The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-10-11
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Concert Course.
The course of four concerts which
Miss Jessie Rice will bring to Man
kato this winter will commence will
a concert by Marcus Kellerman
baritone, and Richard Czerwonky
violinist. This opening concert il
but one of four of the same kind
all events which will appeal to mu
sicians and music lovers.
The course is rather a musica
course that any city many times
larger than Mankato might well b.
proud of, and one such as no towI
the size of Mankato has probabl!
ever enjoyed.
The opening concert is one which
will without doubt create enthusi
asn among all lovers of music, Mar
Gus Kellerman is without doubt thu
greatest baritone singing German
Lieder before the public today, ant
his recent tours in this country will
the Theodore Thomas, Minneapoli:
and st. Paul orchestras, beside hi!
numberless recital engagements
have made his name a household
Richard Czerwonky, the youns
violinist of the Minneapolis Sym
phony orchestra, is too well know
and we'll beloved to need extended
notice at this time. 1t is enough tt
say that the people of Mankato have
heard just enough of his solo play
ing to be eager for more.
Madame Luella Chilson-O hrman i:
a young colotura soprano who ha:
come rapidly to the front in the
last few years. The list of her en-
gagements during the past season
was an imposing one comprised Of
Minneapolis Symphony orchestras
the Worcester, Mass, festival, the
Music Verein in Milwaukee, the Ap
ollo Musical club of Chicago, as wei
as a long list of recitals in all Of
the principal cities of the country
Mrs. Ohrman has been engaged as
soloist with the Minneapolis orches
ira on it's spring tour for the com
ing season.
The st. Paul Symphony orches
ira, which will open it's seventh
season soon, has never been heard
in Mankato, although it is well
orchestra last spring made a high.
ly successful tour of the principal
cities of the northwest, going as far
as Seattle. Mankato people have
expressed a desire to see and hear
them, and a few have had the pleas
ure of hearing them in st. Paul.
These express themselves as highly
pleased.
Walter Henry Rothwell, the con-
ductor, is serious musician who
has steadily grown in the esteem
of those citizens of st. Paul who
support the Symphony orchestra.
He returns to them this season only
after refusing number of flatter-
ing offers from other cities. The
prospectus of the orchestra's COM
ing seasons work cannot be excell-
ed either in program of musical
works to be presented or in the
list of soloists engaged to appear
with them. This list is made up of
such artists as Clarence Whitehall,
John Mccormick, Johanna Gadski,
Alma Bluck, Alice Nelson, all men,
bers of the Metropolitan Grand OPP
era company of New York, Xavier
Scharwerka and Leopold Godowski,
pianists; Eugene Ysaye and Miscna
Elman, violinists.
The last concert of the series will
be given right after Easter by Mrs.
Rose Lutige Cannon, who has been
heard in Mankato with the Chicago
operate company. Mrs. Cannon is
without doubt the best known con-
tralto in America and does not re-
luire introduction to Mankato peo-
Pile.
Banquet to Or. II. A. TomIinson.
This afternoon at $50 o'clock a
is to be rendered by the
ocal physicians and their wives to
Dr.. H. A. Tomlinson, the retiring
of the insane hospi-
al at ST. Peter The affair will
AXE place at the Elks' cafe. The
following toasts will be responded
c. K. Wise, Relation of the Press
o the Medical Profession"
DIR. A. o. Bjelland, Our Lady
Guests"
]. E. Reynolds, "Generalities
DR.. H. A. Tomlinson, my
friends"
Viii Take Part in Program.
Miss Else Jache of this city, who !;
las but recently opened her studio
n the Auditorium building in Min
leapolis, has affiliated herself with
he Thursday Musical, and will take |
'art in the clubs first program of
his year which will be given this
week. Miss Jache will play
,hopin's OPP. Az Shubert LISTS "Di
sist Die Rub" and Rats "Rigaud-
n" The Thursday Musical is an
rganization of well known and tai
nted musicians and Miss Jache's
in it will assure her
uccess.
IRIS. Eberhart at Home.
Mrs. iAdolph o. Eberhart of Good