The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-15
exceptionally good, but every ticket il
the big hall should be sold.


exceptionally good, but every ticket in
the big hall should be sold.
Clarence Eddy, the principal feature
of the Friday night program, is 81 years
old. He began the study of music at
the age of II years. He studied under
Dudley Buck and took instructions on
the pianoforte under the great Loesch-
horn, and also organ study under Au-
gust Haupt of Berlin, Germany.
Mr.. Eddy has given organ concerts in
all the capitals of the European con-
tinents and in practically all OF the
great cities of the world, as well as OF
the United States. He has played at
all the great worlds expositions. such
as the Vienna exposition in 1873; the
Philadelphia Centennial in 1876; the
Paris exposition in 1889; the World s
Columbian in 1898, the Pan-Amer1can IN
1901 and at the late St Louis Louisiana
exposition.
Mr.. Eddy is given credit for being the
greatest organist living
1t is difficult of comprehension how II
is possible for a person to create the
many beautiful and startling effects
which he produces from the organ
With five separate and distinct key
boards and with ten times as many
more stops, which may be manipulated
in thousand different combinations,
the console of the organ is bewllder-
ing maze to the ordinary person and IS
even beyond the manipulation of many
quite excellent musicians.
Mr.. Jardine, the expert voicer and
tuner, who is here. and who mas had
charge of the work of voicing the
great instrument gave an 1mpromptu
concert this morning.
Mr. Jardine is himself a musician
of considerable note He comes OF
family of organ builders, and his fath-
er and also his grandfather nave de-
voted their lives to the building ana
the Derfecting of the organ.
As a reporter for the State Journal
entered the Auditorium this morning
he was greeted with the music of the
chimes, ringing out in sweet melody,
while apparently in the distance SOFT
tones calling up visions of heavenly
harmony could be distinctly but talntly
heard. All at once the SOUNDS stop
ped. There was quiet for an instant
and then the pipes burst forth IN
flood of sound; a perfect torrent OF
melody. Mr. Jardine was playing
dignified and impressive ofertory.
soon there was quiet again, and allow
ing his fingers to stray idly over the
KEYS he uncOnsciouSly wandered INTO
a waltz. The pipes respond reaolIy' /
and the swinging time of the waltz
song was another revelation OF the
possibilities of the organ
A selection from Carmen" was
next, and the brilliant effects and
startling changes were all properly
accented and produced Following |
the Carmen selection, Mr. Jardine |
gave an imitation of the Scotch bag
pipes.
There certainly is no end to the /
variety and versatility of the new
organ.
A rare treat is in store for those
who take advantage of the opportunl-
" presented next Friday night in list
ening to the programme to be pre-
sented. 1t will be many day till
another organist of as great note as
Mr. Eddy may be heard here. The |
concert will be participated in by Mr..
George B. Penny. dean of the fine arts
school of Washburn, the Modoc club,
he Choral society and MarshaH's
band.