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Show Musicians Still Are Asked to Play . by Hosts 1 , But they atlll do it to raualolaaa. Tha alnger, tha pianlat aad tha violinist remain at tha mercy of thoaa who Invite them to dinner. Ever since J. 8. Bach told aa Importunate Im-portunate hostess that she could coma to church If she wanted to bear hint play artiste have been unable to accept prandial hospitality hospi-tality without being expected to eing or play for the auppsr. 1 Host ara chary of Inviting lawyers law-yers for meala and . of obtaining advice gratia by-thia alznpie atra-legem. atra-legem. No longer la It considered aood manners to auggaat to a legal n-i.est that he might draw up your will between the roaet and the salad. Physicians, who oaiv wra expected to give a free consultation consulta-tion with each luncheon, au longer are asked lo removi nasal obstructions obstruc-tions when the deml-taese paasea about the table. Even dramatic critics are exempt. Oeorge Jean Nathan tells of a theatrical the-atrical reviewer who dined with an army officer who ou taxed him on ; professional matters tnroutte. tha succession of dishes. At the conclusion of the festivities, the critic turned to hi host and aald: "Now, General, will you pleaee flra off a cannon? But they atlll do It to musicians, and musician rarely know how to refuse. Tt'a ao simple for the host for, mora likely, the hostess). Looklna adoringly an tha guest, one aaya "Wouldn't you like to try our piano T" Of aouraa. tha musician might make tha retort which Chopin 1 aald to have offered to a nontlckat buying boat. Ha might aay: "But X have eaten ao littler Or ba might rtqueat hla hoat, metaphor lcally apeak Ing. ta fir off a can non. But. usually ha compiles, and the host eongratulataa himself on having provided such delightful entertainment en-tertainment for hie other gueata at no coat, Thara always la a piano In a heme to which a pianist la Invited, and a violinist, careless enough to leave his own Instrument at home when dining out, la likely to have a genuine Brooklyn Kirad thrust under hla chin. A singer may ship his accompanist unspeakable distances dis-tances away, but the Gifted Amateur Ama-teur Is always at hand to play accompaniment ac-companiment a And If tha alnger has neglected to bring a roll of mulc ao mativ singers are for-getfulith for-getfulith Oiftar Amateur will volunteer coyly, but oh, ao force fully, o Imp ro viae the music. The moral In all of thta la not directed at musicians or at their hosts, but at the students. Toung man or young woman if you have not yet derided which branch of music to mek your specially, let ua urge upon you tha merit a of the harp, the double baaa or the B flat tuba. These instruments ara atlll uncommon in or households. You may go to dinner without fear of seeing a bull fiddle wheeled Into ; the .parlor after the dessert. |