DAY BY DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15272, 23 June 1923, Page 4

DAY BY DAY.

Paderewski’s triumphant tour in the

Triumph of Paderewski.

United States illustrates afresh the intense homage which genius evokes from the vast educated

public of these days, and the eversoaring value of the supreme artist’s rnagnelic ‘touch,’ says the Daily Mail. “■The great pianist’s final recital in New York realised £2400, and thousands were unable to gain admission. By a right instinct there is no grudge against the earnings, however spec r tacular, which genius commands.. We recognise rarities which cannot be weighed in common scales. It is impossible adequately to reward the unique gifts which enable such artists as Caruso —though he obtained nearly half a million from his gramophone records —or Kreisler to take a vast gathering of people out of themselves into a world of rapt joy and pure happiness. Although the successful artist’s bread seems to be buttered on both sides, the bread itself has usually taken a vast deal of earning. Artists are notoriously prodigal of their wealth. Their expenses are enormous. Money, therefore, is a mere symbol in relation to music and song in their highest expression. Love and admiration alone cati requite these arts which transcend all others in their instant human appeal."