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Show Kreisler Does Much for Destitute Musicians Fritz Kreisler has every reason to bo pleased with tho response tho public pub-lic has made this winter to his appeal for money to help destitute musicians and their families who aro In Vienna. Tho condition of tho muHiciuns and music teachers in Vienna the pnst winter win-ter has been unuttnrably bad. Huffer-ing Huffer-ing among thnrn lias been really ncuto. Jt was Mrs. Kreisler, who is fin American Amer-ican woman, who conceived tho idea that -Mr. Kroislor sell autographed photographs pho-tographs of himself at $1. ouch, tho entire en-tire proceeds to he devoted to this very worttiy cause. As a result of this Mr. Kreisler has been nblo nlrnady to send several thousand dollars to tho committee com-mittee in Vienna which has charge of this work, and in addition to this money ho has sent a very considerable part of his own earnings, It is interesting to know thnt some of tho recipients of this relief are American music students who havo been unable to get homo and whoso funds havo been hold up for ono reason or another. |