New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-07

ing wife and children in need. He Joined the Adam
oWski quartet in another chamber music concert
In the carnegie Lyceum He sailed for home on
April p 1896, having given ninety-two concerts IN
America and taking in about quarter of million
or dollars Or the of his departure he handed
Mr. William Steinway q checs for $4,000 as q fund
the proceeds of which be expended as prizes
for compositions by American composers. In his
letter he said:
take no pride in making this endowment The
amount IS modest one and , my peEsonanty. N
only nope that II viii prove 10 he useluI ana lhat
Your younger composers will rot consider as
coming from one who found in their land al the
happiness to which artist can aspire
He now permitted three and a half years to pass
hefore returning TO this country. He began his
fourth tour December T. 1929. and gave the four
recitals which he had planned preliminary to
another visit to the Pacific Coast. varying them
with New Years evening orchestra concert at
which he played Beethoven's fiat concerto and
his own Polish Fantasia, and chamber concert
with the Adamowski Quartet in the large ball
room of Sherrys. He extended his Western trip
southwark to the City of Mexico where he gave
two recitals On his return to New-Yor1 he gave
Two recitals. the last Of which. on May y,
1900, was devoted exclusively to Chopin's music.
His last before sailing for home. May 13,
to re-establish the prize fund which he had
created for American composers in 1886. which had
lapsed because of the failure Of the trustees to
qualify there being legal obstacles in the way) and
the death of Mr. Stenway. Meanwhile the fund
had been repaid 70 Mr.. Paderewski by Mr.. Charles
Steinway from the estate of his uncle. and last
year the new trustees. Henry L. Higgnson and
William P Blake. OF Boston, paid $500 each TO Ho-
ratio ". Parker, Arthur Bird and Henry K. Had
ley on the award OF a beard of judges composed OF
musicians and musical critics of Boston and New
York. whose decision promulgated on October
so. 1901
Mr. Paderewski had long before announced 1t IS
n rr1it a. three
wears = lapse between his visits. and in accord
ance with this intention he planned tour OF Ger
many. Spain and Italy for the spring of 1902
Meanwhile however. his opera "Manru' had been
successfully produced Dresden. and Mr.. Grau
secured rights Of performance for America. Mr..
Padorewski yielded his solicitations. cancelled
his Spanish and italian tours and came TO New
York TO suDerintend the final rehearsals and wit
ness the premiere OF his opera. That occurrence
took place on February a. and the next day
Mr.. Paderewski. who had already given three re
hearsals elsewhere gave his first rehearsal in Car
ncgie Hall. His second appearance was with the
Boston symphony Orchestra. on February y, when
he played his A minor concerto The rest must be
fresh in the memory of The Tribunes readers. but
two. deserve TO be recalled for the
50 Ike Of the interest which they added to the sea-
sons record. AT his second recital. on March 5,
Mr. paderew&k contended against his opera and
enjoyed the unique sensation of playing TO an over
flowing house at Carnegie Hall while all the people
who could crowd into the metropolitan opera
House we're there listening to 'Manru." His opera
had four performances within the few days OF the
season the last being for the benefit of the Actors
Fund which benefited $1,000 from the performance