The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-13
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.
METROPOLITAN.

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acted upon the mimic stage. 1t might have
been slower in it's perfection; it's ultimate
artistic triumph could not have been for
ever shut out of its full fruitiOn. No for
mer Camille has set down any hard and
last lines which bend the genius Of this
woman. Her Camille is Camille of flesh
and blood, who maintains through all her
tragedies, and ALI her physical suffertngs.
a vigor of action that evidently accord
ing to Miss Nethersoles conception, she
must have had In order to bear UP under
so great had. Perhaps the one thing
that distinguishes, chiefly. Miss Neither
soles rendition III the pathetic reunion
| OF New Years day on the edge of the
grave, Is the marked fortitude and its
concomitant strength and determination
which she maintains to the last. This
conception deviates from that OF some of
her predecessors. but 1t Is open to serf-
GUS question whether or not Miss Neither
soles rendition imparts too much force
to that false buoyancy so. Characteristic
of those in Candles then condition. 1t
may be, perhaps, that her voice does seem
almost too resonant. but with the hear
| ing,. this Is almost unobserysl in the rapt
| admiration of the exquisite art with
! which every detailsof her work is execut-
ed. Miss Nethersole's Camille grows on
| one from the scene with M. Duval as
| one of the greatest revelations of human
character. Her Camille sets mark be-
| side which many will pale, which few
| will overshadow. =
| Hamilton RevelIe'ss Armand Is as thor
oughly artistic as his Aubrey. 1t is strong
and weak, tender and violent. serious or
gay, by swift recurring charges, the
| young Frenchman of Dumas living
| again, as it were. 1t is not TOO much to
say that Mr.. Revefle's Armand is worthy
| the distinguished histrionic companion
! ship in which 1t is found.
Harry Dodd, too, as M. sDuyal, ap-
! peared to far better opportunity. and
| with corresponding credit, than in the
| opening bill
! Leonard Outram's Comte de varyille is
| deserving of favorable comment Not a
little versatility may be reckoned as one
| of Outram's possessions.
/ A. 8. Homewood as CASTOR was congen-
| tally cast.
Miss Madge Mcintosh, as Olympic, and
| Miss Cicely Richards Nine. Prudence,
! performed their roles satisfactorily.
The production is as exquisitely staged
| as it is artistically rendered. The close
Of the first act, where Camille retires to
her own room, was theSforerunner of re-
peated curtain calls. apparently as much
! in approval Of the daintiness of the stage
setting as for the scene enacted. Equally
| beautiful were the appointments in the
| last act, while the parlors of Olympic,
disclosed in the fourth act were lavishly
adorned and Furnished. The summer cot
| tage scene of the third act should not be
overlooked, eithers in recounting the tri-
| umphs of this branch of stage art.
| NINE. CARRENO.
Nine. Carreno could certainly have had
| no objection:3to the quality of the audi
ence that assembled to hear her at the
I Metropolitan yesterday afternoon, though
numerically it might have been improved
upon. 1t was a fastidious audience, a
| gathering Of the music lovers of st. Paul,
| and most emphatically did they signify
their enjoyment of the fine musical treat
| the gifted pianiste set before them. The
audience was made up largely of the fair
sex, and it is rarely that~a gathering of
women shows its appreciation in so pro-
| nounced style as did that which listened
| to Nine. Carreno yesterday. The artistic
was recalled again and again, and was
| kind enough to respond to her encores.
Had her generosity been greater, or per-
haps 1t would be fairer to%say had her
strength permitted the tax, she might
have doubled~her programme and still
i left her hearers unappeased.
II We hear so much of women 1loyelists,
lsSwon4en painters, women pianists,. that
when an artistic so thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with every phase of her art and
vine spark we. call genius to give depth
of tone and scoloring to the, wonderful
technique devotion to her work has made
her own, it is a pleasure to consider such
a one an artistic without the feminine e.
and to acknowledge that she may be COM
pared with prominent artists Of the other
sex to her own credit. And vet, perhaps
it is a certain feminine delicacy, a subtle
womanly touch that adds so distinct a
i charm to Nine. Carrenos playing. She
throws into her Interpretation of the diff
4 ferent masters far more of her personal
ity than any man would dare to do, and
this personality is sometimes tantalizing
always dominating and intensely inter
esting.
Mime. Carreno's programme embraced
selections from Chopin, Beethoven, Bach
List, Schumann, Schubert, MacDowel
and Schubert-Tausig. For one Of her en-
cores she played a very popular compo-
sition of her own, waltz, rhythmic and
melodious, with a certain sparkling bril-
liancy that suggested Chaminade. OF the
four numbers by Chopin, Mcclure, op. g.
No. 1, Barcarolle, Waltz and Ballade
the Barcarolle and the .Ballade We're the
most popular, although the numerous re-
calls Nine. Carreno received after this
group testified to her fine Interpretation
of all the numbers
The March Militaire,'' Schubert-Tau-
sig, with its swinging rythm and its pow
erful climax; MacDowells Etude de Con
cert full of powerful melody, and the
four movements of Beethoven's Sonata
quasi una Fantasia op. 81, No. 1, an
dante, allegro motto, adagio and allegro
motto were the most satisfactorily and
Enthusiastically = interpreted. Other
numbers were: o Organ Fantastic and
Fugue in G minor, Bach-Liszt; Etudes
Simphoniques, ,Schqmann, and Impromp-
tn, op. 60 No. 1, Schubert.
Yesterday afternoon was probably the
last time a ST. Paul audience will have
of listening to Nine. Carreno. for some
| years, for she contemplates lengthy
stay in Europe as soon as her present
!, tour is" completed.
Miss Olga Nethersole will close her en-
gagement at the Metropolitan with two
performances today, matinee at o'clocl
sharp. and the night performance at 8
For the matinee she will present Pinero'!
latest drama, ''The Prof1igate,' and to
night, the farewell performance, she will
appear iii Carmen.
Lieut. Dan Godfreys British Guards
band, one of the greatest military an(
concert bands in. the world, will give tive
grand concerts at the Metropolitan opera
house tomorrow afternoon and evening.
This is the last week of the phenom
| enally successful run of Sporting Life
at McVicker's theater. Chicago, and to
night will close an engagement that, IL
point of enormous attendance and ire
mendous box Office receipts, has not beer
equaled or even approached in Chicago.
During the eleven weeks the play ha
run in the Windy City over 100000 peopl,
have witnessed it and cheered it's thrilling
scenes, a marvellous number when all Il
considered. The receipts for the frs
eleven weeks have reached the magi4ifi
cent sum of $125,0Go quite a fortune in it