The record-union., 1896-03-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

Seats are still for sale for the Pade-
rewski recital at the Metropolitan The
ater this evening at s. And, by the way,
it may be remarked that s in this case
means and not after S, because Pade-
rewski, we are told, is precision itself
about beginning his recitals at the hour
announced. As the recital is by no
means a long affair." those who attend
tonight and wish to hear the full pro-
gramme and not disturb others in the
middle of a number, should be in their
seats at g. Moreover, as everyone de-
sires to see the Polish artist as he sits
at the piano and note his method at the
keyboard, it is gently, fearfully and
timourously suggested that not even the
four women who wore towering hats
with nodding plumes rising far aloft to
the discontinue of those who sat be-
hind them at the opera Saturday night,
that not even these women will offend,
but for once that they and all other
women will leave the big hats, plumes
and all at home AS to the four offend-
ers of Saturday, each of these ladles IS
known to haveapretty and befittlng low
head dress in her closet ana each OF
them have worn one recently in the
theater. Why they appeared saturday
night with ostrich farms on their heads
is all the more puzzllng. But as TO
Paderewski; seats are still for sale, but
assuredly there VIII De a shortage on
seats long before the box office closes
this afternoon. 1t is advisable, there
fore. that those who desire to hear and
who have until this delayed, should de-
Law no longer. 1t is really not necessary
In inc
Manager Todd's claims for a crowded
house tonight He has secured at
much risk an artist of such worldwide
repute that to assume that those who
will go need much of advance state
ment as to the ability and genius Of the
Polish master of the piano in order to
aid them is to insult intelligence. They
know that there has been in modern
time but one other like Paderewski; the
artist to whose name he bows and pro-
nounces first For Pade-
rewski, with a modesty that graces him,
comedies Rubenstein's genius as yet to
have been unmatched by his own. Yet
there are admirers Of the famous Pole
who boldly insist that the latter is en-
titled to rank abreast with Rubenstein.
But Paderewski is young. He is in the
very beginning of his career, and there
is that about him which gives promise
of future that will place his present
lower than secondary to what he is to
be. Perhaps the chief attraction in
Paderewski's playing is the marvellous
tone he exacts from the instrument, and
the peculiar and wonderful singing
quality of his tones. 1t is said not to be
so full and rounded a tone as that pro-
duced by Rubenstein, but it is conceded
that in delicacy and feeling it has not
been equaled, in these days at least. An
other thing that makes him what he Is,
is the fact that taken all around" as
one puts it, he satisfies more thoroughly
than any living artist. There are those,
and have been numbers, whose quail
ties in particular respects rose superior
to the same in Paderewski. In some
things it is conceded he is not above
number of famous performers of his
own time; but in the completeness of
his work, his "all-round" quality-with
all taken together, the poetic delicacy OF
his playing, technique, intonation, tone,
the singing quality referred to, phras
ing, method, feeling or sympathy with
the sentiment of the theme he is the
most satisfying artist and a wonderful
musical genius of the period. Paderew-
skis programme tonight will be as
follows: Sonata, c major, op. 53-
Beethoven, in three movements, name
ly: Allegro con trio, adagio multo,