The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-13
At St. Paul TheaterS
Emil Paur Recital

Schubert club yesterday afternoon in
the Park Congregational church before
an audience that filed the auditorium.
Nowadays even the artists are devel-
oping specialties, with the result that
there are Chopin players and List
players, classicists and romanticists,
musicians whose press agents dilate
exclusively on the beauty of their
singing tone and musicians who prefer
to keep their technique always in the
foreground. Perhaps Mr.. Paur also
has speciality, but if so he managed
to keep it hidden yesterday. He play
ed an excellent programme, a pro-
gramme that made variety of de-
mands. and in the discussion of it he
revealed himself a we'll rounded, we'll
equipped and mellowed pianist.
His playing possesses grace and
charm and also force and power. De-
cidedly he is not genius of the key
boards, but he is that next thing to
such a genius, scholarly and appre-
ciative musician who has so developed
MS talent that 1t has become most
satisfying medium of Interpretation.
He played yesterday a lengthy Chopin
group. particularly delighting those
who listened to him with his reading
OF the impromptu Cop. 36), and with
the effect of the wild whirl of passion
ate gayety expressed in the Grande
Polonaise. In the Schumann studies
in the form of variations" canvas
Tor arabeSque," he showed himself in
spiringly alive to the musical possi-
bilities that lie in the almost tortuous
yet exquisitely harmonious scheme
that the composer has evolved out of
simple motif. LISTS ninth Hungarian
rhapsody, in which Magyar coloring
runs riot, was another of his successes
and though the programme was a long
one-too long, in spite of its excellence
there were many in the audience who
were reluctant to accept it as a dis
missal number.
Mr.. Paur opened his programme with
a piano arrangement by Busoni of
Bach's praeludium and fugue for the
organ, ID major. He also played the
Beethoven sonata Quasi una Fan
tasia), sharp major; "Fruehling-
slied,' List, and a compost
ton of his own. The pianist obtained
from his instrument a splendid sorority
or tone for the dynamic effects de-
manded in the Busoni ARRANGEMENT
and in the Rhapsody. and his pianis-
slml whenever called for adequately
expressed that mind and healing
sympathy" which is the special meter
OF such passages. Occasionally Mr..
Paur's phrasing was not clean, and
TINS was responsible yesterday after
noon for few blurred outlines, but
outside of this there was nothing in
his playing that invited adverse criti-
cism.
There will be but two more perform
ances of Mistress Nell" at the Metro
politan. tonight and Saturday matinee.
Miss Crosman will be seen in a double
bill Friday and Saturday night, Nance
Oldfield' and Madeline"
Not since attaining to front rank as
a coincidence has Miss Crosman been
10 81. Paul, this being her first visit
mere as star. Nor has Mistress Nelr'
been seen here before. In this play
Miss Crosman has scored a pronounced
nit. Miss Crosman is supported by an
excellent company which was especial
ly selected for her short spring tour.
Raymond Hitchcock, in Henry w.
SaVage's elaborate production of the
comic opera, Yankee Consul" will be
the attraction at the Metropolitan next
sunday night and for the first half of
the week, including a Wednesday mat
inee. Mr.. Hitchcock is one of the most
pleasing comedians on the comic opera
stage today, and his starring vehicle. in
winch he appeared for nine months in
New York, is said to be one of the
most satisfying written in years. 1t
has worth in its story and in it's lyrics
and the score is both catchy and meIo-
dious. notable company of princi-
pals will appear in Mr.. Hitchcock's
support, while the chorus will be up to
the standard set by Mr.. Savage. 1t is
In every respect a Henry w. Savage
production.
The coincidence. Florence Roberts.
VIII appear in repertoire in this city
at the Metropolitan for a half weeks
RnQ1
April 20. On Thursday night and Sat
urday matinee she will be seen in the
comedy drama, "Zaza," by David Be
Iasco. Friday night Miss Roberts will
De seen in Tess of the d'Urberyilles -
and Saturday, the closing night, she
VIII be seen in Marta of the Low
lands" a Spanish romance by Angel
Guimera.
Dangers of Working Girls" con-
tinues to play to we'll filled houses at
the Grand and the many features of
the play seem to please the patrons of
this playhouse. Harry Fields is the
hit of the performance with his sing
ing of popular songs. There will be but
four more performances, including a
matinee Saturday at 2:3O.
Me, Him and l." the musical comedy
which will be seen at the Grand next
week is advertised by the management
as especially amusing to women and
children on account of its spectacular
atmosphere. The story is as ridiculous
as the Mother Goose" tales, although
almost lost in the music and dancing.
The production is the work of three
men; the book by Willard Holcomb,
the score by Max Hoffman and the
lyrics by Vincent Bryan.
At both performances at the Star
tomorrow women will be welcomed
with souvenirs. These Friday per-
formances have come to be looked for
by very large number of women who
like vaudeville and the bill this week is
an attractive one.