Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-08

ECCENTRIC Won BULOW.
The Famous Musician Now Playing the
Part of y Lady Killer.

NO FAMOUS Mu8tc1An NOW IIhylnk the
/ Part Of = Lady Killer.
Dr.. Hans Won Bulow, the famous
German musician, is. l suppose, well
remembered in America. While un.
questionably very great musician. he
has made himself unenviably notorious
by his mad outbursts of temper and
other eccentricities Indeed. for years
past the public has come to expect, as
matter Of course. some sensational
scene whenever he appears before
them. Latterly he has been playing
the part of lady-killer. Though his
head is bald and his face wrinkled
with age. he ogles and smirks at every
pretty woman in the audience, blows
kisses from his finger-tips, and when
ever he speaks in public fails not to de-
clare, with his hand on his heart, that
all the inspiration of his playing comes
from the love-litten eyes of the objects
of his alteration. Such conduct does
not increase ones admiration of him.
But there was an incident of another
kind at Berlin the other evening which
has won for him great praise, and
which makes the public forget every
fault of which he has ever been guilty.
1t was at one of the great Philharmonic
concerts. There was an unusually large
and brilliant audience, including several
royal personages. The most attractive
feature of the programme was the solo
violin playing of young lady who is
known as rarely gifted artist. The
early part of the programme was
executed, but when it came time for
the violinist to appear the announce
ment was made that she had been sud
denly taken ill and could not appear.
AS half the audience had come for the
express purpose of hearing her. the
disappointment was great. A murmur
Of regret and almost of anger ran
through the house. Then an elderly
gentleman, who had been sitting un-
noticed in parquet scat. arose and
made hic way towards the stage. AT
first he was not recognized, and every
one looked to see what he was about.
Then some one exclaimed, "Why, its
Won Bulow!' and the entire audience
burst into applause, though without
knowing why. No one had any idea
what he was going to do. Most of
chem expected that he would make a
violent scene of some sort. But he
trode on towards the stage, waving
me hand above his head and blowing
Kisses to the ladies from the other.
Reaching the stage he looked depreca-
ingly downward at his clothes. He
vas not in evening costume, but wore
short roundabout sack coat or Jacket.
lie lifted the short skirts of this with
lis hands, shrugged his shoulders dep
'ecatinGly. and then, without word,
'at down at the piano. The audience
vas quiet. The musicians in the
rchesra laid down their instruments.
Then he began. The piece chosen was
great concerto of Beethoven. For
hree-quarters Of an hour he played as
me inspired. 1t was remarked that
10 one ever heard him play so well
'efore. Some declared that neither
List nor Rubinstein had ever surpassed
t. Certainly. it more than atoned
or the absence OF the volnist. The
great concerto ended. he rose and hur-
led uhceremoniously from the stage
Jack to his seat in the parquet, while
he house literally trembled with APP
'lausc. He sat down. and looked
bout as though expecting the orches-
IA to go on with the remainder of the
rogramme. But, no. The conductor
'ose. looked about, and exclaimed:
After the master has spoken what
lore is there to be saidp' And the
oncert was ended. Paris Letter.