The Night I Met Einstein

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Jerome Weidman is the author of the story. He was an American playwright and novelist.

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The narrator is Jerome Weidman himself as the speaking voice of the story. He is the young man who goes to the concert and later meets Einstein.

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He is invited to dine at the house of a philanthropist. After dinner, the hostess arranges chairs for a concert and says they are going to listen to a very good pianist.

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A philanthropist is a person who helps others, often by giving money or support for good causes. In the story, the narrator is invited to the house of a philanthropist for dinner and a concert.

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He did not understand classical music and thought he was tone-deaf. He sat there politely but did not pay attention to the music after it began.

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Tone-deaf means unable to hear the difference between high and low notes of music. The narrator thinks he has this problem before Einstein helps him.

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The hostess arranged a concert with a very good pianist. Chairs were being arranged in the drawing room for the performance.

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Bach refers to Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer of the 17th century. Einstein uses Bach as the main example of serious music that the narrator should learn to understand.