The Saint Paul globe., 1904-04-20
At St. Paul Theaters

The attractive hall of st. Agatha's
conservatory held last night a large
audience which found much to admire
in the playing Of Mr.. Seeboeck, the
Chicago pianist.
While not a great artist, Mr.. See
boeck possesses some distinctive quail
ties which entitIe him to be cIassed
among the concert performers Of merit.
He plays correctly and with expression,
and although at times his reading con-
Veys the impression that he has not
gone very deeply into the study of the
composition he is interpreting. he pre-
sentS the work with sufficient fidelity
to make it of value to a student audi
ence. He played rather curious med
ley of compositions last night, some Of
them the works of we'll known COM
posers and some of practically unknown
composers. Mr.. Seeboeck's own COM
positions, of which he played a num-
Der, were very well received by the au-
dience. A half a dozen Of them were
from his book, Music of Nature" They
are light, graceful compositions that
appeal to the ear alone and are not apt
to bring lasting reputation to their
composer.
The three selections from a suite
after the old style showed more prom
1se. The "BOuree" is a very excellent
example of the school with which
Gabriel Maries name is so closely as
sociated. Naturally it was admirably
played by the composer. The berceuse
by Liadoff, Mendelssohns Spring
Song" and Griegs 1.-TWO Humor-
esques" were the most satisfactory
numbers on the programme last night.
Like most pianists, Mr.. Seeboeck's S
playing Aproves as he progresses with
his progf91nme. The Chopin group, the
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disappointing. Mr.. SeebOeck has not
the feminine quality of intuition which
player must have to interpret this
composer satisfactorily. The two pre-
ludes and the nocturne were colorless,
and the Funeral March" was not even
correctly played. But in the group
which followed, "ROndo d'Amore," by
Westerhout, and ga Night Through the
Woods" in the group that included his
own compositions, and in the one which
embraced Liadoff's berceuse, Lamonts
"Impromptu Novelette," and Alkau'S
"Etude de Concert" he was heard to
very much better advantage.
One of the few novels that have been
put into successful plays is Charles
Majors "When KnighthoOd Was in
Flower" which will close an engage
ment at the Metropolitan with a matt
nee today at 80 and performance to-
night at 8:15. 1t was first presented
in New York city by Miss MarlOWe, at
the Criterion theater for q whole sea-
son.
BY giving splendid presentations Of
the worlds greatest lyric masterpieces
in a language that can be understood,
at prices within the reach of all. Man
ager Henry w. Savage'S fine English
singing organization is not only a
worthy entertainment but one that has
great educational value. "TannhauSer"
will be sung Thursday night and Sat
urday matinee, I'll TrovatOre' being the
bill for Friday and Saturday evenings.
St. Paul theatergoers- are to have
the opportunity of seeing the famous
opera house Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, April %, 26 ana
q, in "The Little Minister" 1t was in
this play that Miss Adams made ma
tional reputation in less than q single
season, and this win be the first time
she has ever appeared in ST. Paul. Miss
Adams is recognized as one Of the most
attractive young actresses on the
American stage.
The sale of seats will open Monday
morning at the Metropolitan box office
for one of the most important engage
ments of the season. that of Miss Viola
Allen, who will present at the Metro
politan the latter half of next week
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night"
The story Of His Last Dollar" the
attraction at the Grand this week. is
told in five concise acts, and some side
lights are thrown on two generally in
teresting subjects, Wall street specula-
tiOn and horse racing.
Al H. Wilson will be the attraction at
the Grand next week, in "A Prince of
Tatters."