The Portland daily press., 1895-11-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Paderewski.

Paderewski.
An audience of about the same size as
the one of Thursday night, gathered in
City Hall at the matinee yesterday. The
ladies largely predominated as was natu-
raj. Tho attendance from out of town,
was much larger than that from the city
proper Owing to the time of the depar-
ture of the trains many were compelled to
leave the hall before the close of the con-
cert.
1t may be said that Mr.. Paderewski's
playing was even more enjoyable than
at the Thursday concert. The artist ex-
plains this by the statement that he can
do better work at the matinees than in
the evening. He feels that his audiences
are more en- rapport with him. There
were peculiar conditions too, about yes
terday s.matinee. For the first hour no
artificial light was employed, and it
seemed as if one was sitting in the
twilight the figure of the pianist just
observable in the dusk, and the charact-
or of the music, for the most part, of the
sort that SO entrances one when heard in
the cleaning OF a summer evening. The
large audience sat as quiet almost as
statues until number was ended when
they broke forth in loud applause.
The Schumann sonata was perfectly
played and Paderewski gave it an inter-
probation that was revelation.
The Chopin selections were rendered
as he, almost alone of pianists, can rem
der them. His Legende was bit of a
music narrative full of romantic in
cidents. The melody of the Legende is
full OF feeling, while the composition ends
brilliantly.
A number that was exceedingly odd
was Rubenstein's study on false notes.
In this selection the idea to be expressed
is in the nature Of a musical joke. 1t is
thus described: The first part of the
piece is composed of a series of arpeggios
upward and arpeggios-like passages down
ward in each measure and the direction
is afterwards reversed. The arpeggio
ends not Immediately upon the proper
note of the chord but reaches it from
an accented appogiatura semi tone low
ward passage that follows, does not repre-
sent any real chord, but consists of a
tonic or dominant arpeggio with the
insertion of certain additional tones,
carries out ,le composers idea of con-
stantly striking false notes.
Mr.. PadereNski repeated one of the
selections yesterday on a persistant encore,
and for another encore gave his minuet
After the concert he was thanked by
many of the ladies, and to several of
them gave his photographs.
The Watson Sisters,
The Portland Theatre was crowded last
evening, up stairs and down, by an au-
dience that shouted and applauded, and
was evidently delighted One Of the pref
TEST acts, as we said yesterday, that has
been seen on a Portland stage, was the
trapeze act of the Watson Sisters and
Senior Juan Zamora encircled by the
electric lights. These gymuasts are all
very skilful, and the fact that Miss May
Watson supports her sister and Senior
Zamora at arms length proves her won
derful strength. The last performance
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will be given this evening
Cissy Fitzgerald.
Of course Cissy Fitzgerald was the
bright particular star in the role of the
tricky little Maybud at the Park, Bost on
The name describes her to the letter.
Nothing more tricksome than the famous
wink has ever been allowed at large, and
the fair Cissy herself, with her sunny
hair and her MONDAY smile and her rose
colored gown, in the personifcation of
maybuds and springtime generally. She
is not the most wonderful dancer in the
world, though there are few who excel
her in fufiness, but she is evidently hav-
ing such perfectly splendid time doing
everything she does that it would be ut,
terly unsympathetic not to have splen-
be criticized. She is unique and the usual
implements of decision are clumsy fol
the task Cissy will be seen here at City
hall shortly.
Waite Comedy Co.
Few theatrical managers appreciate the
value of absolutely clean amuselnents.
There are dozens of plays which are
strong IN plot and action, but which,
through some little suggestive features,
are not acceptable to thousands of amuse.
ment seekers. James r. Waite is one OF
the successful managers who have made
a bold stand for the purest and best in