Evening star., 1922-01-13
ADJUSTMENTS
Won Vecsey Recital.


name Franz Won Vecsey or were pre-
vented from leaving their homes yes
terday because Of the icy streets and
wind missed the pleasure Of the audi
ence that heard Mr.. Won Vecsey. the
youthful Hungarian violinist. It was
difficult to believe that the small gath
etsng at the. National Taeater yester-
day afternoon was tho self-same one
that acclaimed won vecsey. tho child
prodigy. sixteen years ago. 80 sincere
and conscientious was the attention and
: Part one Of the vlolInists program
was not received with much enthusi-
asm, although that cannot be consid-
cred to mean that Mr.. Won Vecsey's
playing was faulty. His Interpretation
Of Mendelssohn's Concerto in = minor
fallegro appassionatae andante; allegro
vivace,; the Gluck Melodie and Kreis-
ler's arrangement Of the Preludium. e
allegro. by Pugnani, were impressive
especially the Gluck Melodie.
The success Of the afternoon. however,
was scored on Won Vecsey's own conpo-
sitions. which opened the second part
Caprice No. s, La. Lune Glissa q
Trhvers les Nuages" (The Moon Gliding
Through the Clouds, Cascade" Pour
nant'' (saucy Presinage). were &C
cepted with prolonged applause. OF the
flour. "Pourquoi" and "Badinage I'm
pertinant" were particularly pleasing.
|. The "Pourquoi" vas played through.
ont on double notes with clear and
perfect trill at the top. No better de-
monstration Of the wonderful technique
Of the violinist was given. "Badinage
Impertinant." played chiefly on the G
string, OF which Won Vecsey appears
to be master. contained many bars OF
fiageolets. His work on this difficult
feature Of the violin was loudly ap-
plauded, and he was forced to repeat
the number.
Following this work. moro ability to
handle the G string was demonstrated
in the ''Fantasie Moise," by Paganini.
The round. full and pure tones, re-
esa IN thSss that that. from the
Caprice, No. a." also by. Paganini.
closed the program. At the conclu-
sion Of this remarkable piece the au-
dience remained seated and the artist
was recalled until he played. as an
A student and ardent devotee Of the
work Of the great Paganini, Won Vec-
sey displayed his love for the Italians
works in the feeling with which he
played. His compositions are built.
enten V: on tsS the
well the individuality of the COM
poser. The violinist played through
out in quiet. peaceful pose. and not
even in swiftly moving parts Of his
numbers could he be accused Of play
ing to the gallery"
E. Charlton Black on Sir Walter
Scott.
An audience that taxed the audi
torium Of Central High School last
night Travelled back over the past
century with E. Charlton Black to
review the life and work Of Sir Wal
ter Scott. under the auspices Of the
Washington Society Of Fine Arts.
Mr.. Black emphasized the point Of
Scott's training before taking up his
literary work. He not only surveyed
the beauties Of his native Scotland.
the lecturer said, but also studied
France and Italy for his romance.
and his works profited thereby.
1t was about 1914 when his publish
ers told him that Lord Byron's works
were cutting down his sales. The
lecturer pointed out that Sir Walter
did not rant about. crying out: Cruel
world" even as you and !. but de-
cided upon a fishing trip where he
could think and plot out themes for
his yarns. While rummaging about
for his fishing tackle, Sir Walter
found three sheets of old yellow pa
per. the skeleton Of a story planned
years before. but laid aside. with
this basis. he; developed the famous
"Waverly Tales" and continued on
these from 1914 to 1882. One hun
dred years ago. In 1922. tho "waverly
Tales" were at their height
In Scott's works the outstanding
features, Mr.. Black said. were his
earnestness. blended with humor; his