New Ulm review., 1915-11-03
LYCBUM COURSE Is
READY TO SERVE
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DE.
PARTMENT TsENDs ouTsplEN-
DID TALENT.
TWO MUSICAL EVENINGS AND
TWO LECTURES BY PRoM1-
NENT SPEAKERS.

Those of New Ulm's citizens who
enjoy musical and literary entertain
ments will find that the course offered
this winter offers many pleasing features.
The ladies' Current News Club of the
city has taken the responsibility this
year of bringing the course of entertain
ments to New Ulm and they hope to
receive enough encouragement from the
general public so that they will feel able
to continue the work again.
First on the list of attractions will be
Madame Marie Gjertsen Fischer and
Madame Meta Schumann. The latter
was heard here during the last Uni
versity Week held here and made most
pleasing impression. Madame Fischer
is melologist and reader and Madame
Schumann is a concert soprano and
pianist. Mrs. Fischer is the wife of
Carlo Fischer, former cellist of the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and
has been his companion on many of his
tours in this country and abroad. She
is also the daughter Of the late Rev.
Falk- Gjertsen.
Mrs. Fisher has made special study.
of melodramas, such as ''Enoch Arden,''
words by Tennyson, music by Rich.
Strauss; "Bergliot," by Bjornson- -Grieg
Norwegian and English); ''King Robert
OF Sicily" by Longfellow-C -Cole;. ''Hia-
watha's Wooing," Longfellow-Co Cole;
"Brushwood,' Read -Tirindelli, and other
works of similar nature, written
by our greatest poets and composers.
Arthur Koerner, young Minnesota
composer, was inspired by her in the
creation OF new art-form called Spoken
Song" and has written some of the most
charming and dainty compositions ever
produced for the speaking voice with
musical accompaniment
However, Mrs. Fisher presents the
light and humorous as well as the more
serious and instructive. She sways her
audiences to tears or laughter with equal
ease, and the deeper note which sets us
thinking is not lacking. Her interpre-
tation of Kpling is dramatic in the ex-
treme while her reading of such work
as 'King Robert of Sicily". has the quail
ity of beautiful sermon.
Meta Schumann is a Minnesota girl
whose home has always been in Mime
apolis. From very early childhood she
made study of the piano but it was her
splendid voice that attracted the at
tention of the well known teachers of
Europe and she has only recently re-
turned from three years stay in London
where she completed her musical edu-
cation under John Acton. On her re-
turn to America last year she was en-
gagged as soloist with the St. Paul
Symphony Orchestra and her success
with that organization firmly established
her position as one of the leading singers
of the state.
The Fischer-Schumann number will
be given in New Ulm Friday evening
November 18th.
The second number of the series will
be an evening spent in the company of
DR.. James Davies who is well-known
and liked by New Ulm audiences.
having appeared here in several roles
while conducting the University Week
course held here in 1914. DR.. Davies
is indeed favorite with those who
met him and heard him and his coming
on the 10th of December will be looked
forward to with pleasant anticipation
and genuine delight. DR.. Davies speaks
on music and literature and shows the
influence of each upon the other. AS
Kipling admirer he is able to make his
hearers see pictures they never dreamed
before and when he sings he delights
all. His experience as q student in
Leipsig has made him understand tho
German temperament and endears him
TO New Ulm people. He is of Welsh
parentage but his experience has been
SO wide as to make him world citizen.
He IS most charming person to know.
as those who met him personally when
he was here will testify and his number
IS sure to be greeted with well-6lled
house.
Coming next in order Is the famoua
Macmillan Dick Trio. Everyone Who
knows anything at all Of tha ereat
living musicians Is familiar with the
name Of Maximilian Dick who = fa,ned
IN every city of Amsrica and Euona
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