The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-10-31
A Detroit Musical Prod,,,

Is recognized as one Of the mos. =
tent musical critics in Micb;ss.eso e
having listened to a perio,ga
Master George Fox, the marrsa sae
pianist, who was noticed IN NY, ~
Press of Sunday. ''
Master Fox gave an exh;b;s..
evening at the musical vars.s 0a
Roe Stephens before dozen s' :.
professional musicians and N
ladies and gentlemen, the enters
being of private character. Az .a' y
port published in the Fra ps..l
more than verified. -'sa
First the boy played on the n;.,.
bass accompaniment to (|if,sns INV
ton played by Professor ABEL sas
before heard by the boy. tn
was pitched half a tone hiohs,
those upon which the prodioS ~
accustomed to playing, SO T th,t
quired a little time at first a. 4
hhu nlnseli, SO 10 speak, but he,
through the piece with but one )
scarcely noticeable mistakes, All
hearty applause.
Then he performed alone. conn.
as he played, and to say the suSs
were overwhelmed with astoni,ssJ
does not express the feeling. m,
haved as though unwilling 10 NJ
what they heard, and excitedly ~,
their positions and craned tbei,
to get better view of the boy an
nimble fingers. Seeing is beIr
and a. last the audience settled 4 h
seats to enjoy the treat, ALTHOUGH
was occasionally a skeptic wio \
walk slyly to the piano as thoushsI
assure himself that the boy wa n
ing assisted in an invisible and upls'
manner.
"It's a wonderful display Of N
vivid fancy and incomprehensiblsn n
lection OF impression Of chordsr
marked a prominent musician.
81 thought the Free Pres, Ws,u
gerating," said another must1
"but," he added, "the paper di2
boy poor justice.
The third exhibition by the bon |,
to play the bass accompanies }
waltz played by Mons. MazuretA ,
after that the boy improvised M
of much the same style, to The istl
wonder and delight of his auditon,
then called off by letter the keys on |
piano as they were struck singly sniI
gether, chords and discords and \
hazard, the boy standing ten feet N
from and with his back to the inx
ment. This feat excited great emf
siasm, particularly among the pnk
ional musicians present.
Throughout the exhibition Oh |
piano the boy was evidently impair
and when the audience were inviAl
accompany him to the Central Msi
ist Episcopal Church, where be N
give an exhibition on the pipe-orgu
CLEAN of satisfaction and evidena
pleasant anticipation were It
noticeable in his face. 1t was Biz /
ond meeting with a pipe-organ, bill
experience being last Sunday q
Josepn's Church, and ever since
time he has shown no interestin y
playing and has been impatient hl
upon an organ. The audience y
church consisted of between two
three hundred ladies and gendsr
among them being members q
press, the bar, the medical prolsa
and the clergy. Immediately on y
his seat before the organ, N
George ran his fingers over the ksJiI
looked up into his fathers t,a
though saying, " There! thal'sna'
Professor APPEL manipulated the y
and for fully fifteen minutes the tull
duced a voluntary, at once clsn
difficult and entertaining. He
played the bass accompanies
medley performed by Profess0f
without an error. Then he plsys
original melody, while Professor
played the bass accompanied
two or three times he caught lm
/ lessor on harmony and laughed -
at the Professors discontinue.
final exhibition was given sgslah
wishes of his father and the fio1a
| who, thinking he was tired, told "
had better stop. "No, I'm not g
answered the boy, with an lngs 3
shake of his head, and then De = =
into an impromptu composltlol g
with beautiful waltzes, marcus,
andante passages. He continassa,
about fifteen minutes, when sao !
he stopped, and saying, ~ haven
any more music" CHAMBERS !
from his seat, and the entertain
was ended.
Master Fox can not read . ~
music, is but two months osa
years of age,is a handsome boy, w
portioned, with no look OF nsfa y.
or premature age, and without 0s y
the greatest musical phenoreau
has developed in this country a1''
advent of the famous Blind iop
tron Free Press.