The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-06-15
THE FINISHING TOUCH.
How sn Americas Art student Elsetrihsd
q Berlin Audiences


audience Unexpectedly one evening
half a dozen years ago may have set
up a studio of his own somewhere
in this country. and if he has Ill
guarantee that he entertains well. "
said an artist at the Lotos club one
night last week. Il was in Berlin
doing a little painting ut the time,
and fell in with a little colony of
Americans who made my stay very
pleasant.
I'VE dropped in to see a variety
show one evening ut the Reichs hal
len. The star performer was light
ming sketch artist who figured ON
the bill rs professor. de was a
tall, long haired man, with arms
that reached almost TO his knees. \
large easel held his canvases, and
the rapidity with which he worked
greatly pleased his audience. His
arms worked like a windmill, and rs
he swung them the paint flew OF
his brush in a steady stream. The
result ON the canvas didn't resemble
anything until, with a quick spit
spat of the brush, ne put touch hero
and a touch there, and, behold, "A
pictured The picture WASH Z work
of art, to be sure; but, then, the
spectators were by no means crit
icaL AS the professors arms flew
around and his brush whacked the
canvas, turning out new pictures in
| less than half a minute, the enthu-
siasm increased. The professor sat
down to rest. a well dressed young
man, very evidently an American,
called out in very shaky German:
" oh, professor, you are slow and
your pictures are bad.
Come up and try one yourself,
if you think SO, replied the profess
or sneeringly.
All right, said the young man,
and while the rest of tho spectators
were shouting and laughing at the
invitation he climbed up ON the
stage and took possession of the
professor 5 paints and easel
1T was apparent that he know
something about painting from the
ease with which he handled his
brush. After two or three prelim-
mary motions to Timber up his arms
he turned and bowed low to the au-
dience in the professor best man
ner. The caricature was appreciat-
ed, and a terrific howl greeted him.
Turning to the canvas he swung his
paintbrush at a rate that made the
professors previous efforts seem
, slow by contrast. He seemed TO bc
in a frenzy, and the eyes of the
stolid Germans in the theater bulgel
out with astonishment. They forgot
TO drink their beer. In less than a
minute the American turned and
bowed again TO the spectators to i'm
ply that his picture was completed,
and he awaited their decision. As
he stood aside and the canvas ON
which he had been working was cX.
posed there was silence for "A mo.
ment, and then came storm of
jeers, in which even the professor
2 A1AAAAAA AA0 NsAAN - hAAN AAAtANAN a
blotch. Not even the widest imagi.
nation could trace any suggestion
of n picture ON IT.
The American looked panied al
: his greeting and then turned toward
his canvas. y surprised expression
came over his face. That couldn't
be his picture. The spectators wer,
still jeering him when. rs IL il wer,
; n second thought, he sprang To tn,
! easel and turned the canvas bottom
side up. The jeers were changed Z,
! cheers. The canvas now bore an ex
cellent landscape, with no detail lef
out There were trees, a stream, M
old Dutch house, and in tho back
: ground several cows. IL had beer
l painted coarsely, but il was effectiv,
and far superior To anything tina
: the professor had turned out. Will,
: the spectators were laughing at IN,
: young Americans ready wit n,
sprang of the stage and. accompa
MED by several friends, left the hall
: learned that he was studying ar
in Berlin, and that he spent NOR,
time in practical jokes than ut tn
art schools. he had fairly bcatei
b the professor at his own game, how
ever, and there were no more light
. ming sketches that evening. New
!, York Sun
Tea and Insanity.
Excessive tea drinking is assigne'
|, as the chief cause Of the high rat
! of insanity in Donegal, and the the
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