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Show YOUTHFUL PI1IST GlflMRFIH Nine-Year-Old Boy Astonishes King- and Queen With His Amazing Ability. Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON". April 20. The youthful pianist pia-nist who is known as "Solomon," played before the king and queen. Queen Alexandra. Alex-andra. Prim ess Victoria, Princess Mary and Prince John, at Bucklnffliara palace. Nine years of age. he exhibited his astonishing as-tonishing gifts in a long programme of classic piei as, t. the delight of his audience, au-dience, The boj was aol In the least abashed He was full of liit-'h spiiiis, and after the serious part of his performance he played with gusto, at the kind's special requesl a humorous piece. "The Teddj Bears' Prollc" In which he Introduced B quaint drum effect In 'he base. Solomon Solo-mon played for about three-quarters of an hour. The programme Included one of Bach's French suites, an Impromptu by Schubert ' A Song Without Words," by Mendelssohn, a set of Mosart variations, varia-tions, and a polacca by Mme. Alios Verne-Predt. "Solomon" Is the son of an east end tailor. Miss Verno discovered him about eighteen months ago, and took him Into her charge, making herself responsible for his whole education. In these eight - ! cen months lie has learned practloal'vi all be knows, and his repertory Includes no fewer than three concertos two by Beethoven and one by Mozari as well as a number of smaller places, He has appeared twict In public In London with greai success. At a concert at Queen's ball las) year, at which he, wus accompanied by the London Symphony orchestra, he used u nlano specially constructed with small keys Since then,, however, bis hands hav stretched, and at Buckingham palace pal-ace yesterday the piano he used w:ti normal save as regard ths pedals, which were specially constructed to come with-; with-; in range of Ills legs |