The sun., 1900-10-07

Of Psychology at the Paris Exposition This
Doy IA only plree and half years old year
ago he first attracted attention IN Madrid. One
day the boys young mother played a sonata
on the piano, Then she went into al adj dining
room 20 attend to some duties about the house
suddenly she heard the sonata she had ust
played The piano seemed to her To be play
ing the same piece OF It's own accord some
Mhat more iaboriousiyt but unsteady correct.
was exact, although the bass sounded somewhat
fantastic. But the harmony Was not disturbed
To her astonShmcnt the mother saw her child
seated at the piano II had never before been
suspected that the child had any such musical
talent Tho child played the melody OF the
sonata in the right key kept the tempo exactly
PM shaded the music very effectively Tho
boy showed tho same talent In repe ting other
music and soon began To impTuvisC, the piano
supplnnting all HIS other toys Al the ago uf
he had regularly begun his musical diversion.
Ihat was hii history when he came before the
When he appeared before them a piano was
Puont on the platform Wll you play little.
was perfectly willing and took his place at the
piano lie was not embarrassed He was
lifted on TO a chair and moved before the piano.
Is repertoire I divided i9to two kinds Of
positions, lis varies well known compositions
repetition. The other part of hls performance
consists IN the immediate reproduction
%bsis % nri 'Gat are r2E"d or SinHs sung or
the piano straiRhtway, with all the plano or
forte shades aud IN the exact key, nfteTward
varying the mc'OlF In his own fashion Ile
has never been taught and the committee that
examined his case was certain that he had
learned by himself all that he knows He can
not read note. Of music and refuses TO tako
any instruction bevond eon!N suggestions as TO
lingering. lf an attempt - made TO force him
70 learn he leaves the piano His instrument
IA wrctched example Ola piano, but hc always
refuse 70 play on any other The great makers
Of Paris have offered 10 rrr-cnt him with pianos
but ho will not touch any but the instrument
on which he played rrst lie PLAYED before
own @ Conposition dodcUtcd to tii,' the King ne g" Of
Spain, Spanish dance dedicated to the In
fanta Isabella. and the "Mars"illalsc." with an
mirablo variations After every number he
breaks into laughter and Claps his hands IN
delight NJ his own achievements lie Is almost
as ingenious IN this ro'Uect rs the simple
'Nc,sidor" hy Emile Zola snd Alfred Bru-
neau is to be revived at he Grand Opera in
Paris, aud "Astartc" hy Louis de Gramont
tpcuar effects ever seen In any opera produced
at the National Theatre IN wears The original
scores " Norma" and Beatrice dl Ienda,'
by Beilini were recently bought hy the Italian
George pu5oiss bronze bust Of Chopin was
recently set up In the Luxembourg Gardens
in Paris The face Is copied from the portrait
In the possession ~ MaruOutcl vladimir
Wlssiliew, a famous Russian bass who wn-
from 1883 to 1852 member Of tho Imperial
OpC~a COMPANY In ~ Peter burg, died there
rccoutlv M tho AZ" Of -
Two tepors have recently given mp their con-
tcmrlltcd Sor1 aS lmrrc,,erio- Jean DC
Tristan und Isolde in German at the Chatcet
IN Paris end Fcrnand" dc Lucia has ALREADY
handed over the san carlo IN Maple. TO the di-
rcction Of committee organized for that
eos Hymn 10 the Creator, and II will FIRST
be- sung at st Peters in Rome on Christmas