The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-15
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the piano last night at the Park Con-
gregational church in such fashlon
that his large.8 intelligent and. vastly
apprec1at1ve audience was charmed
into remaining after the programme
70 coax for another encore. When
RUSSIAN has the interpretatYe gilt ne
has it in az marked degree and the
world is not slow to call it genius.
rms gift OssiB GabriloWltsch pos
sesses.
His programme was not in itself
unusual last night, but he made 1t IN
usual. Yet one wonders whether Ga
brllowitsch is intensely interesting be-
cause he is gifted pianist or because
ne is gifted Russian. Russia is pass
ing through a phase that the rest OF
the world long ago experienced. 1t
IS questioning what long ago the rest
of the world concluded to accept with
indifference. And it is this unique
phase of nations life that is being
so piquantly relieved in the works OF
her great men. Tolstoi is revealing 1t
in his peasant workshop; TurgeneV
revealed it in book. Bashkirtseff in
a Journal. Repin in d picture, Pader-
ewski in an.-opera. And something Of
1t was revealed in Ossip Gabr1lowitch's
playing last night-the seriousness
which that part of the world not Sla-
von1c long ago discarded.
The pianist is a great tone painter.
HIS "LAloutte" was not the song or
any lark. it was the song of Shelley s
lark; his "'Begarrure" was not a med
ley. 1t was string of opals; his
Chopin nocturne, a night song that
seemed to hold "all the sweetness and
all the light of the high. fastidious
night" But in the two sonatas he was
more than a tone painter. The Schu-
mann number was more real than a
picture. 1t was human in it's inten-
sity, human in it's dramatic appeal.
The 'introduzionep was dignified and
impressive; the allegro full of glad
life; the aria a burst of song; the
scherzo filled with dancing gladness
and the ''hnalep not a soullesS crash,
but human finality.
With but three exceptions Gabrilo-
wilson's programme last night was
made UP of2~orks by his own coun-
trymen. These exceptions were the
Schubert senate CA MAJOR, the Schu-
mann sonatoIqF sharp minor, op. H.
and LISTS 'Nenezia e Napoli," taran-
telle. He played those compositions
of his countrymen as If he knew and
understood perfectly the message they
intended. They were none of them
great thingso those compositions of
the Russian school. a caprice. After
Scarlatti," by {Paderewski; a cradle
Arensky, and a. lark song by Glinka.
arranged by BaIakirew; but they were
played with a Russian appreciation of
a Russians work.
However, lit was the Chopin num-
bers that delighted the audience most
last night, the dashing little study"
with it's undercurrent of melancholy,
and the exquisite nocturne. A won
derful purity of tone, beautiful shading,
q of "a
conception, were all revealed by a
technique so adequate as to completely
subordinate all mechanical effort
80, GabrilowitSch was good enough to
respond to, two encoreS last night, al
though the audience would have been
glad to bring him back to the piano
oftener than that. Many stayed to
shake hands with the pianist at the
conclusion of the concert. The recital
was given under the auspices of the
Schubert club. Cyl ''7'
"Thes Chaperons'', is giving excellent
satisfaction at the Metropolitan opera
house. The company will give theelast
two performances at the Metropolitan
today, including the usual matinee. '''re
Fred E. Wrights company in York
State Folks. y now playing at the Met
ness, will be the attraction for the last
half of the week at the Metropolitan
here. The advance sale is already large
and indicates good business.
James O'Neill, with a strong sup.
porting company, Will present for the
first time in this city; next Sunday
night, his production of 1.-The Manx-
man. The cast is a large one and in
cludes many well known stage, people,
including Miss May Buckley, who is
Mr.. O'NeflPs leading woman. Miss
Buckley will be remembered as having
played the entire summer here two
year ago. 1.-THE Manxman,- is by Hall
Caine, the author of The Christian"
and 1.-THE Eternal City" The sale of
seats for the engagement opens tomor-
row.
Kiss Mary Shaw, who has not been
In this city for number of years, will
play brief engagement at the Metro
polltan next week, presenting for the
Ghosts" 10
There will be- souvenir matinee at
the Grand opera house this afternoon
at 2:30. Every woman attending the
matinee today will be presented with
one of Mr.. Wilson's songs. The play is
"A Prince of Tatters," a new romantic
drama, in which Mr.. Wilson is star
ring and affords him many opportuni-
ties to display his acting and singing
ability.
A play new to the city, but which has
met with considerable success in the
East, will be attraction at the Grand
next week. 1t is entitled 1.-The Little
Church Around the Corner" and comes
recommended as one of the best melo-