Show I How Hartmann Earned His Hartmann the violin genius who is touring America this I seaon season is the hero of an adventure as amazing a as any of oC he whole range o of romantic musical happenings Although the persons chiefly fh concerned have haye tried to keep the st story ry quiet It could not very er wel well escape publicity for the md Inci Incident dent took at the latet latest Philadel Philadelphia phia symphony concert iu iii the Quaker City the other day when Hartmann was the soloist of the organizatIon Con Conductor Scheel lila his musicians and the crowd clowd of who rong d the artst artist room to congratulate Hart Hartmann mann upon hl sensational triumph were wen aU all witnesses of the te scene told about below and It was through them that the facts In this violin romance were I Almost Almot t iven ty years ears ago a go Hartmann Hart ma ii I Iwas was a wonder child traveling aboUt t I America wIth his Hungarian 1101 recitals th the violin gIving on In or order tier der to support them anti and his I broth brothers r and sisters When a certain uni or of money had ben been accumulated the bo boy who had been playing al all this time on n a mediocre instrumEnt desired to In bu buy a betEr better violin po possibly of nf ol nulan Italian make mak GoinE Going with his mother to I the then most noted denIer dealer e I ot of stringed Instruments in Philadelphia I little Hartmann made mah known his wishes I Certainly sai sa ul the lealer leahr and aud trial handed the tn tiny vIrtuoso i a for I Hartmann a single arpeggio io I on I It put lut t the violin Is its rack rack ns a German instrument lie hE hEIa said Ia and made about ten teu ago agor r I want an older violin Vey Very much surprised the vendor or of Ir instruments produced others of his wares but fol for Evely every one of them the youthful connoisseur after a few paSe passes with the bow had nothing but severe critIcism During al all thIs scenE a genteman gentleman who had been sitting In the shop Was a a amo mo most t amused spectator or of te the proceed in between the violin shar sharp and the boy who knew w too much for him Final Finally ly the one who hac bach been watching cled called out to the dealer Let him try my mJ fiddle Not for worlds answered thE the own owner er r of the shop Do you think Id Id let letu leta u a child that handle a real Guar Guarner r rius ins ius Why lie he cant even play You havE have herd heard for Cor yourself Hartmanns black eyes ees fahed flashed fre freand fire and he stamped his foot in rage I Ican Ican can pla play but I play lay on such I bad violins as you Ol are tr trying to sel sell sellme mf me he cried out in a shrill voice His visitor who owned the Guarner ins Ius arose went vent to a glass cae case contain containIng lag Ing tle violin took i It out and ap an th the boy said to Hm him I am amLi f Li collector of violins solely for m my own pl pleasure asUe and I am am having this one ap apprised appraised praised by our friend here I would Ik like your opinion of r is I se see you are hard to please But you must play a apiece apiece piece Let me see it commanded Hart Hartmann mann maun holding out hIs hand for or the violin What wi will you pIa play asked to tho owner I If I like i it rn Ill play the Mendelssohn Concerto the Bah Chaconne fan ties by and the Beethoven Conc Concerto anything ad and everything you rou wish The dealer laughe aloud and the theother other othel man looked incredulous He Hesp sp speaks ak te the truth said Hartmanns mother he plays everything Go ahead said the owner ovner of the a as he handed the violin to Hartmann Hardly had the boy drawn the first few vibrant tones from Crom the beautiful instrument when he seemed as one transformed His eyES sparkled his breath came amp In excited gasps or of won fr and pleasure and he hugged the violin to him n as his bow passed over the strings In widening sweeps and brought forth the sonorous golden toned musi music A smie smile played over the lips of mother other two listeners stared at each other and at th the Inspired boy In speechless amazement amazement For an hour he played making one long Improvisation of the chief themes from the best known man mas masterpieces manI ot of violin literature When hen the thelast thelast I last tremulous tone ton died awa away Hart Hartmanns manns eye eyes were wet with tears Is Its the best I played 01 on in al all m my life Ufe he said simply In Ill bu buy this De Deeply ply moved himself the owner an answered Is Its not for sale What is In It worth persIsted Hart Hartmann Hartmann mann mannI I It I is worth said the dealer I 1 have 1000 Il Ill give you ou that and give you every penny I make in my e I ha have paid al all the offered Hartmann excitedly I II I It Is not for sale said the Ole owner again I sti still the violin as lie hc would never let it go o from him Is there no way I ean an get I it ithe he begged H o ncr replied Yes Y a gEat artst artist and lt let th time world o 1 4 1 Arthur Hartmann I say BUY so Then Ill give you u the Guar Hartmann Hartmann kissed the violin and said solemnly I shall cre come back to claim not for I sal shall core come back 1 My name i is Arthur Hart Hartmann Hartmann mann Goodbye Events shaped the young pla players J career into Strange ways shorty shortly after afterward ward A rich Boston adopted Hartmann and gave him a thorough musical and general t education ton tion When hen Hartmann then them a young man manot manof ot of 20 finally made his debut In Berlin he played on on a violin worth a gif gift from his Boston foster father I It was w not until five years afterward or tills this winter that Hartmans travels led him to this thi roun coun country try and a few da days s ago he played the Concerto wIth time the great Symphony orchestra In Philadelphia His triumph wa complete an arid as iii al alread read ready told his dresing dressing room was bp be besieged by enthusiastic aft iii E ci the concert One man wih with hair slightly silvered and car carryIng a violin cae case stood apart from the ret rest and contemplated Hartmann wIth a ge of affection and admiration a violin miser whispered Fritz Scheel to Hartmann hos hes got one or of the finest collections of violins In the United Stat States s but he never neer sels sells one Je er gives one away and never let lets anybody play on them Hartmann turned to look at him as the man st ped forwar forward You are Arthur Hartmann h he asked Yes replied the violinist rather coldly Do you ou remember the man who promised you a violin when you were a little boy if you ever er be became became came a great groat rUst artist Do you remember playing Ive Ive forgotten time the man but I remember ber the violin I shall ahva always s remel ber i it I It first made me feel what I 1 could do wih with a responsive violin to aid me N other instrument has since sounded quite so beautiful to me I of offered offered the dealer at whose shop 1 played it only f a few years ao ago if he could get me the violin at tUL that price but he said it could not be bought The man opened the violin case lie he carried and held up an Hartmann looked In astonishment I it he e exclaimed Yes and Im Im the owner who prom promIsed promIsed to give ghe i It to you OU I If C you ever eer be been became en came me a great artst artist J I heard you OU today and I declare you to be one of the greatest artists in the world No one else can play toe tile Con Concerto Concerto certo a as you did today The violin Is yours ours and n never ver was one bettor etel earned l blessing blessings go with It And that Js is ny by Hartman wI will pia play the ft at his concerts In Inthe inthe the f future ture It preference to his Stradivarius He says that somehow there Is morE soul In the other Hartmann wi he be herd heard here under thE the auspices of oC thE the UnIversity or of Utah in the ch net next Tuesday evening |