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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
HERE AND THERE.

.: Miss Alma Olson has been invited to
sing the soprano role in Gaul s 81 Holy
City, to be given in Great Falls,
Mont, by the Choral club Of that city.
j. Austin Williams will sing the ten
or role in the "Elijah,' to be given
soon in the Wiley circle Of choral
unions. .....
Wilhelm Geriicke has resigned the
directorship of the Boston Symphony
orchestra and will go to Germany next
month,
The prize for the best cantata for
chorus, with either piano or orchestral
a az by the Manuscript society Of
Philadelphia, has been awarded to
George Alexander A West, the organist
at st. Luke IS church, Germantown.
1T is entitled s'Elysium'' and is for
chorus, with orchestral accompaniment.
There are soprano and BARITONE solos.
David Bispham will surely be seen
next season in his new romantic oper-
eta "The Vicar of Wakefeld,n for
which Liza. Lehman composed the
score, but It is not yet settled under
whose management. It is rumored,
however, that the chances are he will
be ,"presented' by Shubert Brothers.
and the name Of Bispham will thus be
added to the lengthening list of in
dependent stars. MIR. Bispham has
had long and honorable career already
in American music. and his new ven
ture, if it succeeds. will add fresh cause
for public gratitude.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
BERGOUIST'S "GOLGATA.'

The initial performance Of J. Victor
Bergquist s ''Golgata,' an oratorio by
Minneapolis composer, is drawing
near, the date being set for Friday,
April 6. 1t will be given at the Audi
forum with a mixed chorus of $50
voices and the entire Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra. The solo parts which
are but two, are very important, have
been entrusted to W. B. Ross, tenor, and
Gustav Holmquist, bass, both of Chi
cago.
The preparatory work has been ham,
pered in no small degree by the unfort-
innate illness Of the composer and di-
rector. But Mr.. Bergquist is once more
on deck and has obtained promise Of his
devoted chorus to attend three or four
rehearsals week from now on. The
ladies will practice Tuesday nights at
the Northwestern music house and the
men Thursday nights at the same place:
Then the joint rehearsals Of the whole
chorus will be held at the Gethsemane
chapel Wednesday nights and Sunday
afternoons
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

The recent grand opera "season'
has come and gone, with the effort to
make it appear like the real thing, with
all the glitter of splendid toilets, and
priceless gems, and the cosmopolitan
airs that greet the New York season.
1t has been but partially successful,
sented, and the admirable way which
Mr.. Savage and his company of singers
presented them, it has seemed a bit
pitiful to see so. many empty seats.
Doubtless Lent was responsible for a
good deal of it, yet such performances
as the "Valkyrie' and Tannhauser'
were certainly fine enough, even with
out the 1900 or $4,000 prima donna to
hit up the prices, to have attracted
crowded houses.
Thanks whole and hearty are to be
rendered to Mr.. Savage for giving Min
neapois an opportunity to hear Ella
'Boheme,' the "Valkyrie, and "Rig-
oletto,' two of which certainly have
never been given here before. The
plan Of giving a good performance Of
grand opera without the usual stellar
adjunct IS most satisfactory one.
A concert which ought to appeal to
every lover Of music, and every phil
anthropic person, is that to be given at
Wesley church Tuesday evening for
the benefit of Asbury hospital. With
three such singers as Mrs. w. N. Por-
teous, Maude Ulmer Jones and U. s.
Kerr, but recently returned from tri
umphs with Calve, and with such a
worthy object as the providing of
funds for Asbury hospital, the church
ought to be packed to the door.
Howard Boardman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
DREAM OF GERONTIUS.

One of the treats of the season in
musical way will be the 'Dream Of
Gerontius,'''' to be sung for the first
time in this city by the Philharmonic
club at its concert a week from Tues
day evening, Marth %. This work is
the 3Sth opus of Sir Edward Elgar, the
famous musician and composer of Eng
land whose works have placed him in
the very front rank Of modern COM
posers. It is also probably the chef
j 'ueuvre of Elgar s works, and as such
is entitled to the respect and admira-
ton which should follow any great
achievement.
Sir E1gar has chosen as the theme
for this, his highest endeavor, Cardinal
Newman s poem, the FDream of Geron-
tius,' and has culled from it sufficient
text to tell the story. This text he has
set to music. The story in brief is that
Gerontius, an ecclesiastic, is about to
die, and realizing his condition calls
upon his assistants to pray for him.
Painting and dismayed, his soul is torn
betwixt conflicting emotions. He re-
peats the prayers of the church, inter
spersed with constant affrmations of
his belief and his alteration, and fol
lowed by periods Of detection and dis
tress. At last, wearied with the con-
fict between soul and sense he fain
would sleep and as the priest and his
assistants pour out their prayers for
him, his soul fares forth in its quest of
the infnities. This completes the first
part Of the oratorio.
The second part of the poem deals
with the disenthralled soul Of Gerontius
which is i'll the custody of the angel to
whom 1t was entrusted at death. AS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
CINCINNATI FESTIVAL.

