The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-21
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was performed at the Grand last night by
Robert B. Mantell and his company, were
easily carried off by Miss Corona Ricardo,
! VINO, as Marguerite Bertrand, won round after
round or merted applause from an enthusi-
astlc audience. Miss Riccardo is an Italian,
young and uncommony handsome but her
beauty Is not her only claim to- distinction.
she is clever actress, and promises to be-
come better known in the near future. In
"A Secret Warrant" she has an opportunity
I TO show her power, and last evening she
rose to the occasion and demonstrated her
ability in manner that insures her the ad-
mlratlon or theater-goers in st. Paul.
The audience was not as large as the play
deserved. 1t was an unusually good perform
ance throughout, and interest in the plot did
not lag. Mr.. Mantell, as Louis de Beaumont,
was graceful and courtly, though it was a
relief and an enjoyable change when in the
| last act he allowed his dignity to relax and
| INDUCED in little. very little. comedy.
| Lawrence Lowell as Castor de Varennes,
| was one of the favorites last night. He played
! the part of the vacillating friend to perfec-
| tion. The dice-throwng scene in the last
act, In which, after losing all his money, he
stakes his secret warrant upon last throw
and loses to De Beaumont, was splendidly
| acted.
Miss Harriet Booth Russell was the Ga
brielle de st. Victor, the discarded friend and
| intriguing enemy Of louis de Beaumont Miss
Russell is tall and exceedingly graceful and
| her performance was marked by an ease of
| manner and a sweetness Of voice which made
even disagreeable character winsome.
Miss Blanche Moulton Catherine Ber-
trand the scherning and coquettish aunt of
Marguerite, and was able to inject some
humor into an otherwise gloomy play. A. j.
Whaley was Henri de st. Victor, betrothed
| to Marguerite, and Louden Mccormack was
| the Marquis de st. Victor, father OF Henri
and Gabrielle. Mr.. Mccormack is a good
| comedian. and he contributed much to the
success of the 2lay.
| There were several curtain calls last night
| and at the close of the third act the audi
| ence cheered Miss Riccardo until the curtain
| was raised and she bowed her acknowledge
| ments in company with Mr.. Mantell. The
| play will be repeated tomorrow night and
| Saturday matinee. The play tonight will be
''Monbars," in which MIR. Mantel first won
recognition a. great actor.
PEOPLES CHURCH.
A wizard was present at the Peoples church
! last night; wizard who flourished no wand,
| who was surrounded by no intricate mech
anism to mystify credulous people; whose
| only aid was some ivory keys, whose only
wand, the magic that lay in his slender fin
| gers. They swept the keys with exquisite
er and instrument vanished. One con-
scious only of the ave. the majesty of night;
night that breathed of peace, Of absolute
rest as conceived by the post-composer,; Schu-
mann. gain the keys were touched, and the
audience led through all the wild mag
cry of dreamland drsamland which verges
SO close the eternal that some of the heav-
emily music seems to have crept into Schu-
| mann's '-Traumeswlrren." Those ten white
fingers crept over the keys again, and this
| time one saw cradle with mother grooming
beside it, the melody Of 1t all so surprisingly
swest, so subtle, one felt sure never before
had Chopin been so perfectly interpreted.
But it was not only the cradle song, Might
Peace" and in Dreams" which the audience
! hsard last night they probably never heard
them before. There were wild dances full
| of passion and verve; dainty serenade and
greatest of all, perhaps, Liszt's famous
''Rhapsodie No. 12,' the fine rendering of
| which made one literally CULVER with the ex-
| quisite delight Of it.
Emil Sausr can we'll write ''Veni, vidi vici"
| opposite the date OF his ST. Paul concert for
| the immense audience that filed the Peoples
| church last night was certainly at his feet
| from the very first. Ovation after ovation
| the player received. and something occurred
| last night that could leave no possible doubt
in the mind of any one present Of Sauer's
magnificent triumph. After he had finished
playing his last number, that wonderful
''Rhapsodie,' by Lszt, anxiety to catch
certain kept the peop.e from making the
great auditorium ring with applause. Again
and again Sauer bowed his quaint, old-school
bow. 1t would not suffice ne graciously
seated himself once more at the piano. In
stantly the utmost quiet prevailed. Not one
of those who in despair of hearing the gifted
man again had started down the aisle kept
on his way out but listened where he stood
| until the last note of the exquisite melody
died away and Sauer made his final bow be-
fore st. Paul audience.
Naturally one Will contrast this wonderful
musician with the pianist who so recently
visited st. Paul, Rosenthal, but there is
little comparison between the two. Rosen-
thai Is the magnificent technician, the bril-
liant performer Sauer is the poet musician.
par excellence.
The programme presented last evening was
finely selected one, perfectly fitted to the
peculiar nature of the artist.
The opening number was a composition of
Schubert and Tsusig's. "Andantino and varia
TONS Then came Beethoven's exquisite
sonata, op SO. There were two numbers
by Schumann, ''Nachtstueck" op 90 and
''Traumeswirren;" three Of Chopins com,
positions, "Bo.ero," op. 10; "Berceuse," Cd.
81, and etude Those were followed by
Rubnstein's REEVE Angelique" and two of
Sauer's own compositions. ''Serenade Fran
caise' and ''Murmure du Veset" These last
two numbers showed that Sauer's ability as
composer is second only to his ability as an
interpreter h;
The final number on the programme was
"Rhapsodfe No. 49, by Liszt to which refer
ence has already been made.
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