The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01
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Y A WOMAN

TT WAS n clever observer who said
that instead of announcing the doX-
i oogy after service in the average
church. the minister should say: Let
us grab our hats, jump into our over
| shoes, shove on our coats, look to the
Lord, and be dismissed
This suggestion applies to the aver
age audience of all sorts and condi-
tions, not to mention church congrega-
| tions, in this town. AT the beginning
of the last number on the programme
the majority of people are absorbed in
their preparations for getting out of
the room with the greatest possible
alacrity. There is no Difference shown
to the performer or the singer on the
stage. AS the lecturer approaches his
peroration, the same thoughtful respect
is shown, no matter what his degree or
the Importance of his subject. The peo-
pie are not listening to him. They are
pinning on hats and getting into wraps.
The others are down under the seats on
a still hunt for "rubbers.'
The other night at the Paderewski re-
cital there was beautiful vociferation
of enthusiasm after some of the num-
bers. The great pianist was delighted
with this enthusiasm and spoke of it.
He understood 1T as the earnest ap-
plause from appreciative listeners and
not in the light of an encore. In the
cities where he is accustomed to play,
no one thinks of expecting a break in
the programme of great artist. 1t is
understood that the encores come at
the end. No pianist, supreme in his
genius and transcendental in his method
of expressing feeling in sound, cares to
break the continuity of the thought
which has resulted in the exposition of
that particular programme, by deViat-
ing from it in the middle But here, no
sooner had he finished the last num-
Der, than almost the entire audience
was on it's feet, ready to tear out OF
the armory. When the applause from
those who remained seated was con-
tinued, PaderewsN came back and he
also came very near, indeed, of having
an expansive view of everybody's back
His immediate appearance prevented
such an embarrassing situation, and he
played his wonderful encore, while the
hearers stood in their places, and was
pleased with the Difference in the atti-
tude. ] tell you that was a narrow
squeak for us. We want a lot for our
money and like encores but we've ac-
quired the rush habit so hard that we
are like children let out of school when
we find the performer has reached the
end of the programme. Then we are
always late in coming. If we would
appear in our seats earlier and permit
the performance to begin on time we
could afford to stay a little longer
1t is Paderewskis custom to play
several numbers in other cities, where
his audiences linger as long as there Is
the slightest hope of hearing another
note. He would have done that here
most willingly and graciously. if the
people had desired it, The hour was
not late and it would have been a rare
treat, for he is at his best at such
times, and his listeners feel a sense of
nearness and sympathy which is not
complete during some of the formal
programmes.
been laughable had it not been pathetic.
with the laughter and the tears both
rejecting on the audience, was on the
occasion of the beautiful recital given
by Miss Ethel Newcombe in st. Lulze's
parish hall. She had played group of
pieces and reached the middle of the
the platform for a few moments. and
what was her 'astonishment when she
returned to find that the house had
Vanished-that is. the audience had
and there were few listeners remaining
to hear the finish of that recital. If it
had not been for the everlasting rush
habit OF our people they could not have
made so ridiculous mistake, for thev
hlN r,ttI
more number, and even had they been
little hazy as to where they were at
on the programme, it wouldn't have
been found out.
That is lovely armory of ours and
we are proud of it but it is a pity that
we built 1t out of town. Anything more
depressing than to try to approach it
the other night is hard to imagine
For a solid block on Adams avenue no
slightest attempt had been made to
clean the sidewalks, and they were
impassably impossible. The slush
surSed around the corner where the
cars stopped, in a bottomless pit. one
lady who was"ssked by her husband if
SHE wore overshoes, replied In an ex-
asperated tone, Yes, but | neglected
10 put on IL DatnlnS SUIT, ana she was
applauded with heartfelt intensity. If
the armory is to be truly popular for
great entertainments it would seem
that those in charge of it should take
some steps to make 1t more approach
able I'm bad weather. 1t will make
charming summer resort but ON the
nights that special dispensation of
weather or walking has been provided,
such as has been the rule for entertain
ments there this season, there has been
something to be desired. 1t also seems
that some arrangement could be effect
ed to prevent rowdyism on the out
side. The other night groups of loud
voiced men and women congregated at
the windows and insisted on pushing
them open whenever they We're closed
from the inside. Their noisy conversa-
tion and the draught from the win
dows destroyed the pleasure of the
evening for those who sat i'm the loges
or near the sides of the building. Sure
ly this could be prevented.
There are several kinds of affectatlon