The seventeenth biennial musical
festival Of Cincinnati is to be held the
first five days Of May. The following
named choral works and works having
choral parts will be given:
Cantata, Goods Time Is the Best". Bach
Ninth (ChoraD Symphony ........... Beethoven
Cantata, Into the World. ............. Benoit
German Requ1em ................. Brahms
1.-The Blessed Damozel" ................D ebussy
1.-The Apostles Observation-Disclosures lgar
The Dream Of Gerontius.'
!allieIer .:.... .............,. $500. Strauss
PAX Triunphans". Van der stucken
The compositions by Benoit and Van
der Stucken are written for children
chorus with orchestra, and 1000 chill
dren from the public schools of Gin
cinnati will participate. The first con-
cert has been named by the festival
directors: elm Memory Of Theodore
Thomas.' This is the program: Can
tata, Goods Time Is the Best''
(Bach); sigfried's Death and Finale
with singer) from "Die Gotterdam-
merung'' (Wagner);. IA German
Requiem (Brahms).
The soloists engaged for the six fes-
tival concerts have been chosen with
the single purpose of securing the best
interpretations of the works to which
they have been assigned. They are:
3 Sopranos Nine. Johanna Gadski, Mrs.
Corinne Ryder-Kelsey; contraltos, Miss
Muriel Foster, Miss Janet Spencer;
tenor, John Coates; barytone and
sbasses, Frangcon Davies, Herbert With
erspoon, Charles Clark.
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A NOBLE CHARITY.

One Of the musical events Of the
week, that will challenge instant atten-
ton, is the concert to be given at Wes-
ley NJ. E. church Tuesday evening, for
the benefit of Asbury hospital. An eff
fort has been made to make this spec
tally notable event, and that effort has
been crowned with success, since .. S.
Kerr, formerly of this city, but who
has been singing and studying in New
York for the last three years, will be
one of the participants.
Mr.. Kerr g voice is a smooth resonant
barytone, OF such splendid timbre that
Just prior to coming to Minneapolis, he
was en- tour with Nine Emma Calve.
He will sing the same numbers at this
concert, which were used in the Calve
programs. Mr.. Kerr is now singing
with the Hennepin Avenue M. E.
church, where he will remain for the
rest Of the season.
Two others who will appear on the
same program are Maude Ulnler Jones,
the wellknown soprano, whose every
appearance here is the signal for an
outburst of enthusiasm, and Mrs. w. N.
Porteous, who is admittedly one Of the
best contraltos ever heard here. This
will be Mrs. Porteous' first appearance
here for some time. Macmillan Dick,
violinist and Mrs. Harriet Walker Run
yam, accompanist, complete the array
Of talent. Tickets are on sale at the
Metropolitan Music company store, A.
43 Sixth street S. The program:
Die Ehre Gottes aus der natur. ..... Beethoven
., Mr. Kerr. c't~%
II. = -.
Romance .............. ...''''.''.'''''' heis
Introduction and Gavotte. .................Re Refs
Mr.. Dick.
III.
| Stanchen. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wander Stucken
Mrs. Porteous.
w.. -
| The Years at the Spring. Mrs. H. H. A. Beach
D1tes-Ma1 .............. .NeVln
Eventide. ..Agathe Grondahl
Serenade. Observation-Disclosures. Richard Strauss
Mrs. Jones.
! At the piano, Miss Margaret Gilmor.
| Pogners Anrede. =
Die Meistersinger Won Nurnberg. 1900. Wagner
| .. Mr.. Kerr.
I Y.
Perpetual Motion. ................... R1es
! Mr.. Dick.
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THEA TIERS
Continued from First Page, This Section

