated The building is for
mally promised by the contractors, the
H. N. Leighton company, to be ready
for occupancy not later than March l,
and it is hoped that this date can be
anticipated.
The dedication of the Auditorium will
take the form of a three-day musical
which will be essentially the galaopen-
ing night, will be contributed BY the
Apollo club, the Minneapolis Sympho-
ny orchestra and the PHILHARMONIC
club, the three leading musical organi-
cations of the city. The second eve
ming, assuming that the building will
be ready in time to fulfil an existing
engagement with this noted artist, the
philharmonic club willp resent Nine.
orchestra. On the afternoon of the
third day a grand chorus of 500 school
children, now being drilled by Profess
sor Oberhoffer, assisted by the Mime
apolis Symphony orchestra, will give
a grand patriotic concert, and on the
evening Of the third day the Philhar-
monte club and the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra, assisted by soloists
| of international reput ation, will pro.
duce either the oratorio "Samson and
Delilah,' or Verdi great opera,
| "Aida,' in concert form.
The dedication of the magnificent
new organ, the installation Of which
has been postponed in order to make
possible the opening of the Auditorium
at the time mentioned, will occur in
April.
These altogether satisfactory. arrange
ments have been made possible by a
most happy combination of circum-
stances and the disposition of all par
dedicating the building which means
so much to the future musical inter
ests of the city.
There were numerous difficulties to
overcome; but, owing to the disposition
Of all concerned to waive legal and
technical rights, they have been sur
mounted.
tinctly due to Mr.. Bechtel, president OF
the Northwestern National Life Insur
ance company, for consenting to post
pone the installation Of the organ until
after the operate season, which occurs
the last of March, and it should be
stated that Mr.. Bechtel's original prop
osition to contribute $4,000 toward an
organ has been amplifed by a cash
contribution Of more than double that
amount, together with the rendering OF
the Auditorium, without charge, for the
first and second evenings concerts, the
children g matinee and the organ open
ing in April.
Thanks are justly due also to the
Kimball! company and to A. M
Shuey, it's popular local representative
in consenting to the postponement Of
the installation of the organ and i1
transferring their right, at quite a con
cession in estimated income, to the first
two nights performances, as also t
the organ opening later on, to an indi
vidual representing both the business
and musical interests of the city, wht
r expressed his willingness to guarantee
J to the organ company the balance du'
it on the instrument.