The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23
PADEREWSK| IN OAKLAND
The Polish Pianist Gives a Re-
cital at the Macdonough
Theater.
HE rs WELCOMED BY SOCIETY.
Applause Grows More Enthusiastic
All Through the Splendid
Programme.
HE IS WELCOMED BY SOCIETY
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
9O8 Broadway. Feb. o.

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| 9O8 Broadway, Feb. %.
! Oakland at the Macdonough 1heater to-
night and, as usual, conquered his audience
more and more with each number he
played.
| The house was brilliant one. society
| having turned out in force to welcome the
great pianist. There were not the crowd
ing and crushing that marked Friday
afternoons recital at the California The
ater-indeed, empty seats were in evidence
| in several parts of the dress circle, but the
upper regions of the theater were crowded,
and, as usual most of the applause came
from aloft.
The audience did not begin to arrive
very early, and as Paderewski was pune
tual number of people were taken by
surprise to find that the recital had begun
when they arrived. No one disturbed the
| opening sonata by entering while it was in
progress, and at its conclusion the artist
obligingly Withdrew for several minutes,
which gave an opportunity to belated
| listeners to seek their seats at their leisure
and without having to hustle with the
consciousness that they were keeping
Paderewski Visiting, for he makes point
of not playing till the ushers have done
| their work.
| To-night's programme was in the main
the one performed last Monday week,
when the pianist opened his San Fran
cisco engagement. A second hearing only
heightens the impression of Paderewski's
| marvellous ability in rendering it. how
| ever. There was contingent of San
| Francisco admirers who had followed their
O1 90 nd tbau Of
| them heard lamenting that they had
heard the programme before; on the con-
| trary most of them enjoyed it more on
| that account. The programme was an i'm
| provement on its predecessor, as 1T was en-
riched by the addition of two numbers,
Paganini-Schumann "Capriccio", and
| LISTS "Etude de Concert.
The only other change from the recital
| which first introduced Paderewski to
San Francisco audience was that he sub
stituted nocturne OF his own compost
ton for his caprice.
The stages by which the Polish magi-
clan conquered his audience were about
the same as usual. BY the end of the
third number the feat was accomplished.
The Beethoven major sonata enthused
musicians, the Schubert "Impromptu" in
fat infused every one, and the Paganini.
WORK which the others had begun. There
was such demand for the encore that
Paderewski repeated the lovely little
"Capriccio."
In the Midsummer Nights Dream"
fantasie arranged for the pianoforte by
Liszt the audience would scarcely leI the
player proceed for applause. When the
theme changes it is easy for listener not
familiar with the transcription to imagine
that the end has come.
Paderewski's admirers tonight evidently
found it hard to bottle up their admira-
IN bo an nj of
thrown on anything that has been desc
Grated as much and as often as the "Wed-
ding march" is an excellent excuse for any
amount of applause, even If it comes in
} little prematurely.
An encore to the MendeIssohn-Liszt
mum Der being demanded Paderewski gave
his hearers some more Mendelssohn, the
''Spinning Song" from the "Songs With
out Words" which is often inaccurately
called "The Bees Wedding"
The Chopin cluster of six pieces was
played with the Slavic caprice and grace
than any pianist has ever been except
perhaps Chopin himself. Paderewski is
almost as patriotic In his music as his great
compatriot. and the samples he gives of
his own compositions frequently breathe
the spirit of Chopin. One cannot help
not to be given in California, for. from all
accounts, it is a beautiful work and gives
proof that Paderewski, unlike Chopin, is
master of orchestral writing.
The players own nocturne was charm
ing bit of music and his .sMinuet," which
never seems to grow hackneyed, was also
received with demonstrations of satisfac-
ton. The Liszt "Etude" and the second
"Rhapsodie' ended the programme, and
the audience showed no disposition to go;
on the contrary every one sat and ap-
plauded till Paderewski came on again and
played the Schubert-Listz "Erl King
Among those present tonight were:
Box B-Mrs. Joseph Austin. Mrs. William
Hamilton, Miss Robinson, Miss Flora Keene,
Miss Harrison.
Box F-Mrs. C. E. Cook, Mrs. Wilder and
daughter, DR.. and Mrs. RUM Mr.. and Mrs f.
J. Woodward, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Davis, Robert
Fitzgerald and party, Mr. and Mrs. r. T.
Lukens, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hail. Mr.. ano Mrs.
H. NJ. Watson. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Gaskell and
daughter, Mrs. E. II. Rice and Miss Rice, Mr..
and Mrs. George K. de Cola, DR.. and Mrs. Sill,
Mrs. J. J; Victory, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Suffer,
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w, Frick, Mr..and Mrs. ]. P.
Edoh, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Jackson, Mrs.
Wetherbee and party, DR.. Zimmerman and
party, Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Squires. Mrs. G. w.
party, Mr.. and Mrs. William Henshaw, Judge
Henshaw and Miss Henshaw Alexander Grimes
and party, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Tubbs Arthur
Wilson and party, M. Campbell and party,
Mrs. Elmer Rea, Miss Ida Lemon, Miss Jean
Lemon, Walter Magee and party, Charles Bon,
w. w. Foote and party, Lou Fox and party, Ed
Vincent and party, Captaip Wright and party,
. the Misses Hirsh, ex-Mays,r Glascock aud
party.
Rev. NJ. r. Co1bura Arrested.
Rev. NJ f. Colburn, pastor of Grace Metho-
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