Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15
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city for six years, gave the first of a series
of concerts at the National Theater yester-
day afternoon. The audience was Of COM
Portable size, but with the attractions given
should have completely filled the audito-
rum. 1t was an enthusiastic assemblage,
however. and the applause was liberal. 1t
was the first time in a long while that
Washington music lovers had had an op-
portunity to listen to such program as
was presented, and that 1t was interpreted
to their satisfaction was evident from the
pronounced applause, The works presented
were Rats "Leonore' symphony, the
overture and Baccanale to ''Tannhauser
tParisian version, and LISTS symphonic
poem Les Preludes' for the orchestra,
and Rubnstein's concerto in D minor for
piano and orchestra. All the work of the
orchestra was acceptable, and in the second
part of the symphony and the List num-
Der it was deserving of high praise. Mr..
Ross Jungnickel, the conductor. made
favorable impression from the manner in
which he held his force in hand, and he
yields the baton in an easy and graceful
style. He attempted no new readings, but
gave Intellectual and scholarly inter-
probation of the compositions played.
The soloist was Mark Hamburg, the
young Russian pianist, of whom great
deal has been written since he arrived in
this country. He is said to be but twenty
years old, and his appearance does not in
dictate that he Is much more mature. He
plays with the confidence and assurance of
youth and he has many mannerisms that
are uncomfortable to witness. His tech
meal skill is, however remarkable. The
number he selected-the Rubinstein D
minor concerto-taxes the ability of the
greatest pianists, but Hamburg easily
grasped all its difficulties and his execu-
ton was clean, distinct and precise in
every respect. showing complete mastery
Of the keyboard. His runs, arpeggios and
rapid chord passages were accomplished
with wonderful brilliancy and accuracy,
and his whole performance was a dazzling
exhibition of digital dexterity. He was
loudly applauded after the first movement,
and on the close of the concerto he was
brought back again and again. and was
finally compelled to respond to the demand
for more and play again. The next con-
cert of the orchestra will be in January,
and the soloist will be Alexander Petsch-
nikoff, the Russian violinist.
CARROLL INSTITUTE DRAMATIC
Cit B.-The Carroll Institute Dramatic
Club cleverly performed two entertaining
one-act plays last night in the hail of the
organization on 10th street The first was
dramatic sketch One Touch of Nature"
which served to introduce the character
players of the club, the second being a
farce comedy bit entitled Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter White" IN which the laugh-provok-
ing talent of the CAROLS was seen at its
best The farce was written by j. R. Ray
mond and was given under the direction
of Mr.. Percy F. Leach, who was in the
title role. 1t was Mr.. Leachs valedictory
performance with the institute actors as
he is about to leave the city to support
Lillian Burkhart in a sketch now being
ranged for that popular little woman. Mr.
Leach played with rare enthusiasm and
his work evoked much merriment Mrs.
Leach. Mr.. George OConnOr, Miss Abbott,
Mr.. Shade and Miss Eichelberger were in
the cast, all doing splendid work. In lone
Touch of Nature the cast included Mr..
Edward ] Walsh, Mr.. John J. Nolan, Mr.
VIM. s. Mccarthy. Mr.. VIM. H. Conley and
Miss Alice K Irwin. In their different
lines each performer did clever work
EFFRIES-SIIARKEY FIGHT. Wash
ington people are to be given an opportun-
fly at last, of seeing the celebrated NOV
ing pictures of the great fight between
James Jeffries and Tom Sharkey which
took place at Coney Island November 8
last. Convention Hall has been secured for
Christmas week, and exhibition will be
given twice day, the first matinee taking
place Christmas afternoon. Mr.. Brady and
Tom O'Rourke will be with the exhibition
which guarantees the pictures to be genu-
inc and authorized by the fighters them
selves. The preparations at the ring side
for the taking of the pictures We're on
stupendous scale, the cost of the electric
lights, and apparatus being something like
$4,000. That this large amount was ex-
pended judiciously is verified in the fact
that the pictures secured are conceded to
be the best ever taken by a moving pic
ture machine. The figures of Jeffries
Sharkey, Referee Siler and many of the
onlookers are life size and minute as to
detail that the expressions on the different
faces are given. The three picture ma
chimes were worked by turns for two hours
and half, and at the end of that time 1t
was found that nearly eight miles of films
had been used, and II stretched out in a
line would reach from the Capitol to Alex
andria. That this enterprise has been ap-
preciated, and that the people are anxious
to see the fighters in life-like movements
Is verified by the fact that the pictures
We're shown in New York for four con-
an average Of $4,000 week. Last week,
in Philadelphia, this average was excelled,
the total receipts for the week being over
$1,000. In both the cities named the price
of seats ranged from S1.50 down, while at
Convention Hall $500 seats will be placed
on sale at 90 cents each.
PADEREWSK.-"Thre things" said
List, in a variant OF a familiar apothegm
ARE necessary to make a great pianist
First, technique; second, technique; third
technique. The pianist. however, who has
supreme control of the keyboard may yet
lack the one thing needful, without which
he is nothing more than q brilliant ma
chine. That one thing is the indefinable
but always recognizable quality of heart
communication with the masters he inter-
prets. which is best described as soul. Not
in technique only, but in the depths and
breadths of his emotional nature and ex-
preston must we look for the true measure
of the artist. 1gnace Jan Paderewski is by
nature a strongly emotional temperament,
tending to melancholy. He is Pole and
Poland Is the Niobe of the nations; the
heritage OF her children is the knocking ira
d1tion of her brilliant but irrevocable past
and the iron of vassalage has entered into
their very souls. Paderewski's early man.
hood was clouded by bereavement and hy
a long struggle for bare existence Had
his intellectual equipment been less his
emotionaiism might have taken a morbid
| trend but it has developed into a keen in
| sight into the finer works of the great COM
pOsers which he interprets. 1t is this quail
| ity which is the secret of the extraordinary
| fascination that Paderewski exercises over
| an audience. This great Polish pianist will
| give his only recital in this city next Tues
| day afternoon at the Columbia Theater at
4:15 o'clock.
Grand opening OF tree ornaments GouId's
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