The Saint Paul globe., 1903-11-24
At ST. Paul Theaters

A unique combination of ~Senile de-
bility and acrobatic agility is presented
by VIII Phi1brick, who plays Ebenezer
Lester in .The Beauty Doctor at the
Grand. Ebenezers totters across the
stage and smiles between his white
side whfskers at the recollection of his
youthful stunts, and the anticipation
OF his future achievements, for fully
two hours, When suddenly he executes
an eccentric dance, and later performs
some 2crobatic- stunts in the way of
CHASING property turkey he is striv-
ing to carve, that are really comical.
Philbrick would shine in a Christmas
pantomime.. He can also sing-a comic
ditty as he demonstrates i'm the song,
Where Was Moses When the Light
Went Out ?'
The second act of THE Beauty Doc
tor" is far superior to the first. It's
prettiest music is reminiscent There
is no denying that. But it is to the
credit of the composer that he has
remembered the prettiest music. The
calisthenic female chorus. Illustrating
a class in physical culture, swinging
Indian clubs with skillful abandon, is
distinct hit.@4The gowns worn by the
chorus at the opening of the act are
rich and becoming. Their absence,
later on, is tolerated. Kaleidoscope
electric lights Keep the eye busy While
the choruss.is on the stageEand it is
seldom absent. IF. G. H.
Since her last appearance before a
st. Paul audience, Mrs. Jessica De
| Wolf has made marked advance in
| vocal art. Her recital last night at
| the Park congregational church dem
| onstrated afresh the truth of the say
| ing that he who would succeed must
| realize that the goal is only to be
reached tomorrow. Not only has the
| singers voice developed during the in
| terva1 that she has been away but she
| has gained in that repose which marks
| the artist. The simplicity of her man
ner is an. excellent foil for the beauty
| of her voice. Individuality colorS, but
| personality is not permitted to disturb
| the message of the song, the COM
poser's motif, which she interprets for
| her audience.
| The audience that heard Mrs. De
| Wolf sing last night was a large one
| and an appreciative one. The pro-
| gramme that was presented revealed
| the versatility Of the singers art. 1t
began with an air from Mendelssohn's
"St. Paul" Jerusalem! Thou that
| killest the prophets which revealed
the exquisite purity of tone that is a
! characteristic Of Mrs. De VOLTS voice,
and concluded with the aria from
| Meyerbeer's Robert, the Devil" the
most dramatic number on the pro-
| gramme, but one which by no means
| taxed the singers resources.
This first part included, too, Brahms
dainty and rather. sad "Betschuft, an
! aria from Mozarts Figaro" and an
| other song Of Brahms, "Meine Liebe
Ist Grun' For an encore Mrs. De
! Wolf sang. 81 Dreamt That l Dwelt in
| Marble Halls from Balfe's Bohemian
1 7, h11t lovely
melody the singer CLEANED new beau
ties, accomplishing the somewhat diff
cult vocal feat of infusing tenderness
| into pianissimo passages.
| The second part of the programme
| was made up entirely of German lleder
| that included Schumann's eerie, Wal
| des gesprach; Bungerts 41ch Hab 'eln
| Kleines Lied Ardacht;" Hofmann's
Longing; two of Strauss songs, the
Serenade and 'Seitdem Dein Aug in
| Meines Schaute," and Spinnerliedchen
| and Tanzlied, German. AS the first
| group of songs ran the gamut of emo
| tions, so this second group ran the
| gamut of moods. The songs revealed
! the singers gift of expression. Each
| grave or gay or impassioned, was IN
| terpreted in a fashion which showed
4 that keen intelligence which is the cor
| ner stone Of every art.
| Ine programme ColtcI!ueu VIII
| group Of English songs that included
| Governs Birthday Song" Autumn
| Sadness" Nevin; Chibiabos song from
| "Hiawatha;" Kathleen Mavourneen,'
| Crouch, and "Springtide," Becker.
| The audience was most enthusiastic
| and Mrs De Wolf received many beau
| tifuI flowers. Miss Edith Mcmillan
| was Mrs. De VOLTS accompanist.
| Miss Blanche Walsh, in "Resurrec-
ton" played to a full house at the
| Metropolitan last evening. There VIII
| be the usual matinee tomorrow. Owing
to the length of the performance, the
| curtain will rise at s p. m. and at
o. m. Wednesday afternoon.
! "FIorodora" will be at the Metropoli
| tan the latter half of this week, com
| mencing with special matinee