The morning call., 1892-01-13
A GRAND ARTIST.

The Sherwood Performance at Metro
politan Temple.
An artist who can with a single instru-
ment and no accessories hold an audience
spelI-bound for over two hours, and upon
his retirement leave behind a feeling Of
regret that the performance had not been
longer, establishes his reputation as a
master without any further Endorsement
That is what Mr.. William ii. Sherwood did
last night at Metropolitan Temple. The
house was fairly well filled, and those pres
ent showed that they understood and fol-
lowed Mr. Sherwood's Interpretation of his
numbers by judiciOus and prolonged APP
plause. Ia point of fact the encores
nearly doubled the length Of the original
programme.
In the case of several of the numbers, Mr.
Sherwood INDUCED in brief rectative, set
ting forth the motif which Inspired the COM
poser. Before he rendered number III.
ROYAL Gaelic March," By Edgar S. Kelley,
n composition which was played before a
San Francisco audience in Platts Hall in
1885, but which under its new arrangement
by MI. Sherwood has never before been
played here, he said that while there were
nearly fifty American companies of genius
or merit, it was a lamentable fact that
they were compelled to 60 to Europe first 10
establish a reputation before they could re-
ceve the Endorsement OF their own country
men. There were no kalSers or archdukes
here to give talent a ii ttious value, and
American composers had either to stand on
their own merits or go to Europe for
reputation. This, he said, was fast being
done away with, and Americans were learn
ing to trust to their own judgment, rather
than to accept the dictum Of European
magnates.
Where there was so much genuine eX-
,cellence it seems scarcely necessary to make
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GOttSchalk was so magnihcently rendered,
and the Instrumentation so perfect in its
detail, that TO pass ii over without abiding
TO il would almost signify that it was not
appreciated. At It's conclusion the audience
would not be restrained, and called Mr..
Sherwood back half a dozen times. until at
last. in selfdefense, he was compelled TO
recognize the encore. The same scenes were
repeated after the playing Of the Gounod-
List Faust Waltz and the Ftuer
Zauber" of Wagner Brassin, from Die
Walkure," the legend having been ex-
planned in recitatiye.
Mr.. Marcus NJ. Henry was delighted with
the reception given Mr.. Sherwood, and ex-
planned as a reason why only one more con-
cert could be giyen-that OF the matinee to-
morrow (Thur>day)-tha Mr. Sherwood
has to be in Chicago on the 18Th in order TO
fulfil an engagement in that city. The pro-
gramme for tomorrow will be as follows:
Bach-G minor Fantlsie and Fngue. Schu-
bert-Impromptu In fiat, Cd. 142, No 3. Rub
instein-Wal tz Caprice StaccatO Etude in Q.
BeethOyen-SOnaIaq quasi una Fantasia, op.
p. No. 2 (''Moonlight). AdagiO s1stenuto
Allegretto, Presto aGIatO. Edgar II. Sher-
wood Second minuet In B fat, William
II. Sherwood Media" OPP 10. Raft
Cavatins and march, op 81. Schumaun-
Romauza in + sharp. op. %, No. 2; Macs
toso, Op. II. No. 2. Cbopin-N0cturne in ID
fiat, Op. 28 No. ,; waltz IN A flat, op. 81.
Wagner Liszt-Tannhauser march.
The numbers marked with an asterisk y
are rendered for the first time in San Fran
cisco