Eureka Reporter | 1906-06-08 | Page 7 | Paderewski's Bellboy

BELLBOY musical youth a hit with tin pianist by playing his minuet rosamond johnson ot cole johnson composers of that ance popular song under the bamboo tree once held a position as bellboy in young s hotel in boston this place says sue cess magazine he once nearly lost through taking the liberty of playing s minuet tor the great pianist who was stay ing at that hotel had rung tor a bell boy and young johnson answered the call being so fond of music he made bold to ask the great composer and pianist to play the minuet tor him could not understand eng lish then and the boy thought from his gesticulations that he wished him to play it so he sat down at the piano and commenced playing pad s manager happened to enter the room just then and enraged at the bellboy s presumption threw him out of the room and went directly to the management and had him dis charged As soon as he learned what had been done who had been pleased with the lad playing sent for the manager of the hotel and had johnson reinstated in bis position