The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-29
YOUNG HOCHfANN'S RECITAL
DUSE I'm FR RANCESCA TONIGHT.

Born in ST. Petersburg about twenty-three
years ago, educated in Berlin and Paris
young Arthur Hochman seems a piano
possibility. Two hundred persons who heard
him in a varied programme at the Century
Theater last night thought 50. in the face
Of the fact that a scattering audience ia
likely TO rip of about - per cent Of the
goodness of any entertainment in which the
distribution Of tone Is an essential. Ifpch-
mann is little chap. loose jointed and
"kiddish' In appearance. His dress suit
doesn't fit in any particular. and he has
funny habit Of changing the position of his
chair in the course Of his playing much AS a
1ugsier VII! challenge admiration in the
vaudeville by smoking n cigar or making
goo-Soo eyes while plates and pans are
soaring careles5ly above his head.
Hochman began his programme with a
Tschaikowslly number whose difficulties
and unmelodic theme We're adaptable uei-
ther to the pianist's method nor TO the in
strumert he was playing, with result that
the first impression WAS not a good one.
Then came bit OF ba! ct music with ntr.c-
Cac!es of lingering and deli"aCy Of 9-uti
ment. completely upsett.ng the preliminary
judgment of the newcomer and his piano.
This pieasarter opinion grew even stronger
when the young Russian played a Brann,s
ilClOhy anu Il DdlfuI'4it Ol ill- Own. SHOW
ing an appreciation of piano tenderness and
a mastery of his fingers that evidenced GbN-
tiles and gifts Of N" fi:sl :&ting. There
was a touch Of the spectacular in Some o.
the things he did. but never was tts-"
sacrifce of product 90 this n.d. His lean
ing Oh the piano 20 StccIy thr completion
of a left-hand plssag- is rot common
among musicians. but 81 long As the result
was a succession Of tones Of astonishing
evenneSs and dolica.y there was nothing
lost by the bit Of dressing. one got IN"
impression from last nights programme.
Z that Hochmann is Il captain "f sputimcn.
youth who might st m"tine"s Wild with his
reading of whatever Of soul there Is 1" De
found in piano music. But with the thun-
ders and the lixhtnings and other earthly
things one would fancy his temperamental
weight trlfe light.
"Floroiora." sung. acted and dressed
by the new cast. again delighted O!ym ic
patrons last night. When II began ;li
over. and the newcomers apps AIRED. II
was absolutely rcCsTsH-y 70 pick up pro
gramme and find out who was who N
''Florodora'. Some of the weli-known on -
were there to serve as landmarks You first
noticed Giifan as K. T.. Graham You rec
ognizcd him instantly. AS the millionaire he
resembles ChaunCey VI. Depew's familiar
picture Then there was Helen Redmond.
the Dolores Of last season. Her beauty ana
to md favor umpty seasons ago, with
Frank Daniels.
As the performance continued with the
dash and action typical of the piece the
Lady Holyrood interested more ana more
Her throbblng personality forced its way
rapidly forward. Her voice, too, charmlhS'
but not strong, revealed vocal soul II
was to listen. and then to applaud. her
singing OF Tact" made a greater hit th!n
! the Tell Me Pretty Maiden" cong by the
/ double sex;et. Who was Lady Holyrood?
I Grace Dudley according n the programme
: But who was Grace Dudley; one who
! knows says she Is an English girl. The
| wonder il that she was not imported ooneT
/ She was Distinctly in the picture. Eina
! Hunter appeared as Lady Giitain. Sne hai
! tn necessary i. nurcness and sang accept
( ably. Philip Rvlsy I'D Unc. mG!ony wei! as
/ the phreuulue.Yt, W. p. earle on was the
! Abercoed and Donald Brine playel Captain
| Donegal.
Williams ard Walker. who sang and