Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

Gerardy. the famous Belgian cellist,
faced an appreclatlye audience In the
salt Lake Theater last night; the fact
that he is one OF the five great masters
Of the noble instrument now living,
was apparent before the program was
over. Gerardy Is nervous. fiery lit
tie man. fun Of dramatic force. full Of
passion, and an ability to display the
same In a most artistic sense. lie has
also those erratlcisms OF temper that
often accompany professional people
OF marked nervous energy. as witness
his irritation at the arrangement OF
the plant decorations at the front OF
the stage, where they had been placed
without consulting the performer
The decorations were removed IN in
stallments, at irregular Intervals, to
the amusement Of the audience. which
also found additional food for mirth
when one OF the stage hands, with q
not oyer fine discrimination In con-
cert stage ethics set the celist's chair
with the back 10 the house. The artist
corrected the mistake himself. with
few casual comments, soto yoce,
which might have been enjoyed by the
people IN the front row OF seats had
they understood French
There were a few changes In the
program maze necessary by the fail.
ure OF Mr.. Weihe to appear. and the
loss OF the score Of the Boellmann
Symphonic Variations while the artist
was at Seattle. For the latter was
substituted Poper's Hungarian Rhap.
sody, and In lieu OF the numbers
which were to have been played by
Mr.. Weihe the Orpheus club sang
Sunset" by Vanderwater. The pre-
emlnence OF the visiting artist was
manifest ere he had finished his first
number, the Rubensteln Sonata in ID
major, for cello and piano. This, az
was also the case In the Pepper But
teriiy," calls for technical resources
that VIII tax the powers OF the most
accomplished performer. but Gerardy
was fully equal 90 all of the require
ments, ns well as to the draft on his
abilities demanded by the Hungarian
Rhapsody. In the Inst movement of
the sonata, and In most Of the But
terfy,' there is a massing Of '6ith notes
staccato in an unbroken series that
no one but really great artist could
ever expect To play. And Yet, Gerardy
played them ali without even the sug-
gestion Of "A slip and through the en-
tire program Of difficult music there
was not the sign of a scratch or Il
rough note. His work was wonder
fully polished and even In execution.
and the man seemed to be entirely at
home in all three schools of his art.
the romantic, the classic and idyllic.
He also brought out the individual
traits Of the different composers IN
portraiture as was noticed In the
Boccherini suite. Boccherln IL a
strongly individual composer as much
30 perhaps as Grleg, aud any one who
has heard the famous Minurt of Boo
cherIni ought not to be astray Ia de-
teoting his fine Italian hand" in his
other works
Gerardy gave beautiful exhibition OF
dainty pianissmo work, fine lace must
cal traceries they were, In an encore 10
the Boccherini suite, with a movement
from a Suite by Victor Herbert, I'm
which delicate glssandos and the most
dett OF portamentos gave evidence Of
the artists powers. lie responded to
an encore for the Rhapsody with IAN
Air by Pergolese, which was a lovely
piece Of work. and i'm the Attended" OF
Schumann and the "Berceuse by Pop
per, evidenced his ability In interpre-
tation in the realm of the pastorale.
The artists passionate powers were
brought out In the Sonata, where he
would fairly rise In his seat and hug
the cello TO his breast az he played the
double and treble FFs with n bravura
and fiery energy that carried away his
audience.
The Orpheus club appeared in FUN
numbers. The "Picarde' and the
Sunset songs were finely given, and
showed the result Of careful and intell-
gent work; but In the Grave of Blu
sento,' by Zerlett, the harmones prov
ed too intricate for the tenors, and
they went astray The accompanist.
Mr.. Shepherd, hammered on the piano
to bring them back, but the
entire tenor section failed TO respond
with the desired promptness. other
wise the club did very we'll and took
hold Of its work with an understanding
Of what It had 10 do that was crafty
ing TO note.
Arthur Shepherd was the pianist In
the duo with the cello. and with Andre
Renoist, the regular accompanlst with
Mr.. Gcrardy. divided the work OF the
evening on the plano, The playing OF
both Of these artists was I'm full accord
with the regulations they have already
Won
Thcatcr--At the Theater tonight the
stage version Of Hall Gaines novel,
The Christian" will be seen, headed
by Lillian Lawrence and John Sainpo-
lis,
Orphcum--Next week ends the seal
son at this popular house, and the new
bill VIII be announced in the Saturday
News,
Grand--Patrons of the Grand thea
ter last night witnessed the initial per-
f0rmance of Theodore Kremers play,
King Of Detectives The piece made
a decided hit with the audience, as It
teens with episodes which thrill and
are lively from start to finish A kill
ing n done In the first act, and there
are deeds Of hcrolsm throughout the
entire play. The wicked are foiled tie
heroine Is rescued from danger, ana
at last the right prevails, the Innocent
are saved and vin1lcated. while evil
and evildoers are yanquished, and the
hero and the heroine are made
one.
The king OF Detectives' viii hold
the boards for the balance OF the week,
with matinee tomorrow afternoon.
Lyric-Tonight will be the last
chance TO see the Empire Comedy com.
pany. and they will be succeeded to-
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