The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-01
WOMEN MOB PADERENSK|
Alas and Lackaday! Here's q Man
Going to Chicago.
BOWED TILL HIS BACK ACHED.
Girls Pose at Him. Languish Mt Him.
Beg for His Autograph and Impiore
BIN TO Como Blackstone Get Their
Hands Kissed.
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS.

NEW YORK, May New York's Pader-
ewsksi craze had its elimination In
Music hall alter Saturdays matinee re-
cital. Paderew ski, himself half sobbinP,
was surrounded by as many women as
could crowd into the hall and stairway
near his dressing room, some Of them
hysterical, all OF them behaving In a
manner that to an unmoved spectaio or
appeared exceedingly remarkable. The
big hall was packed long before the con-
cert began
During the program the applause and
excite ment gradually increased, and at
the conclusion of the last lumber the
whole audience rose and applauded. no
one indicating any purpose or gong
bone. Paderewski, who had bowed him.
self of the stage, returned and stood far
over on enc side Of the stage and bowed
again.
Women Rushed Forward
and threw themselves against the edge OF
the stage. leaning as far over Ms possible,
aud added Iangu,shing looks to their
applause as incentive for the idol TO ap-
proach. But he coyly retreated, and was
again hidden b hind the stage exit door,
Then the audience redoubled it, APP
plaure, and again the pianist came Few
steps out on the stage and presented
view OF the top of his head. Thereat the
people. not being able to sufficiently ex-
press their feelings by clapping OF gioved
hands, began cheering.
Paderewski cast his eyes soulfully to-
ward the ceiling, made timid step
toward the piano. and then the audience
wholly lost its senses Every one in the
chiefs,
And All Screamed.
Paderewski walked slowly to the piano
and stopped to pick up a bunch of vioets
a woman had torn from her belt and
thrown on the stage. Then he sat down
at the piano, struck one soft chord, ana
the great hall became as silent as II 1t
were empty.
He played one of Memberships songs
without words, arose, bowed, and again
the house was in an uproar. Every
woman within range of the stage pelted
the pianist with flowers, and then made
self on the stage, too. Paderewski
backed off, making a continuous display
of the top of his head, but even that had
no effect In uuieting the uproar, but on
the contrary.
Three more times he came out and
The house again became instantly quiet.
but when he had played few notes, and
1t was known that he was favoring his
worshipers with his own minuet,
The Most Popular Thing
he has played. there was a short. sharp
cheer. He was cheered of the stage and
cheered on. just as before.
IL was then ten minutes after the reel
tai program had been finished, but not "A
person had left the hall. The demon
stration was continued with increasing
viGor. until for the third time he re-
turned to the piano. This time he PLAYED
Chopin's waltz in A fat, and his play
ing. as well as his manner. showed that
he was excited and exhausted.
Bat the audience was in an emotiona
fit The cheering aud excitement con-
tinued until Paderewski had twice more
appeared on the stage and bowed, and
then. when after a long wait it was an
parent that he would not come back
again. the audience slowly left the hall.