ers, win be the attraction at the Biiou
for one week, following Nat Ne Wills
in "The Duke Of Duluth FantA-
ma is perhaps the most ambitious Of
fering OF this successful firm of panto-
mimists and in it's transportation alone
a special train is required.
"David Harum' is to have presen-
station at the Bijou soon. The play is 10
dramatization Of Wescott's novel It
is clean and wholesome, bright and
cheerful in its treatment, and sparkles
with philosophy and rugged epigram.
The big sensational melodrama, "The
Queen of the Highbinders,' comes to
the Bijou next month.
Bickel,; Watson and Wrothe, the trio
Of comedians who delighted local must
cal comedy lovers at the Bijou last sea-
son, are coming again in their new
piece, "Tom, Dick and Harry" -
In the production Of the new musical
comedy, "Rufus Rastus,' which is IN
derlined for appearance at the Bijou,
the popular colored comedian, Ernest
Hogan, is the star. -
The clever emotional actress, Lillian
Mortimer, will be seen at the Bijou lat
er in the season in her successful play,
emo Mother to Guide Her,
The Bijou operahouse has adopted as
new feature souvenirs for ladies
which will be given away at Wednes-
day matinees, beginning with this COM
ing week. =.
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the soul and his messenger are winging
their way thru space, the soul is asked
it's dearest wish and replies:

the soul and his messenger are wlnglng
their way thru space, the soul IS asked
its dearest wish and replies:
I ever had believed,
That on the moment when the struggling soul
Quilted it's mortal case. forthwith it fell,
Under the Awful Presence Of it's God,
There to be judged and sent to it's own place.
What let's me now from going to my Lord?
The journey lies past choruses Of
demons, and choirs of archangels, and
as the soul approaches the yelled pres
ence of God, the voices Of earth friends
repeating the subvenite' are heard.
The Angel of the Agony intones his
applications and the glance Of the
Almighty having rested on the happy
suffering soul, he is taken to purga-
tory, singing,
There will I sing and soothe my stricken breast,
Which ne'er can cease,
To throb and pine. and languish, till possest
OF its sole peace.
There will I sing my absent Lord and Love
Take me away,
That sooner may rise and 80 above,
And see him in the truth of everlasting day.
No description of Cigars music can
do justice to the treatment he has given
this wonderful poem. Choruses, semi
choruses, choruses of angelicals and
demons, quartets, and solos abound
turnout the work, and all are interwov-
en- into a mosaic that is simply magnifi-
cent. The work is not only beautiful,
it is difficult as we'll, and the practiced
singers of the Philharmonic club, have
found their energies taxed severely in
preparing this work for presentation.
The soloists selected for the coming
presentation of the oratorio are Eli
son Van Hoose of New York, tenor, who
will sing the role of Gerontius; Miss ia
net Spencer, who will sing the role of
the angel, and Julian Walker, who will
take the part Of the priest. All of
these are we'll known here, and should
assist very materially in a thoroly good
presentation of such an important work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
THE "CREATION' AT EASTER.

The rehearsals of the Choral society
Of Our Savior's: Norwegian Lutheran
church, in preparation for Haydn's ora
torio, the "Creation, - Thursday even
ing, April IS, are progressing very ia
vorably. The soIoists engaged for this
performance are: Miss Clara Williams,
soprano; D. Alvin. Davies, tenor; Clar-
,ence A. Marshall bass; and Eugene
Skaaden, organist. 1t will be the third
annual Easter concert given by the So
ciety under the==direction Of Jacob L.
Hort, its founder.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
THE APOLLOS' LAST.

The approaching concert. of the
Apollo club, to be held at the First
Baptist church, April 8, will serve to
introduce two new soloists to Mime
apolis who have never yet appeared in
the west.
Miss Freda Slender, soprano, is a
young woman who has appeared in the
east with marked success. Her recent
engagements being with the Harlem
Philharmonic at the Waldorf Astoria,
the Philadelphia orchestra on several
occasions, and last week. she sang a
return engagement with the Hartford
Symphony orchestra. In Philadelphia
Miss Slender was engaged to take Nine.
Maconda g place with the orchestra on
short notice, not even having time fol
rehearsal Notwithstanding this
handicap, she discharged her obliga
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
AT TIENNEPIN AVENUE M. e.

