The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-12
Of HIS NEN OPERA
PaderewSki Is Led to Talk by
the interviewer.
1T Is OF SLAV AND GYPSY
Scene Laid in the PrimevaI
Forests of Hungary,


ski, after persuasion. gave me an ia.er-
view in which he revealed. Tor the arst
time. the scenario OF his promised
opera For his comfort. Paderewsla OBJ
serves seroeey-or did. as an unmar-sel
man. in Paris
When Goerlitz gave me the sppe;nt-,a,,
4 WIS 10 meet me on the west side ..
the Avenue Victor Hugo az p.Ia. SHARP
hugo Goerlitz led me So rez-dechausse
never before penetrated By Al outsider.
an ante-eham6er. a salon. and a bedroom,
furnished with the simplicity OF an av-
erage hotel \ fireworks burst OF chro-
MATHS ceased abruptly as the door
opened TO the im9resarlo's IatehNsy. and
/ stood IN Paderewsk's presence.
This wine. said Paderewskl -'.is a
good. MID table wine. resembling ii-at
Chsolis We call It Riond- Bosson. frata
the name Of my Swiss chalet where Ne
make It. But you had better drink some
OF this k.rsch. which IS also Taiqe."
lie was friendly and unaffected. and.
IKE the tmpeuuous Pole he IS. he BEGAN
Offering drinks and cigraets. Then some
thlng started him to the Swiss chalet ana
the vacation in il 70 which De was look
Ing forward feverishly. He invited me 2,
VISIT him some time" and drink his ~.
ond-Bosson there Surrounded Nv n,
faithful dogs and Hugo GoerIi;z. free ana
ohthsome ouobling with oomtentment on.
er good mornings work on his opera
II was easy 70 picture Paderewski. ths
amateur farmer and wine-Erower. pour.
ing out his own amber vintage and tn
umphing in his own cherries, cheese and
honey.
The doge names are Oris. warta. smok
Gniewna, and Manon" explained Paicr-
ewskl, beaming.
There is bin Of more than 3 francs
each month FOR peasants chickens killed
by those same dogs" added Goerlitz
Whether the dogs are kept inside tho
grounds or not. The chickens are brought
up, pale in death. 90 bc paid for"
Always laughing. always previously exc
allied. volunteering eagerly tho details of
his country life, the pianist shows no
sign OF the melancholy that has been al
tributed 10 him He describes how you
make kirsch FROM cherry He spoke of
his hopes and fears for The h0thouscs.
his indoor exercise 70 rid him OK neryious-
ness. He IS going 20 enlarge ne south
balcony. HIS visitors are FEW. but con-
stant-two women Of his own family VS.
liam Arlington. his London agent. a Pole.
the librettist ~ HIS opera the wife ~ tls
latter: the young pianist schelliug of PHI
idelphia: and Goeflftz. 20 guard him from
the enthusiasm ~ the wrold.
And tho opera
Paderewsh answered formally. az n he
had made up his mind to utter only
few words. The opera is "a secret and
had been assured that nobody heretofore
had heard even the vagueSt hint q g.
1T is a lyric subject" said Pafsrswrh
musical in its character throughout. and
# Is not essentially Polish. There Is
something Of the slavoHic about =. but
most OF II IS sypsy"
The scone7"
mo. no. the music. say 81 - not 80
peciaHy Polish. but rather gypsy
NO neatioual airs. 81 course" he cK-
planned "only color And g g. generally.
IN the new style 81 muslc-drama. 90 fhat
the the principal interest IS concentrates
I'm the orchestra on the Other hsuf o.
not forget that % 81 really musical. thr
dramatic e. not dominant and 7 think
that those who love thc tunrful viii not
aItoga,her be si-ap 1,inted Now there a.
balIst IN The rrr, act and q ooarra.a
halle, mus, DO fsn-anf-qviid dance 4Se
the csardas II YOU have been along th4
Usurib. Won must remember those r1s-
s,-rafe dances % the people-not ere
t,,,-ist-appeafrng exhibitions or tts Rufa-
pom tavsrns but The real thirF Tleu
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3. mo. lnso,ansant n the dramatic art-
for IN, much . nrsefe8 win tss dove
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.-rh. ballet urfl last more Than half IN
hour. The story r one OF conflict ~ two
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