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Show 'l - r- Salvi Tonight WHAT promises to b ths greatest great-est event In the history of local music circles Is to bs staged In Ihe concert by Signor Alberto Salvl. the world-famous harp virtuoso tonight at :J0 at the Assembly Assem-bly hall under the auspices of the Musical Arts society. Bignor Halvl is a young virtuoso-only years t- -h eerd -l his schlevemente Is astounding 'or so young an artist. His phenomenal harp playing has been the sensation of two continents. When a mere child he wss playing for the Royal Italian court and sine then has held the envlsbl pusltions of harpist for ths orchestras of Milan, Tarla, Naples, Venice and Florence. . Never has a harpist so moved the concert audience of both Kurope and America as has rlignor Salvl. He haa revolutionised harp playing In that he Eroducea effects snl sccompliahes rllllant results which were hitherto, considered Impossible. Ho astounding hnve been these revelations In harp playing that hs has come by the name, "'ilia n i.ard of the Harp." HtrTKD CUMI'OnKH.. In sddttlon to his virtuosity on the hsrp, this young genius Is a composer whose works are used by artists both haa modern (ltd the technique of hla instrument." Mr. Moore in the Chicago Chi-cago Kvenfng Journal nays: "SaJvl has been able to rain his Instrument to a hlKhrr plana of art than most of in b.vthren." Henrietta Vebrr In the (Thirago Hrald and Kxamlner states that "Salvl quite exhausted the mechanical and musical possibilities of hfn tnntrtiment." In America and abroad. Hia opera, Count Verdi " waa produced recently with tremendous auucvaa by the famous fa-mous Ia Hcala opera company of Milan. Ilia works embrace operas, symphonies, sympho-nies, conettrtoe for hla own instrument, and various llKhlor lorms. They number num-ber several hundred In all. SKNIATION IN CHICAGO. He waa "little short of a sensation." to quote the worda of Herman Levnea In the Chicago America, In a recent cunrert at in Chicago Auditorium whirs-he jila4iii-illlyall Curd and ; other atara. And in a still mure r-: r-: c nt concert at Orchestra hall. Chicago, Chi-cago, thia aame eminent critic atatad: i ' The volume of his tone is ample enough tor four harptsta Inatead of one. Vet his pianissimo Is ethereal. Tha public realised that they were fac-: fac-: tng a personality In tha music world and ther were four rapturous recalls." i Kredrtck Donahey, In the Chicago Trlb , une, stated rtnnrdlng thla aunts concert, con-cert, ."Only In heaven shall I hear such 1 harp playing." Karletim Haokett In ! the Chicago Evening Tost saya: "He has apparently explored the posalbll-I posalbll-I tlee of the harp until he haa them at I hla finger tlpe. Maurice Roasnfeld In the Chtrsitrt Lmlly News wave: "Salvl |