The following special program has
been. prepared for the Hennepin Ave-
nue. M. E. church this evening and will
be sung by chorus Of twenty voices,
assisted by the regular quartet consist
ing of Mrs. William Gordon Bracket,
soprano; Miss Edith Pearce, con-
~tralto; D. Alvin Davies, tenor, and
u S. Kerr, BARITONE.
organ, LdFSo. tanuel
Anthem, 'In Heavenly Love Abiding. .Protheroe
Quartet and Chorus Choir.
Ofertory, Solo, Hymn Of Creation. Beethoven
Mr.. Kerr.
Quartet, "God, to Whom We Look Up
Blindly'' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Chadwick
Postlude.
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CHANGES AT FOWLER M. e.

The new choir at Fowler NJ. E. church
will contain three Of A. R. Wiley's pu-
pills, Miss Alma Olson, soprano; Miss
Edith Havill, contralto, and W. O..
NeWgord, tenor. These three have been
singing at Gethsemane with Mr.. Wiley
for some time past, and have met with
marked success. The new choir sang
for the first time last Sunday,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
THE ORPHEUs ANNUAL

The annual meeting Of the Orpheus
Singing club was held at the North
western Music house last night. The
treasurer 5 report showed that the
finances were in fourishing condition.
The election Of officers brought the fol-
lowing results: President, J. J. Graaf;
vicepresident, Olof Bjorkman; secre-
tary, DR.. Victor Nilsson; treasurer, @.
r. Holmen; assistant treasurer, M. Mar
tinson. The committee on music con-
sists Of Fred Saborn, acting director;
Oscar Petri and DR.. Nilsson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

Professor Melin, director of the music
department at the Minnesota college
will give free student recital at col
lege hall corner Harvard and Delaware
street Sc, Monday evening, March &C..
He will be assisted. by Professor Eng
strom, the vocal Instructor.
Gauls beautiful cantata "The Holy
City, will be given at Westminster
church this evening by the. Manchester
College Choral society Of sixty voices;
Harry E. Phillips leader, assisted by
the Westminster quartet. The society
has no superior in the west.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
MUSICAL EVENTS
OF THE WEEK

MONDAY-Sousa band concert at
Auditorium, both afternoon and
evening.
TUESDAY EVENING-COncer
benefit Asbury hospital, at Wes-
ley nj. E. church.
WEDNESDAY EVENING-Shiloh
Choral Union Concert at Shiloh
church, Northeast Minneapolis.
FRIDAY EVENING - James A..
Bliss, pianist, recital, johnson
school auditorium.
FRIDAY EVENING-Recital by
pupils of Dean Fletcher, Lowry
Hill Congregational church.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

back over fifty years. These are the
now famous "Scherzo, op. 4" and the
great sonata, op. s." which Brahms
as youth Of 20 brought to Joachim,
Listz and Schumann for their examina-
tion and opinion. From these they all
proclaimed Brahms to the world then a
splendid musical genius. Even his later
works, wonderful as they are, have not
the daring, heroic build Of these intro
duction letters, as it were, to the first
musicians of his youth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
A NORTHEAST CONCERT.

The Shiloh Choral union, a new
Northeast musical organization con-
Quoted by Miss Eva Ruttan, of the
musical department Of Shiloh church,
is preparing for a concert to be given
in the church Wednesday evening,
March 81. There will be rich and va
ried program of quality not usually
undertaken by a musical organization
so newly organized. The rehearsals
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
DEAN FLETCHER's PUPILS.

Dean Fletcher, will present six Of his
advanced pupils. in a piano recital at
the Lowry Hill Congregational church
Friday evening, March %. Those par
ticipating are Lylith Smith, Alice Kirk,
Myrtle Sweitzer, Florence Nunan, Anna
Funk and Royce Mintener. Miss Tenie
Murphy will assist with vocal selec
lions.
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MRS. MucKEY's RECITAL.

The pupils Of Mrs. Annette B. Muck
ey gave a piano recital at the Metro
politan Music studio last evening, as
sisted by Mrs. F. G. Poehler, soprano.
The program, which was very interest
ing, is as follows: 49,. ~
Duo, ballet and waltz. Observation-Disclosures --
Anna Richards, Georgia McGregor.
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A RECENT ARRIVAL.

