Show an inconvenient plano I 1 i the lato late lepold do meyer of drea den a brilliant and popular pianist of his day was once summoned to play before the sultan at constantinople going thither be borrowed a grand piano from one of the austrian secretaries aries of legation and had it yet set up in a large reception room at the palace there he aw awaited affied the coming of the sultan but when that intelligent monarch entered the room lie he started back in alarm and flem demanded of his bis attendants what that monster wash standing there on three legs E explanations followed but were in in yain the legs had bad to lie be taken off a and nd the body of the instrument laid flat on the floor and lepold de meyer squatting cross legged on a mat went through hia pro gramme mine as best lie could in that awkward at I 1 and without pedals but the commander of the faithful was de ae lighted and when alib la last 4 pieces was ws played g aavo cave the artist over a thousand F a pounds us ts lon dou lonait bits |