Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-20
WOMEN WEPT
At the PadereWSki Farewell Recital,
in New York, Saturday, While
Men Yelled, Cheered and Applaud.
ed---An Extraordinary Scene.

New York, April 19.-Once, twice and
again Paderewski played his farewell
to New York at Carnegie Hall yester-
day afternoon.
His three final appearances (each OF
them was intended to be finaD were
made after the regular programme was
over, in response to the insistent de-
mands of an audience reused to a state
Of emotion bordering upon frenzy
Men who, when they entered the hall,
bore all the appearances Of sanity and
reason, cast their hats into the super
heated atmosphere and yelled like de-
mons. Women, many in tears, who
preserved none of the marks of sanity
at all. rushed down the aisles in ire
sistible torrents and outdid the men
ten times over in the intensity of their
madness; and the centre and hero and
demigod of it all played as perhaps he
has never before played. in the inspira-
tion of the emotions he had aroused.
1t was something, once ssen and
heard, to be remembered for lifetime.
Before ii was all over, and the audience
gone with the stirring measures OF
Lists second Hungarian rhapsody
ringing in their ears, the tall Pole had
been called out twelve times, besides
the three times that he played encores.
1t was after the regular programme
that the people broke loose. Before
PaGerewski had reached the door every
aisle was crowded with women, rushing
toward the front. 1t was like panic,
but every one cheered.
After minute or two. Paderewski
appeared, bowed and disappeared. The
applause broke forth with greater Wig
or. He came out again. play to us"
pleaded the women in front. putting up
their hands to him like children. Just
this once" Again he bowed and went
away, but moment later was back
again and walked rapidly over TO the
instrument, amid little shrieks of costa
cy from the women.
"A dead, dumb silence fell and lasted
until the final note. Then pandemon-
ium broke loose and soon the hero re-
appeared. 1t was Chopin that he play
III lHlS lllut. anu lllt tIOWu went one
degree madder than before. For fifty
feet ont from the stage front the aisles
and seat rows were packed to suffoca-
tion. Nobody was sitting. all were on
their feet, shouting. waving handker-
chiefs. or flinging hats into the air.
Many of the women were crying quite
unreservedly and unabashed. perhaps
unconsciously.
Paderewski himself felt the stress Of
emotion. When, after answering a doz-
en- recalls. he came out to play his last.
he was white to the lips, and his eyes
blazed from under his overhanging
brows. He sat down and began Lists
Hungarian Rhapsody No. >. AS the
tremendous bass notes went booming
through the hall there arose a mighty
shout-such shout as makes a sound
ing board of ones spine and tingles in
every rerve centre.
The scene in the audience was inde-
scribable. Every emotion and passion
that music can raise was depicted at its
keenest in those upturned faces. 1t
was soon over. and with one more out
burst of voice and hand the people went
away.
Paderewski had given them the best
there was in him. and they knew it and
accepted it, asking for nothing better.