The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-06
NEARLY A MILLION A Year
Paderexski's American Earnings
Mere at This Rate.
REVIEW OF HIS RECENT TOUR
Phenomenal Financial Success OF Four
Coueerts In Ono Week, Two In Chi.
caso and Two In St. Louis.
HIS Future PlauS.

Paderewski left America the other
day richer by several dollars than when
he last came to these shores, notwith-
standing that before he left he en-
dowed several music scholarships to
the tune of $4,000. II we may believe
the Sun, his recent concert tour, last
ing over three months. yielded In gross
profits sa47. 900. and the pianists share OF
II was so per cent. OF the series OF con-
certs given by him over the country,
the most extraordinary results were
achieved during the week commencing
January u. That week tour concer,s
were given, two in Chicago and two In
st. Louis. The first concert IN chicago
at the Auditorium on Monday evening
netted $5,0S9, ard the second on We'd
nesday afternoon, yielded $7.3S2 The
two concerts given that week In 81.
Louis, on Thursday and Saturday,
yielded respectively $3,S19 and A,Ii6,
making for the week total or more
than $21 900. Out of this there were 10
be paid the expenses of the concerts,
which were not great. The great pian-
list was accompanied only by his man
aver, John c. Fryer. his secretary,
Hugo GOerlitz, and piano tuner from
Steinway's who looked after the tuning
| of the instruments in the towns IN
be seen that the tour was not attended
with any great expense. Even Fatti'
whose earnings never reached the hg-
ures OF Paderewski's, Is compelled TO
| carry with her more or less numerous
| company of singers and orchestra, but
! the pianist was supported only by MS
| instrument
MIR. Fryer and other men who are In
| terested and informed in the business
of music find the phenomenal success
| of this tour more surprising from the
| fact that It depended upon the piano
recital. which Is regarded today as the
most difficult possible form of musical
entertainment to make profitable. The
| experience has been both here ana IN
other cities of the country that the
recital has failed to attract even dead
| heads. To see man in a frock coat
sit down at piano and play FOR TWO
| hours or more Is form OF diversion
which even the most musically inclined
people are not any longer tnciined 10
| frequent, But in spite of the task Oh
taste for this style of performance, the
success OF Paderewski, the phenomenal
and unprecedented financial success. as
well as the hysterical furor that he has
achieved, has been accomplished only
| by the means Of his own genius, his
personality and his piano.
ONE DISAPPOINTMENT.
| In only one city did Paderewski con-
! fess to a feeling Of disappointment
He is very sensitive to the attitude of
an audience, and quick to detect any
failure to respond to his efforts. This
happened in New Orleans, where the
| attendance was large, but at the con-
clusion of his concert there the pianist
said that he realized his hearers mao
not been appreciative of what he mad
struggled to do. This was unique
experience during his tour. and New
| Orleans, which was one or the rev
| southern cities that supported Waitei
Damrosch's opera company, ana mas
for years had a regular opera OF ts
own, was the one town In the unlteo
States which withheld from Paderew-
ski the fervent approval that he had
found in other places. Persons who are
familiar with the situation concluded
| that New Orleans concentrated It's IN.
| terest in music in the opera, ana tha'
outside of that field its interest was
slight. Louisville, q southern city no.
torious for its indifference to music
greeted Paderewski with an immense
audience and the customary enthusi'
asm. "..,-
1--WE Travelled in a private car Mr
|
srewski, Mr.. Goerlitz, Mr.. Fischer, and
myself, and most of the time we lived
| in the car, going from there to the thea
ter and returning after the perform
ance to dinner, often starting for an
other place as soon as the concert was
finished Paderewski still suffers
dreadfully from insomnia, and the onl!
time he seems able to sleep Is wher
others are beginning to wake up. Ht
never partakes of anything on the day
Of his recitals beyond cup OF tea
which he takes In the morning.
He still smokes Russian cigarettes
as incessantly as ever, and IN the ap'
ssrlce of any opportunity to play poo
or billiards Paderewski devoted him
self to whist. SO after the concerts
when we went back to the car dinner
would be ready. and We usually sa
down at about II. Paderewski put thu
hour off as long as possible. so that M
might have q good Oppetite when tn
time came We always made 1t poin
to have the best things of the region WI
happened to be In, and as the cook wa!
an excellent one, Paderewski said tina
he had never lived better In his life.
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
AFTER dinner the day really began
We played whist regularly every nigtlt
and 1: was bad thing for the man II
the party who happened to play care
lessly or make a mistake. Paderewsk
plays spiendidly, and he was not dis
rosed to be tolerant of anybody wh'
didn't devote all his attention to tn
game. Usually between or 4 O'clocl
ne would say that he thought he Nigh
be able to get to sleep, and we brok
up. But often when / saw him the mex
morning he would tell me that after al