The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-28


peyhaps a well A mes OF greater dram attic abil-
ity. There is not eyen anything distinctive
about their work, but shey have read Puck and
Judge TO decided advaatage, and being shrewd
enough to know abaus what will make the
people laugh, they hags caught the shadow OF
humor IL not the substance, and the result Is
they fill houses and satisfy many persons That
was the only show in the city last week and
consequently both Frday and last night the
Seattle opera-houss Was full and il was real
pleasure to see the peopls laugh SO heartily,
no matter what the cause mighs
have been. Next Thursday evening Mr..
William II. Sherwood, the great Chicago pianist,
will give recital at the Seattle opern-house.
He In a musician of wail-known ability and his
concert viii attract ths best musical people OF
the city.
sherwood's Piano Recital.
Mr.. W. H Sherwood ssill give recital at the
Seattle opera-houss on Thursday evening. The
San Francisco Bulletin gave the following criti-
cism of his performance there:
very large sudissee greeted William H.
Sherwood, the director OF the piano department.
ing at Metropolitan t.alL Sherwood has the
reputation OF being csse OF the best American
pianists now living, atss from his playing last
evening he Is deserving of that reputation. His
programme was long AID varied. and consider
ing that he gave the recital without assistance
and that his audience sat through II with evil
Gent enjoy meuty ne Mcss pe alioWeu 70 posscss
much more than the Average ability. Very few
panists, OF any age n country, can unaided
hold an audience through an entire evening Al
the close OF each uumbsg he was enthusiastically
applauded, and in number OF instances
encores were demanded Previous to his com.
mencing of the playing OF selection, Sherwood
made a lew predatory remarks, explanatory of
the selection, its mode ST composition, the char.
acter of its author AID the date OF Its print
Sherwood would materially enhance the value
OF his explanations il be- would read from notes.
His remarks would flow easier and be more con-
nected. His selections last evening included
BeethOven's sonata, minor, op. 3 this last
piano sonata. which wss heard in this city for
the first time; Edward j. keley's "Royal Gaelic
March," from Macbeth srranged by the player,
and two OF his COMPOSITIONS, "Buy Broom. In
minuet style, and "Eth-.inda," two very charm
ing morceaux He also played selections from
Schubert, List, Alexis .iollander, Chopin, Pag-
gannini, Gottsehslk, Ne&zkowski, Ruff. Gounod
and Wagner, several OF shich were the arrange
ments by Liszt and BrAasin. The competitions
OF List and Beethoven were rendered in
mastery manner, Sherwood having q very
fine attack, splendid execution and above
all . very fine sxpresson. His Chopin number,
''Bailade," in A Fat, op. Al, was nicely played
but did not please as well as soma OF the
other selections. IL 10 not every one who can
play Chopin's music, liz fact there are but few
pianists of note who are adopts at Interpreting
the French composers works. 1t requires more
than briiliancy to interEcet Chopin. 1t needs .
thorough conception os the composers ideas.
their playing, speak We do not desire to de-
tract from the playing Of Sherwood, but as .
Chopin performer he is not equal to himself in
Liszt and Beethoven. SILL Sherwood ie q mag
niticent pianist: He hss spirit and very tine
technique, and his rendering OF all the selec-
tons, except that of Ckopin, 10 entitled to the
highest commendation The "Tremolo," by
Gott.ehaik. Wss the mos1 appreciated OF all his