The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-07

that he could not even provide himself
| with a proper instrument, or strings FOR
| the same. He therefore made violin out
/ OF a wooden shoe, on which be played al
most constantly. At last he had but the
| "G'' string left on his instrument 1t was
/ then that be composed the beautiful and
very difficult variations on hossini
/ PRAYER of "AIoses in Egypt"
! Mr. Musin will play this famous comoo-
sition Saturday evening on violin having
1 bur ore string, the &c" Mr.. Musin Is
( the only violin virtuoso who plays the
( original Paganini variations, having
secured them from relative Of the famous
| Paginini, and possessing now the only
| copy in existence.
| The variations are so very intricate and
deceptive as TO frequently call forth doubt
| from violinists in the audience as 70 their
| being played on one string, yet the violin
upon which this great composition will be
PLAYED is open TO inspection from one AID
all
| After Musin plays his wonderful &c y
string solo, the following beautiful little
poem may be applied to Musin-except
( that he IS grace itself on the stage.
PAGASITI.
HE shambled awkward On the stage. the
Across the waiting audience crept smile.
With clumsy touch, when first be drew the
He snapped a string. The audience Uttered
lovy.
Another stroke. OF flies another string
With laughter now the circliug galleries ring
~Once more. Tho third string breaks IS qu.v-
ering strands.
/ And Kisses greet the player a. be stands
| '.fIe stands-awhile his genius un6ereft
Is caIIn-one string had Pagauiui Jeff
He plays. The one strings daring notes
Against that storm as II they sought TIE skies
/ a silence falls: then ave. the people bow
/ And they who first lad bisscd are weeping
low.
And VIXEN the las, note. trembling, died
Some sbosated Bravo some bad learned TO
pray.
This one solo viii be worth the price Of
admission. Seats are on sails this morning
az the box Once Of the OPEN house.
II the Crawford opera houss On Wed
uesday evening next. the celebrated
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