A recent arrival will add one more to
the corps Of violin teachers now in Min
neapolis. The newcomer is E. G. Erick
son, fine violinist himself, and one
who has had the advantage Of the best
instruction to be secured in the con-
servatories Of Europe. For the last
sixten years he has been teaching in
New York, but, attracted by her must
cal culture and beauty, he has come to
Minneapolis, and opened studios in the
Metropolitan Music company building.
Mr.. Erickson is at home at 1718 Nicol-
let avenue, but will heceive a limited
number Of pupils in his studios.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18
Opheum-

The foremost magician Of his time,
Hermann the Great, will be the big
lodestone at the Orpheum theater for
the week of March Is. Hermann the
Great, who is now in his third vaude-
vile season, returns to Minneapolis
with wealth Of new illusions and ap-
paratus and the unstinted praise of the
critics.
Next to Hermann in Importance will
be the eight Allisons, an octet Of Eng
lish acrobats ranging in age from 16 to
46 years, and in size from a boy to a
giant. Ground and lofty tumbling is
their speciality.
"Happy" Jack Gardner will be back
with songs, jokes and his disreputable
tuba. Katherine Dahl, vocalist, is on
the bill, and the Eddie Foy-ike Arm
strong will return with Magdalene
Holly. in 1.-THE Expressman. Others
on the bill will be Carson and Willard,
German dialect comedians In "Frizzled
Finance" and Derrick Brothers, Her
cnlan equilibrists and jugglers just
over from Europe.
Valerie Bergere, the cleverest actress
in vaudeville and the headliner at the
opening Of the house last season, will be
at the Orpheum soon in her latest and
greatest vaudeville production, a con-
densed version of "Carmen,' requiring
cast of seven and staged with elab-
crate attention to detail
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-18

The first Christian Endeavor society in Japan
was society Of the missionaries children. It
could meet only once year at the annual
meeting Of the mission stations Now Japan
has 1928 Christian Bndeavor societies.
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.Lyceum-'

Dion Bouccicault celebrated play,
"The octoroon,' one Of the most pow
erful American dramas ever written,
will be the attraction at the Lyceum
following "The Man from Missouri
The play has not been seen here in
years, but because Of its fine dramatic
quality and its intensely interesting
story, it should prove one of the not
able successes Of the Ralph Stuart en-
gagement. q
"The Count of Monte Cristo,' the
American classic in the field of roman
tic drama, is booked for an early ap-
pearance at the Lyceum. Ralph Stuart
and his excellent company have the
play in active rehearsal and splendid
production will be given the piece,
which is the version made famous by
the sterling actor, James O'Neiii.
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HERE AND THERE.

already give promise. of a very success
full concert.
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MR. ZoCH's RECITAL.
In Mr.. Zoch's Brahms piano recital,
on March 20, he will play two works
whose historical associations extend
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-30

ing people and the great middle
class have also been actively
agitating the adoption of reform
legislation, so that there Is small
chance of opponents being able to
seriously obstruct legislation.
II have every reason to believe
that Seattle would break about
even between the two big parties.
Among the lumber and single
mills the men were well registered
and would vote as unit against
Justices Grow and Root, and most
ly for other democrats. In Seat
tie, where republicans turned the
laborites down cold. union men are
very well registered and are max
ing an active campaign"
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CENTRAL LABOR
UNION

At the Central Labor union
meeting 1t was stated that the
Home Telephone company might
settle with the loca! unions and
pay the union scales in the con-
structiOn of its lines in this city.
This report was made by A. G..
Anderson, of Federal union No.
12,222. Mr. Anderson said that a
representative of the company was
due in Spokane Ind his union had
every reason to believe the scale
would be adopted. IN referring to
the fact that the company was on
the unfair list Mr.. Anderson init
mated that his union felt disposed
to go ahead independently and set
tie without considering other inter-
ested unions unless his organza-
ton was assured of recognition in
any settlement that might be eff
fected. This statement started
lively discussion, which was only
ended by an adjournment.
The central body last night
again took up the troubles existing
between the teamster unions, and
the secretary was instructed to in
form the International Transfers
union that several Of the firms EN-
ploying members were on the I'M
fair list, the object of the central
body being to induce the teamsters
to 60 on a sympathetic strike.
A letter which Louis Shears
wrote to Secretary Morrison Of the
American Federation of Labor rela-
tive to the strike on the car barns
Of the Washington Water Power
company was read. In his letter
Mr. Shears asked that the Fedora
ton of Labor send a representa-
tive here to investigate the action
of the unions with reference to
that trouble. The secretary was
| instructed to answer the letter. CIV
ing history of the disagreement.