The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-04-21
ECCENTRIC Won Rulow
The Famous Musician Now Playing :,
Part of a Lady Killer.

The Famous Musician Now PIaysn, 81. 8
Part of a Lady Killer. mo
DR.. Hans Won Bulow, the fanou.
German musician. is, 1 suppose. we'll
remembered in America. While ~
questionably a very great musician bo
has made himself unenviably notorious
by his mad outbursts of temper owl
other eccentricities. Indeed. for years
past the public has come to expect az
a matter of course, some sensationoI
scene whenever he appears before
them. Latterly he has been playino
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 .Rtnis
known as rarely gifted artist lfe
early part of the programme was
executed, but when it came tire for
the violinist to appear the anpunce-
ment was made that she had ben sud
denly taken i'll and could notappear
AS half the audience had com for the
express purpose of hearing ner, the
disappointment was great Amurmur
of regret and almost # niger ran
through the house. Then IN elderly
gentleman, who had ben itting I'M
noticed in parquet cat, arose and
made his way towards tbs stage. AT
first he was not Recognized, and every
one looked to see what he was about.
Then some one excaimd, "Why, its
Won BuIowr' and tie entire audience
burst into Applause, though without
knowing why N, one had any idea
what he was going to do. Most OF
them expected that he would make a
.v;o1oN+ goopa ,f Gonna cnI-t Rut hQ
strobe on towars the stage, waving
one hand above lis head and blowing
kisses to the ladies' from the other.
Reaching the stage he looked depreca-
4ingly downward at his clothes. He
was not in evening costume, but wore
n short roundabout sack coat or jacket.
He lifted the short skirts of this with
his hands, shrugged his shoulders dep
recatingly, and then, without a word,
sat down at the piano. The audience
was quiet The musicians in the
orchestra laid down their instruments.
Then he began. The piece chosen was
. great concerto of Beethoven. Fol
three-quarters of an hour he played as
one inspired. 1t was remarked that
no one ever heard him play so wei
before. Some declared that neithe
List nor Rubinetein had ever surpaSsg,
it. Certainly, it more than atones
Tor the absence of the violinist The
great concerto ended, he rose and hur-
ried uhceremoniously from the stage
back to his seat in the parquet, while
the house literally trembled with ap-
plause. He sat down, and looked
about as though expecting the orches-
ira to go on with the remainder of the
programme, But, no. The conductor
rose, looked about, and exclaimed
After the master has spoken what
more is there to be said?' And the
concert was ended.-Paris Letter.