The record-union., 1898-06-18
A ADJUSTMENTS.

The music-loving public was given a
great treat and a surprise last night
at the concert by little Paloma
| Schramm The Congregational Church
had fairly large audience in it. The
occasion was worthy of it's being COM
pletely filled. If it is not crowded at
the afternoon concert at 3:15 to-day.
/ then a large number of people are
going to miss hearing one of the
worlds geniuses. Mozart struck
chords on the harpsichord at the age
Of ), and was composer at 5; Bee
thoven was playing at 4, and at the
age of IL electrified Europe with his
genius. Chopin began at 8, and was
recognized wonder at II. List
gave his first concert at 6, and ut II
was astonishing the old world. Ruben
stein was playing difficult compositions
and creating at g. and was in concert
at the age Of 8. And SO on with the
worlds great musicians: they mostly
became famous as children. Why, then
shall not California pronounce the lit
tie girl of last nights concert great
genius also? She began to demonstrate
her Godgiven powers at 3, and now
at 8 she astonishes the most accom-
plished musicians with her marvellous
execution, Interpretation and original
ity as a pianist. The exclamations Ct
all the many musicians in the audience
last night were such as to render Ian
guage incapable of expressing their ell
thuSiasm over the child while as for
the remainder of the people they could
say no more than wonderful, mar
velouS, God-given gift" and such cX-
presSions were heard all over the house
at the close Paloma is as winsome a
little one as can be imagined. Con-
scious of her powers, she is not spoiled
as yet. Let us hope she never may
be; that her genius may hold her up
to her ideal and keep her modest and
unpretending as she now is, until with
maturity she can claim the rank in the
musical world for which she is des-
tined. This little Los Angeles girl is,
in word. a marvel We do not care
to attempt to criticise her work. 1t is
enough to say that it is astonishing.
1t seems incredible that a mere child
whose hand Will not cover an octave,
whose feet cannot reach the pedals,
except by interposing levers fitted for
the purpose, can do what this little
one did last night, without a note be-
fore her, without WEAKNESS, without
any evidence of taxing strength give
sixteen piano numbers, six being of her
own strong and artistic composition,
the others being chosen from among the
more difficult writings of Chopin, Mo-
zart, Liszt, Schuman, Schubert, Pad
erewski, Rubenstein. DaQuin, Bach and
LeschetitZki. In addition to which this
little wonder drew from a hat at hazard
a theme given among other by musi-
clans present, and upon a few bars
written by Rev Charles Mel impro-
vised a lengthy composition of great
beauty. The child plays with eX
quisite taste and remarkable precision,
and interprets after manner wholly
her own There We're. for instance,
probably twenty pianists in the audi
ence who play Chopin's valse op. 30,
No. l. well, but not one of them ever
heard the Interpretation Paloma gave
to it, and there was not one of them
who did not say that it was PLAYED
with precision, depth of feeling, orig
inality and refined taste One of the
sweetest numbers of the concert was
a composition by little Paloma written