The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-03-28
APRIL TWFNTY-fOURTn
Sanity City Organization viii Give
Two Concerts at Opera Hose
In This City
AN AFFAIR OF NOTE
First Time in the History of the
Town That Such an Entertain
ment Has Come

| Sank centre is TO have rare muSl-
cal treat.
The St. Paul Symphony Orchestra,
80 pieces, is to visit this city April "a
next, and give a naJinee and evening
concert in the Opera House.
Arrangements for the engagement
were made last week when Miss Ger
trude v. O'Hanlon, advance manager
of the orchestra, visited Sank Centre.
She came armed with an introduction
from Louis w. Hill, president of
the Great Northern Railway, and met
number of the business men of the
city and laid the matter before them.
The result was that a few hours work
canvassing was done by those inter-
asted and the necessary guarantee of
$4,000 was secured. Twenty-Five bust
ness men signed the guarantee, 28 OF
them for $1,000 each and the other
one for 5000.
The St. Paul Symphony Orchestra
is first class musical organization.
On Monday of the present week the
company started on its second annual
tour of the Northwest. They go as
far north as Winnepeg and" as far
| west as Great Falls, Montana. The
company will be on the road all the
month of April.
The company consists of GO mu-
sicians. Henry Rothwell is conduc-
tor, E. A. Stein manager. and Miss
O'Hanlon advance agent.
| George H Harris, Jr., tenor SOloiSt
on last seasons tour, will again ac-
company the tourists. Marcus Kei-
lerman, protege of president Taft,
who was one of the soloists in st.
Paul this season, will be the barytone
solOist on the tour, and Elizabeth
Rothwell- Wolff, wife of the director.
will be the soprano. In addition to
these there will be several instrument
tai soloists, including Richard Wag-
ner, cello; Vincent Fanelli, IT., harp;
Augustin Pfeiffer, flute and Clarence
Warmelin, claranet.
/
in fact Mr.. Hill finances itso far as
transportation is concerned, for he
furnishes, free of charge to the Or
chestra, special train for its USE
The cost of this for the tour is some
thing like $4,000. The itinerary of
the orchestra covers more territory
than that of any other orchestra now
travelling. Mr.. Hill especially desires
that the orchestra visit small towns
in the western states where there is
little opportunity for the residents to
hear first class music.
Miss Gertrude V. O'Hanlon, the ad-
vance agent, is a former newspaper
woman and person of engaging per-
sonality with which she combines
rare business ability. Miss. O'Hanion
says that every place the orchestrs
visits Mr.. Hill secures names of ,
number of poor children to whom he
furnishes Complementary tickets for
the concerts. The matter is placed in
the hands of some charitable society
and Mr.. Hill sends check to cover
the amount.
On the date of the visit of the or
chesura to Sank Centre, the Great
Northern will run special trains from
Melrose and Alexandria and one ON
the Bemidji branch, from Long Prair-
lie or possibly from point farther
north, to accommodate those from out
of town who desire to hear the con-
cert. April "a is certainly to be ,
gala day in Sank Centre. Nothing
like this event in the way of a must
cal entertainment has ever occurred
in the city, and lovers Of music arc
looking forward with pleasurable an
ticiEation to the date. The only
towns between Fargo ahd St. Paul at
which the orchestra stops are Fergus
Falls, Sank Centre and st. Cloud.