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through the crowd. In one place a girl
who was delayed in getting to her place
told the usher that unless he seated her
Immediately she would shout "Fire" and
put an end to the whole concert. In Salt
Lake City he received q request to join
the Mormon church, along with cate
chism and the articles of faith. Doubt
less Paderewski would have TO become a
Mormon II he wanted to make any matri-
monial arrangement that would satisfy
his admirers.
Psderewski never twice played the same
program on his tour. lie used always to
say tnat he had two programs in IS mind
when he was practising. He never went TO
the theater In which he appeared before
the concerts, as the tuner from Stein
ways who accompanied him on the trip
knew well enough how to have the piano
in condition for him. He was usually
nervous before the concerts, and on last
Saturday, when he played here for
the last time, he was especially nervous.
81 always know, wherever l am," he
said to Mr.. Fryer, "that there are a hun
dred or more people in the house just
waiting TO catch me in some mistake"
The close of the concerts always finds
him completely prostrated.
Paderewski has only one engagement 70
play in Europe, and after that for long
time he will rest and devote himself to
composition. He will play at the Philhar-
monte concert in London in June a Scot
tish fantasie written for him by Sir Alex
ander Mackenzie, principal OF the
Royal Academy of Music in London and
conductor of the Philharmonic Society
there. The summer he will spend in
southern France, and his particular de-
sire is TO retire for a while from public
life. lie gave this statement of his plans
TO a reporter of a western paper.
81 will make my home in Paris, as
heretofore However, after the produc-
tion of my opera l hope to travel for
pleasure in the Orient. When 1 have no
concerts i rise early and take q long walk
and then practice for an nour or two.
After breakfast play game OF billiards
and then work upon my compositions
until dinner. After that / again play
billiards until he'd time. Yes, i am very
fond OF playing billiards. 1t is my hob
by"
In reply TO the question, What is the
comparative standard of musical appre-
citation between the different countries
the artist asid:
''In ell the countries that / have visited
the appreciation of the educated is alike
England is far ahead of any other country
I'm oratorio anc ballad music. Boston,
New York and Chicago rank as high. II
not higher, in orchestral music than any
European capital Chicago has developed
a remarkable musical appreciation within
the last four years. / attribute this
chiefly TO the fine work of the Chicago
Orchestra under Mr.. Thomas. Chicago
can boast Of one of the finest concert halls
in the world. To my mind there exists
no concert hall the size OF the Auditorium
with the same acoustic properties"
Paderewski had his piano in his state
room on the Teutonic as usual. There
seems at present no doubt that he will re-
turn here year after next. His opera of
which two acts are finished, will probably
be given first I'm Dresden. The scene is
laid-in the Carpathian mountains, and the
story is OF gypsy life.-N. Y. Sun.