| Show HighClass Music Undor Difficulties Henri Wlenlawski the famous vio linist whom some of the older readers may remember having heard In this country while making a tour In Russia with his brother Josef a noted piano player had some peculiar experiences Tho tWo brothers were to play In a large town in thc Interior and wished to sec the hall in which the concert would take place They wore conduct ed through mud and snow to see the hall in which the concert would take place They were conducted through mud and snow to a large plank hut which had been used for a circus and on entering found nothing but bare walls And Is that where we arc to play asked the brothers There are neither benches nor seats Oh that makes no difference replied re-plied the marshal With us every one brings his own seat Yes answered the musician but what about lights There Is not a lamp In the room Thats nothing eIther replied the companier With us every one brings his own lantern Having learned the simple manners of the country the musicians asked how the concert was to be advertised Oh thats easily arranged answered an-swered the marshal It Is true that wo no printing press but I will have a servant write the announcement In I largo letters on the door and It will spread through the town fast enough Toward evening all the Inhabitants wero seen flocking to the place of per formance each carrying In ono hand a seat and in the other a lantern The house was crowded to overflowing The mother of the performero was present and seeing the rain and snow droppIng drop-ping through the roof on Henri while he played she was greatly disturbed My poor son He will take his death of cold murmured she half aloud Is that your son little mother asked a kindly old man sitting near her and rising he shouted to the young violinist Put your fur coat on Then turning to the audience ho Dahl His mother who is Hitting near me fears he will take cold Other voices at onco repeated the command Put on your fur coat Put on your fur coat I Henri paused and thanked them for their permission but added that he I could not play in a fur coat That makes no difference cried the whole audience Put it on Put it on He did as he was bidden and played no boat he could so Incumbored Musical Mu-sical Enterprise I |
