The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-30
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
From Mondays Daily.
Symphony Orchestra Concert.

Ieh " 81 uSuShliW IL pToSrdIH poe"
afternoon and evening, as was given
yesterday at the opera house by the
Minneapolis symphony orchestra. The
audiences at both performances were
appreciated and enthusiastic to "A de
gree, showing their pleasure with bursts
of applause that called for the well de-
served encores. The program was an
artistic one, all of the selections being
exceptionally attractive.
The concerts of yesterday, given
under the auspices of the st. Johns
Catholic church. marked the beginning
of the second week of the orchestra's
third annual spAng festival tour, which
was opened in Minneapolis, last Sun
day, before an immense audience. The
tour is TO last six weeks and includes
nine states and over thirty cities and
towns.
Emil Oberhoffer, the conductor, is
well known i'll musical circles all over
the United States as one of the not
able musical conductors, and TO him is
due the highest of praise in being the
organizer of a Symphony orchestra
that has meant and is to mean in the
future so much to the northwest.
Each one of the ~soloists is an ar
fist or rare musical talent having had
exceptional careers i'll musical art, be-
sides all the unlimited benefit that
comes from studying with great teach
ers. Miss Louise Ormsby, the soprano
who was i'll aud not able to appear
was a pupil of Marchesi. Her place
being filed yesterday by a soloist from
Milwaukee.
Carlo Fischer, who is at once a great
~favoritc with u Mankato ALL 49,
the same great pleasure to near as
-~oys. az .rruTuInenJ one III the
sweetest and most popular responded
to his Interpretation and touch in a
way that was satisfying and complete
both from an artistic and musical
standpoint.
Arthur Middleton, as basso soloist.
sang with wonderful ease, every tone
being exceptionally pure and his range
of voice every remarkable. Salvador
Nirella also did some pleasing and eff
fective work OF the clarionet that was
especially fine. For the work of the
symphony, as a whole, too much can
not be said as it was most inspiring,
the orchestral c~oloring being absolutely
without criticism. For the evening
program, Miss Plumb, contralto and
Garnet Hedge tenor were added to
thns Est pf Cn1ni-fc also NJ. Dnl,nrf
Coughlan of Nlankato as pianist, all
of whom were heard i'm solo parts for
which encores were demanded by the
audience. Richard Czerwonky, violin
list and new concertmeister was inn
mediately II great ~favorite and his
one with piano accompaniment, made
great hits. Much interest was also
sentered in the piano solo by Robert
Coughlin, a resident of Mankato to
whom a large amount of praise is due
for his Interpretation of Mozart and
his fine technique.
That the event of yesterday was
the biggest musical event that has
ever come to Mankato is an assured
fact, and much credit and praise is
being expressed that there were a mum
Der of people who were willing to
assume SO large an undertaking at so
great a risk. and it is to be hoped
that the Minneapolis Symphony or
.chestra will again have Mankato in
Guided in its festival tour.
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Ghosts and COLLINS Abroad.
Those who saw ghosts hurrying
through the streets and boarding the
cars on Saturday evening will be glad
to know hat it was not a case of al
invasion of the city by inhabitant;
from "ghost-land," but only one of the
enjoyable parties that the normal fac
ulty give to the student body eacl
year. The affair was a ghost party
each one having been invited to appear
in ghost like apparel, and the grant
march of over two hundred white
figures was an amusing sight, beside!
being . season of good fun for every
one. The new gymnasium, where The
parry was given, was prettily decorated
III pun pit dHu gnu, IL hoihiai oOhoo
colors. and the students were received
by the reception committee, consisting
of Miss Alice Robbins, Miss Harriet
McKensic and DR.. Young. Refreshments
were served and the evening spent so
cially.
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Six O'clock Dinner.
DR.. and Mrs. Rosenquist of st. Pete
entertained at six o'clock dinner OIL
Saturday evening. Covers were lai'
for ten, the guests including Mr.. ant
Mrs. II, A. Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs
r. L. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Van Mes
Smith of Tampico, Mexico, and MI
and Mrs. Sackett of st. Peter. Tn
weather prevented the Mankato part.
from making the trip in an auto AM
they were obliged to 60 by train.
Entertained Emil Oberhoffer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. A. Patterson ha'
as encif dlniIef suoo. - Srnruuy. oil
Emil Oberhoffer, conductor of tn
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra. MI
Oberhoffer was also entertained wit
an auto ride which enabled him t.
see the city and its points of inter
est. ;