The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-08
waved handkerchicfs and cheered. Some
went 10 far az to revcrentially touch the
hens OF his coat-tails.

waved handkerchicfs and cheered. Some
went 20 far az to reverentially touch the
hens OF his coat-tails.
ANOTHER EXCITING OCCASION.
But here is an account OF another con-
cert ] will abbreviate IL as much as
possible as the piece Is too long for me
TO quote In full:
New York's Paderewski craze had Its
elimination after the matinee. There
were early evidences that the craze would
develop violent symptoms. Half an hour
before the concert II was announced mat
every seat was sold.
Before the concert began, there was not
standing room I'm the theatre AS the
concert progressed the people were more
and more wrought up until when the iast
number was played, the audience arose en-
masse. cheered, waved handkerchiefs.
and refused 10 move. Paderewski bowed
and bowed Women rushed up TO the
stage. but Paderewski coyly retreated De-
hind the stage door.
"But the audience redoubled It's demon
strations until the pianist played an en-
core: again the audience would not go.
Then he played his well-known menuet,
%. IA. This renewed the excitement and
81 was not until the pianist had given
five encore pieces that the audience iel'
the building. The pianist was by now ex-
hausted and excited himself. Flowers In
great quantities were showered upon him,
ladies' taking flowers they wore and
throwing them at him As the pianist
left the theatre he was besieged with
people who wanted to shake his hand and
others who begged his autograph
All Of which reminds one OF the days
OF the King Of Pianists-the Able Franz
List. and Of our own lamented Colts
chalk When will we ever forget the
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lion Of his day? or our own beloved
Gottschalk who was so honored In Eu-
rope in the North, and especially In the
tropics. where he was almost worshipped?
PADEREwSKTS HAIR.
And now something about Paderewskfs
hair, which has been the cause Of so many
funny stories. The New York World had
some pictures Of people in different pro-
LESSONS and what they might dispense
with during Lent.
Paderewski was seen standing leaning
over a big pillow. shears in hand cropping
off his hair: another paper had several
Illustrations of PaderewsN at the Worlds
Fair IT represented him walking through
Cairo. An old camel spies the back of
his head and mistaking it for a load Of
hay. walks up and starts TO take n bite,
when Paderewski surns round. The old
camel. on perceiving his mistake, steps
backward with a broad smile on his face!
And here is a 'poem"-very appropriate
Just now-whch I cut from paper;
WHEN PADEREWSK1 PLAYS
They've got new sensation now,
One that is all the co.
He came 70 us across the seas
To bang the piano.
IT'S said his hair has not been cut
For lol these many days.
But all the world goes raving mad
When Paderewsk plays.
HE will be at the Columbian Fair
TO pound the ivory keys.
And while his music viii be sweet.
His name will make you sneeze;
They're waiting there to rob us all
In divers sorts Of ways.
But you will gladly stand the drain
When Paderewskl plays.
perhaps Instead OF cholera dire
o us he has been sent;
With agile dizziness he can crawl.
All Ger an instrument;
II Orpheus could hear him now,
He'd listen in maze,
And break his harp across his knee,
When Paderewsld plays.
II long shall hear hin I'm my dreams,
And see his angel form:
! don't begru1ee the skel,els which
From me he took by storm:
care not when ne waltzes home,
Nor just how long he stays
i only know my money goes
When Paderewski playsW
DO WE LOVE MUSIC.
But. putting aside these bits OF fun, l
will close by saying every lover Of the
beautiful art Of music should hear this
great man. Gottschalk, Rubenstein, Won
Bulow, and D'Albert never played in
Richmond. But now we are 10 have
Paderewski and let us show that we love
music In Richmond
Then we may have others TO follow.
such as Scharwenka, the distinguished
pianist and great composer who has been
in New York for several years and is
there now ] believe; s. b. Mills a mas
terly pianist: DR. Robert G0ldbeck De
Pachmann Ohe great Chopin player. etc,
great artists that people in Europe and
in the North have the opportunity OF
hearing; but do we hear them in the
South? OBERON.